Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Lucille Irene Wernz
Apr 10, 2013
Lucille Irene Wernz, 86, Robinson, formerly of Annapolis, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center, Robinson.Born March 27, 1927 in Melrose Township, Clark County, she was the daughter of Vernie Davison and Mary (Jackson) Davison. She was a farm wife and a member of the Annapolis Methodist Church.On December 31, 1947, she married the late Stanley...
Stanley Lloyd Christine
Apr 6, 2013
Stanley Lloyd Christine, 70 of rural Robinson, died at 12:05 a.m. Saturday, April 06, 2013 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson. He was born November 30, 1942 in Robinson, the son of Olin and Floy Miller Christine. He had been employed at Sparks and Sons as a mechanic, Marathon Production for 16 years, and Hershey for over 15...
Joe Alan Hall
Mar 28, 2013
Joe Alan Hall, 69, of Robinson died at 2:05 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2013 in the comfort of his residence. He was born March 14, 1944 in Robinson, the son of Ralph Hall & Myrtle Rigney. After graduating high school, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Joe worked for Marathon Oil for 30 years....
Dorothy Marie Bermingham
Mar 27, 2013
Dorothy Marie Bermingham, 86 of Marshall, IL, died at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Burnsides Community Health Center, Marshall, IL. She was born September 2, 1926 in Whiting, IN, the daughter of Edward Salaba and Mary Wargo Salaba. She was a business owner.Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Bermingham; and her granddaughter, Kimberly...
Max June Walton
Mar 24, 2013
Max June Walton of Robinson, IL, died at 12:55 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born Saturday, March 23, 2013.He is survived by his mother, Bridgett Semiisazhenov, Robinson; his grandmother, Dixie Waton, Robinson; his great grandmother, Wanda Walton, Flat Rock; his uncle, Mickey (Brittney) Walton, Robinson; his cousin, Tessa Walton; and several...
Alan Daniel Truitt
Mar 23, 2013
Alan Daniel Truitt, 59 of Longview TX, formerly of Robinson, IL died Saturday, March 23, 2013. He was born July 4, 1953 in Robinson, IL, the son of Daniel Truitt and Mary Kibler Truitt. Alan was a member of the Outlaws and Crawford County State Bank Fast Pitch Softball teams; graduated from Robinson High School in 1971; graduated from...
Shirley Jane Gray
Mar 20, 2013
Shirley Jane Gray, 87, of Palestine, IL, died at 7:03 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the St. Frances Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. She was born November 30, 1925 in Oak Park IL, the daughter of Murl A. Baldwin and Nellie Ruth Daley Baldwin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bloomington, IL Pilgrim Holiness Church and...
Lillierose Myers
Mar 17, 2013
Lillierose Myers, 87, of Palestine died at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson. She was born October 8, 1925 in Flat Rock, IL, the daughter of James Calvin McDaniel and Imogene Conrad McDaniel. She received her CNA and EMT from LTC and worked for Partner€™s Home Health and was a...
Paul Douglas Divine
Mar 17, 2013
Paul Douglas Divine, 55, of Robinson died at 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL. He was born November 17, 1957 in Vincennes, IN, the son of Jack Leroy Divine & Lois Churchwell Divine (Zinke). He worked in the oil fields locally for a number of years. Doug loved to ride horses....
Emma S. Butts
Mar 16, 2013
Emma S. Butts, 96 of rural Palestine, IL, formerly of Sycamore, IL, died at the Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL at 11:31 p.m., March 16, 2013. She was born July 28, 1916 in Dewey, IL, the daughter of Christian and Freda Carle Sommer. She married John Butts on December 11, 1940 and he preceded her in death on May...
Ralph Louis Pfeiffer
Mar 16, 2013
Ralph Louis Pfeiffer, 94, died in the early evening of Saturday, March 16, 2013 after an extended period of failing health. He was born on July 27, 1918 in Milltown, IN to Jesse Cleveland Pfeiffer and Clara Byrum Pfeiffer. The family moved to a farm in Monticello, Illinois when Ralph was seven. He graduated from the Bement High School...
Terry "T.C." Collier
Mar 16, 2013
Terry Gene €œTC€ Collier, 75, of rural Robinson died at 2:19 a.m. on March 16, 2013 in the comfort of his residence. TC was born March 12, 1938 in York Township, Clark County, the son of Hubert H. Collier & Katherine Tharp Collier. After graduating from Hutsonville High School, he went on to serve his country in the U.S....
Betty Jane Miller
Mar 12, 2013
Betty Jane Miller, 87 of Washington, IL, formerly of Crawford County, IL died at 4:55 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the Washington Christian Village, Washington, IL. She was born February 27, 1926 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Hoyt Levene and Leah Mae (Bolds) Spade. She was a member of the Kirk Chapel United Methodist Church, rural Robinson...
Leonard R Osborn, Jr
Mar 11, 2013
Leonard R. Osborn, Jr.Leonard R. Osborn, Jr, 49, of West Union, IL, died at 4:30 a.m. (E.S.T.) Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN from liver disease. He was born October 20, 1963 in Yuma, AZ, the son of Leonard R. Osborn, Sr. and Stella Dunlap Osborn. Leonard is survived by his father, Leonard Osborn,...
Earl Lee "Bud" Chapman
Mar 11, 2013
Earl Lee €œBud€ Chapman, 82, of West Union died at 10:15 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Burnsides Community Health Center in Marshall. He was born January 11, 1931 in Auburn Township (Clark Co.), the son of Lee O. Chapman & Cecile Catherine Berry Chapman. Partnering with his father, Bud helped operate a farm equipment business for several...
Harold Wayne "Priff" Richardson
Mar 10, 2013
Harold Wayne €œPriff€ Richardson, 78 of Palestine, IL, died at 10:18 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013 in the Emergency Room of Crawford Memorial Hospital. He was born December 22, 1934 in Robinson, IL, the son of Conley G. and Ellen McIntosh Richardson. He was a carpenter, a member of the Robinson V. F. W. Post #4549, the Robinson American...
Mary Louise Wagoner Shonk
Mar 8, 2013
Mary Louise Wagoner Shonk, 48, of Robinson died at 11:14 a.m. (EST) on March 8, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born June 20, 1964 in Sullivan, IN, the daughter of Donald D. Wagoner & Marjorie Louise Walters Wagoner. She graduated from Palestine High School in 1982 and Lincoln Trail College in 1984. She attended...
Mary Belle Jackson
Mar 5, 2013
Mary Belle Jackson, 71, of Marshall IL died on March 5th, 2013 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute Indiana. She was born on March 24, 1941 in Oakland IL, the daughter of Harold Leon Goble and Ada Florence Cown Goble. She worked for Lexel in Hutsonville for 20 years. Later in life, she became a CNA, working in Burnsides...
Vera Gale Sweitzer
Mar 5, 2013
Vera Gale Sweitzer, 77, of Marshall, died on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 at her home in Marshall. She was born in Melrose Township on August 11, 1935, the daughter of James W. Graham and Nellie Thompson Graham. She worked at TRW in Marshall. She married William Sweitzer on May 10, 1984 and he survives. Also surviving are her daughter,...
Helen M. Linder
Mar 5, 2013
Helen M. Linder, 87 of Robinson, IL, died at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Home, Robinson, IL. She was born May 3, 1925 in Jasper County, IL, the daughter of John S. Frauli and Sarah Clark Frauli. She was a care taker of the elderly and a member of the South Side Christian...

