Obituaries

Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois

Mickey Eugene Ramsey

Mickey Eugene Ramsey

Oct 5, 2021

Mickey Eugene Ramsey, 81, of Palestine, IL, died unexpectedly on October 5, 2021. He was born on December 18, 1939, in Palestine, IL, the son of James V. & Helen (Leach) Ramsey. He grew up in the Palestine area and was a 1958 graduate of Palestine High School. He would go on to serve his country in the U.S....

Karen M. Marchand

Karen M. Marchand

Oct 5, 2021

Karen M. Marchand, 80, of Robinson, IL, passed away October 5, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born December 25, 1940, in Palestine, IL, the daughter of Ausby & Dale (Leggitt) Lankston. She grew up in the Palestine area and was a 1959 graduate of Palestine High School. Right out of high school, she married...

Patricia Kincaid

Patricia Kincaid

Oct 3, 2021

Patricia Kincaid, 92, of Palestine, IL, went to be with the Lord on October 3, 2021, in the comfort of her home. She was born November 30, 1928, on her Grandpa Snyder's farm south of Palestine, the only child of Roscoe Paul Adams & Mary Helen (Snyder) Adams. She grew up in Kankakee, IL, where she attended school for...

Elmer D. Hale

Elmer D. Hale

Oct 1, 2021

Elmer D. Hale, 76, of Flat Rock, IL, died October 1, 2021, surrounded by his family following a short battle with cancer. He was born July 8, 1945, in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of Ruby (Sissle) Hale. His early years were marked by hardship, and as a young boy, Elmer relied on the benevolence of his neighbors before finding...

Frances Vaselovic

Frances Vaselovic

Sep 28, 2021

Frances M. Agugliaro Vaselovic, 79, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. She was born in Manhattan, New York City, NY, on October 23, 1941, the daughter of Mary & Gaspar Agugliaro. In 1952, she moved to Avenel, NJ, with her mother and stepfather, Andrew Mazzarella. She married John J. Vaselovic, Jr. on October 5, 1963, and...

William "Bill" Oliver

William "Bill" Oliver

Sep 23, 2021

William "Bill" Oliver, 71, of Palestine, IL, died September 23, 2021, at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan, IN. He was born July 10, 1950, in Evansville, IN, the son of Ivan & Lois (Thatcher) Oliver, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Terry Oliver and by his sister, Ramona Nash....

Garol "Gary" Barmes

Garol "Gary" Barmes

Sep 22, 2021

Garol "Gary" Barmes, age 75, of Vincennes, IN, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at home surrounded by his wife and children. Gary was born on August 31, 1946, to the late Cleo and Ruby Barmes. He was raised south of Vincennes in the Beal area. His childhood and teen years were full of mischief and driving too...

Guy W. "Wally" Treadway

Guy W. "Wally" Treadway

Sep 19, 2021

Guy W. "Wally" Treadway, 84, of Robinson, IL, died on September 19, 2021, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, IL. He was born June 23, 1937, in West York, IL, the son of Samuel & Doris (Hand) Treadway, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Lou Garrard, and by...

Leilani "Lee" Hartley

Leilani "Lee" Hartley

Sep 17, 2021

Leilani "Lee" Hartley, 82, of Robinson, IL, died on September 17, 2021, at Richland Manor in Olney, IL. She was born December 29, 1938, in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of Michael & Rose McCormick, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Richard Hartley in 1956, and he preceded her in death on January 13, 2020. She...

Jeremy Correll

Jeremy Correll

Sep 15, 2021

Jeremy Correll, 48, of Robinson, IL, died on September 15, 2021, in the comfort of his home. He was born September 17, 1972, in Robinson, IL, the son of Jerry Wayne Correll & Cathy (Merrick) McKinney. Though he spent a few years elsewhere, Jeremy called Robinson "home" for most of his life. It was here he grew up, raised...

John Scott Pearse

John Scott Pearse

Sep 14, 2021

John Scott Pearse, 37, of Ottawa, IL, formerly of West Union, IL, died tragically in an automobile accident on September 14, 2021. He was born September 28, 1983, in Danville, IL, the son of John Rolf Pearse & Robyn Sue (Greenhalgh) Pearse. He grew up in the West Union area, where he found his first job working at Earl's...

Carolyn Bachelor

Carolyn Bachelor

Sep 13, 2021

Carolyn Bachelor, 71, of Robinson, IL, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, in the comfort of her home. She was born March 27, 1950, in Olney, IL, the daughter of Loren & Clara (Rentz) Fear, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Loren Fear, Jr. and Phillip Fear, and...

Nolan Carter

Nolan Carter

Sep 13, 2021

Nolan Carter, 61, of Palestine, IL, died September 13, 2021, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born August 22, 1960, in Olney, IL, the son of Darrell Carter & Alice J. (Ayres) Carter, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by three angel babies. He married Cathy (Pierson) on June...

Thomas Ivan Kraemer

Thomas Ivan Kraemer

Sep 12, 2021

Thomas Ivan Kraemer, 87, of Hutsonville, IL, died September 12, 2021, in the comfort of his home following a period of declining health. He was born August 27, 1934, in Hutsonville, the son of Ralph & Mary E. (Kennedy) Kraemer. Tom was a lifelong resident of Hutsonville. His first job was as a shoeshine boy for barber Dean Clough,...

Billy J. "Bill" Sempsrote, Sr.

Billy J. "Bill" Sempsrote, Sr.

Sep 12, 2021

Billy J. "Bill" Sempsrote, Sr., 77, of Robinson, IL, passed away unexpectedly on September 12, 2021, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He was born April 14, 1944, in Salt Lake City, UT, the son of Millard Lee "Jack" & Marjorie Elizabeth (Strange) Sempsrote, both of whom preceded him in death. He married Janet K. Guess on July 19,...

Shelly R. Myers

Shelly R. Myers

Sep 8, 2021

Shelly R. Myers, 53, of Trimble, IL, passed away on September 8, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born January 9, 1968, in Sullivan, IN, the daughter of James L. & Marilyn (Simmers) Newlin. She grew up in both Flat Rock and Oblong and was a 1986 graduate of Oblong High School. She would...

Kerrie Lynn Hatfield

Kerrie Lynn Hatfield

Sep 7, 2021

Kerrie Lynn Hatfield, 31, of Robinson, IL, died September 7, 2021, the result of an automotive accident. She was born October 17, 1989, in Granite City, IL, the daughter of Dan & Marian (Hardiek) Hatfield. She grew up in Robinson and was a 2008 graduate of Robinson High School. She would go on to attend beauty school in Olney...

Dorothy Moore

Dorothy Moore

Sep 6, 2021

Dorothy Moore, 91, of Walnut Prairie, IL, died Monday, September 6, 2021, at Marshall Rehabilitation & Nursing, where she was a longtime resident. She was born January 15, 1930, in Hutsonville, IL, the daughter of Jenny (Virginia) & Claude Dix of Old York, IL. They both preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two babies,...

Betty L. Gilbert

Betty L. Gilbert

Sep 4, 2021

Betty L. Gilbert, 86, of Robinson, IL, died September 4, 2021, at Cotillion Ridge in Robinson, IL. She was born September 30, 1934, at home in Annapolis, IL, the daughter of Dean Stanley Elliott & Blanche RLea (O'Dell) Elliott, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Jack Gilbert on May 25, 1952, and he preceded her in...

Linda Stevenson

Linda Stevenson

Sep 3, 2021

Linda Stevenson, 83, of Robinson, IL, passed away into the loving arms of her Savior on September 3, 2021, at Cotillion Ridge in Robinson, IL. She was born September 4, 1937, the daughter of Robert & Pearl (Emmons) Shields, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents-in-law, James Leo Stevenson &...