Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Kathleen "Kathy" Watts
Nov 20, 2021
Kathleen "Kathy" Watts, 76, of Marshall, IL, formerly of Robinson, IL, died November 20, 2021, in the comfort of her home. She was born October 22, 1945, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Edward & Irene (Wisniewski) Lester. She grew up in the Chicagoland area, where she cultivated a deeply-embedded faith that she would cling to for the rest...
Amy Jo (Phillips) Zimmerman
Nov 18, 2021
Amy Jo (Phillips) Zimmerman, 61, of Palestine, IL, died November 18, 2021, in the comfort of her home. She was born June 24, 1960, in Greensburg, IN, the daughter of Thomas "Tom" & Shirley "Minnie" (Toliver) Phillips. She grew up in the Greensburg area, where she would spend countless hours alongside her best friend, her Grandpa Phillips. They were...
Gladys Cooley
Nov 17, 2021
Gladys Cooley, 95, of Robinson, IL, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Arbor Rose of Robinson, IL. She was born June 11, 1926, in West Union, IL, the daughter of Oscar & Eliza (Marlow) Simmons. She grew up in the West Union area before marrying Ervin Cooley on June 27, 1942. Much of the following season of her life...
Ava "Preach" Madeline (Culp) Seaney
Nov 17, 2021
Ava "Preach" Madeline (Culp) Seaney, 90, of Robinson, IL, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at the Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care in Terre Haute, IN. She was born on September 14, 1931, in West York, IL, the daughter of Chester "Cheese" & Laura Elizabeth (Kenderdine) Culp, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Robert Herman Seaney...
Karl Wayne Wilber
Nov 16, 2021
Karl Wilber, 79, of Flat Rock, IL, passed on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, in Indianapolis, IN. He was born October 31, 1942, in Lawrenceville, IL, the son of George & Helen Wilber, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Carolyn Sue Rainy, Naomi Hawkins, Georgia Ann Correll, and Nadine Frazier....
Justin "Jb" Black
Nov 4, 2021
Justin "JB" Black, 84, of West Union, IL, died November 4, 2021, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his beloved family. He was born February 19, 1937, in Brownstown, IN, the son of Edgar O. & Lillian (Fleetwood) Black, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Marsha Diann...
Randy Hemrich
Nov 2, 2021
Randy Hemrich, 67, of Flat Rock, IL, died November 2, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was born February 2, 1954, in Kankakee, IL, the son of John & Rowena (Foster) Hemrich. Their young family moved to the Flat Rock area in 1966, and this would serve as Randy's home for the rest of his life....
Dan Blankenbaker
Oct 30, 2021
Dan Blankenbaker, 69, of Robinson, IL, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at his home. He was born April 3, 1952, in Terre Haute, IN, the son of John & Rosalie (Mumford) Blankenbaker, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Heather Nicole Bradshaw, in 2005 and by his niece,...
Marlin C. Correll
Oct 27, 2021
Marlin C. Correll, 97, of Robinson, IL, died on October 27, 2021, at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. He was born September 1, 1924, at the family home outside of Stoy, IL, the son of Cloyd Correll & Lillian Maud (Brown) Correll. He attended grade school in Stoy before graduating from Hutsonville High School in 1943. He would...
Roger Smith
Oct 25, 2021
Roger Smith, 75, of Pinkstaff, IL, died on October 25, 2021, in the comfort of his home. Roger was born on December 29, 1945, in Honey Creek Township, the son of Cecil & Norma (Matheny) Smith, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Kenny Smith, Timmy Smith and Bobby Smith....
Rita K Yeager
Oct 22, 2021
Rita K. Yeager, 73, of Palestine, IL, died on October 22, 2021, at Arbor Rose in Robinson, IL. Rita was born on November 18, 1947, in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Robert & Esther (Guyer) York, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Yeager, in 2013. She is...
Sandra Kay Bonnell
Oct 22, 2021
Sandra Kay Bonnell, 83, of Robinson, IL, died on October 22, 2021, at Arbor Rose in Robinson, IL. Sandra was born on June 25, 1938, in Palestine, IL, the daughter of Harold Inboden & Glenore (Ikemire) Jones, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather Bryl Jones. She married Larry Bonnell...
John Steven Shaw
Oct 21, 2021
John Steven Shaw, 79, Palestine IL, died on October 21, 2021. He was born on March 17, 1942, in Robinson IL, the son of Woodrow and Fern (Kincaid) Shaw. He grew up on the family farm south of Palestine, studied engineering at the University of Illinois, and moved to St. Louis to work on the Gemini Space program at...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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