Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Carl Eugene Heldebrandt Jr
Mar 14, 2014
Carl Eugene Heldebrandt, Jr., 48, of Palestine, IL, died Friday, March 14, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born August 20, 1965 in Hillsboro, IL, the son of Carl Eugene Heldebrandt, Sr. and Barbara Sattley Heldebrandt. Carl was the LTS Supervisor at the Robinson Correctional Center for a number of years. He was also...
Betty L. Richards
Mar 13, 2014
Betty L. Richards, 84, of West Union died at 9:39 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2014. She was born March 7, 1930 in Hayes, Kansas, the daughter of Thel & Naomi Stanfield. She was a bus driver for the Hutsonville School District for several years, and had several other jobs, but was mostly a help-mate for her husband for...
David Frost
Mar 13, 2014
David Frost, 70, of Flat Rock, IL, formerly of Robinson, IL died at 3:52 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2014 in the comfort of his home. He was born February 5, 1944 in Robinson, the son of Virgil Frost & Nancy Sutfin Frost. He graduated from Robinson High School in the Class of 1963. He was a steamfitter by...
Earl Wayne Hawkins
Mar 7, 2014
Earl Wayne Hawkins, 61, of Palestine, IL died at 1:41 p.m. (EST) March 7, 2014 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born January 7, 1953 in Palestine, the son of Warren A. Hawkins & Mary Brashear. He was a farmer for a number of years before driving a semi, and drove for 30 years. Having lived...
Floyd Lee Newell
Mar 7, 2014
Floyd Lee Newell, 81 of Sullivan, IN, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at the Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan, IN on March 7, 2014 at 10:05 P. M. (EST). He was born July 11, 1932 in Robinson Township Illinois, the son of Mike F. and Almarinda Crossfield Newell. He was a mechanic at the Ford garage in Robinson...
Paula Rae Hildebrand
Mar 4, 2014
Paula Rae Hildebrand, beloved and cherished Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend; passed from this world at 3:05 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Born February 25, 1936 at Palestine, Illinois, she was the first born child of Albert Raymond Oldham and Jennie Pauline (Nethery) Oldham. Paula lived in the Morea and Palestine, Illinois areas most of her...
Gracee Kay Bice
Mar 4, 2014
Gracee Kay Bice, infant daughter of Daniel Bice and Keturah Rich, died at 11:30 am on March 4th, 2014 at the Carle Hospital in Champaign IL. She was born on January 22nd 2014 in Robinson IL. She is survived by her parents, her sisters Alexa LeGrand, Hannah Bice and Keyli Bice, her grandparents Lyman and Barbara Melton of Annapolis,...
Constance Jean Abbott
Mar 3, 2014
Constance Jean (Wilson) Abbott, 67 of Palestine, IL died March 3, 2014 at 11:14 P.M. in the comfort of her home. She was born October 21, 1946 in Robinson, IL to Glenn E. Wilson and Margaret (Carter) Wilson. Constance worked as an RN at Newton Rest Haven until 2004. She loved fishing, camping and trail riding and was a...
Jaynita Johnson
Mar 2, 2014
Jaynita Johnson, 71, of Fort Branch, IN died at 5:15 p.m. (E.S.T.) on March 2, 2014 in the comfort of her home. She was born February 3, 1943, the daughter of Ralph Smith & Gladys Smith. She worked as a nutritionist for Deaconess Hospital for a time. Jaynita applied for and was accepted as the first female millwright apprentice...
Carolyn Ellis
Feb 24, 2014
Carolyn Ellis, 76, of Palestine, died at 11:35 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2014 in Palestine. She was born August 20, 1937 in Palestine, the daughter of Earl Wesner & Mildred Lockhart Wesner. In her younger days, she worked at Shaner’s Ice Cream Shop. Much of her life was spent as a homemaker. Later on in life, Carolyn worked...
Larry Eugene Walters
Feb 24, 2014
Larry Eugene Walters, 76, formerly of Palestine died at 3:15am on February 24th, 2014, at the Heritage Health Nursing Home in Robinson, IL. He was born in Robinson, IL on December 23rd, 1937, the son of Miles A. and Mary Allison (Ikemire) Walters. He served in the Navy in Alaska. He is survived by his sons; William (Bill) Walters...
Clare L. "Bodie" Inboden
Feb 22, 2014
Clare L “Bodie” Inboden, 88, formerly of Flat Rock, passed away February 22nd, 2014 at 9:50pm at the Gentlecare Nursing Home in Vincennes, IN. He was born February 4th, 1926 in Robinson, IL, the son of Charles Leo and Cleo Maude (Lackey) Inboden. Clare retired from Marathon, where he worked as a crude unit operator. He served in the...
Cornelia B. Rotkis
Feb 20, 2014
Cornelia B. Rotkis, 93, of Robinson, IL died at 4:55 a.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Heritage Health in Robinson. She was born January 3, 1921 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Richard Williams & Bertha Beahan. Cornelia married Theodore Rotkis, and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents as well...
Raymond V. Miller
Feb 15, 2014
Raymond “Ray” Vern Miller age 84 of Robinson, IL passed away at 9:20AM on February 15, 2014, at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong after several years of declining health. Born December 3rd, 1929 in Oblong, IL, he was the son of Rosa (Cruse) and Alva Miller. After graduating from Oblong High School in 1948, he moved to Peoria, IL...
Annette Barszcz
Feb 15, 2014
Annette Barszcz passed away peacefully on February 15, 2014 at Magnolia Center (Long Term Care) at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL. Born Antonia Reizer on September 14, 1919, in Brownsville, PA, she was one of four children born to Antoni and Catherine Reizer. She grew up in West Frankfort and Chicago, IL. In Chicago she met her husband of...
Inez Thompson
Feb 14, 2014
Inez Thompson, 94 of West Union, IL, died at 12:56 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2014 at Burnsides Community Health Center, Marshall, IL. She was born October 19, 1919 in Darwin Township, Clark County, IL, the daughter of Andrew Thompson and Emma Tingley Thompson. She was a homemaker. Inez is survived by her sisters, Wilma McGinnis (Marshall, IL), Joan Washburn...
Julia (Judy) Wampler
Feb 8, 2014
Julia (Judy) Wampler, 71, of Robinson died at 3:25 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. She was born March 3, 1942 in Saint Francisville, IL, the daughter of Samuel Andrew Wampler & Dorothy May Malone. She worked in the kitchen at the Methodist Home for a number of years. Judy was a member...
Helen Maxine Houser
Feb 6, 2014
Helen Maxine Houser, 89 of Spencer, IN, formerly of Worthington, IN, died at about 7:00 p.m. on February 6, 2014 in the comfort of her daughter's home in Spencer, IN, where she was also cared for by her granddaughter, Rebekah Nickless. Helen was born November 17, 1924 in Palestine, IL to Lewis Meek and Mary Elizabeth Sutton Meek. Helen...
Patricia J. Hanna
Feb 4, 2014
Patricia J. Hanna, 82, of Oblong, IL, formerly of Robinson, IL died at 5:50 p.m. (E.S.T.) Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN. She was born March 19, 1931 in Oblong Township, the daughter of Elmer Henry and Bernice Snyder Henry. She was a bookkeeper at Ickes Chevrolet for 25 years and retired in 1996....
Paul Neeley Kidwell
Feb 4, 2014
Paul Neeley Kidwell, 87, of Robinson, IL died at 12:13 p.m. (E.S.T.), Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. He was born June 28, 1926 in Robinson, IL, the son of Frank Sandford Kidwell and Eva Alice Neeley Kidwell. He was graduate of Robinson High School in 1944. He served in the U. S. Navy during...
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