Articles by Joel Heidel

Barbara Lee (Kren) Geaschel, 77, of Tilden, passed away Jan. 28, 2026, in O’Fallon. The visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. […]

Sandra K. Ashbaker, 83, of Red Bud, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at Accolade Healthcare of Waterloo. It was Sandra’s […]

John G. Nicholson, 87, of Ellis Grove, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living in Carlyle. […]

James Edward “Jim” Haury, 83, of Sparta, passed away on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 at St. John Hospital in Springfield. The visitation will be held […]

Roger L. Hanebutt, 78, of Red Bud, passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at John Cochran V.A. Medical Center in St. […]

Boniface “Bonnie” W. Biethman, 96, of Prairie du Rocher, passed away at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at Oak Hill in Waterloo. The […]

Vernon H. Koester, 90, of Red Bud, passed away on Jan. 3, 2026, at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud. The visitation will be […]

Delores Elizabeth Mueller, 97, of New Athens, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg, surrounded by family. The […]

Jean Cowell Spahr, 82, of Red Bud, passed away on Dec. 26, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri. A memorial visitation will […]

Joseph L. Krack, 74, of Evansville, passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, at his residence. The visitation will be from 9-11 […]