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Athens, IL Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Athens and Menard County, IL area
Vera J. Peet
Feb 8, 2025
Vera Jean Peet, age 80, of Greenview, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
Vera was born on December 25, 1944 in Oakford, IL the daughter of Tade and Vera Adeline Knoles Todd.
Vera is survived by her husband Terry Peet. They spent 32 wonderful years together.
Mourning her passing are husband, Terry; children, Brian Neavill,...
Suzanne E. Bless
Feb 6, 2025
Suzanne Bless, age 71, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Suzanne was born on October 26, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised by Robert and Ethel (Eddy) Marten.
She married Larry Bless on July 8, 1977 in the courthouse in Springfield, Illinois.
Mourning her passing are her husband, Larry; son, Travis (Jennifer) Bless; two granddaughters, Karlie and...
Wilbur R. Fawns, Jr.
Feb 6, 2025
Wilbur Fawns JR “J.R.”, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at his home in Williamsville, Illinois at the age of 92.
He was born in Tice, Illinois on April 28, 1932 to Wilbur Sr. and Ruth Bencenhafer Fawns.
He married Sharon Drendel in 1955 and she survives.
Also mourning his passing are his son, Brent (Kathleen) Fawns; daughter, Tracey (Mark)...
Grant Withers
Feb 4, 2025
Grant Withers, age 15, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
Grant was born July 10, 2009 in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Richard and Leslie (Bennett.)
Mourning his passing are his mother, Leslie (husband Robert) Clifton; siblings, Tucker, Wyatt, Maci Withers, and Lane Clifton; grandparents, Thomas and Jody Bennett, and Mary Withers;...
Marcie Carole Buraski
Feb 4, 2025
Marcie Carole Buraski, 70, of Sherman, IL, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2025, at St. John’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on August 9, 1954, in Springfield, Marcie was the beloved daughter of the late Carl Henry Sours, Jr. and Carole May Beja. She was also preceded in death by her stepmother, Raymonde Sours, and stepfather, Dave Beja.
Marcie...
Carl Wayne Marion
Feb 3, 2025
Carl Wayne Marion, 83, of Athens, passed away at Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Illinois on February 3rd, 2025.
He was born in Springfield, IL on June 14th, 1941, the son of Edgar and Nellie Nottingham Marion.
Carl is survived by daughters, Cindy Holman and Janet Traitor as well as grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death...
Richard Withers
Feb 2, 2025
Richard Gene Withers, age 40, of Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Richard was born January 31, 1985 in Springfield, Illinois, the son of George, Jr. and Mary J. Withers.
Mourning his passing are his children, Tucker, Wyatt, Maci Withers; mother, Mary J. Withers; siblings, Bobby (wife Beth) Withers, Don, Ronald, Jolene, and Robert (wife Jen)...
David Everett Hulfachor
Feb 2, 2025
David Everett Hulfachor, age 77, of Athens, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at home with his family by his side.
David was born on July 14, 1947 in Springfield, IL the son of Everett and Anna Smith Hulfachor.
He married Donna Marion on October 10, 1970 in Athens.
Mourning his passing are his daughters, Danielle Lee Hulfachor of Athens, Rebecca Lynn...
Pastor David Beals
Feb 2, 2025
Pastor David Beals, age 60, of Williamsville, left this life and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by his family on Sunday February 2, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born on March 12, 1964 in Newton, Iowa, the son of Stanley and Helen (Zemo) Beals. David graduated from Newton High School in Iowa in...
Terry Lee Crivea
Jan 30, 2025
Terry Lee Crivea, age 53, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at his residence after a long battle with health issues. We know that he is no longer in pain. He is with God, surrounded by loved ones who have passed, including his beloved dog, Kuno.
Terry was born on August 21, 1971, the son of Kenneth Crivea...
Thomas E. Croft, Sr.
Jan 27, 2025
Thomas E. Croft Sr., 79, of Athens, IL passed away on January 27, 2025, at St. John’s Hospital.
He was born on September 22, 1945, the son of Donovan & Mary (Ingram) Croft, and married Leslie Diane (Jackson) Croft on June 17, 1967.
Tom was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, son, & brother.
Tom is survived by his wife Diane Croft;...
Janet Gail McAtee
Jan 23, 2025
Janet Gail (Altig) McAtee, age 84, of Greenview, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the Springfield Suites in Springfield, Illinois.
She was born on March 10, 1940 in Oakford, Illinois, the daughter of Clark & Wilna (Ishmael) Altig.
Janet married Donald E. McAtee on January 28, 1962 in Greenview at the Greenview Presbyterian Church.
Mourning her passing are her husband,...
Charlotte Bueltmann
Jan 22, 2025
Charlotte Jane Tansky Bueltmann, 81, was called to her heavenly home from her home in Buffalo, Illinois on January 22, 2025. She was born October 30, 1943, in Springfield, the daughter of Alfred and Erma (Fedora) Tansky. On June 29, 1963, in St. John’s Lutheran Church, New Berlin, she married David John Bueltmann, who survives.
She was a 1957 graduate of...
James Lewis
Jan 9, 2025
James E. Lewis, 85, of Athens passed away peacefully at St. John’s Hospital on Thursday, January 9, 2025, with his family by his side.
James was born January 24, 1939 in Springfield, IL to James and Helen (McDonald) Lewis. He married Doris Jean Anders on June 27, 1959 and they shared 54 years together, until her passing on October 20, 2013....
Gerald S. Schneider
Jan 5, 2025
Gerald Schneider, age 47, of Sherman, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Gerald was born on December 16, 1977 in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Gerald and Rebecca (Kelly) Schneider.
He married Sally “Sarah” Seitz on October 13, 2012 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sherman.
Mourning his passing are his loving wife, Sally; daughter, Kaylie; son,...
Howard Lee Hurt, Jr.
Jan 4, 2025
Howard Hurt, age 64, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Illinois.
Howard was born on April 17, 1960 in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Howard and Sharon (Tinkam) Hurt Sr.
He married Angela Caldwell on January 28, 2006 at the Little Chapel in Middletown, IL.
Mourning his passing are his wife, Angela; children, Christy Ann Hurt,...
Amaryllis "Snookie" Tobias
Dec 28, 2024
Amaryllis “Snookie” Tobias, age 93, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at the Villas Senior Care Community in Sherman, Illinois.
Snookie was born September 2, 1931 in Athens, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Frieda Ackerman Tobias.
Mourning her passing are a sister--in-law, Marilyn Tobias of Sherman; and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers,...
Dale Kent Ingersoll
Dec 20, 2024
Dale K. (Kent) Ingersoll, age 86, of Springfield, Illinois, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Carle Health Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Illinois.
Kent Ingersoll was born on September 12, 1938 in Bloomsburg, PA to Carroll Harlan and Eva Louise Ingersoll (nee Billig).
He is preceded in death by his parents and two older brothers, Glenn and Mark.
Kent is survived by...
Michael Wyatt
Dec 19, 2024
Michael Wyatt, age 72, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Michael was born on May 1, 1952 in White Hall, Illinois.
He married Deborah on December 29, 1994.
Mourning his passing are his wife, Deborah; children, Christopher Allen-Witt, Timothy Ferguson, Lee Ferguson, Ryan Ferguson, Matthew Ferguson, Brandon Ferguson, Aaron Wyatt, Jennifer Wyatt, and Michelle...
Carl G. Selinger
Dec 16, 2024
Carl G. Selinger, age 77, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024 at his residence.
He was born December 23, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois the son of Robert and Agnes (Kolesar) Selinger.
Carl married Mary Yocum on February 12, 1975.
Mourning his passing are his wife, Mary; son, Robert (Alicia) Selinger; two grandsons, Beckett & Grayson; sister, Janet (Kevin) Cooper; brothers-in-laws, Chuck Yocum,...
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