All Obituaries

Lyndel Wilmer Klausing   Lyndel Wilmer Klausing passed away at 10:36 p.m. on Monday, May 9, 2022 at his residence in Staunton. He was 70 years old.   Lyndel was born on November 29, 1951 to Wilmer and Ramona (Prott) Klausing. He attended school in Mt. Olive and graduated in 1969 and then attended SIUE. Lyndel served in the United States Army in Vietnam from May 1971 to May 1973. He was married to Kerri (Bertagnolli) Klausing from 1987-2007. Even though they were divorced she...

Sharon Lee DeVries passed away at Heritage Health in Staunton, IL, on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 6:25 a.m. She was 80 years old.   Sharon was born on August 29, 1941 to Forest and Leta (Best) Frailey. She married Ray Garner on December 4, 1959, and they later divorced. Sharon married Merl W. DeVries on October 22, 1981, and he preceded her in death.   Sharon is survived by eight children in her combined family. Her daughters: Susan (Paul) DeVries, Sallie Navarro, Shelley (Ron)...

Jean Kay Doty passed away at her home in Mt. Olive, on Saturday, April 23, 2022. She was 81 years old. Jean was born on December 11, 1940 in Litchfield to Melbourne and Mabel (Hunsinger) Bohlen. She attended Mt. Olive Schools and graduated with the Class of 1958, after graduation, she attended nursing training doing internship at Staunton Hospital. She married Ken Doty on February 12, 1960, and they later divorced. She married Russell Miller on June 29, 1987, and he preceded her in death on...

Betty J. Weiss, formerly of Mt. Olive, passed away on April 20, 2022, at Heritage Health Care and Rehab Center in Staunton, Illinois, at the age of 94. Betty was born on November 3, 1927, in Hillsboro, Illinois to parents Benjamin and Nora (Coyle) Busch. She married Kenneth Weiss on December 14, 1946, in Grantfork, Illinois, and he preceded her in death on December 16, 2010. Betty was a homemaker, and along with her husband, enjoyed farming for their entire working career. After retiring...

John Paul Thomas, 79, of Mt. Olive passed away on Easter Sunday, April 17, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield after suffering a massive stroke.    John “Boomer” Thomas was born on July 22, 1942 in Mt. Olive, Illinois, attended school and graduating there in 1960.  He married Barbara Rhoads on August 16, 1980 in Carlinville.  His working years were spent at Hano Business Forms in Mt. Olive.  He was devoted to his family, his...

Ruth Alene Birdsell Ruth Alene Birdsell passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at OFS St. Anthony’s Health Center in Alton, IL. She was 73 years old. Ruth was born in Alton, IL, on January 30,1949 to Clarence Allan Pickering and Nettie Mildred (Ruyle) Pickering. She attended Worden Schools and graduated in 1967. She married Gene Allen Birdsell on July 15,1978 at Mt. Olive Methodist Church. Ruth was a homemaker, an avid reader, and enjoyed bird watching. Some of her other favorite...

Debra “Debbie” Jean McKinney, daughter of the late Harold & Carolyn (Duvall) Niehaus, was born on July 29, 1959, and departed this life on April 1, 2022. At the time of her death, she was sixty-two years, eight months and three days of age. Debbie was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister, Sheryl Niehaus. She is survived by her loving husband, David McKinney; sister, Donna & husband Sean McGowan; and three nieces, Ryn McGowan, Jennifer McGowan and Mary...

Susan Joyce Eggebrecht   Susan Joyce Eggebrecht passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at her brother’s home in Saint Charles, MO. She was 78 years old.   Born on September 27,1943 in Chicago, IL, Susan was the daughter of Russell Ernest Eggebrecht and Selma Josephine (Viehweg) Sewing. With her Master's Degree in social work and counseling, Susan was employed at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL in the Psychiatry Department along with a private...

Norman Carl Viehweg passed away at Heritage Health in Gillespie, IL on Thursday, March 24. He was 95 years old. Norman, born on November 15, 1926, was the first-born child of Carl and Clara Viehweg. He attended Mt. Olive School, and then went to work for his father who owned and operated Sunshine Dairy. He was later employed as a custodian by Hano Corporation in Mt. Olive. While there, he earned the nickname “Ram-rod.” He retired from Hano after working 26 years. Norman also...

Carolyn Richardson On the morning of Saturday, March 12, 2022, Carolyn Jean (Dugger) Richardson of Mt. Olive, IL passed away at the age of 74. Carolyn was a beloved wife to her husband, Larry G Richardson of Granite City, IL and loving mother of daughters Dione (Jeffrey) Rabida of Mt. Olive and Kimberly (Jesse) Doran of Hobbs, NM, and sons Edward (Sonya) Rudolph of Omaha, AR, Erron Rudolph of Litchfield, Daniel R Richardson (deceased), and Jason (Lyn) Richardson of Springfield, IL. She was...