Area Obituaries

GENE KNOLHOFF Mr. Gene Knolhoff of Hoyleton, IL departed this life in the Barnes/Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 10:30 P.M. He had attained the age of 79 years, 4 months, and 22 days. Gene was born on June 25, 1944, in Centralia, IL the son of Elmer and…

Barbara Jean (Snead) Mill Mrs. Barbara Jean (Snead) Mill of Nashville, IL, departed this life at her residence with loved ones by her side on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 1:50 A.M.  She had attained the age of 69 years, 9 months and 5 days. Barbara was born in Belleville, IL on January 2, 1954,…

James Zgonina James F. Jimî Zgonina, 82, of Du Bois, passed away at 7:00 A.M., Thursday, November 9, 2023 at the GreenTree in Mt. Vernon, IL. Jim had worked for General Tire in maintenance. He also worked at Purina in Nashville, IL. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Radom, IL. Jim…

MIN  JOHNSON    Min Karen Johnson, nee Schuessler, 70, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at home surrounded by her family.  Min was born on May 1, 1953, in Belleville, IL the daughter of Stanley O Schuessler, Elva W (Borrenpohl) Schuessler, and Martha M (Haier) Schuessler.  On November 29, 1996, she married the love…

LESTER SEGELHORST   Mr. Lester Segelhorst of Addieville, IL departed this life in the Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at 12:40 P.M. He had attained the age of 87 years, 6 months, and 11 days. Lester was born in Venedy, IL on April 23, 1936, the son of Otto and…

ALLEN PORTER Allen L. Porter, 91 of Highland, IL, died Friday, October 13, 2023.  Born, September 17, 1932, in Oakdale, IL Allen was born at Oakdale, IL; following his marriage they lived in Nashville, IL and moved to Highland, IL, in 1969.  He had served in the US Army.  He retired from A & R…

William Oller William Oller, 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 in Cumming, GA.  Known as Bill, he was born in rural Washington County, IL, the son of William and Hilda Oller. He had previously lived in the St. Louis, MO area before moving to Georgia in 2020. Bill grew up on the…

Barbara Jean (Snead) Mill Mrs. Barbara Jean (Snead) Mill of Nashville, IL, departed this life at her residence with loved ones by her side on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 1:50 A.M.  She had attained the age of 69 years, 9 months and 5 days. Barbara was born in Belleville, IL on January 2, 1954,…

JENNIFER BAUM Jennifer E. Baum of Addieville, IL departed this life in the St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, IL on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 8:08 A.M. following a courageous battle against cancer. She had attained the age of 62 years and 5 days. Jennifer was born in San Diego, CA on September 30, 1961,…