All Obituaries

Dale Lee White, 91, of Irving, IL, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at 11:15 p.m. at Hillsboro Area Hospital in Hillsboro, IL. A Private Family Service will be held wth Rev. John Jaffry, Pastor of Wares Grove Lutheran Church in Rural Butler, IL, will officiate.   Burial will be in Wares Grove Cemetery in Rural Butler, IL.  Military Rites will be accorded.  A public memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Mr. White was born on March 31, 1929,...

James P. Raburn, 77, of Irving, IL passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at his residence.  A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL  Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL.  Rev. Randy Sands, Pastor of Free Methodist Church in Hillsboro, IL, will officiate.  Military Rites will be held at...

Verna E. Emerson, 77, of Coffeen, IL, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2020 at her residence in Coffeen, IL.  Cremation rites were accorded and a memorial services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Emerson was born on February 27, 1943, in McAlester, OK, to the late Fred & Edith Lucille (Marr) Schutte.  She is a high school graduate and had attended Lincoln Land Community College.  She married Drury Lee Emerson, Sr., in 1961, in Tacoma,...

Hazel (Bowman) Redman, 84, of Hillsboro, IL passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Port Charlotte, FL.  Cremation rites were accorded.  A Visitation will be held on Friday, July 17, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Wares Grove Lutheran Church in Butler, IL.  A Memorial Service will be held July 17, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., at Wares Grove Lutheran Church in Butler, IL.  Rev. John Jaffry, Pastor of Wares Grove Lutheran Church, will...

Thomas Gerald Mikolasek, 65, of Litchfield, IL passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 3:01 p.m. at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Cremation rites were accorded. A private family service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro, IL. Rev. Jeff Hemken, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro, IL will officiate. Mr. Mikolasek was born on August 28, 1954 in Hillsboro, IL to the late of Adolph Gerald & Opal R. (Boyd) Mikolasek. He was a 1972 graduate of...

Lucy Mae (Crook) Starnes, 85, of Coffeen, IL, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at 6:29 p.m., at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL.  Cremation rites were accorded. A visitation for Roy L. and Lucy M. Starnes will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2020, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL. A Memorial Service for Roy L. and Lucy M. Starnes will be held Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in...

Barbara Jean Morell, 64, of Hillsboro, IL passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 12:56 p.m. at her residence. Cremation rites were accorded. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro, IL.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home, Hillsboro, IL. Rev. Kevin Simburger will officiate.  We will be following COVID-19...

Kay Arlene (Hamby) Augustyniak, 54, of Hillsboro, IL passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 12:52 p.m. at her residence. Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL. Rev. Gary Stanford, Pastor of Taylor Springs Baptist Church, Taylor Springs, IL, will officiate.  Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro, IL.  We are encouraging everyone to follow CDC guidelines...

Joseph "Joe" B. Childers, 84, of Coffeen, IL, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 10:24 p.m. at his residence.  Cremation rites were accorded.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 1:00 p.m. at Toberman-Dean Funeral Home, Coffeen, IL.  A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at Toberman-Dean Funeral Home, Coffeen, IL.  We will be following COVID-19 CDC Guidelines with the use of...

Carolyn "Kay" Grill, 82, of Hillsboro, IL passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at 3:15 p.m. at her residence.  Cremation rites were accorded and no services are planned at this time. Mrs. Grill was born April 18, 1938, in Litchfield, IL, to the late   Fred & Helen (Koonce) Simmons.  She is a graduate of Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, IL and had worked at Security Savings and Loan.  She married Harold Grill, on February 14, 1959, in...