Vandalia

John A. “Turbo” Feltner, 38, of St. Elmo, Ill., passed away on Sunday, April 12, at his home.  A Funeral Service will be held at Noon, Saturday, April 18, at the First United Methodist Church, Vandalia with Pastor Curtis Flake officiating. Interment will follow in Glendale Cemetery, Fillmore. Visitation will be held prior to the…

Shirley J. Frick, age 89, of Glen Carbon, Ill., passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 9, at Meridian Village, with her loving family by her side. Born on Dec. 17, 1936, in Wolf Creek, Ill., Shirley was the cherished daughter of the late John and Carrie (Mann) Williams. On July 29, 1955, she married the…

Margaret G. Slater, 97, of Ramsey, Ill., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, at her home, surrounded by family.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 17, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ramsey, with Rev. Fr. Seth Brown officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery,…

Mary Kramer, 67, passed away Friday, April 3, at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., following a short stay. Born Feb. 2, 1959, in Vandalia, at the Fayette County Hospital, to parents Wayne and Dorothy Kramer. She attended school in Altamont, Ill. She loved nature, trees, rocks, and wildlife. She especially loved the laundry…

Robin E. Bequette, 64, of Vandalia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, at her home, surrounded by family. Per Robin’s wishes cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services held at this time. In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be made to an organization of the donor’s choice. Online condolences…

Edmund Albert Torbeck, Jr., 83, Montgomery City, MO passed away on Friday, March 27, at the VA Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born on Jan. 17, 1943, in Vandalia, the son of Edmund Albert Torbeck, Sr. and Cora Ida (Rebbe) Torbeck. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Irene Schroeder on Aug. 13, 1977.…

Kenneth Steven “Steve” Lay, age 77, of Ramsey, Ill., passed away on Saturday, April 4, at his home surrounded by family. He was born on Oct. 7, 1948, in Vandalia, to Kenneth and Shirley (Marsh) Lay. Steve married Jennifer (Frailey) Lay on Oct. 6, 1996. His hobbies included golfing and duck hunting. Over the years…

Mary Ann Miller, age 83 of Ramsey, Ill., passed away Thursday, April 2, at her home in Ramsey, Ill. She was born April 2, 1943 in Vandalia, the daughter of Glen Maurice and Marjorie Craigie (Campbell) Stombaugh. She married Larry Miller on Aug. 27, 1966 in Vandalia. Mary taught art at Cowden-Herrick schools, and also…

Michael Lawrence Demoulin, 65, of Pensacola, Florida, formerly of Mulberry Grove, Ill., passed away peacefully on 21 March following complications from a surgical procedure. Michael was the third child among four siblings as well as the eldest son of Martin and Lorraine (Tomczak) DeMoulin. He was born on 5 August 1960 in Vandalia, Illinois, and…

Phillip R. Richards, 79, of Vandalia, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30,  at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Per Phil’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. A Visitation and Memorial Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research…