Jon Marc Heckel, age 73, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. He was born October 12, 1946 in Kankakee, Illinois the son of Glenn F. and Hazel R. DeMent Heckel.  He married Cathy Lynne Wilkerson on November 10, 2001 in Mt. Sterling and she survives.  Mr. Heckel worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections for over 30 years retiring as Assistant Warden of Western Illinois...

Robert Glen “Bob” Lauderback, age 71, of Beardstown, Illinois passed away at 9:23 p.m. Monday, September 7, 2020 at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Illinois.  He was born April 8, 1949 in Beardstown, Illinois the son of Glen and Dorothea Louise Schaefer Lauderback.  He married Janet Jockisch on June 1, 1969 at the First Southern Baptist Church in Beardstown, Illinois and she survives.   Mr. Lauderback owned and operated Lauderback Carpet in...

    Larry Nelson Harshman, age 80, of Pittsfield, Illinois and formerly of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 9:39 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. He was born January 26, 1940 in Griggsville, Illinois the son of William P. and Stella Eileen Roberts Harshman.  He married Carol Ashby on June 2, 1961.  He later married Janet Irene Feld Peacock on May 30, 1975 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois and she preceded him in death on December...

    Dean Mountain died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at 10 am. He was 84 years old.  W. Dean Mountain was born to his parents, Earl and Gladys, at home in northwest Pike County near Fishhook, Illinois, on July 10, 1936. It was one of the hottest years on record at that time. His mother Gladys always said she tried to keep him outdoors in the shade as much as she could, fanning him while he slept. Dean attended one-room schoolhouses until high school.  He graduated from...

  Robert Raymond “Bob” Behrends, age 68, of Mt.Sterling, passed away at 12:57 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at his residence. He was born June 16, 1952 in Pontiac, Illinois the son of Robert J. and Marilyn Joan Root Behrends.  He married Cynthia Smith on January 15, 1986 in Palmyra, Missouri and she survives.  Mr. Behrends had worked at Dot Foods in Mt. Sterling, PACTIV in Jacksonville, Timewell Tile in TImewell, Illinois and Electric Wheel in Quincy,...

    Coralie Beard, age 93, of Mt. Sterling, went home to be with her Lord at 12:28 a.m. on Friday, August 28, 2020 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling, in which she had felt at-home and contented. She was born May 1, 1927 in Williamsville, Illinois the daughter of Ira and Leora Wilson Stone. She married Lawrence Beard on November 3, 1944 in Williamsville, Illinois and he preceded her in death on January 9, 1990. She later married Willis Lovae Beard...

    Michael Lee Metzger, age 62, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 8:20 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2020 at his residence.   He was born March 29, 1958 in Quincy, Illinois the son of Raymond Joseph and Rebecca M. Ehrhardt Metzger.  He married Pamela Hurst on June 9, 1990 and she survives.  Also surviving are three daughters Leeann DeJaynes (Charlie) of Mt. Sterling, Cheryl Newell (Mike) of Chapin, Illinois and Stephanie Monroe of Mt. Sterling,...

Marvin C. Schrieber, 81, of Mt. Sterling, IL, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL.  He was born on September 15, 1938 to the late Albert and Bertha Schrieber in Brown County, IL. Marvin attended Washington and Grove schools and graduated from Saint Mary’s Academy. He served two years in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Hood Army Base and worked on Army helicopters. He married Elaine Ormond at St. Mary’s Catholic Church...

  Beth Ann Clark, age 48, of Timewell, Illinois passed away at 10:38 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at her residence.  She was born January 3, 1972 in Morgan County, Illinois the daughter of James Joseph and Marilyn Ann Nolan Wort.  She married Von Clark on September 25, 1993 in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Mt. Sterling and he survives.  Beth was an employee of Dot Foods in Mt. Sterling for over 20 years.  She attended St. Mary’s School and graduated...

  Neil William Winn, age 78, of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Autumn Meadows of Cahokia, Illinois.  He was born December 2, 1941 in Twin Falls, Idaho the son of Neil Perce and Mary Sue Rhodes Winn.  He married Rama Kaye Camerer on September 1, 1969 in East Ely, Nevada and she survives.   Mr. Winn worked as an addiction counselor in both Brown and Pike County for several years. Neil received an associates degree in...