Jeremy Lee Kendrick, age 40, of Wellington, Colorado formerly of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away April 30, 2023 in Loveland, Colorado after struggling with diabetes his entire life.  He was born August 20, 1982 in Rushville, Illinois the son of Timothy K. and Mary Lynn Strouse Kendrick.  He married Amber Williams on June 18, 2016 and she survives.  Jeremy graduated from Brown County High School and was employed in computer technology.  He was of the Christian...

Raola Dawn (Butler) Felker "Rae" was born in Perry, Illinois on February 14, 1939.  She passed on her 84th birthday on Valentines Day 2023. Rae spent most of her life in central Illinois, two decades in Florida, and the last 18 years in Sacramento, California.  Rae was valedictorian of Mt. Sterling Community High School in 1957. She spent most of her career as a legal secretary in Illinois and in Florida. In a 1984 letter of reference, a former employer wrote that Raola...

M. Ilene Shafer, age 91, of Winchester, Illinois passed away at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the Scott County Nursing Center in Winchester, Illinois.  She was born January 24, 1932 in Morgan County, Illinois the daughter of Roy Earl and Eva Mae Garfield Hall.  Ilene married Joyce Leslie Shafer on January 18, 1953 in Murrayville, Illinois and he preceded her in death on March 17, 2008.   Mrs. Shafer was a homemaker.  She attended Murrayville Grade School and...

M. Darlene Reische, age 84, of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Mt. Sterling.  She was born January 28, 1939 in Adams County, Illinois the daughter of James W. and Helen Margaret Jane Clark Grist.  She married Wendel Lee Reische on January 10, 1959 and he preceded her in death on June 22, 2022. Darlene was a homemaker and always enjoyed birdwatching, gardening and caring for her pets and...

Lindsie Marie Sergerson Cushman, age 39, of Salem, Illinois and formerly of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at her residence.  She was born July 24, 1983 in Rushville, Illinois the daughter of James W. and Janet Roxanne Barnett Sergerson.   Lindsie served as a night manager for several hotels in the Salem area and also worked as a bartender at the Salem  VFW.   She graduated from Brown County High School with the class of...

Nettie Charlene Jackson, age 84, of Mt.Sterling, Illinois, passed away at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling. She was born September 13, 1938 in Baylis, Illinois the daughter of Arthur Lee and Faye Rosezetta Phillips Jobe.  She married Richard Lee Jackson on March 12, 1958 at the Chambersburg Christian Church and he preceded her in death on May 7, 2019. Mrs. Jackson was a parts salesperson for Buckley Auto Parts, Deer...

Charles Andrew “Charlie” Koch, 94, rural Mount Sterling, died Tuesday (April 18, 2023), at Heritage Health care facility, Mount Sterling, where he had been a patient after suffering a fall in mid-February. He was born the last day of 1928 in the Cooperstown Township farmhouse of his parents, Raymond Joseph and Marie Ellen (Redmond) Koch. In the mid-1960s, Charlie and Norma moved their family into that farmhouse, which was their home for the rest of their days. He attended the...

Max Earl Brierton, age 84, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois.   He was born May 14, 1938 in Brown County, Illinois the son of Henry Hoelscher Brierton and May Dehart Brierton.  He married Anna B. “Annie” Norton on September 11, 1960 at the Methodist Church in Quincy, Illinois and she preceded him in death on January 29, 2022.  Max was a self-employed carpenter...

Aaron Matthew Koch, age 41, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Aaron was born on July 29, 1981, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Paul Edward Koch and Charlotte Jean Behymer Koch. He married Amber Michel Gallaher on November 9, 2013, in Galena, Illinois. Aaron was a devoted husband and father, and he and Amber had three cherished sons — Aaden Frese, Eli Koch, and Maxwell Koch. Aaron’s greatest joy...

James Aaron Bradley, age 42, of Timewell, Illinois passed away unexpectedly at 12:35 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2023 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.  He was born August 12, 1980 in Quincy, Illinois the son of Brian Francis and Kathryn Joanne Orr Bradley.  He married Regina “Gina” Marie Bain on June 17, 2005 in Rome, Wisconsin and she survives.   He was a lifelong learner, graduating from Purpus Creek Academy and also attending John Wood Community...