Springfield, IL Obituaries

Steven G. Burkhart, 71, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. He was born in Springfield on August 25, 1954, the son of Clarence Q. and Norma J. (...

Susan Catherine (Biderbost) Klemm passed peacefully into eternal life at 6:02 pm on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, after a courageous 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by family and...

Roger Bruce Whitaker, 80, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at his home. He was born on January 27, 1946, in Beardstown, IL, the son of William L. Whitaker and Eleanor (Timian) W...

Mary Ann Newsam, 71, passed away on July 31, 2026, at Regency Care in Springfield, Illinois. She was born on August 17, 1954, in Alexandria, Minnesota, where she spent the first three years of her lif...

Robert Emil “Bob” Grobelnik, Captain, (Retired) Springfield Fire Department, 70, a lifelong resident of Springfield, passed away at 11:15 am Sunday, August 2, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. ...

Denny Smith, 80, of Chatham, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 31, 2026. Born and raised in Olympia, Washington, Denny was the kind of person who never met a stranger. In fact, there...

Toni Casey Pratt, 77, of Springfield, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at her home. She was born on December 19, 1948, in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of William H. and Winifr...

Alice Suzanne (Janssen) Peek, 81, of Springfield, passed away on July 27, 2026. Alice will be remembered for her strength, compassion, quick wit, and lifelong dedication to caring for others. A gradu...

Nichole M. Sheley, 31, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at her home. She was born in Springfield on April 24, 1995. Despite her lifelong struggle with Friedreich’s Ataxia, Nic...

Daniel Joseph Rittenhouse, 68, a longtime resident of Springfield, passed away peacefully at home on July 26, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 14, 1958, in Springfield, Illinoi...

Lahne Earl Tisdale, 81, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2026, at St. John’s Hospital. He was born on January 12, 1945, in Peoria, IL, the son of Earnest R. and LaVonne A. (Wintersteen...

Amy Forrest Jackson, 73, of Springfield, passed away Monday, July 27, 2026. Born June 24, 1953, in Iowa City, IA, she was the daughter of Howard William Jr. and Joyce (Cooper) Webb. She married Mike ...

Cynthia A. Danenberger, 75, of Springfield, passed away at Regency Care in Springfield, Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:47 pm. Cynthia was born in Springfield, March 12, 1951 the daughter of James H. ...

Christopher Troy Manion, 55, of New Berlin, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 10, 1971, in Riverton, IL, the son of Daniel and Carol (Tur...

Frank “Tom” Thomas Edmonson Jr., 87, of Springfield, passed away on July 24, 2026 at Centennial Pointe Senior Living in Springfield. He was born on October 30, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Frank Thomas...

Judith B. Dees, 93, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at her home. She was born in Shelbyville on May 5, 1933, the daughter of William F. and Kathryn (Shoemaker) Beatty. Judy m...

Springfield, IL- Maurice E. Renfro, 84, a lifelong resident of Springfield, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Maurice was born on May 30,1942 the...

Susan J. Isringhausen, 68, of Springfield, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on July 21, 2026, surrounded by her children and loved ones. Susan was born on July 4, 1958, in Champaign, Illinois,...

Howard Eugene Welling, 78, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at his home. He was born on June 8, 1948, in Greene County, PA, the son of Daniel and Pearl (Beatty) Welling. Howard...

Walter F. Goodman Jr., 82, of Glenarm, Illinois, passed away on July 17, 2026. Wally was born in Springfield, Illinois, on November 26, 1943, to Walter and Lorene Goodman. He married Patricia Ann Con...

Tricia Danner, 41, of Auburn, passed away on July 16, 2026 at her residence. She was born on November 20, 1984 in Springfield to Alan Danner and Linda Lenhart Danner. Tricia is survived by her mothe...

William L. Hartley, 84, of Springfield, formerly of Washington State, passed away on July 15, 2026 at his residence. He was born on April 15, 1942 in Olympia, Washington to William Hartley and Virgini...

Richard “Rick” C. Pennington, Jr., 63, of Sherman, IL, entered the Kingdom of Heaven at 2:32 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born on Janua...

Shari Darlene Casper, 63, of Springfield, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Born on March 29, 1963, in Springfield, Shari was the daughter of Russell and Patricia (Hendricker) Casper...

Our family lost our head cheerleader, our source of family spirit, and our beautiful daughter, mother, sister, grandmother, niece, aunt, and everybody’s friend. She was the best mother, daughter, gran...

Kay Lesser, age 87, of Chatham, Illinois, passed away on July 11, 2026, at the Arc at Sangamon Valley. Born April 9, 1939, in Butler, Pennsylvania, Kay was the daughter of William and Frieda (Roxbury)...

Duane Lee Moore, 69, of Springfield, IL, passed away on July 11, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 19, 1957, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, IN, to John and Mary Et...

Rev. Dr. Thomas Radtke Rev. Dr. Thomas Glenn Radtke, 79, entered eternal rest with his Lord and Savior on July 10, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, ...

Springfield, IL- Willie C. Johnson, 75 of Springfield, passed away at 5:31 pm, Thursday, July 9, 2026, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Willie was born May 26, 1951, in Lexington, MS, the ...

Andree Marcelle Fearneyhough passed away on July 10, 2026, at the age of 86. She was born on December 22, 1939 in Laon, France to Andre Camus and Marcelle Sabatier. Andree married Leonard Lee Fearneyh...

Gloria Helen Brake was born October 18, 1934, to Helen (Badock) and Robert Bercot at the home her grandparents built on West Monroe St. in Springfield, Illinois. She passed away July 5th, 2026, at Mou...

Springfield, IL-Stephen D. Bertelli, 87, of Springfield, passed away at 2:23 am Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Springfield. He was born in Springfield, November 22, 1938, the...

Erma Gertrude Morris, 94, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Regency Care. She was born on February 29, 1932, in Springfield, IL, the daughter of John G. and Helen (Sanders) Min...

The Reverend Monsignor John R. Ossola, a priest of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois for more than half a century and who in retirement held the title of Pastor Emeritus of the Church of the Litt...

Mary Lou Hinkle, 81, passed peacefully July 4, 2026 at the Arc at Sangamon Valley, Springfield Illinois. Mary Lou was born on September 16, 1944 in Dickinson Texas, to Robert Jones and Naomi Reinhar...

Janice M. Shaw, 90, of Sherman, IL, passed away on July 4, 2026, at Villas East in Sherman, IL. Janice was born on August 8, 1935, in Saint Louis, MO, the daughter of Charles and Florence (Schaeffer) ...

Bettie “Jayne” Teater, 85, of Stuart, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Born on April 30, 1941, in Springfield, Jayne was the daughter of Guerino and Bessie Lee (Reynolds)...

Paul F. Kramer, 85, of Springfield, IL, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026, at his home, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on November 14, 1940, the son of George C....

Sara “Sue” Carline, 72, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Villas of Holly Brook. She was born on October 19, 1953, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Thomas and Joyce (Richardso...

Virginia “Ginger” M. Fisher, 81, of Sherman, Illinois, formerly of Springfield, Illinois, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026, at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on Janu...

Michael “Mike” Dirksen, age 65, of Springfield, IL passed away June 29, 2026, in Charleston, IL, volunteering for Samaritan’s purse doing tree work for tornado relief efforts when he went into cardiac...

Myrtle F. Brady, 103, of Springfield, passed away on June 30, 2026 at Concordia Village. She was born on December 29, 1922 in Springfield to Albert F. Brady Jr., and Myrtle Ward Brady. She is surviv...

Vance R. Deopere, 65, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born on October 7, 1960, in Moline, I...

William J. Shures, Sr., 89, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at his home. He was born on February 12, 1937, in Springfield, IL, the son of Joseph and Della (Walutkevicz) Shures. ...

With heavy hearts but profound gratitude, we announce the peaceful passing of Agnes Ileen Hall (Tierney), who departed this world on June 28, 2026, at the age of 91. Agnes was born on November 3, 1934...

Nancy Verkuilen, 83, of Pleasant Plains, IL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Snyder Village in Metamora, IL. She was born on December 26, 1942, in Springfield, IL, the daughter ...

Daniel Bort Dollison, 72, of Springfield, Illinois, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2026. Born on October 7, 1953, in Logan, Ohio, Daniel was the only child of Verle and LaVerne Dollison. He grew u...

Kevin C. Voigt, 75, of Springfield, passed away at 5:30 am, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at Carlinville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. He was born on May 17, 1951, in Huron, SD, the son of Herman ...

Dolores “Dee” Irene Raine, age 93, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family and the memories of a life well lived. Dee was born on June 8, 1933, the daughter of E...

Donald E. Williams, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 20, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 24, 1939, in Bardley, Missouri, to Cecil E. Williams and Pearl M. (Ingram...