Obituaries

Philip H. Mette, 73, of Effingham, Illinois, passed away on April 20, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, April 26, 2025 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Green Creek with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00...

Mary Ellen (Slichenmyer) Semple, age 102, of West Liberty, Illinois, went to be with her Lord on April 14, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM - Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Meyer Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois, with Garry Hostettler and Rick Catt officiating. The burial will be in the Haven Hill...

Charles Alphonse Hartke, 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis, Illinois, with burial and military service...

Fred H. Lohman, 96 of Effingham, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2025 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be...

Judy Ludwig, 87, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Monday, March 24th at 12:00 Noon in Scottsdale, AZ.
Judy was born in Southern Illinois on November 19, 1938 to Joe and Mildred Medlin. Siblings included Joann Mann and Don Peterson. She was a 1956 graduate of Effingham High School where she also served as the senior...

Marilyn Louise Mayhall, 96, (just two hours shy of her 97th birthday) of Neoga, Illinois, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 10:00 pm, Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga. She was born April 6, 1928, in Neoga, the daughter of Percy and Lucille (Dodds) Claybaugh. She married...

Rebecca Lee "Becky" Janis, 94, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Home in Effing-ham. Entombment will be at Arborcrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 9:00...

Our beloved son, Tim J. Ziegler, 53, of Effingham, IL, passed away in the arms of his parents on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at his home.
Tim was born on December 4, 1971 in Vincennes, IN, the son of Walter J. "Jim" and Patricia A. (Harper) Ziegler. He graduated from Effingham High School in 1990 and from St. Louis...