Randolph County Obits

A funeral will be held Monday, April 28, 2025 for 87-year-old Cecelia “Sissy” A. Osman of Chester, Ill., who passed away at 11:17 am, Monday, April 21, 2025 at Three Springs Senior Living & Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois.  She was born October 30, 1937 in DuBois, Ill. to Jerome and Silverine (nee Miller) Szabelski who both […]

A funeral will be held Thursday, April 24, 2025 for 94-year-old Marie S. Wilfong of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 10:25 am, Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Illinois. She was born February 25, 1931 in Ste. Genevieve to Edward and Ola Mae Carnahan who both preceded her in death.   Marie

A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025 for 90-year-old Mary Lou Nicholson of Chester, Ill., who passed away at 4:25 pm, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Mo. She was born March 22, 1935 in Bluefield, West Virginia to Preston and Madalyn (nee Yost) Peters, who both preceded

A celebration of life will be held at a future date for 81-year-old Richard L. Trokey of Steeleville, Ill., who passed away at 10:05 a.m, Sunday, April 20, 2025 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois. He was born January 18, 1944 in East St. Louis to Isaac and Shirley (nee Cook) Trokey who both preceded

A funeral will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2025 for 80-year-old Norman McMillan of Ellis Grove, Illinois, who passed away at 7:17 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2025. He was born July 23, 1944 to Norman E. and Lucille (nee Gerogosaian) McMillan in East St. Louis, Illinois.   He married Patricia Grah June 16, 1973; she

A funeral will be held Tuesday, April 22, 2025 for 80-year-old Donald E. Whelan of Evansille, Illinois, who passed away at 1:34 pm, Sunday, April 13, 2025, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.   He was born November 2, 1944 in Red Bud, Illinois, son of Edward G. and Lucille A. (nee Johanning) Whelan who, both, preceded him

A funeral will be held Friday for 85-year-old Gerald “Jerry” Xavier Melliere of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, who passed away at 1:10 am, Monday, April 14, 2025 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.   He was born to the late Xavier Francis and Christine (nee Hoffmann) Melliere on August 17, 1939, in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

A private service will be held for 62-year-old Jeffrey S. Powell, of Freeburg, Illinois, who passed away at 4:44 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2025, at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.   He was born to Thomas and Gloria Marie (nee Valenzuela) Powell, Sr., on November 30, 1962, in Lynwood, California. His father preceded

A funeral will be held Wednesday, April 9, 2025 for 70-year-old Helen Regina Childs of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 2:17 pm, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at her residence. She was born June 7, 1954 in Mobile Alabama, to the late Lee Eugene and Lorraine (nee Phillips) Baggett. They preceded her in death.  

A funeral will be held Thursday, March 27, 2025 for 78-year-old John “Butch” R. Huff, of Smithton, Illinois, who passed away at 3:12 p.m, Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.   He was born September 19, 1946 in East St. Louis, Ill. to the John M. and Fannie E. (nee Haeffner)