https://illinoispress.org/Home.aspxhttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3248/Obituary-Kevin-Hufnagel-passed-away.aspxTue, 30 Jun 2026 18:58:00 GMTKevin L. Hufnagel, age 63 of Walnut, died Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Peru. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3247/Obituary-Mark-Duran-Samuels.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2026 18:53:00 GMTBENTON - Mark Duran Samuels was a true muckraker, a passionate journalist who owned newspapers, published newspaper, edited newspapers, wrote opinions for newspapers and sold advertising for newspapers. His work took him across the United States and once to Cuba with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Paul's request. Mark died June 4, 2026, and was laid to rest in a private service on June 12, 2026. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3246/Obituary-Brad-D-McVey-61-Beloved-DJ-Sports-Editor.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2026 18:48:00 GMTBradley Dean McVey, 61, of Bridgeport, died in the comfort of his home surrounded by love on Monday, June 15, 2026, after battling cancer. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3245/A-great-local-reporter-dies-at-70.aspxTue, 30 Jun 2026 18:31:00 GMTLeavitt known for coverage of North Shore suburbs for about 3 decades Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3244/Obituary-Lyon-Jr-Robert.aspxFri, 26 Jun 2026 18:10:00 GMTRobert A. "Bob" Lyon Jr., a resident of Springfield, Illinois, was born on October 22, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Robert A. Lyon Sr. and Julia Scrip Lyon. He passed away peacefully on June 7, 2026, at the age of 87. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3243/Obituary-Russell-L-Ehrhardt.aspxThu, 25 Jun 2026 18:03:00 GMTRussell Lloyd "Russ" Ehrhardt, 92, of Birmingham, AL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Born in his grandmother's home in Pontiac, IL, on Dec. 29, 1933, he was the son of the late Evelyn M. Taylor and Lloyd Ehrhardt. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3242/Longtime-Tribune-travel-editor-had-rate-combination-of-talents.aspxMon, 22 Jun 2026 16:55:00 GMTDuring a 17-year career working in the Tribune's features department, Phil Marty spent much of his tenure as the paper's assistant travel editor. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3241/Obituary-Corey-Eugene-Runyon.aspxFri, 19 Jun 2026 16:51:00 GMTCorey Eugene Runyon, 51, of Quincy, Il passed away at 2:10 PM, Monday, June 8, 2026, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3240/Obituary-Gregory-Aloysius-Joseph-Schoenekase.aspxWed, 17 Jun 2026 16:41:00 GMTGregory Aloysius Joseph Schoenekase passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 8th, 2026 in his home at the age of 61. Read more

]]>AllObituarieshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3226/Obituary-Raphael-Middeke.aspxFri, 12 Jun 2026 18:17:00 GMTRaphael H. "Rafe" Middeke, 92, of Trenton and formerly of Damiansville, died Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Aviston Countryside Manor. Read more

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