Area Obituaries

Linda Ann Hittner, 71, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, at Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield, where visitation was held prior to the service from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment followed the service at West Cemetery…

Merrel Richard “Rick” Parrish, 78, of Collinsville, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at St. Louis University Hospital. Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until the time of funeral service at noon on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial followed at Brighton Cemetery. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association…

Thomas ‘Tom’ O. Dell, 82 of Pittsfield, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Visitation was held from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16, at Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield with Masonic Service conducted by Pittsfield Masonic Lodge #790 A.F. & A.M. following the visitation at 3 p.m. at the funeral…

Karla Jean Ormond, 75, of Timewell, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at her home. She was born June 27, 1950, in Pittsfield, Illinois, the daughter of Robert (Bob) Oliver and Annetta Jean (Whitten) Fagan. She married Maurice Patrick Ormond on Sept. 11, 1971, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mt. Sterling. He preceded her…

Jo Ann Wangelin (née Cunningham), 83, of Godfrey, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 at her home in Godfrey, IL surrounded by family. She was born on May 9, 1942 in Carrollton, Illinois to Joseph and Marjory (Smith) Cunningham and later raised by her stepmother A. Eileen (Smith)…

Betty Jean McNabb, 94, of Hardin, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Nov. 6, 2025, at Jersey Community Hospital. She was born on Sept. 20, 1931, in Jerseyville, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Edna (Watts) Krause. On Feb. 16, 1957, she married J. Patrick “Pat” McNabb, and together they shared 40 years of marriage until…

Phyllis Anne Ernest, 94, of Jerseyville, finally found her peace in the Lord’s arms on Nov. 2, 2025, at Jersey Community Hospital in the presence of her family. Phyllis was born on March 3, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan and lived in Saginaw, Michigan until the passing of her husband of 62 years, Frank Donald Ernest,…

Mildred Pauline Scott, 100, of Nutwood, went home to be with the Lord at 4:11 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at Jerseyville Manor. She was born on Jan. 5, 1925, in Hampton, Virginia, and was the last surviving of five children born to the late Auty Reedy and Ida Ruth (Ramsey) Matthews. On Aug. 19,…

Jackie Gilbert “Jack”  Marshall, 83, of Grafton, died at 3:45 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at Jerseyville Manor. Private inurnment will take place at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will host a Celebration of Life at a later date to honor and remember Jack’s life. Memories may be shared with the family by visiting www.crawfordfunerals.com