Area Obituaries

Neil Leon Fitzgerrel, 82, of Jerseyville, died at 6:18 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 at La Bella of Alton.Private services will be held at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, with burial following at Moore Cemetery in Carlinville.

Amelia A. Burger, 88, of Greenfield, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Calhoun Nursing and Rehab. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield where visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow at the Witt Cemetery in Rockbridge. Memorials…

Caroll L. Kendall, 93 of Pittsfield, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield. Cremation rites have been accorded, and Graveside Service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, at Pittsfield West Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be made to West Cemetery or Pittsfield American Legion Post #152. Online condolences…

Jill Frazier Clement, 63, died at her home in Springfield Sept. 21, 2025. Graveside Service were held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, at Wilson Cemetery in Perry. Visitation was held from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield. Memorials are suggested to be made to Wilson Cemetery or…

Pamela Fern (Wittman) Bechtold, 63, of Jerseyville, died at home Sept. 19, 2025. There will be a private family service and a celebration of life at a later date.

Cindy Jo Sievers, 67, of Meppen, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by family and friends on Sept. 17, 2025. With remarkable strength, Cindy fought hard this last year after being diagnosed with leukemia and recovering from a bone marrow transplant. She is now reunited with her husband, Raymond, and her Lord…

Alvin “Jay” Bruns, 77, of Jacksonville, Illinois, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, at The Grove in Jacksonville. He was born Dec. 4, 1947, in Carrollton, the son of Alvin A. Bruns, Sr. and Ethel (Schroeder) Bruns. Alvin married Sandra Jo Cooley on April 12, 1975 and she preceded him in death on June 14, 2023.He…

Jean Ann Sinclair, 63, of Jerseyville, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri with her family and friends by her side. She was born on Oct. 25, 1961, in Jerseyville, Illinois, to the late Edward and Beatrice “Jane” (Woodson) Whittleman. Jean graduated from JCHS in 1979 and married…

Judith Dunham, age 73 of Pittsfield, IL passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at her home. She was born March 24, 1952, in Pittsfield, IL to Robert and Dorothy Wainman Williams. Judi married Dwight Dunham Dec. 22, 1973, at the Griggsville Methodist Church and he survives. Judi was a 1970 graduate of Griggsville High School…

Sheila F. Cassidy, 84, of Hardin, passed away on Sept. 17, 2025, at Calhoun Nursing and Rehab. She was born on Jan. 2, 1941, to the late John and Darlene (Doerr) Rogers. She married Frank Cassidy on October 18, 2003, he preceded her in death. Sheila loved watching game shows, putting together puzzles, and reading.…