Area Obituaries

Donald Dean Cloninger, 89, of Brighton, died Monday, April 7, 2025. Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until the time of memorial service at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will follow at Brighton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association.…

Jayne Kathryn (Moses) Stephenson, 69, of Brussels, died at 9:06 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Bria of Godfrey, after a battle with lupus pneumonitis. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Private services were held, and Jayne was laid to rest at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brussels. Donations in remembrance of Jayne…

Betty Louise Edwards, 91, of Medora, died Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of memorial service at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 2, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton, where we will honor both Betty and Leroy. Burial…

Dolores A. Webel, age 92, of Chambersburg, Illinois passed away at 3:55 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. She was born Feb. 12, 1933 in Peoria, Illinois the daughter of James and UlaVee Lynch Dempster. She married Richard N. Webel on May 6, 1952 in Harrison, Arkansas and he preceded…

Steven Wayne Moesch, 55, of Pleasant Hill, died Sunday, April 13, 2025 in Grafton, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Steve will be cremated, as per his wishes. No formal services are being planned.

Delia Marie Burnett, 90, of Atlas, died Monday, April 14, 2025 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service on Friday, April 18, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the John Cotton Memorial Animal Shelter in Louisiana, MO. Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, IL is…

Kirk Brinkman, 63, of Springfield and formerly of Barry, died Thursday, April 17, 2025 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 23, at 10 a.m. at Kinderhook Cemetery in Kinderhook. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Kinderhook Cemetery.  Condolences may be left to the family at nieburfh.com. Niebur…

Wyvetta Menke, 89, of Jacksonville, FL, and formerly of Pleasant Hill, died Saturday, April 12, 2025 in Florida. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 19, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 3405 Georgia St., Louisiana, MO. Burial followed at Crescent Heights Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent…

Lavern “Vern” Paul Kinder, 87, of Alton, died at 3:03 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Evelyn’s House in St. Louis, MO. Born Aug. 13, 1937 in Golden Eagle, IL, he was the son of Paul L. and Lucinda H. (Lesseg) Kinder. Vern served in the U.S. Army and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic…

Lucille “Susie” Kress, of Batchtown, a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on April 20, 2025, at Alton Memorial Hospital at the age of 71. She will be severely missed by her family and friends. Born in August of 1953 in Carrollton, IL, Susie grew up to be a kind and compassionate…