Articles by Joel Heidel

Larry James Silch, 81, of Belleville, passed away on Aug. 18, 2025, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon. The visitation will be from 10 a.m.-12 […]

Linda Lou Soeder, 66, of Waterloo, passed away at 9:52 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri. Graveside […]

Ronald “Ronnie” L. Candler, 81, of Prairie du Rocher, passed away at 1:55 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon. […]

Lillian “Fritzi” (Siegfried) Goodman, 82, entered eternal rest Aug. 18, 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri. The visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. […]

Jean L. Lewis, 96, of Red Bud, passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in O’Fallon. The visitation […]

Leroy E. Wachtel, 87, of Red Bud, passed away at 5:10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. It […]

Frances Mathews Morris, 88, of Reston, Virginia, passed away on Aug. 6, 2025. The funeral service and reception was held Monday, Aug. 25 at Saint […]

Marjorie M. Mergelkamp, 91, of Baldwin, passed away on Aug. 9, 2025, at Addington Place of Sparta in Sparta. The visitation will be held from […]

Ruth A. Gallagher, 82, of Prairie du Rocher, passed away at 10:58 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Bradford Place in Swansea. The visitation […]

Dorothy Marie Zipfel, 93, of Evansville, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, at Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg. The visitation will […]