All Obituaries

Martin Lee “Marty” Leitschuh, 55, of Litchfield, passed away on Fri., Jan. 4, 2019 in his home.  He was born on May 13, 1963 in Taylorville, IL, the son of John Lee & Ramona June (Melzer) Leitschuh.  He graduated Litchfield High School with the Class of 1981.  Marty was employed as a tree trimmer with Woodmasters Tree Service in Litchfield.  He enjoyed bowling, fishing, deer hunting, gardening, & building wood stools and tables.  He married Lynda...

Martha Louise Weatherford, 84, of Litchfield, passed away on Fri., Jan. 4, 2019 at 8:50 a.m. in Carlinville Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Carlinville.  She was born on Feb. 9, 1934 in Loami, IL, a daughter of William Herman & Viola Belle (Hughes) Stockamp.  Martha waitressed at The Garden & Fazio’s in Benld, as well as Maverick in Litchfield.  She was a waitress at Ponderosa in Litchfield until she retired.  She was a member of Mt. Zion Lutheran...

James Drew “JD” Hayes, 54 of Largo, FL, formerly of Glen Ellyn, IL, passed away Thursday, December 20th at 9:35am at his home. He was born June 29th, 1964, in Waukegan, IL, son of James Clinton and Sharon Lynne (Whitson) Hayes. He was a graduate of Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, IL, class of 1982. James worked at a restaurant in Largo FL near Tampa, as host and server.  While living in California, JD worked in HVAC and landscaping. He loved playing golf, going to the...

Kenneth Ray Werner, 72, of Mt. Olive, IL, passed away Mon., Dec. 17, 2018 at 11:59 a.m. in HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.  He was born on Apr. 1, 1946 in Litchfield, IL, a son of Alfred Herman & Marcella Louise (Barto) Werner.  Mr. Werner was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was self-employed as a recycler – scrapper.  Over the years, he had also worked for Litchfield Grocery and International Paper / CPC Rexel.  Kenneth was a member of...

Glenda Jean “Jeanie” Moore, 60, of Litchfield, passed away on Mon., Dec. 17, 2018 at 10:40 a.m. in HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.  She was born on March 17, 1958 in Frankfurt, Germany, a daughter of Glen Eugene & JoAnn Josephine (Pollard) Butts.  Glenda was self-employed as a housekeeper.  She enjoyed taking her granddaughter Lucciana to the Library, and spending time with her family.  Glenda is survived by: 1 son,...

Bernard Vincent Kaufman, 84, of Litchfield, passed away on Sat., Dec. 8, 2018 at 9:03 p.m. in Carlinville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.  He was born on June 10, 1934 in Carlinville, IL, a son of Bernard Edward & Rosalie Margaret (Schwab) Kaufman.  Bernard was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was a follower of Catholic faith.  He was employed as a professional truck driver for Buske Lines.  Bernard enjoyed working on cars & motorcycles, going to car...

William Ross Martin, 85, of Litchfield, passed away Thursday evening, December 6, 2018 At the home of his daughter, Debra, in Decatur, IL. Born in Litchfield, Illinois, a son of Bryon Charles and Juanita Laura (Carlile) Martin.   He was a graduate of Litchfield Community High School and Served in the U.S. Army during peacetime following the Korean War, stationed in Italy as a helicopter mechanic.  Upon his honorable discharge from service, he returned home and married the...

Hazel Gladys McKenzie, 91, of Litchfield, passed away at St. John’s Hospital Hospice, Springfield, IL on Friday, November 30, 2018.  She was the daughter of the late John Lafayette “Mose” McCann and his wife Birdie Gazelle (Boyd) McCann.  Gladys was born in Purdy, TN (near Selmer) on the 13th of February, 1927.  She attended school in Tennessee and later received her GED from Litchfield High School.  She married Rady Onis. McKenzie on August 30, 1941 in...

Edward Joseph Wujek, 96, of Litchfield, passed away Wed., Nov. 21, 2018 at 10:45 a.m. in Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Litchfield.  Mr. Wujek was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp. and served on Guadalcanal in the South Pacific during WWII.  He was born on Apr. 7, 1922 in LaSalle – Peru, IL, a son of Stanley & Agnes (Olsztynski) Wujek.    He married Amelia Lola Garcia on June 29, 1946 in DePue, IL.  She preceded him in death...

Thelma Maxine Reiher, 94, of Litchfield, passed away on Mon., Nov. 19, 2018 at 11:35 a.m. in Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Litchfield.  She was born on March 30, 1924, in Carlinville, IL, a daughter of Lowell & Lois (Biven) Hunt.  Thelma graduated from Carlinville High School with the Class of 1942.  She worked as a store clerk in Sherman’s Dept. Store in downtown Litchfield & was a former member of Barnett Christian Church and Litchfield Women of...