All Obituaries

Barbara Anita Wolff, 85, of Litchfield, passed away on Fri., Nov. 8, 2019 at 7:55 a.m. in her home.  She was born on Feb. 11, 1934, in St. Louis, MO, a daughter of Calvin C. & Ethel D. (Turrentine) Hook. She graduated High School in St. Louis, MO in 1952.  She married Marion Louis Wolff on March 21, 1954.  He preceded her in death on July 30, 2009.  Mrs. Wolff was Co-Owner of Wolff Oil Inc. with her husband, Marion, in Litchfield where she was a Bookkeeper. She...

James Roland Kinney, 81, of Litchfield, passed away on Mon., Nov. 4, 2019 at 2:40 p.m. in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.  He was born on Oct. 10, 1938, in Whiteville, TN, a son of Duke William & Bettie Sue (McKinney) Kinney.  James graduated from Whiteville High School with the Class of 1956.  He studied Civil Engineering at Polytechnic Institute.  James was a veteran of the Tennessee National Guard.  He married the former Mary Jane Doss on Sept. 9,...

Gary Lee Wise, 73, of Litchfield, passed away on Sat., Nov. 2, 2019 at 12:32 a.m. in HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.  He was born on Dec. 3, 1945, in Medora, IL, a son of Freab Matthew & Martha Pearl (Greenstreet) Wise.  He was a graduate of Carlinville High School with the Class of 1963.  He married the former Nancy Carol Green on June 6, 1965 in Carlinville, IL.  She survives.  Gary was a meat cutter with the Meat Cutters Local 534 with National Foods,...

Norman James Schlotthauer, 80, of Litchfield, passed away on Sat., Nov. 2, 2019 at 1:34 p.m. in his home.  He was born on March 11, 1939 in Morrill, NE, a son of Jacob & Anna Marie (Weimer) Schlotthauer.  Norman was a graduate of Morrill High School with the Class of 1957.  He went on to Neosha, MO where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree.  Norman was a Chemist for the St. Louis County Water Department – Missouri American Water Company.  He followed the...

Anna Mae Scheldt, 92, of Litchfield, passed away on Tues., Oct. 29, 2019 at 10:22 p.m. at Evergreen Place in Litchfield.  She was born on Jan. 21, 1927, a daughter of Stewart & Anna Myrtle (Westfall) Barker, in Virden, IL.  Anna married Elmer Harry (Jake) Scheldt, Jr. on April 12, 1947 in Virden, IL.  He preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 2007.  She was a homemaker.  Anna was also a bus driver for the Litchfield Community School District #12.  She was a...

Carolyn Harms, 77, passed away at Monroe Clinic Hospital on October 27, 2019.  She was born on November 2, 1941, the daughter of William and Anna (Schmidt) Harms.  She was raised on a farm near Atwater, IL.  Carolyn had recently moved to Monroe, Wisconsin to be near her nephew Rev. John Tabaka, his wife Christine and their children Eric and Linnea.  After she graduated from Carlinville High School, Carolyn moved to Litchfield, Illinois.  She worked as a waitress, a...

Lila Ann Page, 66, of Litchfield, passed away on Mon., Oct. 14, 2019 in her home. She was born on Sept., 3, 1953, in Barry, IL, a daughter of Samuel Alfred & Eleanor June (Davidson) Taylor.  She graduated Hillsboro High School with the Class of 1971. Lila worked as a cashier at Wal-Mart for 20 years. She married Kenneth Eugene Page on May 2, 1975 in Hillsboro, IL.  He survives. She operated the “Looney Bin Youth Center.”  Lila enjoyed...

Harry and Florence Hopper Family and friends are invited to a committal services of the interment of ashes ceremony for Harry and Florence (Mazenko) Hopper on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery in Litchfield. Florence and Harry grew up in Litchfield and Staunton, respectively. In recent years they enjoyed their residence at St. George Village, Roswell, GA. Florence and Harry were beacons of light and love for one another and for everyone they encountered...

A long-standing Litchfield Community member, Willa “Mae” Morton, who was an angel on earth became an angel in heaven on October 13, 2019 at Heritage Health in Litchfield, IL.  Mae was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.  Soon after graduating from O’Fallon, IL High School in 1944 she married William “Bill” Morton while he was serving in the Navy during WWII.  They had two children, Lynn Ann and Kenny Bill,...

Dorothy Belle (Friend) Buck, 99, of Litchfield, passed away on Sun., Oct. 6, 2019 at 5:12 p.m. in Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Litchfield.  She was born on Aug. 29, 1920 in Litchfield, IL, a daughter of Bert & Ida (Weber) Draper.  Dorothy married Raymond Walter Friend on Oct. 10, 1936 in Hillsboro.  He preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 1979.  She later married Leo Nelson Buck on June 13, 1987, in Phoenix, AZ.  He preceded her in death on Dec. 18,...