All Obituaries

Susanna Ruth “Sue” Helgen, 81, of Litchfield, passed away Thurs., Mar. 14, 2019 in Copper Creek Cottages Memory Care of Litchfield, surrounded by her family.  She was born on March 16, 1937 in Belleville, IL, the daughter of Harold Milby & Ida M. (Jackson) Simpson.  She graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1955.  On June 17, 1956, she married Edward William Helgen in St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield.  He survives. ...

John Edwin Miller, age 81, husband of 61 years to Dorothy Schuette Miller, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Saint Joseph East Hospital in Lexington, KY. Mr. Miller was born September 19, 1937 in Clark County IL., to the late Rev. Walter and Mary Calvert Miller. Mr. Miller was an Industrial Engineer working at Dresser Industries for thirty plus years. He was a member of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, a woodworker, made musical instruments, loved to garden, an...

Pauline Linda Ocelia Leake, 99, of Litchfield, passed away Mon., Mar. 4, 2019 at 9:43 a.m. in her home.  She was born in Farmersville, IL, on Oct. 25, 1919, a daughter of Edward & Ida (Nobbe) Fuchs.  Pauline was a life-long member of Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield where she had been active in Ladies Aid and taught Sunday School.  After graduating high school, she worked at Brown Shoe Company in Litchfield.  She then worked for Braniff Airlines, Mid-Continent...

Cimarron Levi Gutierrez, 21, of Hillsboro, formerly of Litchfield, passed away Wed., Feb. 27, 2019 at 4:35 p.m. near Greenville. He was born on Mar. 31, 1997, a son of William Robert Gutierrez and Tamra Denise Hankins.  He graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 2015.  Cimarron was previously employed by Rehkemper & Sons Truss Company in St. Rose and was currently self-employed as an iron worker.  He enjoyed fishing, four wheeling & going picking. ...

Harold Wayne “Clyde” Ellinger, Sr., 82, of Litchfield, passed away Sun., Feb. 24, 2019 at 11:04 a.m. in Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Care in Gillespie.  He was born on Apr. 24, 1936 in Gary, IN, a son of Bill & Agnes (Durbin) Ellinger.  He married Marjorie Ann Wendel on Apr. 14, 1956 in Litchfield.  She preceded him in death on July 22, 2012.  They owned & operated Ellinger Sanitation Service in Litchfield for many years until they...

Harold Gene Markos, 94, of Hillsboro, IL, formerly of Litchfield, passed away Tues., Feb. 19, 2019 at 9:45 p.m. in Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis.  Mr. Markos was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps.  He was born on Oct. 19, 1924 in Virden, IL, a son of George & Middie (Harris) Markos.  He graduated from Litchfield High School with the Class of 1942.  After high school he was inducted into the Army Air Corps and served in the Alaskan Wing Air Transport...

Rose Marie Butler, 85, of Litchfield, passed away Mon., Feb. 18, 2019 at 9:53 p.m. in HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.  Rose was born on May 21, 1933 in Litchfield, IL, a daughter of Ambrose Elmer & Kathryn Theresa “Katie” (Barry) Heise.  She graduated from Litchfield High School in 1952 and went on to pursue her nursing degree from St. John’s School of Nursing in Springfield.  She began her career as a Registered Nurse working for Dr. Nelson...

Ruth Mildred Jubelt, 90, of Litchfield, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019, at 5:45 a.m. at Copper Creek Cottages and Memory Care in Litchfield. Born March 1, 1928 in Litchfield, a daughter of Herman Fred and Martha Dina (Sewing) Nobbe.  She attended Zion Lutheran School and Worked at the Egg Warehouse for several years, candling eggs.  She also worked for Pfolsgrof Jewelers in downtown Litchfield and at the Litchfield Community High School in the cafeteria until her...

74-year-old, Phillip Dennis Burdell, Sr., of Litchfield, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 11:43 a.m. at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Born October 8, 1944, a son of William Mose and Cassie Viola (Fredrick) Burdell. He attended Litchfield Schools and served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile crisis.  After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Mr. Burdell went to work in construction and later as a cement mason and concrete finisher working out of...

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...