All Obituaries

ROBERT HARMAN JERSEYVILLE – Robert Allen “Billy Bob” Harman, 50, passed away at 7:10 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Alton, Illinois on October 18, 1969 to Robert Carl Harman and the former Patricia Ann Kinder and spent his life residing in Calhoun and Jersey County. He married the former Tammy Rulon and together they were the proud parents of two sons. Bob worked for many years as a truck driver and most recently was employed by Davis Mail...

DONALD LANE  JERSEYVILLE – Donald Rodney Lane, 76, died at 10:35 a.m., Saturday, June 27, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on November 18, 1943 in Annapolis, Maryland and was the only child born to the late Kenneth Russell and Blanche Catherine (Moore) Lane.  Don served our country with the United States Army and was a proud Vietnam War Veteran.  In the 1970’s, Don relocated from New York to Florida, where he was employed for many years in the Patrol...

 DIANE CANNON JERSEYVILLE – Diane Marie Cannon, 57, died unexpectedly at 7:35 a.m., Thursday, June 25, 2020 at her home in Jerseyville. She was born on Aug. 15, 1962 in Kampsville, one of four children born to Robert “Bob” and Jewel Rose (Klunk) Matthews. She had a strong love for her dog, Gizmo and her cat Callie Jo. Diane loved cooking and surrounding herself with the company of friends and family. Surviving is her husband, Richard “Jack” Cannon of...

THOMAS ALLEN SPRINGFIELD – Thomas Allen, 62, died Monday, June 22, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Alton on July 11, 1967 and was the son of Hubert and Betty (Sears) Allen. He was most recently employed as the Manager of The Woodlands Golf Club in Alton, a natural calling for Tom as he thoroughly enjoyed the game of golf. He also enjoyed following various sports teams, spending time with his family and will be remembered as an incredible father by his...

BARBARA McDONALD JERSEYVILLE -  Barbara Ellen McDonald, 74, died at 9:28 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Jersey County, Illinois on November 13, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Charles "Fred" and Carol Iona (Taake) Schaaf. She was a Jersey County resident her entire life, and graduated from Jersey Community High School. She was employed in retail the majority of her life, beginning at...

BERTRAM DARR ALTON – Bertram “Bert” Darr, 96, formerly of Fidelity, passed away at 8:12 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Riverside Rehab & Healthcare in Alton. He was born in Jerseyville on December 12, 1923, one of two sons born to the late Ernest and Alma (Hutchens) Darr. Bert grew up in Arkansas and was an Honorably Discharged World War II Veteran, serving our country as a Signalman 1st Class with the United States Navy from 1941 to 1947. He married the former...

SANDY KLUNK JERSEYVILLE – Joan Sandra (Davis) Klunk, 80, gained her angel wings  at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at her home in Jerseyville with her loving family at her side.  She was born on August 15, 1939 in Jersey County and was the daughter of the late Claude and Beulah (Brooks) Davis.  Sandy was a 1957 graduate of Jersey Community High School and spent over 40 years as a dedicated employee of Jersey Community Hospital, retiring in January of 2019 as a...

ABIGAIL McADAMS JERSEYVILLE – Abigail Nadine (Bergman) McAdams, 34, formerly of Waterloo, died unexpectedly at 2:24 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Ocotober 5, 1985 in Red Bud and was the daughter of Steven Keith and Shirley Ann (Goodman) Bergman. Abby grew up in resided in Waterloo for the majority of her life, where she graduated with the class of 2004 from Waterloo High School. She went on to further her education at Southwestern Illinois College...

JOHN MUNSTERMAN JERSEYVILLE -  John Leo Munsterman, 74, died unexpectedly at 11:35 a.m., Monday, June 15, 2020 in Fort Russell Township in Madison County, Illinois. He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 29, 1946 one of three sons born to Eugene and Lucille (Schell) Munsterman. John grew up in Jerseyville, and was a lifelong member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville. He graduated in 1964 from Jersey Community High...

DORIS SHAW GREENVILLE – Doris Jean (Cunningham) Shaw, 85, passed away at 7:25 a.m., Friday, June 12, 2020 at Highland Healthcare Center in Highland. She was born on March 3, 1935 in Medora and was  daughter of the late Harry and Grace (Gaffney) Cunningham. Doris grew up in Medora and was a 1952 graduate of Medora High School. She married Kenneth Shaw Sr. on June 7, 1952 in Waterloo and together they shared in 46 years of marriage prior to his death on January 7, 1999. The two...