Obituaries

Sep 22, 2018

Mr. Bernard Reineking, age 79 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 6:10 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Graveside services will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery in Massac County with Rev. Frank Forthman officiating.

Bernard was a veteran of the...

Sep 17, 2018

Mrs. Marcie Lynn (Comer) Woods, age 62, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away at 11:17 am on Monday, September 17, 2018 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Ivan Woods officiating. A committal service will follow in the Metropolis Memorial...

Sep 16, 2018

Mr. Thomas George Heisinger, age 79, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018 in Metropolis, IL.

There are no arrangements locally. Arrangements are entrusted to Neil Bardal Funeral Centre in Winipeg, Manitoba.

Sep 9, 2018

Robert A. Fairfield, 88 years, of Brookport, IL, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 with his wife of 68 years, Edith Kingsley Fairfield, by his side.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Loftus-McManus Brookport Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Ogden officiating. Burial will follow in Otterbein Cemetery in Pope County,...

Sep 9, 2018

Mrs. Betty J. Grace, age 82, of Paducah, KY, died at 2:36 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis, IL with Rev. Terry Mitcheson and Penny...

Sep 9, 2018

Mrs. Elizabeth Czarnecki, age 64, of Metropolis, IL, passed away at 2:07 am on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Miller-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Michael Schearer officiating. Burial will...

Sep 6, 2018

Ms. Rhonda (Bowman) Shales, age 55, of Metropolis, IL, died on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 8pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Chris Sielbeck officiating.

Rhonda was an RN at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, worked at the Shawnee Correctional...

Sep 5, 2018

Mrs. Joyce (Black) Flynn, 61 of Belknap, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Baptist Health Paducah.

Her visitation will be held from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM with a funeral service to follow at 11 am on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at New Hope Baptist Church.  Rev. Frank Forthman will be officiating.  A private...

Sep 5, 2018

Mrs. Eleanor "Ellie" Blasdel, age 81, of Metropolis, IL, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at her residence.

Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018 in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Rev. Timothy A. Bean officiating. There will be no visitation. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.

Sep 4, 2018

Mr. Frank A. Sommer, age 54, of Metropolis, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at his home.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Frank had worked for the City of Metropolis for many years.

Frank is survived by his father, Amos Sommer and stepmother Irma of Metropolis;...

Aug 29, 2018

Mr. Richard Smith, 74, of Golconda, IL, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, August 31, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Bro. Brian Anderson and Bro. Kevin Richerson officiating. Burial will follow in IOOF Cemetery.

Mr. Smith was a...

Aug 28, 2018

Mrs. Geraldine "Gerry" Kersey, age 83 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 7:01 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor John Keihl officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

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Aug 18, 2018

Earl Franklin Marlman, age 95 years, of Spring Hill, Florida and Metropolis, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Baptist Health Paducah, in Paducah, Kentucky.

Earl was born on December 23, 1922, at home on the Marlman farm in the Boaz community in Massac County, IL. His parents were Oscar Louis and Nora (Schmidt) Marlman,...

Aug 18, 2018

Roger L. Henderson, age 71 of Samoth, IL passed away at 2:57 am on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 4 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis with Rev. Bobby Parker officiating.

Roger was the former owner of Roger's Tree Service and...

Aug 17, 2018

David Ward Casper, of Yuma, AZ, was born in Santa Maria, CA on August 16, 1964. He died on August 17, 2018, at the age of 54, at the home of his parents in Metropolis, IL after a long illness due to throat cancer.

A memorial service will be held at 10am on Thursday, November 8, 2018...

Aug 17, 2018

Patricia "Pat" Owens, age 75 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:50 pm on Friday, August 17, 2018 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Mt. Sterling Cemetery in Massac County.

Pat is survived by her sons, Bobby Joe Owens and wife...

Aug 16, 2018

Charlotte C. Stratemeyer of Metropolis went home to be with her LORD at the age of 95 on August 16, 2018. She was a charter member of Lighthouse Assembly of God (formerly First Assembly of God). She worked alongside her husband, Louie A. Stratemeyer, for twenty-two years participating at the Happy Hearts Senior Center.

Mrs. Stratemeyer was...

Aug 16, 2018

Mrs. Mary "Jeannie" Hunt, age 78, of Brookport, IL, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Waldo Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Pell Cemetery.

Mrs....

Aug 14, 2018

Alfred Neill, age 72 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 8:38 am on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 7 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis. Darryl Neill will officiate. Burial services with military rites will be held at 12:30 pm...

Aug 12, 2018

Ms. Katie Marie Forney, age 22, of Metropolis, IL passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Rev. Shane Baker officiating. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery.

Ms. Forney...