Area News

Mary Colleen “Connie” Herrmann, 92, died peacefully Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Hardin County General Hospital, Rosiclare, Illinois. She was born February 23, 1931 in Alvaton, Ky to Oscar and Mary Alice Kirby who precede her. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard (Bernie) after 64 years of marriage. They were blessed with four children,…

Nora Louise Moore, 88, of Golconda, IL passed away July 1, 2023 at 2:44 p.m. at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah, KY. Nora Louise was born February 20, 1935 to Orvil and Mae Simmons Driver in Sheridan, KY. Nora Louise married James Quinten Moore on January 13, 1953. She was a…

Robert Stephen Tolbert, “Steve”, made his debut on January 24, 1950 to Wilson and Beatrice Tolbert of Elizabethtown, Illinois. He was the fifth of seven children. Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Wilson and Beatrice (Showalter) Tolbert; sisters, Mary Ann Keeney and Rose Reed; and brother, Deneen “Stack” Tolbert. While Steve lost his…

David Allen Volkert, 70, of Chatham, died on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital. He was born on April 26, 1953, in Hardin County, the son of Earl Sr. and Hildred (Pyles) Volkert. David married Deborah Swind on April 19, 1975, in North Riverside, IL. David was a member of the Lakeside Church…

Pat, or Joan, as she is better known locally, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, after a week of care at the Suwannee Valley Hospice Care Center in Lake City, Florida, with her family in attendance. Her residence for the past 23 years was in Lake Butler, Florida. She was born in Rosiclare, Illinois, August…

John J. Nickas, 33, of St. Charles, Illinois passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 in Rosiclare. John was born January 15, 1990 in Chicago, IL. The son of James and Jeanne “Jan” (Nestor) Nickas. John was a devoted family man who loved his wife and two little girls more than anything. He was a passionate…

Robert Stephen Tolbert, 73, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023 at Hardin County General Hospital after a recent cancer diagnosis. Steve was a member of the Rosiclare First Baptist Church. Steve proudly served in the United States Marine Corp and was deployed to Vietnam. He was a member of Paul C. Rowan American Legion…

Catherine Anne Lasater, 56, died Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at her McFarland, Wisconsin home. She was born on December 15, 1965 in Dearborn, Michigan to Patricia Look and Thomas Stevenson. Cat was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Charles “Chuck” Lasater. She is survived by her nephew, Zachary (Amanda) Wooledge; and niece, Miranda…

Carla Lasater, 59, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Sparrow Health Systems in Lansing, Michigan. She was born on May 1, 1963 in Rosiclare, IL to Charles and Judy Cowsert Lasater. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Chuck and Steve Lasater; and her sister -in-law, Cat Lasater. She is survived by…

William “Bill” Harold Hess, 83, and Hazel D. Hess, 78, both of Hill City MN will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 10 at 2 p.m. at the Lasater-Mott Cemetery located on the Lasater Family Farm in rural Hardin County. Bill was born on August 13, 1935 to Leroy and Ellen Hess in Oneida…