All Obituaries

Kathryn Lynn (Nicholas) Banks, age 67 of Olney passed away at 8:30 PM on Friday, May 10, 2019 at her home. Kathy worked in nursing homes taking care of people, & after she could no longer work she enjoyed being with family, drinking coffee, thrift store shopping, reading, crossword puzzles, flowers, plants, her fish pond, frogs & red birds. Kathy was born on February 29, 1952 in Olney, the daughter of Elmer H. Nicholas & Eva J. Garret which preceded her in death. Kathy was...

Eleanor “Ellie” Lobacz, age 92, passed away on May 2, 2019, at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Eleanor was born on February 5, 1927, the eldest child of three, to William and Florence Berlin of Berryville IL.  Her brother, Francis (Don) Berlin, preceded her in death. Her sister, Betty Jennings, survives and lives in Olney. At 19 years of age Eleanor met her husband, Ed Lobacz, in Chicago and raised five children. The family moved to Parkersburg in 1967, and...

Donald Dean ‘Don’ Martin, 64, of Olney, passed away at 5:51 PM on Monday, April 29, 2019, at his residence in Olney. Celebration of Life service will be at 3 PM on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Antioch Christian Church in rural Richland County. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Pastor Mike Baker will be officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Don was born on February 9, 1955 in Olney, the son of Carl and Mayme (Hain) Martin. He was a general laborer for...

James Ross Parrott, age 89 of Olney, passed away at 5:30 AM on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville. Visitation will be from 11 AM - 1 PM on Friday, May 3, 2019 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral service will be at 1 PM 2019 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney. Burial will be at Crest Haven Memorial Park in Claremont. Pastor Kevin McGinnis will be officiating. James was born on June 1, 1929 the son of Russell and Sarah...

Ressie Gantenbein, 69, of Olney, passed away at 4:30 AM on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at her residence in Olney. Memorial service and dinner will be at 12 PM (NOON) on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Christ Church located at 311 E. Glenwood in Olney. Cremation rites will be accorded. Ressie was born on September 4, 1949 the daughter of Eugene White and Daisy Cochran. She later married Bob Gantenbein on August 27, 1966 in Claremont. He survives. She was a health care provider for many years. She...

Jacob Lancaster, 83, of Olney, passed away at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Celebration of Life service will be at 2 PM on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church in Olney. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Branch President James Brown will be officiating. Jacob was born on October 27, 1935 in Olney, the son of Ray and Mildred (Gruniesen) Lancaster. He later married Virginia Williams on March 8,...

Edith Patricia Warden, 75, of Olney, passed away at 5:00 AM on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. No services are being planned at this time. Cremation rites will be accorded. Edith was born on March 10, 1944 in Watervliet, MI, the daughter of Ula Tribble.

Albert Lee Rodgers, 87, of Findlay passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019. He was born on May 28, 1931 in Oblong, IL to the late Lloyd and Grace (Bailey) Rodgers. Albert married the late Pauline Kinkade with whom he had five children. He then married Mary Jane Brookins and she preceded him in death. Mr. Rodgers is survived by his children, Janet (Jerry) Fuqua, Judith DiGiacomo both of Miami, FL, Nancy Goldstein of Keystone Heights, FL, Linda (John) Van Der Molen of Findlay, OH and...

Bobby Ray Long, 81, of Olney IL. passed away Friday Feb. 22, 2019, 9:38 am at Carle Hospital in Urbana IL surrounded by his family. Visitation will be on Saturday March 2nd from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Christian Church of Olney with a Celebration of Life ceremony at 3:00. Thrasher Funeral Home of Olney will be assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be made out to Olney Tiger Wrestling, Rolling Thunder Illinois Chapter 3 or East Fork Bassmaster’s as he was a big supporter...

Rita Faye Tarpley, age 77, of Calhoun, passed away at 1:35 PM on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Funeral service will be at 1 PM on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Shiloh Cemetery in rural Richland County. Pastor Todd Bettis will be officiating. Rita was born on October 4, 1941 in Vanoss, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bernard and Thelma...