Memorials

Nicholas Distler, 46, of Scales Mound died December 13. He was the Guilford Township Road Commissioner (JoDaviess Co.)

Gale Leon Dixon, 96, of Greenfield died November 26. He served as a Rubicon Township Official for many years (Greene Co.)

Marlys Ann Ely, 63, of Princeville died December 26. She served as Princeville Township clerk (Peoria Co.)

Loren Eugene Foster, 92, of Sherrard died November 14. He served two terms as the Richland Grove Township Supervisor (Mercer Co.)

Cynthia Joyce Fruit, 75, of Oregon died November 12. She served as Lynnville Township clerk for eight years (Ogle Co.)

Wayne J. Haas, 103, of Elizabeth died November 8. He served on the Washington Township Board (Will Co.)

Donald Lee Haap, 91, of Philo died December 10. He served as a Philo Township Trustee (Champaign Co.)

­Terry Allen Hendrix, 79, of Monticello died November 24. He served on the Goose Creek Township Board (Piatt Co.)

Melvin “Ted” Johnson, 88, of Princeton died August 9. He served as the Princeton Township Clerk (Bureau Co.)

Jerome "Jerry" Kieffer, 81, of Galena died December 9. He served on the West Galena Township Board of Trustees (Jo Daviess Co.)

Marvin Lee Knobloch, 87, of Chillicothe, formerly of Stark County died November 17. He served on the Osceola Township Board (Stark Co.)

Robert F. “Bob”Lyons, 85, of Dimmick died November 30. He served on the Dimmick Township Board of Trustees (LaSalle Co.)

Bengt "LaVerne" Mattson, 84, of Leland died November 26. He served as Victor Township Supervisor for over 40 years (DeKalb Co.)

Ralph "Chip" Richardson Moodie, 79, of Bradford died December 27. He held the position of Osceola Township Clerk for nearly 30 years (Stark Co.)

Raymond Mundy, 94, of Carmi died December 4. He served as the Hawthorne Township Road Commissioner (White Co.)

Larry Edward Nave, 86, of Martinsville died December 11. He served on the Orange Township Board (Knox Co.)

George Darwin Porter, 88, formerly of Naperville died on January 2. He served as a Township Trustee and later as Supervisor of Naperville Township (DuPage Co.)

Babette H. “Babs” Rosenthal, 84, of Northfield died November 19. She served as a Shields Township Trustee (Lake Co.)

Dale Schamberger, 83, of Carthage died November 26. He served on the Prairie Township Board from 1989 to 2023 (Hancock Co.)

Richard "Rick" Schmitt, Jr., 67, of Lebanon died October 23. Rick was a Trustee for Lebanon Township since 2009 (St. Clair Co.)

James Raymond Shrader, 83, of Big Rock died December 16. He served for a time as the Big Rock Township Clerk (Kane Co.)

Penny L. Smith, 77, of rural Lewistown died December 4. She served as the clerk for Waterford Township (Fulton Co.)

Joseph "Joe" B. Stanek, 93, of McHenry died November 22. From 1985 to 2001 he served as a McHenry Township Trustee (McHenry Co.)

Anthony "Tony" Steber, 56, of Olney, died December 23. He served as Noble Township Road Commissioner (Richland Co.)

Doris J. Stone, 88, of Hume died December 10. She served as Shiloh Township clerk for 20 years and was serving as Trustee at the time of her death. (Edgar Co.)

James "Jamie" Swanson, 69, of Good Hope died December 14. He served as Sciota Township Supervisor for 25 years (McDonough Co.)

Gerald "Jerry" Ray Theobald, 81, of Buffalo died December 6. He served as the Township clerk of Buffalo Hart Township for nearly 50 years (Sangamon Co.)

James H. “Jim” Wegener, 96, of Libertyville died November 23. He served his community as a McHenry Township Trustee (McHenry Co.)