Area Obituaries

Reghnald Pauline (Cummings) Eichor, 97, Maywood, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Blessings Hospital in Quincy, Ill. Private graveside services with the immediate family will be held at 2:30 p.m. on March 19, at the Lewistown Cemetery in Lewistown, Mo. Letters or cards of condolence may be mailed to: Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel,…

Chris Wilt, 56, Palmyra, Mo., formerly of Shelbyville, Mo., passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. Chris was born Jan, 16, 1965, in Kirksville, Mo. He was the son of George Melvin and Helen Marie Monteith Wilt. He is survived by his father, George; one son, Kelton Wilt, Palmyra; one…

Phyllis F. Dornberger, 77, Quincy, Ill., passed away at 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at her home in Quincy. Phyllis was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Peoria, Ill., to Merle S. and Helen Tindall Dornberger. Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Vicki (Norman) Arbar, Jeffrey (Valerie) Dornberger, Todd Dornberger, Blaine Pope, Bryce Pope, Austen…

LeRoy Paul Plocinski, 83, Palmyra, Mo., formerly of Owensville, Mo. died Thursday, March 4, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. He was born Oct. 1, 1937 in Chicago, Ill., the son of Roman and Lillian (Bielinski) Plocinski. He graduated from Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago in 1955. He married Joan Anderjeski on Oct.…

Doris I. (Smith) Hathaway, 86, Palmyra, Mo., passed away at 5 a.m., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. at her home in Palmyra. Doris was born Nov. 28, 1934, in Marion County, Mo., to Charles and Vadia Grunwalt Smith. She was married to Carl Hathaway on Feb. 22, 1953, in Warren, Mo. They recently celebrated 68 wonderful…

William Jacob Patre, 72, passed away Feb. 15, 2021 in his home in Marshall, Texas. Mr. Patre was born July 17, 1948 in St. Louis, Mo. to his parents, George Jacob Patre and Wanetta Colbert Patre. He married the love of his life, Francisca Barajas Patre in 1969. Mr. Patre joined the United States Air…

Zachariah “Zak” Ross Merkel of Washington, Mo., passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.  He was born Feb. 29, 1984. He is survived by his mother, Victoria McBride, and her husband, Stephen, Labadie, Mo.; his father, Rick Merkel, and his wife, Laura, Washington; grandparents, Norman and wife, Linda, Seeger, Palmyra; and Guido Merkel, Palmyra; one sister,…

James “Mike” Wilson, 74, Hannibal, Mo., passed away at 11:05 a.m., Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Luther Manor Nursing Home in Hannibal. Mike was born Sept. 22, 1946, in Hannibal, to J.P. Wilson and Etta Louise Vahle Wilson. He was married to Sharon R. Calvin in 1978 in Liberty, Ill. She preceded him in death.…