Arlene M. Haas, nee Toensing, 93, of Mascoutah, IL, born September 23, 1928, in Okawville, IL died Monday, July 11, 2022, with her children by her side. In her younger years, Arlene worked for State Farm Insurance in Belleville.  She was a member of Holy Childhood Church in Mascoutah.  Surely there is BINGO in heaven, because Arlene…

Karen L. (Dillinger) Trifari , age 75, of Surprise, Arizona, passed away October 4, 2021, in the hospital from a fall in her home. Karen was born on July 20, 1945 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Margret and John Dillinger. Karen grew up in Lebanon Illinois. Karen attended Lebanon High School, inducted into the…

Paul E. Berner, 73, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 6, 1948, in Belleville, IL, died Sunday, July 10, 2022, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, IL. Prior to his retirement, Paul worked as a coal miner and later as a respiratory therapist and was a member of the UMWA. Paul is preceded in death by his…

James Franklin Joseph, age 72, of Lebanon, born June 22, 1950 in Belleville, Ill.,, passed away July 8, 2022. Jim was a veteran of the US Army, serving 1970-76. He was retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone where he had worked as a customer service technician. Jim was a member of Shiloh Valley Grange as a…