Verena L. Kreke, 93, of Effingham, passed away Sunday morning, September 3, 2017, at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at Sacred Heart...

Baxter H. Burton, 80, of Effingham, died on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. There will be a private family burial at Brown’s Cemetery near Lake Sara. A gathering of friends and family to...