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Styninger Funeral Homes, 224 S. Washington Street, Nashville, IL (2025)

11/14/2025

JANET KLIE OBITUARY
Janet R. Klie, 84 of Hoyleton, passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at the Washington County Hospital in Nashville. She was born on April 15, 1941 in Hoyleton, the daughter of Gus and Regina Kleiboeker Spenner. She married Eugene L. Klie on August 8, 1959 in Hoyleton. She is survived by her husband of 66 years as well as a son Greg (Donna) Klie of Richview and daughter Darlene (Joe) Witthaus of Centralia. 4 grandchildren; Joe (Katie) Witthaus, Jodi (Charles) Davis, Allison (Justin) Davis and Alex Klie. 4 great grandchildren; Emmett Witthaus, Wyatt Davis, Arlo Davis and Royce Davis. 2 sisters; Beulah Holle of Hoyleton and Judi Lawson of Fitzgerald, GA

She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 brothers; Bob, Vernon, Ralph and Roy Spenner. 5 sisters; Maxine Spenner, Irene Fusselman, Dorothy Huge, Gertrude Holle and Loretta Eickmeyer.

Janet retired from Little Fuse in Centralia. She was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ in Hoyleton where she was in charge of organizing the funeral dinners. She was head of the Irvington Food Pantry and a Master Gardener. Previously she designed and decorated many wedding cakes in the area.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Zion United Church of Christ in Hoyleton with Rev. Sharon Patton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 9:30 until 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Irvington Food pantry. Styninger Funeral & Cremation Chapel in Hoyleton is in charge of arrangements. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.styningerfuneralhomes.com

11/12/2025

MILTON FOERSTE OBITUARY

Milton (Milt) Christ Foerste of LItttle Rock, AR passed peacefully at 1:24 p.m. on November 10th, 2025, at the age of 85 with his family by his side at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock. He was born on January 26th, 1940 in Belleville the son of Clifford and Hulda Becker Foerste. He is preceded in death by his parents,a sister, Charlotte Smith and nephew, Russell Smith of St Louis, MO. He married Mary Ann Randoll on January 26, 1963 in Nashville. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years; devoted son, Christopher and his family; daughter-in-law Tammy, and grandsons, Christopher Cole and Wyatt Drew of Keysport, IL; and adoring daughter, Ann Marie, son-in-law, Chris, and two granddaughters Ashley Ann and Audrey Jane of Dallas, TX.

Milt came from the humblest of beginnings in Addieville, IL and through determination, meticulous planning, and hard work built an amazing legacy for his family. He graduated with honors from Elmhurst College where he was a member of Pi Gamma Mu and the first President of the Delta Mu Delta academic fraternity. Post graduation, he enlisted in the Army Reserves, he dutifully served for six years. Milt joined Bell Telephone and spent his 38-year engineering career as a dedicated leader with them. They moved frequently with his promotions; starting in Chicago then to Springfield and numerous other locations across Illinois including Peoria and Joliet. They finally settled with Southwestern Bell (now AT&T) in Little Rock, AR in the early 70’s where they’ve lived since and began enjoying his early retirement in 2001. Milt was an avid outdoorsman and loved to spend time running, boating, hiking and fishing and he spent countless hours sharing these passions with and passing them on to his children and grandchildren.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at the Zion United Church of Christ in Addieville with Rev. Bill Groennert officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. A private burial will be held in the St. Paul United Church of Christ Cemetery in Nashville. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul UCC Cemetery. Styninger Funeral Home in Nashville is in charge of arrangements. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.styningerfuneralhomes.com

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all who served!

11/03/2025

GRAVESIDE SERVICE FOR MARIE FINKE
Friday, November 7, 2025 11:30 a.m. Masonic Cemetery in Nashville

10/17/2025

Thomas Claude Newman, Jr. 74 of Richview, passed away at 12:41 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at his residence. He was born on November 16, 1950 in Centralia the son of Thomas Claude and Florence Kemp Newman Sr. He married Mary Elizabeth Sherman on March 28, 1969 in Richview and she passed away on April 20, 2024. Also preceding him in death were his parents, 5 brothers and 5 sisters.

Left to mourn his passing is his son Aaron (Kimberly) Newman of Alma, daughter Heather (Matthew) Von Burg of Richview, 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Tom was a graduate of Centralia High School and retired from Continental Tire Company in Mt. Vernon. He loved to travel and visit with family and friends.

Cremation will be performed and a celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Richview Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the Donor’s choice. Styninger Funeral Home in Nashville is in charge of arrangements

10/03/2025

We have tickets available if interested, call 618 327-3211

10/01/2025

We recently did some improvements at our Hoyleton facility including new landscape rocks, exterior doors, painting and carpet. We would like to thank Jim and Jeff Harre from Naturally Green Landscape, Bryan Aubel from Addieville Lumber Company, Keith Grote from DGB Construction and Phil, Andy and Jerry from Gutler Furniture for working with us on this project. The place looks much better if we may say so.

09/16/2025

Hannah E.A. Povolish, 48 of Okawville, formerly of Mascoutah, passed away at 9:20 a.m. on Monday, September 15, 2025 at the scene of an automobile accident in Lively Grove. She was born on June 19, 1977 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Howard and Vicki Gatewood Bent. She was preceded in death by her father.

Left to mourn her passing is her mother Vicki Bent of Okawville. Her five children, Nichole (Richard) Cummings of Mascoutah, IL, Chelsea (Brennan) Hollowell of Glen Carbon, IL, David M. Povolish Jr. of Okawville, IL, Dylan Povolish of Mascoutah, IL, and Dalton Povolish of Okawville, IL; her grandchildren, Wyatt Povolish, Winston Povolish, Lucas Cummings, Waylon Povolish, Wayden Povolish, Maximus Cummings and Levi Hollowell. 4 brothers; Francis and David Bent of Okawville, Howard Bent of Massachusetts and Michael Bent of New York. 3 sisters; Dona Bryant Courtner of Butler, TN, Florence Hoy of Dwight, IL and Cynthia Atkins of Conway, SC. Also surviving is her life partner Clayton Medcalf of Okawville.

Hannah was a sales manager for Rector Truck and Trailer in Sparta. She loved to sing and play keyboard. Spending time with her family and grandchildren were her life. She was a very giving person and always doing for others.

A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Styninger Funeral Home in Nashville is in charge of arrangements.

09/07/2025

UPDATE ON CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE!

Aaron Michael Polacek, 21 of rural Hoyleton, passed away at 9:51 a.m. on Friday, September 5, 2025 in the emergency room at Washington County Hospital in Nashville. He was born on January 23, 2004 in Mt. Vernon.

He is survived by his parents Angela McKnight and Jonathan Brown of Nashville. Grandparents; Brenda Waln DeJarnette and Randy LePere of Dupo, Timothy McKnight of DuBois and Nancy McKnight of Farmington, MO. 3 sisters; McKenzie (Garrett Gresham) McKnight, Payton Brown and Anjalina Brown all of Nashville. Several aunts, uncles and cousins are also left to mourn his passing.
Aaron loved to be outdoors. You could find him fishing, riding ATV’s or camping.

A celebration of life service will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025 under the pavilion at the Blue Room in New Minden. Food and entertainment will be provided. Styninger Funeral Home in Nashville is in charge of arrangements.

09/03/2025

Richard C Boehning, 87, of Hoffman, Illinois, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2025, at home surrounded by family, after many years of struggling with Parkinson's Disease, Heart Failure, and Diabetes. He was born in New Minden, IL, on June 23, 1938, the son of Henry and Anna (Schuette) Boehning. He married his high school sweetheart, Agnes Krueger, on September 12, 1959, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoyleton, and she survives him. Rich graduated from Nashville Community High School in 1956 and attended classes at Kaskaskia College. He proudly served in the United States Army Reserves from 1956-1964, and maintained active membership with the Beckemeyer American Legion. Rich had many interesting and challenging jobs. He traveled many long hours and longer miles over the road driving a semi-truck for Eagle Motor Lines, Vernon Weihe Trucking, Rommelman Farms, and Unverfehrt Farm Supply. Being owner/operator of The Bee Hive, brought much joy to the family and community. He has been a lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and his favorite pastime was watching sports on TV and following his teams. As a member of the Hoyleton Community Club, he also served on the Executive Board, and Chaired and Volunteered at the Hofbraufest, along with being a Volunteer Firefighter for many years. As a loyal member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoyleton, Rich taught Sunday School, played in the Chime Choir, was active in the Men's Club, and served as an Elder. He will be remembered for his quick wit, humor, and numerous fascinating stories.

Along with his devoted wife, Aggie, he is survived by his children, Edie (Keith) Grote, Jon (Stephanie) Boehning, Vicki (Don) Caves, and Chris Ewald. In addition, his 11 Grandchildren, Richard (Jennifer) Boehning, Stephanie (David) Wathen, Stacey (Brandon) Frederking, Donnie (Taylor) Caves, Caitlin (Jake Robichaux) Ewald, Alexa Caves, Ben (Mikayla) Grote, Mitchell (Amber) Ewald, Rebecca (Gregory) Romanchek, Hannah (Tommy) Zbikowski, and Elizabeth Boehning, and 19 Great-Grandchildren, with 2 more in the next 3 months. Being very devoted to his large family, Rich definitely felt the joy of loving and being loved. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Sisters Helen Boehning and Irene Russell, Brother Ed, and Brother-In-Law Robert Russell.

Friends and Family are welcome to a visitation from 5-7 on Friday, September 5, 2025, and one hour prior to the service on Saturday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hoyleton. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 AM, on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Pastor Nate Wollenberg officiating. Burial to follow at the cemetery, with Military Rites accorded by the Beckemeyer American Legion, Post 1227. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Hoyleton, or a charity of choiceStyninger Funeral & Cremation Chapel in Hoyleton is in charge of arrangements. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.styningerfuneralhomes.com

09/01/2025

We hope you have enjoyed the Monday pictures we have posted over the summer as much as we have enjoyed reminiscing over our last 35 years in business. This is the last family photo taken before our kids went their separate ways. Brock married Roxzen Pelczynski and they gave us our only grandchildren to date twins Brixton and Brighton. Brock is in his 13th year with the Nashville Police Department where he is the Lieutenant. Roxzen is a Seargent and Detective with the Washington County Sheriff's Department and owns and operates Roxzen Rose Apparel clothing boutique. Bryce graduated from Worsham School of Mortuary Science and spent 2 1/2 years with us in the funeral business before realizing this wasn't his true calling. He married Amanda Thomas from St. Louis and they live in Woodland Park, Colorado. Bryce is a recruiter with Compassas Health Care and Amanda is a Foundation Director with the United States Olympics. They both recently appeared on an editon of HGTV's House Hunters television show. Bridget graduated from the University of Kansas School of Business. After completing an internship in Leadership and Development with the Omni Hotel group at Amelia Island Florida for a year, she now resides in Nashville, Tennessee where she is a Human Resource Recruiting Manager for Omni. Meanwhile, Becky and Mark continue to run the day to day operations of the funeral business. Becky is also the Worship and Music Director at Grace United Methodist Church as well as the Music Program Director at Nashville Grade School. Mark is currently in his 17th year as the Washington County Coroner. We have met many wonderful people over the last 35 years and been priviledged to serve nearly 2,000 families. God has truly blessed the Styningers!

08/25/2025

Monday picture #9. I mentioned in our very first post that we operated an ambulance service out of our funeral home when we were in Mason City. We began by purchasing a used van style ambulance from Clay County Hospital in Flora and hiring 2 full time EMT's along with Mark who was already licensed. Within a few years, the ambulance service became bigger than our funeral business. We were forced to add on a large garage to our funeral home and were staffing 2 paramedic ambulances 24 hours a day and had a staff of 12 Paramedics and EMT's both full and part time. We made the decision to sell our ambulance service to our employees on a "contract for deed" only to get the service back after we had been in Nashville for a year. It was not feasible to continue the operation of the service over a 100 miles away so we sold the tangible equipment to Medstar Ambulance Service in Sparta. We officially dissolved our ambulance corporation in 2002.

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