Funeral Homes in Effingham, IL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Jimmy Kite (race car driver), Brian Shouse (baseball player), Ross Wolf (baseball player), and Jon Phillips (educator and writer).

Effingham is a city in and the county seat of Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,328 at the 2010 census.The city bills itself as "The Crossroads of Opportunity" because of its location at the intersection of two major Interstate highways: I-57 running from Chicago to Miner, Missouri, and I-70 running from Utah to Maryland. It also is served by U.S. Route 45, which runs from Ontonagon, Michigan to Mobile, Alabama, U.S. Route 40, the historic National Road, which stretches from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois, and Illinois Route 33 and Illinois Route 32 also run through the city. It is also a major railroad junction, the crossing of the Illinois Central main line from Chicago to Memphis with the Pennsylvania Railroad line from Indianapolis to St. Louis. Thus, Effingham has a broad range of restaurants, lodging, and shopping facilities.

Effingham Obituaries

It was disclosed by The Star on April 7th, 2021 that Robert "Wayne" Brown passed away in Effingham, Illinois.  Brown was 69 years old and was born in Shelby, NC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert "Wayne"'s life.

It was reported by Naples Daily News on January 7th, 2021 that Jeanne M Willenborg died in Effingham, Illinois.  Willenborg was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jeanne M's life.

It was reported by Chicago Tribune on December 3rd, 2020 that Dietrich Paul Oltman passed away in Effingham, Illinois.  Oltman was 89 years old and was born in Beatrice, NE.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dietrich Paul's life.

It was noted by The County Journal on October 15th, 2020 that Leland L Schuetz passed on in Effingham, Illinois.  Schuetz was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Leland L's life.

It was written by The County Journal on April 9th, 2020 that Milton Lee McMillan passed on in Effingham, Illinois.  McMillan was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Milton Lee's life.

It was reported on December 28th, 2019 that Warren Gene "Stoney" Birk passed away in Effingham, Illinois.  Birk was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Warren Gene "Stoney"'s life.

It was revealed on November 27th, 2019 that Eugene Jackson Moore perished in Effingham, Illinois.  Moore was 99 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eugene Jackson's life.

It was written on November 7th, 2019 that Dale Ivan Dillier passed on in Effingham, Illinois.  Dillier was 90 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dale Ivan's life.

It was disclosed on November 4th, 2019 that Sara Jane Meyer (Hodebecke) died in Effingham, Illinois.  Ms. Meyer was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sara Jane's life.

It was disclosed on October 13th, 2019 that Lenora "Renie" White (Weger) passed on in Effingham, Illinois.  Ms. White was 86 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lenora "Renie"'s life.

History

Even today, Amtrak's 'City of New Orleans' passes through daily. Effingham is also historically important as a rail junction. The population was 12,384 at the 2000 census. (See the following paragraph) On April 5, 1949, St. Due to extensive media coverage, including a 'Life (magazine) magazine cover story, donations for rebuilding the hospital came from all 48 states and several foreign countries.