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• 2025 12/21 – Mark J. Walsh (southernillinoisnow.com) — Florissant readers may recognize the family of Mark J. Walsh, 66, whose sister Linda Myers lives in Florissant while he made his home in Odin. His celebration of life is set for Sunday in Salem, where friends and relatives will gather to remember his years farming, trucking, and working alongside his son in mortgages. 
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