CENTRALIA — Mary J. Ballagh, 79 of Centralia passed away on August 17, 2022, at her home.

She was born August 12, 1943, in Breese the daughter of Ralph and Bernice (Mueller) Sprehe. She married Tom Ballagh on August 17, 1968, at St. Mary Church in Centralia.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son Michael of Bloomington, Illinois, and brother Bill Sprehe and wife Jeanne Ann of Centralia.
She was preceded in death by her parents.

Mrs. Ballagh attended St. Mary Elementary School, Centralia Township High School, Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and Eastern Illinois University. She taught Second Grade in the Champaign School System. She was a life-long member of St. Mary Church in Centralia.

There will be no public visitation. Interment service will be private at the request of Mrs. Ballagh. Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home at 235 North Sycamore Street in Centralia, Illinois 62801 (618) 532-3523, is honored to be of service to the Ballagh family. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting sutherlandfuneralhome.com or the Funeral Home’s Facebook page.