{"id":198,"date":"2025-02-18T18:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=198"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:32:33","slug":"lyle-stuart-casper-78-of-effingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/198-lyle-stuart-casper-78-of-effingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyle Stuart Casper (78) of Effingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>It is with heavy hearts we announce Lyle Stuart Casper, 78, of Effingham, IL passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at home with his wife of nearly 45 years by his side.<\/p>\n<p>The youngest of three children, Lyle was born on August 27, 1946 in Fulton County, Indiana to the late Jacob E. and Wilma I. (Bryant) Casper. After graduating from Caston High School in 1964, he went on to earn both Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s Degrees in Education from Indiana State University. Thus began a lifelong calling as a teacher, coach, mentor, and friend\u2014roles in which he influenced thousands of students across multiple schools, districts, and states. Lyle married fellow teacher Denise Nagy on June 7, 1980 in Terre Haute, Indiana. They moved from Indiana to Illinois shortly after their marriage, eventually settling in Effingham, where they raised their two children, Kristin and Eric. He found joy in life\u2019s simple pleasures\u2014 Christmas mornings, old westerns, musicals, American history, woodworking, and making excuses for the Pittsburgh Pirates\u2019 front office. With a sharp wit and a loyal heart, he was as beloved for his wisdom as he was for his well-timed sarcasm. While most people knew Lyle as \u201cMr. Casper,\u201d a role he admittedly fell into seamlessly, it was in fulfilling his position as Emery and Shiloh\u2019s grandfather that he found true joy. A devoted family man and teacher, Lyle\u2019s legacy is in the entire generation of both students and family members who he inspired and will carry lessons from Lyle with them for their entire lives.<\/p>\n<p>The loving memory of Lyle Stuart Casper will be forever cherished by his wife, Denise, Effingham; son, Eric (Jena) Casper, Brentwood, Missouri; daughters, Kristin Casper, Indianapolis, Indiana, Shannon (Mike) Barnaby, Savannah, Georgia and Rebecca (Tim) Evans, Springfield, Missouri; sister, Linda (Tom) Demorest, Boise, Idaho, sister-in-law, Sharon Casper, North Manchester, Indiana; nine grandchildren, 3 great-granddaughters, and numerous nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n<p>Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Larry and grandson, Ethan.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Parkinson\u2019s Foundation, 5757 Waterford District Drive, Suite 310, Miami, FL 33126. Online condolences may be shared\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnsonandsonsfh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyle died on Sunday, February 16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obits"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lyle Stuart Casper (78) of Effingham - Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Effingham&#039;s News and Sports Leader\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/198-lyle-stuart-casper-78-of-effingham\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lyle Stuart Casper (78) of Effingham - 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