Sr. Martha Wickham
May 1, 2012
SISTER MARTHA WICKHAM, ASC, 98, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 12:11 am, Tuesday, May 01, 2012 at the community's center in Ruma, Illinois. She was born to the late Thomas Nixson and Ethel Dulcey Glover in Fulton, Missouri on February 8, 1914. After the death of her husband Fred, Sister...
Arthur "Rusty" Kattenbraker
Apr 28, 2012
Arthur "Rusty" Kattenbraker, 86, of Chester, IL, passed away at 9:45 pm on Saturday April 28, 2012, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. He was born to Herman Arthur and Clara C. (nee: Eggemeyer) Kattenbraker on April 7, 1926 in Bremen, IL. He married Betty J. McConkey on January 11, 1947 in Chester, IL. She preceded him...
Leona H Koester
Apr 26, 2012
LEONA H. KOESTER, 86, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 12:00 pm, Thursday, April 26, 2012 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. She was born to the late Edwin and Dorothea (nee Wegener) Hanebutt on November 20, 1925 in rural Evansville, Illinois. She married Melvin Koester on September 7, 1947 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Evansville, Illinois; he preceded her...
Odelia C. Dethrow
Apr 26, 2012
ODELIA C. "Deal" DETHROW, 96, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:40 am, Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Montgomery Nursing and Rehab Center in Taylor Springs, Illinois. Odelia was born to James T. and Amelia (nee: VanVoren) Kerkhover on January 5, 1916 in Belgique, MO. She married Lester V. "Patcho" Dethrow on December 29, 1934 in Chester, IL. He preceded...
Charlotte A Kuehner
Apr 26, 2012
CHARLOTTE A. KUEHNER, 68, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 pm, Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Midwest Rehab & Respiratory in Belleville, Illinois She was born to the Raymond and Beulah (nee McCormick) Wunderlich on June 1, 1943 in Red Bud, Illinois. She was a factory worker for a Milling Company. She was a member of St. John...
Kenneth L. Schultz
Apr 19, 2012
Kenneth Leroy "Buck" Schultz, 71, of Prairie du Rocher, IL, passed away at 4:51 pm on Thursday April 19, 2012, at his daughter's house in Chester, IL. He was born to John and Wilma (nee: Allen) Schultz on March 14, 1941 in East St. Louis, IL. Kenneth was a retired carpenter. He was of the Lutheran Faith. He was a...
Beverly J. Milligan
Apr 8, 2012
Beverly June Milligan, 81, of Chester, IL, passed away at 10:55 am on Sunday April 8, 2012, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to Albert George and Fannie Myrtle (nee: Deaton) Bierman on June 28, 1930 in Oelwein, Iowa. She married James Milligan who preceded her in death. Beverly was a retired seamstress. She...
James J Gregory
Mar 31, 2012
JAMES J. "Jim" GREGORY, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:00 am, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Jim was born to the late Thomas E. and Vida I. (nee Torrence) Gregory on July 22, 1926 at Cowden, Illinois Jim married Mildred Jany Clendenin on October 22, 1955 at Chester, Illinois; she survives. Jim graduated...
Wilma D Everding
Mar 27, 2012
WILMA D. EVERDING, 84, of Columbia, Illinois, formerly of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 1:14 am, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Siemon and Clara A. (nee Geitz) Ohlau on December 12, 1927 in Evansville, Illinois. She married Raymond Everding on May 15, 1949 at St. Peter's...
Susan M Schultz
Mar 27, 2012
SUSAN M. SCHULTZ, 64, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. She was born to the late Leo and Theda (nee DeRousse) Weber on November 15, 1947 in Red Bud, Illinois. She was a manager for the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chester, Illinois. She was of the Catholic Faith. She...
Norbert W Wilkening
Mar 24, 2012
NORBERT W. WILKENING, 82, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:47 pm, Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Red Bud Regional Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois. Norbert was born to the late Harry G. and Lena (nee Schlimmer) Wilkening on December 20, 1929, Illinois at Ruma, Illinois. Norbert was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Ruma, Illinois. He...
Marie Anne Rubach
Mar 22, 2012
Marie Anne Rubach, 47, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Barnes - Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to Gerard E. and Doris J. (nee: Morton) Bouchard on February 12, 1965 in Lewiston, Maine. She married Gary Rubach on July 3, 2009 in Bremen, IL. He survives. Marie was a housewife. She was...
Marlene M Buss
Mar 21, 2012
MARLENE M. BUSS, 72, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Charles and Charlotte (nee Schwers) Jones on December 20, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri. She had worked at HTC in Waterloo, Illinois for 10 years. She was of the Catholic Faith. She enjoyed baking...
Ferd W. Goedecke, Jr.
Mar 20, 2012
Ferd W. Goedecke, Jr., 92, of Chester, IL, passed away on Tuesday March 20, 2012, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, IL. He was born to Ferd W. and Mayme (nee: Postman) Goedecke, Sr. on November 19, 1919 in Chester, IL. He married Ruby Strickland on October 2, 1940 in Perryville, MO. She survives. Ferd was a retired Auto...
Gene Reiman
Mar 18, 2012
Elliott Eugene Reiman, 89, fondly known as Gene, gently passed away at 8:46 am on March 18, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in his hometown of Chester, IL. Gene was a loving father and grandfather, a devoted teacher, a trusting friend, and a dedicated man of God. Born on the farm in Ava, Illinois on August 11, 1922, to Otis and...
Wilbert C. Kueker, Jr.
Mar 18, 2012
WILBERT C. KUEKER, JR., 69, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 3:23 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to late Wilbert C. and Edda (nee Salger) Kueker, Sr., on March 19, 1942 at Evansville, Illinois. He had worked at Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation for 41 years. He was a member of...
Melba Nicholson
Mar 18, 2012
MELBA NICHOLSON, 86, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 4:43 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Melba was born in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois on November 16, 1925 to Charles and Pearl (nee Longlois) DuFrenne. She married Vernon J. Nicholson on February 27, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri; he preceded her in death...
Elsie J Rickenberg
Mar 16, 2012
ELSIE J. RICKENBERG, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:41 pm, Friday, March 16, 2012 at her residence. Elsie was born to the late Howard William and Mary Josephine (nee Moll) Hecht on June 6, 1935 at Bremen, Illinois Elsie married Wilbert A. Rickenberg on December 15, 1956 at Nashville, Illinois; he preceded her in death on February 28,...
Darlene D. Weber
Mar 11, 2012
DARLENE D. WEBER, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 9:54 am on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to Joseph and Hester (nee:Sipole) McDonough on August 25, 1930 in Ellis Grove, IL. Darlene was a Beautician. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, in Ellis Grove, Illinois....
Sr. Anastasia Rubenacker, Asc
Mar 9, 2012
SISTER ANASTASIA RUBENACKER, ASC, 81, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 2:45 pm, Friday, March 9, 2012 at the community's center in Ruma, Illinois. She was born to the late Edwin and Elizabeth (nee Herzing) Rubenacker in Piopolis, Illinois on September 22, 1930. She made her first vows as an Adorer...
