Victor C. Brown
Dec 16, 2011
Victor C. "Big Vic" Brown, 64, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:05 pm, Friday, December 16, 2011 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born to the late William Kirby and Mildred Rita (nee: Bova) Brown on December 1, 1947 in St. Mary, Missouri. He married Kathy Huck on February 26, 1977 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri....
Wolter H. Welge
Dec 14, 2011
WOLTER H. WELGE, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 pm, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his residence. He was born to the late Henry J. and Louise (nee Wolter) Welge on March 7, 1933 in Chester, Illinois. He married Evangeline Bahr on June 23, 1957 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He was a Therapy Aide at Chester Mental...
Rebecca Renee Young
Dec 13, 2011
Rebecca Renee Young, 18, of Chester, IL, passed away at 5:43 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO. She was born to Michael A. and Leslie K. (nee: Gibbs) Young on August 30, 1993 in Chester, IL. Rebecca was a 2011 Graduate of Chester High School and was currently attending Southwestern Illinois University....
Danny Eugene Johnson, Sr.
Dec 10, 2011
Danny Eugene Johnson, Sr., 47, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 11:20 am, Saturday, December 10, 2011 at his residence. He was born to the late Donald A. and Mary Lou (nee Booth) Johnson on July 28, 1964 in Jerseyville, IL. He was a Diesel Mechanic for Gilster-Mary Lee. He was an avid fisherman and loved being with his wife,...
Lynda L Koopman
Dec 9, 2011
LYNDA L. KOOPMAN, 71, of Houston, TX, formerly of Chester, IL, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2011 at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. She was born to the late Arthur G. and Leonore (nee Werre) Koopman on September 4, 1940 in Red Bud, IL. Lynda graduated from St. John Lutheran Grade School, Chester High School and the University...
Lorraine M. Melliere
Dec 7, 2011
LORRAINE M. MELLIERE, 86, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 1:25 pm, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Oak Hill in Waterloo, Illinois. She was born to the late Arch and Gladys (Barbeau) Fausz on March 10, 1925 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. She married Gilmore J. Melliere on December 29, 1948 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois; he preceded...
Carl H Gardiner
Dec 4, 2011
CARL H. GARDINER, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:37 am, Sunday, December 4, 2011 at his residence. He was born to the late H. Melvin and Elsie (nee Hapke) Gardiner on September 11, 1933 in Sparta, Illinois. He was married Tootie Blechle Runge on July 17, 1965 in Farrar, Missouri and renewed their vows at St. Mary's Catholic...
Roberta M. Mueller
Nov 30, 2011
Roberta M. Mueller, 92, of Chester, IL, passed away at 1:05 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Robert and Lulu (nee: Mathis) Leonard on May 20, 1919 in Cutler, IL. She married Robert H. Mueller on October 15, 1942 in Chester, IL. He survives. Roberta was a piano...
Paul J. Schmerbauch
Nov 29, 2011
Paul J. Schmerbauch, 91, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:18 am, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Louis J. and Lottie (nee: Buatte) Schmerbauch on March 22, 1920 on Kaskaskia Island, Illinois. He married Marcella Eggemeyer Surman on July 7, 1953 at St. Mary Catholic Church...
Lester Braun
Nov 28, 2011
LESTER L. BRAUN, 72, of Percy, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 pm, Monday, November 28, 2011 at his residence. He was born to the late Sylvester and Bernice (nee Hammel) Braun on July 23, 1939 in Evansville, Illinois. He had been the Lead Man in Maintenance at Gilster Mary Lee in Steeleville, Illinois. Then he owned and operated the V.F.W....
Donald Ray Brant
Nov 28, 2011
DONALD RAY "PEE WEE" BRANT, 75, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 11:20 pm, Monday, November 28, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Claude and Ora (nee Kirk) Brant on March 21, 1936 in Chester, Illinois. He was married Phyllis Coleman on June 28, 1961 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; she survives. He was a...
Lorene J Kloepper
Nov 28, 2011
LORENE J. KLOEPPER, 73, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 3:20 am, Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Red Bud Nursing Home, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Alvin and Ruth (nee Hiser) Laufer on August 24, 1938 in Evansville, Illinois. Lorene married Oliver A. Kloepper on September 1, 1956 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Prairie, Illinois;...
Theola D. Heuman
Nov 26, 2011
THEOLA "CLEOLA" D. HEUMAN, 75, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away at 4:37 pm, Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois. She was born to the late Raymond and Mabel (nee: Thompson) Heuman on January 20, 1936 at Evansville, Illinois. In her later years she had lived at Ellner Terrace in Evansville, Illinois and the Randolph County...
Larry M. Costilow
Nov 24, 2011
Larry M. Costilow, 69, of Chester, IL, passed away on Thursday November 24, 2011 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to Van Melvin and Florence Louise (nee: King) Costliow on October 29, 1942 in Salem, IL. He married Andrea Jeanne Fulford on August 5, 1977 in Chester, IL. She survives. Larry was a retired Elementary...
Brandon Joseph Duren
Nov 19, 2011
BRANDON JOSEPH DUREN, 22, of Baldwin, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to William D. and Christine R. (nee Benn) Duren on June 14, 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a self-employed laborer. He graduated from Red Bud High School in 2006. Survivors: Parents Bill & Chris Duren Baldwin, IL 2...
James Lawder Clevenger
Nov 17, 2011
James Lawder Clevenger, 93, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:25 am, Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Golfview Healthcare Center in St. Petersburg, FL. He was born to James Albert and Sylvia B. (nee: Lawder) Clevenger on October 16, 1918 in Carbondale, Illinois. He married Shirley Andrews on June 20, 1942 in St. Louis, MO....
Bill E. Koeneman
Nov 16, 2011
Bill E. Koeneman, 80, renowned golfer, real estate and insurance broker from Chester, IL, suffered a massive stroke on Tuesday, November 15, and died at 11:25 am on Wednesday, November 16, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Bill was born to the late Bruno William and Marguerite (nee: Finley) Koeneman in Sparta, IL, on March 6, 1931. He attended...
Marvin E. Buck
Nov 15, 2011
Marvin E. Buck, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:40 pm, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Theodore M. and Golda (nee: Wills) Buck on September 7, 1926 in Julesburg, Colorado. He married Josephine Smith on October 7, 1955 in Corinth, Mississippi. She preceded him in death March 4, 2003....
Margaret M. Shaner
Nov 12, 2011
MARGARET M. (nee Brown) SHANER, 96, of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 11:25 pm, Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Mother of Good Counsel Home, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Albert and Mary (nee Heller) Brown on June 13, 1915 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. She married Otis "Al" Lester Shaner on...
Frances R. Joiner
Nov 11, 2011
Frances R. Joiner, 71, formerly of Evansville, IL, passed away at 3:00 am on Friday November 11, 2011, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Perryville, MO. She was born to John Henry and Violet Sophia (nee: Martin) Meyer on May 28, 1940 in Peoria, IL. She married Paul K. "Smokey" Joiner on June 1, 1958 in East Peoria,...