June M. "Judy" Mulholland, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to Robert and Ruby (nee: Clendenin) Butler on June 19, 1932 in Sparta, IL. She married John E. Mulholland, Jr. on May 29, 1950 in Osceola, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on September 14,...
Harold L. "Pud" Clendenin, 85, of Rockwood, IL, passed away at 1:11 am on Wednesday May 30, 2012, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. He was born to Carter S. and Corinne B. (nee: Brown) Clendenin on July 23, 1926 in Degognia, IL. He married Helen L. Draves on March 20, 1948 in Chester, IL. She survives. Harold...
SISTER ALOYSIA SCHUMACHER, ASC, 85, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 5:54 pm, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the community's center in Ruma, Illinois. She was born to the late Gerhard and Emelia (nee Holtgrave) Schumacher in St. Rose, Illinois on February 15, 1927. She made her first vows as an...
DELLA MAE BIEVENUE, 86, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Francis E. and Ramona (nee Bielefeld) Melliere on June 30, 1925 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. She married Howard Bievenue on May 1, 1948 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois;...
Joan R. Reid, 72, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:55 pm, Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. Joan was born to the late August "Gus" and Sylvia (nee: Harmon) Runge on September 9, 1939 at New Palestine, Illinois She married Robert "Bob" Reid on December 21, 1956 at New Palestine, Illinois. He survives Joan was...
JOHN J. OAKLEY, 76, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:42 pm, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at his residence with his family present. He was born to the late Charles W. and Elizabeth (nee Anmau) Unruh on November 8, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Antoinette "Toni" Oakley on January 29, 1998 in Waterloo, Illinois; she preceded him...
PAULINE DICKERSON, 74, of Waterloo, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 am, Monday, May 21, 2012 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Elwin F. and Ina Olive (nee Lawder) Schroeder on July 26, 1937 in Chester, Illinois. She had worked at First National Bank in Waterloo and several other companies in St. Louis....
LELA "MAE" (Messamore Brothers) CHISM, 79, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away at 6:40 pm, Saturday, May 19, 2012 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. She was born to the late Everett James and Ethel Lulu (nee Forby) Messamore on January 16, 1933 in Pomona, Illinois. As most children of the Depression Era; Mae had a very simple life and upbringing....
AIRMAN 1ST CLASS JOHN T. BRADSHAW, 18, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:15 am, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington. He was born to Wayne A. and Kellie A. (nee Shields) Bradshaw in Chester, Illinois on July 15, 1993. After graduating high school; John joined the Air Force as an aerial gunner and...
Garry Tim "Pee Wee" Derringer, 58, of Ellis Grove, IL, passed away at 10:30 am on Wednesday May 9, 2012, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He passed on peacefully surrounded by his wife and children. He was born to Billie and Versia (nee: Ozee) Derringer on June 20, 1953 in Golconda, Illinois. He married Joan (nee: Averbeck) Wenzel...
DENNIS RAY BUNTE, 62, of El Sobrante, CA, passed away at 10:45 am, Monday, May 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born to the late Raymond Carl and Edna Caroline (nee Koester) Bunte on May 21, 1949 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was never married. He was an Army Veteran. He had been an Associate Manager for Bayer Corporation...
DOROTHY M. SIMPSON, 92, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:20 am on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, IL. She was born to the late Oscar and Lena (nee: DuFrenne) Hogenmiller on November 28, 1919 in Prairie du Rocher, IL. She married Leo D. Simpson on September 21, 1940 in Ste. Genevieve,...
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, 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, 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. "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, 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 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 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. "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...