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Lowell H Sumner
Mar 1, 2011
LOWELL H. SUMNER, 77, of Perryville, Missouri, passed away at 5:55 am, Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at his residence. He was born to the late Herbert and Mae (nee Ellis) Sumner on July 15, 1933 in Murphysboro, Illinois. He married May Figiel on September 4, 1969 in Amarillo, TX; she survives. He was a welder for Owen Corning in Amarillo,...
Earl L. Helmers
Feb 28, 2011
EARL L. HELMERS, 50, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:16 am, Monday, February 28, 2011 at his home in Chester, Illinois. He was born to Earl Gene and Peggyann Jessie (nee: Stirnaman) Helmers on October 17, 1960 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was the manager for Sides Metal Recycling of Chester. He was of the Catholic Faith. He was...
Dale H Knott
Feb 17, 2011
DALE H. KNOTT, 59, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:40 am, Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Three Spring Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. He was born to Vernon and Verna (nee Brase) Knott on June 6, 1951 in Chester, Illinois. He married Patricia Roessler in January 1998 in Chester, Illinois; she preceded him in death on November 10, 2007....
John H. Pautler
Feb 15, 2011
JOHN H. PAUTLER, 96, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:00 am, Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Our Lady Of The Snows, Belleville, Illinois. John was born to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (nee Kreher) Pautler on March 6, 1914 in Evansville, Illinois. John married Thelma Simpson on July 25, 1938 at Evansville, Illinois; she preceded him in death on...
Shirley A. Brown
Feb 10, 2011
SHIRLEY A. BROWN, 69, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. She was born to Robert and Ruby (nee: Clendenin) Butler on July 16, 1941 in Chester, IL. She married James Brown, Sr. on December 23, 1967 in Chester, IL. He survives. Shirley was a homemaker. She was a member of...
John A. Rodewald
Feb 9, 2011
JOHN A. RODEWALD, 80, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:00 am, Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Ernest F. and Jessie Mae (nee Gale) Rodewald on February 10, 1930 in Jackson County, Illinois. He was a Brick Layer for over 50 years and had worked for various companies in the...
Majorie C Gentsch
Feb 8, 2011
MARJORIE C. GENTSCH, 84, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 am, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at St. Ann's Healthcare Center, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Frederick and Florence (nee Haley) Conrad on May 28, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts. She married Herbert W. Gentsch on December 15, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts; he preceded in death on January...
Charles W Wahl
Feb 7, 2011
CHARLES W. WAHL, 73, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 pm, Monday, February 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born to the late John and Marie (nee Zweigart) Wahl on December 15, 1937 in Evansville, Illinois. He married Joyce Ramsey on December 5, 1964 in Perryville, Missouri; she survives. He was U.M.W.A. and worked for Local 1820 at...
Doris Rae Harris
Feb 6, 2011
DORIS RAE HARRIS, 71, of Sherwood, Arkansas, formerly of Rockwood, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011 at her son's home in Searcy, Arkansas. She was born to Richard S. and Mollie V. (nee: Moss) Johnson on June 16, 1939 in Rockwood, IL. She was married to Ronald G. Harris for 56 years. He survives. Doris was retired from the Pulaski...
Gertrude Belle Marshall
Feb 5, 2011
GERTRUDE B. MARSHALL, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at her home in rural Chester, IL. She was born to Wilfred "Fred" and Rena (nee: Meyer) Marshall on August 12, 1918 in rural Chester, IL. Gertrude was an Elementary School Teacher for 40 years beginning her career in one room schools and retiring from Central Attendance...
Karen L. Homan
Feb 2, 2011
KAREN L. HOMAN, 72, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to John and Wanda (nee:Eaton) Jarrett on March 2, 1938 in Cutler, IL. She married Lester Homan on November 24, 1956 in Cutler, IL. He survives. Karen was a homemaker and gardener She was a member...
Brian Paul Petrowske
Jan 30, 2011
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN FUNERAL BRIAN PAUL PETROWSKE, 50, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:55 am, Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Missouri Baptist Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Brian was born to Roger L. and Ruth I. (nee Stumpe) Petrowske on May 15, 1960 in Red Bud, Illinois. Brian married Virginia Duchinsky on January 17, 1987 in Sparta, Illinois; she...
Ann L Congiardo
Jan 24, 2011
ANN L. CONGIARDO, 82, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:15 pm, Monday, January 24, 2011 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Arthur L. and Anna E. (nee Barnes) Smith on November 20, 1928 in Salem, Illinois. She married Joseph Anthony Congiardo on January 12, 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana; he preceded...
Donna J Lambert
Jan 23, 2011
DONNA J. LAMBERT, 59, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:27 am, Sunday, January 23, 2011 at her residence. She was born to William and Mary (nee Robertson) Porter on May 19, 1951 in Rosiclare, Illinois. She was an Office Coordinator at Menard Correctional Center, Chester, Illinois. She was a member of AFSCME Local #1175 and she was of the...
Wanda R Salmons
Jan 21, 2011
WANDA R. SALMONS, 79, of Alton, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:08 am, Friday, January 21, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, Illinois. She was born to Silas and Elizabeth (nee Tiller) Hamilton on November 24, 1931 in Chester, Illinois. She had been an Elementary Teacher for 35 years. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist...
Benjamin Louis Parrish
Jan 18, 2011
BENJAMIN L. PARRISH, 80, of Chester, IL, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 11:15 am at St. Ann's Healthcare Center in Chester, IL. He was born to George Reuben and Claudia Irene (nee: Johnson) Parrish on October 17, 1930 in Chester, IL. Ben was a retired correctional transportations officer for Menard Correctional Center. He was an Army Veteran...
Mary Frances Ladendecker
Jan 17, 2011
MARY F. LADENDECKER, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 am, Monday, January 17, 2011, at her residence Chester, Illinois. Mary was born to the late William Walter and Jessie Louise (nee Butler) Herring on March 21, 1934. She married Edward Ladendecker on October 6, 1966; he preceded her in death on November 5, 2001 in Rockwood, Illinois. She...
Elda M. Stirnaman
Jan 16, 2011
ELDA M. STIRNAMAN, 88, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 9:59 pm, Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Red Bud Nursing Home, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Roman B. and Ella M. (nee Steinkamp) Bleem on June 5, 1922 in Evansville, Illinois. She married Boniface Stirnaman on June 5, 1941 at St....
Carrolle M. Kibby
Jan 13, 2011
CARROLLE M. KIBBY, 68, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 pm, Thursday, January 13, 2011 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Carrolle was born to Leo and Ida (nee:Heussner) Barker on September 19, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. She was an Electrolux Saleswoman. She was a member of Grace Church Ministries, Chester, Illinois. Survivors: 4 Sons: David...
Shannon Nicole Waller
Jan 12, 2011
SHANNON NICOLE WALLER, 23, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:31 pm, Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Chester Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. Shannon was born to Ricky R. and Jill Elise (nee Brayfield) Waller on September 16, 1987 in Nierenberg, Germany. Shannon was never married. She was a 2006 Graduate of Chester High School. She was a graduate of Hickey...