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Michael Ray Hogrefe
May 6, 2011
MICHAEL HOGREFE, 63, of Murphysboro, IL, formerly of Chester, IL, passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. He was born to Gilbert L. and Jacqueline (nee: Lawder) Hogrefe on June 13, 1947 in Chester, Illinois. He was working for the State of Illinois with the Illinois Youth Camp in Murphysboro, IL. He was a...
Earl J. Higgins
May 5, 2011
EARL J. HIGGINS, 94, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:20 pm, Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois. He was born to Edward and Lula (nee: Kent) Higgins on February 20, 1917 in Chester, Illinois. He married Lora M. Gerlach on June 21, 1939 in Perryville, MO. She preceded him in death on...
Colin M. Chadwick
May 4, 2011
COLIN M. CHADWICK, 21, of Columbia, IL, passed away on Wednesday May 4, 2011 at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. He was born to Shell Jones and Ann Chadwick on March 2, 1990 in Indiana. Colin was a college student. He was a member of Landmark Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN and was a past member of...
Nichole L Nicholson
May 1, 2011
NICHOLE L. NICHOLSON, 30, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 12:47 am on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to John G. and Carolyn S. (nee Rednour) Nicholson on January 14, 1981 in Belleville, Illinois. She was a waitress. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in...
Charlotte Elaine Mccormick
Apr 27, 2011
CHARLOTTE ELAINE McCORMICK, 59, of Chester, IL, passed away on Wednesday April 27, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to Buford and Margaret (nee: Robbins) Robbins on September 3, 1951 in Pennington Gap, VA. She was waitress and a member of the Moose Lodge in Chester, IL. Survivors: Husband: Roger McCormick Chester, IL Father: Buford Robbins...
Necie V Sneed
Apr 25, 2011
NECIE V. SNEED, 78, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:34 am, Monday, April 25, 2011 at her residence. She was born to the late Clarence and Nona (nee Jackson) Hicks on June 4, 1932 in Holland, Missouri. She married Russell Sneed on June 10, 1952 in Piggott, Arkansas; he survives. She had worked at Snyder General in Red...
Marvin John Amschler
Apr 23, 2011
MARVIN JOHN AMSCHLER, 82, of Chester, IL, was called home by Jesus at 11:50 pm on Saturday April 23, 2011 at his home in Chester, IL. He rests from the labors and afflictions of this life and enjoys the company of God, His saints, and angels. Marvin will accompany Jesus on the day of His return and the resurrection of...
Charles M. Mccarty
Apr 15, 2011
CHARLES M. McCARTY, 62, of Chester, IL, passed away on Friday April 15, 2011 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Paul H. and Ruth M. (nee: Wesbecher) McCarty on November 25, 1948 in Chester, IL. Charles was a farmer. He was a member of the Sportsman's Club in Modoc, IL. Survivors:...
Sandra Ann Jarvis
Apr 10, 2011
SANDRA ANN JARVIS, 67, of Percy, Illinois, passed away at 10:07 pm, Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. She was born to Jesse Lee and Mary Augusta (nee Schuetz) Ohms on January 18, 1944 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Sandra was a homemaker. Survivors: 3 Children: Carol Moss Walsh, IL Scott Jarvis Granite City, IL...
Ted R. Turner
Apr 7, 2011
TED R. TURNER, 70, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away at 4:45 pm, Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born to the late Herbert and Nellie (nee: Zimmerman) Turner on September 9, 1940 in Ware, Illinois. Ted married Brenda Higgins on July 25, 1959. She survives. He was a member of the VFW Comstock...
Glenn Allard
Apr 4, 2011
Glenn Allard May 4, 1914 - April 4, 2011
GLENN ALLARD died April 4, 2011, age 96, at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Beloved husband of the late Cora Tindall Allard; dear father of the late Barbara (John) Wolshock, and of Joan (David) Griffin, and Gerald (Joan) Allard; loving grandfather of Elaine, Ann, Carol,...
Jesse Roger Keel, Jr.
Mar 31, 2011
JESSE ROGER KEEL, JR., 85, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 11:53 am, Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Jesse Roger Keel Sr. on August 19, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. His grandparents were John and Jennie Keel of Collinsville, Illinois and preceded him in death. He is survived by his cousin,...
Rosemary C Duclos
Mar 31, 2011
ROSEMARY C. DUCLOS, 92, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:35 am, Thursday, March 31, 2011 at the Red Bud Nursing Home, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Clarence and Katherine (nee Buehler) Simpson on October 11, 1918 in Ruma, Illinois. She married Alonzo Duclos on May 30, 1944 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Ruma,...
William J. Gipson
Mar 24, 2011
WILLIAM JOSEPH "BILL" GIPSON, 37, of Waterloo, Illinois, passed away at 5:01 am, Thursday, March 24, 2011 at his residence. He was born to Owlen and Brenda (nee Reeves) Gipson on March 17, 1974 in Princeton, Illinois. Bill married Larissa Ohms on April 24, 2009 in Waterloo, Illinois; she survives. He was a farmer. He enjoyed coon hunting with the...
Gary D Deterding
Mar 23, 2011
GARY D. DETERDING, 56, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Norvel "Bud" and Dorothy (nee Esker) Deterding on June 19, 1953 in Red Bud, Illinois. He had worked for Beelman Truck Company as a Front-End Loader. He had also been a...
George W Rheinecker, Jr.
Mar 22, 2011
GEORGE W. RHEINECKER, JR, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:20 am, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at his residence. He was born to the late George W. and Bertha (nee Clendenin) Rheinecker, Sr. on October 3, 1925 in Rockwood, Illinois He married Lorene F. Qualls on May 1, 1991 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He was a Carpenter and...
Peggy Joyce Kriete
Mar 22, 2011
PEGGY JOYCE KRIETE, 73, of St. Mary, Missouri, passed away at 12:00 pm, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Maryland Heights, Missouri. She was born to the late William J. and Lorene Marie (nee Buatte) Kriete on August 8, 1937 on Kaskaskia Island, IL. Peggy was an office worker at Prince Gardner in St. Mary, MO. She was a member of...
Leslie Ray Chapman
Mar 21, 2011
LESLIE RAY CHAPMAN, 69, of Chester, passed away at 11:15 am on Monday March 21, 2011 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Dale and Hazel (nee: Mueller) Chapman on November 1, 1941 in Chester, IL. Ray was a car salesman. He was a member of Grace Church Ministries and the NADA....
Edward Bendorf
Mar 17, 2011
EDWARD "SLICK" BENDORF, 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:22 am, Thursday, March 17, 2011 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born to the late Edward and Maude (nee: Leavitt) Bendorf on June 11, 1921 in Ellis Grove, Illinois. Edward married Isabelle A. Scheltgen on November 26, 1949 in Chester, IL. She survives. He...
John C. Lott
Mar 14, 2011
JOHN C. LOTT, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:03 pm, Monday, March 14, 2011 at St. Ann's Healthcare Center in Chester, Illinois. He was born to John Calvin and Sarah (nee: Reynolds) Lott on June 9, 1925 in Alto Pass, Illinois. John married Mary L. Hartline on November 9, 1946 in Piggott, Arkansas. She survives. He was a...
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