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Richard P. Mcclure
Nov 15, 2010
RICHARD P. McCLURE, 62, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:43 am Monday, November 15, 2010 in Chester, IL. He was born to Glenn Bernard and Dorothy A. (nee:Moll) McClure on August 18, 1948 in Red Bud, IL. He was a retired Plumber/Pipefitter for the Physical Plant at SIU Carbondale. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in...
Edmund P. Renner
Nov 15, 2010
EDMUND P. RENNER, 88, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:12 am Monday, November 15, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. He was born to Albert A. and Matilda Mary (nee:Brewer) Renner on November 16, 1921 in Sereno, MO. Edmund married Mae Canady on November 7, 1942 in Perryville, MO. She survives. He was a retired heavy equipment operator...
Kathy E Belton
Nov 12, 2010
KATHY E. BELTON, 49, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:28 pm, Friday, November 12, 2010 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Joseph and Wanda (nee Sechrest) Scheffer on October 29, 1961 in Belleville, Illinois. She married Terry W. Belton on March 29, 1980 in Ellis Grove, Illinois; he survives. She was...
Ethel M Fadler
Nov 12, 2010
ETHEL M. FADLER, 88, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:47 am, Friday, November 12, 2010 at the Red Bud Nursing Home, Red Bud, Illinois. Ethel was born to the late Harve and Romona (nee Shea) Keller on July 18, 1922, at Centerville, Illinois. Ethel married Theodore W. "Ted" Fadler on October 23, 1941 at St. Joseph Catholic Church,...
Vernon Leroy Spinner
Nov 7, 2010
Vernon Leroy Spinner, 89, passed away on November 7th, 2010 in Marshalltown, IA He was born to Everett Lee and Nina (Tindall) Spinner and was born on January 15, 1921, in Granite City, IL. When Vernon was 4, his family moved to Rockwood, IL, where they farmed, and he attended country school there through the 8th grade. In 1935 the...
Paul L Preusse, Jr.
Nov 4, 2010
PAUL L. PREUSSE, JR., 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:20 pm, Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. Paul was born to the late Paul L. and Emma (nee Welge) Preusse, Sr. on August 16, 1921 in Chester, Illinois. Paul married Naomi W. Stutts on December 24, 1942 in Perryville, Missouri; she survives. Paul had been...
Lester G. Schulte
Nov 1, 2010
LESTER G. SCHULTE, 88, of Perryville, Missouri formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:20 pm, Monday, November 1, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Lester was born to the late August and Emma (nee Goshen) Schulte on November 28, 1921 in Sparta, Illinois. Lester married Claudie Hill on May 7, 1947 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. Lester...
Luella Gladys Atchison
Oct 23, 2010
LUELLA GLADYS ATCHISON, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:50 pm, Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri. She was born to the late Edmund and Hilda (nee Tiedemann) Gross on September 3, 1931 in Perry County, Missouri. She married Milton "Pete" Atchison on July 19, 1952 in Perryville, Missouri; he preceded her in death on...
Russell Lee Eggemeyer
Oct 21, 2010
RUSSELL LEE EGGEMEYER, 71, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau, MO He was born to Murray and Dora (nee Hartman) Eggemeyer on January 29, 1939 in Chester, Illinois. He married Mary Trout on September 20, 1973 in Belleville, Illinois; she survives. He had been an Electrician at Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation in...
Dennis M. Stoker
Oct 21, 2010
DENNIS M. STOKER, 58, of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to Charles Robert and Loretta (nee Smith) Stoker on August 22, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Vicki L. Paisley on January 13, 1983 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He was...
Gladys O. Fortner
Oct 20, 2010
GLADYS O. FORTNER, 91, of Chester, IL, passed away at 6:25 am on Wednesday October 20, 2010, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Frank and Myrtle (nee: Radford) Canady on February 4, 1919 in Dent County, Missouri. She married Raymond Fortner on September 24, 1936 in Ste. Genevieve, MO. He preceded...
Melbert Kueker
Oct 12, 2010
MELBERT KUEKER, 86, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 12:30 am, Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at National Healthcare Center, Desloge, MO. Melbert was born to the late Henry and Tillie (nee: Eggemeyer) Kueker on April 2, 1924 at Walsh, Illinois Melbert married Selma Eggemeyer on December 5, 1942 at Perryville, MO, who preceded him in death on February 25, 2007....
Shirley Celeste Clevenger
Oct 8, 2010
SHIRLEY C. CLEVENGER, 86, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Chester, IL, passed away at 6:15 pm on Friday, October 8, 2010 at the Edward White Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was born to the late Edward and Carrie (nee: Burgess) Andrews on July 9, 1924 in Ebenezer, IL. She married James Lawder Clevenger on June 20, 1942 in...
Betty J Kattenbraker
Oct 5, 2010
BETTY J. KATTENBRAKER, 83, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:06 am, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Lacy and Sarah (nee Curless) McConkey on October 27, 1926 in Mt. Summit, Illinois. She married Arthur R. "Russ" Kattenbraker on January 11, 1947 in Chester, Illinois; he survives. She...
Cheryl L. Lochhead
Oct 5, 2010
Cheryl L. Lochhead December 12, 1965 - October 5, 2010
CHERYL L. LOCHHEAD, 44, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:49 pm, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at her residence. She was born to Charles and Shirley (nee Floerke) Cook on December 12, 1965 in Tallahassee, Florida. She had been a Nurse at Chester Mental Health for 20 years and...
Rosemary Elizabeth Smith
Oct 3, 2010
ROSEMARY ELIZABETH SMITH, 74, of Ellis Grove, IL, passed away on Sunday October 3, 2010, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Francis and Margaret (nee: Sartor) Kipper on March 30, 1936 in Aurora, IL. She married J. Dean Smith on July 19, 1992 in Aurora, IL. He survives Rosemary was a retired Sewing Supervisor...
Ida Lillian Coffey
Oct 3, 2010
IDA L. COFFEY, 89, of Clarksville, Indiana, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 am, Sunday, October 03, 2010 at Westminster Village Retirement Community, Clarksville, Indiana. She was born to the late Charles Hubert and Myrtle Ida (nee Nichols) Coffey, Sr. on December 25, 1920 in Chester, Illinois. She graduated from Chester High School in 1938 and then worked...
Homer E. Essex
Sep 29, 2010
HOMER E. ESSEX, 83, of Ellis Grove, IL, passed away on Wednesday September 29, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. He was born to Henry Harrison and Mattie (nee: Parker) Essex on January 28, 1927 in Villa Ridge, Illinois. He married Hazel Womack on August 9, 1987 in Chester, IL. She survives Homer was a retired officer at Menard...
Mary Alice Lawder
Sep 28, 2010
MARY ALICE LAWDER, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:50 am, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. Mary Alice was born to the late Joseph Vickers and Correnne (nee: Vogelsang) Guthman Vickers on November 28, 1917 at Rockwood, Illinois. Mary Alice married A. Shelby Lawder on December 21, 1935 at Waterloo, Illinois; he...
Pauline Kuhrtz
Sep 24, 2010
PAULINE KUHRTZ, 95, of Chester, IL, passed away at 1:10 am, Friday September 24, 2010, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late William and Mary (nee: Whitehead) Messamore on August 13, 1915 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She married Dr. Kenneth L. Kuhrtz on June 20, 1941 in Savannah, Tennessee. He preceded her in death on March...