Obituaries

Jan 25, 2023

JEAN L. WILSON , 74 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:28 am, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Kirk and Mary (nee Rader) Smith on February 8, 1948 in Cora, Illinois.

Jan 23, 2023

MARCELLA SCHMERBAUCH, 96, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:09 am, Monday, January 23, 2023.

She was born to the late Edwin G. and Dora (nee Bueckman) Eggemeyer on July 20, 1926 in Chester, Illinois.

Marcella married Daniel Surman; he preceded her in death in February 1952. She married Paul...

Jan 22, 2023

MICHAEL DAN HATHAWAY, 84, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 2:44 pm, Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Red Bud Regional Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Jack and Dorothy (nee Runge) Hathaway on January 9, 1939 in Chester, Illinois.

Michael married Myrtle A. Guethle...

Jan 18, 2023

RICHARD M ANUEL GONZALEZ , 88 , of Red Bud , Illinois, passed away at 12:20 pm, Wednesday, January 1 8, 2023 at Bria of Columbia, Columbia, Illinois.

He was born to the late Manuel and Genevieve (nee Stephens) Gonzalez on August 19, 1934 in Sabinas Hildalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. His mother brought...

Jan 16, 2023

MICHAEL ALLAN DOWNEY, SR., 57, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:04 pm, Monday, January 16, 2023 at his residence.

He was born to Lillian (nee Weaver) Downey on November 3, 1965 in Sparta, Illinois.

Michael married Deanna Morefield in September 1989 in Chester, Illinois; she preceded him in death...

Jan 15, 2023

JONI D. SEARLES, 66, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:24 pm, Sunday, January 15, 2023 at her residence.

She was born to the late Clyde L. and Judith (nee Jones) Searles on August 19, 1956 in Wood River, Illinois.

Joni had worked in the Administrative Office at Gilster Mary-Lee...

Jan 8, 2023

SR ANN FRANCES GROSS , ASC, 88. died peacefully at 9:40 pm, Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Benedictine Living Community on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows near Belleville, Illinois.

Sr. Ann Frances was born on November 19, 1934 in Evansville, Illinois,...

Jan 7, 2023

MARY ANN BUNSELMEYER , 93 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:07 pm, Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Robert M. and Mabel M. (nee Brown) Clendenin on June 26, 1929 in Rockwood, Illinois.

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Jan 6, 2023

K. JASON KERTZ, 50, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 6:43 pm, Friday, January 6, 2023 at his residence .

Jason married Kelly Clerc on October 23, 1999 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. He adored and loved his wife, Kelly, of 23 years. He...

Dec 20, 2022

Victor Eugene Jacobs of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois September 10, 1936 - December 20, 2022

VICTOR E UGENE JACOBS , 86 , of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 8:55 am, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Red Bud Regional Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Frederick J....

Dec 18, 2022

EDWARD “ED” KEITH WITTENBRINK, 64, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 4:52 pm, Sunday, December 18, 2022 at his residence.

He was born to the late John and Verna “Jane” (nee Ruwwe) Wittenbrink on July 28, 1958 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Ed married Mary Martin on November 22, 1980 in...

Dec 16, 2022

N ORMA “JO” RUSHING KOENEMAN, 91, passed away on Thursday, December 16, at Chester Memorial Hospital after a short bout with pneumonia. Jo was born on February 13, 1931, to Wave (Stone) and Clyde Rushing in New Burnside, Illinois. They moved to Chester, IL, when Jo was about three years old.

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Dec 13, 2022

KENNETH ROBERT YOUNG, 93, of Perryville, Missouri, passed away at 6:20 am, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Perry County Memorial Hospital, Perryville, Missouri.

Kenneth Robert Young was born August 23, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, to Arthur C. Young and Viola Schmitt Young. He was their third child. The others were Arthur F.,...

Dec 12, 2022

MARGO ASSELMEIER, 81, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 pm, Monday, December 12, 2022 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.

She was born to the late Emil and Marguerite (nee Allard) Siegfried on December 23, 1940 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

Margo married Herman Asselmeier on March 2, 1957...

Dec 12, 2022

ARMIN J. DEPPER , 92 , of Evansville , Illinois, passed away at 10:05 pm, Monday, December 12, 2022 at his residence.

He was born to the late Walter and Eleanor (nee Wiegand) on January 11, 1930 in Belleville, Illinois.

Armin married Lola Heine on November 26, 1988 at St....

Dec 12, 2022

VERDELLE MEYER, 93, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:05 pm, Monday, December 12, 2022 at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pinckneyville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Andy and Selma (nee Welge) Bert, Sr. on March 27, 1929 in Chester, Illinois.

Verdelle married Walter Meyer on June 28,...

Dec 5, 2022

SHELBA “ BOOTS” L. KEMPFER , 82 , of Modoc , Illinois, passed away at 2:24 pm, Monday, December 5, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

Sh e was born to the late Bernard and Lorena (nee Smith) Brown on January 25, 1940 in Modoc, Illinois.

Shelba married Gary W....

Dec 4, 2022

BARB ARA A. NIERMANN , 7 9 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 pm , Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri with her husband at her side. She was blessed with good health until a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis two years ago. Although she struggled with her...

Dec 4, 2022

CHARLES “CHARLIE” V. YANKEY, 66, of Kimberling City, Missouri, formerly of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 5:35 am, Sunday, December 4, 2022 at his residence.

He was born to the late William G. and Dorothy (nee Valleroy) Yankey on November 7, 1956 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Charlie married Martha “Marty”...

Nov 29, 2022

WM. TERRY McCONKEY, 7 5, of Gurnee, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:30 pm, November 29, 2022 in Gurnee, Illinois.

He was born to the late Wm. Russell and Orpha A. (Walter) McConkey on February 14, 1947 in Red Bud, Illinois.

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