Obituaries

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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Nov 28, 2022

BETTY JEAN WAGNER, 87, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 4:33 pm, Monday, November 28, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

Betty was born in Red Bud, IL to Oscar W. & Frieda (Heller) Mennerich Feb, 21, 1935, During WWII, the family lived in Alton and Hartford, IL and then moved to the...

Nov 22, 2022

GARY L. RUNGE , 68 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:48 pm, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Roy and Viola (nee Brunkhorst) Runge on November 8, 1954 in Red Bud, Illinois

Gary married Jeri Bievenue...

Nov 18, 2022

TOM MAUE , 64 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:42 pm, Friday, November 18, 2022 at Addington Place of Sparta, Sparta, Illinois.

He was born to the late Alphonse H. and Marcella (nee Mueller) Maue on September 18, 1958 in Breese, Illinois.

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Nov 16, 2022

LINDA LOU TINDALL , 68 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:59 am, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at her residence.

She was born to the late Woodrow and Doris (Gill) Gall on May 5, 1954 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Linda...

Nov 9, 2022

JAMES JOSEPH BLOW, 78, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:07 am, Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Red Bed Regional Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Elmer and Elvie (nee Hentis) Blow on October 6, 1944 in Belleville, Illinois.

James was retired from E.M. Wiegmann &...

Nov 6, 2022

EVELYN M. MUENCH , 93 , of Red Bud , Illinois, died peacefully at 7:03 am, Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Garden Place, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Alfred F. “Bank” and Norma (nee Burgdorf) Guebert on January 28, 1929 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Evelyn married...

Nov 6, 2022

NEIL F. MUDD , 71 , of Ruma, Illinois, died peacefully at home on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at his residence.

He was born to the late Percy A. and Anna Marie (nee Glasgow) Mudd on October 16, 1951 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Neil married Linda Mollet on October 15,...

Nov 1, 2022

DOROTHY MAY BERT, 80, of Cartersville, Georgia, passed away at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at her residence.

She was born to the late August and Lyra (nee Powers) Brueggemann on August 12, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dorothy married Raymond Eugene Bert on September 14,...

Oct 31, 2022

PEARL M. MEHRING , 86, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 am, Monday, October 31, 2022 at Red Bud Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Louis and Martha (nee Wetzel) Stellhorn on February 15, 1936 in Red Bud, Illinois.

She married Elder P....

Oct 29, 2022

JESSE RAY CHANDLER, a beloved husband, grandfather and great grandfather from Walsh, Illinois passed away at 10:40 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. He was 95 years old.

He was born to the late James “J. M.” and Evie (nee Turner) Chandler on February 22, 1927...

Oct 28, 2022

S R CATHERINE (Mary Cyril) WELLINGHOFF , ASC, 86, died peacefully at 2:15 am, Friday, October 28, 2022, at Benedictine Living Community on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows near Belleville, Illinois.

Baptized Catherine, she was the third...

Oct 25, 2022

RALPH LOUIS SKORCZ , 74 , of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 3:24 am, Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Leo and Zettie (nee Brown) Skorcz on May 10, 1948 in DuQuoin, Illinois.

Oct 24, 2022

PEARL MAE HARTMANN, 82, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 9:50 pm, Monday, October 24, 2022 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late John and Marie (nee Zweigart) Wahl on May 28, 1940 in Evansville, Illinois.

Pearl married Earl J. Hartmann on...

Oct 22, 2022

BRENDA L. STOUT , 65 , of Red Bud, Illinois passed away at 9:38 pm, Saturday, October 22, 2022 at her residence.

She was born to the late Leroy and Delores F. (nee Huetsch) Guebert on December 10, 1956 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Brenda had worked at Willie’s, Dollar General,...

Oct 21, 2022

WARREN J. KOEHLER, 90, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:38 pm, Friday, October 21, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born to the late Charles and Beulah Leona (nee Richards) Koehler on October 4, 1932 in Caseyville, Illinois.

He...