Obituaries

Aug 13, 2022

EDITH CORINE KOCH , 84 , of Benton, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:30 am, Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Stonebridge Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center in Benton, Illinois after a lengthy battle with cancer.

She was born to the late Otis W. and...

Aug 13, 2022

BONITA ANN HORN , 85 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 am, Saturday, August 13, 2022 at The Manor at Craig Farms, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Harold and Ina (nee Straight) Link on November 16, 1936 in Chester, Illinois.

Aug 12, 2022

ARTHUR “ ART” C. ROSCOW , 67 , of Fenton, Missouri, formerly of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 4:25 am, Friday, August 12, 2022 at Mercy Hospital, Festus, Missouri.

He was born to the late Arthur and Mary (nee Braun) Roscow on September...

Aug 11, 2022

CONNIE SUE RES , 73 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:49 am, Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late George “Freddie” and Marveline “Puddin” (nee Helmers) Guethle on July 28, 1949 in Chester, Illinois.

Aug 10, 2022

DOLORES “ SUNNY” E. SKIDMORE, 93 , of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, formerly of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 9:31 am, Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

She was born to the late Albert B. and Helen C. (nee...

Aug 10, 2022

GILBERT “GIB BY ” F. GOEDELMANN , 91 , of Evansville, Illinois at 1:37 am, Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Emil and Hilda (nee Lohman) Goedelmann...

Aug 6, 2022

DONALD “DON” V. DASCHKA, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:15 am, Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late C. Victor and Harriett (nee Rutherford) Daschka on September 18, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Don married Juanita Simmerly...

Aug 3, 2022

GEORGE HARRISON DAILEY, SR. , 94, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:16 am, Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Reflection at Garden Place, Columbia, Illinois.

He was born to the late Chester and Maryann (nee Eldridge) Dailey on January 19, 1928 in Warren, Pennsylvania.

Upon his discharge from the...

Jul 31, 2022

TUYET THI SCOTT, 80, lived a beautiful life that began in Vietnam and her journey was complete in Chester, Illinois at 5:22 pm, Sunday, July 31, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born to the late Van Cha Nguyen and No Anne Thi Nguyen on March 15, 1942 in Saigon, Vietnam....

Jul 30, 2022

JOHN WESLEY WEST , 81 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:36 pm, Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late John and Irene (nee Boyer) West on September 25, 1940 in Union County, Illinois.

Jul 27, 2022

ANDREW ISAAC MUELLER , 26 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:50 am, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Carbondale, Illinois.

He was born to Glen and Sandra (nee Kempfer) Mueller on March 26, 1996 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He was a...

Jul 24, 2022

ENOCH S. OLSON, 94, of Chester, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord at 8:47 am, Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Albert O. and Nettie M. (nee Schlining) Olson on July 24, 1928 in Milledgeville, Illinois.

Jul 23, 2022

GARY MARTIN CHILDERS, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 am, Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Readus and Margaret (nee Lutz) Childers on February 9, 1943 in San Francisco, California. Gary married Mary Ann Welge on July 29, 2007 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He had worked as a...

Jul 22, 2022

GERALD “SKIP” W. MALLENDER, 71, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 5:20 am, Friday, July 22, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late George Henry and Alice (nee Predegar) Mallender on January 8, 1951 in Belleville, Illinois. Skip married Kathleen Rene DeHoff on June 12, 1987 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He was a...

Jul 20, 2022

EDWARD “GUS” A. STALLMAN, 43, of Murphysboro, Illinois, passed away at 11:35 am, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Murphysboro, Illinois. He was born to Edward and April (nee Aspley) Stallman on August 31, 1978 in Chester, Illinois. Gus started working for Illinois Department of Transportation July 6, 2010. He became the Lead Worker for the Murpysboro...

Jul 18, 2022

LLOYD W. “PETE” SCHULEIN. JR., 61, of Baldwin, Illinois, passed away at 11:02 am, Monday, July 18, 2022 at Riverview at the Park Care and Rehabilitation Center, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

He was born to the late Lloyd W. and Charlotte (nee Lawrence) Schulein, Sr. on June 14, 1961 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Jul 16, 2022

VIOLA IRENE CLIFTON, 92, of Alton, Illinois, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, passed away at 8:20 am, Saturday, July 16, 2022 at River Crossing of Alton, Alton, Illinois.

She was born to the late Benjamin and Minnie (nee Mantz) Cashion on June 23, 1930 in Crosstown, Missouri.

Viola...

Jul 12, 2022

SR. HELEN (MARY ETHEL) KIEFER , ASC, 90, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, passed away at 3:50 pm, Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Illinois.

She was b orn to the late Theodore...

Jul 9, 2022

GERALDINE “GERRI” WIENHOFF , 75, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away 3:40 pm, Saturday, July 9, 2022 at de Greeff Hospice House, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Raymond and Lydia (nee Prange) Douglas on August 28, 1946 in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Gerri married Ray Wienhoff...

Jul 2, 2022

BETTY I. DETERDING , 8 4, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:55 am, Saturday, July 2, 2022 at her residence.

She was born to the late Frank and Clara (nee DeRousse) Kempfer on August 31, 1937, in Modoc, Illinois.

Betty married Paul Deterding on September 3, 1956 at...