Carrol "Sonny" Lee Rinehart Jr.
Jan 28, 2025
CARROL LEE “SONNY” RINEHART, JR., 75, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:17 pm, Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at his residence.
He was born to the late Carrol Lee and Mary Louetta (nee Erwin) Rinehart, Sr. on May 15, 1949 in Louisville, Illinois.
Sonny married Helen Maxine Loucks on October 21, 1978; she survives.
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Bruce N. Mcdonough
Jan 27, 2025
BRUCE N. McDONOUGH, 67, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 9:27 pm, Monday, January 27, 2025 at his residence.
He was born to the late Lawrence and Shirley (nee Seymour) McDonough on March 23, 1957 in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
Bruce had worked for the Department of Corrections in Chester, Florida and Maine. He also...
Robert "Bob" M. Kloepper
Jan 22, 2025
ROBERT “BOB” M. KLOEPPER , 57, of Red Bud, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at his residence. Bob was a dedicated husband, father, papa, hardworking farmer, and man of unwavering faith. Bob lived a life of purpose, devotion, and love.
He was born to the late Melvin and...
Christopher Macrae Urquhart
Jan 18, 2025
CHRISTOPHER MACRAE URQUHART, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:58 pm, Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Saint Louis Univeristy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born to the late Dinsmore Ely and Loretta Violet (nee Eugene) Urquhart on November 22, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois.
Christopher married Nancy Mueller on April 12, 1969; she preceded...
Bernadine S. Wegener
Jan 15, 2025
BERNADINE S. WEGENER, 95, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 8:23 pm, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at DePaul Hospital, Bridgeton, Missouri.
She was born to the late William and Frieda (nee Nagel) Koester on April 19, 1929 in Evansville, Illinois.
Bernadine married Otis C. Wegener on June 6, 1951 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in...
Viola Jean Salger
Jan 14, 2025
VIOLA “JEAN” SALGER, 73, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 2:05 pm, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.
She was born to the late Barney and Goldie (nee Novak) Byram on April 26, 1951 in Chester, Illinois.
Jean married Larry Salger on August 7, 1973 in Chester, Illinois; he survives.
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Luella I Salger
Jan 13, 2025
LUELLA I. SALGER , 93, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 3:57 a.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Chester, Illinois.
She was born to the late Albert and Louise (nee Nehrt) Salger on September 2, 1931, in Evansville, Illinois.
She was never married.
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Christine "Chris" Rose Schwartz
Jan 12, 2025
CHRISTINE “CHRIS” ROSE SCHWARTZ, 64, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:15 am, Sunday, January 12, 2025 at her residence.
She was born to the late Edward “Slick” and Isabelle “Izzy” (nee Scheltgen) Bendorf on April 15, 1960 in Red Bud, Illinois.
Chris married Michael E. Ludwig on April 12, 1986 in Chester, Illinois; he...
Emma Louise Grott
Jan 12, 2025
EMMA LOUISE GROTT, 97, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 5:20 am, Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.
She was born to the late Clarence and Lorraine (nee King) Lang on May 4, 1927 in Kellog, Illinois.
Emma married Rayburn Grott on August 14 in Huntsville, Alabama; he preceded her...
Jackie W Lindsey
Jan 11, 2025
JACKIE W. LINDSEY, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at his residence. He was born to the late Clarence “Scrubby” and Loretta (nee Jett) Lindsey on December 28, 1934 in Gasconade, Missouri. Jack married Jean Mayfield on June 15, 1956, at First United Methodist Church in Chester, Illinois; she preceded him in...
James R Bixby
Jan 10, 2025
JAMES R. BIXBY , 52, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois.
He was the son of Kim Bixby and was born on March 31, 1972 in Chester, Illinois.
James married Robin Lynn Koester on November 1, 2003 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; she survives....
George Dean Epplin
Jan 9, 2025
GEORGE DEAN EPPLIN , 67, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:16 pm, Thursday, January 9, 2025, at his residence.
He was born to the late George Edward and Mary (nee Schaefer) Epplin on May 30, 1957, in Pinckneyville, Illinois.
George married Cindy Menke on July 8, 1978, at St. John’s Lutheran...
Claude E. Knapp
Jan 6, 2025
CLAUDE E. KNAPP, 81, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 2:05 pm, Monday, January 6, 2025 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.
He was born to the late William and Viola (nee Martin) Knapp on December 28, 1943 in Heber Springs, Arkansas.
Claude married Dorothy “Missy” Hoover on November 9, 1984 in Bremen, Illinois; she survives....
Yavon Lucille Trotter
Jan 3, 2025
YAVON LUCILLE TROTTER, 85, of Valmeyer, Illinois, peacefully passed on Friday January 3, 2025 at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois.
She was born to the late Murray and Lottie Davis on April 8, 1939 in Bradley Township, Illinois.
Yavon married William “Bill” Trotter on April 20, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri; he...
June A. James
Jan 2, 2025
JUNE A. JAMES, 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:28 pm, Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Addington Place of Sparta, Sparta, Illinois.
She was born to the late Hugo C. and Margaret M. (nee Zimmer) Hohgrefe on April 10, 1935 in Chester, Illinois.
June married Danny D. James on September 25, 1954 in Bremen,...
Marlene M. Salger
Jan 1, 2025
MARLENE M. SALGER, 87, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 8:15 am, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Illinois.
She was born to the late Edwin and Hulda (nee Rodenberg) Hoffmann on September 13, 1937 in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Marlene married Harold Matzenbacher on April 21, 1957; he preceded her in death...
Mary Lee Gross
Dec 31, 2024
MARY LEE GROSS, our wonderful and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. She wanted to spend her final New Year’s Eve celebration in heaven, and God made her wish possible.
We were blessed by Mary Lee’s birth on November 15, 1932. She was born in Perryville, Missouri, to Alfred and Anita...
Sandra Kay Stellhorn
Dec 31, 2024
SANDRA KAY STELLHORN, 84, of Baldwin, Illinois, passed away at 9:20 pm, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois.
Our loving and devoted mother, wife and grandma Sandra entered heaven on New Year’s Eve.
She was born to the late Charles and Rita June (nee Jessup) Soehnlin on January 27, 1940...
Ila Mae Kloth
Dec 25, 2024
ILA MAE KLOTH , 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:20 am, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.
She was born on November 23, 1932, in Randolph County, Illinois, to the late Arch B. and Hilda C. (nee Lauterjung) Williamson.
Ila Mae married Harold L. Kloth on July 19,...
Emma M. Schoenbeck
Dec 25, 2024
EMMA M. SCHOENBECK , 95, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Illinois.
She was born to the late Otto and Sophia (nee Joost) Wettig on August 2, 1929 in Campbell Hill, Illinois.
Emma married Wilbert H. Schoenbeck on September 24, 1950 at West Point...