Obituaries

Sep 19, 2020

Visitation for Linda B. Murray, 77, of Palatine will be on Saturday, September 26, 2020, from 2:00 PM until the time of the Funeral Service at 5:00 PM at Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Interment will take place at 10:00 am, Monday, September 28, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Prairie du Rocher, IL.

Sep 19, 2020

SR. MARY JANE (MARY VICTOR) SCHRAGE, ASC , 85, of Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died peacefully at 3:50 pm, Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Ruma Center. She had been professed for 67 years.

She was one of six children born to the late William and Alma...

Sep 19, 2020

WELDA W. DEROUSSE, JR. , 74 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:03 pm, Saturday, September 19, 2020 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Welda W. and Ethel (nee Lux) DeRousse, Sr. on November 7, 1945 in Kellogg, Illinois.

Welda married Carol Romay on...

Sep 15, 2020

ELSA J. KOESTER, 100, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 pm, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Friedrich C. and Wilhelmina (nee Rowold) Koester on July 30, 1920 in Evansville, Illinois.

Elsa was a homemaker.

Sep 14, 2020

RICHARD A. MOORE, 80, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:48 pm, Monday, September 14, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony’s Health Center, Alton, Illinois.

He was born to the late Jesse Washington and Edna Laura (nee Hermes) Moore on December 13, 1939 in Chester, Illinois.

He had worked as a...

Sep 11, 2020

JACK P. HERSCHBACH, 69, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:26 pm, Friday, September 11, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late James V. and Doris (nee Roche) Herschbach on March 27, 1951 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Jack was...

Sep 11, 2020

CHARLES M. STORK, 84, of Pinckneyville, Illinois, passed away at 3:43 am, Friday, September 11, 2020 at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.

He was born to the late Arthur and Katie (nee Young) Stork on September 14, 1935 in Walsh, Illinois.

Charles married Patricia “Pat” Wesbecher on October 18, 1958...

Sep 10, 2020

GENE “GENO” P. HECHT, 58, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:43 am, Thursday, September 10, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Herbert and Wilma (nee Burnnet) Hecht on March 25, 1962 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Gene married Jennifer Pennington on November 6, 1998 in Chester,...

Sep 9, 2020

CORNELIUS J. “MAC” MCCARTY, 87, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:10 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Evelyn’s House, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Boyd and Viola (nee Walker) McCarty on March 24, 1933 in Marshall, Missouri.

C.J. married Mary Elmona Merlenbach on October...

Sep 8, 2020

KAREN S. SURMAN, 71, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:01 pm, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at her residence.

She was born to the late Orval and Doris (nee Terry) Stull on December 20, 1948 in DuQuoin, Illinois.

Karen married Roger Surman on July 14, 1972 at Mary Help of...

Sep 7, 2020

MERLIN “MERLE” E. LAROSE, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:52 pm, Monday, September 7, 2020 at Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born to the late Jesse R. and Rose Mary (nee Blechle) LaRose on December 12, 1932 in Biehle, Missouri.

Merle married Wilma Kuehne on August...

Sep 6, 2020

ERNEST “ERNIE” H . PEIFFER, JR. , 71 , of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. On Sunday, September 6, 2020, Ernie attended the best church service one can attend and now he is singing with his favorite Southern Gospel singers for all eternity.

Ernie was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on December 28,...

Sep 2, 2020

ROGER A. HAWKINS, 74, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:31 pm, Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to Milton C. and Frances J. (nee Stanhouse) Hawkins on April 5, 1946 in Galesburg, Illinois.

Roger married Wanda Chandler on June 7, 1965 in Sparta, Illinois; she...

Aug 23, 2020

FRANCES L. WEGENER , 8 2 , of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 4:26 am, Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Raymond and Lydia (nee Gerlach) Herschbach on August 19, 1938 in Granite City, Illinois.

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Aug 21, 2020

JOHN L. UFFELMAN , 8 4 , of Murphysboro, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 pm, Friday, August 21, 2020 in Carbondale, Illinois.

He was born to the late Ervin “Dutch” and Mary (nee Hamm) Uffelman on April 27, 1936 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

John married...

Aug 20, 2020

GEORGE E. HAFERKAMP, 65, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:00 pm, Thursday August 20, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Earl and Betty (nee Smith) Haferkamp on March 1, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri.

George married Veronica Sanders on August 6,...

Aug 17, 2020

GLENN P. SAUERWEIN, SR., 86, of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 6:08 am, Monday, August 17, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Joseph and Alma (nee Winkler) Sauerwein on September 6, 1933 in Belleville, Illinois.

Glenn married Estelle (Krupp) Seboldt on January 10, 2003 in Renualt,...

Aug 13, 2020

BARBARA L. MEHRER, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:05 pm, Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Garrett and Marie (nee Etherton) Grammer on May 2, 1941 in Pomona, Illinois.

She married Eugene E. Mehrer on February...

Aug 13, 2020

GORDON L. STRONG , 81 , of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 5:52 am, Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

He was born to the late George and Mary (nee Edward) Strong on September 5, 1938 in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Aug 11, 2020

LARRY S. HEOB, 78, of Modoc, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 pm, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

He was born to the late Sylvester and Eunice (nee Keeble) Heob on June 21, 1942 on

Kaskaskia Island, Illinois.

Larry had worked...