Obituaries

Dec 25, 2020

REGINA F. SCHERLE , 89 , of Evansville , Illinois, passed away at 6:17 am, Friday, December 25, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Jacob H. and Frances C. (nee Eschmann) Schaefer on April 15, 1931 in Waterloo, Illinois.

Regina married...

Dec 25, 2020

HOWARD W. VARNUM , 76 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 7:55 am, Friday, December 25, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Howard L. and Elsie (nee Sauerbrunn) Varnum on April 11, 1944 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Howard married Linda Caughron on December 2, 1978...

Dec 22, 2020

KIMBERLY F. NAEGER, 63, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 2:25 pm, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Leroy and Jvonne (nee Runge) Karsten on December 28, 1956 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Kim married Glenn Naeger on...

Dec 22, 2020

CHRIS A. JORDAN , 56 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:45 am, Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Robert L. and Maydell (nee Valleroy) Jordan on January 27, 1964 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Chris married...

Dec 18, 2020

BARBARA A. RODEWALD, 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:41 am, Friday, December 18, 2020 at Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Louise Ebert on April 28, 1931 in Chester, Illinois.

She was a homemaker until she started working as a secretary for Crawford...

Dec 14, 2020

EDWARD HERMAN POWLEY, 94, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:30 pm, Monday, December 14, 2020 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.

He was born to the late Alva Everett and Nora (nee Welten) Powley on April 1, 1926 in Pana, Illinois.

Edward married Velma Lee Duensing on June 26,...

Dec 14, 2020

CARL H. BECKER, 92, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:23 pm, Monday, December 14, 2020 at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri; he lived an extraordinary life.

The son of Fred and Estella (nee Rauscher) Becker, he was born December 28, 1927 in Altamont, Illinois. He grew up during the...

Dec 9, 2020

LOUIS “ LOU” D. GERLACH, 90, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:03 pm, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Albert and Lorena (nee Modglin) Gerlach on October 13, 1930 in Percy, Illinois.

Lou married Lou Ann Homan on March 21, 1953 in Percy,...

Dec 8, 2020

RONALD L. LIPPERT , 74, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:56 am, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Oscar and Florence (nee Grancolas) Lippert on December 5, 1946 in Belleville, Illinois.

Ron married Patty Davis on...

Dec 8, 2020

DARRELL A. PHEGLEY, 87, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away at 10:23 pm, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Calvin and Ruby (nee Kempfer) Phegley on December 6, 1933 in Modoc, Illinois.

Darrell married Shirley Wiegard on June 27, 1953 at St Leo’s...

Dec 7, 2020

LOLA L. SEIBOLD , 76, of Modoc, Illinois, passed away at 11:52 pm, Monday, December 7, 2020 at her daughter’s house.

She was born to the late Arbie and Elizabeth (nee Graves) Blair on July 2, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Lola married Darell “Pup” Leo Seibold, Sr. on September...

Dec 7, 2020

SR. MARY ANN MUELLER, ASC, 93, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, passed away at 12:55 am, Monday, December 7, 2020 at the Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois.

She was born to the late Joseph, Sr. and Mary (Jansen) Mueller on July 17, 1927 in Bartelso, Illinois.

She made...

Nov 30, 2020

JESSE “ BUD” M ACK LAMBERT , 84 , of Columbia, Illinois, passed away at 6:56 pm, Monday, November 30, 2020 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Jesse and Nellie (nee Boston) Lambert on November 23, 1936 in Blodgett, Missouri.

Jesse married Betty...

Nov 30, 2020

VINCENT P. STERN, SR. , 57 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:59 pm, Monday, November 30, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to Alfred Lawrence Stern and Betty Deane (nee Friedman) Stern Bissell on June 24, 1963 in Pinckneyville, Illinois....

Nov 29, 2020

MINNIE MARIE HARTENBERGER, 93, of Chester, Illiois, passed away at 4:00 am, Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Carl Leo and Bertha Mae (nee Moore) Kessel on April 21, 1927 in Ava, Illinois.

Minnie married Clarence B....

Nov 20, 2020

MARY A. BROWN , 71 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:29 pm, Friday, November 20, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Max and Esther (nee Carr) Radau on February 22, 1949 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Mary had worked...

Nov 19, 2020

ELLEN J. PENFORD, 74, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 7:15 pm, Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Robert and Christina (nee Loader) Mallow on July 1, 1946 in North Tonawanda, New York.

Ellen married Leon Carl Penford...

Nov 19, 2020

TODD DAVID LOOS, 52, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:56 pm, Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born to Norman Ralph and Mary (nee Lindwedel) Loos on December 15, 1967 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Todd had worked as a Security Therapy Aid at...

Nov 18, 2020

HAROLD W. HOOTEN, 58, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 4:44 am, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to Robert “Bob” and Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Moll) on August 9, 1962 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Harold married Barbara Wiscombe on December 16, 1993...

Nov 17, 2020

WAYNE W ALTER DECKER, 58 , of Chester, Illinois, was called to his heavenly home on November 17, 2020, after a three and a half year battle with multiple myeloma.

He was born to Walter E. and Doris R. (nee Moeller) Decker on May 26,...