Obituaries

Oct 3, 2020

WILLIAM E. “BILL” RABE, 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:33 am, Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late William Henry and Edna (nee Meyerhoff) Rabe on June 29, 1931 in Percy, Illinois.

Bill married Yvonne Mueller on...

Sep 27, 2020

BRIAN “GRITTY” SNIDER, 51, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:58 pm, Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Sheridan “Duke” K. and Joyce A. (nee Miller) Snider on March 18, 1969 in Chester, Illinois.

Gritty was a Radio...

Sep 26, 2020

BERNIECE B. HAHN , 96 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:40 am, Saturday , September 26, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Roger and Barbara (nee Brown) Smith on March 15, 1924 in Modoc, Illinois.

Berniece married Leo...

Sep 23, 2020

MELBA ANNA LIEFER , 92, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:00 am, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Paul H. and Edna E. (nee Lucht) Buch on August 20, 1928 in Red Bud, Illinois.

She married...

Sep 22, 2020

BRETT A. PINGEL, 23, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 am, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to Van J. Pingel and Dawn LaRose on December 26, 1996 in Perryville, Missouri.

Brett enjoyed ATV’s, dirt bikes, fast cars and most importantly being a father and...

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.

...

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...