Obituaries

May 2, 2020

CAROLYN J. M C BRIDE , 65 , of Collinsville, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:50 am, Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Raymond and Alice (nee Dilday) Wright on...

Apr 29, 2020

CHARLES PATRICK KNOWLES , 67 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home in Chester surrounded by his family.

Pat was born to the late Jack Charles and Annabelle (nee Parrish) Knowles on March 27, 1953 in Belleville, Illinois.

Apr 28, 2020

ROSE MARIE GUEBERT , 90 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:56 pm, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Garden Place in Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Frank Daniel and Luella Elizabeth (nee Purtle) McCarthy, Sr. on July 19, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Rose...

Apr 27, 2020

LORETTA MAE STOKER, 94, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:02 pm, Monday, April 27, 2020 in Potosi, Missouri.

She was born to the late Raleigh E. and Elizabeth M. (nee Lorentz) Smith on November 21, 1925 in Rockwood, Illinois.

Loretta married Charles Robert Stoker, Sr. on September 21, 1943...

Apr 26, 2020

RUDELLE M. RAHLFS , 92 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:26 pm, Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Rudolph and Alma (nee Wilson) Diercks on March 7, 1928 in Chester, Illinois.

Apr 24, 2020

KENNETH L. NITZSCHE , 64 , of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 10:59 am, Friday, April 24, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Albert and Pearl E. (nee Schulein) Nitzsche on October 21, 1955 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Kenneth married...

Apr 16, 2020

DONALD E. WELGE, 84, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:52 am, Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late William H. and Rudelle F. (nee Fritze) Welge on July 11, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Don married Mary Alice...

Apr 15, 2020

EDITH “TOMMY” ELIZABETH MUETH, 96, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:35 am, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Care , Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Ralph and Ruth (nee Diehl) Davis on September 26, 1923 in Red Bud, Illinois.

She married LaVergne...

Apr 13, 2020

VIVIAN J OY GRAY , 78 , of Smithton, Illinois, passed away at 1:05 am, Monday, April 13, 2020 at Four Fountains in Belleville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Theodore and Stella (nee Schmitt) Gebhart on August 12, 1941 in East St. Louis, Illinois .

She married Kenneth...

Apr 11, 2020

KEVIN L. YOUNG , 55 , of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 2:14 am, Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late William “Bill” and Mary (nee Summers) Young on September 18, 1964 in Chester, Illinois.

Apr 7, 2020

GILBERT “GIB” G. MCMATH, 73, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:53 pm, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late James A. and Lucy (nee Kerkhover) McMath on October 7, 1946 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

Gib married Sharon Niemeyer on December 13, 1969 at St....

Apr 1, 2020

DOYLE DEON BARNHART, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:55 pm, Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Cletus and Selma (nee Dillow) Barnhart on November 4, 1940 in Anna-Jonesboro, Illinois.

He married Charlotte Blechle on July 11, 1959 at Ft. Bragg, North...

Mar 30, 2020

ROBERT LEE REMICK, 86, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:17 pm, Monday, March 30, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late George E. and Vernell M. (nee Nuetzel) Remick on May 24, 1933 in O’Fallon, Illinois.

He married Bonnie Agnew...

Mar 30, 2020

WILMA HITZEMANN , 89, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:28 pm, Monday, March 30, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Louis and Alma (nee Everding) Koester on March 26, 1931 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Wilma married Walter E. Hitzemann...

Mar 30, 2020

WILMA “BILLIE” L. EICHENSEER , 88, of rural Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 7:22 am, Monday, March 30, 2020 at Oak Hill in Waterloo, Illinois.

She was born to the late Henry J. and Alice (nee Simpson) Scherle on May 5, 1931 in Belleville, Illinois.

She married Anthony “Tony” Eichenseer...

Mar 29, 2020

RAYMOND L. MITCHELL , 85, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 4:08 pm, Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Friendship Manor in Nashville, Illinois.

He was born to the late Lowell Reed and Gladys May (nee Allan) Mitchell on September 21, 1934 in Park County, Indiana.

He had been the...

Mar 28, 2020

DALLAS J. HILL , 84, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 9:14 pm, Saturday, March 28, 2020 at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois.

He was born to the late June and Alice (nee Grote) Hill on June 11, 1935 in Washington County, Illinois.

He married Jean Todd on...

Mar 28, 2020

JENNIFER LYNN (nee HITTMEIER) KING, 38, of Chester, Illinois, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family and closest friends on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her residence. She fought an eight year long battle of cancer with poise and grace that could be admired by any person who knew her.

She...

Mar 25, 2020

FLORA BELLE CLEVENGER, 96, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:10 pm, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Illinois Veteran’s Home in Quincy, Illinois.

She was born to the late Robert Arthur and Eva Zoe (nee Travis) Dyer on July 10, 1923 in Parsons, Kansas.

Flora met Homer L. Clevenger,...

Mar 21, 2020

DELPHINE “DEL” J. GIRARD, 86, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 pm, Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Integrity Healthcare of Columbia, Columbia, Illinois.

She was born to the late Alfred and Malinda (nee Castens) Koch on April 10, 1933 in Jackson County, Illinois.

Del had worked as a secretary...