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Lavern Lance

Lavern Lance

May 4, 2020

LAVERN LANCE , 84, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 6:44 pm, Monday, May 4, 2020 at Cedarhurst of Waterloo.

She was born to the late James Thomas and Lillie Beedie (nee Merritt) Nichols on February 15, 1936 in Senath, Missouri.

She married Lavon Lance on May 19, 1953...

Ralph A Wesbecher

Ralph A Wesbecher

May 4, 2020

RALPH A. WESBECHER, 96, of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 8:43 am, Monday, May 4, 2020 at Garden Place, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Hilary and Frances (nee Roth) Wesbecher on June 10, 1923 in Walsh, Illinois.

Ralph married Bertha Pautler on April 10, 1940 in...

Billy D Lance

Billy D Lance

May 3, 2020

BILLY D. LANCE , 43, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:40 pm, Sunday, May 3, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to Mark D. and Pam (nee Albertson) Lance on December 12, 1976 in Belleville, Illinois.

Billy had worked in HVAC and also had been a brick...

Pamela R. Hamilton

Pamela R. Hamilton

May 3, 2020

PAMELA R. HAMILTON, 61, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 7:13 pm, Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Robert and Arlene (nee Sparwasser) Reed on April 30, 1959 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Pamela married David W. Hamilton on May 28,...

Darryl E. Garris

Darryl E. Garris

May 2, 2020

DARRYL “ GROUNDHOG” E. GARRIS , 64 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:39 pm, Saturday, May 2, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Robert W. and Dorothy (nee Mehrtens) Garris on October 14, 1955 in Red Bud,...

Carolyn J. Mcbride

Carolyn J. Mcbride

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...

Charles "Pat" Patrick Knowles

Charles "Pat" Patrick Knowles

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.

Rose Marie Guebert

Rose Marie Guebert

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...

Loretta Mae Stoker

Loretta Mae Stoker

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...

Rudelle M. Rahlfs

Rudelle M. Rahlfs

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.

Kenneth L Nitzsche

Kenneth L Nitzsche

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...

Donald E. Welge

Donald E. Welge

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...

Edith "Tommy" Elizabeth Mueth

Edith "Tommy" Elizabeth Mueth

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...

Vivian Joy Gray

Vivian Joy Gray

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...

Kevin L. Young

Kevin L. Young

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.

Gilbert "Gib" Mcmath

Gilbert "Gib" Mcmath

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....

Doyle Deon Barnhart

Doyle Deon Barnhart

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...

Robert Lee Remick

Robert Lee Remick

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...

Wilma Hitzemann

Wilma Hitzemann

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...

Wilma "Billie" L. Eichenseer

Wilma "Billie" L. Eichenseer

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...

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