Obituaries

Mar 20, 2020

DAVID “UMPY” J. OTTEN, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:00 pm, Friday, March 20, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Paul and Marion (nee Smith) Otten on April 1, 1943 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Barbara Almasy on December 24, 1985 in...

Mar 16, 2020

LYNN SUE RYAN , 53 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 9:39 pm, Monday, March 16, 2020 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late William F. and Beverly (nee Keyes) Lowery on December 9, 1966 in Clarkson, New York.

Lynn married Kevin...

Mar 16, 2020

ANN C. KOFRON , 77, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 2:59 am, Monday, March 16, 2020 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Paul and Dorothy (nee Gaines) Baggett on November 7, 1942 in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Ann married Robert...

Mar 13, 2020

CHARLES L. MCGEE, 88, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:20 am, Friday, March 13, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late George W. and Nellie C. (nee Johnson) McGee on January 30, 1932 in Chester, Illinois.

Charles married Betty M. Berry on June 8,...

Mar 13, 2020

RITA DOROTHY PERZIA , 96 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:27 pm, Friday, March 13, 2020 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Samuel Joseph Klein and Bernice Laura (nee McClure) on January 2, 1924 in Kaskaskia Island,...

Mar 11, 2020

ELAINE CLEIMAN-ZEMLYN, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:05 pm, Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Marcel H. and Alma A. (nee Hughes) Palmier on January 17, 1933 in Red Bud, Illinois.

She married Dr. Milton Zemlyn...

Mar 9, 2020

CODY WILLIAM DEMSTER , 23 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:39 am, Monday, March 9, 2020 at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois.

He was born to Donald L. Demster, Jr. and Tasha Lingelbach on January 19, 1997 in Rockford, Illinois.

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Mar 8, 2020

DANNY D. JAMES, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:43 pm, Sunday, March 8, 2020 at his residence.

He was born to the late Austin G. and Violet M. (nee Dorway) James on June 11, 1932 in Chester, Illinois.

Danny married June A. Hohgrefe on September 25, 1954 in...

Mar 7, 2020

NORBERT C. BERT, 59, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:45 am, Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Leo C. and Mabel (nee Postman) Bert on September 15, 1960 in Chester, Illinois.

Norbert had been a mail carrier for the United...

Mar 4, 2020

PEARL E. YANKEY, 91, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:53 am, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at The Estates of Perryville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility .

She was born to the late Cecil and Armada (nee Pugh) Thompson on July 28, 1928 in Vergennes, Illinois.

Pearl had worked as a...

Mar 1, 2020

ERIC L. PULLIAM, 54, of Murphysboro, Illinois, passed away at 2:34 pm, Sunday, March 1, 2020 at his residence.

He was born on August 24, 1965 in Pontiac, Illinois.

He married Dema Sharon Pierce on September 2, 2006 in Murphysboro, Illinois; she survives.

Survivors:

Feb 24, 2020

DOROTHY L. JANY, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:46 pm, Monday, February 24, 2020 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.

She was born to the late Courtney A. and Roberta F. (nee Hiser) Dilday on May 4, 1941 at home in Hog Hill, Illinois.

Dorothy married George Jany...

Feb 24, 2020

LETHA “IMOGENE” LEMKE, 86, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:48 am, Monday, February 24, 2020 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.

She was born to the late William A. and Floy O. (nee Kohl) Brake on November 25, 1933 in Hamilton County, Illinois.

Letha married Claude D. Lemke on...

Feb 22, 2020

TERRY E. CANNON, 61, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:49 pm, Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late James and Leona (nee Adams) Cannon on February 24, 1958 in Peoria, Illinois.

He was a member of Grace Church Ministries in Chester....

Feb 22, 2020

MONICA A. SMITH, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:23 pm, Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Cyril and Lenora (nee Armstrong) Hecktor on February 4, 1942 in Chester, Illinois.

She married Larry D. Smith on July...

Feb 20, 2020

BETTY LOU RUHMANN, 66, of Freeburg, Illinois, passed with peace and grace at 9:07 am, Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri with her family at her side.

Betty was born in Belleville, Illinois as sister #5, Queen of the Minions and Queen of the Nile, one of thirteen siblings who...

Feb 17, 2020

CHRISTINE “CHRIS” A. ALMASY, 50, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 8:07 pm, Monday, Feburary 17, 2020 at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pinckneyville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Charles Edward and Ann (nee Kislowski) Morgan on February 6, 1970 in Sparta, Illinois.

Chris married Michael Almasy on...

Feb 16, 2020

LEROY J. WIEGARD , 84, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:41 am, Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois.

He was born to the late Arthur and Clara (nee Bessen) Wiegard on December 17, 1935 in rural Modoc, Illinois.

LeRoy married Bernell Spreitler on...

Feb 14, 2020

MATTHEW “MATT” J. WILSON , 43 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 7:36 am, Friday, February 14, 2020 in Sparta, Illinois.

He was born to Larry and Brenda (nee Miller) Wilson on September 7, 1976 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Matt married Kalie Frees on May 3, 2003 at St. John...

Feb 12, 2020

GILBERT “GIB” BUCH , 88 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:55 am, Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Henry and Erna (nee Wegener) Buch on September 3, 1931 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Gib married Leona...