Obituaries

Apr 16, 2019

MARY C. MEYER, 94, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 9:40 am, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois.

She was born to the late Charles and Frances (nee Gaerdner) Junger on April 2, 1925 in Fort Gage, Illinois.

Mary married Herbert Meyer on...

Apr 13, 2019

WILBUR “WIB” MARLOW SAAK, 99, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:42 pm, Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

Wib was a loving husband, father, grandfather, but most importantly he was a Christian.

He was born to the late William and Jennie (nee Marlow)...

Apr 11, 2019

BEVERLY D. GITELMAN, 82, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:35 am, Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Leonard and Irma (nee Lundeen) Knudsen on July 3, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois.

She was married Sheldon “Shelly” E. Gitelman on April 24,...

Mar 26, 2019

ALLEN D. MIERS, 78, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 am, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at his residence.

He was born to the late Joseph and Elenor (nee Gerlach) Miers on September 16, 1940 in Ellis Grove, Illinois.

Allen married Carrie Seymour on January 11, 1960 in Aurora,...

Mar 25, 2019

GLENN W. OHLAU , 8 5 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:30 pm, Monday, March 25, 2019 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Walter and Dorothy (nee Fricke) Ohlau on July 13, 1933 in Chester, Illinois.

Mar 24, 2019

RITA ANN BENTON, 75, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 10:05 am, Sunday, March 24, 2019 at her residence.

She was born to the late Fred and Frieda (nee Kempfer) Runge on May 13, 1943 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Rita married Thomas Joseph Benton on September 9, 1971 in...

Mar 24, 2019

WILLIAM “GUNDY” A. CRAIG, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:55 am, Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois

He was born to the late Roland A. and Wilma (nee Allen) Craig on January 11, 1929 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Rosemary P. Piosik on November 18, 1951 in...

Mar 24, 2019

LAWRENCE O. MCDONOUGH, 85, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 12:35 pm, Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Evelyn’s House, Creve Coeur, Missouri.

He was born to the late Harry and Sarah (nee Fisher) McDonough on August 7, 1933 in Ellis Grove, Illinois.

Lawrence married Shirley Mae Seymour on August...

Mar 23, 2019

MARY LIMBAUGH, 96, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 pm, Saturday, March 23, 2019 at her home.

She was born to the late John Bay and Mary Segius (nee Thomson) Heagler on November 5, 1922 in Paragould, Arkansas.

Mary married Manley O. Limbaugh February 26, 1943 in Cape Girardeau,...

Mar 20, 2019

WILLIAM “BILL” MONROE BYRD , 86 , of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 11:25 pm , Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his residence.

He was born to the late John “Doc” M. and Katherine (nee Hunt) Byrd on August 2, 1932 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.

Bill...

Mar 14, 2019

JANET R. WOLFF, 84, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 1:07 am, Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Victor A. and Martha (nee Wicklein) Wolff on May 4, 1934 in Belleville, Illinois.

Janet was a graduate of Notre...

Mar 13, 2019

JOYCE A. DUFRENNE , 73 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:57 pm, Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Elmer G. and Emily M. (nee Rheinecker) Sievers on December 6, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois

Joyce married Dave DuFrenne on...

Mar 12, 2019

LINDA ”LIN” K. FORGAS, 81, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:49 am, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Lavern and Helen (nee Frazier) Halcom on January 25, 1938 in Metropolis, Illiinois.

Linda married Edward E. Forgas on...

Mar 11, 2019

MARCELLA A. ROWOLD, 90, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Chester and Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at12:10 pm, Monday, March 11, 2019 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Edward C. and Lorena (nee Wilson) Lindner on January 16, 1929 in Chester, Illinois.

Marcella married...

Mar 10, 2019

DEON LEE DAVIS, 54, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:46 am, Sunday, March 10, 2019 at his residence.

He was born to the late David and Patsy (nee Eaton) Davis on September 23, 1964 in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

Lee married Kelly Kattenbraker on August 23, 2008 in Sparta, Illinois; she...

Mar 8, 2019

JOSEPH ALLEN SIEGFRIED, 66, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 9:17 am, Friday, March 8, 2019 at his residence.

He was born to Lloyd and Alice (nee Schuhmacher) Siegfried on October 28, 1952 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Joseph was a farmer and a member of the Randolph County Farm Bureau. He was...

Mar 6, 2019

WILMA S. JUNGE, 91, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 7:00 am, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late August G. and Selma (nee Koester) Fuhrhop on March 14, 1927 in Walsh, Illinois.

Wilma married Vernon F. Junge on April...

Feb 28, 2019

GILBERT DWAYNE KESSEL, 73, of Mahomet, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:50 am, Thursday, February 28, 2019 in Mahomet, Illinois.

He was born to the late William and Electa (nee Worthen) Kessel on June 1, 1945 in Ava, Illinois.

Dwayne married Linda Baldock on August 7, 1965...

Feb 27, 2019

MICHAEL R. “MICKEY” GROSS, 67, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 9:17 am, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at his residence.

He was born to the late Thomas and Ruth (nee Runge) Gross on February 9, 1952 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He married Jo Ann Bohnert on May 11, 1974...

Feb 20, 2019

DALE R. LOCHHEAD, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:50 am, Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.

He was born to the late James H. and Hilda D. (nee Knigge) Lochhead on July 13, 1940 in Chester, Illinois.

Dale married Bonnie Bessen on February 1,...