Obituaries

Dec 28, 2018

LARRY W. HOBECK, 75, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away at 9:04 am, Friday, December 28, 2018 at his residence.

He was born to the late Troy J. and Myrtle (nee Wade) Hobeck on March 13, 1943 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He married Virginia “Jenny” Young on September 29, 1990 in...

Dec 26, 2018

JAMES RAY BROWN, SR., 88, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:28 am, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late John Logan and Sarah L. (nee York) Brown on January 31, 1930 in Tilden, Illinois.

James married Shirley Butler on December 23,...

Dec 23, 2018

ELMER JOSEPH MUDD, 91, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Emory and Anna (nee Peyrott) Mudd on August 16, 1927 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

Elmer married Angie DiMercurio on November 24, 1949...

Dec 18, 2018

PEARL ANN WILLIAMS, 44, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:23 am, Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late George and Doris (nee Niemeyer) Downey on May 13, 1974 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Pearl married Howard Jonathan Williams on July...

Dec 11, 2018

JOSHUA MICHAEL SLACK, 35, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:12 am, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to Bruce and Debbie (nee Baggett) Slack on December 2, 1983 in Chester, Illinois.

He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois.

Dec 10, 2018

TRACY L. DICKERSON, 52, of Perryville, Missouri , passed away at 6:40 pm, Monday, December 10, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

She was born to Jack W. and Carol (nee Berry) Usher on July 8, 1966 in Carbondale, Illinois.

She married Brian Dickerson on April 4, 1994 in...

Dec 8, 2018

VERLIN D. ROCHE, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:08 pm, Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Vernon and Eugenia (nee Abel) Roche on November 28, 1933 in Chester, Illinois.

Verlin married Shirley Diskey on May 16, 1958 in Pinckneyville, Illinois; she...

Dec 7, 2018

RALPH C. WRIGHT, JR, 92 , of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 4:40 pm, Friday, December 7, 2018 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois.

He was born to the late Ralph L. and Hallie (nee Marks) Wright on December 24, 1925 in East Saint Louis, Illinois.

Ralph married Gladys...

Dec 4, 2018

VIVIAN A. EARLENBAUGH, 87, of Frisco, Texas, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 am, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at The Cottages at Chapel Creek, Frisco, Texas.

She was born to the late Harold and Edith (nee Lehmberg) Alms on October 25, 1931 in Steeleville, Illinois.

She married Robert L. Earlenbaugh...

Dec 2, 2018

FLOSSIE G. TUCKER, 74, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 6:45 pm, Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Frank J. and Pearline M. (nee Richardson) Johnson on November 21, 1944 in Stoddard County, Missouri.

She married Irving Tucker on July 2, 1960 in...

Nov 27, 2018

RANDY J. HELMERS, 68, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:45 pm, Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Evelyn’s House in Creve Coeur, Missouri.

He was born to the late Detrich and Opal (nee Rushing) Helmers on June 28, 1950 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Katharine Korando on April 21, 1979 in Chester,...

Nov 27, 2018

WILMA MAY McCLOUD , 8 9 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4 : 17 am, Tues day, November 27 , 201 8 at Red Bud Regional Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois .

She was born to the late Carl Leo and Bertha Mae (nee Moore) Kessel on August 25, 1929 in Percy, Illinois...

Nov 22, 2018

HAROLD F. KELLERMAN, JR. , 8 4, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away 12:05 pm, Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Integrity Healthcare of Columbia, Columbia, Illinois.

He was born to the late Harold and Mary Ella (nee Forsythe) Kellerman, Sr. on October 24, 1934 in DuQuoin, Illinois.

Harold married Karen Berry on...

Nov 22, 2018

HELEN M. BIERMAN, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:00 am, Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Meramec Bluffs Care Center, Ballwin, Missouri.

She was born to the late Clarence and Jessie (nee Jones) Eggemeyer on October 17, 1928 in Chester, Illinois .

She married Wilbert Bierman on August 6, 1949 in...

Nov 22, 2018

STANLEY E HASKENHOFF, 75, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 4:30 pm, Thursday, November 22, 2018 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois.

He was born to the late Elmer and Geneva (nee Hentis) Haskenhoff on May 10, 1943 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Stanley married Shirley Stoeckel on September 1, 1962 in Renault,...

Nov 18, 2018

BETTY J. GODIER, 89, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 2:00 am, Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Gregory and Augusta (nee DuFrenne) Bievenue on November 20, 1928 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

Betty married Floyd R....

Nov 12, 2018

CHARLES “RADAR” WILLIAM LANGREHR, 53, of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 7:52 am, Monday, November 12, 2018 in Sparta, Illinois.

He was born to the late Louie and Lavern (nee Koester) Langrehr on December 14, 1964 in Wilson, Arkansas.

He married Janet Westerman on May 25, 2002 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church...

Nov 10, 2018

B. CARL TILLER, 91, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:50 am, Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born to the late Benjamin R. and Lydia (nee Watkins) Tiller on February 6, 1927 in Calvin, Oklahoma.

He married Barbara Carnahan on November 21, 1951...

Nov 4, 2018

HENRY EDWARD LIEFER, 95, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:23 am, Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Henry C. and Emma K. (Wegener) Liefer October 9, 1923 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He married Melba A. Buch on May...

Nov 1, 2018

BARBARA K. DERICKSON , 71 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7 : 57 p m, Thurs day, November 1 , 201 8 at her residence .

She was born to the late Clyde and Emma (nee Mathis) Jungewaelter on May 27, 1947 in Chester, Illinois.

Barbara married Donald Derickson on...