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Robert L Faverty
Sep 15, 2018
ROBERT L. FAVERTY , 83 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:36 pm, Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his residence.
He was born to the late Fred D. and Rose (nee Guittar) Faverty on June 29, 1935 in Chester, Illinois.
He was married to Joyce B. Sebastian on September 21, 1963...
Mary L Koester
Sep 14, 2018
MARY L. KOESTER , 70 , of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 am, Friday, September 14, 2018 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.
She was born to the late Leonard and Louise (nee Klussman) Haase on November 9, 1947 in Waverly, Missouri.
Mary married Glenn W. Koester on July...
Carl Louis Rieke
Sep 11, 2018
CARL LOUIS RIEKE, SR, 79, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 4:15 am, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at New Athens for the Aged Nursing Home, New Athens, Illinois.
He was born to the late Paul and Adele (nee Wegener) Rieke on January 20, 1939 in Red Bud, Illinois.
Carl married Marian...
Betty Lou Langston
Sep 10, 2018
BETTY LOU LANGSTON, 83, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:55 am, Monday, September 10, 2018 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.
She was born to the late John B. and Nellie (nee Brotherton) Roe on January 28, 1935 in Sedgewickville, Missouri.
She married Troy James Hobeck o n August...
Allen L Young
Sep 10, 2018
ALLEN L. YOUNG , 61 , of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 3:34 pm, Monday, September 10, 2018 at his residence.
He was born to Edward and Bettie (nee Ball) Young in Decatur, Illinois on September 21, 1956.
He had worked at Singer in Red Bud as a welder.
Curtis A. Jany
Sep 9, 2018
CURTIS A. JANY, 75 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:27 pm, Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his residence.
He was born to the late Albert J. and Vallie A. (nee Louveau) Jany on January 26, 1943 in Chester, Illinois.
Curtis had worked at Chester Construction Supply and was a farmer....
Burnie M. Herrell
Sep 6, 2018
BURNIE M. HERRELL, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:35 pm, Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born to the late C.W. and Helen (nee Hickman) Wilson on March 28, 1933 in Bald Knob, Arkansas.
She married Herbert Herrell on June 29, 1948 in...
Sr. Bertha (Mary Austin) Fischer, Asc
Sep 1, 2018
SR. BERTHA (MARY AUSTIN) FISCHER, ASC, 8 3 , of Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 4:00 pm, Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (nee Tebbe) Fischer on July 3, 1935 in St....
Martha M. Zweigart
Aug 30, 2018
MARTHA M. ZWEIGART , 91 , of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 8:50 am, Thursday, August 30, 2018 at her residence.
She was born to the late Roy and Minnie (nee Keller) Kempfer on August 11, 1927 in Evansville, Illinois.
Martha married Lewis E. Zweigart on June 19, 1946 in Evansville, Illinois;...
Dorothy E. Linders
Aug 30, 2018
DOROTHY ELIZABETH LINDERS, 85, of Baldwin, Illinois, passed away at 5:50 pm, Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late John and Marie (nee Zweigart) Wahl on August 11, 1933 in Randolph County, Illinois. She married Vernon Linders on December 28, 1952 and he preceded her in death on September...
Sr. Emma Goeckner
Aug 27, 2018
SR. EMMA GOECKNER, ASC , 88 , of Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died peacefully in the early morning hours on Monday, August 2 7, 2018 at the Ruma Center.
She was born to the late William and Rosa (nee Probst) Goeckner in Bishop Creek (near Effingham, Illinois...
Carl Kleinschmidt
Aug 24, 2018
CARL H. KLEINSCHMIDT, 83, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:01 am, Friday, August 24, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.
He was born to the late Alfred and Elsie (nee Kerber) Kleinschmidt on January 4, 1935 in Elgin, Illinois.
Carl worked as a Chief Engineer at Chester Mental Health Center for...
Joyce Ann Eggemeyer
Aug 12, 2018
JOYCE ANN EGGEMEYER, 75 , of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 am, Sunday, August 12, 2018 at her home in Walsh, Illinois.
She was born on January 18, 1943 in Chester, Illinois to Andrew “Doc” and Mary (nee Durkee) Asbury.
Joyce married Herbert Eggemeyer on December 9, 1958 in Perryville, Missouri. He...
Roger Welge
Aug 9, 2018
ROGER L. WELGE , 78 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:08 am, Thursday, August 9, 2018 at his residence.
He was born to the late Adolph and Jullian (nee Wolshock) Welge on September 22, 1939 in Chester, Illinois.
Roger married Phyllis A. Spangler on June 20, 1959 at St. Mary’s...
Wayne "Scotty" Klein
Aug 7, 2018
WAYNE “SCOTTY” A. KLEIN, 74, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 4:32 pm, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.
He was born to the late Lawrence and Elizabeth (nee Sampson) Klein on October 6, 1943 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.
Wayne married Lola Ludwig...
Frances N. Heggemeier
Aug 2, 2018
FRANCES “FRAN” N. HEGGEMEIER, 61, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 am, Thursday, August 2, 2018 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois.
She was born to the late Mike and Jesse (nee Bush) Volle on September 2, 1956 in Chester, Illinois.
She married Cecil Heggemeier on May 19, 2007 in Steeleville, Illinois;...
Jack Robert Gordon
Aug 1, 2018
JACK R. GORDON, 88 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:50 pm, Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois .
He was born to Kenneth and Edna (nee Satterfield) Gordon on September 20, 1929 in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Jack married Eileen Pariset on October 1, 1949...
Ruth A Mattingly
Jul 27, 2018
RUTH A. MATTINGLY, 77, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 7:23 pm, Friday, July 27, 2018 at her residence.
She was born to the late Clarence and Audrey (nee Alderman) Clark on May 5, 1941 in Renick, West Virginia.
She married Louis Thomas Mattingly, Jr and he preceded her in death on March 28,...
Kara L. G. Knop
Jul 24, 2018
KARA L.G. KNOP, 17, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:22 pm, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Perry County, Missouri.
She was born to Rick and Sheri (nee Rodgers) Knop on June 26, 2001 in Sparta, Illinois.
Kara would have been a senior this year at Chester High School. She had been a...
Lyman Gene Armes
Jul 24, 2018
ARMES, Lyman Gene It is with great sadness that the family of Lyman Gene Armes announces his sudden passing, on July 24, 2018, at the age of 67 years. Gene will forever be lovingly remembered by his daughters Alison (Adam) Karp and Emily Roesler, and his beloved grandsons Harvey, Edward, and Charlie. Gene will also be forever remembered by his...
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