Obituaries

Feb 5, 2018

IDA MAE LAUBER, 86, of Ellisville, Missouri, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri. She was born to the late Emory and Anna (nee Peyrott) Mudd on October 26, 1931 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

Ida Mae married Robert Lauber on April 21, 1951 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairie du...

Feb 5, 2018

JOHN MICHAEL OTTEN, 41 , formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home in Rockford, Illinois .

He was born to Donald and Brenda (nee Amschler) Otten on June 12, 1976 in Red Bud, Illinois.

John worked in engineering.  His work for Motorola took him to China, Germany...

Feb 5, 2018

JACQUELINE “JACKIE” MAE HOGREFE, 90 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:58 am, Monday, February 5, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

She was born on April 8, 1927 in Chester, Illinois to Ray and Mary (nee Fleming) Lawder.

Jackie married Gilbert “Gibb” L. Hogrefe on January 26,...

Feb 1, 2018

BONNIE  A.  WALL, 75 , of Evansville, IL, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Alvin Sr. and Otilda (nee Koch) Scheibe on October 17, 1942 in Fults, Illinois.

Bonnie married Donald C. Wall on September 5, 1959 in...

Jan 31, 2018

KEVIN M. CRAFTON, 23, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 7:50 am, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to Gerald and Melissa (nee Koesterer) Crafton on May 29, 1994 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Kevin was a student and also a staff member for NubAbility Athletics. He...

Jan 30, 2018

LARRY G. MIFFLIN, 71 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:18 am, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at his home in Chester, Illinois .

He was born to Lloyd and Ruby (nee Batton) Mifflin on September 7, 1946 in DuQuoin, Illinois.

Larry was coal miner and a Navy Veteran.

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Jan 28, 2018

EVELYN MAE THOMPSON, 94, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 10:30 am, Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late John and Isabelle (nee Haidel) Droste on July 25, 1923 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

She married Forrest Thompson on June 21, 1941...

Jan 26, 2018

MARTHA M. GOESSLING, 86, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 11:20 am, Friday, January 26, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late William and Esther (nee Sprietler) Hess on June 29, 1931 in Evansville, Illinois.

Martha married Lawrence W. Goessling on November 20, 1948 at St. Patrick’s...

Jan 26, 2018

CAROLYN A. LATTINA, 70, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:37 pm, Friday, January 26, 2018 at her residence.

She was born to Raymond and Rose (nee Tabb) Murray on January 12, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois.

Carolyn married Gary Lattina on September 20, 1986 in Dupo, Illinois; he survives.

She had worked...

Jan 24, 2018

GARY C. HOWE, 76, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 7:26 pm, Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at his residence.

He was born to the late Carlyle Melvin and Alice (nee Wasson) Howe on March 20, 1941 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He married Janet S. Eckhouse on July 3, 1965 at St. Kevin Catholic Church...

Jan 23, 2018

Ezekiel Brooks Neptune , of Red Bud, Illinois, went to live in his heavenly home at 10:34 pm, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to Dan and Jen (nee Mueth) Neptune, of Red Bud, at 4:49 pm on January 23, 2018 at Mercy Hospital, where he was baptized in his...

Jan 22, 2018

CELESTINA “SALLY” M. KELLER 79 , of Perryville, Missouri, passed away at 2:29 pm, Monday, January 22, 2018 at her home in Perryville, Missouri.

She was born on May 19, 1938 in Laredo, Texas to Isadora and Anita (nee Coranado) Martinez.

Celestina married Robert G. Keller in November 2008 at St. Vincent De...

Jan 18, 2018

KEITH F. WOLTER, 38, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 6:48 pm, Thursday, January 18, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route 3 near Chester, Illinois.

He was born to Floyd and Vernitta (nee Voss) on May 14, 1979 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Leslie Kloth on September 22, 2007 at St....

Jan 12, 2018

LAWRENCE “PETE” D. HITTMEIER, 75, of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Orville and Bertha “Boots” (nee White) Hittmeier on September 25, 1942 in Litchfield, Illinois.

Pete married Patricia “Pat” Kingery on March 2, 1979 in Decatur,...

Jan 8, 2018

VIRIGNIA D. EGGEMEYER, 89 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:22 pm, Monday, January 8, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois.

She was born on November 9, 1928 in Flint, Michigan to Charles and Rachel (nee Griswold) Ervin.

She was a retired housekeeper at Chester Mental Health Center.

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Jan 5, 2018

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MICHAEL T. SAUERHAGE, 50, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:27 pm, Friday, January 5, 2018 at his residence. He married Cheryl Rahlfs on June 17, 1995 in Chester, Illinois; she survives.

Michael had worked as a Band Director for 16 years. He worked for Chester...

Jan 1, 2018

EMILY I. BOLLMANN, 43, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:12 pm, Monday, January 1, 2018 at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to Abbigail and Raymond Moore on December 7, 1974 in Chester, Illinois.

Emily had worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Chester Mental Health Center....

Dec 26, 2017

JOYCE ANN DAVITZ, 75 , of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 10:20 am , Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at her home in Ellis Grove, Illinois .

She was born to Wesley and Ladora (nee Greer) Harris on September 11, 1942 in Barnes Ridge , Missouri .

Joyce married...

Dec 22, 2017

LOREN “SLIM” KOTHE, 80, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:53 am on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Elmer H. and Edna D.  (nee David) Kothe on January 29, 1937 in Wine Hill, Illinois.

He married Wilma...

Dec 21, 2017

LAVERNE SCHLUETER, 83, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 5:05 am, Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Godfrey and Clara (nee Schmidt) Kleinschmidt on September 22, 1934 in Arnold, Missouri.

She married Elmer F. Schlueter on May 6, 1956 in Arnold, Missouri.  He...