Obituaries

May 1, 2018

JAMISON ALLYN WAYNE GLEASON, 3 Months , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:19 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois .

He was born to Jessica Gleason on January 12, 2018 in Carbondale, Illinois.

Survivors: Mother:                       Jessica Gleason 1Sister:                       Jessa Gleason Paternal Grandfather:  ...

May 1, 2018

HAROLD C. “RED” BRAUN, 89, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 8:45 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care Center in Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Alfred and Zola (nee McCormick) Braun on March 13, 1929 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Dorothy Stork on November 22, 1951...

Apr 29, 2018

CHRISTIAN JOHN “C.J.” COLLINS, 22, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:59 am, Sunday, April 29, 2018 in rural Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to Chad and Rosemary “Rhodie” (nee Uffelmann) Collins on May 16, 1995 in Normal, Illinois.

C.J. worked at Casey’s General Store in Red Bud, Illinois.

He was...

Apr 27, 2018

DAVID E. RUSHING, 74 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:46 pm, on Friday, April 27, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois.

He was born to Willis and Flora Jane Rushing on October 12, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan.

He was a retired truck driver for Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation.

David...

Apr 23, 2018

WILLIAM L. COPPLE, 70 , of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 6:08 pm on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Integrity Healthcare of Belleville in Belleville, Illinois.

He was born to the late William T. and Bernice (nee Hammel) Copple on February 26, 1948 in Sparta, Illinois.

He was a factory operator.

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Apr 22, 2018

PATRICK “PAT” C. O’HARA, 84, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 8:40 am, Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late William and Irene (nee Hoy) O’Hara on March 28, 1934 in Ruma, Illinois.

Pat married Yvonne M. Pautler on April...

Apr 22, 2018

LILLIE MAE “MAIZE” WEAVER, 70 , of Pinckneyville, Illinois, passed away at 8:23 pm, Sunday, April 22, 2018 at her home in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

She was born to Elroy A. and Eva Marie (nee Niemeyer) Weaver on December 6, 1947 in Chester, Illinois.

Lillie was a retired line worker at Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation....

Apr 21, 2018

IRENE ANN JOSEPHINE “JANIE” MATHEWS , 76, formerly of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018 after a long battle with lung cancer in Danvers, Massachusetts.  For the past forty years, Janie resided in Revere, Massachusetts.

She was born to the late Arthur and Rose (nee Sommer) Mathews on August 15, 1941...

Apr 20, 2018

MARCIANA HEIMANN, ASC, 90, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 pm, Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Ruma Convent, Ruma, Illinois.

She was born to the late Herman and Rosa (nee Richter) Heimann on March 1, 1928 in New Baden, Illinois.

She made her first profession on July 1, 1946 and her...

Apr 16, 2018

GEORGE JANY, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born to the late Roman Frank and Stephanie (nee Bert) Jany on April 18, 1941 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Dorothy Dilday on July 19, 1984 in Chester, Illinois; she survives....

Apr 12, 2018

ELAINE M. GOETTING, 77, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at St. Anthony’s Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Fred and Leona (nee Guebert) Buch on October 1, 1940 in Red Bud, Illinois.

She married Glennon E. Goetting on May 17, 1959 at Trinity Lutheran...

Apr 8, 2018

ALBERT L. KEENER, JR., 65 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois.

He was born to Albert L., Sr. and Rowena E. (nee Thompson) Keener on January 8, 1953 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Lisa Lemmerman Eggemeyer on March 13,...

Apr 6, 2018

WILHELMINA “WILMA” UFFELMANN, 93, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 3:40 am, Friday, April 6, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Walter and Louise (nee Liefer) Budde on June 25, 1924 in Red Bud (Prairie), Illinois.

Wilma married Alfred Uffelmann on August 25, 1946 at...

Apr 5, 2018

ROBERT “BOBBY” J. GUIDRY, 39 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:18 am, Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois .

He was born to Roger and Linda (nee Faverty) Guidry on February 15, 1979 in Galliano, Louisiana.

He married Abbey LeCompte on July 22, 2006 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. ...

Apr 4, 2018

MARGARET “PEGGY” J. AUBUCHON, 69, of Edwardsville, Illinois, formerly of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:10 pm, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Merle and Hudlah (nee Wiseley) Simmons on November 23, 1948 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Margaret married Steven AuBuchon on November 23, 1979 at...

Apr 3, 2018

LUCILLE M. CISSELL, 95, of Modoc, Illinois, passed away at 3:05 am, Tuesday, April 03, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late John and Flossie Mae (nee Cockrell) Bagsby on March 4, 1923 in Hickman County, Kentucky.

Lucille married James “Cisco” S. Cissell on December 26, 1938...

Apr 1, 2018

NELL L. BRANDON, 85 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:52 am, Sunday, April 1, 2018 in Chester, Illinois.

She was born to Charley Jesse and Mary May (nee Goldsmith) Perkins on January 26, 1933 in Campbell, Missouri.

She married Byron Todd, with whom she had three daughters, he preceded her in...

Mar 30, 2018

ONETA BRENNING BUECKMAN, 95 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:45 am, Friday, March 30, 2018 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to Ernest and Ada (nee Wagner) Eggemeyer on April 3, 1922 in Walsh, Illinois.

She married Albert Brenning who passed away. She later married...

Mar 30, 2018

ELAINE ROSE BECKTELL, 75 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:23 pm, Friday, March 30, 2018 at Pinckneyville Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

She was born on October 20, 1942 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Carl Orrin and Pearline May (nee Cosstleman) Eygner.

She was a retired from MCA in Pinckneyville.

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Mar 27, 2018

EUGENIA “JEAN” E. REID, 96 , of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 6:29 pm, Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois.

She was born to Jesse and Maggie (nee Lorentz) Stanley on February 26, 1922 in Rockwood, Illinois.

She married John Russel “Bissell” Reid on October 8, 1938 in Perryville,...