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Vernon J. Rock, Jr.
May 6, 2018
VERNON J. ROCK, JR., 74 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 pm, on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at his home in Chester, Illinois.
He was born to Vernon J., Sr. and Doris (nee Schackett) Rock on April 15, 1944 in Monroe, Michigan.
Vernon and Nancy Stowe got married in Pinckneyville, Illinois...
David Van Dunker
May 5, 2018
DAVID VAN DUNKER, 66 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:00 pm, on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Chester, Illinois.
He was born to Cletus and Shirley (nee Surman) Dunker on December 5, 1951 in Red Bud, Illinois.
He was a retired Administrator at Chester Mental Health.
David was a...
Anna Pearl Bowles
May 5, 2018
ANNA PEARL BOWLES, 88 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:54 am, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at her home in Chester, Illinois.
She was born to George and Florence (nee Pyle) McCreary on November 17, 1929 in Doniphan, Missouri.
She married Warren G. Bowles on August 7, 1948 in New Haven, Illinois. ...
Jamison Allyn Wayne Gleason
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: ...
Harold "Red" C. Braun
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...
Christian "C.J." Collins
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...
David E. Rushing
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...
William L. Copple
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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Patrick "Pat" Charles O'Hara
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...
Lillie "Maize" Mae Weaver
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....
Irene Ann Josephine Mathews
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...
Sr. Marciana Heimann
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...
George Jany
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....
Elaine M. Goetting
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...
Albert L. Keener, Jr.
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,...
Wilhemina "Wilma" Uffelmann
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...
Robert "Bobby" J. Guidry
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. ...
Margaret "Peggy" J Aubuchon
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...
Lucille M Cissell
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...
Nell L. Brandon
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...
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