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Lorri A. Schmidt

Lorri A. Schmidt

May 30, 2016

LORRI A. SCHMIDT, 52 , of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, formerly of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 8:36 pm, Monday, May 30, 2016 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to Floyd Lee and Glenda Jean (nee: Baker) Byram on October 25, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Otto M Ottiger

Otto M Ottiger

May 25, 2016

OTTO M. OTTIGER, 94, of Eureka, Missouri, formerly of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 am, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Marymount Manor, Eureka, Missouri.

He was born to the late Otto and Lisa (nee Weber) Ottiger on January 27, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri.

He married Teresa Meyer on July 18, 1945 at St....

Wanda D. Kempfer

Wanda D. Kempfer

May 22, 2016

WANDA D. KEMPFER, 65 , of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 4:49 pm, Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Arthur C. and Kathleen (nee Asbury) Brunkhorst on June 4, 1950 in Sparta, Illinois.

She married Charles E. “Dumpy” Kempfer on October...

Marty S. Eggemeyer

Marty S. Eggemeyer

May 19, 2016

MARTY S. EGGEMEYER, 46 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:01 am Thursday, May 19, 2016 at his home in Chester, Illinois.

He was born to Marvin and Mary (nee: Deere) Eggemeyer on March 25, 1970 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Marty was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in...

Paul A Herzog

Paul A Herzog

May 18, 2016

PAUL A. HERZOG, 69, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away on May 18, 2016 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Thomas and Mary (nee Deterding) Herzog on December 10, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri.

He married Carol Faye Bievenue on July 22, 1972 in St. Joseph Catholic Church,...

Madonna L Hill

Madonna L Hill

May 15, 2016

Madonna L Hill May 21, 1946 - May 15, 2016

MADONNA L. HILL, 69, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 9:30 am, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Gilbert and Mildred (nee Norfleet) Cleek on May 21, 1946 in Champaign, Illinois

She married Larry W....

Mildred L. Castens

Mildred L. Castens

May 15, 2016

MILDRED L. CASTENS, 91 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:02 pm, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois .

She was born to the late Edward and Frieda (nee: Rickenberg) Lindenberg on December 9, 1924 in Randolph County, Illinois.

She married Elvin R. Castens on...

Sr. Wilfreda Kern

Sr. Wilfreda Kern

May 12, 2016

SISTER WILFREDA (ROSALIE) KERN, ASC, 95 , of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 am, Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois.

She was born to the late Christian and Ellen (nee Kelley) Kern on April 26, 1921 in Red Bud, Illinois.

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Richard Lee Fulford

Richard Lee Fulford

May 9, 2016

RICHARD LEE FULFORD, 70 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:27 pm, Monday, May 9, 2016 at his home in Chester, Illinois .

He was born to the late Arthur Lee and Ruby I. (nee: Bogenpohl) Fulford on October 14, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He married Margaret Ann Gross on March...

Mildred "Millie" Mae Dailey

Mildred "Millie" Mae Dailey

May 8, 2016

MILDRED “MILLIE” MAE DAILEY, 91, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:53 am, Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Michael and Theophila (nee Kilanowicz) Kalinowski on May 17, 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Millie grew up in south St. Louis, graduated from...

Steven Merle Draves

Steven Merle Draves

May 7, 2016

STEVEN MERLE DRAVES, 63 , of Corydon, Indiana, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his home near Corydon, Indiana .

He was born to Edward Merle and Rosa Lee (nee: Turner) Draves on July 3, 1952 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He married Melanie R. Simmons on June 30,...

Dr. Barbara Colleen Brown

Dr. Barbara Colleen Brown

May 5, 2016

DR. BARBARA COLLEEN BROWN (nee Leavitt), 61, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:37 am, Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late J. W. and Colleen L. (nee: Cox) Leavitt on October 30, 1954 in Red Bud, Illinois. She married Richard A. Brown on August 14, 1976 in Ellis Grove, Illinois....

Clinton B. Milligan

Clinton B. Milligan

Apr 29, 2016

CLINTON B. MILLIGAN, 69 , of Cutler, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 am, Friday, April 29, 2016 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. Missouri .

He was born to the late Kenneth and Faye (nee: Eldridge) Milligan on March 25, 1947 in Cutler, Illinois.

He married Tammy Wingerter on September 15, 1984...

Helen M. Singer

Helen M. Singer

Apr 24, 2016

HELEN M. SINGER, 94 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:23 pm, Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois .

She was born to the late Frank and Josephine (nee: Schoeppel) Singer on October 13, 1921 in Fort Gage, Illinois.

Helen was a member of St....

Harry L Zang

Harry L Zang

Apr 23, 2016

HARRY LOWELL ZANG, 78 , of Chester, IL, passed away at 5:05 am, Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL.

He was born to the late Vernon Edward and Ruth Gladys (nee: Seymour) Zang on June 29, 1937 in Chester, Illinois.

Harry was a member of the...

Marcella M Droste

Marcella M Droste

Apr 22, 2016

MARCELLA M. DROSTE, 90, of Ruma, Illinois, formerly of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 9:08 am, Friday, April 22, 2016 at her residence.

She was born to the late Thomas and Emma (nee Doiron) Roy on September 26, 1925 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

She married Wallace H. “Bunt” Droste on October 3,...

Marion L Surman

Marion L Surman

Apr 22, 2016

MARION L. SURMAN, 98 of Chester, Illinois; passed away at  6:25 am, Friday, April 22, 2016 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri.

She was born to the late Harry and Mary (nee Wolshock) Montroy on November 23, 1917 in Ft. Gage, Illinois.

She married Edward J. Surman on October 26, 1938 at St....

Nan Kathryn Link

Nan Kathryn Link

Apr 21, 2016

NAN KATHRYN LINK, 71 of St. Charles, Missouri; passed away at 8:45 am, Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Gorden Roper and Nan Frieda (nee Johnson) Beers on October 25, 1944 in Red Bud, Illinois.

She married Ronald Olin Link on...

Wanda Lee Dement

Wanda Lee Dement

Apr 15, 2016

WANDA DEMENT, 80 , of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:20 am, Friday, April 15, 2016 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, Illinois .

She was born to the late Dallas Eugene and Sydney Alice (nee: Quinn) Hyde on September 18, 1935 in Eddyville, Kentucky.

She...

Joseph V. Scheffer, Jr.

Joseph V. Scheffer, Jr.

Apr 15, 2016

JOSEPH V. SCHEFFER, JR., 63 , of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 6:52 pm, Friday, April 15, 2016 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois .

He was born to the late Joseph V. Sr. and Wanda (nee: Sechrest) Scheffer on August 20, 1952 in Cairo, Illinois.

Joe was a meat cutter.

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