Obituaries

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....

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...

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...

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.

Apr 10, 2016

MAX JOSEPH AUBUCHON, 87, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

He was born to the late Lee and Barbara L. (nee Okenfuss) Aubuchon on April 12, 1928 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

He attended grade school and high school at the “School for the Blind” in Jacksonville,...

Apr 8, 2016

THE REVEREND JOHN J. JOYCE , 70 , Pastor of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Albers, Illinois and St. Damian Catholic Church in Damiansville, Illinois, passed away at 8:51 am, Friday, April 8, 2016 at Hicke-Sense Home for Retired Priest, Belleville, Illinois.

Fr. Joyce was born in New York City on November 16,...

Apr 3, 2016

RICHARD A. MULHOLLAND, SR., 61 , of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 12:04 pm, Sunday, April 3, 2016 in Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Allen Virgil and Lorene Faye (nee: Rogers) Mulholland on January 20, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri.

He married Susan Pruett on April 18,...

Apr 1, 2016

JOYCE ANN HOPKINS, 86 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:55 pm, Friday, April 1, 2016 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois.

She was born to the late Andrew and Genevieve (nee: Heberlie) Rudloff on July 11, 1929 in Ozora, Missouri.

She married Albert Joseph Hopkins on June 12, 1948 in...

Mar 31, 2016

LLOYD B. HORRELL, 94, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 3:25 pm, Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late Henry and Josephine (nee Levery) Horrell on September 1, 1921 in Modoc, Illinois.

He married Mary S. Diewald on July 7, 1951 in...

Mar 31, 2016

INGEBORG “INGE” E. L. GUTHMAN, 74 , of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 4:10 pm, Thursday, March 31, 2016 at her home in Rockwood, Illinois.

She was born to the late Otto and Emma Luise (nee: John) Friedrich on June 26, 1941 in Berlin, Germany.

She married John Guthman on December 9, 1967...

Mar 29, 2016

JOSEPH R. “DICK” WIEGARD, 75, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:20 am, Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at residence.

He was born to the late Joseph and Norine (nee Steibel) Wiegard on October 28, 1940 in Modoc, Illinois.

He married Joan J. Cowell on June 11, 1966 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church,...

Mar 22, 2016

RONALD EDWARD BAITER, 66 , of Perryville, Missouri, passed away at 8:45 pm, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at his home in Perryville, Missouri.

He was born to the late Irvine M. and Florence A. (nee: Friedrich) Baiter on August 16, 1949 in Oran, Missouri.

He married Mary Jo Johnson on December...

Mar 20, 2016

JANICE “JAN” SPRINGER, 64, of Johnsburg, Illinois, formerly of Belleville, Illinois, passed away at 2:30 pm, Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Journey Care Hospice in Barrington, Illinois.

She was born to the late George Frederick and Marie (nee Bertram) Hertlein on August 12, 1951 in St. Louis,...

Mar 19, 2016

BRANDON MICHAEL WHAM, 26, of Carterville, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:08 pm, Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his residence.

He was born to George F. and Michaela L. (nee Berry) Wham on October 26, 1989 in Carbondale, Illinois.

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Mar 17, 2016

JUDITH C. HECHT, 70 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:20 am, Thursday, March 17, 2016 at her home in Chester, Illinois.

She was born to Jess and Rosalie (nee: Moore) Wingerter on March 29, 1945 in Rockwood, Illinois.

Judy married Glen R. Hecht on November 16, 1963 in Chester, IL. He...

Mar 17, 2016

GARY DALE EGGEMEYER, 65 , of Walsh, Illinois, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Adolph C., Jr. and Wilma (nee: Kloth) Eggemeyer on September 16, 1950 in Red Bud, Illinois.

He married Donna M. Petrowske on...

Mar 17, 2016

ERNEST “ERNIE” F. SCHUCHERT, JR., 87 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:15 am, Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri .

He was born to the late Ernest F., Sr. and Dorothy M. (nee: Schirmer) Schuchert on July 26, 1928 in Chester, Illinois.

He married Lorraine...

Mar 10, 2016

ROSIE MARIE USHER, 95 , of Chester , Illinois , passed away at 9:30 am , Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Chester , Illinois .

She was born to the late William and Anna (nee Wegele) Baus on February 24, 1921 in Alexander , Kansas .  She was raised on a Kansas...

Mar 8, 2016

JENNIFER  ANN (NEE: LINDNER) MASTERSON, 30 , of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 10:22 am, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at her home in Prairie du Rocher, IL.

She was born on March 29, 1985 in Chester, Illinois.

Jennifer was a homemaker.

Survivors: Parents:             Kim &...

Mar 8, 2016

ARTHUR RAY PITTS, 65 , of Chester, Illinois, formerly of St. Charles, MO, passed away at 11:50 pm, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in St. Louis, MO .

He was born to the late Arthur D. and Billie Mae (nee: Sherrow) Pitts on November 27, 1950 in Mexico, MO.

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