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Lloyd "Whitey" John Huey
Oct 29, 2016
LLOYD “WHITEY” JOHN HUEY, 97, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 am on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his home in Chester, Illinois.
He was born to John A. and Cora (nee: Bruns) Huey on September 29, 1919 in Modoc, Illinois.
He married Iva U. Mifflin on January 20, 1943 in Perryville,...
Officer James I Brockmeyer
Oct 28, 2016
OFFICER JAMES I. BROCKMEYER, 22, of Chester, Illinois, passed away 11:20 pm, Friday, October 28, 2016 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.
He was born to Donald and Dixie (nee Bowen) Brockmeyer on April 30, 1994 in Chester, Illinois.
He had been a Police Office for the Chester Police Department for 10 months. Before...
Roger G Wicklein
Oct 24, 2016
ROGER G. WICKLEIN, 71, of Collinsville, Illinois, formerly of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born to the late Glen and Linda (nee Geitz) Wicklein on September 16, 1945 at his home in Evansville, Illinois.
He married the love of his life,...
William Francis Phillips
Oct 20, 2016
WILLIAM FRANCIS PHILLIPS, 85, of Elkville, Illinois, passed away at 5:34 pm on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois.
He was born to Osa and Anna Ruth (nee: Childers) Phillips on March 13, 1931 in Grand Tower, Illinois.
He married Yvette DuPrey on July 5, 1958 in Fauville, Eure,...
Eleanor "Tootie" R. Gardiner
Oct 19, 2016
ELEANOR R “TOOTIE” GARDINER, 78 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:25 pm, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois .
She was born to the late Louis H. and Marie (nee Bueckman) Blechle on April 7, 1938 in Chester, Illinois.
She married Keith Runge on...
Melvin "Jack" Schulte
Oct 17, 2016
MELVIN “JACK” SCHULTE, 93 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:26 am, Monday, October 17, 2016 at The Manor at Craig Farms in Chester, Illinois.
He was born to the late Henry and Elsie (nee Schamel) Schulte on December 26, 1922 in McBride, Missouri.
Jack retired from the Federal Barge Line and...
Irene D Meyer
Oct 13, 2016
IRENE D. MEYER, 93 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 pm, Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois.
She was born to Edward and Olga (nee Heine) Marquardt on November 9, 1922 in Chester, Illinois.
Irene married Carl E. Meyer on April 23, 1944 at...
Joeann Armon
Oct 12, 2016
JOEANN ARMON, 81, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:18 pm, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.
She was born to the late Leo and Hilda (nee Oaks) York on September 8, 1935 in Vernal, Utah.
JoeAnn had worked as a CNA for Clarice’s Home Care Service, Inc...
Louis Dale Faverty
Oct 10, 2016
LOUIS DALE FAVERTY, 63 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:31 am on Monday, October 10, 2016 at his home in Chester .
He was born to Louis Lee and Geraldine (nee: Atchison) Faverty on July 22, 1953 in Chester, Illinois.
Dale was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Chester, and...
Lois J. Reuter
Oct 10, 2016
LOIS J. REUTER, 75 , of Bremen, Illinois, passed away at 12:20 am, Monday, October 10, 2016 at St. John Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born to Walter E. and Grace F. (nee: Brinkmann) Stockwell on February 5, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois.
Lois married Edwin A. Reuter on June...
Charles Walter Morgan, Sr.
Oct 6, 2016
CHARLES WALTER MORGAN, SR., 58 , of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 pm, Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born to Charles Stephen and Elizabeth Anna (nee: Rodewald) Morgan on November 22, 1957 in East St. Louis, Illinois.
He married Brenda Lee...
Mary Helen Masterson
Sep 30, 2016
MARY HELEN MASTERSON, 87, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Glen Carbon, Illinois, passed away at 9:45 pm, Friday, September 30, 2016 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.
She was born to the late Edgar and Augusta (nee Blow) Nevois on July 4, 1929 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.
She married Edward Leo...
William "Bill" E. Marcinkowska
Sep 25, 2016
WILLIAM E. “BILL” MARCINKOWSKA, 59, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:46 pm, Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois.
He was born to Robert Peter and Shirley Ann (nee: Roth) Marcinkowska on April 14, 1957 in Chester, Illinois.
He married Cheryll K. Draves on November 29, 1975 in Rockwood,...
Mary Fran Eggemeyer
Sep 25, 2016
MARY FRAN EGGEMEYER, 83 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:30 am, Sunday, September 25, 2016 at her home in Chester, Illinois .
She was born to the late Maurice and Jennie (nee: Allison) Brown on December 18, 1932 in Chester, Illinois.
Mary was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in...
Sr. Mary Linus Erzer
Sep 24, 2016
SISTER MARY LINUS (MARTHA EMMA) ERZER, ASC, 90 , of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 9:12 pm, Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois.
She was the fourth of five daughters born to Otto and Anna (nee Ravo) Erzer on September 16, 1926 in...
Edward E. Ruroede
Sep 18, 2016
EDWARD E. RUROEDE, SR., 84 , of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 6:15 pm, Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois..
He was born to the late Martin and Dora (nee: Hartmann) Ruroede on May 11, 1932 in Bremen, Illinois.
Ed married Lola M. Jones on...
Ruby E Koester
Sep 16, 2016
RUBY E. KOESTER, 92, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 9:46 pm, Friday, September 16, 2016 at Four Fountains Convalescent Center, Belleville, Illinois.
She was born to the late John and Wilhelmina (nee Falkenhein) Tillock on March 24, 1924 in Baldwin, Illinois.
She married Wilbert Koester on September 27, 1942 at St. John Lutheran...
Wilma F. Hecht
Sep 16, 2016
WILMA F. HECHT, 83 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:10 pm, Friday, September 16, 2016 at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, MO .
She was born to the late Ernest and Della (nee: Criss) Berndt on August 30, 1933 in Chester, Illinois.
She married Herbert P. “Herb” Hecht on August...
Cleo Shemoney
Aug 31, 2016
CLEO SHEMONEY, 85 , of Ruma, Illinois, formerly of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 11:01 pm, Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at her home in Ruma, Illinois .
She was born to the late Kelley and Vena (nee: Thomas) Bradley on October 10, 1930 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
She married James B. Shemoney...
Perry Nathan Ledbetter
Aug 27, 2016
PERRY NATHAN LEDBETTER, 56, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 7:21 pm , Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Chester , Illinois .
He was born to James Howard and Paulette (nee: Colvis) Ledbetter on November 1, 1959 in Chester , Illinois .
He married Jacqueline Springs on September 20,...
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