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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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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