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Alberta Clara Cowell
Apr 16, 2017
ALBERTA CLARA COWELL, 93 , of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:35 pm, Sunday, April 16, 2017 at McKnight Place, St. Louis, MO .
She was born to the late Leo and Clara (nee Helmers) Postman on November 11, 1923 in Chester, Illinois.
Alberta married Earl Cowell on...
Ronald "Dean" Suhre
Apr 11, 2017
RONALD “DEAN” SUHRE, 73 , of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 4:03 pm, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois .
He was born to Vernon J. and Mildred (nee Rapp) Suhre on September 5, 1943 in Red Bud, Illinois.
Dean was of the Methodist faith...
Lydia Long
Apr 10, 2017
LYDIA JEAN LONG, 10 , of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 11:29 pm, Monday, April 10, 2017 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri .
She was born to Jeremy and Natalie (nee: Gross) Long on March 8, 2007 in Sparta, Illinois.
Lydia was a 4th grade student at Evansville Attendance Center. She...Wayne Edward Ramsey
Apr 9, 2017
WAYNE EDWARD RAMSEY, 76 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 am, Sunday, April 9, 2017 at his residence.
He was born to the late Benjamin and Fleta (nee Hathaway) Ramsey on July 11, 1940 in Chester, Illinois.
He married Brenda Sue Carnahan on June 5, 1965 in Chester, Illinois. She survives....
Ruth Ann Norris-Sutley
Apr 5, 2017
RUTH ANN NORRIS-SUTLEY , 89, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 3:45 am , Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.
She was born to the late Charles and Anna (nee Krueger) Cutting on November 26, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan.
She married Ed Norris on June 18,...
Stanford J Kipping
Mar 27, 2017
STANFORD “FAT BOY” J. KIPPING, 83, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born to the late Joseph C. and Grace (nee Andres) Kipping on March 6, 1934 in Waterloo, Illinois.
He married Anna Mae Button on February 21, 1957; she preceded...
Donald L Thompson
Mar 25, 2017
DONALD L. THOMPSON, 67, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:55 pm, Saturday, March 25, 2017 at St. Anthony’s Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born to Floyd and Doris (nee Fournie) Thompson on April 8, 1949 in Red Bud, Illinois.
After graduation from Red Bud High School in 1967, Don married his...
Virginia A Greenley
Mar 23, 2017
VIRGINIA A. GREENLEY, 75, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:00 pm, Thursday, March 23, 2017 at her residence.
She was born to the late James and Lucille (nee Cox) Rushing on April 20, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri.
She married Harold L. Greenley on January 6, 1963 in Fredericktown, Missouri; he preceded her...
Gary L Schnepel
Mar 22, 2017
GARY L. SCHNEPEL, 65, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California.
He was born to Norman and Fern (nee Stamm) Schnepel on July 23, 1951 in Red Bud, Illinois.
He married Patty Hazlett on March 10, 1973 at St. John Lutheran Church in Red Bud,...
Raymond J. Petrowske
Mar 13, 2017
RAYMOND JOSEPH PETROWSKE, 91 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:33 pm, Monday, March 13, 2017 at his residence.
He was born to the late Andrew and Anna (nee Junger) Petrowske on May 20, 1925 in Mt. Summit, Illinois.
He married Dorothy “Dot” Bodeker on January 25, 1947 in Chester, Illinois. She...
Bernice Elma Smith
Mar 11, 2017
BERNICE ELMA SMITH, 91, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 7:35 pm, Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois.
She was born to the late Charles A. and Caroline (nee Hecke) Voges on January 13, 1926 in rural Monroe County, Illinois.
She married Ervin W. Smith on September 1,...
Oliver A Kloepper
Mar 11, 2017
OLIVER A. KLOEPPER, 89, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 12:58 pm, Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.
He was born to the Albert and Olga (nee Harms) Kloepper on July 24, 1927 in Randolph County, Illinois.
He married Lorene J. Laufer on September 1, 1956 at Trinity Lutheran...
Dorothy L Heinemeyer
Mar 10, 2017
DOROTHY L. HEINEMEYER, 93, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 am, Friday, March 10, 2017 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.
She was born March 17, 1923 and was adopted by the late Louis and Emma (nee Joritz) Ehlers of Campbell Hill, Illinois.
She married Albert E. Heinemeyer on August 12,...
Jerry W Underwood
Mar 5, 2017
JERRY UNDERWOOD, 73, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:48 pm, Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.
He was born to the late William David and Clara Mae (nee Seal) Underwood on July 14, 1943 in Piggott, Arkansas.
He married Patricia Mae Throgmorton on May 29, 1970 in...
Phyllis M. Kennedy
Mar 5, 2017
PHYLLIS M. KENNEDY, 73, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 3:27 am, Sunday, March 5, 2017 at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born to the late Theodore W. and Ethel M. (nee Keller) Fadler on March 29, 1943 in Red Bud, Illinois.
She married Richard E. Kennedy on November...
Wilma C. Taggart
Mar 4, 2017
WILMA C. TAGGART, 96 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:35 am, Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois.
She was born on August 11, 1920 in Chester, Illinois to William and Clara (nee: Niemeyer)DeRousse.
She married Kenneth Taggart on December 6, 1947 in Chester, Illinois. He preceded her...
Harry M Peters
Mar 4, 2017
HARRY M. PETERS, 93, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:00 am, Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.
He was born to the late William and Ruth (Kempfer) Peters on September 21, 1923 in Ellis Grove, Illinois.
He married Dorothy Stamm on September 4, 1948 in Evansville, Illinois....
Mark Alan Grapperhaus
Mar 3, 2017
MARK ALAN GRAPPERHAUS, 47 , of Evansville, Illinois passed away at 11:15 pm, Friday, March 3, 2017 at his residence.
He was born to Charles “Chuck” and Marilyn (nee Hostmeyer) Grapperhaus on November 16, 1969 in Highland, Illinois.
Mark married Shellie Cartwright on February 17, 2017 in Evansville, IL. She survives.
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Ruth B. Stewart
Mar 3, 2017
RUTH BURNADEAN STEWART , of Chester, Illinois, formerly of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri .
She was born to the late Raleigh Edward and Elizabeth Matilda (nee: Lorentz) Smith on May 15, 1929 in Rockwood, Illinois.
Ruth married James H. Stewart...
Judy Lynn Werle Phelps
Feb 27, 2017
Judy Lynn Phelps (formerly Judy L. Werle), a longtime resident of Chester and Perryville, Missouri, died after a long battle with kidney disease on 27 February, 2017, in Alabaster, Alabama.
Judy was born in Chester, Illinois, on December 25, 1950 to Gladys Herring.
She graduated from Chester High School, and earned her Practical...
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