Obituaries

Feb 11, 2017

TODD A. BOLES, 53 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:19 pm, Saturday, February 11, 2017 in Steeleville, Illinois .

He was born to Thomas A. and the late Dillie (nee: Plew) Boles on October 1, 1963 in Danville, Illinois.

Todd married Laurie Ann Kaempfer on October 2, 1999 in Chester, Illinois...

Feb 10, 2017

SANDY BURNETT, 70, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at St. Anthony’s Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Charles “Cheatah” and Olivia (nee Johnson) Franks on March 7, 1946 in Parrish, Alabama.

She was a homemaker.

She was an avid bingo player and...

Feb 9, 2017

MARILYN M. BECKER, 69, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:45 pm, Thursday, February 9, 2017 at her residence.

She was born to the late Arnold and Vivian (nee Harnagel) Brueggemann on May 21, 1947 in Chester, Illinois.

She had been a certified nursing assistant at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, Illinois...

Feb 5, 2017

CLEO MAE APPLEGATE, 95 , of Chester , Illinois , passed away at 1:35 am , Sunday, February 5, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Chester , Illinois .

She was born to the late Fred and Ruth Elizabeth (nee: Grabel) Rodenhouser on May 28, 1921 in Galesburg , Illinois .

She married...

Feb 4, 2017

THOMAS R. KARUSHIS, 90 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:01 am, Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Integrity Healthcare in Chester, Illinois.

He was born to the late Thomas J. and Bernice (nee: Belskis) Karushis on September 6, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan.

He married Wilma Jean Mansker in May of...

Feb 2, 2017

VERNA E. ZANDERS, 93, of Baldwin, Illinois, passed away at 2:00 am, Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

She was born to the late Lee and Clara (nee Nagel) Goetting on June 23, 1923 in Horse Prairie, Illinois.

She married Glenn G. Zanders on September 22, 1946 at Trinity...

Jan 31, 2017

MARION VEATH YOUNG, 87, of Northbrook, Illinois; passed away at 8:49 pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Highland Park, Illinois.

She was born to the late Victor J. and Anna M. (nee: Spitz) Veath on February 8, 1929 in Chester, Illinois.

She married Dr. Charles R. Young on June 29, 1952 at St....

Jan 27, 2017

PATRICIA “PAT” ROSE SUTTERER, 83, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:23pm, Friday, January 27, 2017 at her residence.

She was born to the late Edgar Joseph and Mary Alice (nee Riley) Miller on April 4, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri.

She married LeRoy Joseph Sutterer on October 8, 1955 in Perryville, Missouri and...

Jan 21, 2017

BETTY J. DICKERSON, 54 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:17 pm, Saturday, January 21, 2017 at her home .

She was born on June 26, 1962 in Granite City, IL and was adopted by the late Parker and Viola (nee: Worley) Dickerson.

Betty was of Pentecostal faith.

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Jan 17, 2017

ROBERT L. KOTVA, 87 , of Chester, IL, passed away at 11:16 pm, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at his home in Chester, IL.

He was born to the late Emil Theodore and Florence Catharine (nee: Bruch) Kotva on July 19, 1929 in Belleville, Illinois.

He married Zelma J. Moeller.  She preceded him in...

Jan 12, 2017

KENNETH “KENNY” TAGGART, 91 , of Chester, IL, passed away at 7:34 am, Thursday, January 12, 2017 at his home in Chester, IL.

He was born to the late John and Clara (nee: Jostes) Taggart on February 4, 1925 in Campbell Hill, Illinois. Kenny married Wilma C DeRousse on December 6, 1947 in Chester, Illinois.  ...

Jan 11, 2017

ROBERT (BOB) J. FOY , 59, passed away Wednesday January 11, 2017.

Cherished husband of Donna (nee: Muzik) Foy. Loving father of Jessie (Ray) Mesa and Bobby Foy. Loving and devoted grandfather of Korbin and Delanie Mesa.

Bob was born on July 15,1957 in Oak Park, IL to Robert and Lorraine (O’Brien) Foy....

Jan 10, 2017

STANLEY “STAN” D. McINTYRE, 76 , of Evansville, Illinois passed away at 8:45 pm, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his residence.

He was born to the late Vernon and Roberta (nee: Levery) McIntyre on July 15, 1940 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Stan married Toni Marie Neilson on February 23, 1963 in Evansville, IL. ...

Jan 8, 2017

KENNETH “KENNY” J. COLEY, 54, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 3:19 pm, Sunday, January 8, 2017 at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born to the late Benjamin H. and Shirley (nee Kasson) Coley on April 2, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois.

He married Barbara S. Walker on...

Jan 5, 2017

WILLIAM “BILL” R.  LEHR, 80, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:39 am, Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois.

He was born to the late George and Sophia (nee Steppig) Lehr on August 29, 1936 in Columbia, Illinois.

He was never married and he was of the Catholic...

Jan 4, 2017

GEORGE  NICHOLAS  HOFFMAN, 75 , of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:54 am, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri .

He was born to Dr. Jacob “Omer” and Edith (nee: Whitaker) Hoffman on November 27, 1941 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

George formerly worked at Zeigler...

Dec 28, 2016

FAY HARTMANN, 74, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Tom and Thelma (nee Savage) Nelson on July 16, 1942 in Warsaw, North Carolina.  After her father’s death in WWII, Thelma married Elmer Wetzel, Sr. and Fay was raised...

Dec 27, 2016

SANDY BLACKMORE MADL, 78, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:28 pm, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at St. John Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

She was born to the late Richard and Vera (nee Heyl) Rahn on February 20, 1938 in Red Bud, Illinois.

Sandy was married to Robert “Bob” Madl; he preceded her...

Dec 27, 2016

Audrey Marie Nagel, 95 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:20 am, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois.

She was born on June 15, 1921 in Schuline, IL to William Harvey and Ollie Mae (nee: Dobyns) Moore.

She married Everett Hartmann on April 12, 1941 in New Palestine,...

Dec 25, 2016

CHARLES “CHUCK” R. LAWRENCE, 82 , of Chester, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center in Farmington, Missouri.

He was born to the late Charles Samual and Pet Mae (nee: Stonecipher) Lawrence on March 9, 1934 in Marion County, Illinois.

He married Marjorie A. Shults on...