Obituaries

Sep 5, 2015

Roger R. "Pawpaw" McCormick October 10, 1946 - September 5, 2015

ROGER R. "Pawpaw" McCORMICK, 68, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:50 pm, Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. He was born to the late Herbert R. and Edith Marie (nee Stewart) McCormick on October 10, 1946 in Rockwood, Illinois. He married Charlotte...

Aug 29, 2015

SHELBY "COONEY" G. LUDWIG, 83, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 pm, Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to the late Albert and Aurelia M. (nee Ruez) Ludwig on April 23, 1932 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. He was never married. He had...

Aug 29, 2015

ELMER JULIUS HERMAN VIEREGGE, 97, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:11 pm, Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois. He was born to the late William and Nellie (nee: Leaders) Vieregge on February 14, 1918 in Chester, Illinois. He married Alberta Huskey on January 9, 1943 in Perryville, MO; she preceded him in death ON March...

Aug 26, 2015

PATRICIA L. BLUM, 75, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 6:06 am, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at her residence. She was born to the late Henry and Ethel (nee Johnson) Robert on February 4, 1940 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois She married Roy G. "Geezer" Blum on June 7, 1958 in Evansville, Illinois; he preceded her in death on December...

Aug 26, 2015

DELORES MAE HECK, 84, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 10:35 am, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois. She was born to the late Henry and Lena (nee Buckley) Dunker on April 28, 1931 in Evansville, Illinois. She married Clarence A. Heck on August 19, 1950 in Evansville, Illinois; he preceded her in death on...

Aug 26, 2015

EILEEN M. WINTER, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:40 am, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at her residence. She was born to the late Elmer and Sylvia (nee Frazier) Mueller on July 18, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri. She married Casper C. Winter on June 15, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri; he preceded her in death on October 21,...

Aug 24, 2015

DOROTHY REDNOUR, 91, of South Elgin, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at Tower Hill Nursing Home in South Elgin, Illinois. She was born to the late Henry and Hilda (nee Wolter) Kipp, Jr. on March 20, 1924 in Wine Hill Illinois Dorothy married Dale W. Rednour on July 18, 1942 in Steeleville, Illinois; he...

Aug 23, 2015

THOMAS JOSEPH CRESS, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:45 am, Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born to Edna (nee Aspley) Cress on June 16, 1937 in Belleville, Illinois He married Flora "Dody" Provan on July 4, 1967 in Euclid, Ohio; she survives. He was a Chester High School Class of...

Aug 22, 2015

MARY L. CARON, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:45 pm on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late William and Clara (nee: Suchman) Cluster on October 15, 1927 in Ava, IL. She married Eugene D. Caron on June 5, 1948 in Chester, IL. He preceded her in death on...

Aug 21, 2015

DONNA JEAN HEUMAN, 69, of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 6:50 am, Friday, August 21, 2015 at Coulterville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois. Donna was born to Walter A. and Onedia Sophia (nee Lindwedel) Eggemeyer on December 17, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois She married Charles Roy Heuman on June 12, 1965 at Zion Lutheran Church, Walsh, Illinois;...

Aug 20, 2015

DOROTHY ELLEN GRAH, 91, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 10:16 am, on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Coulterville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. She was born to the late William R. and Florence E. (nee Frazer) McConkey on December 29, 1923 in Rockwood, Illinois. She married William "Bill" F. Grah on November 14, 1944 in Jonesboro,...

Aug 7, 2015

EARL "SHORTY" H. LINNERTZ, 81, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:27 pm, Friday, August 7, 2015 at his residence. He was born to the later Frank and Cecilia (nee Shea) Linnertz on April 29, 1934 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. He married Patricia Martin on February 11, 1956 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He had worked as a...

Aug 3, 2015

RALPH LOUIS SMITH, 70, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 11:44 am on Monday, August 3, 2015, at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Charles and Lena (nee Kingsten) Smith on September 21, 1944 in Chester, Illinois. Ralph married Carolyn C. Woodard on May 25, 2013 in Pinckneyville, Illinois. She survives. He was a member of...

Jul 22, 2015

SISTER JANE (Frances Marie) RATERMANN, ASC, 80, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 8:10 am, Wednesday, July 22, 2015 after complications from a recent stroke. She was born to the late Joseph and Wilma (nee Woltering) Ratermann in Breese, Illinois on September 5, 1934. She made her first vows as an...

Jul 21, 2015

SISTER ANTOINETTE CUSIMANO, ASC, 79, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 2:53 am, Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Ruma Convent. She was born to the late Vito and Rose (nee Modica) Cusimano in Chicago, Illinois on June 9, 1936. She made her first vows as an Adorer of the Blood...

Jul 19, 2015

JUDITH ROSE RICHEY, 82, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:15 am, Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri. Judy was born to the late Theodore C. and Lydia A. (nee Bendel) Jones on October 11, 1932 in Chester, Illinois. Judy was a secretary for the Chester Concrete Company, Chester, Illinois for 28 years and retired from...

Jul 16, 2015

ERVIN EDWARD KUEHNER, 73, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:02 pm, Thursday, July 16, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. He was born to the late Edward and Mary (nee Wierschem) Kuehner on February 25, 1942 in Waterloo, Illinois. He was never married. He was a life-long farmer and a member of the Dairy Farmers of America....

Jul 14, 2015

CYNTHIA KAY HARTENBERGER, 53, of McLeansboro, IL, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:25 pm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Meadowbrook Estates/Viewfinder in McLeansboro, IL. She was born to the late Bertram and Imogene (nee: Goedecke) Hartenberger on February 4, 1962 in Chester, IL. She was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors: Many Cousins and Friends Preceded in death...

Jul 13, 2015

CHRISTIAN LUCAS YOUNG, 22, of Steeleville, IL passed away at 11:35 pm on Monday, July 13, 2015, near Route 150 in Chester, IL. He was born to Kevin and Colleen (nee: Selle) Young on October 19, 1992 in Sparta, IL. He married Alexandrea Yow on June 16, 2012 in Chester, IL. She survives. Chris was a deckhand for Southern Illinois...

Jul 10, 2015

SISTER MARY MAURICE LOEPKER, ASC, 86, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 12:28 am, Friday, July 10, 2015 at the Ruma Center. She was born to the late Joseph and Isabelle (nee Wichmann) Loepker in Bartelso, Illionis on January 18, 1929. She made her first vows as an Adorer of the...