Obituaries

Dec 4, 2015

RICHARD F. ECKERT, 78, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 9:03 am, Friday, December 4, 2015 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, IL.   He was born to the late Fred W. and Mary Margaret (nee: Jenner) Eckert on January 16, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri.   He married Marlene D. Vickers on August 15, 1966 in Wood...

Dec 3, 2015

ANITA LANGREHR, 94, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 11:12 am, Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Red Bud Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Diedrich and Helen (nee Wolter) Liefer on July 12, 1921 in Ruma, Illinois. She married Walter E. Langrehr on May 12, 1946 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Evansville, Illinois; he...

Dec 1, 2015

WILLIAM P. LANG, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:28 pm, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Hallie and Emma (nee Knapp) Lang on October 26, 1925 in Chester, Illinois.   He married Mary Josephine “Josie” Yankey on October 9, 1946 in Chester, Illinois; she preceded him in death...

Dec 1, 2015

ALICE J.  GROTT, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born to the late Fern E. Larison on August 19, 1936 in Chester, Illinois. Alice married Dale Grott on August 25, 1956 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Chester, Illinois; he survives. She...

Nov 29, 2015

EVELYN “MARIE” GALSTER, 52, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:30 pm on Sunday November 29, 2015, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born to the late Junior and Patricia (nee: Nesbit) Morries on April 16, 1963 in St. Louis, MO. Marie married Phillip Galster, Sr.  He preceded her in death on April 11,...

Nov 27, 2015

BYRON R. “BARNEY” PRESTON, 84, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at his home in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Loran and Anna Mae (nee: Bicket) Preston on April 12, 1931 in Belleville, Illinois. He married Priscilla Griffin on June 1, 1985 at the First Baptist Church in Chester, IL.  She survives....

Nov 17, 2015

SISTER MARY JEROME GOECKNER, ASC, 102 , of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 8:35 am, Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Ruma Center. She was born to the late William and Rosa (nee Probst) Goeckner on December 3, 1912.   She made her first vows as an Adorer of the...

Nov 16, 2015

TERRY GENE MIDDENDORF, 57, of Red Bud, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late William Gene and Carol Jean (nee Tindall) Middendorf on April 19, 1958 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Greta (nee Stindham) Soublo on January 17, 2009 in Bristol,...

Nov 15, 2015

EUGENE T. "GENE" MINER, 77, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:30 am, Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. He was born to the late Raymond and Susie (nee Chandler) Miner on March 19, 1938 in Goodland, Missouri. He owned and operated S.O.S. Sanitation that served the communities of Chester, Prairie du Rocher,...

Nov 15, 2015

MARCELLA A. TRESSLER, 95, of Chester, Illinois, formerly of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 9:03 pm, Sunday, November 15, 2015 at her son's home in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Charles G. and Louisa B. (nee Felter) Diebold on January 9, 1920 in Oran, Missouri. She married Donald "Doc" W. Tressler; he preceded her in death on...

Nov 15, 2015

JACK C. HENDRICKSON, 68, of Evansville, IL, passed away at 11:30 pm, Sunday, November 15, 2015 at his home in Evansville, IL. He was born to the late Clyde B. and Martha B. (nee: White) Hendrickson on January 3, 1947 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Jack married Charlotte Becker on September 10, 1966 in Waynetown, Indiana. She survives. He was union...

Nov 14, 2015

SISTER ROSE (MARGARET ROSE) SCHRAGE, ASC, 86, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 11:50 am, Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Ruma Convent. She was born to the late Bernard and Mary (nee Goestenkors) Schrage in St. Rose, Illinois on December 31, 1928. She made her first vows as an Adorer...

Nov 12, 2015

KAREN S HERSCHBACH, 73, of Chester, IL, formerly of Perryville, MO, passed away at 5:45 am, Thursday, November 12, 2014 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Steve and Dorothy (nee: Weddle) Gasper on August 16, 1942 in Marion, Indiana. Karen married James D. "Jim" Herschbach on June 25, 1960 in Marion, Indiana. He preceded...

Nov 11, 2015

RONALD LEE ZANG, 80, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 am, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Memorial in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Perry and Adele (nee: Becker) Zang on August 16, 1935 in Chester, Illinois. He married Peggy Jewel Saddler on December 19, 1959 in Chester, Illinois. She survives Ronald worked as a maintenance worker...

Nov 10, 2015

MILDRED ROSE DIAL, 93, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:30 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. She was born to the late Louie and Rose (nee Bredthauer) Fuss on June 21, 1922, in Valley County, NE. Mildred married Billie M. Dial on August 4, 1946 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ord, Nebraska....

Nov 4, 2015

HAROLD T. CAMPBELL, 94, Nashville, IL, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Friendship Manor Nursing Home in Nashville, IL. He was born to the late William A. and Bertha (nee: Magerkurth) Campbell on August 28, 1921 in Oakdale, Illinois. He married Coletta Clemens on October 19, 1946 in Sparta, Illinois. She survives...

Nov 4, 2015

Jessie Lee Irose November 13, 1935 - November 4, 2015

JESSIE LEE IROSE, 79, of Chester, Illinois, asleep in Jesus at 1:40 am, on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Hugo and Mary (nee: Howard) Gaebe on November 13, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri. Jessie married...

Nov 3, 2015

RONALD LEE EICHELBERGER, 69, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Edward and Virginia (nee Weir) Eichelberger on December 11, 1945 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He married Sue Johnson on July 30, 1966 in Belleville, Illinois; she survives. He had been a...

Oct 30, 2015

Janelle Louise Dial January 24, 1953 - October 30, 2015

JANELLE LOUISE DIAL, 62, of Valmeyer, Illinois, formerly of Chester, passed away on Friday October 30, 2015, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born to Billie M. and Mildred Rose (nee: Fuss) Dial on January 24, 1953 in Red Bud, IL. She was a...

Oct 29, 2015

EMILY M. GRAMC, 85, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 am, Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late William T. and Ethel Mae (nee Miller) Ott, Sr. on February 22, 1930 in Montgomery, Alabama. She married Clarence Linwood Feagin; he preceded her in death. She then married...