Obituaries

Mar 26, 2015

RONALD D. RIDGWAY, 68, of Chester, IL passed away at 12:53 pm on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born to Leonard and Glenella (nee: Lusk) Ridgway on October 8, 1946 in East St. Louis, IL. Ronald was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors: 5 Children: Candice Schroeder Ronald Ridgway Jr. Teresa (Robert)...

Mar 24, 2015

ROBERT L. ROHLFING, 67, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:35 am, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born to the late Theodore and Bernice (nee Schrieber) Rohlfing on April 9, 1947 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Jane Gerber on September 11, 1971 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wartburg, Illinois; she survives. He was...

Mar 17, 2015

MARIE E. KOHRS, 91, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 am, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late George and Fredricka (nee Hapke) Eggemeyer on March 11, 1924 in Walsh, Illinois. Marie married Raymond M. Kohrs on April 17, 1943 at Walsh, Illinois; he preceded her in death...

Mar 15, 2015

HOWARD H. GRAH, 91, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 1:00 pm, Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, IL. He was born to the late Eugene F. and Regina Anna (nee: Casten) Grah on August 9, 1923 in Campbell Hill, Illinois. He married June Brelje on November 6, 1948 in Piggott, Arkansas. She survives...

Mar 14, 2015

ALEC DAVID NINKER, 18, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away 2:27 pm, Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Cardinal Glennon Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to Scott Ninker and Gina Marie Reinhold on August 14, 1996 in Chester, Illinois. He had worked at Svanda Chevrolet in Sparta, Illinois and during high school he worked at Dairy Queen in Sparta, Illinois....

Mar 12, 2015

Ann Patterson December 13, 1937 - March 12, 2015

ANN PATTERSON, 77, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:15 am on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Theodore and Esther (nee: Rodewald) Katt on December 13, 1937, in Perryville, MO. Ann married Robert B. Patterson on April 10, 1964...

Mar 7, 2015

YVONNE MARIE O'HARA, 79, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 12:40 pm, Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Bernard "Ben" L. and Marcella (nee Gaertner) Pautler on December 29, 1935 in Walsh, Illinois. She married Patrick C. O'Hara on April 23, 1960 in Evansville, Illinois; he survives. She...

Mar 7, 2015

DARRELL D. MADDEN, 50, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 10:10 pm, Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Washington County, Illinois. He was the son of Fred J. and Joan M. (nee Coleman) Madden Sr. on March 4, 1965 in Belleville, Illinois. He had been a retail manager at Target. He was of the Catholic Faith. He was a member of...

Mar 6, 2015

LUVERNE EGGE-WOODY, 98, of Chester, Illinois, formerly of Portland, Oregon, passed away at 2:55 am on Friday March 6, 2015, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Joseph and Edith (nee: Nehk) Kugler on August 23, 1916 in Friberg Township, Minnesota. LuVerne was married to Milton B. Egge on July 16, 1938....

Mar 4, 2015

BRIAN L. THIES, 64, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:14 pm, Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Melvin and Melba (nee Weber) Thies on May 29, 1950 in Red Bud, Illinois. He had been a carpenter and co-owner of H & T Construction in Chester, Illinois. He then was...

Feb 26, 2015

SHEILA J. GARRIS, 52, of Marissa, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 pm on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at her sister's home in Grand Tower, IL. She was born to the late Edward and Wilma (nee: Releford) Roche on January 28, 1963, in Red Bud, IL. Sheila married Oliver Garris May 2, 1992 in Crosstown, MO. He survives. She was a...

Feb 24, 2015

LAZARUS STEVEN HICKS, 17, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away on at 4:38 pm, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at his home in Chicago, Illinois. He was born to Nathan Hicks and Desuray (nee Lueth) Hicks on November 14, 1997 in Chester, Illinois. He was a high school student. Survivors: Father: Nathan (Alisha) Hicks Chester, IL Mother: Desuray (Bill) Kernan Sparta,...

Feb 21, 2015

KEVIN L. EGGEMEYER, 51, of Chester, IL passed away at 9:45 am on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, IL He was born to Willard and Norma R. (nee: Gross) Eggemeyer on February 15, 1964 in Red Bud, IL. Kevin was of the Catholic faith. He loved all sports, especially Cardinal Baseball, hockey and...

Feb 21, 2015

PHOEBE KEMPFER, 77, of Ellis Grove, IL, passed away at 4:35 pm, Saturday, February 21, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL. She was born to Clyde and Tressie (nee: Mayberry) Kissiar on September 1, 1937 in Missouri She married Ivan James Kempfer in 1953 in Ellis Grove, IL. He preceded her in death on January 13, 1994. Phoebe...

Feb 18, 2015

JEAN LINDSEY, 77, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:20 pm, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late William and Myrtle (nee Sellers) Mayfield on February 16, 1938 in New Hanover, Illinois. She married Jackie W. Lindsey on June 15, 1956 at the First United Methodist Church in Chester, Illinois; he survives....

Feb 14, 2015

BERTHA IRENE TURNER PRATER, 93, of Chester, IL, formerly of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late John B. Gordon Turner and Ada Mae (nee: Miner) Turner on March 8, 1921 in Bixby, MO. Bertha married Howard...

Feb 12, 2015

ALLAN WITBART, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:31 pm, Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Albert and Anna (nee Leaders) Witbart on December 12, 1924 in Welge, Illinois. He married Dorothea Dottie Veath on April 23, 1949 at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois; she...

Feb 7, 2015

LORRAINE L. WITTENBRINK, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:10 pm on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, IL. She was born to the late John and Helen (nee: King) Nessel on July 8, 1924 in St. Louis, MO. She married George E. Wittenbrink. He preceded her in death on July 5, 1944....

Feb 3, 2015

JAMES M. COULSON, 61, of Ellis Grove, IL passed away at 10:46 pm on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at his home in Ellis Grove, IL. He was born to John H. and Marilyn L. (nee: Piersch) Coulson on January 5, 1954 in Melrose Park, IL. He married DeAnn Payne on May 4, 2001 at Fort Kaskaskia, IL. She survives. James...

Feb 1, 2015

CYNTHIA E. HUEGLE, 86, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 9:38 pm, Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Jackson L. and Lillie (nee Prater) Asher on June 12, 1928 in Buick, Missouri. She married Wallace S. Huegle on June 12, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois; he preceded...