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Judith Rose Richey

Judith Rose Richey

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...

Ervin Edward Kuehner

Ervin Edward Kuehner

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....

Cynthia Kay Hartenberger

Cynthia Kay Hartenberger

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...

Christian Lucas Young

Christian Lucas Young

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...

Sr. Mary Maurice Loepker

Sr. Mary Maurice Loepker

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...

Roland Samuel Hammel

Roland Samuel Hammel

Jul 9, 2015

ROLAND SAMUEL HAMMEL, 82, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:05 am, Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Samuel and Matilda (nee Dietrich) Hammel on April 3, 1933 in Chester, Illinois. He married Phyllis J. Foster on June 14, 1952 in Chester, Illinois; she survives Roland was a...

Roger D Kattenbraker

Roger D Kattenbraker

Jul 6, 2015

ROGER D. KATTENBRAKER, 80, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:30 pm, Monday, July 6, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late H. Arthur and Clara (nee Eggemeyer) Kattenbraker on June 29, 1935 in Sparta, Illinois. He married K. Elaine Buescher on April 28, 1962 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville, Illinois; she survives. He...

Claudie J. Schulte

Claudie J. Schulte

Jul 4, 2015

CLAUDIE J. SCHULTE, 89, of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:50 am on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. She was born to the late Claude and Marie (nee: Sharp) Hill on April 30, 1926 in Cobden, Illinois. She married Lester G. Schulte on May 7, 1947 in Chester, Illinois. He...

Gloria Wolff Sprague

Gloria Wolff Sprague

Jul 1, 2015

GLORIA WOLFF SPRAGUE, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:39 am, Wednesday, July 01, 2015 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late William Frederick and Jennie Catherine (nee Marlow) Saak on September 22, 1924 in Du Quoin, Illinois. She married Omer "Tony" W. Wolff and he preceded her in death on June...

Leora M. Bauer

Leora M. Bauer

Jun 28, 2015

LEORA M. BAUER, 92, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 11:59 am, Sunday, June 28, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born to the late Fred and Hilda (nee Zipfel) Becker on January 27, 1923 in Evansville, Illinois. She married John Bauer and they recently celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on June 5th. She had worked at International Shoe...

Ernie F Doiron

Ernie F Doiron

Jun 24, 2015

ERNEST "ERNIE" F. DOIRON, 82, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 5:45 am, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. Ernie was born in rural Prairie du Rocher, Illinois on December 27, 1932. His parents were Ernest E. and Theresa (nee Mathews) Doiron. He graduated from Red Bud High School as valedictorian of...

May Sprengel

May Sprengel

Jun 24, 2015

BERTHA MAY SPRENGEL, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:44 pm, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. May was born to the late Martin and Minnie (nee Weseloh) Oetjen on May 14, 1930 in Jacob, Illinois. May married Oscar William Sprengel on July 3, 1948 in Steeleville, Illinois; he preceded her in death...

Thomas E Lux

Thomas E Lux

Jun 22, 2015

THOMAS "Tommy" E. LUX, 81, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 12:01 am, Monday, June 22, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to the late Thomas Kelly and Nellie (nee Page) Lux on December 14, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Marlene Braun on September 29, 1956 in Mississippi; she survives....

Lydia Smith

Lydia Smith

Jun 21, 2015

LYDIA SMITH, 93, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 pm, Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Perry County Memorial Hospital, Perryville, Missouri. The third of four children for Eugene Smith and Lydia Moehrs Smith, Lydia Smith was born at home on October 9, 1921. Lydia's childhood years were spent on the family farm in the Wine Hill community near Steeleville,...

James "Jim" W. Carter

James "Jim" W. Carter

Jun 14, 2015

JAMES "JIM" W. CARTER, 65, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 pm, Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Willis and Dolores (nee Wolff) Carter on November 3, 1949 in Chester, Illinois. He married Patricia G. Mott on October 9, 1984 in Paducah, Kentucky; she survives. He...

Alberta B Snell

Alberta B Snell

Jun 12, 2015

ALBERTA SNELL, 95, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:15 am, Friday, June 12, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. She was born to the late Walter E. and Elizabeth (nee Kaiser) Gregson on October 8, 1919 in Red Bud, Illinois. She married Hubert "Bert" Snell on September 2, 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri; he preceded her in death...

Richard E Kennedy

Richard E Kennedy

Jun 11, 2015

RICHARD E. KENNEDY, 75, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 12:25 am, Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to the late William M. and Leona A. (nee Laurent) Kennedy, Jr. on January 30, 1940 in Ames, Illinois. He married Phyllis Fadler on November 10, 1962 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois; she...

Olinda C. Wagner

Olinda C. Wagner

Jun 9, 2015

OLINDA C. WAGNER, 100, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 10:01 am Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois She was born to the late Eddie and Minnie (nee Hapke) Eggemeyer on April 12, 1915 near Walsh, Illinois. Olinda married Alva Fritz Wagner on June 25, 1933 in Zion Lutheran Church, Walsh, Illinois Olinda was...

Norma Jean Hall

Norma Jean Hall

Jun 7, 2015

NORMA JEAN. HALL, 83, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 6:05 pm, Sunday, June 7, 2015 surrounded by Family at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Ralph and Margaret (nee: Knott) Seymour on April 2, 1932 in Ft. Gage, Illinois. She married Samuel L. Hall on September 9, 1950 in Ellis...

Donald C. Wall

Donald C. Wall

Jun 3, 2015

DONALD C. WALL, 76, of Evansville, IL, passed away at 4:05 pm, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Charles Lewis and Helen (nee: Witmer) Wall on May 10, 1939 in Red Bud, Illinois. Donald married Bonnie Scheibe on September 5, 1959 in Renault, IL. She survives. He...

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