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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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