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Barbara Sue Gross

Barbara Sue Gross

Dec 1, 2014

BARBARA SUE GROSS, 73, of Chester, IL, passed away at 6:22 am on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to Harry O. and Arneda (nee: Utley) Blockley on May 8, 1941 in Caseyville, IL. Barbara married Vernon "Pete" Gross on September 2, 1970 in Chester, IL. He preceded her in...

Marvin "Tinker" L. Koester

Marvin "Tinker" L. Koester

Nov 29, 2014

MARVIN "Tinker" L. KOESTER, 70, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 pm, Saturday, November 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born to the late Arnold and Melinda (nee Goedelmann) Koester on August 2, 1944 in Evansville, Illinois. He married Ruth Ann Epplin on January 17, 1970; she preceded him in death on April 25, 2013. He had been...

James D. Herschbach

James D. Herschbach

Nov 26, 2014

JAMES D. "Jim" HERSCHBACH, 74, of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of Palestine, Illinois, passed away at 11:05 pm, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Perry Oaks Nursing Home Perryville, Missouri. He was born to the late James V. and Doris (nee Roche) Herschbach on June 25, 1940 at Walsh, Illinois Jim married Karen S. Gasper on June 25, 1960 at Marion, Indiana;...

Allene T Frees

Allene T Frees

Nov 23, 2014

ALLENE THERESA FREES, 85, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:17 am, Sunday, November 23, 2014 at her residence. She was born to the late Albert C. and Frances O. (nee Moses) Eschmann on December 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She married Elmer E. Frees, Jr on September 23, 1946 in Brooksville, Mississippi; he preceded her in death...

Sheridan "Duke" Snider

Sheridan "Duke" Snider

Nov 21, 2014

SHERIDAN KEITH "DUKE" SNIDER, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:00 am, Friday, November 21, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Willis Sheridan and Rose (nee: Danis) Snider on October 9, 1936 in Riley Lake, IL. He married Joyce Ann Miller on May 5, 1959 in St. Louis, MO....

Emma Louise Littlejohn

Emma Louise Littlejohn

Nov 20, 2014

EMMA LOUISE LITTLEJOHN, 77, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:50 am, Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. She was born to the late Lawrence and Emma (nee Simko) Sheppard on March 9, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a bookkeeper and co-owner of an accounting business. She was a member of St. Augustine of...

Cletus J Donjon Iii

Cletus J Donjon Iii

Nov 19, 2014

CLETUS J. DONJON, III, 31, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 5:35 am, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at his residence. He was born to Cletus and Leah (nee Rogers) Donjon, Jr. on December 31, 1982 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was of the Baptist Faith. He was a graduate of Red Bud High School - Class of 2002. Survivors: Parents...

Grace Agnes Buatte

Grace Agnes Buatte

Nov 16, 2014

GRACE AGNES BUATTE, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:27 pm, Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late John H. and Sylvia (nee Medcalf) Jungewaelter on January 19, 1922 in Warrenton, Missouri. She married Charles Louis Buatte on June 12, 1943 in Sioux Falls, SD; he preceded her in death on...

Jane Richards

Jane Richards

Nov 12, 2014

JANE RICHARDS, 60, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 pm on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born on July 6, 1954 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Finley P. and Millie Nell (nee: Stewart) Medford. She married Charles Richards on November 21, 1986 in Perryville, MO. He survives. Jane was a sales...

Bessie M. Canady

Bessie M. Canady

Nov 7, 2014

BESSIE M. CANADY, 86, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 pm on Friday, November 7, 2014 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Andrew and Ada (nee: Patterson) Faulkner on April 3, 1928 in Iron County, MO. She married Jessie Leonard Canady on March 19, 1949 in Sparta, IL. He preceded...

Sr. Mary Audrey Wood

Sr. Mary Audrey Wood

Nov 5, 2014

SISTER MARY AUDREY WOOD, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died at 3:15 am, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois. She was 90 years old and had been professed for 74 years. She was born to the late Raymond and Loretta (nee Plappert) Wood in East St. Louis, Illinois...

Mary E Mattingly

Mary E Mattingly

Nov 4, 2014

MARY E. MATTINGLY, 77, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:31 am, Tuesday, November 04, 2014 at her residence. She was born to the late Luther and Alice (nee Adams) Rea on July 26, 1937 in Grassy, Missouri. She married William "Bill" Mattingly on April 9, 1955 in Lutesville, Missouri; he preceded her in death on November 29, 2013....

Kelly A Chambers

Kelly A Chambers

Nov 3, 2014

KELLY A. CHAMBERS, 42, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:04 pm, Monday, November 3, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born Harold and Cynthia (nee Lueddecke) Keller on July 17, 1972 in Heidelberg, Germany She married Scott Chambers on May 19, 2001 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, in Red Bud, Illinois....

Wilbert "Wib" H. Hillerman

Wilbert "Wib" H. Hillerman

Nov 2, 2014

WILBERT "WIB" H. HILLERMAN, 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:40 am on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Elmer and Ethel (nee: Montroy) Hillerman on July 5, 1925 in Chester, Illinois. He married Delores Lorenz on April 23, 1949 in Chester, IL. She survives. Wib...

Deborah Berry Goldberg

Deborah Berry Goldberg

Nov 1, 2014

DEBORAH BERRY GOLDBERG, 68, of Lake City, FL, formerly of Chester, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at her home in Lake City, FL. She was born to Robert and Jeffery Jeane (nee: Ward) Berry on June 21, 1946 in Murphysboro, IL. Deborah was a culinary worker at a grocery store. Survivors: Father:...

Rolland Francis Campbell

Rolland Francis Campbell

Oct 28, 2014

ROLLAND FRANCIS CAMPBELL, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:20 am, Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at his home in Chester, Illinois with his daughter at his side. He was born to the late Joseph Samuel and Catherine Emily (nee: Primo) Campbell on November 29, 1937 in Kaskaskia Island, Illinois. He worked for Campbell Heating and Plumbing and then retired...

Isaac Everett Spinner

Isaac Everett Spinner

Oct 25, 2014

ISAAC EVERETT SPINNER, 91, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:55 am, Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Everett Lee and Nina (nee: Tindall) Spinner on February 19, 1923 in Madison, Illinois. He married Elsie Wilma Gilkey on August 7, 1948 in Morganfield, KY. She survives. He was a farmer...

Carroll "Rocky" Bridges

Carroll "Rocky" Bridges

Oct 23, 2014

CARROLL RAY "ROCKY" BRIDGES, 76, of Chester, Illinois, passed away on at 2:55 am, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at his residence in Chester, Illinois. Rocky was born to Leslie and Thelma (nee Bramley) Bridges on April 7, 1938 in DuQuoin, Illinois. He married Ina L. King on September 3, 1960 in Dowell, Illinois; she survives. He was a member of...

Roland A. Braun

Roland A. Braun

Oct 23, 2014

ROLAND A. BRAUN, 78, of Evansville, IL, passed away at 11:08 am, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL. He was born to the late Erbien and Alma (nee: Zweigart) Braun on July 15, 1936 in Evansville, Illinois. Roland was a laborer for the Foundry. He was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors: 2 Sons: Edward (Rhonda)...

Lowell Eugene Shipley, Jr.

Lowell Eugene Shipley, Jr.

Oct 23, 2014

LOWELL EUGENE SHIPLEY, JR, 59, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:50 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at his home in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Lowell E. Sr. and Betty (nee: Stevenson) Shipley on August 20, 1955 in Sullavin, Oregon. He was an operator at Gilster Mary-Lee Corp. He was of the Christian faith. Survivors: 5...