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Sheila J. Garris
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...
Lazarus Steven Hicks
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,...
Kevin L. Eggemeyer
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...
Phoebe J. Kempfer
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...
Jean Lindsey
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....
Bertha Irene Prater
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...
Allan Witbart
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...
Lorraine L Wittenbrink
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....
James M. Coulson
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...
Cynthia Elizabeth Huegle
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...
Julia Fritz
Jan 30, 2015
JULIA FRITZ, 102, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 12:25 am, Friday, January 30, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late William and Josephine (nee Krizamowski) Dombroski on August 14, 1912 in Marissa, Illinois. She married Albert W. Fritz in May 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri; he preceded her in death...
Rose Mae Seymour
Jan 28, 2015
ROSE MAE SEYMOUR, 78, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City, FL. She was born to the late Herbert and Gertrude (nee: Branscum) Foster on November 24, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky. She married James Douglas Stirnaman on March 5, 1960 in Evansville, IL....
Verna D. Hennrich
Jan 23, 2015
VERNA D. HENNRICH, 91, of Chester, IL passed away at 9:50 pm on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Henry and Mary (nee: Kueker) Hanebutt on September 28, 1923 in Evansville, IL. She married Anthony "Tony" J. Hennrich on August 27, 1949 in Walsh, IL. He survives. Verna was a...
Don Paul Koeneman
Jan 16, 2015
DON PAUL KOENEMAN, 80, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:56 am, Friday, January 16, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. He was born to the late Bruno William and Marguerite (nee Finley) Koeneman on April 24, 1934, at his Grandmother Koeneman's home in Steeleville, Illinois. He lived in Steeleville until 1947 when the family moved to Chester. Don attended...
Richard D Childers, Jr.
Jan 15, 2015
RICHARD "RICH" D. CHILDERS, JR., 47, of Baldwin, Illinois, passed away at 8:35 am, Thursday, January 15, 2015 at his residence. He was born to the late Richard D. and Carolyn M. (nee Schuessler) Childers, Sr. on April 4, 1967 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was a self-employed laborer. He was an outdoor person. He enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting and...
Donna J. Alms
Jan 15, 2015
DONNA J. ALMS, 65, of Perryville, MO, passed away at 6:15 am on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born to the late Donald and Beverly (nee: Bierman) Frazer on January 8, 1950 in Red Bud, IL. She married Jeff Alms on March 21, 1969 in Chester, IL. He survives. Donna worked at...
Alice L. Eggemeyer
Jan 15, 2015
ALICE L. EGGEMEYER, 94, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:03 am on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Austin H. and Lizzie (nee: Mason) Davis on January 21, 1920 in Orange, VA. She married Omer H. Eggemeyer on December 8, 1945. He preceded her in death...
Clara Howie - Bremer
Jan 14, 2015
CLARA IONE HOWIE-BREMER, 86, of Steeleville, IL, formerly of Chester, IL passed away at 4:35 pm on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at her home in Steeleville, IL surrounded by family. She was born to the late John and Sadie (nee: Harmon) Shemonic on April 15, 1928 in Rockwood, IL. She married O. G. Howie on June 26, 1948 in Chester,...
Oliver H. Wolter
Jan 12, 2015
OLIVER H. WOLTER, 89, of Evansville, IL, passed away at 5:29 am, Monday, January 12, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, IL. He was born to the late Louis and Edna (nee: Goedelmann) Wolter on February 17, 1925 in Evansville, Illinois. Oliver married Dorothy Koester on January 2, 1954 in Evansville, IL. She survives. He was mechanic...
Hannah M Porter
Jan 10, 2015
HANNAH MARIE PORTER, 20, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:40 pm, Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to Scott and Dawn (nee Hartmann) Porter on November 16, 1994 in Red Bud, Illinois. She graduated from Red Bud High School in 2013. During High School, she was a member of...
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