Obituaries

Sep 5, 2014

MICHAEL SHANE POENITSKE, 41, of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 pm, Friday, September 5, 2014 at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois. He was born to Gerald L. and Kathleen J. (nee Falkenhain) Poenitske on October 10, 1972 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was a heavy equipment Operator for Waste Management in Marissa, Illinois. He was a member of the...

Sep 3, 2014

SISTER MARY WILMA GOECKNER, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died at 6:05 pm at the Center on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. She was 87 years old and had been professed 69 years. She was born to the late George and Rosa (nee Beckmann) Goeckner in Bishop Creek, Illinois (near Effingham) on July...

Sep 2, 2014

MELVIN "MEL" ROGER MIDDENDORF, 86, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:54 pm, Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Mel was born to the late George and Goldie (nee Grah) Middendorf on December 14, 1927 in Chester, Illinois. He married Dorothy Lee Durkee on December 1, 1950 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. Mel was...

Aug 31, 2014

AURELIA PAULINE "POLLY" LITTON, 83, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:21 am, Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Russell and Valeria (nee Dombrowski) Wilderman on January 25, 1931 in Lenzburg, Illinois. As early as she could remember, she had a love of music and knew that...

Aug 28, 2014

JANET S. ENGEL, 66, of Elkville, Illinois, passed away at 9:45 am, Thursday, August 28, 2014 at her residence. She was born to the late James Wesley and Mildred Lucille (nee Thompson) Loucks on August 21, 1948 in Tilden, Illinois. She married Omer Engel on January 28, 1977 in Cairo, Illinois; he preceded her in death on June 30, 2008....

Aug 26, 2014

JANICE MARIE STRAIGHT-SMITH, 70, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:07 pm, Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at her residence. Jan was born to the late Michael T. and Alice L. (nee Rodely) Korando on August 4, 1944 in Red Bud, Illinois. She married James Smith on May 23, 2014 in Chester, Illinois; he survives. Jan was a Medical Laboratory Technician...

Aug 24, 2014

JAMES "Jim Bob" A. ALESASKI, 66, of Modoc, Illinois, passed away at 11:05 am, Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to Anthony and Marcella (nee Brendel) Alesaski on December 13, 1947 in Belleville, Illinois. He married Judith (nee Weber) Porter on April 17, 1970 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois; she preceded...

Aug 20, 2014

EUNICE B. TILTON, 94, of Naperville, Illinois formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:45 am on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Alden Estates, Naperville, Illinois. She was born to the late Charles and Maud (nee Harper) Barger on March 8, 1920 in Golconda, Illinois. Eunice married Herman W. Tilton on July 5, 1941 at Perryville, Missouri; he preceded her...

Aug 14, 2014

OMEGA RUTH REEDER, 89, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 9:30 pm, Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Jesse and Effa (Parker) Nance on December 17, 1924 in Chester, Illinois. She married James L. Reeder on June 4, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois; he preceded her in death on January 6, 1988....

Aug 11, 2014

LORNA ROSE EGGEMEYER, 84, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:25 am on Monday, August 11, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, IL. She was born to the late Joseph L. and Emma (nee: Lauterjung) Montroy on July 13, 1930 in Chester, IL. She married Melbert Eggemeyer on June 9, 1951 in Chester, IL. He survives. Lorna...

Aug 7, 2014

ROBERT "Bob" C. SCHULEIN, 89, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 pm, Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. Bob was born to the late Cletus and Mary (nee Petry) Schulein on August 23, 1924 in Evansville, Illinois. He married Ernestine "Ernie" V. Picolotti on February 17, 1949 in Walsh, Illinois; she preceded in death on...

Aug 1, 2014

Florence (Friedrich) Baiter died peacefully on August 1, 2014, in St. Elmo, Illinois, at the age of 92. She was born in Perkins, Missouri, on February 20, 1922, to the late William and Esther (Kelso) Friedrich. She had three brothers, the late Lawrence Friedrich, the late Roy Friedrich, the late Franklin D. Reames, and two sisters, the late Flora (Dickie)...

Jul 30, 2014

SISTER MADELEINE (Dorothy) LAURENT, ASC, 97 of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died at 12:44 am, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois. She was born to the late Amadee and Norine (nee Peyrot) Laurent in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois on November 30, 1916. She made her first vows as an...

Jul 21, 2014

DELBERT T. RODENBERG, 82, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014 at St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Armin and Margaret (Barker) Rodenberg on January 13, 1932 in Fults, Illinois. He married Doris Mattingly on February 17, 1953 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Renault,...

Jul 19, 2014

TOREE M. CHANDLER, 33, of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 as result of injuries sustained in a Jeep accident, along with her husband, Bret, in Perry County, Missouri. She was born to Michael Seabourn and Sheree Nortin on June 13, 1981 in Red Bud, Illinois. She married Bret Chandler on September 4, 2005 in Las Vegas,...

Jul 19, 2014

ROY CHARLES EVANS, 82, of Chester, IL, passed away at 9:05 am on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. He was born to Elmer James "Jim" and Lorraine (nee: Stiler) Evans on December 09, 1931 in Perryville, MO. He married Katherine Marie Figiel on February 14, 1985 in Perryville, MO. She preceded him...

Jul 19, 2014

BRET L. CHANDLER, 38, of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 as result of injuries sustained in a Jeep accident, along with his wife, Toree, in Perry County, Missouri. He was born to James and Anita (nee Bendorf) Chandler on October 25, 1975 in Chester, Illinois. He married Toree Nortin on September 4, 2005 in Las Vegas,...

Jul 13, 2014

Randy Warren Beitel March 15, 1952 - July 13, 2014

RANDY WARREN BEITEL, 62, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to Warren Lyle and Evelyn Mae (nee McCart) Beitel on March 15, 1952 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He married Peggy Eggemeyer on March 15, 1989 in...

Jul 12, 2014

GENEVIEVE PAUL KEHRER, 84, Valley, Alabama, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Saturday July 12, 2014, at her home in Valley, Alabama. She was born to the late Murray and Carrie (nee: Blacklock) Schwebel on July 19, 1929 in Murphysboro, IL. Genevieve was married to Lewis Martin Paul and Roland Kehrer, both of whom preceded her in death. She...

Jun 30, 2014

GEORGIA R. HERRING, 64, of Chester, IL, passed away at 1:20 pm on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, IL. She was born to William W. and Jessie (nee: Butler) Herring on February 22, 1950 in Chester, IL. Georgia was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Chester,...