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Marion "Tudie" Delores Frazer
Oct 16, 2014
MARION D. "TUDIE" FRAZER, 84, of Perryville, MO, formerly of Percy, Illinois, passed away at 4:40 am on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, MO. She was born to the late William Clarence and Emma Eliza Ellen (nee: McKenzie) Vickers on December 2, 1929 in Chester, IL. She was the oldest of 15 children. She married...
Esther Eileen Mccutcheon
Oct 11, 2014
ESTHER EILEEN McCUTCHEON, 93, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Thomas Stanley and Minnie (nee Wallis) Gates on July 26, 1921 in Barnett, Illinois. She married Frank G. McCutcheon, Jr. on August 4, 1946 in Litchfield, Illinois; he preceded her in death on...
Lawrence "Larry" A. Siegfried
Oct 9, 2014
LAWRENCE "LARRY" A. SIEGFRIED, 75, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 6:09 am, Thursday, October 9, 2014 at his home in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Emil P. and Marguerite (nee: Allard) Siegfried on July 17, 1939 in Prairie du Rocher, IL. Larry was married to Vera McAdams on October 24, 1959 at Ellis Grove, Illinois. She...
Edna Kopp
Oct 9, 2014
EDNA KOPP, 95, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:25 pm on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Henry and Mary (nee: Boedeker) Runge on September 8, 1919 in Palestine, IL. She married John Kopp on August 31, 1946 in Walsh, IL. He preceded her in death...
Robert "Bob" C. Reid
Oct 8, 2014
ROBERT "BOB" C. REID, 78, of Winchester, TN, formerly of Chester, Illinois passed away at 10:37 pm, Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Joe and Jewell Mae (nee: Williams) Reid on September 8, 1936 in Vienna, IL. Bob was married to Joan R. Runge on December 21, 1956 at New...
Marvin Lee Steelman
Oct 7, 2014
MARVIN LEE STEELMAN, 77, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:51 am, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at his home in Chester, IL. He was born to late William and Mary (nee: Aldridge) Steelman on February 5, 1937 in Tilton, IL. He had been an owner of a vending business. He was of the Christian faith. He was an Army Veteran....
Geneva M. Braun
Oct 2, 2014
GENEVA M. BRAUN, 91, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:04 am, Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Henry and Josephine (nee Levery) Horrell on July 7, 1923 in Modoc, Illinois. She married Anthony Braun on February 4, 1943 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois; he preceded her...
Sr. Adella Goeckner
Sep 25, 2014
SISTER ADELLA GOECKNER, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 12:30 pm, Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois. She was 95 years old and had been professed 78 years. She was born to the late William and Rosa (nee Probst) Goeckner in Bishop Creek (near Effingham), Illinois on...
Sharon K. Coder-Kupinski
Sep 25, 2014
SHARON K. CODER-KUPINSKI, 71, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Belleville, Illinois, passed away at 10:00 pm, Thursday, September 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born to the late William and Ruby (nee Harrington) Coder on September 8, 1943 in East St. Louis, Illinois. She married Frank J. Kupinski, Jr on July 21, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois;...
Glen L. Kempfer
Sep 22, 2014
GLEN L. KEMPFER, 74, of Evansville, IL, passed away at 5:56 pm, Monday, September 22, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, IL. He was born to the late Roy and Minnie (nee: Keller) Kempfer on February 19, 1940 in Evansville, Illinois. Glen married Connie Vernon on August 16, 1980 in Perryville, MO. She survives. He was a...
Richard E. Savage
Sep 21, 2014
RICHARD "DICK" E. SAVAGE, 88, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 am, Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. He was born to Frederick R. and Mary E. (nee: Havens) Savage on December 5, 1925 in Winchester, Illinois. He married Vada McAdams on January 27, 1950 in Chester, IL. She survives. He was retired from the...
G. Arthur Ziebold
Sep 12, 2014
G. Arthur Ziebold August 9, 1918 - September 12, 2014
G. ARTHUR ZIEBOLD, 96, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:52 pm, Friday, September 12, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to the late Gottlieb and Alma (nee Homringhausen) Ziebold on August 9, 1918 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Ruby (nee...
Clara M Chambers
Sep 9, 2014
CLARA M. CHAMBERS, 102, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 2:04 am, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Henry and Clara (nee Witmer) Scherle on January 7, 1912 in Evansville, Illinois. She had worked at the International Shoe Company in Evansville, Illinois. She...
Percy Mudd
Sep 9, 2014
PERCY A. MUDD, 88, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 4:35 am, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Garden Place, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to the late Arnold J. and Catherine (nee Bessen) Mudd on September 11, 1925 in Modoc, Illinois. He married Anna Marie Glasgow on August 13, 1949 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Modoc,...
Vivian L. Brueggemann
Sep 8, 2014
VIVIAN L. BRUEGGEMANN, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:05 am on Monday, September 8, 2014 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Otto and Ollie (nee: Garris) Harnagel on July 25, 1924 in Ste. Genevieve, MO. She married Arnold R. Brueggemann on July 22, 1944 in Chester, IL. He preceded her in death...
Michael Shane Poenitske
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...
Sr. Mary Wilma Goeckner
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...
Melvin Roger Middendorf
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...
Aurelia Pauline Litton
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...
Janet S Engel
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....