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Janice Marie Straight-Smith

Janice Marie Straight-Smith

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...

James A Alesaski

James A Alesaski

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...

Eunice B Tilton

Eunice B Tilton

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...

Omega R Reeder

Omega R Reeder

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....

Lorna Rose Eggemeyer

Lorna Rose Eggemeyer

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...

Robert C. Schulein

Robert C. Schulein

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...

Florence A. Baiter

Florence A. Baiter

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)...

Sr. Madeleine (Dorothy) Laurent

Sr. Madeleine (Dorothy) Laurent

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...

Delbert T Rodenberg

Delbert T Rodenberg

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,...

Toree M. Chandler

Toree M. Chandler

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,...

Roy Charles Evans

Roy Charles Evans

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...

Bret L Chandler

Bret L Chandler

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,...

Randy Warren Beitel

Randy Warren Beitel

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...

Genevieve Paul Kehrer

Genevieve Paul Kehrer

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...

Georgia R. Herring

Georgia R. Herring

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,...

Gary W Barbee

Gary W Barbee

Jun 30, 2014

GARY W. BARBEE, 59, of Waterloo, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Wallace and Irma (nee Smith) Barbee on February 5, 1955 in E. St. Louis, Illinois. He married Tammy Lingelbach on October 24, 1987 in Cahokia, Illinois; she survives. He was the Shipping and...

Mary Lou Rinehart

Mary Lou Rinehart

Jun 26, 2014

MARY LOU RINEHART, 87, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 1:58 pm, Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Louis and Abie (nee: Coble) Erwin on August 18, 1926 in Clay County, IL. Mary Lou was married to Carroll L. "Pappy" Rinehart, Sr. on April 24, 1948 in...

Pauline B. Weaver

Pauline B. Weaver

Jun 25, 2014

PAULINE B. WEAVER, 79, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:54 pm, Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Jesse and Alta Mae Lee (nee: Krantz) Wilson on May 29, 1935 in Chula Vista, California. Pauline married Donald E. Weaver on February 20, 1970 in Long Beach, CA. He preceded her...

Anna F Pelate

Anna F Pelate

Jun 25, 2014

ANNA F. PELATE, 84, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:57 am, Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Frank and Cecilia (nee Shea) Linnertz on October 25, 1929 in rural Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. She married Percy E. Pelate on December 16, 1948 in Prairie du Rocher,...

Glen H. Salger

Glen H. Salger

Jun 18, 2014

GLEN H. SALGER, 74, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 4:10 pm, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. He was born to Albert and Louise (nee: Nehrt) Salger on October 2, 1939 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was a truck driver by profession. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Evansville, IL....