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Lee John Otten

Lee John Otten

May 21, 2014

Lee John Otten September 1, 1936 - May 21, 2014

LEE JOHN OTTEN, 77, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 10:15 am, Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Leo N. and Eleanor (nee Sahrhage) Otten on September 1, 1936 in Chester, Illinois. He married Evangeline H. Louveau...

Robert Louis Melching, Sr.

Robert Louis Melching, Sr.

May 15, 2014

ROBERT L. "LOUIE" MELCHING, SR., 80, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:05 am, Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Florida. He was born to the late William and Amanda (nee Lang) Melching on April 27, 1934 in Burksville, Illinois. He married Irene Katherine Farago on February 16, 1955 in Waterloo, Illinois; she survives. He had...

Edward J. Surman

Edward J. Surman

May 11, 2014

EDWARD J. SURMAN, 98, of Perryville, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois passed away at 6:21 pm, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. He was born to the late John and Mary (nee Novack) Surman on October 14, 1915 in Chester, Illinois. Edward was married to Marion Montroy on October 26, 1938 at St. Mary...

Dorothy Lilly Korando

Dorothy Lilly Korando

May 9, 2014

DOROTHY LILLY KORANDO, 93, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:05 pm on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to Rudolph and Lilly Meyer on December 22, 1920, on a farm southeast of Chester. When she was six, the family moved to a farm south of Steeleville near Rock Castle....

Mary E. White

Mary E. White

Apr 30, 2014

MARY E. WHITE, 76, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 8:15 pm, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at her daughter's home. She was born to the late Leonard and Nina (nee Rich) Blaylock on January 2, 1938 in Collinsville, Illinois. She married Roy E. White on January 7, 1956 in Edwardsville, Illinois; he preceded her in death on September 14,...

Robert Carl Mueller, Sr.

Robert Carl Mueller, Sr.

Apr 28, 2014

ROBERT CARL MUELLER, SR. 87, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 8:15 pm, Monday, April 28, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Otto and Paula (nee: Rothe) Mueller on August 1, 1926 in Chester, Illinois. He worked for the Chester City Dairy delivering milk both residentially and commercially. Robert was a member of...

Roger D Donjon

Roger D Donjon

Apr 25, 2014

ROGER D. DONJON, 63, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 2:55 pm, Friday, April 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born to the late Cletus and Geneva (nee Schmieg) Sr. on May 1, 1950 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Marie Otten on July 4, 1970 at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Modoc, Illinois; she survives. He...

Carrol L. Rinehart, Sr.

Carrol L. Rinehart, Sr.

Apr 22, 2014

CARROL L. "PAPPY" RINEHART, SR., 91, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:40 pm, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Russel and Beulah (nee Tolliver) Rinehart on December 23, 1922 in Clay County, Illinois. He married Mary Lou Erwin on April 24, 1948 in Morganfield, Kentucky; she survives....

Marylin Sweitzer

Marylin Sweitzer

Apr 22, 2014

MARYLIN SWEITZER, 65, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:16 am on Monday, April 22, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late John Mark and Beulah (nee: Wright) Sweitzer on October 21, 1948 in Carbondale, IL. She was of the Christian faith. Marylin had a variety of occupations. She liked people,...

Rob A Heuer

Rob A Heuer

Apr 21, 2014

ROB A. HEUER, 67, of Chester, Illinois, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to late Peter Ray and Geneva M. (nee Mabuce) Heuer on October 9, 1946 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married his long time love of 14 years, Bonnie Kueker on March 21, 2014 in Chester, Illinois; she...

Brenda V. Hiller

Brenda V. Hiller

Apr 21, 2014

BRENDA V. HILLER, 69, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 1:27 am, Monday, April 21, 2014 at the de Greeff Hospice Home in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Elmer and Atlas (nee Rogers) Sinningson on July 3, 1944 in West Alton, Missouri. She married Edwards C. Hiller on June 3, 1962 in East St....

Sr. Celeste (Mary Aquina) Compas

Sr. Celeste (Mary Aquina) Compas

Apr 19, 2014

SISTER CELESTE (MARY AQUINA) COMPAS, ASC, 104 of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died at 1:25 am, Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois. She was born to the late Frank and Amelia (nee Dunger) Compas on November 3, 1909 in Kelso, Missouri. She made her first vows as an Adorer...

Raymond "Ray" Dale Davis

Raymond "Ray" Dale Davis

Apr 18, 2014

RAYMOND "RAY" DALE DAVIS, 59, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:59 am, Friday, April 18, 2014 at his home in Chester, Illinois. He was born to John and Darlene (nee: Ebers) Davis on February 11, 1955 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Linda K. Funkhouser on September 20, 1975 in St. Louis County, MO. She survives. He was a...

Emil N. Onderdonk

Emil N. Onderdonk

Apr 15, 2014

EMIL N. ONDERDONK, 81, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 8:51 am, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Albert J. and Bertine P. (nee: Fuytinck) Onderdonk on June 6, 1932 in Belgique, MO. Emil was married to Rudelle Luckhaupt on December 24, 1974 at Chester, IL; she survives....

Norma Lee Rust

Norma Lee Rust

Apr 15, 2014

NORMA LEE RUST, 83, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 5:03 pm, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Elmer and Augusta (nee Bewie) Craig on November 13, 1930 in Chester, Illinois. Norma married Marvin Carl Rust on September 18, 1949 at The First Presbyterian Church in Chester, Illinois;...

Jacques Marcel Cleiman

Jacques Marcel Cleiman

Apr 11, 2014

JACQUES MARCEL CLEIMAN, 57, of Chester, IL passed away on Friday April 11, 2014, at his home in Chester, IL. He was born on July 31, 1956 in Chester, IL. Beloved son of the late Charles C. Cleiman II and A. Elaine Cleiman-Zemlyn (nee: Palmier). Dear brother of the late Charles C. Cleiman III and Lexia A. Cleiman; Loving uncle...

Josephine E. Heeszel

Josephine E. Heeszel

Apr 7, 2014

JOSEPHINE E. HEESZEL, 93, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:00 am on Monday, April 7, 2014 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late David and Elizabeth (nee: Glodo) Callahan on February 9, 1921 in Jacob, IL. She married Ervin Heeszel on April 28, 1939 in Perryville, MO. He preceded her in death on August...

Wilbert C. Hartman

Wilbert C. Hartman

Mar 29, 2014

WILBERT C. HARTMAN, 89, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 8:25 am, Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Chester Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Henry and Bertha (nee Schultz) Hartman on December 24, 1924 at Bremen, Illinois. Wilbert was married to Evelyn A. Blair on December 18, 1952 at Sparta, Illinois. She survives. Wilbert was a...

Luann Fuhrhop

Luann Fuhrhop

Mar 29, 2014

LUANN FUHRHOP, 80, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:30 am, Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Banner Peoria In-Patient Unit of Peoria, Arizona. She was born to the late Fred and Edna Kaestner on May 7, 1933 in Red Bud, Illinois. She married Harvey E. Fuhrhop on February 12, 1955 in Red Bud, Illinois. He...

Karen L. Crawford

Karen L. Crawford

Mar 27, 2014

KAREN L. CRAWFORD, 72, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:58 am on Thursday March 27, 2014, at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, IL. She was born to the late William and Helen (nee: Bradley) Crawford on October 5, 1941 in Chagrin Falls, OH. . Survivors: 1 Brother: William (Rose) Crawford Parma, OH Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and Friends...