Obituaries

Apr 25, 2015

WILMA EGGEMEYER JUNG, 89, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 12:38 pm, Saturday, April 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born to the late Adolph and Mary (nee Krantz) Eggemeyer on November 25, 1925 in Walsh, Illinois. She married Robert H. Jung on October 20, 1945 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellis Grove, Illinois; he preceded her...

Apr 23, 2015

CHARLES JOSEPH TILMANN, 83, of Granite City, Illinois, passed away at 1:30 am, Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Gateway Regional Medical Center, Granite City, Illinois. He was born to the late Walter and Madge (nee Hoffman) Tilmann on March 22, 1932 in Modoc, Illinois. He had worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 30 years. He was of the Catholic Faith....

Apr 19, 2015

LaVerne Gerberding, 94, of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:55 pm, Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Manor Grove Nursing Home, Kirkwood, Missouri. She was born to the late Herman and Esther (nee Decker) Haacke on October 6, 1920 in Chester, Illinois. LaVerne married Herbert Gerberding on April 15, 1950 in Chester, Illinois; he preceded her...

Apr 17, 2015

WILLIAM H. "Bill" BEASLEY, 72, of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 1:35 am, Friday, April 17, 2015 at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois. He was born to the late Hill Windham and Margaret (nee Varval) Beasley on December 4, 1942 in Gilmer, Texas. He married Janice Kruger in September 1964 in Mahomet, Illinois; she survives. He had worked at...

Apr 17, 2015

ANITA A. MUELLER, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:35 pm, Friday, April 17, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Herman and Louise (nee: Buescher) Junge on November 17, 1922, in Baldwin, IL. Anita married Melvin Mueller on April 23, 1960 at Pagedale, MO. He preceded her in death on January 14,...

Apr 14, 2015

DALE E. McCORMICK, 67, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:20 am, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Herbert R. and Edith Marie (nee Stewart) McCormick on October 18, 1947 in Rockwood, Illinois. He married Donna F. Farmer on April 3, 1971 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. He had been a...

Apr 10, 2015

MARVIN E. DIERKS, 78, of Chester, Illinois, was called to heaven at 2:20 pm on Friday, April 10, 2015, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. He was born to the late Ernest and Clara (nee: Ohlau) Dierks on June 7, 1936 in Ava, Illinois. He married Irene Ann Moll on June 20, 1959 in Chester, IL. She...

Apr 4, 2015

PATRICIA LYN MONTROY, 63, of Walsh, Illinois, passed away at 2:25 pm, Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to Glen E. and Margaret E. (nee Woll) Sternberg on October 21, 1951 in Sparta, Illinois. She married Francis W. Montroy on September 28, 1973 in Walsh, Illinois; he survives. She had been...

Apr 2, 2015

RUBY FRANCES ALLISON, 97, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:17 pm on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late John H. and Sylvia (nee: Medcalf) Jungewaelter on July 24, 1917 in Warrenton, MO. She married Reuel D. Allison on August 14, 1943 in San Diego, CA. He...

Apr 1, 2015

ARLINE ELEANORA REED, 82, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:00 am, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois She was born to the late Elmer and Thelma (nee Stumpf) Sparwasser on December 7, 1932 in East St. Louis, Illinois. She married Robert B. Reed on April 24, 1955; he preceded her in death...

Mar 30, 2015

MICHAEL L. KORANDO, 67, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:44 pm, Monday, March 30, 2015 at his home in Chester, Illinois. He was born to Louis E. and Helen (nee Brunkhorst) Korando on February 28, 1948 in Murphysboro, Illinois. He married Arlean B Keeton on April 16, 1969 in Chester, Illinois; she survives Mike worked as an STA at...

Mar 28, 2015

HAROLD GLENN HINDMAN, 72, of Chester, Illinois, passed through the gates of Heaven to meet his old friends and family at 9:35 pm, Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late Howard and Marjorie (nee Leiper) Hindman on January 13, 1943 in Salem, Illinois. He was never married and of...

Mar 27, 2015

JOSEPH MICHAEL JACKSON, 27, of Chester, IL was called home at 5:34 am on Friday, March 27, 2015, in Chester, IL He was born to Charles T. Sr. and Darlene (nee: Dyer) Jackson on July 2, 1987 in Chester, IL. Joseph was of the Baptist faith. Survivors: Wife: Kelsey Jackson Mother: Darlene (Mike) Donaghar Father: Charles T. (Karen) Jackson, Sr....

Mar 26, 2015

RONALD D. RIDGWAY, 68, of Chester, IL passed away at 12:53 pm on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born to Leonard and Glenella (nee: Lusk) Ridgway on October 8, 1946 in East St. Louis, IL. Ronald was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors: 5 Children: Candice Schroeder Ronald Ridgway Jr. Teresa (Robert)...

Mar 24, 2015

ROBERT L. ROHLFING, 67, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 5:35 am, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born to the late Theodore and Bernice (nee Schrieber) Rohlfing on April 9, 1947 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Jane Gerber on September 11, 1971 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wartburg, Illinois; she survives. He was...

Mar 17, 2015

MARIE E. KOHRS, 91, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 am, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late George and Fredricka (nee Hapke) Eggemeyer on March 11, 1924 in Walsh, Illinois. Marie married Raymond M. Kohrs on April 17, 1943 at Walsh, Illinois; he preceded her in death...

Mar 15, 2015

HOWARD H. GRAH, 91, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 1:00 pm, Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, IL. He was born to the late Eugene F. and Regina Anna (nee: Casten) Grah on August 9, 1923 in Campbell Hill, Illinois. He married June Brelje on November 6, 1948 in Piggott, Arkansas. She survives...

Mar 14, 2015

ALEC DAVID NINKER, 18, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away 2:27 pm, Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Cardinal Glennon Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to Scott Ninker and Gina Marie Reinhold on August 14, 1996 in Chester, Illinois. He had worked at Svanda Chevrolet in Sparta, Illinois and during high school he worked at Dairy Queen in Sparta, Illinois....

Mar 12, 2015

Ann Patterson December 13, 1937 - March 12, 2015

ANN PATTERSON, 77, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:15 am on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Theodore and Esther (nee: Rodewald) Katt on December 13, 1937, in Perryville, MO. Ann married Robert B. Patterson on April 10, 1964...

Mar 7, 2015

YVONNE MARIE O'HARA, 79, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 12:40 pm, Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Bernard "Ben" L. and Marcella (nee Gaertner) Pautler on December 29, 1935 in Walsh, Illinois. She married Patrick C. O'Hara on April 23, 1960 in Evansville, Illinois; he survives. She...