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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....

Jim P Zeiger

Jim P Zeiger

Jun 16, 2014

JAMES "JIM" P. ZEIGER, 76, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 am, Monday, June 16, 2014 at Oak Hill in Waterloo, Illinois. He was born to the late Herman and Bernice (nee Hergenroeder) Zeiger on September 30, 1937 in Fults, Illinois. He married Mary Ellen Heinen on June 2, 1962 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Evansville,...

Mildred J. Fink

Mildred J. Fink

Jun 16, 2014

MILDRED J. FINK, 89, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 2:22 pm Monday, June 16, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to Roman B. and Ella M. (nee: Steinkamp) Bleem on March 8, 1925 in Evansville, Illinois. She married John Junior Fink on May 7, 1947, in Evansville, Illinois. He preceded her...

Elvie A Blow

Elvie A Blow

Jun 14, 2014

ELVIE A. BLOW, 95, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 4:20 pm, Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Benjamin and Bertha (nee Wagner) Hentis on August 21, 1918 in Red Bud, Illinois. She married Elmer Blow in 1937 in Red Bud, Illinois; he preceded her in death...

Martha Ann Chandler

Martha Ann Chandler

Jun 12, 2014

MARTHA ANN CHANDLER, 60, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:00 pm, Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. She was born to the late Gerald J. "Bub" and Bernadine (nee Lynch) Paulus on November 4, 1953 in Chester, Illinois. She had been a Lab Tech for the Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation in Chester, Illinois...

Norma B. Moake-Downen

Norma B. Moake-Downen

Jun 12, 2014

NORMA B. MOAKE-DOWNEN, 89, Potosi, Missouri, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, Chester, Illinois and Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 3:50 am on Thursday June 12, 2014, at Potosi Manor in Potosi, Missouri. She was born to the late Harry B. and Clara (nee: Husband) Clendenin on March 29, 1925 in Randolph County, IL. She grew up in Rockwood and taught school...

Thomas B. Venable

Thomas B. Venable

Jun 11, 2014

THOMAS B. VENABLE, 83, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:16 am, Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at The Manor at Craig Farms. He was born to the late Edward Joseph and Mary Wilhelmina (nee VanVooren) Venable on February 8, 1931 in Flora, Illinois. During his childhood, Thomas was raised by Amelia and James Kerkhover in Rockwood, Illinois. He had worked...

Dorothy Pauline Marie Kaempfe

Dorothy Pauline Marie Kaempfe

Jun 9, 2014

DOROTHY PAULINE MARIE KAEMPFE, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:35 am on Monday, June 9, 2014 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Oscar E. and Norma Anna (nee: Isenberg) Bodenschatz on October 13, 1928 in McBride, Missouri. She married Erwin Kaempfe on April 11, 1953 in Crosstown, Missouri. He...

Emogene M Cushman

Emogene M Cushman

Jun 9, 2014

EMOGENE M. CUSHMAN, 85, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 9:00 pm, Monday, June 9, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Stephen V. and Lena E. (nee: Bessen) Grott on October 19, 1928 in Chester, IL. Emogene was married to Elroy E. Cushman on February 14, 1953. He preceded her in death on...

Leon W Kelley

Leon W Kelley

Jun 7, 2014

LEON W. KELLEY, 88, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 4:42 pm, Saturday, June 7, 2014 at his residence. He was born to the late Moy and Cloa (nee Triplett) Kelley on October 10, 1925 in Essex, Missouri. He married Iva Bea Hubbard on March 22, 1946 in Charleston, Missouri; she survives. He had been a Carpenter for Local...

Audrey Marie Ragland

Audrey Marie Ragland

Jun 3, 2014

AUDREY MARIE RAGLAND, 92, of Steeleville, Illinois, formerly of Ellis Grove, Illinois passed away at 8:35 am on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at her home in Steeleville, Illinois. She was born to the late Vernon "Pat" and Elva Mae (nee Sassenger) Kempfer on October 24, 1921 in Riley Lake, Illinois. She married Roy Kenneth Ragland on September 9, 1942 in...

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