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Clarence "Gene" E. Throop

Clarence "Gene" E. Throop

Nov 27, 2013

CLARENCE E. "GENE" THROOP, 72, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 8:40 pm, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. Gene was born to the late Clarence and Vivan (nee Johnson) on February 7, 1941, in Galesburg, Illinois. Gene married Janet Rae Herschbach on November 24, 1960 at Ellis Grove, Illinois: she preceded him in death on...

Barry K. Heuman

Barry K. Heuman

Nov 26, 2013

BARRY K. HEUMAN, 41, of House Springs, Missouri, formerly of Sparta, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at his home in House Springs, Missouri. He was born to Richard E. and Patricia S. (nee: Moll) Heuman on March 27, 1972 in Sparta, IL. He was a plumber for the Rockwood School District, St. Louis, MO. He was a member of...

Dennis P. Rock

Dennis P. Rock

Nov 19, 2013

DENNIS P. ROCK, SR., 64, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:14 am, Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale Illinois with Mary, his wife, at his bedside. He was born to Vernon Joseph Sr. and Doris Clara (nee: Schakett) Rock on November 5, 1949 in Kankakee, IL. He married Mary White on December 24, 2010 in Chester,...

Curtis J Henry

Curtis J Henry

Nov 18, 2013

CURTIS J. HENRY, 78, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:40 am, Monday, November 18, 2013 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to late Roy C. and Mildred M. (nee Mudd) Henry on September 25, 1935 in Ames, Illinois. He married Jeanette C. Heck on September 7, 1959 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in...

Walter E. Langrehr

Walter E. Langrehr

Nov 17, 2013

WALTER E. LANGREHR, 95, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 3:51 pm, Sunday, November 17, 2013 at R& R Country Care Senior Living in Ruma, Illinois He was born to the late Charles and Caroline (nee Hanebutt) Langrehr on August 14, 1918 in Evansville, Illinois. He married Anita Liefer on May 12, 1946 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Evansville,...

Rolin "Shorty" J. Menard

Rolin "Shorty" J. Menard

Nov 14, 2013

ROLIN J. "SHORTY" MENARD, 77, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 9:50 pm, Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to the late Gregory and Jewel (nee Leavitt) Menard on July 20, 1936 at Riley Lake, Illinois. He had been a previous owner, along with his brother Rodger, of Menard Auto...

Donald "Don" Lee Bollman

Donald "Don" Lee Bollman

Nov 14, 2013

DONALD LEE "DON" BOLLMAN, 69, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 2:40 pm, Thursday, November 14, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born to Herbert and Lillian (nee: Gerberding) Bollman on August 4, 1944 in Campbell Hill, IL. He married Beverly Helen Stamm on June 19, 1965 at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois. She...

Grant Lee Aubuchon

Grant Lee Aubuchon

Nov 13, 2013

GRANT LEE AUBUCHON, 61 of Lewisburg, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, in Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg, Tennessee. He was born to Urban and Geraldine (nee Davis) Aubuchon on September 6, 1952 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Susan Parker on May 6, 1977 in Hecker, Illinois; she survives. He was employed by Kroger as an assistant...

Sandra J. Link

Sandra J. Link

Nov 13, 2013

SANDRA J. LINK, 66, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:25 pm on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to Edmund P. and Mae (nee: Canady) Renner on June 2, 1947 in Chester, IL. Sandy married Jack Link on March 13, 1965 in Missouri. He survives. She was a secretary for Jack Link,...

Janet "Jan" D. Grah

Janet "Jan" D. Grah

Nov 9, 2013

JANET "JAN" D. GRAH, 63, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:40 pm on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Franklin Hospital in Benton, IL. She was born to James and Ruby (nee: Weatherford) Lilley on April 3, 1950, in Marion, Illinois. She married Kenneth R. Grah on October 7, 1998 in Las Vegas, NV. He preceded her in death on...

Robert William Gray

Robert William Gray

Nov 9, 2013

ROBERT WILLIAM GRAY, 94, of Chester, IL, passed away at 5:36 pm, Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. He was born to Guy Albert and Bertha May (nee: Hindman) Gray on May 17, 1919 in Randolph County, IL. Robert was a retired farmer. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of...

Victoria M. Keener

Victoria M. Keener

Nov 6, 2013

VICTORIA KEENER, 69, of Chester, IL, passed away at 3:44 am on Wenesday, November 6, 2013 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to Tommy Dorsey and Jennie C. (nee: Taul-Wheeler) Melton on October 18, 1944 in Louisville, KY. She married Omer Paul Keener on March 18, 1964 in Missouri. He preceded her in death on January 16,...

Ardell F. Kueker

Ardell F. Kueker

Nov 5, 2013

ARDELL F. KUEKER, 84, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 12:30 am, Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Chester Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. He was born to Henry and Ella (nee: Hanebutt) Kueker on October 12, 1929 in Ruma, IL. He married Leora M Lohman on July 17, 1954 in Chester, Illinois. She preceded him in death on June 27,...

Dorothy L. Mcconachie

Dorothy L. Mcconachie

Nov 3, 2013

DOROTHY L. McCONACHIE, 80, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 12:00 am, Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the Red Bud Care Center, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Francis and Mary (nee: Laufer) Pautler on October 28, 1933 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. Dorothy was married to Richard C. McConachie on March 12, 1955 in Evansville, Illinois;...

Nancy A Sauer

Nancy A Sauer

Nov 1, 2013

NANCY A. SAUER, 63, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to Greg and Gladys (nee Krebel) Harbaugh on March 12, 1950 in Red Bud, Illinois. She married Stanley M. Sauer on April 22, 1972 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois; he survives. She...

Kay A Surman

Kay A Surman

Nov 1, 2013

KAY A. SURMAN, 70, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 7:16 pm, Friday, November 1, 2013 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. Kay was born to the late Patrick and Audrey (nee Dyhouse) Korando on January 25, 1943 in St. Louis, MO. Kay was married to James Surman on February 23, 1974 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Chester, Illinois, who survives....

Richard James Niemeyer

Richard James Niemeyer

Nov 1, 2013

RICHARD JAMES NIEMEYER, 54, of Carbondale, IL, formerly of Chester, IL passed away on Friday November 1, 2013, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born to Harvey August and Dorothy Pearl (nee: Weaver) Niemeyer on June 16, 1959 in Sparta, IL. He married Patricia Sauerhage on March 28, 1980 in Chester, IL. She survives. Richard...

Sr. M. Edith Donze

Sr. M. Edith Donze

Oct 28, 2013

SISTER MARY EDITH DONZE, ASC, 102, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died at 5:07am, Monday, October 28, 2013 at the community's center in Ruma, Illinois. She was born to the late Joseph Henry and Mary Ann (nee Schranz) Donze in East St. Louis, Illinois on July 13, 1911. She made her first vows...

Carolyn Sue Slater

Carolyn Sue Slater

Oct 24, 2013

CAROLYN SUE SLATER, 55, Columbia, IL, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:00 am on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born to Arnold R. and Vivian L. (nee: Harnagel) Brueggemann on November 9, 1957 in Red Bud, IL. Carolyn had been a laborer for the State of Illinois. She attended St....

Hazel "Katie" Cowell

Hazel "Katie" Cowell

Oct 21, 2013

HAZEL "KATIE" COWELL, 90 of Peoria, AZ, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 am, Monday, October 21, 2013 at Suntown Assisted Living Home in Glendale, AZ. She was born to Charles and Maud (nee: Harper) Barger on December 30, 1922 in Creal Springs, Illinois. Katie married Warren "Mickey" Cowell on November 28, 1941 in Chester, IL. In 1973,...