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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
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
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
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
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...
Mary Ellen Brown Husband
Mar 25, 2014
MARY ELLEN BROWN HUSBAND, 84, of Carefree, Arizona, formerly of Chester, Illinois, matriarch of the Husband family, avid traveler, Silver Fox, the original sassy pants and reigning high scorer in all versions of solitaire passed away at 10:50 pm Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at her home in Carefree, Arizona surrounded with the love of her family. She was born to...
John Charles Stork
Mar 22, 2014
JOHN C. STORK, 53, of Walsh, Illinois passed away at 8:47 am, Saturday March 22, 2014 at his residence. John was born to Charles and Patricia (nee: Wesbecher) Stork on January 22, 1961 in Chester, Illinois. John was a Heavy Equipment Operator and a member of the Operating Engineers Local #520, Granite City, Illinois. He was a member of St....
Eunice Buening
Mar 15, 2014
EUNICE BUENING, 99, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:07 pm on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Edward and Francis (nee: Kerwood) Wendell on April 19, 1914 in Willisville, IL. She married William F. Buening on June 16, 1951 in Percy, IL. He preceded her in death on December...
Dorothea "Dottie" June Witbart
Mar 14, 2014
DOROTHEA "DOTTIE" JUNE WITBART, 88, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:30 am on Friday, March 14, 2014 at Chester Memorial Hospital in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Victor J. and Anna M. (nee: Spitz) Veath on October 24, 1925 in Chester, IL. She married Allan Witbart on April 23, 1949 at St. John Lutheran Church in...
Elaine T Bagsby
Mar 11, 2014
ELAINE T. BAGSBY, 89, of Red Bud, Illinois, was called to her heavenly home at 6:03 am, Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Henry and Lily (nee Kelly) Emmendorfer on March 19, 1924 in St. Louis County, Missouri. She married Claude M. Bagsby on May 29, 1948 in...
Patrick N. Korando
Mar 11, 2014
PATRICK N. KORANDO, 73, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 9:20 pm, Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to Patrick Thomas and Audrey C. (nee: Dyhouse) Korando on January 25, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Beverly Ramsey on December 14, 1967 in Missouri. She survives. He was a...
Dennis "Tooter" Rehmer
Mar 10, 2014
DENNIS "TOOTER" REHMER, 68, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to William and Norma (nee Stellhorn) Rehmer on March 27, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois. He married Peggy Keil on May 20, 1978 at St. Peter United Church of Christ in Red Bud, Illinois. She...
Steven D. Mccormick
Mar 5, 2014
STEVEN D. McCORMICK, 43, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:55 pm, Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born to the Donald R. and Irene J. (nee: Gretzmacher) McCormick on February 22, 1971 in Chester, Illinois. He was a laborer. He was of the Lutheran Faith and a member of the Chester Moose...
Brenda Joyce Moore
Feb 27, 2014
BRENDA JOYCE MOORE, 65, of Marissa, formerly of Evansville, IL, passed away at 7:55 am, Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home in Marissa, IL. Brenda was born to Charles and Irene (nee: Maynard) Russom on March 2, 1948 in Arkansas. She married Jerry B. Moore on September 27, 1985, in Corning Arkansas. He preceded her in death on March...
Sr. Rita Ann Frey
Feb 26, 2014
SISTER RITA ANN FREY, ASC, 78, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois, died at 3:45 am, Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Jacob J. and Irene (nee Heil) Frey on December 8, 1935 in Piopolis, Illinois. She made her first vows...
Linda Kay Lillard-Radford
Feb 20, 2014
LINDA KAY LILLARD-RADFORD, 61 of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 1:24 am, Thursday, February 20, 2014 at her residence. She was born to the late Toy and Doris (nee Apthrope) Overby on February 19, 1953 in East St. Louis, Illinois. She married David E. Radford on July 13, 1996 in Keyesport, Illinois; he survives. She was a homemaker and...
Ila Mae Leible
Feb 19, 2014
MEMORIAL SERVICE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED!! ILA MAE LEIBLE, 84, of Princeton, IN, passed away at 10:40 pm on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at The Waters of Princeton in Princeton, IN. She was born to Everett and Grace Leona (nee: Steele) Atchison on September 16, 1929 in Chester, IL. Ila Mae married Glennon D. Leible on June 10, 1947 in Union...
Laverne M. Young
Feb 18, 2014
LaVerne M. Young, 89, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 11:07 am Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. LaVerne was born to Clemens L. and Hilda (nee: Smith) Wunderlich on May 30, 1924 in Evansville, Illinois. She married Edward L. Young on October 2, 1946, in Evansville, Illinois. He preceded her in death on September...
Terry W Ray
Feb 15, 2014
TERRY W. RAY, 61, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 3:11am, Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. He was born to the late Virgil and Mary Lee (nee Albertson) Ray on May 28, 1952 in Red Bud, Illinois. Terry was a Member of the First Baptist Church, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. He...
Caroline F. Wylie
Feb 13, 2014
CAROLINE F. GILSTER WYLIE, 68, of Chester, Illinois; her life journey ended in a one car accident, Thursday, February 13, 2014 in Jackson County, IL. She was born October 10, 1945 in St. Louis, MO to John and Ruth E. (nee: Robinson) Gilster, renaissance parents who nurtured Caroline's zest of life and quest of knowledge with a love of literature...
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