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Marilyn A. Veath
Jan 26, 2013
MARILYN A. VEATH, 80, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 4:58 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Perry and Adelie (nee: Becker) Zang on January 12, 1933 at Chester, Illinois. Marilyn married Billy Veath on September 17, 1955, in Chester, Illinois. He survives. She was a secretary...
Ruth M. Brown
Jan 24, 2013
RUTH M. BROWN, 92, of Modoc, Illinois, passed away at 9:50 pm, Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Bernard and Lorena (nee Smith) Brown on April 24, 1920 in Modoc, Illinois. She was never married. She had worked as a Nurses Aid at St. Clement's Hospital in Red...
Clarence Joseph Schaefer
Jan 23, 2013
CLARENCE J. SCHAEFER, 83, of Ruma, Illinois, passed away at 12:25 am, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois with his loving family by his side. He was born to the late Jacob H. and Frances C. (nee Eschmann) Schaefer on February 2, 1929 in Waterloo, Illinois. Clarence was of the Catholic faith. He was...
Milton M. Gross
Jan 22, 2013
MILTON M. GROSS, 80, of Evansville, IL, passed away at 1:40 am, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born to the late Michael and Martha (nee: Bleem) Gross on October 11, 1932 in Evansville, Illinois. Milton married Dorothy Heuman on August 31, 1960 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Evansville, IIllinois. She survives....
Mary Helen Reynolds
Jan 20, 2013
MARY HELEN REYNOLDS, 74, of Chester, Illinois, formerly of Kankakee, Illinois passed away at 12:15 am, Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Fred and Emma Bell (nee Krug) Fricke on November 29, 1938 in Ellis Grove, Illinois. She married Eugene P. Reynolds on October 5, 1968 in Kankakee,...
Shelby Dale Lawder
Jan 20, 2013
SHELBY DALE LAWDER, 70, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 5:58 pm on Sunday January 20, 2013, at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. He was born to the late A. Shelby and Mary Alice (nee Vickers) Lawder on July 11, 1942 in Chester, Illinois. He married Cynthia L. Crawford on June 6, 1980 in Chester, Illinois; she survives. Shelby was...
Ethel Ann Horton
Jan 19, 2013
ETHEL ANN HORTON, 90 of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:35 pm, Saturday, January 19, 2013 at her home in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late William and Ella (nee: Mattingly) Moll on November 26, 1922 in Belgique, Missouri. She married Clyde Asbury on March 4, 1943. He preceded her in death on December 25, 1974. She then...
Musette E. Roberts
Jan 18, 2013
Musette E. Roberts December 18, 1925 - January 18, 2013
MUSETTE E. ROBERTS, 87 of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:10 pm, Friday, January 18, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Tom and Katti (nee: Holmes) Harris on December 18, 1925 in Pomona, Illinois. She married William Richard Phillips in 1942. He...
Dorothy L Russell
Jan 18, 2013
DOROTHY L. RUSSELL, 85, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:00 am, Friday, January 18, 2013 at Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois. She was born to the late Henry and Julia (nee Knoll) Casten on May 5, 1927 in Chester, Illinois. She married Howard Russell on March 19, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri; he preceded her in death on July 23,...
Janet Rae Throop
Jan 11, 2013
Janet Rae Throop, 70 of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 4:40 am, Friday, January 11, 2013 at her residence. She was born to the late James and Doris (nee: Roche) Herschbach on September 3, 1942 in Palestine, Illinois. She married Clarence Eugene "Gene" Throop on November 24, 1960 in Ellis Grove, IL. He survives. Janet was a housewife. She...
Billie M Dial
Jan 10, 2013
BILLIE M. DIAL, 91, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:25 am, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Illinois. He was born to the late Sylvion and Lola (nee Crittenden) Dial on October 19, 1921 in Ellis Grove, Illinois. Billie married Mildred Rose Fuss on August 4, 1946 in Ord, Nebraska; she survives. He had been an...
Charles J Marcinkowski
Jan 7, 2013
CHARLES J. "CHARLIE" MARCINKOWSKI, 82, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:55 am, Monday, January 7, 2013 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. He was born to the late August and Anna (nee Jany) Marcinkowski on July 3, 1930 in Chester, Illinois. He married Barbara Brown Wathen on July 24, 1970 at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Belleville, Illinois; she survives....
Esther Mae Knowles
Jan 6, 2013
ESTHER MAE KNOWLES, 90 of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:40 am, Sunday, January 6, 2013 at her residence. She was born to the late Rev. Mayo and Beulah Mae (nee Renfro) Bowles on July 25, 1922 in Sesser, Illinois. She married William G. Knowles on January 18, 1946 in Mayfield, Kentucky; he preceded her in death on April 25,...
Raymond H. Adams
Jan 5, 2013
Raymond H. Adams, 76, of Chester, IL, passed away at 4:12 am on Saturday January 5, 2013, at his home in Chester, IL. He was born to Raymond H. and Effie (nee: Lee) Adams on January 7, 1936 in West Frankfort, IL. He married Joyce Wingerter on June 4, 1956 in Rockwood, IL. She survives. Raymond was a retired guard...
Irma C. Bierman
Jan 3, 2013
Irma C. Bierman, 90, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:05 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. She was born to Louis and Lina (nee: Gerberding) Clasen on August 23, 1922 in Randolph County, IL. She married Clifton R. Bierman on May 11, 1946 in Paducah, KY. He survives. Irma was a housewife....
Fredrick W Bowman
Jan 2, 2013
FREDRICK W. "FRED" BOWMAN, 72, of Belleville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. He was born to the late Glenn W. and Opal L. (nee McElfresh) Bowman on September 21, 1940 in Pana, Illinois. He married Ann Makris on April 7, 1979 at Fort Walton Beach, Florida; she survives. Fred had owned and operated...
Bonnie C. Lochhead
Jan 1, 2013
Bonnie C. Lochhead, 74, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 2:10 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at her home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Clem and Leona (nee: Walster) Bessen on October 12, 1938 in Prairie du Rocher, IL. Bonnie married Dale R. Lochhead on February 1, 1969 in Red Bud, IL. He survives. She...
Nicholas Alan Bradshaw
Dec 29, 2012
NICHOLAS ALAN BRADSHAW, stillborn son of Wayne and Kellie (nee Shields) Bradshaw, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. Survivors are his parents, Wayne & Kellie Bradshaw of Red Bud, IL; his brothers and sisters - James, Micaela, Andrew, Audrey, Natalie, Charis and Aleaha Bradshaw of Red Bud, IL; his grandparents - Rayford & Melba...
Jerry Lee Schulte
Dec 25, 2012
Jerry Lee Schulte, 77, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 10:40 pm, Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born to the late Lester and Ada (nee: Duvall) Schulte on March 7, 1935 in St. Mary, MO. He was retired carpenter. He was of the Catholic faith Survivors: Former Wife of 39 years: Elaine Surman Schulte Red Bud,...
Dorothy R. Johnson
Dec 21, 2012
Dorothy R. Johnson, 86, of Chester, Illinois passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, IL. She was born to the late Charles F. and Anna (nee: Kloepper) Nagel on August 19, 1926 in Chester, IL. Dorothy was a retired Bindery Worker for Spartan Printing. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church...