Thelma M. Winkelmann
Aug 12, 2025
SPARTA – Thelma Mae Winkelmann of Sparta, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 75 years of age. She fondly went by the nicknames "Snookie" and "Wink". Thelma was born in Lincoln, IL, on November 20, 1949, to "Fritz" and Dora Jean (McGee) Winkelmann.
Thelma loved her family dearly. She also loved to watch television,...
Tyler Bradley
Aug 10, 2025
STEELEVILLE – Tyler Bradley, 54, of Steeleville, IL, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at his home, after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family.
Tyler was born April 8, 1971, in Sparta, IL, the son of Clifford R. and Gwendolyn J. (Griffiths) Bradley. He married Kristie Kranz on September 28, 1991, at...
Rose L. Cundiff
Aug 6, 2025
ANNA – Rose L. "Bonnie" Cundiff, 94, formerly of Sparta, IL, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Anna Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Anna, IL.
Bonnie was born January 28, 1931, in Sparta, IL to Carl W. and Audrey M. (Glasscock) Saal. She married John W. "Jay" Cundiff, and he preceded her in death on March...
Earl C. Welge
Aug 4, 2025
CHESTER – Earl C. "Sonny" Welge, 90, of Chester, IL, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, IL.
Earl was born January 19, 1935, in Blair, IL to Clarence and Ruby (Mahan) Welge. Earl married Lardean Hornbostel on April 23, 1960, at Immanuel Lutheran Church - West Point. He was a...
Bonnie L. Faverty
Aug 1, 2025
CAMBRIA – Bonnie L. Faverty, 80, of Cambria, passed away at 11:45 pm, Friday, August 1, 2025, at her daughter's home in Cambria.
Bonnie was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on November 22, 1944, the daughter of Melvin and Irene Hoops Thies. She married Daniel J. "Boonie" Faverty. He preceded her in death on June 21, 1993. Bonnie...
Shirley M. Reiman
Aug 1, 2025
HIGHLAND – Shirley M. Reiman, formerly of Murphysboro, IL, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, at St. Joseph Hospital, Breese, IL.
Shirley was born August 14, 1936, in Sandridge, IL, to Thomas and Wilma (Morrison) Adams. She married Ross L. Reiman, on November 26, 1955, in Murphysboro, IL. He preceded her in death on March 12,...
Albert H. Guebert
Jul 30, 2025
OKAWVILLE – Albert H. Guebert, 103, of Okawville, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at his home in Okawville, IL.
Albert was born on October 28, 1921, in Red Bud, IL, the son of Herman and Augusta (Sommer) Guebert. He married Viola Rubach on March 10, 1946, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bremen, IL....
Audrey Alma Burkhardt
Jul 27, 2025
SPARTA – Audrey Alma Burkhardt, 82, of Sparta, died at 9:20 pm, Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Randolph County Care Center, after a battle with Alzheimer's.
She was born on October 29, 1942, in St. Louis, MO, to Albert and Alice (Schierbaum) Burkhardt. Audrey was the second child born to her parents. Audrey's sister, Vivian, was 9...
Darrell Gene Eisenhauer, Sr.
Jul 25, 2025
AVA – Darrell Gene Eisenhauer, Sr., 84, of Ava, passed away at 3:23 pm, Friday, July 25, 2025, at Integrity of Marion, Marion, Illinois.
Darrell was born in Vergennes, Illinois, on January 13, 1941, the son of Vernon D. and Geneva R. Ellis Eisenhauer. He married Joyce Nation on February 9, 1979 in Murphysboro. She preceded him...
Skip W. Brawley
Jul 24, 2025
PERCY – Skip Brawley, 74, of Percy, IL, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Three Springs Lodge, Chester, Illinois.
Skip was born on March 10, 1951, the son of Thorlton and Bessie (Patterson) Brawley. He married Delores Mendenhal on July 28, 1973, in Steeleville, IL. Skip was a retired Coal Miner.
Skip is...
Freddie C. Kessel
Jul 23, 2025
Freddie C. Kessel October 22,1931 - July 23, 2025 93 years, 9 months, 1 day Depending on how you knew him...Freddie, Fred or Chuck, Dad, brother, Grandpa or friend... his humble journey began in Ava, IL. He was the first child to parents Mary Ethel and Herbert Hadley Kessel, both deceased. Our mother, Lois Jean, Freddie's wife of 50...
Joseph Cletus Sanders
Jul 21, 2025
Joe Sanders, 54, of Rockwood, IL, passed away quietly in his home on Monday, July 21, 2025, at 3:58 p.m., surrounded by his family.
Joe was born October 12, 1970, in Belleville, IL, to Michael D. and Sandra Kay Sanders. He was a 2001 graduate of Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, MO, with a degree in...
Helen L. Cissell
Jul 14, 2025
TILDEN – Helen L. Cissell, 94, of Tilden, IL, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.
Helen was born on November 8, 1930, the daughter of Herman and Meta (Rauch) Weber. She married James Cissell on December 2, 1967, in Freeburg, IL. Helen was a homemaker and a waitress at various...
Ray Edison Doerr
Jul 12, 2025
Ray Edison Doerr, 98, of Vergennes, Illinois, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2025, just 2 months shy of his 99th birthday. He was born on September 3, 1926 in the rural area between Elkville and Vergennes, where he spent his formative years, the second of five children to Clyde and Ida (Easterling) Doerr.
Ray attended Bost...
Alice Baird
Jul 11, 2025
SPARTA - Alice Mae Baird, 90, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, IL.
Alice was born on May 18, 1935 in Bremen, IL, to Charles and Helen (Joost) Smith. On June 11, 1955, Alice married C. Stanley Baird at Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville, IL. They shared 69...
Ronald Dale Hughes
Jul 8, 2025
PINCKNEYVILLE - Ronald Dale Hughes, 66, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Pinckneyville, Illinois.
Ronald was born on June 27, 1959, in California, the son of Frances and Mary (Porter) Hughes. He married Jackie Smith on August 17, 2017. Ronald was retired from Gilster Mary Lee.
Ronald is survived by...
Ronald Bump
Jul 7, 2025
AVA– Ronald Bump, 77, of Ava, IL, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Century Assisted Living, Carbondale, Illinois.
Ronald was born on April 21, 1948, in Chicago, IL, the son of Raymond and Rose (Nadasty) Bump. He married Elizabeth Shannon on August 20, 1977, at Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Murphysboro, IL. Ronald had retired, after...
Lornie Hollmann
Jul 5, 2025
JACOB – Lornie Hollmann, 90, of Jacob, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at home.
Lornie was born on June 21, 1935, the daughter of Charles and Ida Luedeman Fritsche. She married Ralph S. Hollmann on June 27, 1953, at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob. He preceded her in death on November 13, 2019. Lornie was...
Melba L. Huch
Jul 4, 2025
Melba L. Huch of Falls Church, Virginia, formerly of Wine Hill and Chester, Illinois, slipped away peacefully in her sleep at home with family at her side in the wee hours of Independence Day morning, July 4, 2025, at the age of 93.
She was born Melba Louise Smith in rural Perry County, Illinois, on August 19,...
Roberta Faye Edgar
Jul 2, 2025
AVA – Roberta Faye Edgar, 87, of Ava, passed away at 8:57 pm, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Roberta was born in Pinckneyville, Illinois, on December 5, 1937, the daughter of Herman Otto and Retta Belle Glover Kuhnert. She married John Cecil Edgar on August 25, 1956 in Cutler, Illinois. He preceded her...
