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Minnie M. Wilfong

Minnie M. Wilfong

Mar 14, 2011

CHESTER, Minnie M. Wilfong, 81, of Chester, passed away at 6:30 P.M. Monday, March 14, 2011, at St. Anns Healthcare Center in Chester, IL. She was born January 02, 1930 in Vienna, Illinois the daughter of Dave Glass and Helen (Reid) Glass. Minnie married John H. Wilfong on July 30, 1971 in Chicago, IL. John passed away on June 20,...

Edgar H. Westerman

Edgar H. Westerman

Mar 12, 2011

STEELEVILLE, Edgar H. Westerman, 84, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:05 am, Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. He was born October 8, 1926 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the son of George L Westerman and Bertha (Stegman) Westerman. Edgar married Wilma Brockmeyer on June 2, 1951 in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wine Hill. He is...

Gene Wesley Russell

Gene Wesley Russell

Mar 11, 2011

AVA, Gene Wesley Russell, 82, of Ava, passed away at 12:04 P.M. Friday, March 11, 2011, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. Gene was born June 22, 1928 in Ava, Illinois the son of William E. Russell and Floy (Stout) Russell. Gene married Betty L. Sharp Tope on June 6, 1999 in Chester, IL. He was retired from...

Allen N Nesbit

Allen N Nesbit

Mar 8, 2011

TILDEN, Allen N Nesbit, 89, of Tilden, passed away at 4:08 A.M. Tuesday, March 08, 2011, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL. He was born February 15, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Sam Nesbit and Viola (Stinell) Nesbit. Allen married Patsy S. Auten on April 22, 1955 in Belleville, IL. He is survived by his wife...

Frances Kay Guy

Frances Kay Guy

Mar 8, 2011

WATERLOO, Frances Kay Guy, 77, of Waterloo, IL passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in Waterloo, IL. Frances was born on July 3, 1933 in Vergennes, IL the daughter of Theodore and Geneieve (Miller) Creekpaum. She married Homer L. Guy. He passed away on August 11, 2001. Frances volunteered at Botanical Gift Store, Memorial Hospital Gift Store, and was...

Marvin L. Bierman

Marvin L. Bierman

Mar 4, 2011

CAMPBELL HILL, Marvin L. Bierman, 58, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 5:50 A.M. Friday, March 04, 2011, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Marvin was born December 29, 1952 in Sparta, Illinois the son of Orville L. Bierman and Evelyn (Wittenborn) Bierman. Marvin married Marsha L. Thamsen Ring on October 15, 1994 in Campbell Hill, IL. He was...

Melba Lee Hamilton

Melba Lee Hamilton

Mar 3, 2011

MURPHYSBORO, Melba Lee Hamilton, 80, of Murphysboro, formerly of Carbon Hill, IL, passed away at 4:45 P.M. Thursday, March 03, 2011, at her home in Murphysboro, IL. Melba was born August 09, 1930 in E. St. Louis, Illinois the daughter of Lester M. Grosvenor and Anna B. (Falkenberry) Grosvenor. Melba married Paul E. Hamilton on June 5, 1948 in Jackson,...

Inez M. Bollmann

Inez M. Bollmann

Mar 3, 2011

STEELEVILLE, Inez M. Bollmann, 97, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:07 A.M. Thursday, March 03, 2011, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. Inez was born April 10, 1913 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of Isaac Deppe and Nellie (Slusher) Deppe. Inez married Alfons W. Bollmann on December 6, 1930 in Chester, IL. He preceded her in death on January...

Carolyn Lee Yeley

Carolyn Lee Yeley

Mar 3, 2011

Campbell Hill- Carolyn Lee Sharrock Yeley of Maynard, Arkansas, formerly of Campbell Hill, IL, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at the Flo and Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Carolyn was born on October 14, 1942 in Ypsilanpi, Michigan, the daughter of Leland and Evelyn Coan Sharrock. She is survived by her three son's: Russell Alan Rice of...

Eleanor A. Meyer

Eleanor A. Meyer

Mar 2, 2011

STEELEVILLE, Eleanor M. Meyer, 88, of Chester, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 7:15 P.M. Wednesday, March 02, 2011, at St. Ann's Healthcare Center in Chester, IL. Eleanor was born August 20, 1922 in Okawville, Illinois the daughter of Rev. Jacob Mueller and Amanda (Brueggemann) Mueller. Eleanor married Ralph E. Meyer on September 1, 1946 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church,...

David A. Lappe, Jr.

David A. Lappe, Jr.

Feb 25, 2011

CAMPBELL HILL, David A. Lappe, Jr., 36, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 11:15 A.M. Friday, February 25, 2011, at his home in Campbell Hill, IL. David was born July 22, 1974 in Chester, Illinois the son of David A. Lappe, Sr. and Betty (Hornbostel) Lappe, Sr.. He worked in maintenance at the Southern Precision Sand Co., Cutler, IL. David...

David W. Baue

David W. Baue

Feb 19, 2011

SPARTA, David Willard Baue, 67, of Sparta, passed away at 2:46 A.M. Saturday, February 19, 2011, at Midwest Regional Medical Center in Zion, IL. David was born April 14, 1943 in Sparta, Illinois the son of William Edward Baue and Mae Alice (Hill) Baue. He married Carolyn Hill on March 11, 1961 in Sparta, IL. David was a mechanic for...

Greta M. Dunn

Greta M. Dunn

Feb 18, 2011

STEELEVILLE, Greta M. Dunn, 38, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:23 A.M. Friday, February 18, 2011, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. Greta was born April 13, 1972 in Geneva, Illinois the daughter of Konrad A. Kloos and Joan (Kling) Kloos. Greta married Daniel D. Dunn on August 8, 1998 in Chester, IL. Greta was a staff sergeant having...

Ronald Allan Reiman

Ronald Allan Reiman

Feb 17, 2011

MURPHYSBORO, Ronald Allan Reiman, 51, of Murphysboro, passed away at 7:06 P.M. Thursday, February 17, 2011, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. Ronald was born November 10, 1959 in Morris, Illinois the son of Fredric T. Reiman and Bonnie (McClenning) Reiman. Ronald married Betty J. Edwards on September 30, 1995 in Murphysboro, IL. He was a correctional officer...

Dolores M Gordon

Dolores M Gordon

Feb 15, 2011

AVA - Dolores M. Gordon, 83, passed away at 11:37 pm, Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Dolores was born September 22, 1927 in St. Charles, MO, the daughter of Peter V. and Ina M. Alheim McCoy. She married James Taylor Gordon on October 31, 1943 in Perryville, MO. After 51 years of marriage, he passed...

Allene Degenhardt

Allene Degenhardt

Feb 14, 2011

PERCY, Allene Degenhardt, 77, of Percy, passed away at 11:30 P.M. Monday, February 14, 2011, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. She was born June 01, 1933 in Steeleville, Illinois the daughter of Louis Knop and Dora (Dierks) Knop. Allene married Glenwood Degenhardt on October 3, 1953 in Steeleville, Illinois. She is survived by her husband Glenwood Degenhardt of...

Janet Sue Smith

Janet Sue Smith

Feb 13, 2011

MURPHYSBORO, Janet Sue Smith, 60, of Murphysboro, passed away at Sunday, February 13, 2011, at Northview Nursing Home in St. Louis, MO. She was born March 15, 1950 in Ava, Illinois the daughter of Walter Smith and Golda (Worthen) Smith. She is survived by her sister-in-law: Rita Smith of Ava, IL; Six nieces and nephews, several great nieces and nephews....

Florence H. Kreher

Florence H. Kreher

Feb 13, 2011

STEELEVILLE, Florence H. Kreher, 80, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:28 P.M. Sunday, February 13, 2011, at St. Paul's Home in Belleville, IL. She was born November 17, 1930 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of Herman Ruebke and Edna (Heuer) Ruebke. Florence married Wilfrid Kreher on June 30, 1984 in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville, IL. Wilfrid passed away on...

Frank E. Svanda

Frank E. Svanda

Feb 12, 2011

AVA- Frank E. Svanda, 87, of Ava passed away at 12:47 pm, Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Frank was born March 12, 1923 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Frank and Emma Lnincek Svanda. He married Esther M. Stegman on April 25, 1943 in Campbell Hill, IL, she preceded him in death on November 25,...

Opal P. Cluster

Opal P. Cluster

Feb 6, 2011

STEELEVILLE, Opal P. Cluster, 84, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, February 06, 2011, at Columbia Convalescent Center in Columbia, IL. She was born July 19, 1926 in Chester, Illinois the daughter of Charles H. Hartenberger and Alma (Fraembs) Hartenberger. Opal married William J. Cluster on January 12, 1946 in Paducah, Ky. William passed away on March 29,...

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