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Margaret A. Bixby

Margaret A. Bixby

Nov 5, 2010

SPARTA, Margaret A. Bixby, 96, of Sparta, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 5:40 P.M. Friday, November 05, 2010, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. She was born September 18, 1914 in Steeleville, Illinois the daughter of Edward David Sternberg and Amelia (Uhe) Sternberg. Margaret married Eugene W. Bixby on June 28, 1952 in Piggott, Arkansas. Eugene passed...

John H. Killion

John H. Killion

Nov 4, 2010

AVA, John H. Killion, 68, of Ava, passed away at 7:45 A.M. Thursday, November 04, 2010, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. He was born June 26, 1942 in Ava, Illinois the son of Harry Killion and Helen (Wilson) Killion. John married Martha Frances Roseme on August 4, 1962 at Pleasant Hill Christian Church in Murphysboro, IL. He...

Evelyn K. Fuhrhop

Evelyn K. Fuhrhop

Nov 2, 2010

STEELEVILLE, Evelyn K. Fuhrhop, 89, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:18 P.M. Tuesday, November 02, 2010, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. Evelyn was born July 14, 1921 in Hoyalton, Illinois the daughter of Otto Kasten and Olinda (Holle) Kasten. Evelyn married Orville W. "Butch" Fuhrhop on December 14, 1940 in Maryland Heights, MO. Orville passed away on June...

Marie A. Schaack

Marie A. Schaack

Oct 30, 2010

STEELEVILLE, Marie A. Schaack, 92, of Steeleville, passed away at 4:30 A.M. Saturday, October 30, 2010, at her home in Steeleville, IL. She was born June 19, 1918 in Chester, Illinois the daughter of Lawrence K. Paulus and Mamie (Stoever) Paulus. Marie married Clemens A. Schaack on February 11, 1950. Clemens passed away on June 3, 1999. She is survived...

Wesley Elmer Newton

Wesley Elmer Newton

Oct 23, 2010

AVA, Wesley E. Newton, 91, of Ava, (formerly of Washington Park) went to be with the Lord at 12:05 P.M. Saturday, October 23, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 05, 1919 in Willisville, Illinois the son of Clyde Newton and Pearl (Lee) Newton. Wesley married the love of his life, Ellen Bartlett on...

Ted Wolfe

Ted Wolfe

Oct 22, 2010

CAMPBELL HILL, Ted Wolfe, Sr., 85, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 22, 2010, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, IL. Ted was born in Simpson, Il on August 6, 1925 the son of Joe & Nellie Uravis Wolfe. He was a member of the Merchant Marines during WWII. He was retired from the Operators...

Allegra Rubach

Allegra Rubach

Oct 19, 2010

ST. LOUIS, Allegra Rubach, 83, of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Campbell Hill, IL passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at her home in St. Louis, MO. Allegra was born July 26, 1927 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the daughter of Arthur Priebe and Ruth (Knop) Priebe. Allegra married Lee Vern Rubach on May 27, 1950 in St. John's Lutheran Church,...

Raynold Eggemeyer

Raynold Eggemeyer

Oct 17, 2010

CHESTER - Raynold Eggemeyer, 80, of Chester, passed away at 2:35 A.M. Sunday, October 17, 2010, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born February 1, 1930 in Chester, Illinois the son of Arthur Eggemeyer and Cora (Runge) Eggemeyer. Raynold married Dorothy A. Minton on October 1, 1955 at Zion Lutheran Church, Walsh, IL. He is...

Joseph T. Colombo

Joseph T. Colombo

Oct 14, 2010

MURPHYSBORO, Joseph T Colombo, 85, of Murphysboro, passed away at 4:45 P.M. Thursday, October 14, 2010, at Oak Grove Rehab & Care Center in Carbondale, IL. Joseph was born May 13, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Dominick Colombo and Theresa (Ranizo) Colombo. Joseph married Verna M. Cochran on July 21, 1969 in Granite City, IL. He was...

Randall Eugene Vanover

Randall Eugene Vanover

Oct 11, 2010

CAMPBELL HILL, Randall Vanover, 55, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 3:10 A.M. Monday, October 11, 2010, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. He was born October 21, 1954 in Red Bud, Illinois the son of Thomas Dean Wilson and Gertrude Vanover. Randall married Beverly Fisher on August 31, 1979 in Chester, Illinois. He is survived by his...

Robert A. Smith

Robert A. Smith

Oct 8, 2010

AVA, Robert A Smith, 88, of Ava, passed away at 11:00 P.M. Friday, October 08, 2010, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, IL. Robert was born May 30, 1922 in Cutler, Illinois the son of Dorris C. Smith and Viola (Lipe) Smith. Robert married Helen Louise Uhles on August 19, 1944 in Denmark Baptist Church, Cutler. Robert was very...

Kay Francis Kempfer

Kay Francis Kempfer

Oct 7, 2010

CHESTER, Kay Francis Kempfer, 63, of Chester, passed away at 3:40 A.M. Thursday, October 07, 2010, at her home in Chester, IL. She was born April 10, 1947 in East St. Louis, Illinois the daughter of William C. Baker and Leota (Cheatham) Baker. Kay married Darrell Gene Kempfer Sr. on April 4, 1966 in Sparta, Illinois. Darrell passed away on...

James Korando

James Korando

Sep 29, 2010

JACOB, James Leo "Gene" Korando, 85, of Jacob, passed away at 9:45 A.M. Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at his home in Jacob, IL. James was born May 26, 1925 in Kaskaskia, Illinois the son of Charles Joseph Korando and Rosa (Shields) Korando. He married Pearl L Thies on August 7, 1948 in Ava, IL. Pearl preceded him in death on...

Lillie Busche

Lillie Busche

Sep 26, 2010

STEELEVILLE, Lillie Busche, 93, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:00 P.M. Sunday, September 26, 2010, at her home in Steeleville, IL. She was born July 02, 1917 in Palestine, Illinois the daughter of Henry Wagner and Alice (Knop) Wagner. Lillie married Wilbert H. Busche on April 19, 1936 in Steeleville, Illinois. Wilbert passed away on March 30, 1981. Mrs. Busche...

Rex Cane

Rex Cane

Sep 26, 2010

STEELEVILLE - Rex. F Cane, 76, of Niantic Easy Lyme, Connecticut, formerly of Steeleville, IL, passed away at 12:30 pm, Sunday, September 26, 2010 in East Lyme, Connecticut. Rex was born in Ulysses, Nebraska, on November 26, 1933, the son of H. Forrest and Gezell (Wagner) Cane. He grew up in Illinois and graduated from Sparta High School. At 22,...

Elda S Duvardo

Elda S Duvardo

Sep 26, 2010

WILLISVILLE, Elda S. Duvardo, 91, of Willisville, passed away at 4:35 A.M. Sunday, September 26, 2010, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. Elda was born October 30, 1918 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of Henry Warhausen and Emma (Meier) Warhausen. Elda married John G. Duvardo on October 15, 1941 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death on...

Therese I. Gallagher

Therese I. Gallagher

Sep 25, 2010

AVA, Therese I Gallagher, 82, of Ava, passed away at 12:30 A.M. Saturday, September 25, 2010, at Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro, IL. She was born September 06, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of William Davis and Emma (Coughlin) Davis. She was a member of the Santa Maria Incarnata Santa Lucia Catholic Church in Chicago and was a...

Velma R. Fraembs

Velma R. Fraembs

Sep 23, 2010

PINCKNEYVILLE, Velma R. Fraembs, 82 years, 6 months, of Pinckneyville, passed away at 5:28 P.M. Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, IL. She was born March 10, 1928 in Walsh, Illinois the daughter of Everett D. Rickenberg and Frieda (Beckman) Rickenberg. Velma was a loving, caring, sharing wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. She married...

Wayne T. Claussen

Wayne T. Claussen

Sep 13, 2010

AVA, Wayne T. Claussen, 83, of Ava, passed away at 4:00 P.M. Monday, September 13, 2010, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, IL. He was born April 04, 1927 in McCamey, Texas the son of Ellis Claussen and Bertha (Holcomb) Claussen. Wayne married Betty R. Morgan on August 29, 1947 in Murphysboro, Illinois. He is survived by his wife...

Lavera Korando

Lavera Korando

Sep 7, 2010

JACOB - LaVera Korando, 92, of Yakima, WA, formerly of E. St. Louis, IL, passed away at the Memorial Hospital in Yakima, WA at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. LaVera was born on March 17, 1918 in E. St. Louis, IL, the daughter of William and Ora Florence Cranford Andrews. She married John Korando on October 30, 1943 in...

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