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Valley Vernell Mccrary Sr
Mar 19, 2009
STEELEVILLE, Valley Vernell McCrary Sr., 80, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:20 P.M. Thursday, March 19, 2009, at his home in Steeleville, IL. He was born June 19, 1928 in Marissa, Illinois the son of Thomas McCrary and Thakla (Boyer) McCrary. Valley married Vivian Melville on August 15, 1948 in Willisville, Illinois. He retired from being a laborer at the...
Velma Ackroyd
Mar 18, 2009
STEELEVILLE, Velma Ackroyd, 93, of Lubbock,Texas, formerly of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 12:30 A.M. Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Lubbock Health Care Center in Lubbock, Texas She was born April 4, 1915 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of Edmund Brueggemann and Dorothea (Wolters) Brueggemann. She married Walter L. Ackroyd on November 23, 1934 in Chester, Illinois. He passed away...
Myron O. Morrison
Mar 13, 2009
AVA, Myron Owen Morrison, 87, of Ava, passed away at10:20 A.M. Friday, March 13, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, IL. Myron was born June 09, 1921 in Morley, Missouri the son of Benjamin Franklin Morrison and Anna Virgin (Gipson) Morrison. Myron married Ina Gaynell Simmons in Fornfelt, Missouri on November 27, 1938. She preceded him in death...
Eileen G. Rust
Mar 11, 2009
PERCY, Eileen G. Rust, 95, of Percy, passed away at 1:25 A.M. Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. Eileen was born November 12, 1913 in Eminence, Missouri the daughter of Emerson Brewster and Stella Ray (Pouge) Brewster. Eileen married Wesley M. Patterson in 1929 at Eminence, MO. He preceded her in death on January...
Edward A. Lehnhoff
Mar 9, 2009
PERCY, Edward A. Lehnhoff, 63, of Percy, passed away at 3:15 A.M. Monday, March 09, 2009, at his home in Percy, IL. Edward was born September 04, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois the son of Vernon A. Lehnhoff and Edna (Nagel) Lehnhoff. He married Brenda Wills on October 16,1965 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Post Oak. He retired from World...
Harold A. Gerlach
Mar 7, 2009
Obituary Notice Harold A. Gerlach PERCY, Harold A. Gerlach, 86, of Percy, passed away at 7:20 P.M. Saturday, March 07, 2009, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. Harold was born March 30, 1922 in Jackson County, Illinois, the son of August R. Gerlach and Hilda (Niederbrach) Gerlach. He married Gertrude F. Firth on July 15, 1945 at St. Luke's...
Connally Ray Eaton Sr.
Mar 7, 2009
AVA, Connally Ray Eaton Sr., 79, of Ava, passed away at 1:25 A.M. Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro, IL. He was born February 27, 1930 in Cutler, Illinois the son of Walter Eaton and Nettie (Lipe) Eaton. Connally married Helen P. Herd on May 23, 1955 in Ava, Illinois. She passed away on February...
Irene Karlechik
Mar 4, 2009
STEELEVILLE, Irene Karlechik, 87, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:40 P.M. Wednesday, March 04, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. She was born March 1, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri the daughter of John Trubacik and Elizabeth (Slavik) Trubacik. She married John Karlechik on June 14, 1942 in St. Luca's Church St. Louis, MO. He passed away...
Angeline M. Grove
Feb 28, 2009
WILLISVILLE, Angeline M. Grove, 79, of Willisville, passed away at 6:35 P.M. Saturday, February 28, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, IL. Angeline was born October 25, 1929 in Willisville, Illinois the daughter of Martin Giordano and Rosalie (Bellucia) Giordano. Angeline married Richard L. Grove on February 5, 1966 in Willisville, Illinois. He preceded her in death one...
Harold M. Sykes
Feb 23, 2009
SPARTA, Harold M. Sykes, 77, of Sparta, passed away at 5:00 P.M. Monday, February 23, 2009, at his home in Sparta, IL. Harold was born February 12, 1932 in Sparta, Illinois the son of Rudolph Sykes and Nancy (Blackwell) Sykes. He married Connie R. Glasscock on September 24, 1982 in Blythville, Arkansas. Harold was a member of First Baptist Church...
Lucille Mary Sternberg
Feb 23, 2009
STEELEVILLE, Lucille M. Sternberg, nee Castens, 94, of Steeleville, departed her earthly life at 8:45 A.M. Monday, February 23, 2009, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. She was born on May 21, 1914 in rural route Ava, IL the daughter of William C. and Ida (nee Otten) Castens. She married Carlos R. Sternberg on April 10, 1937 at Waterloo,...
Lela Bollmann
Feb 23, 2009
STEELEVILLE, Lela Bollmann, 97, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:45 A.M. Monday, February 23, 2009, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. She was born October 20, 1911 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of Fritz Schuette and Dorothea (Meyerhoff) Schuette. She married Wilbert E. Bollmann on June 1, 1941 in Steeleville, Illinois. He passed away on October 9, 1984. Lela...
Erma J. Wilson
Feb 7, 2009
AVA, Erma J. Wilson, 78, of Ava, passed away at11:07 A.M. Saturday, February 07, 2009, at her home in Ava, IL. Erma was born June 12, 1930 in Birch Tree, Missouri the daughter of James W. Jones and Beulah (Smotherman) Jones. She married Eugene F. Wilson on May 24, 1952 at Salem, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on May...
James W. Smtih
Feb 6, 2009
STEELEVILLE, James W. Smith, 77, of Steeleville, passed away at 1:30 P.M. Friday, February 06, 2009, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. James was born September 04, 1931 in Wine Hill, Illinois the son of Clarence J. Smith and Frances (Syloski) Smith. He married Treasure Rieckenberg on November 12, 1955 at Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville. He was a...
Dorothy E. Kelley
Feb 4, 2009
WILLISVILLE, Dorothy E. Kelley, 90, of Willisville, passed away at 2:50 P.M. Wednesday, February 04, 2009, at Pinckneyville Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, IL. Dorothy was born August 31, 1918 in Willisville, Illinois the daughter of George Futter and Alice (Wydeck) Futter. Dorothy married Dan E. Jaimet on March 4, 1937 in Chester, IL. He preceded her in death on December...
Cathy Lynn Randolph
Feb 3, 2009
HURST, Cathy Lynn Randolph, 58, of Hurst, passed away at Tuesday, February 03, 2009, at Nature Coast Regional Hospital in Williston, FL. Cathy was born May 27, 1950 in Murphysboro, Illinois the daughter of Lester C. Thies and BluJean (Carter) Thies. She married George W. Randolph, Sr. on January 9, 1971 at Temple Hill, MD. She was a lifelong member...
Mary I. Thompson
Feb 1, 2009
AVA, Mary I. Thompson, 88, of Ava, passed away at 9:15 A.M. Sunday, February 01, 2009, at Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, IL. Mary was born October 20, 1920 in Jackson County, Illinois the daughter of William H. Castens and Anna (Biesner) Castens. Mary married Alfred R. Thompson on April 21, 1945 at Chester, IL. Mary was a Homemaker and...
Ruth E. Wittbracht
Feb 1, 2009
STEELEVILLE, Ruth E. Wittbracht, 78, of Waterloo, IL, formerly of Steeleville, IL, passed away at 7:45 A.M. Sunday, February 01, 2009, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Ruth was born October 11, 1930 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of Edward W. Knop and Bertha (Lehmberg) Knop. Ruth married Warren C. Wittbracht on June 3, 1950 in Wine Hill,...
Edward Dean Leming
Jan 30, 2009
SPARTA, Edward D. Leming, 82, of Sparta, passed away at 6:30 P.M. Friday, January 30, 2009, peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family. Ed ward born in Sparta to Walter Christopher and Beulah Beatrice Leming (nee Biby) on July 19, 1926 the youngest of six children. Ed attended Sparta Schools and graduated from Sparta Township High School. On May...
Edward E. Griffiths, Jr.
Jan 30, 2009
WILLISVILLE, Edward E. "Bud" Griffiths, Jr., 82, of Willisville, passed away at 5:45 P.M. Friday, January 30, 2009, at Fairview Nursing Center in DuQuoin, IL. Edward was born January 31, 1926 in Mulkeytown, Illinois the son of Edward Griffiths, Sr. and Lucille (Myers) Griffiths, Sr.. He was a Veteran of the Navy during WWII. He was a member of the...
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