Jamie E. Heuer
Jan 30, 2021
STEELEVILLE – Jamie E. Heuer, 59, of Steeleville, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021.
Jamie was born December 2, 1961 in Chester, IL to Roy and Alice (Jones) Guethle. Jamie was a Homemaker and had worked at Gilster Mary Lee in Steeleville, IL. She was of the Baptist faith.
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B. Joe Baird
Jan 22, 2021
AVA – B. Joe Baird, 69, of Ava, passed away at 7:30 pm, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Murphysboro.
Joe was born in Carbondale, Illinois, on October 10, 1951, the son of Byrle and Betty McGill Baird, and was raised by his mother and father, Rudy and Betty Seibert. He married Theresa R. Morrow on June 13,...
Robert Lee Higgerson
Jan 21, 2021
SPARTA – Robert L. Higgerson, 79, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, IL.
Robert was born March 27, 1941 in Sparta, IL, to Purm and Dorothy (Sitkosite) Higgerson. Robert was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from Spartan Printing in Salem, IL. He was also an avid golfer.
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Donald D. Jones
Jan 19, 2021
PERCY – Donald D. Jones, 73, of Percy, passed away Tuesday, January 19,2021 at his home in Percy, Illinois.
Donald was born March 31, 1947 in Oregon, IL, Russell and Margaret Pasdertz Jones. He married Clarice D. Cox on June 1, 1991 in Prairie du Rocher, IL. She preceded him in death on March 15, 2016. Donald...
Judith A. Mcdonnough
Jan 17, 2021
CUTLER – Judith A. McDonnough, 75, of Cuter, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at her home in Cutler, Illinois.
Judith was born in St. Louis, MO on September 7, 1945, the daughter of John and Irene Trubacik Karlechik. She married Gary W. McDonnough on September 3, 1971 in Belleville, IL. He preceded her in death...
Paul D. Knop
Jan 16, 2021
SPARTA – Paul D. Knop, 69, of Sparta, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, IL.
Paul was born October 3, 1951 in Sparta, IL, to Paul G. and Esther Schnepel Knop. He married Nancy C. Svanda on June 20, 1975, at Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville, IL. Paul was a retired Operator...
Mildred "Midge" M. Thompson
Jan 15, 2021
AVA – Mildred "Midge" Martha Thompson, 95, of Ava, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 2:11 am, on Friday, January 15, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Mildred was born in Orient, Illinois, on August 4, 1925, the daughter of Walter F. and Nona E. Tate Boehm. She married Claude E. Thompson on September...
Leola G. Rushing
Jan 13, 2021
STEELEVILLE – Leola G. Rushing, 79, of Steeleville, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Cedarhurst Memory Care in Sparta, IL.
Leola was born February 11, 1941 in Pinckneyville, IL to Leo and Hilda Faust Ritter. She married Maurice D. Rushing on September 4, 1959 in Pinckneyville, IL. He preceded her in death on January 17, 2018. ...
Lillian A. Haberman
Jan 11, 2021
STEELEVILLE – Lillian A. Haberman, 105, of Steeleville, passed away, Monday, January 11, 2021 at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL.
Lil was born December 28, 1915 in Percy, IL, to Martin and Minnie (Gramenz) Bruns. Lil was confirmed at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville, April 30, 1930. She married Elmer Haberman at St. Mark's Lutheran Church...
K. Max Allton
Jan 10, 2021
STEELEVILLE – K. Max Allton, 82, of Steeleville, passed away, Sunday, January 10, 2021.
Max was born May 25, 1938 in Zanesville, OH to Harold D. and Mary Thelma (Moore) Allton. He married Louella Marie Loucks on August 18, 1970 in Joliet, IL. Max served in the Army of the United States from 1961-1963 and was Honorably...
John L. Shockley
Jan 9, 2021
STEELEVILLE – John L. Shockley, of Steeleville, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the Memorial Hospital in Chester.
John was born at home in rural Pinckneyville on March 29, 1943. He was the son of Cecil, Sr. and Marie Shockley. He married Sylvia Mendel on February 23, 1963, in Clayton, Missouri. He retired from Zeigler Coal,...
Thomas Loos
Jan 9, 2021
STEELEVILLE – Thomas E. Loos, 67, of Steeleville, passed away at 8:00 am, Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois.
Thomas was born in DuQuoin, Illinois, on May 9, 1953, the son of John H., Jr. and Adriana Bathon Loos. He married Darla K. Stork on September 2, 1972 at Our Lady of Lourdes...
David Allen Ashley
Jan 8, 2021
STEELEVILLE – David Alan Ashley, 52, of Steeleville, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, O'Fallon, Illinois.
David was born in Red Bud, Illinois, on December 29, 1968, the son of William D. and Betty R. Knop Ashley. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville. He was active in and...
Natalee A. Baine
Jan 5, 2021
ELKVILLE – Natalee A. Baine, 88, of Elkville, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 5,2021 in Carbondale, IL.
Natalee was born March 14, 1932 in Three Sands, OK, to Ervin and Sally Alice (Abbott) Gatewood. She married Marvin Baine on July 7, 1988 in Paducah, KY. He preceded her in death on June...
Helen L. Nagel
Jan 3, 2021
STEELEVILLE – Helen L. Nagel, 99, of Steeleville, passed away January 3, 2021, at Cedar Hurst of Sparta, in Sparta, Illinois.
Helen was born October 29, 1921 in Campbell Hill, IL to Theodore and Anna (Sickmeyer) Kueker. She married Elmer W. Nagel on June 7, 1941in Campbell Hill, IL. He preceded her in death November 9, 1985. ...
Nancy J. Knop
Jan 3, 2021
Steeleville – Nancy J. Knop, 66, of Steeleville, passed away January 3, 2021, at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, IL.
Nancy was born June 7, 1954 in Chester, IL to Walter L. and Annette (Duensing) Appuhn. She married Clifford A. Knop on February 5, 1972 at Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville, IL. Nancy was a member of Peace...
Ryan E. Phoenix
Dec 28, 2020
AVA – Ryan E. Phoenix, 37, of Ava, passed away at 11:55 am, Monday, December 28, 2020, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
Ryan was born in Belleville, Illinois, on May 1, 1983, the son of Robert E. Phoenix and Pamela Lane. He was a member of the Ava Assembly of God Church, Ava, Illinois.
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Irma B. Wente
Dec 28, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Irma B. Wente, 96, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away into her eternal home December 28, 2020, at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois.
Irma was born the seventh of nine children to Fritz and Anna Brockmeyer on the family farm, south of Steeleville, on March 14, 1924. She was baptized Irma Anna Sophie...
Linda L. Snider
Dec 25, 2020
PERCY – Linda L. Snider, 83, of Percy, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020, at Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois.
Linda was born in Cutler, Illinois, on January 5, 1937, the daughter of Denver and Thelma Pugh Seyferth.  She was a Homemaker. Linda was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Cutler and the Steeleville...
Beryl Aileen Linders
Dec 25, 2020
SPARTA – Beryl Aileen Linders, 94, of Sparta, died December 25, 2020, at Sparta Community Hospital.
Beryl was born February 7, 1926 in Manhattan, Kansas to Frank Wesche and Nellie Mae Wells Wesche. She married Dr. R.E. Linders of Baldwin on November 18, 1949 at the chapel on the campus of Kansas State University. He preceded her...
