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Richard Leo Dammermann
Aug 4, 2020
Richard Leo Dammermann, 66, of Willisville, passed away at 10:41 am, Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Missouri-Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.
Richard was born in Belleville, Illinois on May 29, 1954, the son of Beda (Kreher) and Herman Dammermann. He married Judy K. Gendron on January 16, 1981 at Murphysboro, Illinois. She preceded him in death...
Virginia Faye Lueth
Aug 4, 2020
Virginia Faye Lueth, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:27 am, Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at her home in Steeleville, surrounded by her children.
Faye was born in Biggers, Arkansas, on December 22, 1931, the daughter of G. Eileen and Wesley Patterson.
Faye is survived by nine children, Mary (Stan) Webster of Chester, IL, Larry...
Belle Ann Jordan
Jul 30, 2020
AVA – Belle Ann Jordan, 82, died at home on July 30, 2020, surrounded by family. She was born on February 25, 1938 in Cora, Illinois, to Clarence and Bessie (Browder) Donnell. Belle married Donald Lee Jordan on October 28, 1954, in Hernando, Mississippi.
Belle dearly loved all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was always ready to...
Lawrence A. Goetz
Jul 29, 2020
CUTLER – Lawrence A. Goetz, 77, of Cutler, passed away at 7:50 am, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Three Springs Lodge, Chester.
Lawrence was born in Ava, Illinois, on May 11, 1943, the son of Oscar and Lucille Goetz.  He married Barbara Morgan on December 25, 1970, in Willisville, IL. She preceded him in death in...
Lisa R. Gill
Jul 29, 2020
MURPHYSBORO – Lisa Renée Gill, 40, of Murphysboro, peacefully passed away at 11:20 am, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at home.
Lisa was born in Carbondale, Illinois, on August 23, 1979, the daughter of Lawrence and Donna Dian Leasor Graff. She was an Accountant at Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, LLP., Marion, Illinois for over 20 years. Lisa was...
Lois E. Mcconachie
Jul 27, 2020
SPARTA – Lois E. McConachie, 93, of Sparta, passed away at 8:05 pm, on Monday, July 27, 2020, at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta.
Lois was born in Steeleville, Illinois, on October 26, 1926, the daughter of Rudolph and Lilly Ernsting Meyer.  She married Russell McConachie on January 18, 1948, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville. He preceded...
Martha Frances Killion
Jul 25, 2020
AVA – Martha Frances Killion, 77, of Ava, passed away at 2:00 am, Saturday, July 25, 2020, at home in Ava.
Martha Frances was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on December 12, 1942, the daughter of Frank T. and Martha Katherine Keeley Roseme. She married John H. Killion on August 4, 1962 at Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Murphysboro. ...
Inez Jane Fryer
Jul 23, 2020
CUTLER – Inez Jane Fryer, 85, of Cutler, passed away on July 23, 2020 at 2:55pm at her home in Cutler, Illinois.
Inez was born on September 18, 1934 in Cutler, Illinois, the daughter of George and Floy Blair. She married William Earl Fryer on October 5, 1974 at Steeleville, Illinois. Inez was a homemaker, an avid...
Larry M. Rheinecker
Jul 20, 2020
SPARTA – Larry M. Rheinecker, 75, of Sparta, passed away on July 20, 2020 at 3:20am in Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab Center after a long battle with Parkinson Disease.
Larry was born on October 11, 1944 in DuQuoin, Illinois the son of William and Mildred Loos Rheinecker. He married Judy Mathis on December 5, 1969 at Pinckneyville,...
Larry E. Davis
Jul 20, 2020
AVA –Larry E. Davis, 73, of Ava, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020 at home in Ava.
Larry was born November 22, 1946 in Ava, the son of the late Grover and Grace (Smith) Davis. Larry was united in holy matrimony on October 15, 1971 at Denmark, Illinois to Margery Cottom. She preceded him in death...
John A. Becker
Jul 19, 2020
John A (Jack) Becker, 88, of Sparta passed away, Sunday, July 19, 2020 in St. Louis.
Jack was born on December 7, 1931, in Benton, Illinois. He married Bertha Mae Sternberg on August 22, 1953 at First United Methodist Church in Sparta. Jack graduated from Sparta High School in 1949. He went to University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana,...
John A. Mulholland
Jul 17, 2020
CHESTER – John A. Mulholland, 65, formerly of Sparta, was called Home to be with his Lord and Savior at 7:57pm on Friday July 17, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
John was born November 21, 1954 in Red Bud, the son of the late John H. and Felma V. (Boyster) Mulholland. John...
Marvin V. Stewart
Jul 14, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Marvin V. Stewart, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 1:15 am, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at home in Steeleville.
Marvin was born in Percy, Illinois, on August 1, 1931, the son of Charles N. and Elise Blume Stewart. He married Marjorie M. Metcalf on August 6, 1955 at Venice, Illinois. She preceded him in death...
Vanda K. Welty
Jul 7, 2020
SPARTA - Vanda K. Welty, 67, of Sparta, passed away at 11:57 pm, Tuesday, Â Â Â July 7, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville.
Vanda was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on October 7, 1952, the daughter of Oran Dale and Pauline M. Ehlers Welty. She was a CNA. Vanda was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sparta.
...Jewel I. Middendorf
Jul 4, 2020
PERCY – Jewel I. Middendorf, 93, of Percy passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois at 6:15PM.
Jewel was born on November 10, 1926 in Percy, Illinois, the daughter of Ernest and Ruth Steele Deppe. She married Herman A. Middendorf on July 15, 1945. He preceded her in...
Herman C. Hartmann, Jr.
Jul 2, 2020
PERCY – Herman C. Hartmann, Jr., 77, of Percy, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020, at the Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab Center in Pinckneyville, Illinois.
Herman was born in Chester, Illinois, on March 26, 1943, the son of Herman C. and Sophia Stegmann Hartmann, Sr. He married Joyce Grubb and she preceded him in death. Herman...
William Charles Priebe
Jul 2, 2020
CAMPBELL HILL – William C. Priebe, 87, of Campbell Hill, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020, at DuQuoin Nursing and Rehab, DuQuoin, Illinois.
William was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois, on November 7, 1932, the son of Arthur and Ruth Knop Priebe. He married Marjorie Knop, on August 18, 1956, in Campbell Hill. She preceded him in...
Brent Michael Compton
Jun 28, 2020
MURPHYSBORO – Brent Michael Compton, 28, of Murphysboro, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Florissant, Missouri.
Brent was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on March 5, 1992, the son of Roy R., Jr. and Michelle Holder Compton. He was a Construction Worker.
Brent is survived by a daughter, Izabella Ortiz of Florissant, MO; a...
Janet H. Gower
Jun 25, 2020
PERCY – Janet H. Gower, 80, of Percy, passed away at 6:20 am, Thursday, June 25, 2020, at Three Springs Lodge, Chester, Illinois.
Janet was born in Willisville, Illinois, February 11, 1940, the daughter of the late William and Evelyn Bradley Mathis. She married Thomas J. Gower, Jr., on September 12, 1959, at Willisville. He preceded her...
Richard L. Hohgrefe
Jun 24, 2020
CHESTER – Richard L. Hohgrefe, 78, of Chester, passed away at home on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
Richard was born in Chester, Illinois, on November 24, 1941, the son of the late Hugo and Margaret Zimmer Hohgrefe. He married Shirley Stallmann on June 17, 1967, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Chester. He was a member of St....
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