Judith S. Clasen
Oct 2, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Judith S. Clasen, 84, of Engelwood, Florida, formally of Steeleville, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020, in Engelwood, Florida.
Judith was born on July 2, 1936, in Chester, Illinois, the daughter of Paul N. and Virginia Arcelle Depew Paulus. She married Clarence H. Clasen on February 22, 1991, at Belleville, Illinois. He preceded her in...
L. Maxine Goetting
Sep 30, 2020
STEELEVILLE – L. Maxine Goetting, 89, of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 am, Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Cedarhurst of Sparta, Sparta, Illinois.
Maxine was born on April 4, 1931, in Percy, Illinois, the daughter of Carl and Wilhelmina Huch Waltemate. She married Carl L. Goetting on February 17, 1951 in Steeleville, Illinois. He preceded her...
Earline R. Eggemeyer
Sep 30, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Earline R. Eggemeyer, 82, of Steeleville, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois.
Earline was born in Shiloh Hill, Illinois, on February 12, 1938, the daughter of George and Emma Kessel Rieckenberg. She married Calvin G. Eggemeyer on June 25, 1955 at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Campbell Hill. She was a member...
Elmer H. Opperman
Sep 24, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Elmer H. Opperman, 88, of Steeleville, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri.
Elmer was born in Welge, Illinois, on November 8, 1931, the son of Herman and Lydia Ruback Opperman. Elmer was an Army Veteran of Korea. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in...
Arlene M. Hougland
Sep 23, 2020
SPARTA – Arlene M. Hougland, 72, of Sparta, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, O'Fallon, Illinois.
Arlene was born in Chester, Illinois, on October 28, 1947, the daughter of Albert and Margaret Biermann Meyerhoff. She married Robert Hougland on January 15, 1993 in Sparta, Illinois. Arlene was a member of St. Mark's...
Roger A. Diercks
Sep 18, 2020
PERCY – Roger A. Diercks, 81, of Percy, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.
Roger was born in Welge, Illinois, on September 1, 1939, the son of Edward and Minnie Herschbach Diercks. He married Edith E. Steinheimer on August 11, 1962, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Chester, Illinois. Roger...
Marilyn M. Ridings
Sep 17, 2020
HERRIN – Marilyn M. Ridings, 74, of Herrin, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin.
Marilyn was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on July 18, 1946, the daughter of William and Eula Qualls Bastien. She married Harold W. Ridings on December 18, 1965 at Harard Hills, Illinois. He preceded her in death on...
Jimmie Ray Perkins
Sep 14, 2020
SPARTA – Jimmie Ray Perkins, 84, of Sparta, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville.
Jimmie was born in Campbell, Missouri, on May 2, 1936, the son of Charley J. and Mary May Goldsmith Perkins. He married Alice Marie Gibson on December 27, 1959, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sparta, Illinois. ...
Roger Ray Eilers
Sep 11, 2020
CAMPBELL HILL – Roger Ray Eilers, 78, of Campbell Hill, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Roger was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois, on December 12, 1941, the son of Raymond and Melba Wolters Eilers. He married Doris Volkman, on September 28, 1963 at St. Peter's Lutheran...
Ruth Jean Tiller
Sep 9, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Ruth Jean Tiller, 85, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:37 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at home in Steeleville.
Ruth was born in Chester, Illinois, on August 15, 1935, the daughter of Ludwig and Emma Hartenberger Schroeder. She married Charles Harold Tiller, on June 26, 1954 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Chester. He preceded her...
Cathy L. Burris
Sep 9, 2020
CHESTER – Cathy L. Burris, 57, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois.
Cathy was born on July 13, 1963 in Red Bud, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph F. Lohman and Lora M. Hicks Lohman. She married Tim Burris in November 1990 at Chester, Illinois. He precedes her in...
Delany Ray Piersol
Sep 6, 2020
CUTLER – Delany Ray Piersol, 14, of Cutler, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 in Sparta, Illinois.
Delany was born on November 9, 2005 in Carbondale, Illinois, the daughter of Matthew Piersol and Angela L. Clover Queen. She was a student at Trico High School, Campbell Hill, Illinois. Delany was of the Baptist faith.
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Jeremy A. Pierce
Sep 4, 2020
AVA – Jeremy A. Pierce, 44, of Ava, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020, in Ava.
Jeremy was born in Chester, Illinois, on April 21, 1976, the son of John A. and Diana Sue Rieckenberg Pierce. Jeremy married Jamie L. Eaton on August 2, 1997, at Steeleville, Illinois. Jeremy was an Administrator for the Regional Office...
Margaret Anne Witbart
Aug 31, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Margaret Anne Witbart, 85, of Steeleville, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Illinois.
Anne was born on November 23, 1934 in Percy, Illinois, the daughter of Clemens H. and Wilma Boyd Meyerhoff. She married Richard W. "Butch" Witbart on June 23, 1957 at Wesley United Methodist Church...
Shannasue L. Towle
Aug 30, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Shannasue L.Towle, 45, of Steeleville, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.
Shannasue was born on September 27, 1974 in Granite City, Illinois, the daughter of Ronald and Sandra Cory Gibson.  Shannasue worked Walmart in Chester, Illinois and was of the Baptist faith.
Shannasue is survived by...
Robert Wunderlich
Aug 28, 2020
AVA – Robert Wunderlich, 64, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020, at his home in Ava.
Robert was born on October 1, 1955, the son of Robert Steven and Ella Virginia Rednour Wunderlich. He married Sherry Stone, and she preceded him in death. Robert is retired from Knight Hawk Coal Company.
Robert is survived...
Linda K. Thies
Aug 27, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Linda K. Thies, 69, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:00 am, Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Chester.
Linda was born in Chester, Illinois, on October 16, 1950, the daughter of Gussie Henry and Dorothy M. Brueggemann Gerlach. She married Gary Thies on July 19, 1969 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville. ...
Norma Rodewald
Aug 25, 2020
STEELEVILLE - Norma Rodewald, 98, of Steeleville, Illinois, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois.
She was born February 8, 1922, in Percy, Illinois to Albert R. and Adella Hartman Guebert. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Herbert E. Liefer and Wilbert H. Rodewald, and two sons,...
Juanita M. Speece
Aug 24, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Juanita M. Speece, 79, of Steeleville, Illinois passed away at 9:15 am, Monday, August 24, 2020 at her home in Steeleville, Illinois.
Juanita was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on April 12, 1941, the daughter of Shelton and Alberta (Davis) Carlyle. She was married on August 19, 1961 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Walter...
Sharon Vallett
Aug 22, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Sharon Vallett, 59, of Steeleville, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
Sharon was born in Red Bud, Illinois, on July 12, 1961, the daughter of Charles H. and Ruth Jean Schroeder Tiller. She married Greg Vallett on April 15, 1978, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Chester. ...
