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.
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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....
Joseph Michael Crain
Jun 24, 2020
PERCY – Joseph Michael Crain, 59, of Percy, passed away at 10:27 am, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Joseph Michael was born in Herrin, Illinois, on March 14, 1961, the son of Joe and Mary Norris Crain. He married Donna Dammermann on November 5, 1983 at Willisville, Illinois. Mike was an Ironworker and...
Casey Paul Craig
Jun 23, 2020
BELLEVILLE – Casey Paul Craig, 35, of Belleville, Illinois, formerly of Willisville, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in his home.
Son of Loren D. Craig and Linda (Ebers) Craig, born on August 14, 1984, in Chester. Casey was an Engineer at Boeing in Hazelwood, Missouri. Casey was a graduate of SIU Carbondale. He earned a...
Patrick Alan Mickelson
Jun 21, 2020
CENTRALIA – Patrick Alan Mickelson, 31, of Centralia passed away peacefully with his parents by his side at 11:24 AM, Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Centralia.
Patrick was born on May 1, 1989, in Streator, Illinois, the son of Jeffery and Sandra (Rosenbalm) Berry. Patrick was a factory laborer. He was a graduate at Trico High School,...
Loriena Anna Ebers
Jun 20, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Loriena Anna Ebers, 91, of Steeleville passed away at 8:50 PM, Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the Coulterville Care Center.
Loriena was born on February 9, 1929, in Coulterville the daughter of Herman and Marie (Rabe) Mayer. She married Arnold W.C. Ebers, on August 20, 1949 at Lost Prairie and they shared nearly 35 years...
Kenneth R. Kohrs
Jun 19, 2020
CHESTER – Kenneth R. Kohrs, 74, of Chester, formerly of Sparta, passed away at 1:57 am, Friday, June 19, 2020. Kenneth was born in Sparta, Illinois, on November 21, 1945, the son of the late Raymond and Marie Eggemeyer Kohrs. He married Sarah Myers on May 23, 1975, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Sparta. Kenneth was retired...
Kathleen Junge
Jun 18, 2020
STEELEVILLE – Kathleen Junge, 79, of Steeleville passed away at 9:48 AM, Thursday, June 18, 2020 at the Sparta Community Hospital.
Kathleen was born on October 19, 1940, in Red Bud, the daughter of Edward and Frances (Vogt) Windergerst. She married Harvey C. Junge on November 8, 1958, at Red Bud, and they shared nearly 54 years...
Lee Schram
Jun 17, 2020
CHESTER – Lee "Scott" Schram, 72, of Chester passed away at 1:10 AM, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Lee was born on February 9, 1948, in Christopher, Illinois, the son of Walter and Dana (Wilson) Schram. He married Susan Clinkenbeard, in December of 1986, in Rock Island, Illinois. Scott was a U.S....
Roy R. Compton, Jr.
Jun 10, 2020
MURPHYSBORO – Roy R. Compton, Jr., 45, of Murphysboro passed away at 9:57 PM, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Roy was born on October 2, 1974, in Murphysboro, the son of Roy R. Compton, Sr., and Sharon (Ellis) Compton. Roy was a carpenter and a member of the Julibee Tabernacle Church, DeSoto,...
