Obituary Listing

Mar 5, 2020

CAMPBELL HILL – Marvin F. Lampe, 90, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 9:00 pm, Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta.

Marvin was born in Campbell Hill, on October 19, 1929, the son of Fred W. and Lillie Knop Lampe.  He married Barbara E. Luehr on August 25, 1950, in Campbell Hill.  She...

Mar 3, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Albert F. "Mousie" Mevert, 91, of Steeleville passed away at 6:55 PM, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at his home.

Albert was born on May 16, 1928, in Steeleville the son of Hugo J. and Emma (Mueller) Mevert. Albert was confirmed at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville. He was in the U.S. Army Air Force...

Mar 2, 2020

CAMPBELL HILL – Kenneth E. Rohlfing, 90 years of age, of Campbell Hill, Illinois passed away at 4PM, Monday, March 2, 2020 in their home on the farm in Campbell Hill.

Ken was born in Ava, Illinois to Arthur and Effie (Tope) Rohlfing, on October 24, 1929. He married Ruth Welp, wife of 69 years, on June...

Feb 28, 2020

CAMPBELL HILL – Sandra L. Kisro, 57, of Campbell Hill passed away at 7:50 AM, Friday, February 28, 2020 at her home.

Sandra was born on November 22, 1962, in Chester the daughter of Leo C. and Mabel (Postman) Bert. Sandra was confirmed at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Chester. She was retired from the Dorma Corp,...

Feb 27, 2020

AVA – Dorothy Lou David, 78, of Ava passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dorothy was born on June 5, 1941, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas the daughter of Robert B. and Effie H. (Smith) Huddleston. Dorothy worked as a pressman at the World Color Press, in Sparta. She...

Feb 26, 2020

PERCY – Michael Hall, 59, of Percy, passed away at 12:12 AM, Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in New Haven, Missouri.

Michael was born on October 16, 1960, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Clarence W. and Norma Ruth (Metcalf) Hall. Michael was an over the road truck driver.

Michael is survived by his...

Feb 22, 2020

WILLISVILLE – Betty Jean Tallo, R.N., 73, of Willisville passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Integrity Nursing Home in Smithton, Illinois.

Betty was born on September 2, 1946, in Perry County, Illinois, the daughter of Gussie Tallo, Sr., and Irene (Gerlach) Tallo. She was a retired nurse from VAMC, St. Louis, Missouri, and also worked...

Feb 17, 2020

SPARTA – Loraine A. "Larry" Maurer, 72, Sparta, passed away at 6 :40 AM, Monday, February 17, 2020 at his home.

Loraine was born on March 21, 1947, in Belleville, the son of Eugene and Adele (Pour) Maurer. He married Donna S. Brown on June 24, 1983, in Sparta and they shared 36 years of marriage. Larry...

Feb 16, 2020

SPARTA – Sandy L. Laurent, 69, of Sparta passed away at 7:16 PM, Sunday, February 16, 2020, at the Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois.

Sandy was born on September 13, 1950, in DuQuoin, the daughter of Miles A. and LaRaine (Bardle) Nixon. She married Michael D. Laurent on June 24, 1972, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church...

Feb 16, 2020

AVA - John Wayne Arnold, age 73 of Ava, IL died February 16, 2020 in St. Louis, MO. He was born September 13, 1946 in Carrier Mills, IL to the late Jack Holmes and Joyce (Kremer) Arnold.

He is survived by his loving wife Audrey Arnold, sons James (Leanne) Arnold, Matt (Elisha) Arnold, four grandchildren Caroline, Claire,...

Feb 14, 2020

STEELEVILLE - On February 14, 2020, Irma Schneider transitioned from this life to the next, reunited with her husband, Egon, who preceded her five years ago, passing peacefully, surrounded by loving family. She was born Irma Bittner in a small town named Greifendorf on September 13, 1929, in what was then the country of Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic...

Feb 9, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Leonard F. "Bud" Johnson, 95, of Steeleville passed away at 3:50 AM, on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Coulterville Care Center.

He was born in Bend, Oregon on December 27, 1924 to Leonard M. and Josephine (Huskey) Johnson. Bud married Catherine Kamarit on May 2, 1946, in Olathe, KS. In their 71 years together they...

Feb 6, 2020

SPARTA – Henry W. Hartmann, Jr., 81, of Sparta, passed away at home at 2:10 pm, Thursday, February 6, 2020.

Henry was born in Sparta, Illinois, on May 16, 1938, the son of Henry and Hilda Laufer Hartmann.  He married Marsha Sue Welshans on December 30, 1961 at St. John Lutheran Church, Sparta.  Henry was...

Feb 5, 2020

STEELEVILLE – Evelyn Nowak, 94, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:05 pm, Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Three Springs Lodge, Chester.

Evelyn was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois, on September 10, 1925, the daughter of Alfred and Hulda Witbart Rickenberg.  She married Henry J. Nowak in Toledo, Ohio, on June 24, 1950.  He preceded her in death...

Feb 2, 2020

CHESTER – Eldred L. Gremmels, 97, of Chester, passed away at 5:56 am, Sunday, February 2, 2020, at Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, Illinois.

Eldred was born in Bremen, Illinois, on August 4, 1922, the son of the late Charles and Caroline Hartman Gremmels.  He married Bernice Hornbostel on September 17, 1944 at West Point, Illinois.  She preceded...

Jan 27, 2020

JACOB – Harvey A. Hollmann, 87, on January 27, 2020, Harvey went to his heavenly home in the house he was born in and on the farm he farmed all his life.

Harvey was born on July 28, 1932 to Arthur and Suzanne (Grode) Hollmann in Jacob. On June 15, 1956, he married Alice Moeller to this...

Jan 26, 2020

Rosemary K. Schlabach, was born May 9, 1995, the daughter of Kenneth Lynn and Esther Helmuth Schlabach. She was baptized in her youth and remained faithful until her death on January 26, 2020.

Survivors include her parents, Kenneth Lynn and Esther Schlabach of Campbell Hill; brothers, Robert Lynn, Ervin Jay (Special friend, Cheryl Sue Lambright), Ernest Ray...

Jan 19, 2020

Anna Mae (Yoder) Coblentz, was born May 20, 1939, in Kalona, Iowa, the daughter of John S. and Lena (Miller) Yoder.  She accepted Christ and was baptized in her youth and remained faithful until her death on January 19, 2020.

On August 20, 1959, she was united in marriage to Lester A. Coblentz.  They lived in Holy...

Jan 14, 2020

SPARTA – Harold Lee Bierman, 88, of Sparta passed away at 6:37 AM, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the Red Bud Regional Care Center.

Harold was born on August 13, 1931, in Welge, the son of William and Minnie (Bodeker) Bierman. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, he then married Lorna M. Oetting...

Jan 13, 2020

AVA – Elnora E. Adams, 101, of Lewis, Kansas, passed away at 7:05 am, Monday, January 13, 2020, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Murphysboro.

Elnora was born in Lexington, Michigan, on December 31, 1918, the daughter of Roscoe G. and Essie Oller Moses. She married William Kenneth Adams on May 12, 1946 in Ellsworth, Kansas. He preceded...