Gladys Bayer
Nov 3, 2019
PERCY – Gladys L. Bayer, 92, of Percy, passed away at 2:40 am, Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Randolph County Care Center, Sparta.
Gladys was born in Willisville, Illinois, on April 13, 1927, the daughter of the late Fritz and Alma Thies Gerberding. She married Uhe Bayer at Peace Lutheran Church, Steeleville, on November 17, 1961. He...
Earl A. Ebers
Nov 1, 2019
WILLISVILLE – Earl A. Ebers, 66, of Willisville passed away at 1:11 AM, Friday, November 1, 2019, at the Sparta Community Hospital.
Earl was born on September 15, 1953, in Chester the son of Arnold and Loriena (Mayer) Ebers. He married Brenda Gall on March 5, 1974, in Rome, Georgia. Earl was a retired Iron Worker, and...
Marcella Hartmann
Oct 30, 2019
CAMPBELL HILL – Marcella Hartmann, 89, of Worthington, Ohio, formerly of Campbell Hill, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Forest Hills Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Marcella was born in Perry County, Illinois, on October 19, 1930, the daughter of the late Herman and Freida Schaack Arndt. She married Rev. Harold L. Hartmann, on May 17,...
Lela Mae Shemonic
Oct 30, 2019
STEELEVILLE – Lela Mae Shemonic, 88, of Steeleville passed away at 9:55 PM, Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester.
Lela was born on February 11, 1931, in Chester, the daughter of Vernon and Hannah (Hapke) Eggemeyer. She married Elmer J. Shemonic on November 2, 1952, at the Peace Lutheran Church and they...
Delbert D. Froemling
Oct 27, 2019
AVA – Delbert D. Froemling, 78, of Ava, passed away at 1:43 am, Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Delbert was born in Ava, Illinois, on November 6, 1940, the son of the late Herman and Laura Castens Froemling. He married Barbara Gerberding on June 2, 1962 at St. John's Lutheran Church,...
Melba June Mcbride
Oct 26, 2019
AVA – Melba June McBride, 93, of Ava, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at DuQuoin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in DuQuoin.
Melba June was born in Vergennes, Illinois, on April 28, 1926, the daughter of the late George and Effa Swetland Pugh. She married Francis Clifton McBride on September 26, 1942 at Jackson, MO. He...
Charles Clay Bush
Oct 26, 2019
PERCY – Charles Clay Bush, 91, of Percy, passed away at 8:30 am, Saturday, October 26, 2019, at the Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab Center, Pinckneyville, Illinois.
Charles was born in Percy, on December 29, 1927, the son of the late Rollie and Flossie Willis Bush. He married Delores Jean Opp on October 16, 1948 in Percy. She...
Anne M. Jones Schilling
Oct 23, 2019
SPARTA – Anne M. Jones Schilling, 55, of Sparta passed away at 12:11 AM, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud.
Anne was born on June 18, 1964, in Sparta, the daughter of Leroy H and Shirley (Wilkerson) Jones. Anne was a retired CNA.
She is survived by her...
Charles R. "Dick" Mills
Oct 22, 2019
SPARTA - Charles Richard (Dick) Mills, Junior of Sparta, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at John Cochran Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri while surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 18, 1948 in Red Bud, Illinois. Dick married the love of his life, Nancy on May 17, 1969. A military veteran, Dick served...
Herman P.J. Weihl
Oct 20, 2019
WILLISVILLE – Herman P.J. Weihl, 84, of DeSoto, Illinois, formerly of Willisville, passed away at 6:25 pm, Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Manor Court in Carbondale.
Herman was born in Waterloo, Illinois, on April 12, 1935, the son of the late Herman W. and Adeline Girard Weihl. He married Irma Kingsten on March 30, 1956 in Hernando,...
John Victor Throop
Oct 18, 2019
WILLISVILLE – John Victor Throop, 85, of Willisville, passed away at 10:25 pm, Friday, October 18, 2019 at Three Springs in Chester, Illinois.
John was born in Ava, Illinois, on May 9, 1934, the son of the late Jess and Mary Brown Throop.  He married Ruth Easton on February 14, 1958 in Murphysboro. She preceded him in...
Eric C. Rodewald
Oct 15, 2019
CAMPBELL HILL – Eric C. Rodewald, 46, of O'Fallon, Missouri, and formerly of Campbell Hill passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at his home.
Eric was born on January 31, 1973, in Pinckneyville the son of Dennis D. and Judith A. (Rathert) Rodewald. He was in the U.S. Army from July 1991 to December 1993 serving...
Donna L. Thompson
Oct 12, 2019
CUTLER – Donna L. Thompson, 81, of Cutler passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family loved ones by her side.
Donna was born on August 10, 1938 in Pinckneyville the daughter of Howard and Lucille (Jones) Ellenberg, of Cutler. She loved her family so much, many people called her mom...
James F Bond
Oct 11, 2019
PERCY – James F. Bond, 88, of Percy, passed away at 12:09 PM, Friday, October 11, 2019 at his home in Percy.
James was born on June 5, 1931, in Poplar Grove, Illinois the son of Roscoe and Abigail (Peters) Bond. He was an over the road truck driver.
He is survived by his children;...
Morris Rickenberg
Oct 2, 2019
STEELEVILLE – Morris Rickenberg, 69, of Steeleville, passed away at 2:25 am, Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at the Memorial Hospital in Chester.
Morris was born in Chester, Illinois, on March 3, 1950, the son of Norman L. and Margaret Duensing Rickenberg. He married Linda Laurent on August 3, 1974, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairie du...
M. Grace Ehlers
Oct 2, 2019
CAMPBELL HILL – M. Grace Ehlers, 89, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 10:45 am, Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at the Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab in Pinckneyville, Illinois.
Grace was born in Cutler, Illinois, on July 14, 1930, the daughter of James R. and Julia Ann Thompson Craig. She married Wilbert E. Ehlers on January 24, 1948...
Michael L. "Mike" Dagner
Sep 27, 2019
AVA – Michael L. "Mike" Dagner, 73, of Ava, passed away at 2:48 PM, Friday, September 27, 2019, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Michael was born on March 4, 1946, in Ava, the son of William Louis and Dorothy Eileen (Browder) Dagner. Mike was in the National Guard during the 60's then he married Judy A....
Ione E. Sykes
Sep 23, 2019
SPARTA – Ione E. Sykes, 91, of Sparta, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019, at her home in Sparta.
Ione was born on March, 21, 1928, in Chester.   She married Myron C. Sykes on August 10, 1946 at Sparta. He preceded her in death on April 18, 2018. Ione was a Homemaker and a member of...
Viola Guebert
Sep 22, 2019
STEELEVILLE – Viola Guebert, 92, of Dix, Illinois, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 9:17 am, Sunday, September 22, 2019.
Viola was born in Chester, on February 23, 1927, the daughter of Arnold and Marie Redecker Rubach. She married Albert H. Guebert on March 10, 1946 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bremen. Viola was a Homemaker...
Therese Baird
Sep 21, 2019
A VA – Therese R. Baird, 69, of Ava, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Pinckneyville.
Therese was born in Sparta, Illinois, on November 17, 1949, the daughter of Samuel Adams, Sr. and Marie Elizabeth Foertsch Morrow. She married Joe Baird on June 13, 1970 in Ava. Therese was an avid Cardinals fan. She loved...
