Mary Margauretta Beckett
May 27, 2019
PERCY – Mary M. Beckett, 72, of Percy, passed away at 2:34 pm, on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Three Springs Lodge in Chester.
Mary was born in Toledo, Ohio, on August 25, 1946, the daughter of the late John L. and Ruth L. Winckowski Oliver. She married Jesse Lee Beckett in April of 1963 in St....
Wanda Lou Herd
May 27, 2019
MURPHYSBORO – Wanda Lou Herd, 89, of Murphysboro, passed away at 8:11 am, Monday, May 27, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Wanda was born in Hurst, Illinois, on July 12, 1929, the daughter of Everett and Ruby White Steele.  She married Raymond Herd on January 17, 1959 at Murphysboro. He preceded her in death on April...
Elmer J. Shemonic
May 26, 2019
STEELEVILLE – Elmer J. Shemonic, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 8:47 am, Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Manor Craig Farm, Chester.
Elmer was born in Rockwood, Illinois, on October 19, 1930, the son of John and Sadie Harmon Shemonic. He married Lela Mae Eggemeyer on November 2, 1952 at Peace Lutheran Church, Steeleville. Elmer was the...
Nancy L. Woodside
May 24, 2019
PERCY – Nancy L. Woodside, 73, of Percy passed away at 2:37 PM, Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Sparta Community Hospital.
Nancy was born on March 19, 1946, the daughter of Edward and Mildred (Braun) Schenk. She married Gary R. Woodside on October 31, 1992, in Percy. Nancy was a retired bus driver for the Trico...
Edward L. Gunter
May 23, 2019
CUTLER – Edward L. Gunter, 75, of Cutler, passed away at 9:05 PM, Thursday, May 23, 2019, at his home in Cutler.
Edward was born on August 26, 1943, in Plumfield, Illinois, the son of David and Gracie (Leverett) Gunter. He married Patricia Booe, on December 18, 1985, in West Frankfort, Illinois. Edward was a retired painter,...
Leona Cicka
May 23, 2019
STEELEVILLE – Leona Cicka, 93, of Steeleville passed away at 6:42 AM, Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the Manor of Craig Farms, Chester.
Leona as born on April 13, 1926, in Steeleville, the daughter of Fritz and Anna (Dierks) Brockmeyer. She was retired from Gilster Mary Lee, and a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wine...
Ralph Thies
May 19, 2019
CAMPBELL HILL - Ralph Thies, 82, of Carbondale, and formerly of Campbell Hill passed away at 12:48 PM, Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his home in Carbondale.
Ralph was born on October 16, 1936, in Campbell Hill the son of William and Marie (Ehlers) Thies. Ralph was in the U.S. Army from 1961- 1963, and then worked...
Rev. Dr. Paul Edwin Rowley
May 16, 2019
CHESTER - Rev. Dr. Paul Edwin Rowley "Pastor Ed" age 77, of Chester passed away at 4:50 PM, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Perryville, Missouri.
Paul was born on February 8, 1942, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Paul and Delma (Staples) Rowley. He married Ruth Wuerffel, on June 19, 1966, in Lakefield, MN.
Pastor...
Irene D. Mueller
May 16, 2019
CHESTER – Irene D. Mueller, 97, of Chester passed away at 8:57 AM, Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the Randolph County Care Center, Sparta.
Irene was born on September 27, 1921, in West Point, Illinois the daughter of Theodore and Caroline (Freytag) Westerman. She married William A. Mueller, Jr., on August 6, 1939, in East St. Louis,...
William E. Dameron
May 15, 2019
PUXICO – William E. Dameron, 69, of Puxico, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at his home.
William was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on July 4, 1949, the son of the late William, Jr. and Ruby F. Blette Dameron. He married Patricia Sparling on June 29, 1987 in Paducah, Kentucky. He was a member of...
Oscar "Bud" G. Goetz
May 7, 2019
STEELEVILLE – Oscar G. "Bud" Goetz, 77, of Steeleville, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at his home in Steeleville.
Oscar was born in Ava, Illinois, on May 16, 1941, the son of Oscar F. and Frances Young Goetz. He was a retired Electrician in the Steel Mines. Bud was of a veteran of the US...
Vernon Dobyns
May 5, 2019
STEELEVILLE – Vernon Dobyns, 79, of Steeleville passed away at 1:34 PM, Sunday, May 5, 2019, at the Sparta Community Hospital.
Vernon was born on January 20, 1940, in Modoc, Illinois the son of Arthur and Mary (Byers) Dobyns. He was an in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Vernon married Margaret Mines, on August 3, 1963, in...
Alberta Ruebke
May 4, 2019
PERCY – Alberta Ruebke, 87, of Percy, passed away at 7:00 pm, Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Alberta was born in Bremen, Illinois, on August 2, 1931, the daughter of Albert and Alma Diercks Wilson. She married Larenz Ruebke on April 13, 1952 at Steeleville, he passed away February 8, 2012. She was...
Ralph L. Rubach
May 3, 2019
STEELEVILLE, Ralph L. Rubach, 85, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:30 AM Friday, May 3, 2019, at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab Center in Pinckneyville, Illinois. He was born January 13, 1934 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the son of Herman and Martha (Huseman) Rubach. Ralph married Jeanette Lohman on August 8, 1953 in West Point, Illinois.
Ralph was...
Dorothy M. Zimmerman
May 2, 2019
MURPHYSBORO – Dorothy M. Zimmerman, 88, of Winnsboro, Texas, and formerly of Murphysboro passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Autumn Winds of Winnsboro.
Dorothy was born on November 25, 1930, in Jacob, Illinois the daughter of Rolla and Eula (Ditch) Wright. She married Charles J. Zimmerman on February 9, 1951, in Murphysboro, and they shared...
William Renner
Apr 27, 2019
SMITHTON – William "Bill" Renner, 92, of Smithton, passed away at 2:15 AM, Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, Illinois.
William was born on May 14, 1926, in Perry County, Missouri, the son of Albert and Mary Matilda (Brewer) Renner. Bill served in the U.S. Army during WWII, He married Ruby Guetersloh, on...
Christina M. Malcom
Apr 26, 2019
AVA – Christina M. Malcom, 82, of Ava, passed away at 9:21 AM, Friday, April 26, 2019, at her home in Ava.
Christina was born on September 6, 1936, in Belknap, Illinois, the daughter of William and Eunice (Mathis) Davault. Christina married William R. Malcom, on June 10, 1953, in Johnson County, Illinois, and they shared 54...
Brian D. Kueker
Apr 24, 2019
AVA – Brian D. Kueker, 50, of Ava, passed away at 6:50 AM, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester.
Brian was born on September 2, 1968, in Pinckneyville, the son of Ralph W. and Dorothy (Galbreath) Kueker. He married Jean E. Qualls on June 25, 2002, in Murphysboro. Brian was a factory...
Gloria Bernadine Stein
Apr 23, 2019
MURPHYSBORO – Gloria Bernadine Stein, 90, of Sparta, and formally of Murphysboro, passed away at 11 PM, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at the Randolph County Care Center, Sparta.
Gloria was born on July 4, 1928, in Murphysboro, to Thomas L. and Mary Ethel (Cluster) Hall. She graduated from Murphysboro Township High School and had worked at Lustour...
Betty J. Meyerhoff
Apr 23, 2019
SPARTA – Betty J. Meyerhoff, 87, of Sparta, passed away at 12:50 AM, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at the Randolph County Care Center, Sparta.
Betty was born on December 6, 1931, in Sparta, the daughter of Earl and Rebecca (Fulton) McMurtry. She married David E. Meyerhoff, on May 17, 1957, at the Jordan Grove Church, and they...
