Obituary Listing

Sep 11, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Lydia Hartel, 84, of Steeleville passed away at 8:20 PM, Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Lydia was born on January 29, 1934, in Sparta the daughter of Elmer and Melba (Busche) Hapke. She married Floyd W. Hartel, on May 21, 1955, in Steeleville and they shared 42 years of marriage...

Sep 7, 2018

CUTLER – Marilyn Beck, 61, of Cutler passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the Barnes – Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Marilyn was born on May 23, 1957, in Flora, Illinois the daughter of Jack and Freda (Goff) Beck. She worked as an operator at the Pasta Plant for Gilster Mary Lee, in Steeleville. Marilyn is survived...

Sep 4, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Larry Dierks, 64, of Steeleville went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Larry was born on October 20, 1953, in Chester the son of Everett and Nedra (Westerman) Dierks. He was a graduate of John A. Logan Collage and he married Deborah Frazer, on December 29, 1973...

Sep 4, 2018

SPARTA – Herman J. Demick, 94, of Sparta, passed away at 10:03 am, Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at the Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Sparta. Herman was born in Pinckneyville, on June 16, 1924, the son of Joseph and Josephine Matyhowiak Demick . Herman proudly served his country as a Merchant Marine with his fellow service men during WWII both in...

Sep 3, 2018

CAMPBELL HILL – Gary L. Lampe, 59, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 1:47 PM, Monday, September 3, 2018 at his home. Gary was born on June 3, 1959, in Murphysboro, the son of Marvin F. and Barbara E. (Luehr) Lampe. Gary was a farmer and worked at the Gateway Coal Mine in Coulterville, he was also a member of...

Aug 30, 2018

AVA – Robert J. "Bob" Harris, 81, of Ava passed away at 9:29 AM, Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his home in Ava. Robert was born on February 3, 1937, in Wolf Lake, Illinois the son of Ardell and Pansy (Phillips) Harris. He was in the U.S. Army during the yeas of 1960 to 1962, Bob married Donna E. Schmidt...

Aug 28, 2018

AVA – James Leroy Brooks, 74, of Carbondale, formerly of Ava, passed away at 7:50 am, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Manor Court in Carbondale. James Leroy was born in Howerton, Illinois, on July 17, 1944, the son of Henry Presley and Florence Viola Puckett Brooks.  He was a Retired Laborer and was of the Pentecostal Faith. James Leroy is...

Aug 26, 2018

AVA – Troy Lee Crowden, 58, of Ava, of Ava, passed away at 12:25 PM, Sunday, August 26, 2018, at his home in Ava. Troy was born on December 19, 1959, in Painting, Missouri, the son of Edward E. and Wanda Lee (Tuttleton) Crowden. He was married to Betty Jo Scholz, and he was a logger and a member of...

Aug 25, 2018

WILLISVILLE – Tracy L. Gendron Gearhart, 45, of Willisville, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018, south of Marion due to a motorcycle wreck. Tracy was born in Murphysboro, on September 24, 1972, the daughter of Albert and Helen Hardy Gendron. She married Terry Gearhart on June 12, 2018 at Murphysboro, he preceded her in death on August 25,...

Aug 23, 2018

PERCY – Vicky L. Haslett, 65, of Percy passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018, at her home in Percy. Vicky was born on May 21, 1953, in West Lebanon, Indiana, the daughter of John and Anna Jean (Hopkins) VanPelt. She married Benjamin E. Haslett, on November 21, 1974, in Danville, Illinois. Vicky worked as a social worker at the...

Aug 20, 2018

CAMPBELL HILL – Bradley Dean Ehlers, 52, of Campbell Hill, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018, due to a motor vehicle accident in rural Ava. Bradley was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 24, 1966, the son of Harold Dean and Mary Rathert Ehlers.  He worked for Kuhnert Farms and was half owner of Slim Chance Cattle Company. ...

Aug 17, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Ronald A. Ohlau, 84, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:50 PM, Friday, August 17, 2018, at the Sparta Community Hospital. Ronald was born on September 28, 1933, in Campbell Hill the son of Arthur and Alma (Lampe) Ohlau. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, he married Vera Reuscher Trevathan, on June 24, 1982, and...

Aug 16, 2018

SPARTA – Anita (Reuscher) Neal, 90, of Sparta, Illinois, departed this life following a brief illness on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 2:30 PM, at Belleville Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 27, 1928 in Campbell Hill, Illinois to William and Esther (Lange) Reuscher. She was baptized on February 5, 1928 in Campbell Hill at St. Peter's Lutheran Church....

Aug 14, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Bella Elizabeth Wydeck, 1 year, 4 months, 19 days, of Steeleville passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at home. Bella was born in Shiloh, Illinois, on March 25, 2017, the daughter of Andrew Wydeck and April Townsend. Bella is survived by her Parents, Andrew Wydeck and April Townsend of Steeleville; maternal grandmother, Tomiko Edwards of Sparta; paternal...

Aug 9, 2018

SPARTA – William Paul Bourner, 68, of Collinsville, formerly of Sparta, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018, while attending the PGA Golf Tournament at Bellerive Golf Course in St. Louis, Missouri. William was born in Sparta, on September 3, 1949, the son of Robert Earl and...

Aug 6, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Mary Ann Milavec, 71, of Steeleville passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Mary Ann was born on October 6, 1946, in Chester, the daughter of James Edward and Mary Frances (Caraway) Beam. She married Daniel E. Milavec on November 25, 1974, in Joliet, Illinois, and they shared 43 years...

Aug 1, 2018

AVA – Kennedy Lynn Anderson, 17, of Ava passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, on Brick Plant Road, near Campbell Hill as a result from an automobile accident. Kennedy was born on May 9, 2001 in Carbondale, the daughter of Keith and Jennifer (McGriff) Anderson. Kennedy was a senior at Trico High School Class of 2019, and worked as...

Aug 1, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Steven J. Mulholland, 68, of Steeleville passed away at 2:45 PM, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at his home in Steeleville. Steven was born on June 18, 1950, in Red Bud, the son of John H. and Felma (Boyster) Mulholland. He married Linda Trevathan on March 20, 1969, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Sparta and they shared 49 years...

Aug 1, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Staci Kay Harsy, 17, of Steeleville, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018, on Brick Plant Road, near Campbell Hill as a result of an automobile accident. Staci was born in Sparta, on November 5, 2000, the daughter of Michael A. Harsy and Kathy Lynn Griffin. She was a member of the Trico High School Class of 2019. Staci...

Jul 30, 2018

SPARTA – John "Mike" Loesing, 74, of Sparta, passed away at 9:05 am, Monday, July 30, 2018 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta.

John was born in Sparta on May 16, 1944, the son of James and N. Virginia Morrison Loesing.  He married Carolyn Grefe on November 4, 1967 in Sparta.  He was retired from...