Obituary Listing

Jul 30, 2018

WILLISVILLE – Pauline M. Cochran, 74, of Willisville, passed away at 6:12 pm, Monday, July 30, 2018 at her home in Willisville. Pauline was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on January 7, 1944. She was a Union Commercial Cleaner. Pauline is survived by two sons, Floyd Cochran, Jr. of Willisville and David (April) Cochran of Willisville; three grandchildren, Stephanie (Jason)...

Jul 27, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Leila Dierks, 63, of Steeleville passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018, at the St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Leila was born on November 10, 1954, in Chester, the daughter of Amos L. and Laverna (Haberman) Dierks. She was baptized on December 5, 1954, and Confirmed on May 14, 1967. Leila worked at Gilster Mary...

Jul 26, 2018

MARION – Maria D. Ridings, 43, of Marion passed away at 8:20 PM, Thursday, July 26, 2018, at her home in Marion. Maria was born on May 29, 1975, in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Harold W. and Marilyn M. (Bastien) Ridings. She married Rosemary Hancock on December 5, 2015, in Marion. She is survived by her spouse; Rosemary Ridings,...

Jul 23, 2018

CUTLER – Tabitha Lynn Hensley, 38 of Cutler, passed away at 5:35 pm, Monday, July 23, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Tabitha was born in DuQuoin, IL on August 10, 1979, the daughter of Danny L. and Sherry L. Easton Tow.  She married Sam Hensley on October 28, 2002 at Murphysboro.  She was a Housewife and a member of...

Jul 7, 2018

AVA – Nelson Dale Stout, 56, of Ava, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at his home in Ava.

Nelson was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 6, 1961, the son of Lou Gary and Judy Lipe Stout.  He married Donna Shoe on April 6, 1996 in Belleville.  Nelson was a Truck Driver.

Nelson...

Jul 5, 2018

CUTLER - Timothy N. Fulkerson, 44, of Cutler passed away at 5:30 AM, Thursday, July 5, 2018, at his parent's home in Willisville. Timothy was born on November 29, 1973, in Red Bud, the son of Lonnie and Geneva (Maddox) Fulkerson. He married Jeanne Gramatzki, on November 10, 2011 in Pinckneyville, and they shared 6 years of marriage. Tim was...

Jul 1, 2018

AVA – Brenda K. Hood, 66, of Ava, passed away at 6:35 pm, Sunday, July 1, 2018, at her home in Ava. Brenda was born in Ava, Illinois, on July 10, 1951, the daughter of James Evan and Geraldine Ellen Morgan Hawkins.  She married Virgil Young, Arlyn Volkman, and Ted Hood.  Brenda was a retired Secretary.  She was of the...

Jun 30, 2018

STEELEVILLE, Bruce A. Landmann, 56, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:40 AM Saturday, June 30, 2018, at his home in Steeleville, Illinois.  He was born November 27, 1961 in Red Bud, Illinois the son of Frank and Helen (Gregson) Landmann.  Bruce married Denise R. Misselhorn on June 24, 1984 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wine, Hill, IL.

Jun 28, 2018

SPARTA – Thomas C. Soderlund, 77, of Sparta, passed away at 9:45 pm, Thursday, June 28, 2018, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois.

Thomas was born in Renton, Washington, on December 5, 1940, the son of Carl Arthur and Martha Isaacson Soderlund.  He married Gail E. Huber on November 11, 1961 in Perryville, Missouri.  He was...

Jun 27, 2018

DUQUOIN – Imogene Wiechert, 84, of DuQuoin, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 5:24 pm, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.

Imogene was born in Addieville, Illinois, on October 28, 1933, the daughter of Alfred and Ethel Newa Lehde.  She married Willard W. Wiechert on June 2, 1956 at Addieville.  He preceded her in...

Jun 24, 2018

WILLISVILLE – Myrtle L. Kueker, 90, of Willisville, passed away at 1:50 pm, Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Marshall Browning Hospital in DuQuoin, Illinois.

Myrtle was born in Randolph County, Illinois, on November 27, 1927, the daughter of Jake and Mabel Kessel Poenitske.  She married Herbert O. Kueker on December 27, 1947 at Steeleville, Illinois.  He preceded...

Jun 17, 2018

TILDEN – Dorothy Olive Stevenson Graham, 97, was born August 2, 1920 in Tilden, Illinois, passed away June 17, 2018 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. She was the daughter of William Frank and Margaret Pearl (Dunn) Stevenson of Tilden. She was married to Willard Craig Graham on October 1, 1938 in Tilden. He preceded her in death...

Jun 15, 2018

CAMPBELL HILL – Paul Schatte, 72, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 2:14 am, Friday, June 15, 2018 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Paul was born in Campbell Hill, on June 17, 1945, the son of Ervin A. and Irene Schutte Schatte. He married Mary A. Bockhorn on November 24, 1973 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville,...

Jun 12, 2018

SPARTA – Lillian M. Barnes, 83, of Sparta, passed away at 12:20 am, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.

Lillian was born on September 7, 1934, in Sparta, the daughter of Elmer and Mary Horschmann Brenning.  Lillian married Fredrick Dale Barnes on May 14, 1955 in Sparta.  He preceded her in death on...

Jun 9, 2018

CHESTER – Shannon D. Hohgrefe, 51, of Chester passed away at 11:45 PM, Saturday, June 9, 2018 at his home in Chester. Shannon was born on October 14, 1966, in Chester, the son of Robert and Donna (Muench) Hohgrefe. He married Becky Caraker on May 25, 2018, in Chester. Shannon worked for utilities services out of New Lenox, Illinois, and...

Jun 8, 2018

AVA – Robert A. Fulton, 67, of Ava passed away at 9:10 AM, Friday, June 8, 2018, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Robert was born on February 15, 1951, in Percy, the son of Robert Lloyd and Wanda (Reese) Fulton. Bob married Helen Louise Sherman, on January 15, 1972, in Murphysboro, and they shared 46 years of marriage. Bob...

Jun 4, 2018

COULTERVILLE – Marvin G. Buzzard, 61, of Coulterville, passed away at 2:25 AM, Monday, June 4, 2018, at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in O'Fallon. Marvin was born on December 12, 1956, in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of H. Gilbert and Frances H. (Wriston) Buzzard. He was of the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his wife; Sharon, of Coulterville,...

Jun 4, 2018

AVA - Calvin Dale Ethington Sr., 83, of Ava, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He is survived by his wife, Carol Ethington, whom he married in Hernando, Miss., in 1954. He was born Nov., 19, 1934, the son of Richard Calvin Ethington and Alberta (Luthy) Ethington. Mr. Ethington was employed at Granite City Steel...

Jun 3, 2018

SPARTA – Benjamen Slone, 30, of Sparta, passed away at 3:35 PM, Sunday, June 3, 2018, at this home in Sparta. Benjamen was born on June 30, 1987, in Sparta the son of Dale and Elizabeth (Weinhoffer) Slone. He married Meagan Specogni, on May 17, 2013, in Chester. Ben was a self-employed mechanic and a member of the Community of...

Jun 3, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Donna Jungewaelter, 90, of Steeleville and formerly of Chester passed away at 6:40 PM, Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Donna was born on January 29, 1938, in Chester, the daughter of Alfred and Pearl (Mehrer) Durkee. She married Johnnie Jungewaelter, on December 5, 1992, in Chester, and they shared 5 years of...