James Hector Word
Sep 27, 2018
STEELEVILLE - James Hector Word, 87 of Steeleville left this earthly life on Thursday, September 27th. He was born in Sparta, Illinois on January 16, 1931 to Charles Carlous and Agnes Beveridge Word. James married Lorene Voss on November 16, 1957. They shared 60 years of marriage. James served in the U. S. Marine Corp from 1951-1959. From 1951-1953 he...
Randy Michael "Nip" Thies
Sep 24, 2018
WILLISVILLE – Randy Michael "Nip" Thies, 59, of Willisville passed away at 11:25 PM, Monday, September 24, 2018 at the Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Randy was born on January 3, 1959, in Chester, the son of Melvin and Irene (Hoops) Thies. Nip was retired from the Gilster Mary Lee Cake Mix factory in Steeleville, and was a member of the St....
Eloise Robinson
Sep 23, 2018
STEELEVILLE – Eloise Robinson, 75, of Steeleville passed away at 4:09 AM, Sunday, September 23, 2018 at her home in Steeleville. Eloise was born on September 15, 1943, in West Frankfort, the daughter of Ella (Keppel) Brown. She married Nelson J. Robinson, on December 25, 1963, in the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville, and they shared 54 years of...
Norman O. Fraembs
Sep 21, 2018
CHESTER – Norman O. Fraembs, 91, of Chester formerly of Steeleville passed away at 2:15 AM, Friday, September 21, 2018, at Independent Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. Norman was born on September 29, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Rudolph and Marjorie (Blake) Fraembs. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, PFC 19th Infantry of the 24th Division also...
Verna J. Rieckenberg
Sep 17, 2018
TILDEN – Verna J. Rieckenberg, 74, of Tilden, passed away at 1:15 AM, Monday, September 17, 2018, at the St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois. Verna was born on March 10, 1944, in Red Bud, the daughter of William and Clara (Alexander) Terry. She worked as the City Clerk at the City of Tilden from 1997-2017 and worked at the...
Lydia Hartel
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...
Marilyn Beck
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...
Larry Dierks
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...
Herman J. Demick
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...
Gary L. Lampe
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...
Robert J. "Bob" Harris
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...
James Leroy Brooks
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...
Troy Lee Crowden
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...
Tracy L. Gendron Gearhart
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,...
Vicky L. Haslett
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...
Bradley Dean Ehlers
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. ...
Ronald A. Ohlau
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...
Anita Neal
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....
Bella Elizabeth Wydeck
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...
William Paul Bourner
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...
