Obituary Listing

Dec 11, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Elizabeth "Betty" Middendorf, 76, of Steeleville passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at the St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. Elizabeth was born on October 24, 1942, in Pueblo, Colorado, to daughter of John J. Caviness, and Alberta J (Gross) Davis. Betty married Robert H. Middendorf, on January 4, 1975, in Belleville, and they shared...

Dec 7, 2018

SPARTA – Randall G. Bierman, 59, of Sparta, passed away at 12:10 PM, Friday, December 7, 2018, at his home in Sparta. Randall was born on February 5, 1959, in Ft. Riley, Kansas, the son of Joseph and Darlene (Sprietler) Bierman. He married Roseann M. Vosholler, on July 12, 1990, in Austin, Texas, and they shared 28 years of marriage....

Dec 7, 2018

CUTLER – Frank D. Hepp, Jr., 79, of Cutler passed away at 12:28 AM, Friday, December 7, 2018, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Frank was born on May 21, 1939, in Blair, Illinois the son of Frank, Sr., and Flossie (Dempsay) Hepp. He married Patricia A. Patton, on March 26, 1960, in Taylorville, Illinois and they shared nearly...

Dec 6, 2018

SPARTA – Shirley M. Cross, 76, of Sparta passed away at 1:30 PM, Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center, in St. Louis, Missouri. Shirley was born on July 6, 1942, in Sparta, the daughter of Earl and Margaret (Dickey) Bleiseh. She married Thomas L. Cross on May 31, 1974, in Marissa, and they shared 44 years...

Dec 3, 2018

PERCY – Evelyn L. DesRocher, 92, of Sparta, and formerly of Percy, passed away at 5:28, PM, Monday, December 3, 2018, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Evelyn was born in Cutler, Illinois, on March 30, 1926, the daughter of Edward and Emma Gerlach Kueker. She married Eugene "Turk" DesRocher on June 15, 1946 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church,...

Dec 2, 2018

PERCY – Rayburn "Ray" Brockmeyer, 73, of Percy passed away at 12:15 AM, Sunday, December 2, 2018, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Rayburn was born on May 21, 1945, in Percy, the son of Martin and Hulda (Weaver) Brockmeyer. Ray married Carolyn A. Rubach, on October 2, 1965, at West Point, Illinois. He served in the US Army...

Dec 1, 2018

CUTLER – Geraldine "Jerry Ann" Guebert, 83, of Conyers, Georgia, and formerly of Cutler passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at her home in Conyers, Georgia. Jerry Ann was born on February 10, 1935, in Cutler the daughter of John and Wanda (Eaton) Jarret. She married Ralph E. Guebert on September 26, 1953, in Cutler and they shared 57...

Nov 30, 2018

Loren Wayne "Rover" Roche, 61 of Ellis Grove, died at 3:20 P.M. Friday, November 30, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Chester, surrounded by family. Rover was born October 15, 1957 in Red Bud to Logan and Elizabeth Junger Roche. Rover was a member of the Catholic faith. He worked as a laborer for over 40 years, belonging to Labor Local...

Nov 28, 2018

SPARTA – James C. McDonald, 89, of Sparta, passed away at 12:54 pm, Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in Sparta.

Jim was born in Steeleville, Illinois, on June 18, 1929, the son of Cecil and Alice Smith McDonald.  Jim married Domenica Hacker on September 15, 1956 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Sparta.  He was retired from the US Post...

Nov 22, 2018

SPARTA – Glen F. Kolweier, 70, of Sparta passed away at 2:45PM, Thursday, November 22, 2018, at the St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon. Glen was born on August 15, 1948, in Washington, County, Illinois, the son of Earl and Laverne (Kruse) Kolweier. He was a veteran of the US Air Force during Vietnam, he retired from FS in Nashville, Illinois....

Nov 9, 2018

TILDEN – Zackery A. Robertson, 26, of Tilden passed away at 2:10 AM, Friday, November 9, 2018 in Dowell. Zackery was born on December 15, 1991, in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of Michael Robertson and Leslie McBride. He worked for the St. Nick's Brewery in DuQuoin and Chester, and previously for the Sparta School District. Zack was of the Protestant...

Nov 8, 2018

SPARTA – Thelda D. "Betty" Ervin, 96, of Sparta, passed away at 1:06 pm, Thursday, November 8, 2018, at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. Thelda was born in Tilden, Illinois, on January 20, 1922, the daughter of Earl and Leona Frieman McCauley.  She married Floyd Ervin on April 10, 1941 at Perryville, MO.  He preceded her in death...

Oct 31, 2018

SPARTA – Dennis O. Reynolds, 54, of Sparta passed away at 4:08 AM, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at his home in Sparta.

Dennis was born on October 17, 1964, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Dennis and Sandra (Hiladay) Reynolds. Dennis was a truck driver and a member of the Baptist Faith.

Dennis...

Oct 30, 2018

AVA – Judith Mae Oldham, 76, of Ava, passed away at 9:12 am, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Illinois.

Judith was born in Puxico, Illinois, on October 17, 1942, the daughter of Keith A. and Virginia Dameron Nisbet.  She married Gene Kilpatrick on November 13, 1962 at Sato.  He preceded her in death...

Oct 29, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Gloria J. Moore, 73, of Steeleville passed away at 8:06 AM, Monday, October 29, 2018, at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Gloria was born on October 13, 1945, in Calgary, Canada, the daughter of Howard L. and Helen (Bohay) Pugh. She married Everett Moore, on June 5, 1965, in Cutler and they shared 53 years of marriage. She...

Oct 26, 2018

CAMPBELL HILL – Jewell Madgeline Rubach, 94, of Campbell Hill passed away at 8:19 AM, Friday, October 26, 2018 at her home. Jewell was born on July 9, 1924, in Obion County, Tennessee, the daughter of James Allen and Mildred D. (Cross) Rogers. She married Homer H. Rubach, on April 17, 1947, in St. Louis, Missouri, and they shared 64...

Oct 25, 2018

PINCKNEYVILLE – Betty Jane Skidmore, 87, of Pinckneyville formerly of Ava, passed away at 1:42 AM, Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Betty was born on January 17, 1931, in Ava, the daughter of Harry C. and Clarissa E. (Luthy) Hiser, Sr.. She married Roy Skidmore on July 5, 1950, in Piggott, Arkansas, and they shared 30...

Oct 16, 2018

CAMPBELL HILL – Doris Ellen Lunsford, 87, of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Campbell Hill, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in St. Louis. Doris was born on February 18, 1931, in Ava, the daughter of William and Ola M. Nelson Beisner.  She grew up with a large family in Logan Hollow.  She went to Gorham High School and...

Oct 14, 2018

SPARTA – Helen Gillison, 99, of Sparta, passed away at 7:25 PM, Sunday, October 14, 2018, at the Coulterville Care Center. Helen was born on August 4, 1919, in Cobden, Illinois the daughter of James and Maude (Easterly) Robertson. She married James Gillison, on March 15, 1938, in East St. Louis, Illinois, and they shared 49 years of marriage before...

Oct 13, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Claude P. Husband, Sr., 89, of Steeleville passed away at 11:10 AM, Saturday, October 13, 2018, at the Sparta Community Hospital. Claude was born on October 15, 1928, in Percy, the son of Roy and Edith (Sieberg) Husband, was a U.S. Army Air Force Veteran having served in WWII. He returned home and married Laura L. Reames on...