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Mary Ann Milavec
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...
Kennedy Lynn Anderson
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...
Steven J. Mulholland
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...
Staci Kay Harsy
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...
John Mike Loesing
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...
Pauline M. Cochran
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)...
Leila Dierks
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...
Maria D. Ridings
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,...
Tabitha Lynn Hensley
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...
Nelson Dale Stout
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...
Timothy N. Fulkerson
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...
Brenda K. Hood
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...
Bruce A. Landmann
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.
...Thomas C. Soderlund
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...
Imogene Wiechert
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...
Myrtle Kueker
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...
Dorothy Olive Stevenson Graham
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...
Paul Schatte
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,...
Lillian M. Barnes
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...
Shannon D. Hohgrefe
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...
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