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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...
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.
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