R. Dean Titsworth
Jan 24, 2018
MURPHYSBORO - R. Dean Titsworth, 67, of Murphysboro, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at his home. Dean was born in Litchfield, Illinois, on October 10, 1950, the son of Howard I. and Elsie E. Brown Titsworth. He married J. Lynn Williams on November 20, 1970 in Butler, Illinois. He was a Construction Laborer, Coon Hunter and Mule Man....
Evelyn R. Brockmeyer
Jan 22, 2018
STEELEVILLE – Evelyn R. Brockmeyer, 96, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:20 am, Monday, January 22, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Evelyn was born in Steeleville, on March 6, 1921, the daughter of William C. and Ruth Elsey Wente. She married Fritz E. Brockmeyer on August 29, 1942 at Potosie, Missouri. He preceded her in death on September 12,...
Anna Mae Derossett
Jan 22, 2018
MURPHYSBORO – Anna Mae Derossett, 83, of Murphysboro, passed away at 2:15 PM, Monday, January 22, 2018 at her home in Murphysboro. Anna Mae was born on March 26, 1934, in Rockwood, the daughter of Oliver Benton & Edith Marie (Leinicke) Downen. She married Howard "Boop" Derossett on October 15, 1955, and they shared 55 years of marriage before he...
Maurice Rushing
Jan 17, 2018
STEELEVILLE – Maurice Rushing, 78, of Steeleville passed away at 7:16 PM, Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the St. Frances Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Maurice was born on February 23, 1939, in Willisville, the son of Orval and Ernstine (Jenkel) Rushing. He married Leola G. Ritter on September 4, 1959, in Pinckneyville and they shared 58 years of...
Doris Taylor
Jan 16, 2018
CUTLER – Doris Taylor, 74, of Cutler, passed away at 9:58 AM, Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at the Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab Center. Doris was born on April 27, 1943 in Pinckneyville, the daughter of Loren and Lucille (Davis) Craig. Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and a member of the Loyalty Baptist Church, Sparta. Doris is survived by 1 son;...
Leona R. Dreyer
Jan 12, 2018
PERCY – Leona R. Dreyer, 95, of Percy, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Tranquility Hospice Facility in Marietta, Georgia.
Leona was born in Percy on May 23, 1922, the daughter of Herman and Emma Gerberding Ruehmkorff. She married Lawrence H. Dreyer on February 24, 1946 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Post Oak. He...
Nadine M. Phoenix
Jan 11, 2018
VERGENNES – Nadine M. Phoenix, 96, of Vergennes, passed away at 12:30 am, Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Manor Court in Carbondale. Nadine was born in Vergennes, Illinois, on October 14, 1921, the daughter of Edward H. and Elizabeth Rath Sherman. Nadine is survived by a special longtime friend of 23 years, Jesse W. Crow; son, Kevin Phoenix; and good...
Dennis R. Benson
Jan 9, 2018
AVA – Dennis Benson, 66, of Ava, passed away at 1:48 pm, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at his home.
Dennis was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on June 28, 1951, the son of William Charles and Helen Edaine McCoy Benson. He was a retired Printing Pressman from Curwood in Murphysboro. He was a member of the Church of...
Clarence Edward Cochran
Jan 5, 2018
CARBONDALE – Clarence Edward Cochran, 92, of Carbondale passed away at 6:57 AM, Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Clarence was born on March 30, 1925, in Ava, the son of Harry Everett and Bernice Wanda (Weatherford) Cochran. He served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII, he then married Mary Louise Vancil at the...
Roslyn N. Steele
Dec 31, 2017
CAMPBELL HILL – Roslyn N. Steele, 86, of Campbell Hill passed away at 9:33 PM, Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Manor Court in Carbondale. Roslyn was born on June 11, 1931, in Willisville, the daughter of Edward and Thusnelda (Wagner) Goetting. She married Paul K. Steele, on November 26, 1950 at Campbell Hill, and they shared 67 years of marriage....
Donald J. "Don" Krull
Dec 30, 2017
SPARTA – Donald J. "Don" Krull, 82, of Sparta passed away at 12:40 PM, Saturday, December 30, 2017, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester with his loving family by his side. Donald was born on Monday, September 16, 1935, in Sparta, the son of John and Vera (Harmon) Krull. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1959,...
Katheryn Rae (Rosendohl) Fiene-Birchler-Heires
Dec 25, 2017
Katheryn (Katie) Rae Rosendohl-Fiene-Birchler-Heires was born March 9, 1917, in Willisville, Illinois, daughter of Henry Ray Rosendohl and Maude (Smith) Rosendohl. Baptized at age 15 at Cutler United Presbyterian Church now called Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cutler. She married George Edison (Judy) Fiene of Steeleville at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville in 1938. They had two children, a daughter,...
Larry Dale Bauersachs
Dec 23, 2017
Mr. Larry Dale Bauersachs age 79 of Lebanon, TN, passed away December 23, 2017. Born in West Frankfort, IL, he was the son of the late Rudolph John Bauersachs and Alice Laberta Armstrong Bauersachs. He was saved at the age of seven and united with the Cutler Baptist Church and later First Baptist Church of Steeleville. He taught Sunday School...
William E. Smith, Sr.
Dec 19, 2017
AVA – William E. Smith, Sr., 87, of Ava, passed away at 9:00 pm, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at home.
William was born in Havana, Illinois, on August 15, 1930, the son of James and Lidia Crum Smith. He married Joyce H. Hindman on July 2, 1949 at Forrest City, Illinois. He was retired from Central Illinois...
Mark S. King
Dec 11, 2017
AVA – Mark S. King, 61, of Ava passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Mark was born on July 30, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Loren and Betty D (Westen) King. Mark was a retired construction laborer, and a member of the Ava Assembly of God Church. He...
Helen B. Korando
Dec 11, 2017
CHESTER – Helen B. Korando, 93, of Chester, passed away at 4:25 am, Monday, December 11, 2017 at Three Springs Lodge, Chester.
Helen was born in Raddle, Illinois, on March 5, 1924, the daughter of Martin F. and Dorothea M. Schlimpert Brunkhorst. Helen was a retired LPN from the Jackson County Health Department. She was a member...
Eric A. Harber
Dec 7, 2017
PERCY – Eric A. Harber, 50, of Percy, passed away at 12:35 AM, Thursday, December 7, 2017, at the Memorial Hospital in Chester.
Eric was born on October 29,...
Margaret Mcdowell
Dec 7, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Margaret McDowell, 98, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:52 PM, Thursday, December 7, 2017, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Margaret was born on May 4, 1919 in Godfrey, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Mary (Schmidt) Korte. She was a retired seamstress, and attended church at the St. Mary's Catholic Church...
Iris E. Henson
Dec 2, 2017
WILLISVILLE – Iris E. Henson, 94, of Willisville, passed away at 10:20 PM, Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Coulterville Care Center. Iris was born on December 11, 1922, in Marissa, Illinois the daughter of Alvie W. and Mabel G. (Henderson) Wilkie. She married Phillip R. Henson, on June 7, 1950, in Piggott, Arkansas, and they shared 43 years of...
Larry Hartman
Nov 27, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Larry Hartman, 72, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:03 am, Monday, November 27, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Chester. Larry was born in Sparta, on December 17, 1944, the son of Cleophas "Dick" and Elvera Knipping Hartman. He married Shirley Eggemeyer on November 19, 1968 in Walsh, Illinois. Larry was a US Army veteran, having served during the...
