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Thomas C. Soderlund

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert A. Fulton

Robert A. Fulton

Jun 8, 2018

AVA – Robert A. Fulton, 67, of Ava passed away at 9:10 AM, Friday, June 8, 2018, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Robert was born on February 15, 1951, in Percy, the son of Robert Lloyd and Wanda (Reese) Fulton. Bob married Helen Louise Sherman, on January 15, 1972, in Murphysboro, and they shared 46 years of marriage. Bob...

Marvin G. Buzzard

Marvin G. Buzzard

Jun 4, 2018

COULTERVILLE – Marvin G. Buzzard, 61, of Coulterville, passed away at 2:25 AM, Monday, June 4, 2018, at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in O'Fallon. Marvin was born on December 12, 1956, in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of H. Gilbert and Frances H. (Wriston) Buzzard. He was of the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his wife; Sharon, of Coulterville,...

Calvin Dale Ethington, Sr.

Calvin Dale Ethington, Sr.

Jun 4, 2018

AVA - Calvin Dale Ethington Sr., 83, of Ava, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He is survived by his wife, Carol Ethington, whom he married in Hernando, Miss., in 1954. He was born Nov., 19, 1934, the son of Richard Calvin Ethington and Alberta (Luthy) Ethington. Mr. Ethington was employed at Granite City Steel...

Benjamen Slone

Benjamen Slone

Jun 3, 2018

SPARTA – Benjamen Slone, 30, of Sparta, passed away at 3:35 PM, Sunday, June 3, 2018, at this home in Sparta. Benjamen was born on June 30, 1987, in Sparta the son of Dale and Elizabeth (Weinhoffer) Slone. He married Meagan Specogni, on May 17, 2013, in Chester. Ben was a self-employed mechanic and a member of the Community of...

Donna Jungewaelter

Donna Jungewaelter

Jun 3, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Donna Jungewaelter, 90, of Steeleville and formerly of Chester passed away at 6:40 PM, Sunday, June 3, 2018, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Donna was born on January 29, 1938, in Chester, the daughter of Alfred and Pearl (Mehrer) Durkee. She married Johnnie Jungewaelter, on December 5, 1992, in Chester, and they shared 5 years of...

Carolyn Ann Meyerhoff

Carolyn Ann Meyerhoff

May 31, 2018

WATERLOO – Carolyn Ann Meyerhoff, 69, of Waterloo, passed away at 9:35 PM, Thursday, May 31, 2018, at the Missouri Baptist Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. Carolyn was born on June 16, 1948, in Chester the daughter of Raymond and Lydia (Stegmann) Meyerhoff. She was a system checker at an Insurance office in Missouri. She was a member of the...

Frances Marie Dintelmann

Frances Marie Dintelmann

May 30, 2018

PERCY – Frances Marie Dintelmann, 58, of Percy, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in O'Fallon. Frances Marie was born in Red Bud, Illinois, on November 11, 1959, the daughter of Donald L. and Florence M. Tillman Reeves. She was retired from Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation. Marie is survived by one son, Warren Dintelmann of Utah;...

Jackie D. Mitchell

Jackie D. Mitchell

May 30, 2018

PERCY – Jackie D. Mitchell, 56, of Percy, passed away his home in Percy, Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

Jackie was born in Sparta, Illinois, on October 8, 1961, the son of Leroy and Barbara Stewart Mitchell.  Jackie was a grounds keeper for the Village of Percy.

Jackie was preceded in death by his Parents and...

Wallace H. Hadler

Wallace H. Hadler

May 30, 2018

CAMPBELL HILL - Wallace (Wally) HH Hadler, 79, of Campbell Hill, died May 30, 2018, at his residence in Campbell Hill, Illinois. He was born December 23, 1938, at Seventy-Six, Missouri (at home), son of the late Arthur J. and Wilma E. (Verseman) Hadler. He was married on May 9, 1962, in St. Louis, Missouri to Evelyn (Detjen) Hadler. She...

Lisa Ann Linders

Lisa Ann Linders

May 25, 2018

Lisa Ann Linders (nee Luthy) SPARTA – Lisa, 66 of Sparta, lost her courageous battle with ovarian cancer, Friday, May 25, 2018 at 11:05 pm. Lisa Ann Luthy was born in Sparta on February 25, 1952, the daughter of John L. and Betty J. (Gallagher) Luthy. She, along with her brother Bruce, was raised on a farm a few miles...

Avonell Salger

Avonell Salger

May 25, 2018

WILLISVILLE – Avonell Salger, 79, of Willisville, passed away at 5:25 pm, Thursday, May 25, 2018 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Avonell was born in Percy, Illinois, on February 19, 1939, the daughter of Herbert E. and Luella Bierman Hornbostel. She was married to William H. Salger on January 18, 1958 in Campbell Hill, Illinois by Rev....

Loretta D. Schuette

Loretta D. Schuette

May 23, 2018

STEELEVILLE – Loretta D. Schuette, 80, of Steeleville passed away at 7:15 AM, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Loretta was born on May 8, 1938, in Steeleville the daughter of Harold C. and Edith W. (Lehmberg) Alms. She married Robert Schuette on July 2, 1977 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Wine Hill and they...

Donald S. "Froggy" Young

Donald S. "Froggy" Young

May 16, 2018

AVA — Donald S. 'Froggy' Young of Ava, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Born on Dec. 7, 1949 in Martinsville, Indiana, to Marvin P. and Joann (Cripps) Young, Frog was preceded in death by his parents and infant son, Jacob Karl Kamalei Young. He is survived by siblings,...

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