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...
Daniel C. Flowers
Nov 21, 2017
MURPHYSBORO – Daniel C. Flowers, 59, of Red Bud, formerly of Murphysboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Evelyn's Hospice House in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
Daniel was born in Murphysboro, on March 21, 1958, the son of Ronald Claude and Charlotte Ann Bean Flowers. He married Lisa M. Crews on September 18, 1993 at the...
Kenneth E. Wilson
Nov 20, 2017
SPARTA - Mr. Kenneth E. Wilson 86 of Sparta, Illinois entered into rest on November 20, 2017 in Aviston, Illinois. He was preceded in death by Myrtle (Hendricks) Wilson, his wife of sixty-one years and his parents Lloyd Wilson and Esther Harvel. Kenneth resided with his family in Sparta and worked for many years for the railroad. He is survived...
Rick Edward Shepard
Nov 12, 2017
ROCKWOOD – Rick Edward Shepard, 65, of Rockwood, passed away at 1:36 am, Sunday, November 12, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on June 28, 1952, the son of Jack Edward and Lola LaVerne Bova Shepard. He married Marietta Korando on September 2, 1972 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Raddle....
Ronald A. Cross, Sr.
Oct 27, 2017
AVA – Ronald A. Cross, Sr., 78, of Ava, passed away at 6:50 am, Friday, October 27, 2017 at his home in Ava. Ronald was born in Ava, Illinois, on October 13, 1939, the son of William M. and Turzie K. Crisler Cross. He married Priscilla Wisely on January 5, 1963 in Murphysboro, Illinois. He was a Maintenance Technician at...
Larry R. Fritsche
Oct 24, 2017
AVA – Larry R. Fritsche, 66, of Ava passed away at 10:20 AM, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at his home in Ava in the loving arms of wife, Pam, and daughters, Niki, and Heather. Larry was born on May 18, 1951, in Highland, Illinois the son of Erwin H. and Virginia (Claussen) Fritsche. He married Pamela R. Maurer, on May...
Rosalie Brown Crosley
Oct 23, 2017
CHESTER, Rosalie Brown Crosley, 93, of Chester, formerly of Percy, passed away at 11:20 PM Monday, October 23, 2017, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. She was born February 13, 1924 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of George R and Gladys (Hatcher) Brown. Rosalie married John R. Crosley on June 9, 1950 in Piggott, Arkansas. He...
Patricia A. Lodge
Oct 22, 2017
STEELEVILLE, Patricia A. "Patty" Lodge, 68, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:40 PM Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. Patty was born on November 27, 1948 in Rockwood, Illinois to Harold J. and Evelyn L. (Carnahan) Yankey. She married William Lodge on May 13, 1975 in Chester, Illinois.
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Etta Marie Kilpatrick
Oct 22, 2017
AVA – Etta Marie Kilpatrick, 83, of Ava, passed away at 2:10 pm, Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab in Pinckneyville, Illinois.
Etta was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on October 2, 1934, the daughter of Daniel C., Sr. and Lula Charlotte Campbell Green. She married Bob Kilpatrick on...
Esther D. Wilson
Oct 19, 2017
CHESTER – Esther D. Wilson, 93, of Chester, passed away at 10:21 PM, Thursday, October 19, 2017, at the Sparta Community Hospital. Esther was born on October 12, 1924, in Degongia Township, Jackson County, Illinois, the daughter of August G and Dorthea (Brueggemann) Dierks. She married Earl D. Wilson on October 24, 1951, at West Point, Illinois and they shared...
Patrick Lee Rainey
Oct 19, 2017
SPARTA – Patrick Lee Rainey passed away at his home on October 19, 2017. He was born on January 11, 1961 in Chester, Illinois to Lee H. Rainey and Billie Ann (Haier) Rainey, then raised in Columbia, Illinois. He has lived in Sparta, Illinois for the past three years. He is survived by his father; Lee H. Rainey, Uncle Bert...
Karla Gaye Rathert
Oct 18, 2017
CAMPBELL HILL – Karla Gaye Rathert, 63, of Campbell Hill passed away at 6:30 AM, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Karla was born on April 13, 1954, in Murphysboro, the daughter of E. Ray and Mary C. (Mickey) Grimes Jacquot. Karla married Larry D. Rathert on October 15, 1976, at the St. Andrew's Catholic Church...
Charles "Chuck" Monroe
Oct 18, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Charles Henry Monroe,"Chuck", 62, of Jefferson, Colorado, and formerly of Steeleville, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at his home in Jefferson, Colorado. Charles was born on July 26, 1955, in Long Beach, California, to son of William H. and Fern (Leathers) Monroe. Chuck was a Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War era. Mr. Monroe was a...
Mary Louise Falkenbury
Oct 17, 2017
AVA – Mary Louise Falkenbury, 93, of Columbia, Illinois, formerly of Ava, Illinois, passed away at12:50 am, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 in Integrity Healthcare in Columbia, Illinois.
Mary was born in Ava, Illinois, on January 13, 1924, the daughter of Rev. Marion Monroe and Fannie Lewis Barringer. She married Virgil Lavern Falkenbury on January 14, 1942 in St. Louis,...
Joan Carol Degenhardt
Oct 13, 2017
AVA – Joan Carol (Hickman) Degenhardt, 78, of Ava passed away at home with her family on Friday, October 13, 2017. Joan was born on May 19, 1939 to James and Alberna (Arbeiter) Hickman of Vergennes, IL. She married Gary Degenhardt, of Ava, IL on October 2, 1959. They had four daughters, two of which died in infancy (Valerie and...
Shelley L. Fedderke
Oct 12, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Shelley L. Fedderke, 55, of Steeleville passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. Shelley was born on December 30, 1961, in Chester, the daughter of Kenneth W. and Florence H. (Ruebke) Fedderke. Miss. Fedderke was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville. She is survived by 2 brothers;...
