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...
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...
