Patsy A. Smith
Oct 10, 2017
CUTLER – Patsy A. Smith, 65, of Cutler passed away at 9:25 AM, Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at the Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Patsy was born on September 15, 1952, in DuQuoin, Illinois, the daughter of Floyd B. and Anna Farthing Wynn. She married Kenneth L. Smith on January 5, 1970 at Jamestown, IL. She was a Homemaker and a member...
Wanda Schnoeker
Oct 8, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Wanda Schnoeker, 83, of Steeleville passed away at 11:55 PM, Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Wanda was born on August 12, 1934, in Sparta, the daughter of Bernard and Iva Pearl (Dunn) Mansker. She married Daniel L. Schnoeker on November 29, 1969, in Steeleville and they shared 24 years of marriage before he...
Edgar Wilson
Oct 2, 2017
CHESTER – Edgar Wilson, 89, of Chester, passed away at 1:41 pm, Monday, October 2, 2017 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta.
Edgar was born in Bremen, Illinois, on August 17, 1928, the son of Albert and Alma Diercks Wilson. He married Helen M. Ehlers on December 6, 1952 in Campbell Hill. She preceded him in death on March...
Doris E. Salger
Sep 30, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Doris E. Salger, 96, of Steeleville passed away at 10:37 PM, Saturday, September 30, 2017, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Doris was born on November 11, 1920 in Steeleville, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Fuhrhop) Brelje. She married Leonard W. Salger on January 27, 1946, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on March...
Earl T. Frischkorn
Sep 25, 2017
MURPHYSBORO, Earl T. Frischkorn, 86, of Murphysboro, passed away at 6:05 AM, Monday, September 25, 2017, at the VA Community Living Center in Marion, Illinois. He was born November 16, 1930 in Renault, Illinois; the son of Otto F. and Esther C. (Wild) Frischkorn. Earl married Betty Ann Heins on November 24, 1953 in Panama. Earl was a retired farmer...
Karen S. Williams
Sep 23, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Karen S. Williams, 59, of Steeleville, passed away at 2:19 am, Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Chester.
Karen was born in Chester, Illinois, on April 21, 1958, the daughter of Arnold W.C. and Loriena Mayer Ebers. She married George Williams on April 23, 1977 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steeleville. Karen was...
Doris Jean Gerler
Sep 22, 2017
AVA - Doris Jean Gerler, 66, of Ava, Illinois passed away at 7:20 PM, Friday, September 22, 2017 at home, surrounded by her family. She was born November 3, 1950 in Murphysboro, Illinois, to Henry and Genice (Leonard) Dagner. She is survived by her mother of Ava. Her first marriage blessed her with three children, Tammy (Todd) Misselhorn of Campbell...
Vivian A. Borgsmiller
Sep 21, 2017
MURPHYSBORO – Vivian A. Borgsmiller, 83, of Murphysboro, passed away at 12:47 AM, Thursday, September 21, 2017, the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Vivian was born...
Steven Edward Rogers
Sep 17, 2017
ANNA – Steven E. Rogers, 50, of Anna, passed away at 10:57 pm, Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Steve was born in Murphysboro, Illinois, on October 27 1966, the son of Carl Dean and Patricia Catlett Rogers. He married LeaAnna Theis on July 20, 2007 in Murphysboro. He was a Veteran of the US Navy. Steve...
William "Bill" J. Mcmahon
Sep 17, 2017
TILDEN – William "Bill" J. McMahon, 71, of Tilden passed away at 2:45 AM, Sunday, September 17, 2017 at his home in Tilden. William was born on December 10, 1945, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of William J. and Melba (Chapple) McMahon. William served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Bill was retired from the Operating...
Viola M. Koch
Sep 11, 2017
PERCY – Viola Marie Koch, 91, of Percy, passed away at 4:40 am, Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois. Viola was born in Campbell Hill, on September 10, 1926, the daughter of Elmer and Alma Oetking Hornbostel. She married Robert W. Koch on October 17, 1959 in Steeleville. He preceded her in death on...
Waid Edward "Eddie" Reeder
Aug 29, 2017
MURPHYSBORO – Waid Edward "Eddie" Reeder, 56, of Murphysboro, passed away at 1:04 PM, Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Waid was born on January 21, 1961, in Murphysboro, the son of Robert and Kathryn (Guthjar) Reeder. Eddie was a retired truck driver. Eddie is survived by his children; Terrence Reeder, of Ava, John Reeder, of...
Donna L. Korando
Aug 24, 2017
PERCY – Donna L. Korando, 56, of Joplin, MO formerly of Percy, IL, passed away at 7:04 pm, on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Freeman Health System, Joplin, MO.
Donna was born on October 15, 1960, in Red Bud, Illinois, the daughter of Donald L. and Florence M. Tellman Reeves. She was a homemaker.
Donna...
Ashley Nicole Closson Mcnamara
Aug 24, 2017
MURPHYSBORO – Ashley Nicole Closson McNamara, 33, of Woodbury, MN, formerly of Murphysboro, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at her home in Woodbury, MN.
Ashley was born in Carbondale, on June 11, 1984, the daughter of Charles Paul and Susan Kay Mueller Closson. ...
William E. Hamilton
Aug 23, 2017
SPARTA – William E. "Bill" Hamilton, 85, of Sparta, passed away at 2:14 pm, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at the Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois. Bill was born in Sparta, Illinois, on May 3, 1932, the son of William J. and Florence Reid Hamilton. He married Janice M. Mathews on December 22, 1956 at St. John's Church, Evansville, IL by...
Clarence J. "Bo" Williams
Aug 22, 2017
PERCY – Clarence J. "Bo" Williams, 73, of Percy, passed away at 5:13 am, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta.
Clarence was born in Percy, Illinois, on October 20, 1943, the son of William R. and Lillian M. Killgrove Williams. He married Sue Elaine Dovenmuehler in 1962 in Waukegan, Illinois. She passed...
Beulah E. Weaver
Aug 16, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Beulah E. Weaver, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:05 PM, Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. Beulah was born on Sunday, December 23, 1928, in Pinckneyville, the daughter of William J. Mayer and Hildegard (Caupert) Mayer. She married Albert Weaver on April 6, 1947, in Conant, Illinois and they shared 68...
Judith R. Williams-Bennett
Aug 14, 2017
PERCY – Judith R. Williams- Bennett, 75, of Percy passed away at 9:46 am, Monday, August 14, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.
Judith was born in Percy, Illinois on April 9, 1942 the daughter of William Raymond and Lillian Marie Killgrove Williams. She was a retired coal miner from Amax and Arch Mineral. Judith...
Meldene F. Phillips
Aug 7, 2017
SPARTA- Meldene F. Phillips, 86, of Sparta, passed away at 8:10 pm, Monday August 7, 2017 at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois.
Meldene was born in Chester, Illinois, on November 9, 1930, the daughter of Gilbert F Sr. and Lena Eggemeyer Hogrefe. She married Thomas W. Phillips Jr. on February 10, 1950 in Chester, Illinois....
John V. Slechticky
Aug 6, 2017
PERCY – John V. Slechticky, 63, of Percy, passed away at 3:25 pm, Sunday, August 6, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville.
John was born in Murphysboro, on April 14, 1954, the son of James Louis and Margaret K. Collins Slechticky. John graduated from Trico High School in 1972 and studied Engineering at SIUC. He worked...
