Anita F. Edgar
May 20, 2017
AVA – Anita F. Edgar, 92, of Ava passed away at 2:01 PM, Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester.
Anita was born on August 22, 1924, in Ava, the daughter of August and Mary (Ehlers) Stegmann. She married Homer G. Edgar on February 10, 1945 in Campbell Hill, and they shared 57...
Yolanda F. Esquer
May 19, 2017
PINCKNEYVILLE – Yolanda F. Esquer, 70, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away at 2:51 pm, Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Pinckneyville Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Yolanda was born in Phoenix, Arizona on January 10, 1947, the daughter of Jose R. and Carmen Ortega Esquer. She was a retired Factory worker and a member of United Community Church in Campbell...
Sondra K. Hewerdine
May 19, 2017
JOHNSTON CITY – Sondra K. Hewerdine, 49, of Johnston City, Illinois, passed away at 10:25 am, Friday, May 19, 2017 at home. Sondra was born in Pinckneyville, Illinois, on October 30, 1967, the daughter of Earl R. and Rosie C. Downs Allen. She married Helo J. Hewerdine on December 5, 1986 in Chester, Illinois. Sondra was a member of the...
Sylvia Hayden
May 18, 2017
ELKVILLE – Sylvia Hayden, 78, of Elkville, passed away at 10:10 AM, Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her daughter's home in Elkville. Sylvia was born on February 7, 1939 in Pekin, Illinois the daughter of Harry and Ruby Violet (Malott) Lee. She married Floyd Hayden, and he preceded her in death on December 22, 1992. Sylvia was a homemaker and...
Catherine Johnson
May 12, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Catherine Johnson, 90, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:57 PM, Friday, May 12, 2017 at her daughter's home in Steeleville. Catherine was born on January 12, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Frank and Nancy Jane (Lewis) Kamarit. She married Leonard F. Johnson, on May 2, 1946 in Olathe, Kansas, and they shared 71 years of...
Dorothy F. Gemmill
May 2, 2017
STEELEVILLE – Dorothy F. Gemmill, 94, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:14 pm, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Dorothy was born in Chester, Illinois, on March 23, 1923, the daughter of Samuel H. and Emma Mary Favier Maduce. She married Edward S. Gemmill on February 8, 1942 at Perryville, MO. He preceded her...
John Lloyd Luthy
May 2, 2017
SPARTA – John Lloyd Luthy, 88, of Sparta, passed away peacefully at his residence on May 2, 2017, after a lengthy illness, having been confined to his home for some time. He was born on March 22, 1929 on the family farm near Denmark, Illinois. His parents were John Elile and Hazel Speith Luthy. The family were members of the...
Norma L. Nehrt Wallace
Apr 26, 2017
SPARTA – Norma L. Nehrt Wallace, 87, of Sparta passed away at 7:28 AM, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at her home in Sparta. Norma was born on March 31, 1930, in Sparta, the daughter of William and Emelia (Lehr) Nehrt. She married Sam J. Wallace on May 5, 1999, in Sparta, and they shared nearly 18 years of marriage. Norma...
Lara Paige Bertetto
Apr 23, 2017
SPARTA – Lara Paige Bertetto, 39, of Carbondale and formerly of Sparta, passed away at 5:25 PM, Sunday, April 23, 2017, at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Lara was born on June 4, 1977, in Sparta, the daughter of Randy and Nancy (Phillips) Bertetto. She attended Southern Illinois University, Carbondale where she graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor's...
Howard L. Pugh
Apr 20, 2017
STEELEVILLE, Howard L. Pugh, 96, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:05 PM Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois with his wife of 72 years by his side. He was born April 15, 1921 in Cutler, Illinois the son of John S. and Clara V. Browning Pugh. Howard married Helen Bohay on April 7, 1945 at...
Elda D. Fastenau
Apr 12, 2017
PERCY – Elda D. Fastenau, 94, of Percy passed away at 1:15 PM, Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Elda was born on August 15, 1922, in Degognia Township in Jackson County, Illinois the daughter of August and Dorothea (Brueggemann) Dierks. She married Arthur Fastenau, on January 1, 1942 in Perryville, Missouri and they...
Bernadine Liefer
Apr 12, 2017
PERCY - Bernadine Liefer, 101, of Percy, passed away at 3:23 pm, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. Bernadine was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois on October 17, 1915, the daughter of William and Anna Scheele Gerlach. She married Theodore H. Liefer on December 28, 1941 at Campbell Hill, Illinois. He preceded her...
Crystal D. Smith
Apr 10, 2017
CAMPBELL HILL – Crystal D. Smith, 43, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 5:50 pm, Monday, April 10, 2017 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Illinois. Crystal was born in Pinckneyville, Illinois on December 18, 1973, the daughter of Norman and Lucy Rednour Keller. She married David W. Smith on December 26, 1996 in Campbell Hill. She was a...
Regina R. Caby
Apr 10, 2017
CUTLER – Regina R. Caby, 87, of Cutler, passed away at 7 AM, Monday, April 10, 2017, at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Regina was born on December 6, 1929, in Granite City, Illinois the daughter of Christian and Rosalie (Selman) Zotti. She married Jack B. Caby, on May 12, 1946, in Cutler, and they shared 66 years of...
Travis Haslett
Apr 4, 2017
PERCY – Travis Haslett, 40, of Percy, passed away at 11:25 PM, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at the Barnes Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. Travis was born on November 14, 1976, in Chester the son of Benjamin, and Vicky (VanPelt) Haslett. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Chester. Travis is survived by his daughter; Haley...
Jeffrey A. Colbert
Apr 3, 2017
SPARTA – Jeffrey A. Colbert, 65, of Sparta, passed away at 12:51 am, Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois. Jeffrey was born in Sparta, Illinois on October 12, 1951, the son of Vernon and Lucille Hartenberger Colbert. He married Susan Cairns on September 5, 1971 in Coulterville, Illinois. He was a retired self-employed Electronic Tech...
Richard A. Thompson
Apr 3, 2017
WILLISVILLE - Richard A. Thompson, 57, of Willisville, passed away at 5:00 PM, Monday, April 3, 2017 at his home in Willisville. Richard was born on September 9, 1959, in Morris, Illinois, the son of Cecil and Dorothy Thompson. He was a retired maintenance worker for the Village of Willisville. Richard is survived by his son; James Michael Thompson, Willisville,...
Donald W. Beckman
Mar 31, 2017
CAMPBELL HILL – Donald W. Beckman, 70, of Campbell Hill, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017, at his home in Campbell Hill. Donald was born on March 29, 1947, in Campbell Hill, the son of Wilbert H. and Dorothy (Doetch) Beckman. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He married Debra L. Darnstaedt, on May 19,...
Lester Gerlach
Mar 27, 2017
WILLISVILLE – Lester Gerlach, 91, of Willisville passed away on March 27, 2017, at the St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. Lester was born on February 18, 1926, in Campbell Hill, the son of August R. and Hilda (Niederbrach) Gerlach. Lester served in the U.S. Army during WWII, he married Mary L. Bigham, on December 23, 1948, in...
Helen M. Wilson
Mar 25, 2017
CHESTER – Helen M. Wilson, 80, of Chester, passed away at 12:52 pm, Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Helen was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois on May 6, 1936, the daughter of Ernest F. and Clara Hornbostel Ehlers. She married Edgar Wilson on December 6, 1952 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Campbell...
