Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...