Obituary Listing

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

Mar 20, 2017

STEELEVILLE – Ruby P. McClure, 97, of Chester, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 8:07 AM, Monday, March 20, 2017, at the Memorial Hospital of Chester. Ruby was born on April 11, 1919, in Cutler the daughter of William and Ora Pearl (Brown) McClure. She was retired from the First National Bank of Steeleville. She was a member of the...

Mar 19, 2017

MURPHYSBORO – Jackie T. Winters, 80, of Murphysboro, passed away at 10:23 PM, Sunday, March 19, 2017 at his home in Murphysboro. Jackie was born on February 4, 1937, in Vergennes, the son of Henry and Lula (Nevells) Winters. Jack married Phyllis Elliott Grace, on April 4, 1987, at Pleasant Hill Church, Murphysboro and they shared nearly 30 years of...

Mar 17, 2017

AVA – Wilburn L. Guy, 85, of Ava passed away at 5:00 AM, Friday, March 17, 2017, at Manor Court in Carbondale. Wilburn was born on April 9, 1931, in Ava, the son of Thomas Courtney and Minerva Irene (Crisler) Guy.  He married Mary Jane Popejoy on February 24, 1955 in Peoria, Illinois.  Wilburn was a farmer and retired from...

Mar 14, 2017

SPARTA – Bertha Loretta Wolfe, 101, of Sparta, passed away at 8:00 pm, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Independent Care Center in Perryville, Missouri. Bertha was born in Sparta, Illinois on August 12, 1915, the daughter of John A. and Mamie Ross Rust.  She married Edward M. "Bud" Wolfe in December of 1934 at Sparta, Illinois.  He preceded her...

Mar 7, 2017

SPARTA – Edith Marie Fortner, 87, of Sparta, passed away at 8:30 AM, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Coulterville Care Center. Edith was born on March 29, 1929, in St. Elmo, Illinois the daughter of Clarence and Lola (Baker) Gillespie. She married Bill Fortner on, July 25, 1946, in Chester and they shared 57 years of marriage before he...

Mar 4, 2017

SPARTA – Joan Gerlach , 62, of Sparta, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Joan was born on July 10, 1954, in Red Bud, the daughter of Jack and Jane (Etherton) Jeffers. She married Dwayne R. Gerlach, on August 5, 1971, and they shared 45 years of marriage. Joan...

Feb 22, 2017

CUTLER, Wayne L. Brock, 73, of Cutler, passed away at 7:43 AM Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at his home in Cutler, Illinois.  He was born May 9, 1943 in McCroy, Arkansas the son of Orgel and Letha (Cantrell) Brock.  Wayne married Carolyn Easter on June 17, 1965 in Mounds City, IL.

Wayne was a retired...

Feb 21, 2017

CARBONDALE – Americus Madalynn Bryant was granted her angel wings on February 21, 2017. She was born on June 18, 2009 to Jennifer Bryant and John Turner. Americus was a second grader at Thomas Elementary School in Carbondale, IL. She was a social butterfly that always had a smile on her face and made friends with anyone she met. She...

Feb 17, 2017

SPARTA – Cleda M. Pickett, 75, of Sparta, passed away at 7:36 am, Friday, February 17, 2017 at her home in Sparta. Cleda was born in Chester, Illinois, on October 15, 1941, the daughter of Rudolph and Cleda Brenning Hapke.  She was a retired baker from Sparta School District, having worked for over 30 years.  She always enjoyed the ladies...

Feb 17, 2017

SPARTA – Philip W. Brooks, 68, of Sparta, passed away at 1:21 AM, Friday, February 17, 2017, at the Sparta Community Hospital. Philip was born on July 22, 1948, in Sparta, the son of, George and Dorothy (Covington) Brooks. Philip was retired from Sparta Light Metals, and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Sparta. Philip is...

Feb 17, 2017

STEELEVILLE – Thelma June Howard, 90, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:27 PM, Friday, February 17, 2017, at her home in Steeleville. Thelma was born on August 14, 1926, in Willisville the daughter of Henry and Julia (Snider) Heine. She married Merle E. Howard on September 27, 1942 at Perryville, Missouri, and they shared 51 years of marriage before he...

Feb 15, 2017

STEELEVILLE – Harold A. Meyer, 91, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:38 PM, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Harold was born on October 10, 1925, in Steeleville, the son of Fred L. and Hulda A. (Schaack) Meyer. He was in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, then he married Myrtle...

Feb 14, 2017

AVA – Margaret L. Jones, 89, of Ava, passed away at 2:57 pm, Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.

Margaret was born in Ava, Illinois, on December 17, 1927, the daughter of John and Ethel Deitz Doetch.  She married Burt L. "Jack" Jones on February 6, 1948 in St....

Feb 12, 2017

STEELEVILLE, William L. Diercks, 86, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:40 PM Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Pinckneyville Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois.  He was born September 15, 1930 in Steeleville, Illinois the son of William and Hulda (Duensing) Diercks.  Bill married Maxine C. Guin on September 28, 1952 in Santa Maria, California.

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Feb 12, 2017

MURPHYSBORO – Esther Beckman, 92, of Waterloo formerly of Murphysboro, passed away at 2:42 PM, Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Columbia Rehab and Nursing Center, in Columbia, Illinois. Esther was born on May 16, 1924, in Wine Hill, the daughter of Adolph and Emma (Eggers) Meyerhoff. She married Roy E. Beckman on May 5, 1951, at St. Paul's Lutheran...