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...
Ruby P. Mcclure
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...
Jackie "Jack" T. Winters
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...
Wilburn L. Guy
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...
Bertha Loretta Wolfe
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...
Edith Marie Fortner
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...
Joan Gerlach
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...
Wayne L. Brock
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...
Americus Madalynn Bryant
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...
