Obituary Listing

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...

Feb 10, 2017

AVA – I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race.  I have kept the faith.  Irvin Phoenix, 80, of Ava, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 2:46 pm.  He was a member of Sato Baptist Church.  He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and gardener and loved anything to do with nature.  He loved watching his...

Feb 5, 2017

STEELEVILLE – Ralph F. Lohman, 76, of Steeleville, passed away at 4:00 am, Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Ralph was born in Steeleville, Illinois, on October 13, 1940, the son of Louis H. and Lorena Meyerhoff Lohman. He married Lora M. Hicks on November 24, 1962 at Bremen, Illinois. She preceded him in...

Feb 1, 2017

It is with human sadness but spiritual joy the family of Mary Thompson announce her transition, February 1, 2017, to join her creator and Savior, her loving husband of 29 years, many family members and a lifetime of friends. She departed quietly from Randolph County Care Center with the prayers and farewells of her family.  She was 88 years old....

Feb 1, 2017

CHESTER, Paul Haberman, 87, of Sedgewickville, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois passed away at 7:55 AM Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri.  He was born April 9, 1929 in Steeleville, Illinois the son of Richard and Bertha (Ebers) Haberman.  Paul married Mildred Ruebke on November 25, 1950 at Steeleville, Illinois.

Jan 31, 2017

AVA, Virginia Lee Kuhnert, 93, of Ava, passed away at 5:45 AM Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois.  She was born July 18, 1923 in Pinckneyville, Illinois the daughter of Alva E  and Bertie (Keene) Hill.  She married Carl Andrew Kuhnert on January 15, 1944 in Carbondale, Illinois.  He passed away on January...

Jan 30, 2017

STEELEVILLE – Kenneth G. "Mac" McKinley, III, 51, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:42 PM, Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Sparta Community Hospital.

Kenneth was born on March 14, 1965, in Buffalo, NY, the son of Kenneth, Jr and Clodah (Young) McKinley. He was in the US Air Force for 8 years, during Desert Storm. He...

Jan 29, 2017

PERCY – Carl E. Hafford, 74, of Percy, passed away on January 29, 2017, at the St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Carl was born on September 24, 1942, in Eldorado, the son of Bluford and Julia May (Coker) Hafford. He first married Evelyn Seago, and she preceded him in death on August 17, 1986, then he married...

Jan 28, 2017

CENTRALIA – Leland "Lee" Bergfeld, age 97, of Centralia, IL, formerly of Steeleville, crossed the bar on Saturday, January 28th, at Centralia Manor.

Leland was born near Percy, IL, September 1, 1919, son of A.R. "Rollie" and Grace Bergfeld. He married Vera G. Wilson, daughter of Henry and Marie Wilson of Bremen IL on June...

Jan 25, 2017

AVA – Marylyn Nan Salomon, 85, of Ava, formerly of Willisville, passed away at 12:23 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at home in Ava, Illinois. Marylyn was born in Huntington, NY, on September 29, 1931, the daughter of Frank and Pearl Gallienne L'Hommedieu.  She married Edgar "Ted" Salomon on October 1, 1955 in Las Vegas, NV.  He preceded her...

Jan 23, 2017

AVA – James R. Bramlett, 62, of Ava, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Jimmy was born in Cairo, Illinois, on October 9, 1954, the son of John Jacob and Katherine Elizabeth Stumpf Bramlett. He previously worked at Food Giant in Sikeston, Missouri. Jimmy is survived by his children, Jimmy Bramlett of...

Jan 22, 2017

WILLISVILLE, Ruth Marie Throop, born January 29, 1940 in Ava, Illinois, passed away January 22, 2017 in Chester Memorial Hospital, Chester, Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Ina Easton, her daughter, Kathryn Gilbert, 2 sisters and 3 brothers.

Ruth is survived by her husband, John Throop of Willisville, her son...

Jan 21, 2017

SPARTA, Olga M. Lowe, 93, of Sparta, passed away at 4:45 PM Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois.  She was born March 27, 1923 in Swanwick, Illinois the daughter of Herbert and Ellen (McCrary) Marlow.

Olga married William L. Lowe in July of 1942 at Coulterville, IL. He passed away on April...

Jan 20, 2017

MARION, Loretta F. Bush, 93, of Marion, passed away at 11:53 AM Friday, January 20, 2017, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Illinois.  She was born July 11, 1923 in Percy, Illinois the daughter of Howard and Bertha (Quillman) Welch.

Loretta was the retired owner of Detroit Cab Company in Detroit, Michigan.  She was a member...