William A. Bunch
Jun 20, 2016
William A. Bunch, 70, of Caseyville passed away at 11:47 AM, Monday, June 20, 2016 at his residence. William was born on March 1, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, MO to William D. and Dorothy (Wilson) Bunch. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. William had worked for K-Mart for many years as a retail manager. William is...
Dorothy A. Bradley
Jun 18, 2016
Dorothy A. Bradley, 86, of Sparta passed away at 10:22 AM Saturday, June 18, 2016 at her residence in Sparta. Dorothy was born on January 28, 1930 in Med Lochean, IL to Russell and Aleatha (McLaughlin) Mifflin. She married Jack E. Bradley on June 25, 1949 in Murphysboro, IL and he preceded her in death on July 13, 2008. She...
Geraldine E. Speith
Jun 14, 2016
AVA – Geraldine E. Speith, 92, of Ava, passed away at 1:50 am, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Geraldine was born in Jacob, Illinois on February 5, 1924, the daughter of Marvin and Ina Saul Easton. She married George H. Speith on November 6, 1950 at Ava. He preceded her in death...
Ardell H. Alms
Jun 13, 2016
STEELEVILLE – Ardell H. Alms, 85, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:02 pm, Monday, June 13, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Ardell was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois on June 21, 1930, the son of William and Anna Oetking Alms. He married Doretta J. Karsten on February 4, 1956 in Steeleville. He was a US Navy veteran, having...
Jaxton A.J. Hoskin
Jun 11, 2016
WILLISVILLE – Jaxton A.J. Hoskin, 1 Month, 9 Days, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Jaxton was born in Belleville, Illinois on May 2, 2016, the son of Anthony Hoskin and Brittney Gutjahr. Jaxton is survived by his Parents, Anthony Hoskins and Brittney Gutjahr of Willisville; maternal grandmother, Christina Gutjahr of Willisville; paternal...
Randy W. Hepp
Jun 5, 2016
CUTLER – Randy W. Hepp, 55, of Cutler, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Randy was born in Pana, Illinois, on September 12, 1960, the son of Frank, Jr. and Patricia A. Patton Hepp. He married Janine Easton on March 15, 2000 at Chester, Illinois. He was an Ironworker and was...
Marceline "Marcie" Mulholland
Jun 3, 2016
STEELEVILLE – Marceline "Marcie" Mulholland, 84, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:27 am, Friday, June 3, 2016 at her home in Steeleville. Marceline was born in Steeleville, IL on December 7, 1931, the daughter of Alvin H. and Maude E. Fleming Heitman. Marcie married Russel Mulholland on September 2, 1950. They had 5 children and divorced in 1979. She worked...
Janice M. Weber
Jun 3, 2016
SPARTA, Janice M. Weber, 87, of Sparta, passed away at 4:16 PM Friday, June 3, 2016, at her home in Sparta, Illinois. She was born September 19, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts the daughter of Leslie and Lucy (Stedman) Hutchins. Janice married Lawrence P. Weber on July 2, 1950 in South Merrimack, New Hampshire. He passed away on...
Larry D. Wheat
Jun 1, 2016
SPARTA – Larry D. Wheat, 68, of Sparta, passed away at 2:47 pm, Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Larry was born in Red Bud, Illinois on September 2, 1947, the son of David and Laura Joost Wheat. He married Karen Martin on February 3, 1998 at Palestine, Illinois. He was a veteran of...
Collette J. Thompson
May 29, 2016
CUTLER – Collette J. Thompson, 59, of Cutler, passed away at 3:45 pm, Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Collette was born in Decatur, Illinois on August 10, 1956, the daughter of Nathan and Doris Smith Jones. She was a Homemaker and operated convenience store in Percy for several years. She was of the Christian...
Jewell Ripley
May 24, 2016
?A VA – Jewell K. Ripley, 91, of Portland, Tennessee, formerly of Ava and Granite City, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at home in Portland, TN.
Jewell was born in Ava, Illinois on September 18, 1924, the daughter of Dave and Carrie Jarrett Easton. She married Clyde C. Ripley on November 7, 1944 at Carbondale, Illinois. ...
Anthony Theobald
May 24, 2016
WILLISVILLE – Anthony F. Theobald, 74, of Willisville, passed away at 1:08 am, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Anthony was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 11, 1941, the son of Frank and Francis Theobald. He married Sharon Poston on October 9, 1976 in Coal City, Illinois. He was a veteran of the US...
Kaydence M. Anderson
May 19, 2016
CHESTER – Kaydence M. Anderson, 7 days old, passed away at 8:35 pm, Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester.
Kaydence was born in St. Louis, MO on May 12, 2016, the daughter of Austin K. Anderson and Ashley Westenberger. She was of the Catholic Faith.
Kaydence is survived by her parents,...
Richard L. "Dick" Beckley
May 16, 2016
WOODLAWN – Richard L. "Dick" Beckley, 78, of Woodlawn, formerly of Tilden, passed away at 9:48 pm, Monday, May 16, 2016 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Richard was born in Belleville on August 30, 1937, the son of Harold E. and Elizabeth A. McLean Beckley. He married Helen McBride on July 23, 1960 in Tilden. Richard was...
Arthur L. Des Rocher
May 12, 2016
SPARTA – Arthur L. Des Rocher, 88, of Sparta, formerly of Percy, passed away at 1:40 am, Thursday, May 12, 2016 at home in Sparta.
Arthur was born in Percy on October 13, 1927, the son of Oscar and Effie May Ward Des Rocher. He married Barbara A. Meyerhoff on June 11, 1955 at Percy. He was...
Donald Vernon Ethington
May 8, 2016
AVA – Donald V. Ethington, 56, of Ava, IL, passed away at 1:35 pm, Sunday, May 8, 2016 at home in Ava, Illinois. Donald was born in Granite City, IL on September 4, 1959, the son of Calvin and Carol Hale Ethington. He was Laborer and a former member of the Ava Volunteer Fire Department and he is a member...
Carol J. Rapp
May 7, 2016
PERCY – Carol J. Rapp, 84, of Percy, passed away at 8:50 am, Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Missouri. Carol was born in Steeleville, IL on March 4, 1932, the daughter of Edward and Dorothy Deppe Meyerhoff. She married Pat Rapp, Jr. on June 14, 1953 at Steeleville. He preceded her in death...
Mildred A. Kuhlman
May 4, 2016
CAMPBELL HILL – Mildred A. Kuhlman, 95, of Campbell Hill, Illinois, formerly of Ava, Illinois, passed away at 12:02 am, Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. Mildred was born in Covington, Illinois on October 13, 1920, the daughter of Theodore and Ida Borgeding Pries. She married William Henry Kuhlman on December 15, 1943 at...
Frank A. Johnson
May 4, 2016
?ST EELEVILLE – Frank A. Johnson, 68, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:34 am, Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.
Frank was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on September 4, 1947, the son of Leonard and Catherine Kamarit Johnson. Frank was a lifelong Union Carpenter and Millwright, who traveled extensively for his...
Albert H. Froemling
May 2, 2016
CAMPBELL HILL – Albert H. Froemling, 102, passed away at 12:00 pm, Monday, May 2, 2016 at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois. Albert was born in Ava, Illinois, on March 21, 1914, the son of William and Louise Vogt Froemling. He married Mabel C. Nagel on November 1, 1947 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Campbell Hill. She preceded in...
