Obituary Listing

Oct 30, 2016

CHESTER – Ronald C. Schifferdecker, 71, of Chester passed away at 1:33 PM, Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Chester. Ronald was born on July 25, 1945 in St. Louis, MO the son of Quentin and Alberta (Muehlhauser) Schifferdecker. He married Carol A. Richelman on October 15, 1966 in Campbell Hill and they shared 50 years of marriage....

Oct 25, 2016

SPARTA - Norman Svanda, 89, of Sparta, passed away at 9:15 am, Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Norman was born on May 9, 1927 in Ava, Illinois, the son of Frank and Emma Lnenicek Svanda. He married Martha Jane Smith on September 13, 1947 at Denmark Baptist Church, Denmark, Illinois. Norman was...

Oct 22, 2016

SPARTA - Wendell W. Bicket, age 93, of Sparta IL passed away at 6 pm October 22, 2016 at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta.  He was born January 5, 1923 in Sparta, the son of John Bicket and Mildred (Gordon) Bicket.  He married his high school sweetheart Geraldine ('Gerry') Kloth on March 20, 1943.  Bud (as he was...

Oct 18, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Gwendolyn Jean Bradley, 69, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:49 pm, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by her family. Gwendolyn was born on August 3, 1947, in Willisville, Illinois, the daughter of Edward E., Sr. and Lucille Myers Griffiths.  She married Clifford R. Bradley on August 28, 1965 in Cutler, Illinois. ...

Oct 16, 2016

O'FALLON – Jeanna Michele Smith Faulk, 44, of O'Fallon and formerly of Steeleville passed away at 4:20 PM Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the Cedar Ridge Health Care Center in Lebanon, Illinois. Jeanna was born on November 15, 1971 in Sparta, the daughter of James W. and Jeannette (Kraus) Smith. She married Brett Faulk on May 2, 2001 in Riviera...

Oct 12, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Rose M. Brenning, 91, of Steeleville passed away at 9:36 AM, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at her home in Steeleville. Rose was born on February 6, 1925 in Marissa, IL the daughter of Fred and Mary (Fett) Sinn. Rose married Henry W. Brenning, Jr. on December 15, 1956 in Marissa and they shared 32 years of marriage before...

Oct 9, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Leona I. Ebers, 93, of Steeleville passed away at 9 PM Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Rehab and Care Center in Chester. Leona was born on August 11, 1923 in Murphysboro the daughter of Herman and Flora (Westerman) Ehlers. She married Amos H. Ebers on May 19, 1946 at Wine Hill and they shared 58 years of marriage...

Oct 8, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Steven K. Mevert, 63, of Fresno, California, formerly of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Fresno, CA. Steven was born in Chester, Illinois on December 14, 1952, the son of Albert F. and Annabelle Bierman Mevert. He was a Registered Nurse in Fresno. Steven was a member of the United Church of Christ in...

Oct 8, 2016

STEELEVILLE, Eunice Carolyn Ross, 75, of Steeleville, passed away at 3:00 PM Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois.  She was born December 29, 1940 in Puxico, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Alma (Lampe) Ohlau.

Eunice was a Day Care Provider.  She was a member of St....

Sep 29, 2016

SPARTA – James Ernest Douglas, 88, of Sparta, passed away at 1:45 pm, Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta after being ill with Alzheimer's for fourteen years, seven of these years being at the Care Center.

He was born to William H. and Kathryn Ruehmkorff Douglas at Coulterville on January 4,...

Sep 24, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Patricia L. Knop, 83, of Steeleville passed away at 10:00 PM, Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Sparta Community Hospital. Patricia was born on April 28, 1933 in Perryville, MO the daughter of Edward and Leona (Maddock) DeRoe. Pat married George L. Knop on April 7, 1956 in St. Louis, MO, and he preceded her in death on December...

Sep 8, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Leland L. Bowerman, 84, of Steeleville passed away at 3:27 PM, Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Leland was born on February 19, 1932 in Percy, the son of Archie and Ella Mae (Davis) Bowerman. He married Jo Ann Reiman on December 27, 1952 in Percy. He was in the U.S. Air Force from...

Sep 7, 2016

SPARTA – George "Pops" Brooks, Jr., 74, of Sparta passed away at 7:08 AM Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta.

George was born on June 15, 1942 in Sparta the son of George Brooks, Sr. and Dorothy (Covington) Brooks. Pops was retired from Gilster's in Chester. He was a member of the New...

Sep 6, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Marko Prpich, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:53 am, Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at his home in Steeleville.

Marko was born in Jamestown, Illinois on March 16, 1928, the son of Marko L. and Mary Tomljcanovic Prpich.  He was a retired Coal Mine Mechanic, having worked for Peabody Coal for 34 years.  Marko was...

Sep 3, 2016

Roy A. Husband, Jr., 89, of Fruitland, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home at 1:20 am, Saturday, September 3, 2016. He was born to the late Roy A. Husband, Sr. and Edith Augusta (nee Seiberg) on August 17, 1927 in Percy, Illinois.  He married Mary Ellen Brown in 1948, with whom he had six children.  He then married Margaret...

Aug 31, 2016

Patricia Ann Chadderton , of Steeleville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the home of her son, in Flora, Illinois, in the embrace of her loving family.  She was 72.

Pat was born March 24, 1944, in Chester, Illinois, the daughter of Kenneth Martin and Cornelia Ann (Mills) Chadderton.

Aug 28, 2016

SPARTA – Ruth S. Little, 76, of Sparta, passed away at 10:59 PM, Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Ruth was born on August 14, 1940 in Feudenheim Germany, the daughter of Johann and Lina (Ruppert) Spreng. She married Billy D. Little on August 8, 1958 in Feudenheim Germany. He preceded her in death...

Aug 27, 2016

MURPHYSBORO – Dawn Cymone Reichle, 51, of Murphysboro, passed away at 11:35 PM, Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Herrin Hospital. Dawn was born on September 17, 1964 in East St. Louis, Illinois the daughter of Harry Clain Hiser, Jr. and Earline (Caton) Hiser. Dawn struggled with myotonic dystrophy most of her life and, now is resting in the arms...

Aug 25, 2016

WILLISVILLE – Danny D. Jaimet, Sr., 75, of Willisville, passed away at 1:05 am, Thursday, August 25, 2016 at his home in Willisville. Danny was born in Willisville, on January 25, 1941, the son of Dan E. and Dorothy E. Futter Jaimet.  He married Barbara C. Reiman on February 2, 1960 at Campbell Hill, Illinois.  Danny was a retired coal...

Aug 23, 2016

STEELEVILLE, Ray H. Hinnerichs, 70, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:18 PM Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois.  He was born September 12, 1945 in Red Bud, Illinois the son of Elmer F. and Norma (Junge) Hinnerichs.

Ray was a retired truck driver for Gilster Mary Lee Corporation. ...