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Julie Weithorn
Feb 22, 2016
PERCY - Julie Helen Weithorn, 66 passed away at 10:15 p.m. February 22, 2016. Julie was born in DuQuoin, August 12th, 1949 to Bernie Weithorn, senior and Virginia Boquillon Weithorn. She is survived by her mother, brother, Bernie Jr. Weithorn (Judy) of Makanda, nephew Devin Clark (Monica) of Michigan. And two very special friends, Ron Coleman of Percy and Glenda...
Ruby Guebert
Feb 20, 2016
STEELEVILLE – Ruby R. Guebert, 80, of Steeleville, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Ruby was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois on October 30, 1935, the daughter of Henry and Anna Kessel Rodewald. She married Paul D. Guebert on December 19, 1953 at Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville. Ruby was...
Ruth H. Pulcher
Feb 17, 2016
AVA – Ruth H. Pulcher, 96, of Ava, passed away at 12:40 pm, Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the DuQuoin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in DuQuoin, Illinois. Ruth was born in Ava, Illinois on April 1, 1919, the daughter of the late William N. and Stella I. Phelps Butler. Ruth married Frank R. Pulcher on March 5, 1948 at Yuma,...
Marie D. Lindenberg
Feb 15, 2016
STEELEVILLE – Marie D. Lindenberg, 90, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:24 pm, Monday, February 15, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville. Marie was born in Palestine, Illinois on February 26, 1925, the daughter of the late Alex and Leona Runge Sternberg. She married Wilbert H. Lindenberg on June 29, 1946 in Walsh, Illinois. He preceded her in death...
Eldean C. Svanda
Feb 11, 2016
SPARTA, Eldean C. Svanda, 89, of Sparta, passed away at 10:55 PM Thursday, February 11, 2016, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. She was born October 22, 1926 in Jacob, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Meta Miesner Fritsche. Eldean married Otto Svanda on Saturday, February 7, 1948 in Jacob, Illinois. Otto passed away on September 24, 2015....
Robert D. Rice
Feb 4, 2016
STEELEVILLE, Robert D. Rice, 86, of Steeleville, passed away at 8:40 PM Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Belleville Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born August 18, 1929 in Cutler, Illinois the son of Edward and Winnie (Griffiths) Rice. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Bob's wishes were for cremation with no service. Wilson's Funeral in Steeleville...
Geraldine E. "Geri" Gardner
Feb 3, 2016
PERCY, Geraldine E. "Geri" Gardner, 91, of Percy, passed away at 10:00 PM Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. She was born July 28, 1924 in Sparta, Illinois the daughter of Otis C. and Ruth (Mann) Langwith. Geraldine married Willard H. (Cotton) Gardner on April 11, 1946 in Piggott, Arkansas. He passed away on...
Eleonore M. Mccormick
Feb 3, 2016
SPARTA, Eleonore M. McCormick, 79, of Sparta, passed away at 5:20 PM Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. She was born January 6, 1937 in Schweinfurt, Germany, the daughter of Adolph and Martha (Wegner) Blenk. Eleonore married William F. McCormick, he passed away in May of 1988. Eleonore was a retired Home Health Caregiver. She...
Thomas Michael Carr
Jan 29, 2016
AVA – Thomas Michael Carr, 69, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Thomas was born in Normandy, MO on January 16, 1947, the son of the late Robert L. Carr and Gladys Brooks Carr. He was a retired Quality Control Specialist and was a veteran of the US Navy and served...
Alvin W. Cotton
Jan 27, 2016
MARYVILLE – Alvin W. Cotton, 97, of Maryville, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Eden Village Care Center in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Alvin was born in Leslie, Arkansas on March 9, 1918, the son of the late Henry and Ruth Griffin Cotton. He married Edith I. Edwards on October 6, 1940 in Perryville, Missouri. She preceded him...
Drake Michael Astin
Jan 27, 2016
CHESTER – Drake Michael Astin, 3 Months, 11 Days, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Chester. Drake was born in Carbondale, Illinois on October 16, 2015, the son of Michael and Shellie Richelman Astin. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Chester. Drake is survived by his parents, Michael and Shellie Astin...
Martha Katherine Roseme
Jan 21, 2016
AVA – Martha Katherine Roseme, 92, of Ava, passed away at 4:10 am, Thursday, January 21, 2016, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Martha was born in Murphysboro, Illinois on July 2, 1923, the daughter of the late Louis and Wilma Weiland Keeley. She married Frank T. Roseme on July 4, 1940 at Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her...
Eddell Fedderke
Jan 19, 2016
CHESTER – Eddell Fedderke, 84, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Kindred Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Eddell was born in Wine Hill on February 26, 1931, the daughter of Edmund and Lena Diercks Ebers. She married Henry J. Fedderke on December 23, 1951 in Wine Hill. He preceded her in death on November 1, 2009. Eddell...
Richard Feuerhammer
Jan 15, 2016
PERCY, Richard D. Feuerhammer, 59, passed away at 11:34am on Friday January 15, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family after his long battle with cancer. He was born in Harvard, Illinois on July 26, 1956 to Duane and Mary (Trout) Feuerhammer. Richard married Cheryl Linders on January 12, 1980 at the First Baptist Church of Percy. Richard worked...
Cathryne June Bunselmeyer
Jan 14, 2016
ROCKWOOD – Cathryne June "MaMa B" Bunselmeyer, 79, of Rockwood, passed away at 1:55 am, Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. Cathryne was born in Happy Hollow, Gorham, Illinois on January 12, 1937, the daughter of the late Ralph and Laura Casey Stone. She married Homer Dean Bunselmeyer on October 28, 1956 at Gorham, Illinois....
Edna L. Lange
Jan 14, 2016
AVA, Edna Lange, 93, of Ava, passed away at 3:15 PM Thursday, January 14, 2016, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. She was born March 7, 1922 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the daughter of Albert Ferd and Margaret (Wahlman) Moehrs. Edna married Alvin Lange on September 14, 1946. He passed away on August 8, 1995 She was a Homemaker...
Robert R. "Thumbes" Themm
Jan 8, 2016
CUTLER, Robert R. "Thumbes" Themm, 64, of Cutler, passed away at 6:12 PM Friday, January 8, 2016, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. He was born August 27, 1951 in Brighton, Michigan the son of Richard and Joan (Murdock) Themm. Robert was a Laborer and was of the Protestant faith. He was a member of the NRA and a...
Geraldine B. Mueller
Jan 8, 2016
CAMPBELL HILL – Geraldine B. Mueller, 85, of Carbondale, Illinois, formerly of Campbell Hill, Illinois, passed away at 10:17 pm, Friday, January 8, 2016 at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois. Geraldine was born in Campbell Hill on December 17, 1930, the daughter of Herman W. and Edna Thies Beckman. She married Edwin F. Mueller on November 26, 1960 at Campbell...
Karlheinz Josef Henneboehle
Jan 2, 2016
MURPHYSBORO – KarlHeinz Josef Henneboehle, 84, of Murphysboro, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2015 at his home. Karl was born in Germany on December 15, 1931, the son of Carl and Maria Mesters Henneboehle. He married Ilse Voelker on February 18, 1956 in Germany. He was a member of the Catholic Faith. He was a retired Maintenance Supervisor at...
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