Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 30, 2016

MURPHYSBORO, Walter Dewey Lipps, 91, of Murphysboro, passed away at 7:23 PM Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois.  He was born November 18, 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri the son of Walter Dewey, Sr. and Leola (Chastain) Lipps.  Walter married Verna Leinicke Buffington on April 30, 1983 in Newport Beach, California. Verna  passed...

Apr 21, 2016

STEELEVILLE, Willard H. Biermann, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 5:10 PM Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. He was born July 30, 1927 in Steeleville, Illinois the son of Henry J. and Lydia (Vogt) Biermann.

Willard married Betty R. Stoffel on November 6, 1948 at Cutler, IL. She passed away on...

Apr 20, 2016

PERCY – Victor R. Morrison, 73, of Percy, passed away at 9:00 pm, Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his home in Percy.

Victor was born in Sparta, Illinois on December 26, 1942, the son of Victor R. and Marquerite McKinley Morrison, Sr.   He married Frances W. Campbell on October 25, 1975 in Granite City, IL.  She passed...

Apr 18, 2016

CUTLER, Shawn M. Farmer, 20, of Cutler, passed away at 9:47 AM Monday, April 18, 2016, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. He was born April 22, 1995 in Chester, Illinois the son of Robert W., Jr. and Lynette (Williams) Farmer.

Shawn was a carpenter and a member of Clarmin Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and...

Apr 18, 2016

CUTLER, Lynette A. Koch, 39, of Cutler, passed away at 9:05 AM Monday, April 18, 2016, in Steeleville, Illinois. She was born October 1, 1976 in Nashville, Illinois the daughter of Charles and Brenda (Langwith) Williams.  Lynette married Robert W. Farmer Jr. on July 11, 2009 at the Steeleville Baptist Church.

Lynette was an LPN...

Apr 18, 2016

STEELEVILLE, Carol Jean Driver, 63, beloved mother and mimi, passed away April 18, 2016 after a brief and quick battle with lung cancer. She is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Alberta Davis; brother, Carl Davis Jr, and her husband, Henry Driver.

She was a longtime resident of Norfolk, VA before moving back to her...

Apr 14, 2016

PINCKNEYVILLE – Mary M. Waltemate, 89, of Pinckneyville, passed away at 6:35 pm, Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. Mary was born in Granite City, Illinois on October 17, 1926, the daughter of Jacob and Christina Koboleski Herschbach.  She married Robert G. Waltemate on September 21, 1946 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. ...

Apr 8, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Edna D. Kothe, 98, of Steeleville, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 9:42 am, at the Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. Edna was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois on August 22, 1917, the daughter of Herman and Emma Bense David.  She married Elmer H. Kothe on September 22, 1936 in Murphysboro.  He preceded her in death...

Apr 5, 2016

Betty Schnoeker, 87, of Steeleville, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Betty was born on December 5, 1928, in Steeleville, Illinois, the daughter of Clemons and Marlena A. Eggemeyer Bollmann. She married Earl J. Schnoeker on December 7, 1946 in Steeleville. He preceded her in death on December 23, 1996....

Apr 4, 2016

STEELEVILLE – Toni J. Craig, 72, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:45 pm, Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois.

Toni was born in Pomona, California on November 25, 1943, the daughter of Ernest and Maletta Pietz Stevens.  She married Samuel A. Craig on November 17, 1964 in West Covina, California, he...

Mar 29, 2016

CUTLER – John O. Wittenborn, 80, of Cutler, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. John was born in Sparta, IL on March 1, 1936, the son of Raymond A. and Mabel D. Steffens Wittenborn.  He married Sharron Jo Treece in Arkansas.  He was a member of the US Air Force...

Mar 26, 2016

WILLISVILLE – Angeline Dolce Alms, 97, of Willisville, passed away at 11:45 am, Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois.

Angeline was born in Murphysboro, Illinois on October 27, 1918, the daughter of Joe and Nettie Schiro Dolce.  She married Wilbur H. Alms on March 1, 1950.  He preceded her in death on...

Mar 25, 2016

PERCY – Quentin L. Miller, 70, of Percy, passed away at 2:30 pm, Friday, March 25, 2016, at his home in Percy, Illinois. Quentin was born in Coulterville, Illinois on August 20, 1945, the son of the late Frank W. and Florence Homan Miller. He married Yvonne M. Simon on June 25, 1969 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Quentin was a...

Mar 17, 2016

JACOB, Laverne E. Neuhaus, 93, of Jacob, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois. She was born March 11, 1923 in Venedy, Illinois the daughter of Gustav and Della (Koch) Borrenpohl. Laverne married Clarence E. Neuhaus on April 28, 1946 in Venedy, Illinois. He passed away on March 24, 1997. Laverne was a Homemaker....

Mar 15, 2016

PERCY, Clarice D. Jones, 75, of Percy, passed away at 12:10 PM Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at her home in Percy, Illinois. She was born February 3, 1941 in Altus, Oklahoma the daughter of Arthur F and Gladys (Klipper) Cox. Clarice married Donald D. Jones on June 1, 1991 at Fort De Chartres in Prairie Du Rocher, IL. Clarice owned...

Mar 13, 2016

ROCKWOOD – Robert F. Kennedy, 83, of Rockwood, passed away at 6:35 pm, Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his home in Rockwood, Illinois. Robert was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on May 15, 1932, the son of James and Edith Pierson Kennedy. He married Norma Alldredge on February 11, 1950 in Piggott, Arkansas. He was a Carpenter. Robert was...