Pearl Dean Diefenbach
Nov 6, 2015
SPARTA, Pearl Dean Diefenbach, 83, of Sparta, passed away at 11:45 AM Friday, November 6, 2015, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. She was born March 28, 1932 in Sparta, Illinois the daughter of Henry Lee and Cordie (Jones) Bush. Pearl married Clifford B. Diefenbach on Saturday, August 20, 1949 in Sparta, IL. Clifford passed away on April...
Evelyn L. Mcbride
Nov 4, 2015
BELVIDERE, Evelyn L. McBride, 96, of Belvidere, IL, formerly of Ava, passed away peacefully, Wednesday night, November 4, 2015 at Maple Crest Care Center. Evelyn was born July 31, 1919 in Ava, Illinois the daughter of Samuel C. and Lura A. (Jarrett) Carter. She married Clifford A. McBride on May 29, 1937 in Ava, IL. Evelyn was a homemaker who...
Esther E. Lunnemann
Oct 31, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Esther E. Lunnemann, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:30 pm, Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Esther was born on June 16, 1927, in Rice, Illinois, the daughter of the late Fred C. and Ethel M. Guy Lueker. She married Leonard J. "Bud" Lunnemann on April 15, 1950 at Pinckneyville, Illinois. He preceded...
Betty Lou Korando
Oct 30, 2015
MURPHYSBORO - Betty Lou Korando, 84, of Murphysboro, passed away at 10:05 am, Friday, October 30, 2015 at Carbondale Rehab and Nursing in Carbondale, Illinois. Betty was born in Raddle, Illinois on June 15, 1931, the daughter of the late Louis and Elizabeth Shields Korando. She was retired from Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. Betty was a member of...
Opal M. Grab
Oct 24, 2015
SPARTA - Opal Grab, 88, of Sparta, passed away at 5:27 am, Saturday, October 24, 2015 at her daughter's home in Marissa, Illinois. Opal was born in Red Bud, Illinois on May 25, 1927, the daughter of Edward and Sarah E. Harris Pollard. Opal was retired from Chester Mental Health. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in...
Margaret A. "Peggy" Wilson
Oct 24, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Margaret A. "Peggy" Wilson, 73, of Steeleville, passed away at 1:36 pm, Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Margaret was born in Chester, Illinois on September 22, 1942, the daughter of the late Dorothy Zimmer. She was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville and the Steeleville Eagles. Peggy was retired...
William A. Fuhrhop
Oct 14, 2015
CAMPBELL HILL, William A. "Bill" Fuhrhop, 87, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 10:38 AM Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. He was born November 27, 1927 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the son of William H. and Edna M. (Tope) Fuhrhop. Bill married Mae Dean Caby on June 30, 1950 at Cutler, IL. Bill was...
Diana Westerman
Oct 10, 2015
ELLIS GROVE, Diana Westerman, 50, of Ellis Grove, passed away at 7:03 AM Saturday, October 10, 2015, at her home in Ellis Grove, Illinois. She was born March 20, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Clayton T. and Ruby L. (Carter) Barnett. Diana married Dale A. Westerman on September 14, 1985 at West Point, IL. Diana was a Homemaker...
Troy D. Bogenpohl
Oct 6, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Troy D. "Bog" Bogenpohl, 34, of Steeleville, passed away at 4:17 am, Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in Steeleville. Troy was born in Chester, Illinois on October 8, 1980, the son of Russell and Jan Ruby Bogenpohl. He worked at Gilster Mary Lee Corporation in Steeleville. Troy was a member of the River of Life Ministries in Steeleville. He...
Raymond L. Hill
Oct 4, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Raymond L. Hill, 69, of Steeleville, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home in Steeleville, Illinois. Raymond was born on March 3, 1946, in Marion, Illinois, the son of Herman and Nellie (nee Dooley) Hill. He married Lori Cleland Chadderton on March 1, 1997 in Steeleville. Raymond received his Bachelor's in Education from SIU-C and...
Otto Svanda
Sep 24, 2015
SPARTA - Otto Svanda, 91, of Sparta, formerly of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 pm, Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. Otto was born in Ava, Illinois on September 9, 1924, the son of Frank and Emma Lnenicek Svanda. He married Eldean Fritsche on February 7, 1948 in Jacob, Illinois. Otto...
Betty J. Ingram
Sep 19, 2015
PERCY, Betty J. Ingram, 90, of Pinckneyville formerly of Percy, passed away at 11:45 AM Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Pinckneyville Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois. She was born September 3, 1925 in Long Beach, New Jersey the daughter of Earl and Ella (Worth) Spruill. Betty married Earl J. Ingram on August 23, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey. Earl passed...
James K. Qualls
Sep 19, 2015
AVA - James K. Qualls, 83, of Ava, passed away at 8:50 pm, Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Carbondale Rehab and Care Center, Carbondale, Illinois. James was born in Ava, Illinois on December 17, 1931, the son of Turner and Florence Holcomb Qualls. He was an US Navy veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. James was retired from...
Sheila L. Snyder
Sep 16, 2015
WILLISVILLE - Sheila L. Snyder, 49, of Willisville, passed away at 4:50 pm, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Sheila was born in Chester, Illinois on November 23, 1965, the daughter of Robert L. and Jennie Smyth Bierman. She was a caregiver for young children. Sheila was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in...
Leslie James Troue
Sep 16, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Leslie James Troue, 68, of Steeleville, passed away at his home in Steeleville on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Leslie was born on November 26, 1946 in Red Bud, Illinois, the son of Herbert and Ethel Meyerhoff Troue. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith on December 8, 1946 by Pastor J. Mueller at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in...
Martha A. Bicket
Sep 11, 2015
SPARTA, Martha A. "Martie". Bicket, 63, of Sparta, went to Heaven at 3:55 PM Friday, September 11, 2015, at her home in Sparta, Illinois. She was born September 4, 1952 in Gao, Mali in West Africa, the daughter of Dan and Ann Zimmerman. Martie graduated from Alton High School and Hannibal College and became a registered pulmonary technician. She worked...
Sandra J Koch
Sep 7, 2015
STEELEVILLE, Sandra J. Koch, 67 of Steeleville, passed away at 8:17 am Monday, September 7, 2015, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. She was born on October 1, 1947 in Binghamton, New York, the daughter of John Louis and Louise Gensee Hughs Cole. Sandra was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church of Steeleville, Illinois. She...
Henrietta J. Bailey
Sep 6, 2015
WILLISVILLE - Henrietta J. Bailey, 87, of Willisville, Illinois, passed away at 2:37 pm, Sunday, September 6, 2015 at home in Willisville. Henriettta was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois on March 19, 1928, the daughter of Henry and Martha Smith Lively. She married Elroy D. Bailey on July 27, 1946 at Willisville. He preceded her in death on January 22,...
Laverna A. Castens
Aug 31, 2015
STEELEVILLE- Laverna A. Castens, 95, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:10 pm, Monday, August 31, 2015 at Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. Laverna was born in Bremen, Illinois on July 25, 1920, the daughter of Henry and Alma Dieckhoff Clasen. She married George W. Castens on June 20, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. He preceded her in death on...
Lawanda M. Cross
Aug 31, 2015
AVA- Lawanda M. Cross, 87, of Ava, IL, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015, at Breese Nursing and Rehab in Breese, Illinois. Lawanda was born August 11, 1928 in Murphysboro, Illinois the daughter of Jess Victor and Mary Brown Throop. She married Daniel E. Cross on January 30, 1947 in Ava, Illinois. He preceded her in death on September 8,...
