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...
Raymond L. Schnaare
Jan 2, 2016
STEELEVILLE – Raymond L. Schnaare, 94, of Steeleville, passed away at 8:37 am, Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, Illinois. Raymond was born in Ava, Illinois on May 10, 1921, the son of Albert and Elizabeth Devolt Schnaare. He married Dorine Misselhorn on September 22, 1946 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Campbell Hill. Raymond was...
Cynthia S. Schatte
Dec 31, 2015
CAMPBELL HILL, Cynthia S. Schatte, 63, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 5:50am on December 31, 2015 at her home in Campbell Hill. She was born July 11, 1952 in Murphysboro, Illinois the daughter of Leslie C. and Violet (Quillman) Clinton. Cynthia married Allen D. Schatte on April 19, 1975 at Ava, IL Allen passed away on September 1, 2014....
Donna K. Mcbride
Dec 29, 2015
PINCKNEYVILLE, Donna K. McBride, 57, of Pinckneyville, passed away at 12:30 AM Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at her home in Pinckneyville, Illinois. She was born November 5, 1958 in Red Bud, Illinois the daughter of Kenneth and Ula (Becker) Austin. Donna married Allen B. McBride on November 18, 1988 in Paducah, Kentucky. Donna was a Production Scheduler for Nascote Industries...
Donald Lawrence Weiser
Dec 27, 2015
WALSH, Donald Lawrence Weiser, 71, was given life by his creator and was born on November 26, 1944, the child of Dorothy Louise (Moore) and Elmer Joseph Weiser, who precede him in death. He received the gift of holy baptism and became a child of God; later publicly confessing his faith through confirmation and received the precious gift of the...
Ignatius "Aggie" Dolce
Dec 22, 2015
HERRIN, Ignatius Dolce, 93, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 7:30 PM Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. He was born April 10, 1922 in Murphysboro, Illinois the son of Joseph and Nettie (Schiro) Dolce. Aggie married Lottie M. Goetting on September 6, 1943 in Brownwood, Texas. She preceded him in death on March...
Howard W. Cotton
Dec 17, 2015
AVA – Howard W. Cotton, 84, of Ava, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at his home in Ava. Howard was born in Kankakee, Illinois on April 2, 1931, the son of the late Elmo and Helen Taylor Cotton. He married Frances Lowey on December 22, 1955 in Bradley, Illinois. She preceded him in death on February 5, 1998....
James N. Barber
Dec 9, 2015
WILLISVILLE – James N. Barber, 89, of St. Peters, MO, formerly of Willisville, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital-West, in Lake St. Louis, MO. James was born in Willisville on September 8, 1926, the son of the late Sylvan and Bessie Hays Barber. He married Ruth M. Weil on June 30, 1946 at St....
Letha "Lucille" Kempfer
Dec 1, 2015
PERCY – Letha "Lucille" Kempfer, 84, of Percy, passed away at 3:22 pm, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Letha was born in Grandin, Missouri, on February 24, 1931, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Nola McDowell Kitterman. She married James Cletus Kempfer on September 23, 1950 in Alton, IL. He preceded her in death...
Shirley M. Murphy
Nov 29, 2015
WILLISVILLE – Shirley M. Murphy, 74, of Willisville, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Shirley was born in Galesburg, Illinois on February 3, 1941, the daughter of the late Ausie and Wanita Higgerson Edwards. She married Billy E. Murphy on February 26, 1999 at Paducah, Kentucky. He preceded her in death...
Kaileigh Rae Ralph
Nov 28, 2015
VERGENNES, Kaileigh Rae Ralph, 29, of Vergennes, passed away at 5:15 AM Saturday, November 28, 2015, in DuQuoin, Illinois. She was born January 23, 1986 in Greenville, Michigan the daughter of Mark and Leah (Herd) Ralph. Kaileigh was a Home Healthcare Nurse. She was a baptized member of Victory Christian Fellowship in Murphysboro, IL. She is survived by her daughter,...
Pearl Marie Guy
Nov 24, 2015
AVA – Pearl M. Guy, 77, of Ava, passed away at 9:20 pm, Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at The Manor in Carbondale, Illinois. Pearl was born in Ava, Illinois on June 27, 1937, the daughter of Thomas C. and Minerva I. Crisler Guy. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Ava and was retired from World Color...
Pauline Ehlers Lakeman
Nov 22, 2015
SPARTA – Pauline Ehlers Lakeman, 89, of Chester, Illinois, formerly of Sparta, Illinois, passed away suddenly at 4:09 pm, Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. Pauline was born in Wine Hill on May 14, 1926, the daughter of Fritz and Lena Waltemate Bollman. Pauline was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at St. Peter's...
Lona Davidson
Nov 22, 2015
AVA – Lona Davidson, 74, of Ava, passed away at 9:45 am, Sunday, November 22, 2015 at her home in Ava, Illinois. Lona was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on June 7, 1941, the daughter of Arnold Almond and Betty Langford Meneely. She married Robert Davidson on October 15, 1983 in Mt. Dora, Florida. Lona was a Homemaker. Lona is...
Roy Pete Reiman
Nov 17, 2015
CAMPBELL HILL – Roy Peter Reiman, 77, of Campbell Hill, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. Pete was born on May 25, 1938 in Murphysboro, IL, the son of the late Roy and Verneda King Reiman. He graduated from Ava Grade School and Trico High School, where he was active...
Ralph F. "Smiley" Biermann
Nov 15, 2015
SPARTA - Ralph F. "Smiley" Biermann, 92, of Sparta, formerly of Steeleville, passed away at 5:54 am, Sunday, November 15, 2015 at his home. Ralph was born on December 5, 1922, in rural Steeleville, Illinois, the son of Henry J. and Lydia nee Vogt Biermann. He was baptized December 17, 1922 at home by Rev. A.G. Duenow, pastor of St....
Donald Lee Jordan
Nov 14, 2015
AVA, Donald Lee Jordan, 77, died at home and surrounded by family on Saturday, November 14, 2015. He was born September 15, 1938 in Thebes, Illinois the son of Vernard (Mickey) and Pearl (Houseman) Jordan. Don married Belle Ann Donnell on October 28, 1954 in Hernando, Mississippi. After serving in the U. S. Air Force for over twenty years, he...
