Margery Elaine Davis
Jan 31, 2015
AVA - Margery Elaine Davis, 68, of Ava, passed away at 7:28 pm, Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Margery was born on January 14, 1947 in Ava, Illinois, the daughter of Walter R. and Wilma I. Modglin Cottom. She married Larry Davis on October 15, 1971 at Denmark Baptist Church. Margery was a...
Beulah B. Newton
Jan 30, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Beulah B. Newton, 101, of Chesterfield, Missouri, formerly of Steeleville, Illinois passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Bethesda Meadow Nursing Home in Ellisville, MO. Beulah was born in Cutler, Illinois on April 9, 1913, the daughter of Clifton A. and Roxanna L. Jeffers Browning. She married Walter Basil Newton on September 3, 1939 at Brazeau,...
Oneida Mahnken
Jan 30, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Oneida Mahnken, 94, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:51 am, Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Oneida was born in Farrar, Missouri on November 5, 1920, the daughter of Ernest and Bertha Lehrs Mueller. She married Ernst F. Mahnken on April 15, 1945 in Farrar, Missouri. He preceded her in death on June...
Melvin Lawrence Kiehna
Jan 29, 2015
Melvin Lawrence Kiehna, 95 died at 4 p.m. on January 29, 2015, in the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. He was born January 5, 1920, in rural Pinckneyville, Illinois, the son of Henry and Bessie (Egbert) Kiehna. Survivors include his sons, Ron and Cheryl Kiehna of Herrin, Dennis and Joy Kiehna of Steeleville, and Marc and Susan Kiehna...
Clinton G. Anderson
Jan 27, 2015
PERCY, Clinton G. Anderson, 68, of Percy, passed away at 12:51 PM Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. He was born September 1, 1946 in Anna, Illinois the son of Edward and Frieda (Dickerson) Anderson. Clinton married Pamela Prince on March 25, 1977 in Wine Hill, IL. Clinton was a retired Machine Operator for the...
Gussie H. Brandt
Jan 26, 2015
PERCY - Gussie H. Brandt, 70, of Percy, Illinois, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 in Ocala, Florida. Gussie was born in Percy, Illinois on September 6, 1944 the son of Lucille Papenberg. He married Arline Smyth on April 21, 1965 at Chester, Illinois. Gussie was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church - Post Oak, Campbell Hill,...
Dr. Egon F. Schneider
Jan 22, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Dr. Egon Franz Schneider, 86, of Steeleville, passed peacefully on January 22, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Greifendorf, in the Czech Republic in June of 1928. He immigrated to Germany after WWII and received his medical education in Vienna, Austria and Heidelberg, Germany. He married Irma Bittner in October 1951 and they then...
Louise May Bowen
Jan 21, 2015
ELLIS GROVE, Louise May Bowen, 63, of Ellis Grove, Illinois , passed away at 2:01 AM Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. She was born March 26, 1951 in E. St. Louis, Illinois. Louise married Ralph Bowen on April 14, 1969 in Edwardsville, Illinois. He survives. Louise was a Homemaker. She was of the Protestant...
Clara H. Biermann
Jan 18, 2015
PERCY - Clara H. Biermann, 93, of Percy, passed away at Scenic View Nursing Home in Herculaneum, Missouri on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Clara was born in Jacob, Illinois on August 9, 1921, the daughter of Martin and Minnie Weslow Oetjen. She married Norbert H. Biermann on April 23, 1943 at Perryville, Missouri. He preceded her in death on October...
Ruth Ellenberg
Jan 18, 2015
CUTLER - Ruth Ellenberg, 77, of Cutler, Illinois, passed away at 8:59 pm, Sunday, January 18, 2015 at her home. Ruth was born in Gorham, Illinois on October 10, 1937, the daughter of Stonie and Lillie M. Bower Shields. She married David L. Ellenberg on December 2, 1967 in Belleville. He preceded her in death on May 28, 1997. Ruth...
Betty S. Welty
Jan 15, 2015
SPARTA, Betty S. Welty, 82, of Sparta, passed away at 6:40 AM Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Chester Rehab and Nursing Center in Chester, Illinois. She was born March 8, 1932 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the daughter of Raymond and Adeline (Fischer) Schatte. Betty married Clarence L. Welty on April 4, 1953 in Piggott, Arkansas. Clarence passed away on January...
Doris A (Luthy) Wolfe
Jan 15, 2015
AVA, Doris A.(Luthy) Wolfe, 81, of Ava, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. She was born April 19, 1933 in Ava, Illinois the daughter of Frank and Samantha Jane (Taylor) Bower. Doris married Orval L. Luthy on December 28, 1963 in New Madrid, MO. He passed away on May 12, 1989....
Rev. Waldimar W. Dressler
Jan 13, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Rev. Waldimar W. Dressler, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 8:06 pm, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Waldimar was born in Langenberg, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Jacob and Johanna (Becker) Dressler. He was the youngest of 13 siblings. He received schooling in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. At age 14, he went to Concordia...
Everell "Lee" Schroeder
Jan 10, 2015
CHESTER, Everell "Lee" Schroeder, 83, of Chester, passed away at 10:32 AM Saturday, January 10, 2015, at his home in Chester, Illinois. He was born December 8, 1931 in Chester, Illinois the son of Edward H. and Clara (Kingsten) Schroeder. Lee was a retired Boiler Maker from the Nooter Corporation in St. Louis, MO. He also served in the U.S....
Susan G. Patton
Jan 5, 2015
MARION - Susan G. Patton, 73, of Marion, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Susan was born in Belleville, Illinois on July 26, 1941, the daughter of Melvin Fred and Bonnie Elaine Bagwill Juenger. She married Roger B. Patton on September 2, 1967, he preceded her in death. Susan was...
Robert M. Linders
Jan 5, 2015
PERCY, Robert M. Linders, 60, of Percy, passed away at 9:44 AM Monday, January 5, 2015, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born September 21, 1954 in Harlington, Texas the son of Robert C. and Alberta (Jennings) Linders. Robert married Janice Wagner on Monday, June 2, 1977 in Chester, IL. Robert was a retired laborer. He was...
Priscilla Crite Bolen
Jan 5, 2015
PERCY, Priscilla Crite Bolen, 75, of Percy, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born March 24, 1939 in Clank, Illinois the daughter of Cecil and Anata (Wilson) Crite. Priscilla married Darrell L. Bolen on January 4, 1958 in Cornith, Mississippi. Priscilla was a wife and homemaker and a...
Clayborne Lee Stevenson
Dec 29, 2014
STEELEVILLE, Clayborne Lee "Steve" Stevenson, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:52 AM Monday, December 29, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, Illinois. He was born September 27, 1926 in Hartford, Kansas the son of Walter S. and Libbie (Smiley) Stevenson. Steve married Audrey Lee Vorderbrugge on May 20, 1950 in Cutler, IL. They moved to St. Louis,...
William Dunhouse
Dec 27, 2014
SPARTA - William Dunhouse, 86, of LaMesa, California, formerly of Sparta, Illinois, passed away at 9:00 pm, Saturday, December 27, 2015 at Mt. Helix in LaMesa, CA. William was born in Pinckneyville, Illinois on September 21, 1928, the son of Shirley John and Edna Mae Cheatham Dunhouse. He married Dorothy Roberts on July 23, 1957 in Boulder, Colorado. He was...
Adele D. Barker Randolph
Dec 25, 2014
CHESTER - Adele Delores Barker Randolph, of Chester, passed away after a short illness at Three Springs Lodge in Chester at the age of 97 years, 5 months, 5 days. She loved and cherished her family second only to her love for Christ. She was a faithful member of the Church of Christ for over 6 decades. Adele was born...
