Imogene "Pat" Koehn
Mar 16, 2015
AVA - Imogene (Pat) Koehn, 89, of Ava, passed away at 7:10 pm, Monday, March 16, 2015 at Manor Court in Carbondale, Illinois. Imogene was born in Gorham, Illinois on September 28, 1925, the daughter of John and Laura Sickler Rednour. She married Earl "Pete" Koehn on June 26, 1946 in Murphysboro. He preceded her in death on April 5,...
Ethel Troue
Mar 16, 2015
CHESTER - Ethel Troue, 92, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:45 pm, Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Independence Care Center in Perryville, MO. Ethel was born on July 25, 1922 at Percy, Illinois to Elmer and Martha Inselmann Meyerhoff. She was baptized at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville by Pastor Duenow on August 6, 1922. She later...
Adeline K. Bauer
Mar 13, 2015
STEELEVILLE, Adeline K. Bauer, 96, of Steeleville, passed away at 2:20 AM Friday, March 13, 2015, at Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. She was born June 6, 1918 in Steeleville, Illinois the daughter of Henry and Augusta (Ebers) Kingsten. Adeline married Wilburn A. (Butch) Bauer on November 27, 1943 in St. Louis, MO. He passed away on June...
Jackie D. Killgrove
Mar 11, 2015
PERCY - Jackie Dale Killgrove, 80, passed away at 10:13 am, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Jackie was born on August 30, 1934 in Percy, Illinois, the son of Leon "Jack" Killgrove and Fay Dorothy (DesRocher) Killgrove. Jackie was a graduate of Percy Grade School, Trico High School and McKendree University. He earned...
Cora Louise Brown Ohms
Mar 7, 2015
SPARTA - Cora Louise Brown Ohms, 101, of Sparta, passed away at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 11:40 am. Cora was born in St. Louis, MO on December 18, 1913, the daughter of Martin and Dorothea Heob Ernsting. She married Andrew Brown on February 27, 1961 in Bremen, Illinois, he preceded her in...
Charlotte Minter
Feb 28, 2015
AVA - Charlotte A. Minter, 68, of Ava, passed away at 9:55 am, Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Charlotte was born in DeSoto, Illinois on October 5, 1946, the daughter of Ralph and Pearl Webb Crews. She married Gary Wayne Minter, Sr. on August 12, 1967 at DeSoto, Illinois. He preceded her in death on...
Cecile F. Eaton
Feb 26, 2015
CUTLER, Cecile F. Eaton, 93, of Cutler, passed away at 6:30 AM Thursday, February 26, 2015, at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta, Illinois. She was born July 29, 1921 in Marion, Illinois the daughter of Roland and Eva (Watson) Kent. Cecile married Ryburn Eaton on July 28, 1937 at Cutler, IL. He passed away December 28, 1986. Cecile...
Omer Hornbostel
Feb 24, 2015
PERCY - Omer Hornbostel, 84, of Percy, passed away at 12:10 am, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Omer was born in Welge, Illinois on April 19, 1930, the son of Elmer and Alma Oetking Hornbostel. He married Shirley Voss on November 27, 1954 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville. Omer is retired...
Rev. Bill N. Brown
Feb 15, 2015
WILLISVILLE - Rev. Bill N. Brown, 76, of Willisville, Illinois, was called home Sunday morning, February 15, 2015 to be with his Heavenly Father at the St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. He was born January 28, 1939 in Cutler, Illinois to Kenneth and Leona Vorderbrugge Brown. He married Thelma Lee Watkins on August 5, 1967 at Calvary Baptist Church in...
Roger L. Fedderke
Feb 14, 2015
STEELEVILLE - Roger L. Fedderke, 80, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:02 am, Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Roger was born in Campbell Hill, Illinois on December 3, 1934, the son of William and Estella Poenitske Fedderke. He married Ruth Ann Schwenke on October 4, 1958 in Bremen, Illinois. Roger was retired from Spartan Printing...
Marguerite L. Helfers
Feb 12, 2015
PERCY - Marguerite L. Helfers, 93, of Percy, passed away at 8:48 am, Thursday, February 12, 2015 at home in Percy. Marguerite was born in Tilden, Illinois on January 8, 1922, the daughter of Franco E. and Sophia McMillan Loyd. She married Walter F. Helfers on September 4, 1937 in Perryville, Missouri. He preceded her in death on June 19,...
Christine A. Bockhorn Albert
Feb 12, 2015
BELLEVILLE - Christine A. Bockhorn Albert, 55, of Belleville, formerly of Cutler, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Belleville. Christine was born in Chester, Illinois on January 16, 1960, the daughter of Carroll and Jeannette Todaro Bockhorn. She was an LPN. Christine is survived by sons, Matthew (Jessica) Blair of Belleville, IL and Adam (Lindsay) Blair of...
Donald D Randolph
Feb 9, 2015
CHESTER, Donald D. Randolph, 50, of Chester, passed away at 2:40 AM Monday, February 9, 2015, at St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Illinois. He was born November 6, 1964 in Herrin, Illinois the son of Melvin Laverne and Mary Lee (Kent) Randolph. Donald attended Chester High School. He spent most of his life as a Heavy Equipment Operator but...
James C. Ford
Feb 9, 2015
CUTLER, James C. Ford, 78, of Cutler, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born August 5, 1936 in DuQuoin, Illinois the son of Harvey and Lettie (Moye) Ford. James married Patricia E. Grab in Pinckneyville, IL on July 13, 1980. James was retired. He was of the Baptist...
Edward D. Lodge
Feb 7, 2015
The world famous, but not internationally known, Edward Dean Lodge, resident of Steeleville, Ill., passed away this past Saturday, February 7, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving wife, children, grandchildren and other family members. He was born on February 5, 1953, in Murphysboro, Ill., to Delmar and Nettie Lodge of Willisville, Ill. Ed married Cheryl Lodge August 5,...
Virginia Hopkins
Feb 6, 2015
WILLISVILLE - Virginia Hopkins, 90, of Willisville, passed away at 2:03 pm, Friday, February 6, 2015 in Willisville, Illinois. Virginia was born in St. Elmo, Illinois on July 8, 1924, the daughter of Pearl and Pheobe Dial Rhodes. She was a retired waitress and cook in various restaurants. She was of the Pentecostal faith. Virginia is survived by her children,...
Ricky J. Nagel
Feb 1, 2015
CAMPBELL HILL - Ricky J. Nagel, 62, of Campbell Hill, passed away 12:51 pm on Sunday, February 1, 2015 in Cadiz, Kentucky. Ricky was born in Murphysboro, Illinois on September 17, 1952, the son of Omer F. and Dixie A. Lively Nagel. He married Vivian Volkman Lawrence on April 1, 2000. Ricky was a school bus driver for Trico School...
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...
