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Kerry "Hub" L. Haberman

Kerry "Hub" L. Haberman

Dec 24, 2014

PERCY, Kerry L. "Hub" Haberman, 61, of Percy, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, Illinois. He was born June 12, 1953 in Willisville, Illinois the son of Nolan and Ida (Woodside) Haberman. Kerry was a retired Guard from Menard Correctional Center. He was a member of the Steeleville Eagles. He is survived...

Shane Lee Haslett

Shane Lee Haslett

Dec 21, 2014

PERCY - Shane Lee Haslett, 37, of Percy, passed away at 2:42 am, Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. Shane was born in Sparta, Illinois on December 15, 1977, the son of Benjamin and Vicky VanPelt Haslett. He was a carpenter. Shane was a member of the Promise of Living Water Church in Red...

Georgia V. Bunselmeyer

Georgia V. Bunselmeyer

Dec 19, 2014

JACOB, Georgia V. Bunselmeyer, 90, of Maryville, formerly of Jacob, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014, at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Illinois. She was born March 28, 1924 in Jacob, Illinois the daughter of Walter and Margaret E. (Schlimpert) Estel. Georgia was a homemaker. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church of Granite City, IL....

Jeffery Scott Copple

Jeffery Scott Copple

Dec 18, 2014

EVANSVILLE - Jeffery S. Copple, 51, of Evansville, passed away at 9:33 am, Thursday, December 18, 2014 at his home in Evansville, Illinois. Jeffery was born in Belleville, Illinois on August 9, 1963, the son of Calvin L. and Donna M. Saul Copple. He married Donna S. Wahl on May 8, 1982 at the Preston United Methodist Church. He was...

Homer M. Russell

Homer M. Russell

Dec 14, 2014

STEELEVILLE, Homer M. "Mike" Russell, 73, of Steeleville, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born August 23, 1941 in Murphysboro, IL, the son of Homer R. and Gladys (Guymon) Russell. Mike married Ruth Ann Zeidler on August 23, 1968 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Chester, IL. Mike...

William Valentine Degenardt

William Valentine Degenardt

Dec 6, 2014

PERCY - William Valentine Degenhardt, 73, of Percy, passed away at 7:05 am, Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Community Living Center, VA Hospital in Marion, Illinois. William was born in DuQuoin, Illinois on March 27, 1941, the son of Joseph H. and Cora E. Viers Degenhardt. He married Kay Lodge on March 2, 1968 at Central Baptist Church in...

Adeline Wolters

Adeline Wolters

Dec 5, 2014

CHESTER - Adeline Wolters, 89, of Chester, passed away at 2:45 pm, Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester, Illinois. Adeline was born in Randolph County, Illinois on April 4, 1925, the daughter of Adolph, Sr. and Olga Knoke Duensing. Adeline married Clarence L. Bierman on April 22, 1945 in Bremen, IL, he preceded her in death...

Scott A. Bockhorn

Scott A. Bockhorn

Dec 3, 2014

STEELEVILLE - Scott A. Bockhorn, 53, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:15 pm, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Scott was born in Sparta, Illinois on April 3, 1961, the son of Robert K. and Sally A. Rednour Bockhorn. He married Lesa S. Tedder on May 28, 1995 in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Scott was employed by...

Aaron James Deppe

Aaron James Deppe

Nov 30, 2014

CUTLER, Aaron James Deppe, 39, of Cutler, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Pinckneyville Community Hospital in Pinckneyville, Illinois. He was born June 3, 1975 in Sparta, Illinois the son of Allen D. Deppe and Janice DesRocher. Aaron was a talented musician and writer, who was passionate about introducing both music and books to people in his life....

Lavern M. Bodeker Karsten

Lavern M. Bodeker Karsten

Nov 29, 2014

STEELEVILLE, LaVern M. Bodeker Karsten, 82, of Steeleville, passed away at 4:35 PM Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg, Illinois. She was born October 2, 1932 in Steeleville, Illinois the daughter of Rudolph and Marjorie (Blake) Fraembs. LaVern married Ralph F. Karsten on Saturday, July 23, 1977 in Chester, Illinois. Ralph passed away on February 27,...

Charles E. Illig

Charles E. Illig

Nov 22, 2014

CUTLER, Charles E. Illig, 70, of Cutler, passed away at 11:14 PM Saturday, November 22, 2014, at his home in Cutler, Illinois. He was born February 17, 1944 in Cutler, Illinois the son of Henry D. and Myrtle (Morgan) Illig. Charles married Peggy Fillinger on December 18, 1994. She passed away on January 28, 2000. Charles was a retired Siding...

Charles H. Kelley

Charles H. Kelley

Nov 18, 2014

Sparta - Charles H. Kelley, Jr., 59, of Sparta passed Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 7:11 pm at his home in Sparta, IL. Charles was born on November 2, 1955 in Belleville, IL, the son of Charles H. and Mary (Grimm) Kelley. He married Deborah Farthing on September 19, 1975 in Coulterville, IL. Charles was a Paramedic and the Founder...

Kjuan W. Lissimore

Kjuan W. Lissimore

Nov 15, 2014

AVA - Kjuan W. Lissimore, 42, of Ava, passed away at 1:58 am, on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Kjuan was born in White Plains, New York on April 11, 1972, the son of Ronald Rainey and Denise Lissimore. He married Dawn Bramlett on December 14, 2001. Kjuan was a member of the...

Robert Doyle Bivins

Robert Doyle Bivins

Nov 12, 2014

AVA - Robert Doyle Bivins of Ava, Illinois, formerly of Dupo, Illinois entered eternal rest on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Carbondale Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Carbondale, Illinois having attained the age of 74 years. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois on January 4, 1940, he was the son of Doyle and Nellie Bivins, nee Schwartz. He met the love...

Bernell Vickery

Bernell Vickery

Nov 11, 2014

WILLISVILLE - Bernell Vickery, 87, of Willisville, passed away at 11:00 am, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at his home in Willisville. Bernell was born in Sparta, Illinois on June 7, 1927, the son of William Harvey and Nora Bowlby Vickery. He married Reatha M. Goss on June 17, 1950 in Percy, Illinois. They were married for 64 years. Bernell was...

Nadine M. Brown

Nadine M. Brown

Nov 9, 2014

SPARTA, Nadine M. Brown, 56, of Sparta, passed away at 4:30 PM Sunday, November 9, 2014, at her home in Sparta, Illinois. She was born January 14, 1958 in Chester, Illinois the daughter of Kenneth W. and Estma (Ruebke) Meyerhoff. Nadine married Thomas B. Brown IV on September 16, 1985 in Hawaii. He passed away on October 17, 2007. Nadine...

George Warren Crews

George Warren Crews

Nov 5, 2014

PINCKNEYVILLE - George Warren Crews, 85, of Pinckneyville, formerly of Murphysboro, IL, passed away at 8:50 am, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at home in Pinckneyville. George was born in Hurst, IL on July 19, 1929, the son of Warren Randolph and Jennie Lucile Patrick Crews. He married Evelyn Weil of October 20, 1950 at Bethel Methodist Church in Vergennes, IL....

Clarence Louis Misselhorn

Clarence Louis Misselhorn

Nov 4, 2014

CAMPBELL HILL, Clarence Louis Misselhorn, 89, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 3:30 PM Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at his home in Campbell Hill, surrounded by his family. He was born January 29, 1925 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the son of Edwin and Alma (Gerberding) Misselhorn. Clarence married Frieda Darlene Willis on August 28, 1952 in Hernando, MS. They were...

Archie L. Wydeck, Sr.

Archie L. Wydeck, Sr.

Oct 31, 2014

STEELEVILLE - Archie L. Wydeck, Sr., 79, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:04 am, Friday, October 31, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Archie was born in Percy, Illinois on March 18, 1935, the son of Andrew and Dorothy Popham Wydeck. He was retired Plasterer and was of the Protestant Faith. Archie was a veteran of the US Navy,...

James Conway

James Conway

Oct 27, 2014

STEELEVILLE, James Conway, 70, of Steeleville, passed away at 2:05 AM Monday, October 27, 2014, at his home in Steeleville, Illinois. He was born October 12, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Jesse L. and Oma Conway. James was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam conflict. James was...

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