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Marion K. Roethlisberger
Aug 7, 2013
MARISSA, Marion K. Roethlisberger, 68, of Marissa, passed away at 11:49 PM Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. She was born July 27, 1945 in Pinckneyville, Illinois the daughter of Herman H. and Marie (Rabe) Mayer. Marion married Rudolph Roethlisberger on October 23, 1965 in Steeleville, Illinois. He preceded her in death on February 22,...
Carol Ann Kueker
Jul 29, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Carol Ann Kueker, 64, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:15 pm, Monday, July 29, 2013 at her home in Steeleville. Carol was born in Red Bud, Illinois, on August 29, 1948, the daughter of Charles H. and Marie Schuline Suhre. She married Robert L. Kueker on June 7, 1969 in Evansville, IL. Carol was a Court Advocate for...
Nicholas C. Dolce
Jul 22, 2013
WILLISVILLE, Nicholas C. Dolce, 84, of Willisville, passed away at 5:27 PM Monday, July 22, 2013, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. He was born January 6, 1929 in Murphysboro, Illinois the son of Joe and Nettie (Schiro) Dolce. Nicholas married Betty R. Siefert on December 18, 1954 in Mississippi. She survives. Nick was the retired owner of Nick...
Melissa M. Sauerwein
Jul 18, 2013
STEELEVILLE, Melissa M. Sauerwein, 41, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:38 PM Thursday, July 18, 2013, in rural Steeleville, Illinois. She was born August 1, 1971 in Sparta, Illinois the daughter of Glenn R and Mary Lynn (Hampton) Gerlach. Melissa was a Psych Administrator at Menard Penitentiary in Chester, IL. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Steeleville....
Leona J. Heins
Jul 18, 2013
ROCKWOOD, Leona J. Heins, 89, of Rockwood, passed away at 10:00pm at her daughter's home in Ballwin, Mo on July 18, 2013. Leona was born on September 9, 1923 in Neunert, IL to Paul and Clara (Hassebrock) Twenhafel. She worked in St. Louis, MO and Chester, IL in her early years. On July 24, 1948 she married Harry L. Heins...
Florence M. Reeves
Jul 15, 2013
PERCY, Florence M. Reeves, 70, of Percy, passed away at 9:37 AM Monday, July 15, 2013, at Memorial Hospital of Chester in Chester, Illinois. She was born April 13, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri the daughter of Charles P. and Margaret (Bond) Tillman. Florence married Donald L. Reeves on May 12, 1958 in Chester, IL. He survives. Florence was a...
Dean O. Campbell
Jul 6, 2013
WILLISVILLE - Dean O. Campbell, 91, of Burlison, TN, formerly of Willisville, IL, passed away at 2:05 pm, Saturday, July 6, 2013 in Tennessee. Dean was born in Tamms, IL on December 8, 1921, the son of John and Etta McCrite Campbell. He married May A. Turner on December 13, 1950 in Jonesboro, IL. She preceded him in death on...
Bernadine Loucks
Jul 5, 2013
CHESTER - Bernadine Brockmeyer Loucks, 74, passed away at 2:35 pm, Friday, July 5, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Bernadine was born on October 20, 1938, in Percy, IL, the daughter of Martin and Hulda Weaver Brockmeyer. She married Lester Wayne Loucks on August 11, 1957 at Wine Hill, Illinois. He preceded her in death on September 12,...
W.W. Schulte
Jun 23, 2013
STEELEVILLE - W.W. "Bill" Schulte, 90, of Steeleville, passed away at 10:50 pm, Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Red Bud Nursing Home in Red Bud, IL. Mr. Schulte was born in Blair, IL on May 3, 1923, the son of August and Emma Gosejohann Schulte. He married Ruth Athmer on January 27, 1964 in Springfield, IL. He was the...
Bernice Winkelman
Jun 22, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Bernice Winkelman, 81, of Steeleville passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. Bernice was born in Red Bud, IL on September 29, 1931, the daughter of Ambrose and Irene Kelley Doyle. She married William Winkelman on October 10, 1969 in Missouri. Bernice was a homemaker. Bernice was a...
Alen Hegney
Jun 21, 2013
AVA - Alen Hegney, 78, of Ava, passed away at 7:00 am, Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the Jefferson Barracks Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. Alen was born in Livingston, Montana on December 23, 1934, the son of Albert and Clara Reisivig Hegney. He married Ludawn Riggs on December 31, 1975 at Chadwick, IL. She preceded in him in...
Howard W. Reuscher
Jun 16, 2013
CAMPBELL HILL, Howard W. Reuscher, 81, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 5:56 AM Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Howard was born October 23, 1931 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the son of Henry C. and Lena (Froemling) Reuscher. Howard married Patricia Sharrock on Wednesday, July 18, 1987 in Bremen, Illinois. Howard was a...
Debra Gossage
Jun 15, 2013
MURPHYSBORO - Debra McClure Gossage, 54, of Murphysboro, passed away at 2:55 am, Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Ava, IL. Debra was born in Murphysboro on January 20, 1959, the daughter of Vernon and Minnie Johnson McClure. She worked for Jackson County Sheriff from 1992 to 1998 as a deputy/jailer officer, then was a rural mail carrier out of Carbondale...
Mildred S. Wolfe
Jun 12, 2013
PINCKNEYVILLE - Mildred S. Wolfe, 99, of Pinckneyville, passed away at 7:30 am, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at her home in Pinckneyville. Mildred was born in Lenzburg, IL on November 6, 1913, the daughter of Albert and Ella Waeltz Frazer. She married George Wolfe on May 28, 1938 in Commerce, MO. He preceded her in death on March 9, 1981....
Kenneth R. Stewart
May 31, 2013
STEELEVILLE, Kenneth R. Stewart, 65, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:48 AM Friday, May 31, 2013, at Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, Illinois. He was born November 9, 1947 in Murphysboro, Illinois the son of Charles V.and Dorothy (Lovins) Stewart. Kenneth was retired from World Color Press in Sparta, IL and from Mecca in Pinckneyville, IL. He was in the...
Frankie M. Hiser
May 26, 2013
AVA - Frankie M. Hiser, 92, of Ava, passed away at 7:10 am, Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Helia Healthcare in Carbondale, IL. Frankie was born in Alardt, TN on May 20, 1921, the daughter of Christopher and Mary Myrtle Kring Tipton. She married Lloyd Keifford Stockton in 1948 in Roswell, GA, he preceded her in death in February of...
Gilmer R. Bruegemann
May 25, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Gilmer R. Brueggemann, 84, of Steeleville, passed away at 2:15 pm, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, IL. Gilmer was born in Steeleville, IL on March 19, 1929, the son of Richard and Clara Koch Brueggemann. Gilmer married Rudelle Niemeyer on June 4, 1955 at Bremen, IL. She preceded him in death on...
Florence O. Brockmeyer
May 20, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Florence O. Brockmeyer, 77, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:10 am, Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Florence was born on July 26, 1935 at Welge, IL, the daughter of Herman and Lydia Rubach Oppermann. She married Leroy H. Brockmeyer on November 20, 1954 in Wine Hill, IL. He preceded her in death...
Leatha Fern Gwin
May 19, 2013
PERCY - Leatha F. Gwin, 75, of Percy, passed away at 12:18 am, Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Sparta Community Hospital in Sparta, IL. Leatha was born on January 29, 1938 in Willisville, IL, the daughter of Charles and Estella Rubach Todaro. She married William C. Gwin on November 22, 1956 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Campbell Hill, IL....
Virginia M. Morgan
May 16, 2013
GORHAM - Virginia M. Morgan, 83, of Gorham passed away at 9:58 am, Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro, IL. Virginia was born in Steel, MO on September 16, 1929, the daughter of Walter and Jennie Yarbrough McCarver. She married Floyd E. Morgan on May 2, 1948 at Lusk Chapel, Missouri....
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