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Jamie N. Jones Foster
Feb 24, 2013
Jamie N. Jones Foster MURPHYSBORO - Jamie N. Jones Foster, 31, of Murphysboro, passed away at 12:46 am, Sunday, February 24, 2013 in Carbondale, IL. Jamie was born in Carbondale, IL on October 23, 1981, the daughter of Steven and Cheryal King Jones. She was a tutor at SIU. Jamie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Oray Rieckenberg
Feb 23, 2013
STEELEVILLE, Oray Rieckenberg, 92, passed away February 23, 2013 at 3:10am in Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. The Funeral Services will be private.
Perry L. Ebersohl
Feb 16, 2013
PERCY - Perry L. Ebersohl, 44, of Percy, passed away at 4:15 am, Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Perry was born in Belleville, IL on September 9, 1968 the son of Edmund L. and Dorothy L. Huddleston Ebersohl. He was a nurse at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, IL and was...
James M. Galbraith
Feb 14, 2013
STEELEVILLE - James M. Galbraith, 72, of Steeleville, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. James was born in Percy, IL on June 25, 1940, the son of Harry and Edna C. Ethington Galbraith. He was retired from Gilster Mary Lee, Corp., Steeleville. James was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in...
Ethel L. Niederbrach
Feb 14, 2013
CAMPBELL HILL - Ethel L. Niederbrach, 93, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 2:44 pm, Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro. Ethel was born in Perry County, Illinois on October 23, 1919, the daughter of Thomas Allen and Maggie Elizabeth Schwebel Armstrong. She married Theodore H. Niederbrach on November 3, 1945 at Campbell Hill,...
Romalee Brown
Feb 12, 2013
COLUMBIA, RomaLee Brown, 90, of Columbia, formerly of Murphysboro, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born August 20, 1922 in Ava, Illinois the daughter of Ross G. and Millie Mae (McBride) Morris. RomaLee worked as a salesperson in a tiny tot shop and also as an aid in a...
Wilma L. Asbury
Feb 11, 2013
CHESTER - Wilma L. Asbury, 72, of Chester, passed away at 2:45 pm, Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, IL. Wilma was born in Cora, IL, on July 3, 1940, the daughter of Fred B. and Elda E. Brunkhorst Childers. She was a homemaker and a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Chester, IL. Wilma...
Melvin Wilson
Feb 10, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Melvin "Fritz" Wilson, 87, of Steeleville, passed away at 6:55 pm, Sunday, February 10, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Melvin was born in Ellis Grove, IL on August 19, 1925, the son of Albert and Alma (Diercks) Wilson. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bremen. He married Dorothy Reimer on June...
Hilda Mae Caby
Feb 1, 2013
CUTLER, Hilda Mae Caby, 89, of Cutler, passed away at 3:14 PM Friday, February 1, 2013, at Fairview Nursing Center in DuQuoin, Illinois. She was born August 30, 1923 in Denmark, Illinois the daughter of Millus P. and Ethel (Throop) Glass. Hilda married Van Keith Caby on May 6, 1946 in Cutler, IL. He passed away on August 9, 1969....
Omer F. Nagel
Jan 30, 2013
CAMPBELL HILL, Omer F. Nagel, 89, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 9:55 PM Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. Omer was born May 2, 1923 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the son of Herman and Mary (Niederbrach) Nagel. He married Dixie A. Lively on November 28, 1943 at Campbell Hill, Illinois. She passed away on...
Brent Allen Thies
Jan 25, 2013
CAMPBELL HILL - Brent A. Thies, 47, of Clearwater, FL, formerly of Campbell Hill, passed away at his home on Friday, January 25, 2013 in Clearwater, FL. Brent was born on June 3, 1965 in Murphysboro, IL, the son of Lester C. and Verdelle Eggemeyer Thies. Brent was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Campbell Hill and a...
Walter L. Bollmann
Jan 21, 2013
AVA, Walter L. Bollmann, 80, of Ava, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at 9:31pm at his home. Walter was born on August 9, 1932, in Steeleville, the son of Johan C. and Hulda M. (Ottersen) Bollmann. He married JoAn G. Lively on September 6, 1957 at Rockledge, Florida. Walter was a retired electrican and was also retired from...
Donald Lee Witbracht
Jan 20, 2013
PERCY, Donald Lee Witbracht, 67, of Percy, passed away at 8:15 AM Sunday, January 20, 2013, at his home in Percy, Illinois. Donald was born March 25, 1945 in Percy, Illinois the son of Earl and Bernadine (Ruehmkorff) Witbracht. Donald married Mary Lou McBride on Saturday, March 30, 1968 at St .John's Lutheran Church, Bremen, IL. Donald was a retired...
Dolores F. Dresel
Jan 20, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Dolores F. Dresel, 65, of Steeleville, passed away at 2:15 am, Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, IL. Dolores was born in Willisville, IL, on April 16, 1947, the daughter of Sam and Alvera Steele Falletta. She was retired from Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation in Steeleville. Dolores is survived by her children, Todd Falletta...
Florence Ruby Ruroede
Jan 17, 2013
CHESTER - Florence Ruby Ruroede, 79, of Chester, passed away on January 17, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale surrounded by her loving family. Florence was born on June 28, 1933 in Blair, IL the daughter of Clarence and Ruby Mahan Welge. She married Clarence Ruroede on December 27, 1952 at St. John's Lutheran Church in...
Madge B. Hutchison
Jan 15, 2013
PINCKNEYVILLE - Madge B. Hutchison, 94, of Pinckneyville, formerly of Percy, IL, passed away at 3:20 pm, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Washington County Hospital in Nashville, IL. Madge was born in Pinckneyville, IL on October 8, 1918, the daughter of Marion Clyde and Maggie May Carter Benedict. She married John R. Hutchison on December 16, 1939 at Perryville,...
Bernice E. Bockhorn
Jan 12, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Bernice "Bernie" E. Bockhorn, 88, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:15 pm, Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester. Bernice was born in Walsh, IL, on August 25, 1924, the daughter of Rudolph and Ida Krantz Eggemeyer. She married Wayne M. Bockhorn on February 20, 1945 in Steeleville, IL. He preceded her in death...
Bernadine Rodewald
Jan 10, 2013
CAMPBELL HILL - Bernadine Rodewald, 84, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 6:25 am, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Chester Rehab & Nursing Center, Chester, IL. Bernadine was born in Randolph County, IL on October 24, 1928, the daughter of Henry and Dora Beckman Lindwedel. She married Everet Rodewald on January 31, 1953 at Zion Lutheran Church in Walsh....
Joe L. Imhoff
Jan 5, 2013
MURPHYSBORO: Joe LeMarchal Imhoff, 85, of Murphysboro, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Illinois. He was born November 14, 1927 in Murphysboro to Clinton and Lottie (LeMarchal) Imhoff. On August 15, 1964 he married Marilyn Sue Hollmann at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob. Joe served in the United States Army during World War II. After being...
Evelyn Lee
Jan 4, 2013
CARBONDALE, W. Evelyn Lee, 94, of Carbondale, passed away at 6:45 AM Friday, January 4, 2013, at Carbondale Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Carbondale, Illinois. Evelyn was born March 24, 1918 in Ava, Illinois the daughter of William and Sadie (Carter) Madden. Evelyn married John Joseph Lee, Jr. He passed away on June 5, 1952. Evelyn was homemaker and a...
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