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Jean Bush
Mar 29, 2013
PERCY - Jean Bush, 82, of Percy, passed away at 4:00 pm, Friday, March 29, 2013 at the Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, IL. Jean was born in Percy, IL on March 22, 1931, the daughter of Harold "P.I." and Eula Wagner Opp. She married Charles Bush on October 16, 1948 in Percy. She was a secretary for...
Alberta Eggemeyer
Mar 27, 2013
CHESTER - Alberta "Bert" Eggemeyer, 78, of Pompano Beach, Florida, formerly of rural Chester, IL, passed away at 10:15 pm, Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Saline Care Center in Harrisburg, IL. Alberta was born July 6, 1934 in Chester, IL, the daughter of Arthur and Cora Runge Eggemeyer. She began work for Bell Telephone Company (AT&T) in the early...
Leroy Harold Keebler
Mar 22, 2013
STEELEVILLE, Leroy Harold Keebler, 62, of Steeleville, passed away at 1:45 PM Friday, March 22, 2013, at his home in Steeleville, Illinois. Leroy was born June 29, 1950 in E. St. Louis, Illinois the son of Harold L. and Gladys (Young) Keebler. He married Reba D. Ray on Monday, October 03, 1988 in Lebanon, Ohio. Leroy was a millwright in...
Larry S. Rodgers
Mar 17, 2013
AVA - Larry S. Rodgers, 68, of Ava, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at his home in Ava, IL. Larry was born in Cape Girardeau, MO on July 4, 1944, the son of Roy E. and Dorothy M. Wilson Rodgers. He married Betty L. Lindhorst on November 9, 1963 at Columbia, IL. Larry was a retired Ford Mechanic....
Clyde Lee Brownfield
Mar 15, 2013
STEELEVILLE - Clyde Lee Brownfield, 57, of Steeleville, passed away at 5:24 pm, Friday, March 15, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. Clyde was born in Campbell Hill, IL on September 2, 1955, the son of Clyde and Sylvia Clasen Brownfield. He was retired from Gilster Mary-Lee in Steeleville. Clyde was a member of the St. John's Lutheran...
Brenda K. Lehnhoff
Mar 6, 2013
PERCY, Brenda K. Lehnhoff, 65, of Percy, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at her home in Percy, Illinois. She was born September 7, 1947 in Chester, Illinois the daughter of Robert and Jama (Fisher) Wills. Brenda married Edward A. Lehnhoff on Saturday, October 16, 1965 at Post Oak, IL. Edward passed away on March 9, 2009. She is...
Sue Ann Wilson
Mar 1, 2013
AVA -- Sue Ann Wilson, 55, passed away at 12:33 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Sue Ann was born Sept. 7, 1957, in Murphysboro to William and Phyllis Stewart. She married Terry Wilson on May 2, 1976, in Murphysboro. She was a member of First Christian Church in Murphysboro. She was a...
Dorothy Wilson Bunch
Mar 1, 2013
MCCLURE - Dorothy W. Bunch, 89 of McClure, IL, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Liberty Village in Maryville, IL. Dorothy was born in Ava, IL on September 16, 1923, the daughter of John A. and Maude Hicks Wilson. She married William David Bunch on March 20, 1945 at Ava, IL. He preceded her in death on...
Gloria Abbey
Feb 28, 2013
STEELEVILLE, Gloria Abbey, 84, of Steeleville, passed away at 4:47 PM Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Illinois. She was born August 2, 1928 in Modoc, Illinois the daughter of John and Ellie (Allison) Brown. Gloria married Harry E. Abbey on Friday, October 06, 1944 in Murphysboro, Illinois. Harry passed away on November 22, 2008. Gloria...
Leroy Inselmann
Feb 27, 2013
STEELEVILLE, Leroy Inselmann, 74, of Steeleville, passed away at 1:25 AM Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Chester Rehab and Nursing Center in Chester, Illinois. He was born April 28, 1938 in Steeleville, Illinois the son of Martin and Edna (Rinne) Inselmann. Leroy married Ann L. Alridge on December 14, 1957 in Steeleville, IL. Anna preceded him in death on October...
Ellen M. Newton
Feb 26, 2013
AVA - Ellen Marie Bartlett Newton, 91, formerly of Washington Park, went to be with the Lord at 2:40 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Ellen was born November 25, 1921 in East St. Louis, IL, the daughter of Charles "Spider" and Marie Spain Bartlett. She married the love of her life,...
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....
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