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Jean Bush

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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