Paul A. Gearhart
Nov 3, 2012
CAMPBELL HILL, Paul A. Gearhart, 87, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 11:20 PM Saturday, November 3, 2012, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Illinois. He was born May 16, 1925 in Pomona, Illinois the son of Frank and Sarah (Gwinn) Gearhart. He married Norma Dean Adams on April 5, 1947 in Murphysboro, IL. Norma passed away on February...
Harvey Junge
Nov 3, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Harvey C. Junge, 74, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:45 am, Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Marion, IL. Harvey was born October 31, 1938 in Belleville, IL the son of Alfred Henry and Laura Marie Voss Junge. He married Kathleen Windergerst on November 8, 1958 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was a farmer...
Robert J. Cleland
Nov 1, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Robert J. Cleland, 85, of Steeleville, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012. Robert was born in Randolph County, Illinois on October 4, 1927, the son of Charles E. and Mabel Robb Cleland. He married Dorothy M. Schlueter on March 25, 1950 in Bremen, IL. She preceded him in death on August 25, 2007. Robert was retired from...
Alberta L. Heinike
Oct 30, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Alberta L. Heinike, 89, of Steeleville, passed away at 7:45 pm, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Alberta was born October 19, 1923, in Steeleville, IL the daughter of John and Louise Uffelmann Heinike. She was a retired officer from First National Bank in Steeleville. Alberta was a member of the St....
Irma Ruebke
Oct 26, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Irma T. "Cookie" Ruebke, 73, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:05 am, Friday, October 26, 2012 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Irma was born in Monteray, Mexico on May 13, 1939, the daughter of Paul and Lucille Chapa Tamez. She was of the Catholic Faith and was retired from Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation. Irma is survived by four...
George L. James
Oct 23, 2012
STEELEVILLE - George L. James, 70, of Steeleville, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. George was born in Rockwood, IL on September 7, 1942 the son of Thomas and Lillian Zang James. He married Donna S. Trucano on October 5, 1963 in Steeleville, IL. George was retired from World...
Leila Mary Gremmels
Oct 23, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Leila Mary Gremmels, 69, of Steeleville passed away Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012, at her home. She was born June 8, 1943, in Chicago, to Edwin and Libby (Siegel) Scher. She married Kenneth Gremmels on June 12, 1966. Lee was a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and the University of Illinois and was a dedicated educator, serving as...
Edward E. Crowden
Oct 20, 2012
AVA - Edward E. Crowden, 84, of Ava, passed away at 3:05 am, Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Edward was born on September 13, 1928 in Lamar, Arkansas, the son of Will and Geneva Crowden. He married Linda Sue Halford on September 4, 1992 at Jackson, Michigan. He was a veteran of the US Army...
David E. Bowen
Oct 11, 2012
ELLIS GROVE - David E. Bowen, 32, of Ellis Grove, IL, formerly of O'Fallon, IL, passed away at 5:23 pm, Thursday, October 11, 2012 in Brighton, Colorado. David was born in Belleville, IL on October 10, 1980, the son of Ralph and Louise Escher Bowen. He was a Laborer and was of the Protestant Faith. David is survived by his...
Ralph Heuer
Oct 8, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Ralph Heuer, 75, of Steeleville, passed away at his home in Steeleville on Monday, October 8, 2012 at 8:28 am. Ralph was born in Steeleville, Illinois on June 28, 1937, the son of Harold G. and Norma Behrens Heuer. He married Geraldine W. Rubach on July 9, 1960 in Wine Hill. She preceded him in death on September...
Harold D. Crum
Oct 8, 2012
CUTLER - Harold D. Crum, 76, of Cutler, passed away at 1:50 am, Monday, October 8, 2012 at his home in Cutler. Harold was born in Harper, KS, on July 28, 1936, the son of Charles F. and Hazel Schwab Crum. He married Mae Darlene Lizotte on May 11, 1957 in Milwaukee, WS. She preceded him in death on July...
David G. Moritz
Sep 27, 2012
PINCKNEYVILLE - David G. Moritz, 41, of Pinckneyville, passed away on Thursday September 27, 2012 at the Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, IL. David was born in Pinckneyville, IL on December 12, 1970, the son of Richard E. and Georgia G. Wolfe Moritz. David was a truck driver for Gilster Mary Lee Corporation, Steeleville, IL. He was a member of...
Mary Margaret Cox
Sep 26, 2012
HERRIN - Mary Margaret Cox, 93, of Herrin, formerly of Ava, IL, passed away at 9:45 am, Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at her home in Herrin. Mrs. Cox was born in Carbondale, IL on August 1, 1919, the daughter of Roy and Mary Swallows Ogden. She married Daniel O. Cox on May 18, 1947 in Carbondale, IL. He preceded her...
Ruby Marie Korando
Sep 24, 2012
JACOB - Ruby Marie Korando, 86, of Jacob passed away at 10:10 am, Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Ruby was born in Campbell Hill on December 11, 1925 the daughter of William and Maria Ehlers Thies. She married Herbert Korando on July 22, 1950 in Mississippi. Ruby was a homemaker and worked at Brown Shoe...
Thomas Edward Morris
Sep 12, 2012
MURPHYSBORO - Thomas Edward Morris, 73, of Murphysboro, passed away at 2:20 pm, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro surrounded by his family. Thomas was born in Ava, IL on September 19, 1938, the son of Luther and Mary Holliday Morris. He worked his early years as a farmer for Frischkorn Farms and later...
Gladys L. O'Neal
Sep 12, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Gladys L. O'Neal, 82, of Steeleville, passed away at 11:08 pm, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Gladys was born in Sandoval, IL on November 6, 1929, the daughter of Levi and Nora Garren Schossler. She married James E. O'Neal on June 26, 1947 in Sandoval, IL. Gladys was retired...
John Paul Ernsting
Sep 11, 2012
STEELEVILLE - John Paul Ernsting was born on June 26, 1929 to Raymond and Frieda (Meierhoff) Ernsting in Campbell Hill, Illinois. He was baptized into the Lutheran Church on July 7, 1929 by Reverend H.C. Welp. This same Reverend helped him to further dedicate his life to God at St. Peter's Lutheran Church through Confirmation on April 18, 1943. The...
Lawrence "The Cat" Middendorf
Sep 3, 2012
JACOB - Lawrence H. "The Cat" Middendorf, 84, of Jacob, IL, passed away at 3:55 pm, Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro, IL. Lawrence was born in Campbell Hill, IL on March 21, 1928, the son of William H. and Clara Gerlach Middendorf. He married Vanita M. Rathjen on May 6, 1951 at Christ...
Mathilda "Tillie" Gerberding
Sep 2, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Mathilda "Tillie" Gerberding, 95, of Steeleville, passed away at 1:10 am, Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Three Springs Lodge in Chester, IL. Tillie was born in Campbell Hill, IL, on September 2, 1917, the daughter of Fred and Lena Vogt Rathert. She married Elmer H. Gerberding on December 4, 1937 in St. Louis, MO. He preceded her...
Johnnie L. Mccann
Aug 27, 2012
STEELEVILLE - Johnnie L. McCann, 62, of Steeleville, passed away at 2:15 pm, Monday, August 27, 2012 at his home in Steeleville. Johnnie was born in Warrenton, MO on June 4, 1950, the son of James H. and Zelda McClure McCann. Johnnie was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Vietnam Conflict. He was a retired auto...
