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Omer F. Nagel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Elmer N. Smith

Elmer N. Smith

Jan 2, 2013

PERCY - Elmer N. "Nolan" Smith, 59, of Percy, passed away at 4:51 pm, Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in Percy, IL. He was born in Chester, IL on August 17, 1953, the son of Murry and Annie Carpenter Smith. He was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church, Steeleville and was a store clerk. Nolan is survived by his brothers...

Zelda J. Mccann

Zelda J. Mccann

Jan 2, 2013

AVA, Zelda J. McCann, 85, of Ava, passed away at 8:20 PM Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro, Illinois. She was born January 31, 1927 in Ava, Illinois the daughter of Thomas Shirley and Leota (Riggs) McClure. Zelda married James H. McCann, Sr. on October 25, 1947 in St. Charles, MO . James passed away...

Clotilda J. Hartmann

Clotilda J. Hartmann

Dec 29, 2012

STEELEVILLE - Clotilda J. "Sally" Hartmann, 93, of Steeleville, passed away at 12:21 pm, Saturday, December 29, 2012 at the Memorial Hospital in Chester. Clotilda was born in Modoc, Illinois on September 28, 1919, the daughter of August Nienhaus and Bertha Moore Nienhaus. She married Roland Knott on November 26, 1938, he preceded her in death. She then married Joseph...

Joseph D. Collum

Joseph D. Collum

Dec 26, 2012

AVA- Joseph D. Collum, 60, of Ava, passed away at 7:41 am, on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Joseph was born in Salem, IL, on June 29, 1952, the son of Bill and Wanda Gaston Collum. He married Susan L. Sanders on May 16, 1980 at Salem, IL. Joe was retired from Consolidation...

Bessie Faye King

Bessie Faye King

Dec 24, 2012

WILLISVILLE - Bessie Faye King, 78, of Willisville, passed away at 1:20 pm, Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. Bessie was born in Willisville on September 25, 1934, the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Josie Glothfelty Henson. She married George Webster King on August 31, 1951 in Murphysboro, IL. He preceded her in death...

Rosa N. Randall

Rosa N. Randall

Dec 23, 2012

PERCY - Rosa N. Randall, 86, of Percy, passed away at 8:23 pm, Sunday, December 23, 2012 at the St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. Rosa was born in Woolridge, TN on March 14, 1926, the daughter of Woosley and Flossie Goodman Perry. She married Kenneth H. Randall on December 3, 1945 at Covington, KY. He preceded her in death on...

June Colleen Bense

June Colleen Bense

Dec 21, 2012

MURPHYSBORO - June Colleen Bense, 68, of Murphysboro, passed away at 7:30 am on Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin, IL. June was born on December 5, 1944 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Sterling A. and Anna Mae Chapman Barnes. She married Alan Bense, a very devowed and devoted husband on August...

Earl L. Volpert

Earl L. Volpert

Dec 21, 2012

PERCY - Earl L. Volpert, 69, of Percy, IL, formerly of Effingham, IL, passed away at St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham, IL on Friday, December 21, 2012. Earl was born in Belleville, IL on May 21, 1943, the son of John E. and Devona Steele Volpert. Earl married Helen I. Rees on February 26, 1966 at Campbell Hill, IL. He...

Fred Lepere

Fred Lepere

Dec 18, 2012

Ava - Fred LePere, 92, of Ava, passed away at 11:32 pm, Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at his home in Ava, IL. Fred was born in Sato, IL on August 4, 1920, the son of William E. and Edna Stout LePere. He married Dorothy Callais on May 14, 1946 at First Christian Church in Murphysboro. Fred was a farmer and...

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