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Local obituaries for Carlyle, New Baden, Aviston, Albers, and Breese, IL areas

Betty Joan Downing

Betty Joan Downing

Nov 4, 2021

Betty Joan Downing, 87, of Aviston, died Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Aviston Countryside Manor. She was born March 10, 1934 in Lincoln, IL, the daughter of Thurston Donovan and Agnes Amelia, nee Wubben, Redfairn. She married Morgan A. Downing November 23, 1952 in Lincoln, IL and he preceded her in death on August 12, 2019. Betty is survived by...

Deloris "Dee" May Knight

Deloris "Dee" May Knight

Nov 1, 2021

Deloris “Dee” May Knight, 88, of Mascoutah, died Monday, November 1, 2021 at her home. She was born April 29, 1933 in Olney, the daughter of William and Evelyn, nee Bunn, Thomson. She married Donald R. Knight February 19, 1951 in Olney and he preceded her in death on September 25, 2011. Dee is survived by her daughters, Donna Knight...

Roger A. Nordike

Roger A. Nordike

Oct 25, 2021

Roger A. Nordike, age 88, of Greenville passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021 at Greenville Nursing and Rehab. He was born in Irishtown Township on January 13, 1933, the son of Joseph and Letty (Smith) Nordike. He is survived by his nieces and nephews: Brenda (Duane) Pollmann, Vicki (Henry) Priesmeyer, John (Jessie) Nordike, Sherry (Russ) Sidwell, Sonya (Brian) Moore,...

Roxanne Marie Nordike

Roxanne Marie Nordike

Oct 23, 2021

Roxanne Marie Nordike, age 73, of Bowling Green, KY, formerly of Carlyle, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Medical Center of Bowling Green. She was born February 21, 1948, to the late Harold and Dorothy Luebbers Diffenauer. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by one sister Rebecca Diffenauer and father and mother-in-law Edsel...

Keith Haar

Keith Haar

Oct 22, 2021

Keith Haar, 83, of New Baden, died Friday, October 22, 2021 at his home. He was born September 9, 1938 in New Baden, the son of John and Gertrude, nee Henke, Haar. He married Linda Staffey February 14, 1998 in New Baden and she survives in New Baden. In addition to his wife he is survived by his daughters, Brenda...

Alice "Alo" Mary Maxfield

Alice "Alo" Mary Maxfield

Oct 12, 2021

Alice “Alo” Mary Maxfield, age 92, of New Baden, died Tuesday, October, 12, 2021 at Trenton Village Retirement Center. She was born February 27, 1929 in New Baden, the daughter of George and Emma K., nee Jung, Lodes, Sr. She married Calvin F. “Cal” Maxfield April 30, 1946 in New Baden, and he preceded her in death on August 3,...

Phyllis Ann Winkelman

Phyllis Ann Winkelman

Oct 10, 2021

Phyllis Ann Eftink Winkelman, 65, of Breese died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. She was born May 30, 1956, in Cape Girardeau the daughter of Phillip and Coletta (Neff) Eftink. She loved to play bingo, loved to dress up and decorate for holidays, loved to read and go to the park and enjoyed bringing home treasures from yard sales and auctions,...

Wallace F. "Wally" McDuffey

Wallace F. "Wally" McDuffey

Oct 4, 2021

Wallace F. “Wally” McDuffey, age 82, of Shattuc passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 18, 1939, the son of Francis and Jeanette (Fehrmann) McDuffey. He married Joan Niemeyer and she survives in Shattuc. In addition to his wife he is survived by his children:...

Carol Jean Lucille Macke

Carol Jean Lucille Macke

Sep 22, 2021

Carol Jean Lucille Macke, nee Goebel, age 71, of Trenton passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. She was born in Breese, IL on May 29, 1950, the daughter of Raymond and Rosalia (Rakers) Goebel. She married Floyd Macke at St. George Catholic Church in New Baden on May 17, 1969 and he survives in Trenton. In...

Ronald Hetzel

Ronald Hetzel

Sep 19, 2021

Ronald Hetzel, of Troy, Illinois died Sunday, September 19, 2021 at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born June 2, 1943 in Breese, Illinois, and preceded in death by his mother, Bernice Hetzel. Ron is survived by his son Courtney, of Troy, Illinois, his daughter Stephanie (Josh) Brown of Edwardsville, Illinois, and three grandchildren, Cameron, Shelby, and Mason Brown. Ron...

Jennifer L. Boshera

Jennifer L. Boshera

Sep 13, 2021

Jennifer Lynn Boshera, age 32, of Centralia, formerly of Aviston passed away in rural Centralia on Monday, September 13, 2021. She was born in Belleville, Illinois on February 6, 1989, the daughter of Mike and Cindy (Strubhart) Ratermann. In addition to her mother and father she is survived by three children: Brynlee Boshera, Ledah Boshera, and Raylan Mitchell; her sister...

Harry "Bud" Westfall

Harry "Bud" Westfall

Sep 10, 2021

Harry F. “Bud” Westfall, age 84, of Hoffman passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. He was born on February 28, 1937 in East St. Louis, Illinois the son of Harry and Marie (Oliver) Westfall. He married Bonnie Palek in Nashville, Illinois on July 9, 1969. He is survived by his wife Bonnie Westfall;...

Roger Fred Beckmann

Roger Fred Beckmann

Sep 10, 2021

Roger Fred Beckmann, age 66, of Hoffman passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Breese on April 20, 1955, the son of Leo B. and Leona (Mueller) Beckmann. He married Trish Dillon in Swansea, Illinois on October 18, 1980 and she survives in Hoffman. In addition to his wife,...

Dorothy B. Schroeder

Dorothy B. Schroeder

Sep 10, 2021

Dorothy B. Schroeder, 94, of Germantown, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at Breese Nursing Home. She was born January 27, 1927 in Breese, the daughter of Theodore and Anna, nee Bruns, Hemann. She married Edward J. Schroeder May 4, 1948 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Germantown and he preceded her in death March 10, 2011. She is survived by...

Clarence Benard Goebel

Clarence Benard Goebel

Sep 4, 2021

Clarence Benard Goebel, 92, of New Baden, died Saturday, September 4, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese. He was born October 3, 1928 in Damiansville, the son of Frank A. and Catherine, nee Wiegmann, Goebel. He married Sandra McAdams February 6, 1982 in Belleville and she survives in New Baden. In addition to his wife he is survived by...

Kathryn "Dolly" Holthaus

Kathryn "Dolly" Holthaus

Sep 4, 2021

Kathryn C. “Dolly” Holthaus, age 82, of Beckemeyer passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at St. Louis University Hospital. She was born in Breese on July 7, 1939, the daughter of Louis and Celia (Kampwerth) Holthaus. Dolly is survived by her siblings Edward Holthaus and wife Edna of Carlyle, Paul Holthaus and wife Lois of Breese, Julius Holthaus and...

Richard L. Frueke

Richard L. Frueke

Aug 25, 2021

Richard “Rick” L. Frueke, age 53 of rural Mascoutah passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at his residence. He was born on December 11, 1967 in Belleville the son of Richard F. and Katherine “Kay” (Meyer) Frueke. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a brother, Terry Frueke of rural Mascoutah and a sister, Teresa Dunning of...

Orland "Ski" Skibinski

Orland "Ski" Skibinski

Aug 25, 2021

Orland “Ski” Skibinski passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon on August 25, 2021, at the age of 78. He was born on December 13, 1942, the son of Simeon and Thelma (Sanders) Skibinski. Orland is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Nottmeyer and husband Gale; his sister Frances Ruth; and his grandkids, great-grandkids, and many nieces and...

Juliana T. "Julie" Toennies

Juliana T. "Julie" Toennies

Aug 23, 2021

Juliana T. “Julie” Toennies, 84, of New Baden, died Monday, August 23, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh. She was born June 2, 1937 in Breese, the daughter of Bernard and Gertrude, nee Hellmann, Rakers, Sr. She married Walter H. “Walt” Toennies on September 23, 1958 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Aviston and he preceded her in death on...

Leo B. Beckmann

Leo B. Beckmann

Jul 30, 2021

Leo B. Beckmann, age 90, of Carlyle passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. He was born in Bartelso, Illinois on June 29, 1931 the son of Fred and Elizabeth (Wessel) Beckmann. He married Leona Mueller at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Bartelso on June 30, 1954, and she proceeded him in death on...

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