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

Mark D. Maedeker

Mark D. Maedeker

Aug 17, 2017

Mark Maedeker, 66, of rural Mascoutah. Illinois., born March 5, 1951, in Belleville IL died Thursday, August 17th, 2017 at St. Elizabeth‘s Hospital in Belleville, IL from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Maedeker retired as a civil servant in 2007 from the Department of Defense and the Air Force with almost 35 years creditable service. Mark’s career consisted...

Joan M. Warren

Joan M. Warren

Aug 14, 2017

Joan M. Warren, 86, of Carlyle passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. Joan was born in Beckemeyer, Illinois on April 30, 1931 the daughter of Herman and Clara (Issak) Kuhl. She married William W. Warren on July 26, 1968 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Carlyle and he preceded her in death. In...

James John Elling Sr.

James John Elling Sr.

Aug 13, 2017

James John Elling, Sr., 81, of Carlyle passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Salem Township Hospital. He was born in Breese on November 29, 1935 son of Theodore and Martha (Johnson) Elling. He married April 19th, 1958 Oma Ruth Elling who proceeded him in death on December 20, 2015. He was proceeded in death by his parents, wife...

David W. Jargon

David W. Jargon

Aug 12, 2017

David Wilson Jargon, age 81, of Carlyle passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese. David was born in Beckemeyer on March 2, 1936 the son of Henry and Hattie (Dorries) Jargon. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Jargon is survived by his two sons, Brad (Sherry) Jargon of Roxanna, and Michael...

Rev. Marguerite J. "Gretchen" Sterrett

Rev. Marguerite J. "Gretchen" Sterrett

Aug 6, 2017

Rev. Marguerite J. “Gretchen” Sterrett, 64, of New Baden, IL, died Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her home. She was born November 4, 1952 in Trenton, MI, the daughter of Kurt and Bertha Faye, nee Ward, Breitfeld. She married Paul Richard Sterrett on August 25, 1973 in Tiffin, OH, and he survives in New Baden, IL. In addition to her...

Linda A. McDonald

Linda A. McDonald

Aug 4, 2017

Linda A. McDonald, 74, of New Baden, died Friday, August 4, 2017 at Clinton Manor Living Center in New Baden. She was born April 23, 1943 in Fort Covington, NY, the daughter of Walter and Edna, nee Veivia, LaPage. She married Charles V. McDonald on June 6, 1964 in Syracuse, NY and he survives in New Baden. In addition to...

Jordan Anthony Noffke

Jordan Anthony Noffke

Aug 3, 2017

Jordan Anthony Noffke, infant son of Mark A. and Destiny M. (Lambert) Noffke of Beckemeyer entered this world an angel on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. Along with his parents, Jordan is survived by two brothers Connor Felton and Jayden Noffke; his sister, Miley Noffke; maternal grandparents, Mary and Tony Lambert of Elka, Nevada; paternal...

Arthur L. Chaney

Arthur L. Chaney

Aug 1, 2017

Arthur Leon Chaney, age 57, of Keyesport passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. He was born on May 6, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Arthur R. and Patsy (Robinson) Chaney. Art was preceded in death by his mother and father as well as his infant daughter, Stephanie Chaney. Mr. Chaney...

Lucille E. "Sis" Bann

Lucille E. "Sis" Bann

Jul 31, 2017

Lucille E. “Sis” Bann, nee Bailey, 91, of New Baden, IL, born February 2, 1926 in DuQuoin, IL, died Monday, July 31, 2017 at her home in New Baden, IL surrounded by her family. Sis was raised in a small suburb of DuQuoin called Sunfield. The main street was named Bailey Lane, as most of her family settled there. Sis...

Marcella A. Knapp

Marcella A. Knapp

Jul 19, 2017

The spirit of Marcella Agnes Knapp left her earthly body at 80 years old, on July 19, 2017, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born October 20, 1936, as the youngest of 13 children to Joseph and Elizabeth (Aarns) Koch, Marcella was a lifelong resident of Beckemeyer, IL. For the past 60 years, she was a member of her monthly...

Bertha Mae Smith

Bertha Mae Smith

Jul 15, 2017

Bertha Mae Smith, nee Hardekopf of Bentonville, AR, formerly of Beckemeyer passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, AR. She was born May 31, 1936 in Breese the daughter of Otto and Mable (Erwin) Hardekopf. She Married William R. Thurman and later divorced. She married James Smith and later divorced. Bertha is survived by three...

Melvin W. Reinkensmeyer

Melvin W. Reinkensmeyer

Jul 11, 2017

Melvin Wilhelm Reinkensmeyer, age 88, of Ferrin passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Breese Nursing Home. Melvin was born in Ferrin on September 15, 1928, the son of William F. and Alvina (Harre) Reinkensmeyer. He was preceded in death by his mother and father as well as his sister Alma Strahan. Mr. Reinkensmeyer is survived by his niece...

Marilyn Martha Ribbing

Marilyn Martha Ribbing

Jul 6, 2017

Marilyn Martha Ribbing, 74, of Breese, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Countryside Manor in Aviston. She was born June 27, 1943 in New Baden, daughter of Vincent H. and Marie C. (Venhaus) Ribbing. She is survived by her siblings, Elvira “Toots” (Jim) Tebbe, Ruth (Vic) Jansen, Janet Willmann, and Dan (Martha) Ribbing; her special friend Glen Feltrop. In addition...

Joseph E. "Joe" Thomas

Joseph E. "Joe" Thomas

Jul 6, 2017

Joseph Edwin Thomas, age 75, of Beckemeyer passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland. Joe was born in Jamestown, Illinois on March 18, 1942, the son of Charles and Linda (Frey) Thomas. He married Sharon Hoffman on May 4, 1968 at St. Anthony Church in Beckemeyer, and she survives in Beckemeyer. In addition to...

Mildred "Millie" Bann

Mildred "Millie" Bann

Jul 2, 2017

Mildred Edna “Millie” Bann (nee Cowell, Davis), age 88 of New Baden, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in New Baden. She was born in Red Bud, Illinois, on April 14, 1929, the daughter of Louis J. and Adeline (Purtle) Cowell. Millie married Dwight Davis, and he preceded her in death. She later married J.W. “Bill” Bann, Jr., and...

Patricia Ann Huegen

Patricia Ann Huegen

Jun 27, 2017

Patricia Ann Huegen, 79, of Albers, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese. She was born March 16, 1938 in Belleville, the daughter of Alvin and Clara, nee Sandheinrich, Schmidt. She married David D. Huegen September 1, 1958 at St. Theresa Church in Belleville and he survives in Albers. In addition to her husband she is...

Joseph Samuel Lococo

Joseph Samuel Lococo

Jun 25, 2017

Joseph Samuel Lococo, 66, of Beckemeyer and formerly of West Chicago, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 3, 1950 in Chicago, the son of August and Naomi, nee Roberts, Lococo. Joseph is survived by his three daughters, Marlena Lococo, Rita (Nate) Merriam, and Felicia (Kenneth) Merriam all of Omaha, NE; one granddaughter, Chloe Merriam;...

Robert H. "Butch" Deiters

Robert H. "Butch" Deiters

Jun 16, 2017

Robert H. “Butch” Deiters, 89, of Breese, died Friday, June 16, 2017 at Aviston Countryside Manor. He was born June 3, 1928 in Breese, son of Bernard and Anna E. (Hilmes) Deiters. He married Anna M. Liening April 18, 1950 in Breese and she preceded him in death February 25, 2007. He is survived by his children, Roberta (Dave) Beer...

Agatha M. Rux

Agatha M. Rux

Jun 15, 2017

Agatha Mary Ann Rux, 97, of Breese, died Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Breese Nursing Home. She was born December 30, 1919 in Breese, daughter of Theodore and Lucille (Perkes) Peltes. She married Vincent H. Rux December 30, 1948 at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Breese and he preceded her in death. In addition to her parents and husband she...

Evelyn Doloris "Peaches" Reynolds

Evelyn Doloris "Peaches" Reynolds

Jun 14, 2017

Evelyn Doloris “Peaches” Reynolds, 84, of Carlyle, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at the Villas at St. James in Breese, IL. She was born July 3, 1932 in Carlyle, IL, the daughter of Lawzenis “Dode” and LeDora “Dodie”, nee Meier, Taylor. She married Willis “Jr” Reynolds on July 12, 1952 in Arkansas, and he preceded her in death September 13,...

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