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

Usselmann, F. "Bob"

Usselmann, F. "Bob"

Mar 27, 2015

Robert “Bob” Frank Usselmann, 86, of Aviston, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 at his home. He was born October 6, 1928 in Germantown, son of Frank and Catherine (Norrenberns) Usselmann. He married Betty Ribbing on May 22, 1957 at St. Rose Catholic Church in St. Rose and she survives in Aviston. In addition to his wife he is survived by...

Schrage, Dorothy

Schrage, Dorothy

Mar 24, 2015

Dorothy F. Schrage, 85, of Aviston, entered into rest on Monday, March 23, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland, IL. She was born February 27, 1930 in Aviston, daughter of Herman and Anna (Timmermann) Feldmann. She married Charles T. Schrage November 15, 1955 in Aviston and he preceded her in death August 29, 2002. She is survived by her...

Patsy A. Hitpas

Patsy A. Hitpas

Mar 24, 2015

Patsy Hitpas of Carlyle passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese at the age of 78 years. Patsy was born in Posey, Illinois on October 18, 1936, the daughter of Rollin “Boscoe” and Loretta (Jacobs) Turner. She married Donald Hitpas on December 19, 1955 at St. Mary Church in Carlyle and he preceded her in...

Earl Plesia

Earl Plesia

Mar 22, 2015

Earl Plesia of O’Fallon, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home at the age of 87 years. Earl was born in East Canton, Ohio on April 25, 1927, the son of Jacob and Anastasia (Ganea) Plesia. He married Nancy Revermann in East St. Louis, Illinois on July 3, 1967, and she survives in O’Fallon. Earl is also...

Crippen, Phyllis

Crippen, Phyllis

Mar 18, 2015

Phyllis Ann Crippen, 58, of St. Rose, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 surrounded by her family at her parent’s home in St. Rose, IL. She was born June 24, 1956 in Highland, IL daughter of Cletus P. and Mary Ann (Wilke) Hempen. In addition to her parents she is survived by her son, Bob (Kayla) Crippen of Beckemeyer; a granddaughter,...

Hostmeyer, Sara

Hostmeyer, Sara

Mar 17, 2015

Sara D. Hostmeyer, 99, of Breese, died March 17, 2015 at Caseyville by BestDiscountApp" href="#"Nursing Home in Caseyville, IL. She was born November 24, 1915 in Louisville, IL daughter of Fred and Nell (Harmon) Yaap. She married Emmett Hostmeyer on November 14, 1940 at St. John United Church of Christ in Breese and he preceded her in death on May...

Paridon, Cheryl Lynn

Paridon, Cheryl Lynn

Mar 16, 2015

Cheryl Lynn Paridon, 58, of New Baden, died Sunday March 15, 2015 at her home in New Baden, IL . She was born March 1, 1957 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of Roger Willis Caldwell and Alice (Woodford) . She married Tim Paridon on October 26, 1994 and he preceded her in death on May 18, 2012. She is survived...

Neff, O. "Mimi"

Neff, O. "Mimi"

Mar 15, 2015

Miriam O. “Mimi” Neff, 84, of Aviston, died Saturday March 14, 2015 at Countryside Manor in Aviston, IL . She was born January 19, 1931 in Stronghurst, IL, daughter of Clarence and Jessie (Swearingen) Mellor. She married John Robert Neff August 11, 1950 in Stronghurst, IL and he preceded her in death November 16, 1988. She is survived by her...

Ann B. Hollenkamp

Ann B. Hollenkamp

Mar 15, 2015

Ann B. Hollenkamp of Carlyle passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at the Carlyle Healthcare Center at the age of 98 years. Ann was born on January 14, 1917 in Salem, Missouri, the daughter of Bernard and Anna (Peppenhorst) Nothaus. She married Vincent H. Hollenkamp on October 1, 1946 in Carlyle, and he preceded her in death on September 2,...

Rakers, Walter "Peepers"

Rakers, Walter "Peepers"

Mar 14, 2015

Walter “Peepers” Rakers, 69, of Aviston, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at his home in Aviston. He was born December 7, 1945 in Breese, IL, son of Anthony “Tony” and Leona (Voss) Rakers. Peepers is survived by his children, Aaron (Mandy) Rakers of Trenton, Tom (Nancy) Rakers of Albers, and Allison Rakers of Trenton; 5 grandchildren, Shawn, Christopher, Elliott, Adrienne,...

Rensing, Richard

Rensing, Richard

Mar 10, 2015

Richard J. Rensing, 88, of New Baden, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015. He was born January 16, 1927 in New Baden, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Haake) Rensing. He married Dorothy J. “Dotty” Hodges on August 28, 1947 in Chester, IL and she preceded him in death on November 21, 2003. He is survived by his daughter, Debra (David “Chuck”)...

Mary Jane Lampen

Mary Jane Lampen

Mar 10, 2015

Mary Jane Lampen, 91, a devoted and loving mother, wife, sister, aunt, grandmother and friend, passed away at her home in Carlyle, IL on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Mary Jane was born on January 6, 1924 to Otto and Frances (Holtgrave) Markus. Raised in Breese, IL, she was born the third child in a family that grew to eleven children....

Grace Peppenhorst

Grace Peppenhorst

Mar 9, 2015

Grace Peppenhorst passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 surrounded by her children at Villa Catherine Supportive Living Center in Carlyle at the age of 95 years. Grace was born in Carlyle on January 18, 1920, the daughter of Earl F. and Mary Agnes (Schmitt) Davis. She married Paul Peppenhorst on August 12, 1941 at St. Mary Church in Carlyle and...

Inna P. Schwierjohn

Inna P. Schwierjohn

Mar 7, 2015

Inna P. Schwierjohn of Carlyle died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at her home at the age of 48 years. Inna was born in the Ukraine on March 28, 1966. Mrs. Schwierjohn is survived by a son: Igor Marynyako, presently a student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Inna had worked as a lab technician. Funeral services will be private.

Richard "Dick" Nalefski

Richard "Dick" Nalefski

Mar 1, 2015

Richard “Dick” Nalefski of rural Breese, Illinois passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese at the age of 84 years. Dick was born in Decatur, Illinois on August 3, 1930, the son of Frederick and Callie (Ray) Nalefski. He married Edna (Short) Burnett in Troy, Illinois of August 6, 1993 and she survives. Dick is...

Loretta A. Haselhorst

Loretta A. Haselhorst

Feb 20, 2015

Loretta A. Haselhorst, 95, of Aviston, died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Aviston Countryside Manor. Loretta was born October 29, 1919 in Aviston, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Hilmes) Detmer. She married Alois H. Haselhorst on April 18, 1939 in Aviston and he preceded her in death on May 31, 2000. She is by GetDiscountApp" href="#"survived by her children, Ruth...

Weilmuenster, Jennie

Weilmuenster, Jennie

Feb 15, 2015

Jennie K. Weilmuenster, 79, of New Baden, IL died Friday, February 13, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese, IL. She was born February 13, 1936 in E. St. Louis, IL, daughter of Jesse and Jennie (Meldrum) Henson, Sr. She married Paul O. Weilmuenster on September 18, 1962 in E. St. Louis, IL and he preceded her in death on...

Charles Edward Walter,

Charles Edward Walter,

Feb 12, 2015

Charles Edward Walter, Jr., 67, formerly of the St. Louis, MO area, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese, IL. He was born June 18, 1947 in New Albany, IN, son of Charles E. and Olive Jean (Johnson) Walter, Sr., and they preceded him in death. He married Gayle Hechler on October 21, 1965 in Milltown,...

Lavern H. Jasper

Lavern H. Jasper

Feb 11, 2015

Lavern H. Jasper of Beckemeyer passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the age of 78 years. Lavern was born in Wade Township/Clinton County, IL on November 4, 1936, the son of Louis and Lucille (Grayling) Jasper. Lavern is survived by his long time companion: Mary Ritchey of Beckemeyer; his “children”: Debra Varel and husband Mark, Tracy Mueller and husband...

Von A. "Pixie"

Von A. "Pixie"

Feb 9, 2015

John A. “Pixie” Von Alst, 62, of Breese, died Friday, February 6, 2015 at his home. He was born November 29, 1952 in Breese, son of Melvin L. and Estelle A. “Dolly” (Hacker) Von Alst. He married Barbara Becker on June 17, 1978 at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Breese and she survives in Breese. In addition to his wife...