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James Martin McTigue, Sr., 79, of Hecker, IL passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday November 16, 2023, in Belleville, IL. James was born on January 24, 1944, in East St. Louis, IL to John P. and Mary McTigue, Sr., nee Butts and his parents precede him in death. He was also preceded in death by his...
Anthony “Tony” Joseph Lepkowski, 76, of Smithton, IL, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving and devoted family on Thursday November 16, 2023. Tony was born on January 25, 1947, in Wilmington, Delaware to Anthony John and Elizabeth Lepkowski, nee Truitt and his parents precede him in death.
Tony proudly served his county over a distinguished 20-year career in...
James Daniel Thompson, Jr., 72, of Collinsville, IL passed away on Monday November 13, 2023, at his home. James was born on December 24, 1950, in East St. Louis, IL to James D. and Eleanor L. Thompson, Sr., nee Maxwell and they precede him in death.
James entered the United States Army as a result of the draft for the Vietnam...
William Oliver Hilderbrand, 81, of Columbia, IL, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday November 10, 2023, at his home. William was born to James P. and Mary E. Hilderbrand, nee Sheldon, and they precede him in death. He was the loving husband to Margaret Hilderbrand, nee Hale, dad to Todd and Linda Hack, nee Hilderbrand and Gerald...
Keith A. Schuessler, 57, of Chester IL, formerly of Evansville IL, passed away peacefully on
November 5, 2023, at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born on January 25, 1966, in Red Bud, IL.
Keith was of the Lutheran faith. He owned his own dairy farm for many years and then worked doing various kinds of other farm work. He enjoyed spending...
Richard “Rich” Jones, 84, born November 10, 1938, in East St. Louis, IL, died October 26, 2023, at Bria of Mascoutah, Mascoutah, IL.
Rich was a United States Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He was a musician, teacher and worked in the insurance industry. In addition to his love of music, he enjoyed goose and duck...
Janice E. Burris, 73, of Waterloo, IL, passed away in St. Louis, MO, on Monday October 23, 2023. She was born on December 29, 1949, in Evansville, IN to Thomas and Mary Walls, nee Grayson and the precede her in death. Janice was also preceded in death by her grandparents and brothers and sisters.
Janice graduated from Belleville Area College in...
Marilyn Rita Haudrich, nee Speichinger, 88, of Millstadt, Illinois, passed away peacefully with her loving husband by her side on Sunday, October 22, 2023, in Waterloo, Illinois. She was born on September 18, 1935, in Millstadt to Mathias and Cecelia Speichinger, nee Jacobi, and they preceded her in death. Marilyn was also preceded in death by her brothers Roy, William,...
Felix N. Reinhardt, 88, of Millstadt, IL, born Jan, 16, 1936 in Paderborn, IL, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.
Mr Reinhardt worked for Peabody Coal Company most of his adult life. After an early retirement, he spent time remodeling an old house and putting his skills to work on myriad of projects. He enjoyed the great ourdoors and could often be...
David M. Klingler, 57, of Millstadt, IL, passed away at his home on Saturday October 7, 2023. He was born on October 16, 1965, in East St. Louis, IL to Irwin and Rosemary Klingler, nee Welzbacher and they precede him in death. David was also preceded in death by an infant brother, Thomas Klingler.
David grew up in Swansea, IL and...
Helen Marie Albrecht, nee Fehr, 63, of Collinsville, IL, passed away on October 1, 2023, in St. Louis, MO. Helen was born on March 21, 1960, in Roswell, New Mexico to Carl and Billie Fehr, nee Aldridge, and they precede her in death.
The first thing that loved ones would say about Helen is that she loved music, there was rarely...
Gail Marie Gerovac, nee Miskovich, 74, of Waterloo, IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 13, 2023. Gail was born on August 8, 1949, in Wakefield, MI to Steve and Mary Miskovich, nee Grivicich and they precede her in death. She was also preceded in death by her siblings: Anna Mae Richards, Margie Jurasin, Steve Miskovich, Kelly Miskovich, Joey Miskovich,...
Barbara Jean Basham, nee Mayberry, 69, of Belleville, IL passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on September 13, 2023. Barbara was born on November 19, 1953, in Belleville, IL to Chelcie and Angelina (Botelho) Mayberry and they precede her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother Chelcie Lee Mayberry and her brother-in-law James Anderson.
Barbara’s...
Virginia Ann Kleier, nee Lynch, 88, of Belleville, IL, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Virginia was born to Hurbert and Elsie Lynch, nee Moore, on March 27, 1935, in Borger, Texas, and they precede her in death. Virginia is also preceded in death by her late husband, Wayne Kleier;...
Julie A. Grohmann, born June 30, 1970, passed away after a brief illness on September 1, 2023. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald W Grohmann. Julie is survived by her mother, Alice M Grohmann, her sisters Angie (Manny) Saavedra, Becky Dever, Cindy Grohmann, and Krissy (Marvin) Theel, and her nephews Nick (Carly) Saavedra, Josh Saavedra, and Colton...
Arlen O. Kuester, 90, of Waterloo, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday August 23, 2023, at Dammert Care Center in Belleville, IL. Arlen was born on September 4, 1932, in Morrison, MO to Herman and Hilda (Schollmeyer) Kuester and they precede him in death. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife Georgia (Tripp) Kuester whom he married...
Alvin “Al” Nicholas Helfrich, 89, of Waterloo, IL, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday August 23, 2023. Al was born on May 19, 1934, in Paderborn, IL to George and Theresa (Schoenborn) Helfrich and they precede him in death. He was also preceded in death by all of his siblings: Emil Helfrich, Richard...
***Update***. Due to the village-wide power outage, all services for Gary L. Wagner are re-scheduled for Sunday August 27, 2023.
Gary Lee Wagner, 63, of Belleville, IL, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, August 18, 2023. Gary was born on September 2, 1959, in Belleville, IL to Raymond and Janette Wagner, nee Holle, and...
John Martin Ehret, 70, of Belleville, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday August 3, 2023, in St. Louis, MO. John was born in Belleville, IL on November 25, 1952, to Milton and Martha (Fischer) Ehret and they precede him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother Edward Ehret, his niece Maria...
Ronald R. Karcher, Sr., 76, of Millstadt, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 26, 2023, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, IL. He was born on April 15, 1947, in Mt. Vernon, IL to Robert and Olivia (Kiefer) Karcher, and they precede him in death. He was also preceded in death by his dear son Ronald “Ronnie” R. Karcher,...
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