Obituaries
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Mary Marjorie Pedtke, longtime Tamaroa educatorSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Mary Marjorie Pedtke, 90, of Du Bois, passed away at 2:25 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 at the SSM Health Good Samaritan in Mt. Vernon. Marjorie was born Oct. 7, 1929...
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Jack P. Herschbach of ChesterSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Jack P. Herschbach, 69, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:26 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to ...
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Gene 'Geno' P. Hecht of ChesterSep 13, 2020 1:00 am - Gene "Geno" P. Hecht, 58, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:43 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born to the late Herbert and Wilma (nee Bur...
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Ruth Jean Tiller of SteelevilleSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Ruth Jean Tiller, 85, of Steeleville, passed away at 9:37 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at her home. Ruth was born in Chester, Illinois, on Aug. 15, 1935, the daught...
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Carol Elizabeth Simpson, formerly of HarrisburgSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Carol Elizabeth Simpson, age 78 of Mason City, Illinois and formerly of Harrisburg, passed away at 1:03 a.m. Sept. 9, 2020 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincol...
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William Thomas 'Tom' Killman of Lake of EgyptSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - William Thomas "Tom" Killman, 79, of Lake of Egypt, died at 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 at his residence. Graveside services will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept...
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Merlin 'Merle' LaRose of ChesterSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Merlin "Merle" E. LaRose, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 2:52 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born to t...
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William 'Bob' Howard of ShawneetownSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - William "Bob" Howard, 63, passed peacefully away in his sleep on Sept. 5, 2020 following an extended illness. Bob is survived by his daughter, Kim Howard, of Herrin; his...
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Vernie Eugene Dunn, formerly of DelwoodSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Vernie Eugene Dunn, 81, of Carbondale, formerly of Delwood, died at 12:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Herrin Hospital. Graveside services will begin at noon on Friday,...
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Laura Marcella Downey of RidgwaySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Laura Marcella Downey, age 98 and a native of Ridgway, passed away on Sept. 2, 2020 in the Eldorado Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Laura was born on Aug. 16, 1922 in...