Obituaries
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Historic U.S. WWII ship to visit Chester September 16, 17 & 18Sep 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Launched on October 27, 1942, USS LST-325 was one of 1,051 LSTs built during WWII. All were built in the U.S. with most having been built at inland shipyards in the...
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Opal R. DiBenedettoSep 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Opal was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Du Quoin. She was born Sept. 29, 1929 at Andalusia, Ala., the daughter of Aaron and...
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Sylvester E. KellermanSep 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Sylvester was born on April 4, 1950 in Du Quoin, Ill., a son to Bert and Dolores (Welsch) Kellerman. After growing up in Pinckneyville, Ill., he lived most of hi...
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Alma Ruth MorganSep 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Alma had worked as a Nurses Aide at the Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro and Fair Acres Nursing Home in Du Quoin. She was a member of the Second Bapti...
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John McCurdySep 09, 2011 11:00 pm - John was born on Jan. 16, 1962 in Pinckneyville, Ill., a son to Charles and Wanda (Gass) McCurdy. He enjoyed computers, movies and his beloved cat, Marfious. ...
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Madeleine J. Tritschler,Sep 08, 2011 11:00 pm - She was born March 15, 1927 in Sarreguimines, France, daughter of Jules and Amelie Scherer. She was one of nine children, having five sisters and three brothers....
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Valerie L. RiceSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Valerie had worked for 10 years in the cash room for Famous Barr. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Du Quoin, Beta Pi Sorority and the Du Q...
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Dorothy J. PowellSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Dorothy was born in Corinth, Ill. on March 19, 1919, the daughter of Sherman and Jeanette (Vinson) Carter. She married Eugene R. Powell on Sept. 1, 1940 and he p...
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Robert Mark CohlmeyerSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Robert graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He was a guidance counselor at Belleville East High School and the former band director. He was...
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Frank Pete RuppertSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Frank was born on June 6, 1920 in Todds Mill, Ill., a son to Henry and Lucy (Giacomo) Ruppert. On June 10, 1941, he married Minerva Ann Robb in Todds Mill, Ill. ...