JEANA MARIE KOTHE, 62, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:47 pm, Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to Louis and Junelee (nee Hoeb) DeRousse on November 30, 1963 in Perryville, Missouri. Jeana married Gary Kothe on May 30, 2015 at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester; he […]
BERNARD “BARNEY” WILLIAM BARKHAU JR., 81, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:48 am, Friday, October 16, 2026, at his residence. He was born to the late Bernard W. and Rose Mary (nee Novotmy) Barkhau, Sr., on January 15, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri. Barney had been a lifelong farmer and a member of
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SR. DOLORES ANN RAPP, ASC, 99, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. She had been professed for 83 years. Sister Dolores Ann was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on
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CONNIE JEAN LETEMPT, 87, passed away on October 10, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Illinois. Connie was born on March 25, 1939, at St. Mary’s Hospital in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Walter and Gladys (Fults) Nagel. She married Richard LeTempt on June 2, 1956, at St. Joe’s
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SANDRA KAY GESHAM, 68, of Pinckneyville, Illinois, passed away at 4:08 am, Sunday, October 4, 2026 at her residence. She was born to the late Rodger and Joyce (nee Rednour) Braun on November 3, 1957, in Pinckneyville, IL. Sandra was a very talented painter. She loved to paint portraits and enjoy life. Survivors: 1 Sister:
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KELLIE VAUGHN, 41, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:37 am, Sunday, October 4, 2026 at her residence. She was born to Daniel and Tammy (nee Usher) Cowan on June 27, 1985 in Chester, Illinois. Kellie married Jess Vaughan on September 13, 2019 in Chester, Illinois; he survives. Kellie loved to watch wrestling with her
GERALD EDWIN HITZEMANN, 80, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 2:11 pm, Thursday, October 1, 2026, at his residence. He was born to the late Edwin and Esther (nee Salger) Hitzemann on October 9, 1945, in Red Bud, Illinois. Gerald married Bonnie K. Stellhorn on August 9, 1969, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bud
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SHIRLEY A. ROCHE, 89, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:57 pm, Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to the late Benjamin and Cora (nee Sternberg) Diskey on October 12, 1936 in Walsh, Illinois. Shirley married Verlin D. Roche on May 16, 1958 in Pinckneyville, Illinois; he
JOHN ALAN ODOM, 73, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois. He was born to the late Robert Leon and Alice Marie (nee Scarborough) Odom on October 7, 1952, in Christopher, Illinois. John Alan married Martha Lee on July 25, 1987; she preceded him in death on May
Tony Lee Biama, 67, a lifelong resident of Coulterville, Illinois, passed away on September 12, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer. Born May 31, 1959, in Pinckneyville, Illinois, Tony spent his final hours at the O’Fallon, Illinois, home of his sister and brother-in-law, surrounded by family and friends. Tony was preceded in death by
