Kenny Ray Homan, 61, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 6:40 pm, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois. He was born to the late Wilbert “Wib” C. and Mabel D. (nee Verseman) Homan on September 15, 1964 in Red Bud, Illinois. Kenny married Melanie Clarkson on July […]
Gary Louis Kerkhover, 81, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed peacefully at home on, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. He was born on March 15, 1944, in Red Bud, Illinois, to the late Louis J. and Wilma (nee Shemonic) Kerkhover. Gary lived a life marked by care, steadiness, and loyalty to the people and places he
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Charles R. Baughman, 87, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:00 pm, Monday, January 19, 2026 at his residence. He was born to the late Charles A. and Fern V. (nee McClure) Baughman on May 19, 1938 in Chester, Illinois. Charles married Norma Bargman on August 18, 1960 at St. John Lutheran Church in Chester,
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Dennis Fischer, 84, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 3:05 pm, Monday, January 12, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Herbert and Loretta (nee George) Fischer on August 5, 1941, in Belleville, Illinois. Dennis married Nola L. Spinnie on January 7, 1966, in St. Louis,
Dorothy M. Grah, 95, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:16 am, Friday, January 9, 2026 at her residence. She was born to the late Albert and Emma M. (nee Childers) Kuehne on December 22, 1930 in Jacob, Illinois. Dorothy married Jack R. Grah on December 2, 1950 in Chester, Illinois; he preceded her in
Roger L. Hanebutt, 78, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 11:40 am, Thursday, January 8, 2026, at John Cochran V.A. Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. He was born to the late Erwin and Nelda A. (nee Koester) Hanebutt on May 3, 1947, in Red Bud, Illinois. Roger married Linda A. Vessely on
A funeral will be held Monday for 96-year-old Boniface “Bonnie” W. Biethman, 96, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, who passed away at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Illinois. He was born to the late Albert and Mabel (nee Kennedy) Biethman on December 4, 1929, in rural Evansville, Illinois.
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A memorial service will be held Monday, January 12, 2026 for 48-year-old Stephanie Mequella Tucker, of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 5:26 pm, Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois. She was born November 21, 1977 in El Dorado, Kansas to the late Rickey Requena and Nola (nee Steward)
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Tracey A. Hobeck, 60, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:40 am, Friday, January 2, 2026 at his residence. He was born to the late Carl W. and Patricia L. (nee McDaniel) Hobeck on September 1, 1965 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Tracey had worked as a supervisor at Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation and then
Joseph L. Krack, 74, of Evansville, Illinois, passed away at 4:40 pm, Thursday, December 25, 2025, at his residence. He was born to the late Joseph and Verona (nee Diemart) Krack on March 31, 1951, in Red Bud, Illinois. Joe had worked as a railway technician for Bi-State Transportation for over 20 years until his
