Randolph County Obits

Sandra Kay Shumway, 61, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 3:00 a.m., Sunday, May 29, 2023 at St. Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born to the late Rosco Shumway and Ella (nee Lueth) Waters on November 27, 1961 in Alton, Illinois.   Survivors: four children: Christina (Dustin) Houk of Chester, Ill., Michael […]

Samuel Otis Schmerbauch, 75, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 9:35 am, Monday, May 29, 2023 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home, Chester, Illinois.   He was born to the late Otis Charles and Mathilda J. (nee Lee) Schmerbauch on June 10, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri.   Survivors: numerous cousins   He was preceded

Daniel “Danno” Joseph Geisen, 65, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 10:38 pm, Thursday, May 25, 2023 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois.   He was born to the late James and Bernadine (nee Brinkman) Geisen on February 22, 1958 in Wood River, Illinois.   Danno married Vickie Taul on May 4, 1979 at St.

Anthony “Tony” B. Tweedy Sr., 64, of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Okawville, Illinois, passed away at 9:28 am, Sunday, May 28, 2023 at his residence.   He was born to the late Robert M. and Gladys A. (nee Whitaker) Tweedy on June 22, 1958 in East St. Louis, Illinois.   Tony married Brenda Bourbon

G. Vance Waters, 70, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 9:12 am, Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri.   He was born to William G. and Frances Ann (nee Vandevoir) Waters on July 23, 1952 in Red Bud, Illinois.   He was never married.   Vance was a lifelong

A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023 for 24-year-old U.S. Army Air Force Technical Sgt. James Mills Howie of Chester Illinois.   He was serving with the 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98 Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force, U.S Army Air Forces when he died August 1, 1943, in Operation Tidal Wave during the

A funeral will be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023 for 89-year-old Genevieve Joan Tindall (nee Petrowske) who passed peacefully from this life into the next on May 22, 2023 with family by her side.   Genevieve was born April 25, 1934 in Chester, Illinois to Herman and Florence (Singer) Petrowske. She lost her mother at

Loretta A. Castens, 85, of Waterloo, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:30 am, Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Illinois.   She was born to the late Charles and Josephine (nee Syloski) Res on July 5, 1937 in Chester, Illinois. Loretta married Arthur H. Castens on August 25, 1962 at

Glenda M. McMillan, 64, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 7:05 pm, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois.   She was born to the late Glenn and Thelma (nee Bernice) McMillan on March 25, 1959 in Long Beach, California.   Glenda had bar tended and owned The Jammer

A memorial gathering will be held for 82-year-old George H. Stroh, Jr. of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 7:50 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2023 at his residence.   He was born February 6, 1941 the son of George H. and Helen (nee Barthel) Stroh Sr. in Belleville, Illinois.   George was a lifetime