Randolph County Obits

Susan K. Blechle

A memorial mass will be held Saturday, September 28, 2024 for 69-year-old Susan K. Blechle of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 8:28 a.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at her residence. She was born January 7, 1955 in Chester, Illinois, a daughter of Francis and Betty (nee Barnes) Blechle, who both preceded her in death. […]

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Roger Leo Lauterjung

Visitation will be Friday, September 27, 2024 for 82-year-old Roger Leo Lauterjung of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 9:26 a.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at his residence.  He was born June 27, 1942 in Randolph County son of Edward H. and Clara C. (nee Gaertner) Lauterjung who both preceded him in death. . Roger

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SIU Honors Program lecture, symposium to examine gyroids

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A free, public lecture and symposium that examines the groundbreaking work of the late Alan Schoen, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor who discovered the gyroid while working for NASA as a scientist, is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. Gerd Schröder-Turk, a professor of mathematics, statistics, chemistry

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Wanda K. Long

A funeral will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 for 93-year-old Wanda K. Long of Evansville, Illinois, who passed away at 8:29 pm, Monday, August 26, 2024 at her home surrounded by children and all her grandchildren.   She was born Nov. 17, 1931 in Evansville, Illinois, daughter of Walter Valentine and Margaret Emily (nee

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James ‘Jim’ Kelley

James “Jim” Kelley, 61, of Campbell Hill, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois.   He was born to the late Wilbur and Rose (nee Burris) Kelley, Sr. on May 24, 1963 in Alton, Illinois. Jim married Rebecca Sherbert on October 21, 2006; she survives. He was a Superintendent

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