CHESTER – A pair of canoers carefully travel down the Mississippi River Saturday June 11 near the old sand company in Chester. Further up the river the pair had stopped briefly at the Chester River front and continued their journey south at roughly 2:30 p.m. Both men seemed content and in control of […]
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Jo Ann Martin, 86, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:30 am, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at her residence. She was born to the late Leslie and Dorothy (nee Keel) Powell on October 13, 1935 in East St. Louis, Illinois. JoAnn married Sherman Martin on December 31, 1952 in East St. Louis, Illinois; he
Amy Jo Brown, 50, of Ellis Grove, Illinois, passed away at 4:59 pm, Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in Ellis Grove, Illinois. She was born to the late William Lee Copple and Patricia Olson on April 11, 1972 in Red Bud, Illinois. Amy married Steven Brown on October 30, 1993 at First Baptist Church, Ellis
Jackson Henry “Jack” Clendenin, 85, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 9:58 am, Sunday, May 8, 2022 at his residence. He was born to the late Harry and Clara (nee Husband) Clendenin on May 13, 1936 in Degognia, Illinois. Jack married Cynthia Brokoetter on June 5, 1965 at St. John Lutheran Church, Chester, Illinois.
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Cynthia Faith “Cindy” Clendenin, 78, of Rockwood, Illinois, passed away at 10:00 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2022 at her residence. She was born to the late Al and Helen (nee Stueve) Brokoetter on June 25, 1943 in Chester, Illinois. Cindy married Jack Clendenin on June 5, 1965 at St. John Lutheran Church, Chester, Illinois.
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Ronald E. Laramore, 78, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 1:07 pm, Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at his residence. He was born to the late Malcom and Juanita (nee Mines) Laramore on August 4, 1943 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Ronald married Judy Maue on September 2, 1965 in Tilden, Illinois; she survives.
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Lucas Vaughn Pitts, 35, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:33 pm, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was born to Ron Pitts and Stephanee Ward on August 25, 1986 in Chester, Illinois. Lucas was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chester, Illinois. He enjoyed gardening, cooking and
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A funeral will be held Thursday, May 26, 2022 for 77-year-old Loyd “Buck” J. Roscow of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 8:30 a.m., Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the Randolph County Care Center, Sparta, Illinois. He was born October 12, 1944, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, son of Leo J. and Myrtle C. (nee
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A funeral will be held Saturday, May 28, 2022 for 93-year-old Frank E. Derickson of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 8:06 am, Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Cedarhurst Senior Living, Sparta, Illinois. He was born August 8, 1928 in Murphysboro, son of Cardel “Dirk” and Rose (nee Hauner) Derickson, who both preceded him
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A funeral will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022 for 91-year-old Leona M. Buch of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 6:11 am, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud, Illinois. She was born July 23, 1930 in Red Bud, Ill., the daughter of William and Martha (nee Nagel) Buch, who both preceded her in
