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Local obituaries for Carlyle, New Baden, Aviston, Albers, and Breese, IL areas

Eileen M. Toennies

Eileen M. Toennies

May 16, 2017

Eileen Mary Toennies, 78, of Albers, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese. She was born November 5, 1938 in Damiansville, the daughter of Henry and Clara, nee Ratermann, Zurliene. She married Elmer Leo Toennies January 19, 1960 in Breese and he preceded her in death on March 2, 1976. She is survived by her children,...

Glenn S. Oliver

Glenn S. Oliver

May 15, 2017

Glenn Shelby Oliver, 92, of Aviston passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Aviston Countryside Manor. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on March 23, 1925 the son of John Quincy and Elsie (nee Kelley) Oliver. Glenn married Dorothy Rednour on November 27, 1946 in East St. Louis. He was preceded in death by his parents; his...

Genny Endres

Genny Endres

May 13, 2017

Genny E. Endres, 87, of Germantown, IL, died Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Carlyle Healthcare Center. She was born January 17, 1930 in Breese, the daughter of August T. and Alice (Schlarmann) Huelsmann. She married Virgil Endres on January 20, 1948 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Breese and he preceded her in death on February 7, 2016. She is...

Janet Ruth Bollheimer

Janet Ruth Bollheimer

May 4, 2017

Janet Ruth Akers Bollheimer passed from her earthly home in Aviston, IL, to her heavenly home on the 4th of May 2017. She was 75 years old and in those years she touched the lives of so many people, young and old. You will not find a soul on this earth that didn’t love Jan because she loved them all...

Karen M. Wilken

Karen M. Wilken

Apr 25, 2017

Karen M. Wilken, 58, of New Baden passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Karen was born at Hill Air Force Base, Utah on June 17, 1958 the daughter of Billy Wayne and Mary Ellen (McGarth) Elliott. She married Frank Wilken on May 10, 1980 at St. George Church in New Baden and...

Gail Aileen Greer

Gail Aileen Greer

Apr 21, 2017

Gail Aileen Greer age 92, of Marble Hill, Missouri; passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri surrounded by her daughters. She was born on November 16, 1924 in Zalma, Missouri; daughter of Hobart Randolph and Opha Ethel Dunn James. She and Howard Greer were united in marriage on March 16,...

Margaret M. Goetz

Margaret M. Goetz

Apr 20, 2017

Margaret M. Goetz, 94, of New Baden and formerly of E. St. Louis, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the Breese Nursing Home. She was born April 14, 1923 in E. St. Louis, IL daughter of Donald and Catherine (O’Dowd) Compton. She married Richard J. Goetz on March 22, 1945 at St. Phillips Church in E. St. Louis...

Edna C. Wellen

Edna C. Wellen

Apr 14, 2017

Edna C. Wellen, 87, of Aviston, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at Aviston Countryside Manor. She was born December 19, 1929 in Aviston, the daughter of Henry J. and Josephine C., nee Markus, Wellen. Edna is survived by a sister, Jeanette (Norbert) Haake of Belleville, a sister-in-law, Dolores Wellen of Aviston; and nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. In addition to...

Robert L Lauritzen

Robert L Lauritzen

Apr 12, 2017

Robert L. Lauritzen, 84, of Carlyle died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Private funeral services will be held at a later date.

Richard Earl Lester

Richard Earl Lester

Apr 12, 2017

Richard Earl Lester, 62, of Houston, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at his home. Richard was born in Groveton, Texas on September 7th, 1953, the son of Eugene and Mary Francis (Hall) Lester. He married JoAnn Bruegge on March 9, 1992 and she preceded him in death on October 29, 2011. Mr. Lester is survived by his...

Rosalie R. Athmer

Rosalie R. Athmer

Apr 10, 2017

Rosalie R. Athmer, 76, of Damiansville, died Monday, April 10, 2017 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. She was born January 6, 1941 in Damiansville, the daughter of Joseph and Minnie, nee Wesselmann, Detmer. She married William G. “Bill” Athmer, Jr. in Bartelso on September 7, 1960 and he preceded her in death on December 13, 2009. She is survived...

Henry "Boots" Kreke

Henry "Boots" Kreke

Apr 6, 2017

Henry “Boots” Kreke, 74, of New Baden, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at his home. He was born April 3, 1943 in Belleville, the son of Henry and Justine, nee Bruns, Kreke. He married Judith Ann Griesbaum on November 19, 1966 at St. George Catholic Church in New Baden and she survives in New Baden. In addition to his wife...

Cletus P. Hempen

Cletus P. Hempen

Apr 2, 2017

Cletus P. Hempen, 90, of St. Rose, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Caring First Nursing Home in Breese. He was born March 27, 1927 in Aviston, IL, the son of Fred and Monica, nee Hustedde, Hempen. He married Mary Ann Wilke September 23, 1953 in St. Rose and she survives in St. Rose. In addition to his wife he...

Marcella C. "Sally" Netemeyer

Marcella C. "Sally" Netemeyer

Apr 1, 2017

Marcella C. “Sally” Netemeyer, 94, of Albers, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Breese Nursing Home. She was born April 13, 1922 in Germantown, the daughter of George and Emelia, nee Billhartz Robben. She married Louis F. Netemeyer September 14, 1946 in Germantown and he preceded her in death on May 2, 2009. She is survived by her children, Louis...

Oscar Lee Jones

Oscar Lee Jones

Mar 30, 2017

Oscar Lee Jones, 86, of New Baden, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Clinton Manor Living Center in New Baden. He was born May 1, 1930 in Cleveland, MS, the son of Enus and Bessy Jones. Mr. Jones worked in the sheltered workshop at Community Link and was a member of the Trenton First United Methodist Church. A Memorial Service...

Cleopha "Cleo" Lohman

Cleopha "Cleo" Lohman

Mar 29, 2017

Cleopha “Cleo” A. Lohman, 92, of Aviston, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. She was born February 26, 1925 in Albers, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Gebhart) Athmer. She married Eugene H. Lohman December 26, 1945 in Trenton and he preceded her in death on January 15, 2006. Cleo is survived by...

Catherine M. Walton

Catherine M. Walton

Mar 28, 2017

Catherine M. “Kinky” Walton, age 87, of Albers, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. She was born in Bartelso on October 1, 1929 the daughter of Louis and Christine (Jansen) Boeckman. Catherine married James Walton on April 18, 1958 at St. Cecilia Church in Bartelso and he preceded her in death on March 15, 1991. In addition to her...

Johanna Rosa Mueller

Johanna Rosa Mueller

Mar 27, 2017

Johanna Rosa Mueller, 86, of New Baden, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Clinton Manor in New Baden. She was born July 21, 1930 in St. Rose, the daughter of Herman and Rosa (Ottensmeier) Mueller. She is survived by her siblings, Ralph (Norma) Mueller of New Baden, Jerome (Sally) Mueller of Belleville, Mary (Vincent) Hogg of Lebanon, Benedict Mueller of...

Ronald E. Johnson

Ronald E. Johnson

Mar 26, 2017

Ronald E. Johnson, of New Baden, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville at the age of 61 years. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on February 19, 1956 the son of Edward and Jeanette (Wolters) Johnson and they survive in New Baden. In addition to his parents, Ron is survived by his two daughters,...

John "Bud" Bullen Sr.

John "Bud" Bullen Sr.

Mar 22, 2017

John “Bud” Bullen, Sr., 60, of Albers, IL, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born March 7, 1957 in Lorraine, OH, the son of Edward C. and Nancy, nee Sloan, Bullen. He married Deb Endres on June 7, 1980 in Monmouth, NJ and she survives in Albers, IL. In addition...