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

Thomas W. Wilke

Thomas W. Wilke

Mar 10, 2023

Thomas W. Wilke, 82, of St. Rose, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Hitz Memorial Home in Alhambra, IL. He was born August 1, 1940, in Breese, son of Bernard A. and Anna F. (Schrage) Wilke. He married Judith M. Luitjohan April 4, 1970, in Grantfork and she preceded him in death on August 18, 2014. He is...

Elizabeth Olive Jeffries

Elizabeth Olive Jeffries

Mar 9, 2023

Elizabeth Olive Jeffries, age 83, of New Baden died on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Barnes Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 29, 1940, the daughter of Harry and Olive Schmidt. She is survived by her son, Donald Sullivan of New Baden; stepson, Lowell “Junie” Jeffries of Bartelso; grandchildren: Aaron Sullivan of...

Angela Marie Blockyou

Angela Marie Blockyou

Mar 8, 2023

Angela Marie Blockyou, age 54, of New Baden passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Red Bud, IL on August 14, 1968, the daughter of Jerome and LaVerne (Wilke) Schoenherr. She married Kevin Blockyou in Nashville, IL on April 21, 1989 and he survives in New Baden. In...

Curtis Bruce Wright

Curtis Bruce Wright

Feb 26, 2023

Curtis Bruce Wright, age 88, of New Baden, died on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Bria of Belleville Nursing Home. He was born on December 19, 1934 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Curtis Jack and Maybelle (Westrope) Wright. He married Linda C. Huite in Belleville on July 27, 1982 and she survives in New Baden. In addition to his...

Mary Louise "Sis" Wilke

Mary Louise "Sis" Wilke

Feb 14, 2023

Mary Louise “Sis” Wilke, 92, of St. Rose, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in O’Fallon. She was born October 15, 1930, in Breese, the daughter of August and Louise, nee Bruegge, Petermeyer. She married Norbert T. Wilke August 10, 1963, in Breese and he preceded her in death on August 3, 2012. Sis is survived by...

Adele M. List

Adele M. List

Feb 12, 2023

Adele M. List, age 101, of Carlyle passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Caring First Nursing Home in Breese. She was born on March 18, 1921, daughter of Frank and Christine (Ackerman) Isaak. She married Adolph P. “Bosco” List on May 22, 1940 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Carlyle and he preceded her in death on January...

Olinda F. Kues

Olinda F. Kues

Feb 8, 2023

Olinda Frances (Fuehne) Kues, age 88, born in Damiansville, IL on January 23, 1935 to Martin and Emma (Rensing) Fuehne, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese on February 8, 2023. She married Theodore (Dick) Kues on June 18, 1958 and he predeceased her on December 1st, 1987. Mother to John (special friend Monny), James (Cindy), Jerry (Susan), and...

James Stanley Kaltenbronn

James Stanley Kaltenbronn

Feb 6, 2023

James Stanley (Jim) Kaltenbronn, formerly of New Baden, IL and Ann Arbor, MI passed away on February 6, 2023 at the age of 88. He was born November 21, 1934 in New Baden, the youngest child of Lawrence and Martha (Karpinski) Kaltenbronn. Jim graduated from New Baden High School in 1952 and graduated summa cum laude from the University of...

Janet Elaine Blattel

Janet Elaine Blattel

Jan 31, 2023

Janet Elaine Blattel, 82, of New Baden, died Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Reflections at Garden Place Memory Center in Columbia. She was born December 31, 1940 in Alton, the daughter of Herbert and Leona, nee Kuhn, Hoehn. She married Robert E. Blattel April 4, 1970 in Belleville and he preceded her in death on May 24, 1999. Janet is...

Robert Eugene Meyer Jr.

Robert Eugene Meyer Jr.

Jan 29, 2023

Robert Eugene Meyer Jr., age 65, of Highland died on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at his home. He was born in Belleville, IL on February 11, 1957, the son of Robert Eugene Meyer Sr., and Nancy Lee Boland. He is survived by his children: Robert Meyer III, Lynda Meyer, Heather Meyer, and Paige Morris; grandchildren: James Osborn, Alex Osborn, Justin...

James F. Stroot

James F. Stroot

Jan 29, 2023

James F. Stroot, age 66, of Aviston passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born in Breese on June 25, 1956, the son of Gregory and Loretta (Markus) Stroot. He married Karen Schrage in St. Rose on March 12, 1983 and she survives in Aviston. In addition to his wife of nearly 40 years,...

David H. Nettemeier

David H. Nettemeier

Jan 29, 2023

David H. Nettemeier, age 80, of Aviston, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Breese, Illinois on April 5, 1942, the son of Otto and Henrietta (Rohling) Nettemeier. He married Sharon Sanborn in Columbus, Ohio, on December 26, 1964 and she survives in Aviston. David was a veteran of...

Jacquita "Susie" Devine

Jacquita "Susie" Devine

Jan 26, 2023

Jacquita “Susie” Devine, age 62, of Fairview Heights, Illinois passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at her home. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on June 16, 1960, the daughter of Wayne and Jacquita (Rogers) Workman. She married Andrew Devine in New Mexico on December 3, 1990 and he survives in Fairview Heights. In addition to her husband she...

Bobby Eugene Masterson

Bobby Eugene Masterson

Jan 19, 2023

Bobby Eugene Masterson, age 82, of Damainsville passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Carlyle Healthcare Center. He was born on January 26, 1940, the son of Truman and Abbie (Perciful) Masterson. His wife, Norma Jean Masterson preceded him in death on April 15, 1973 and he married Diane Santel in Damainsville on April 25, 1975 and she survives...

Jerome "Jerry" Huene

Jerome "Jerry" Huene

Jan 14, 2023

Jerome “Jerry” B. Huene, age 78, of Carlyle passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 14, 2023, in Troy, Michigan. He was born in Breese, Illinois on August 28, 1944, the son of Bernard and Dolores (Voland) Huene. Jerry met his wife, Carolyn Abernathy at the A & W root beer stand and loved her dearly. They...

Arthur E. Housman

Arthur E. Housman

Jan 10, 2023

Arthur Edward Housman, 81, of Germantown (formerly Mascoutah), passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon. He was born December 16, 1941 in Staten Island New York City, NY, the son of Theodore and Alma Edmey Housman, Sr. Art is survived by his loving wife, Mary Housman whom he married June 4, 1982 in Belleville;...

Ramona "Denny" Wells

Ramona "Denny" Wells

Jan 10, 2023

Ramona Denise “Denny” Wells, nee Underwood, was entered into rest on January 10, 2023, at 66 years of age at home surrounded by her loved ones. Denny was born to Barbara Jean Fox and Daniel “Little Bear” Underwood in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on December 24, 1956. Denny was married in holy matrimony to the late Daniel Wells on December 29, 1990....

Dorothy H. Behrman

Dorothy H. Behrman

Jan 9, 2023

Dorothy Helen Behrman, 92, of Albers, died Monday, January 9, 2023 at her home. She was born April 8, 1930 at the family farm in Damiansville, the daughter of Edward and Clara, nee Kniepmann, Billhartz. She married Urban A. “Shorty” Behrman on November 16, 1949 in Damiansville and shared 66 years together prior to his death on February 10, 2016....

Douglas Carroll Stidham

Douglas Carroll Stidham

Dec 23, 2022

Douglas Carroll Stidham, 81, of Damiansville, died Friday, December 23, 2022 at his home. He was born July 29, 1941 in Roda, VA, the son of Mack David and Ona Mae, nee Hill, Stidham. He married Ann M. Griffin May 23, 1964 in Bartow, FL and she survives in Damiansville. In addition to his wife he is survived by his...

Shane J. Westfall

Shane J. Westfall

Dec 20, 2022

Shane J. Westfall, age 50, of Hoffman passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. He was born in Belleville, IL on August 7, 1972, the son of Harry “Bud” and Bonnie (Palek) Westfall. He married his loving wife of 18 years, Pamela Rueter on September 18, 2004, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoffman and she...

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