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

Rakers, Daniel

Rakers, Daniel

Nov 19, 2014

Daniel V. Rakers, 68, of Damiansville, IL, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at his home. He was born on November 12, 1936 in Damiansville, son of George J. and Theresa (Breiner) Rakers. He is survived by two brothers, James Rakers and wife Jeanette of Mascoutah & Marvin Rakers and wife Anita of Damiansville; and two sisters, Lorrine Brandmeyer of Damiansville...

Timmermann, Evonne

Timmermann, Evonne

Nov 19, 2014

Evonne Ruthann Timmermann, 41, of Trenton, died Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at Oregon Health Science University in Portland, Oregon. She was born September 23, 1966 in Belleville, daughter of Andrew B. "Andy" and Ruth (Stone) Bruns. She married Rodney S. Timmermann October 26, 1991 at St. Francis Church in Aviston and he survives in Trenton. In addition to her husband,...

Meyer, Rudolph

Meyer, Rudolph

Nov 19, 2014

Rudolph A. F. Meyer, 79 of Breese, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Breese Caring First Nursing Home in Breese. He was born September 4, 1930 in Breese Township (Frogtown), IL son of Christ and Emma (Bordewisch) Meyer. He married Ruth Ellison in 1957 and they later divorced. He is survived by two sons, James C. (Patti) Meyer of Sedalia,...

Jerry A. Kunkle

Jerry A. Kunkle

Nov 11, 2014

Jerry A. Kunkle Jerry A. Kunkle of rural Carlyle died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at his residence at the age of 71 years. Jerry was born in Granite City, Illinois the son of Carl and Wanda Lee (Davis) Kunkle. He married Annie Johnson in East St. Louis on March 6, 1965, and she survives. Jerry is also survived by his...

Knight, Donald

Knight, Donald

Nov 10, 2014

Donald R. Knight, 79, of Belleville, IL formerly of Damiansville, IL died Sunday, September 25, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, IL. He was born March 5, 1932 in Browns, IL, son of Samuel B. and Genevieve (Garner) Knight, Sr. He married Deloris Thomson on February 19, 1951 in Olney, IL and they later divorced. He then married Lavada...

Kraft, J. Floyd

Kraft, J. Floyd

Nov 10, 2014

J. Floyd Kraft, 79, of Breese, formerly of Nashville, IL, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. He was born December 12, 1927 in Nashville, son of Otto and Eva (Brown) Kraft. He married Rose Mary Usselmann on March 20, 1982 in Carlyle and she survives in Breese. In addition to his wife, he is survived...

Lampe, Richard

Lampe, Richard

Nov 10, 2014

Richard G. "Slugger" Lampe, 67, of Breese, IL died on Friday, December 2, 2005, at St. Joseph Hospital in Highland, Ill. He was born on July 8, 1938 in Breese, Ill., son of Bernard A. and Pauline A. (Eilermann) Lampe. He married Joan F. Schrage on May 30, 1961 in St. Rose, Ill and she survives in Breese. In addition...

Lodes, Gertrude

Lodes, Gertrude

Nov 10, 2014

Gertrude S. “Gert” Lodes, 75, of New Baden, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at her home. She was born October 18, 1934 in Blackjack, IL daughter of George and Edna (Loyet) Fohne. She married LaVerne W. “Hon” Lodes on April 28, 1954 in Blackjack and he preceded her in death on January 29, 1999. Mrs. Lodes is survived by her...

Lowry, Verna

Lowry, Verna

Nov 10, 2014

Verna June Lowry, 89, of Aviston, died Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at Countryside Manor in Aviston. She was born July 31, 1917 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of Oscar and Ada (Jones) Strothman. She married Charles J. Lowry on March 13, 1943 and he preceded her in death on October 11, 1978. She is survived by three sons, Rodney J....

Lampe, David

Lampe, David

Nov 10, 2014

David V. Lampe, 81, of Germantown, died Friday, July 29, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville. He was born July 26, 1930 in Germantown, son of Henry and Rose (Meier) Lampe. He married Margaret Smerz on July 10, 1954 in St. Louis, MO and she preceded him in death on November 16, 1985. He then married Mildred “Sis” (Taylor)...

Kalmer, Lawrence

Kalmer, Lawrence

Nov 10, 2014

Lawrence B. Kalmer, 85, of Damiansville, IL, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, IL. He was born February 24, 1929 in rural New Baden, son of Joseph H. and Catherine A. (Rensing) Kalmer. He married Virginia R.M. Deiters in Beckemeyer, IL on April 20, 1955 and she preceded him in death on October 15, 2005....

Little, Wesley

Little, Wesley

Nov 10, 2014

Wesley Lavern Little, 79, of Columbia, South Carolina, formerly of New Baden, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at his home. He was born September 6, 1928 in Chase City, VA son of Charles Wesley and Ora (Rothel) Little. He married Elsie A. Schomaker on September 8, 1951 in New Baden and she preceded him in death on April 27, 1994....

Krebs, Erna

Krebs, Erna

Nov 10, 2014

Erna A. Krebs, 95, of Breese, IL died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital in Breese, IL. She was born October 21, 1916 in Carlyle, IL, daughter of Albert and Katherine (Frey) Prasuhn. She married Robert F. Krebs on August 31, 1940 at St. Mary Church in Carlyle, IL and he preceded her in death on February 9,...

Kennedy, Mary

Kennedy, Mary

Nov 10, 2014

Mary M. Kennedy, 83, of New Baden, formerly of Alton, died Friday, January 18, 2008, at Clinton Manor in New Baden. She was born April 29, 1924 in Alton, daughter of Jesse L. and Grace M. (Hodge) Kennedy. She is survived by a sister, Marcella L. Rhoades of Alton and her dearest and closest friends, Jodi and Stacy Mayes of...

Lager, Simone

Lager, Simone

Nov 10, 2014

Simone J. Lager, 82, of Breese, Ill., died Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at Countryside Manor Nursing Home, in Aviston, Ill. She was born on January 17, 1923 in Lyon, France, daughter of Adolph and Josephine (Morel) Dufour. She married Thomas A. Lager on July 13, 1946 in Lyon, France and he preceded her in death on June 15, 2002. Surviving...

Koch, Evlyn

Koch, Evlyn

Nov 10, 2014

Evlyn C. Koch, 98, of Breese, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Countryside Manor in Aviston. She was born July 25, 1915, in Chicago, daughter of Arthur H. and E. Celia (Bennett) Borchers. She married Carl F. Koch November 27, 1943 at the University of Chicago Bond Chapel in Chicago, IL and he preceded her in death January 15, 1999....

Kruse, Josephine

Kruse, Josephine

Nov 10, 2014

Josephine A. Kruse, 89, of Breese, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Breese Nursing Home in Breese. She was born September 14, 1920 in Bartelso, daughter of Frank and Clara (Henrichs) Ribbing. She married Wilbert G. "Wib" Kruse on July 20, 1949 in Breese and he preceded her in death on March 8, 2001. She is survived by cousins, Agnes...

Klostermann, Stanley

Klostermann, Stanley

Nov 10, 2014

Stanley F. Klostermann, 65, of Breese, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at Clinton Manor in New Baden. He was born December 14, 1942 in Highland, son of Arnold and Catherine (Albers) Klostermann. He married Joanne Jansen September 18, 1965 in St. Rose and she survives in Alton. He is survived by a his children, Keith Klostermann and wife Anita Strake...

Korte, Valeria

Korte, Valeria

Nov 10, 2014

Valeria C. Korte, 81, of Albers, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Countryside Manor in Aviston. She was born April 15, 1929 in Damiansville, daughter of Ben and Margaret (Kalmer) Wiegmann. She married Wilbert F. "Bert" Korte on June 12, 1951 in Damiansville and he preceded her in death on August 27, 1992. Mrs. Korte is survived by her children,...

Lager Diekemper, Mary

Lager Diekemper, Mary

Nov 10, 2014

Mary E. Lager Diekemper, 89, of Breese, died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Caring First Nursing Home in Breese. She was born January 13, 1924 in Carlyle, daughter of Ferdinand and Gertrude (Sautmann) Schiermann. She married Jerome C. Lager May 4, 1946 in Carlyle and he preceded her in death October 16, 1976. On August 25, 1984 she married Joseph...