Obituaries
John Colon Howard
Nov 8, 2014
Carbondale - John Colon Howard, 64, passed away at 1:24 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. There will be no services, Meredith Funeral Home, Carbondale, is assisting the family.
Robert L. 'Bob' Kiriakos
Nov 2, 2014
Carbondale - Bob Kiriakos passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2014. He was born in East St. Louis on December 2, 1936 to George and Isabella Kiriakos. He married Charlotte Addison on June 26, 1955. They had 4 children, Scott (Cindy) Kiriakos of Rochester, IL; Ken (Rita) Kiriakos of Loveland, CO; George (Cathy) Kiriakos of Chesterfield, MO and Susan (Don)...
Deborah J. Vogt
Nov 2, 2014
Chester - Deborah J. Vogt, 60, passed away at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2014 at her home. Deborah was born November 19, 1953 in East St. Louis to Howard Loren and Mary Edna (Wieneke) Ozment. Her mother survives and is of Marion. Other survivors include, a son, James Keith of Chester; two daughters, Lori Contes of Chester and...
Marek L. Szary
Oct 29, 2014
Makanda - Marek L. Szary, 67, passed away at 1:22 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Marek was born June 17, 1947 in Trzeboszowice, Poland, to Maciej and Maria (Swirska) Szary. He married Agnieszka Barbara Koch on January 19, 1973 in Wroclaw, Poland. She survives and is of Makanda. Marek is also survived by his...
Sandy Henry Bartelsmeyer
Oct 28, 2014
CARBONDALE - Sandra Henry Bartelsmeyer, 65, died at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at her home. She was born Jan. 29, 1949, in Herrin, to Carlton F. and Martha Jean (Langenfeld) Rasche. She graduated from University High School in Carbondale in 1967. Sandy married Karl Bartelsmeyer in Carbondale on Aug 20, 1983. She was a faithful member of...
Dorothy Thompson
Sep 29, 2014
Carbondale - Dorothy Thompson, 88, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Dorothy was born June 25, 1926 in Carbondale to Elmer and Effie (Cannon) Stephens. She married Leonard Thompson on August 20, 1944 in Carbondale. He preceded her in death October 12, 1980. Dorothy was employed as a secretary at SIU before retiring in 1986....
Eleanor Kula
Sep 28, 2014
Carbondale - Eleanor A. Kula, 94, passed away peacefully at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Carbondale's Century Assisted Living with her loving family at her side. The compassionate care she received from the staff at Century will always be remembered. A private entombment was held on Friday, October 3, 2014 at Resurrection Garden Mausoleum in Justice. Eleanor...
Jeffrey W. Willis
Sep 24, 2014
Carbondale - Jeffrey W. Willis, 56, passed away from this life into Heaven surrounded by his loving family and friends, during a prayer at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Jeffrey was born August 21, 1958 in Lebanon, MO to James E. and Marjorie (Grimes) Willis. He was married July 18, 2014 to his...
Shirley Cannon
Sep 14, 2014
Carbondale - Shirley Cannon, 74, passed away at 4:36 p.m. on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at her home. A Memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Church of Christ with Mr. Stephen Shaffer as officiant. Visitation will be held on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. until the time of service. Burial in Nashville...
Alice Jane Thornton Hees
Sep 5, 2014
Alice Jane Thornton Hees, 83, was born on June 12, 1931, in the town of Sanda, Hyogo-ken, Japan. On the evening of September 4, 2014, she suffered a massive stroke and passed away the next afternoon in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN. Alice and her twin sister, Ruth Esther Thornton Caldwell, are the eldest of 10 children. They both received nursing...
Flo "Toots" Cook
Sep 2, 2014
GRAND TOWER- Flo "Toots" Cook, 89, of Grand Tower, passed away at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2014 at Grand Tower Chapel, Grand Tower, with Reverend Peggy Camp officiating. Interment will be held at Walker Hill Cemetery, Grand Tower. Visitation will be held...
Bill Casteel
Sep 1, 2014
Makanda- Bill Casteel, 82, of Lake City, Arkansas, formerly of Makanda, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014. A Graveside service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Rowan Cemetery, Makanda. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Thursday at Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale. Service: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, September 4,...
Jason Webb Fuller
Aug 4, 2014
Jason Webb Fuller, 44, of Pittsboro, N.C., formerly of Carbondale, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014, in Roanoke, Virginia. Jason was born March 2, 1970 in Laramie, Wyoming, to Jackie Wilbur and Coreen Louise (Englehart) Fuller. He married Kristen Huffert Fuller on August 5, 1995 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. She survives and is of Pittsboro, North Carolina. Jason also left...
David E. Christensen
Jul 28, 2014
Carbondale - David Emun Christensen, a retired SIUC Professor, died on July 28, 2014 at the age of 93. Dave will be remembered as a caring husband, father, grandpa, teacher, friend, and "world citizen". Dave was born in Ashland, WI, on Feb. 17, 1921, to Emun and Carrie (Loken) Christensen. He served as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer during WWII, attaining...
Jacquelin L. Allen
Jul 25, 2014
Jacquelin Latham Allen, 90, passed away 8:28 a.m., July 25, 2014 at Carbondale Rehab & Nursing Center with her children by her side. Jacquelin was born to Warren Wright and Frances (Latham) Wright on June 10, 1924 in Westbury, New York. She married Maurice Allen on July 11, 1964 in Virginia. He passed away on July 7, 2005. Besides her...
Mattie L. Murry
Jul 20, 2014
Mattie L. Murry, 88, of Herrin, formerly of Carbondale, passed away 12:00 p.m., Sunday, July 20, 2014, at the Herrin Hospital. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, with Reverend John Annable officiating. Friends are requested to go directly to the cemetery. Mattie was born at Thomastown, Mississippi to Robert...
Elisabeth Latimer Mitchell
Jul 9, 2014
Carbondale - Elisabeth Latimer Mitchell, formerly of Carbondale, passed away on July 9, 2014 in Hilton Head, SC. Elisabeth was born September 25, 1918 in Eldorado Illinois. She was the daughter of Leland Stanford Latimer and Romaine Whitley Latimer. In 1939, she married James Edward Mitchell Jr., son of James Edward Mitchell and Mollie Vancil Mitchell of Carbondale. He was...
Donna M. Speith
Jul 9, 2014
Carbondale - Donna Mae Speith, 70, passed away at 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at her home. Donna was born January 11, 1944 in Alexandria, Louisiana to Ross John and Dorothy Sophie (Hartmann) Luehr. She married John R. Speith on August 18, 1963 in Campbell Hill. He survives and is of Carbondale. Other survivors include, her son, Jeffrey...
James "J.R." Rumps
Jul 7, 2014
DuQuoin - James "J.R." Rumps, 66, formerly of Belleville and Freeburg, passed away at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital of Belleville. An informal memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at the Freeburg Township Hall in Freeburg. Memorial donations are the preferred form of remembrance, and may be...
Ronnie Dean Ellet
Jul 6, 2014
Ellis Grove - Ronnie "Skillet" Ellet, 71, of Ellis Grove formerly of Grand Tower, passed away at 9:10 a.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014 at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Marion. Visitation will be Saturday July 12, from 9-11 A.M. followed by a memorial service at 11 A.M. at the Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale with Rev. Darrell Neathery officiating. Ronnie...
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