All Obituaries

Edward R. Langhorst, 81, of Fults, IL, died July 8, 2020, in Creve Coeur, MO. He was born September 23, 1938, in St. Louis, MO. He is survived by his children Duane (Michele) Langhorst, Kim (Lenny) Voelker, and Terri Hardy; grandchildren Carrie Langhorst (friend Mike Crowe), Skylar (Maurice) Hollingsworth, Bailey Langhorst, Adam (Jenny) Voelker, Austin (Taryn)  Voelker, Alex Voelker, Brittiany (Nick) Huebner, Bly (Scott) Crane; great grandchildren Tallas Langhorst, Emma Crowe, Grace...

Darrell E. Schrader, 70, of Waterloo, IL, died July 6, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born October 28, 1949, in St. Petersburg, FL. He is survived by his brother Darwin (Karen) Schrader; sister Diann (Mark) Scherle; sister-in-law Martha (Kenneth) Church; niece and nephews Jessica Church, Robert Church, Timothy (Samantha) Schrader, and Daniel (Anna) Schrader; great nieces; great nephews; and cousins. He is preceded in death by his wife Margarette M. Schrader (nee Krueger); parents Charles...

Donna Dinkelaker, nee Gleiber, 64, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died July 3, 2020, in Cincinnati. She was born December 23, 1955, in Red Bud, IL. Survived by her children, Jared (Kristin) Dinkelaker, Jacob Dinkelaker, and Tyler (Casey Fults) Dinkelaker; step-mother to Sarah (Chad) Thompson and Susan (Brian) Gilmore. Grandmother to Henry, Charlie, Alyssa, Logan, Lucas, Avery, Josh, Aidan, and Noah. Donna is preceded in death by her husband John Dinkelaker; parents Donald and Dorothy E. (nee...

Duane Arnold Mueller, 64, of Waterloo, IL, died June 27, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born June 12, 1956, in Red Bud, IL. He is survived by his brothers David (Jeannine) Mueller and Jay (Lesa) Mueller; sister Diane Mueller; sister-in-law Donna Mueller; nieces; nephews; and cousins. Duane is preceded in death by his parents Floyd and Ada F. (nee Gerber) Mueller; and brother James Mueller. He was a member of St. John UCC Maeystown; formerly employed at Gateway FS As an expression of...

Sharon "Sherry" Susan Dreps, nee Sinn, 66, of Waterloo, IL, passed away peacefully Sunday June 21, 2020, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO surrounded by her husband and daughter. She was born August 29, 1953, in Red Bud, IL. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Michael Dreps; her only daughter Aerica (nee Dreps) Pilkey and son-in-law Gregory Pilkey; grandchildren Tristan and Gabriel Barber, and Lukas Pilkey; her brother Scott (Jennifer) Sinn; brothers-in-law Joseph...

Margaret E. Isaacs, nee Dorris, 80, of Waterloo, IL, died June 24, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. She was born February 14, 1940, in Golconda, IL. She is survived by her two children, Debbie (Steve) Conrod and Doug Isaacs. She had five grandchildren, Kyle (Beth) Conrod, Laura Conrod, Whitney (Lee) Jones, Taylor (Brad) Echele and Mariah Isaacs. She was also a great-grandmother to seven: Trey and Graham Conrod, Lyla Conrod, Boston, Everlee, and Elladee Jones, and Declan Echele. Mrs. Isaacs also...

Gloria A. McClain, nee Darnell, 90, of Fults, IL, died June 17, 2020, in Sullivan, MO. She was born June 27, 1929, in Monroe County, IL. She is survived by her children Dwayne (Debbie) McClain, Lucinda (Stephen) Birkner, Pamela LaBrot, Dennis (Alicia) McClain; grandchildren; great grandchildren; sisters-in-law; brothers-in-law, nieces; nephews; cousins; and many friends. She is preceded in death by her husband Lloyd W. McClain; parents Raymond & Dora (nee Seibert) McClain;...

Norman  Eggemeyer, 94, of Waterloo, IL, died June 18, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born December 1, 1925, in Chester, IL. He is survived by his wife Lillian (Nobbe) Eggemeyer; children Lee (Karen) Eggemeyer and Norine (Alan) Stumpf; daughter-in-law Linda (Bill) Eggemeyer Sharpe; grandchildren Adam (Jill) Eggemeyer, Emilie (Doug) Land, Samuel (Stephanie) Stumpf, Ross (Kailyn) Stumpf, Anne Stumpf, Eric Eggemeyer, and Elise Eggemeyer; great grandchildren Ayda, Myla, & Henry...

Rev. E. John Schaller, 88, of Waterloo, IL, died June 12, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born May 17, 1932, in Jacksonville, IL. He is survived by his ex-wife Linda H. Schaller; children Mary (Kurt) Schaller Blaufuss, Stephen (Maureen) Schaller, Paul Schaller, and Rachel (Steven) Otten; grandchildren Elizabeth (Brannon) Mencke, Rebecca Blaufuss, Lucas Blaufuss, Stephanie Schaller, Emily (Dakota) Riddle, Eli Otten, Katherine Otten, and Jacob Otten; sister Nancy Zeiler; sister-in-law Wanda...

Gerald  L.  Winschel, 69, of Waterloo, IL, died June 10, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born September 2, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, MO. He is survived by children Brian (Carol) Winschel, Michael Winschel and Gina Jennings, Catherine (Adam) Reed, Kevin (Jennifer) Winschel, Kelley Winschel and Demarcus Anderson, and Daniel Winschel; grandchildren Andrew, Luke, Zachary, Abigayle, Laura, and Samuel Winschel, Gabriel and Sarah Winschel, Jacob, William, and Grant Reed, Bradyn, Emma, and...

Miriam K. Jung, nee Kunkel, 95, of Waterloo, IL, died May 31, 2020, in Red Bud, IL. She was born November 5, 1924, in Burksville, IL. She is survived by her children Mary Kay Jung, Charles Jung, Steve Jung, Mark (Jan) Jung, Jean (Jim Gunter) Jung; grandson Jeremy Vorce; 4 great grandchildren; sister Adele (Syl) Goessling; nieces; nephews; and cousins. Miriam is preceded in death by her husband Cletus Jung; son Joseph Jung; grandson Greg Vorce; parents Joseph & Rose (nee Kelley)...

Gary G. Pieper, 71, of Columbia, IL, died May 30, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born April 12, 1949, in Red Bud, IL. He is survived by his mother Dorothy Pieper, nee Luhr; brother Dennis Pieper; and cousins. Gary is preceded in death by his father Harold W. "Mick" Pieper and sister-in-law Joan Pieper, nee Kremmel. He was a member of Valmeyer Lakers, PIKE, Zoar UCC - New Hanover; President of Monroe Development, Recorded in Nashville "Illinois Cowboy". As an...

Anthony G. Steiner, 92, of Waterloo, IL, died May 31, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born November 20, 1927, in St. Louis, MO. After 92 years of spreading good humor through his boisterous personality, Anthony "Tony" George Steiner passed away with his wife of 50 years, Buena Crozier Steiner, by his side.  Tony was born in St. Louis, MO and was the son of a first generation immigrant from Austria, Anton Steiner, and his wife Walburga nee Rustige.  Tony spent his long...

Tristan D. "Poe" Sperino, 24, of Smithton, IL, died May 23, 2020, in Smithton, IL. He was born April 3, 1996, in St. Louis, MO. He is survived by his sons Keygen S. Sperino & Tristian D. Sperino, Jr.; mother Sandra K. Sperino (nee Koetting); grandmother Joyce Koetting (nee Brand); aunts; uncles; cousins; "brother" Trevor Reagan; and close friends. Tristan is preceded in death by his father Woodrow D. Sperino; grandfather Jerome H. Koetting; grandparents Tony and...

Louis Garcia, 96, of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Columbia, IL, died May 14, 2020, in St. Louis, MO. He was born November 9, 1923, in E. St. Louis, IL. He is survived by his sons Bryan (Barbara) Garcia and Garrett (Janet) Garcia; daughter-in-law Jo Garcia, grandchildren Mattea, Megan, & Erin; great grandchildren Mathew, Emilie, & Rachal; sisters Olga (Henry) Davis, Anna Hesse, and Geraldine Bedwell; sister-in-law Barbara Garcia; nieces; nephews; and cousins. Louis is preceded in...

Shirley Hesterberg, nee Kurtz, 85, of Waterloo, IL, died May 21, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. She was born December 23, 1934, in Waterloo, IL. She is survived by her children Michael (Carolyn) Hesterberg, Brett (Barb) Hesterberg, and Nancy (Chris) James; grandchildren Chelsea Hesterberg and Aidan and Ryan James. Shirley is preceded in death by her husband Ray E. Hesterberg and parents Ralph & Lillian J. (nee Bosse) Kurtz. She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ. As an...

Elizabeth M. "Liz" Mathes, nee Sweet, 91, of Waterloo, Illinois, died May 14, 2020, in Alton, IL. She was born November 29, 1928, in E. St. Louis, IL. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years Shelby D. Mathes Jr.; grandson Kirk Osterhage; daughter-in-law Margaret “Shelly” Mathes;  parents George Edward and Barbara Elizabeth Sweet nee Havel; sister Jeanette Sweet; brother George A. Sweet. Elizabeth and her husband started the family business,...

Antoinette Blandford, nee Cira, 78, of Waterloo, IL, died May 14, 2020, in St. Louis, MO. She was born January 29, 1942, in St. Louis, MO. She is survived by her husband Fritz Blandford; children John (Shannon) Blandford and Kelle (Kevin) Oeste; grandchildren John and Brittany Blandford; great grandchild Lorynn; sister Rosemary (Terry) Hogan; brothers Salvatora (Debby) Cira and Tony (Jana) Cira; sisters-in-law; brothers-in-law; nieces; nephews; and cousins. Antoinette is preceded...

Harvey H. Hoffmann, 83, of Waterloo, IL, died May 9, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. He was born October 20, 1936, in Millstadt Township, St. Clair County, IL. He is survived by his wife Lorraine Hoffmann nee Vogt; children Brian Alan Hoffmann and Lisa Lynn (Paul) Pecha; grandchildren Lauren Pecha and Jacqueline Pecha; sister Gladys (Ray) Wittenauer-Thiele; sisters-in-law Arlene Vogt and Erlene Gasser; brothers-in-law Jay (Judy) Vogt, Melvin Vogt, and Vernon Weinhoff; neices; nephews; and...

Helen M. Cheney, nee Josten, 94, of Waterloo, IL, died May 9, 2020, in Waterloo, IL. She was born July 29, 1925, in Red Bud, IL. She is survived by her son Michael (Deborah) Cheney; grandchildren William (Elizabeth) Cheney, Ryan Cheney, Greta (Joe) Daiber, & Katie (Wil) Hoppe; 9 great grandchildren; sister Shirley Cameron; nieces; nephew; and cousins. She is preceded in death by her husband Royce Cheney; son David Cheney; parents Armin and Elsie (nee Faus) Josten; and brother-in-law...