OBITUARIES

Jun 26, 2019

Jun 26, 2019

Corinne R. May, nee Frisch, 92, of Waterloo, IL, died June 26, 2019, in Belleville, IL. She was born August 17, 1926, in Kirkwood, MO.

She is survived by her children Lawrence (Janet) May, Bonnie May, David (Joan) May, and Pamela Sternau; grandchildren Jennifer May, Lindsay (Doug) Bucklew, Sarah (Brandon) Bosarge, James Childers, Heather (Jeff) Haare, and Angela...

Jun 24, 2019

Jun 21, 2019

Karen M. Buettner, nee Prange, 76, of Waterloo, IL, died June 21, 2019, in Red Bud, IL. She was born June 26, 1942, in Belleville, IL.

She is survived by her husband Ralph T. Buettner (married August 23, 1959); children Debra (Daniel) Row,Vickie Buettner, Keith Buettner, and Lisa (Gerald) Koerkenmeier; grandsons Dustin Row, Samuel (Omar) Row, Lucas (Kristina)...

Jun 21, 2019

Mary P. Meier, nee Grueninger, 77, of Waterloo, Illinois, died June 21, 2019, in Waterloo, IL. She was born June 20, 1942, in Belleville, IL.

She is survived by children Chuck (Kim) Meier and Cindie (Eric) Allscheid; grandchildren Miranda and Matthew Meier and Cassie and Krista Allscheid; brother Marvin (Kathy) Grueninger; father of the children John Meier; sister-in-law...

Jun 19, 2019

Jun 18, 2019

Beverly A. Hirstein, nee Amrine, 90, of Waterloo, Illinois, died June 18, 2019, in Waterloo, IL. She was born February 24, 1929, in Urbana, IL.

She is survived by her children Gary (Mary) Hirstein, Katha (Mark) Cranage, John (Cheri) Hirstein, and Sharon (Ken Weiler) Hirstein;  grandchildren Eric Hirstein, Nicholas (Tracy) Hirstein, Nicholas McClane, Carrie (Mike) Love, Amy (Raub)...

Jun 17, 2019

Jun 16, 2019

Jun 16, 2019

Kenneth R. Reinhold, 76, of Hornbeak, TN, died June 16, 2019, in Memphis, TN. He was born April 4, 1943, in Red Bud, IL.

He is survived by his children Roberta (Ron) Rhea, Karen Rodenberg, Gerald (Aimee) Ewing, Kimberly Bark, & Kelly (Jeff) Lance; grandchildren; great grandchildren; brother Reuben (Marion) Reinhold; nieces; nephews; and cousins.

Kenneth is...

Jun 14, 2019

Jonah Kellim Matthews, 23, of Waterloo, IL, died June 14, 2019, in Fults, IL. He was born January 29, 1996, in St. Louis, MO.

He is survived by his parents David and Debra (nee Kellim) Matthews; brothers Joshua (Jamie) Matthews, Jacob (Kristen) Matthews, Jordan (Brook) Matthews, Jeremiah Matthews, & Jesse Matthews; nieces and nephews Ashton, Amos, and Abe,...

Jun 13, 2019

Todd Allen Brand, 36, formerly of Waterloo, IL, died June 13, 2019, in Valdosta, GA. He was born July 9, 1982, in St. Louis, MO.

He is survived by his parents Linda (Keith) Lowery and Allen (Gina) Brand; sister Heather (Jerry) Sherman; grandparents Dale and Nona Joann Franke, Willis Brand, and Willis "Butch" Meyer; nieces Ava and Nora...

Jun 13, 2019

Dale Alfred Kenneth Heusohn, 64, of Columbia, IL, died June 13, 2019, in Columbia, IL. He was born March 12, 1955, in Red Bud, IL.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years Cindy E. Heusohn (nee Glotfelty); children Heather Marie (Derek) Hawkins and Nathan Leon Heusohn; granddaughter Paige Margaret Hawkins; mother Ardell Mueller (nee Brandt); sister...

Jun 6, 2019

Jun 5, 2019

May 31, 2019

Marguerite Mae "Boots" Knispel-Schmidt, nee Frueh, age 82, of Columbia, IL, passed peacefully into rest on May 31, 2019, at her home in Columbia, IL.

Born in Zanesville, OH, in 1936, Boots was the oldest child of George P. and Mae I. (nee Dreier) Frueh.  She attended Lash High School, Valparaiso University and graduated from Indiana University Magna Cum...

May 29, 2019

May 15, 2019

Vimala K. Patel, nee Amin, 86, of Red Bud, IL, died May 15, 2019, in Red Bud, IL. She was born November 1, 1932, in India.

She is survived by her brother Prafulbhai; children Usha, Dilip, Daksha, Rohit, Saku, Ila, Padam, Kirti, Mukesh, Kina, and Rajendra; and grandchildren Smruti, Umesh, Khinal, Sajit, Jalu, Samani, Hardik, Nishma, Dixit, Vishaka,...

May 14, 2019

May 10, 2019