Obituaries
Lawrence Charles Tripp
Sep 23, 2009
Marion Lawrence Tripp, 80, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 2:15 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Lawrence was born April 11, 1929 in Stonefort the son of Lawrence C. & Jeanette Dessie (Purnell) Adams. He married Carrie Hungate on June 9, 1951 in Piggott, Arkansas and together they have shared over 58 years of marriage. Lawrence retired...
John Kyler "Jack" Kosharek
Sep 22, 2009
Marion John Kyler Jack Kosharek, 70, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 7:20 P.M. at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Jack was born September 9, 1939 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin the son of John W. & Beatrice (Hamilton) Kosharek. He married Barbara Cecere on December 18, 1965 in Van Nuys, California and she preceded him in death on March 6, 2003....
Kathleen J. Crespi
Sep 22, 2009
Herrin- KATHLEEN JOSEPHINE CRESPI, age 88, of Herrin, passed away at 3:25am on September 22, 2009 at her home in Herrin. Kathleen was born at home in Herrin on July 15, 1921, the daughter of John and Rose (Bianci) Crespi. Ms. Crespi was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. She worked for 37 years in management...
Robert Earl "Jack" Cain
Sep 21, 2009
Robert Earl Jack Cain of Herrin passed away at 6:00 PM, Sunday, September 20, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He had been battling cancer for quite some time. After coming to know the Lord in March, Jesus called him home at the age of 77. He was born on March 11, 1932 to Marie & Earl...
Marie Marlow
Sep 21, 2009
Herrin- MARIE GUALDONI MARLOW, age 94, of Herrin, passed away at 2:40am on Monday, September 21, 2009 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Marie was born on February 8, 1915, in Herrin, the daughter of Big John and Bigia (Marlo) Gualdoni. Her parents preceded her in death. She married Frank G. Marlow on June 17, 1936. He preceded her in death...
Carol D. "Pudge" Sims
Sep 20, 2009
Carol D. Pudge Sims, 60, of Marion, passed away at 2:30 PM, Saturday, September 19, 2009 at her home. Carol was born on October 24, 1948 in Harrisburg to Clellon & Jeanet (Swanner) Sims. She worked the assembly line and was a union machinist at the Norge/Maytag Plant in Herrin for thirty four years. Survivors include- Sister- Nina Buttrum and...
Patrice Clark Jones
Sep 15, 2009
Patrice Clark Jones, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 2:10 P.M. at Fountains Nursing Home. Patrice was born December 10, 1947 in Battle Creek, Michigan the daughter of Clifford Eugene & Martha Jane (Moore) Clark. Patrice was a homemaker. She is survived by her Mother Jane Clark of Marion, Three Sons Shawn Cadbuty of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Adam...
Carolyn Malaszenko
Sep 15, 2009
Marion Carolyn Dee Malaszenko, 64, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 1:58 P.M. at her home in Marion. Carolyn was born June 30, 1945 in Terre Haute, Indiana the daughter of Jack & Mary (Whitlock) Crable. She enjoyed attending the Senior Citizens and playing bingo. Carolyns working career was as a teachers assistant in Crystal Lake, Illinois and...
Mason R. Absher
Sep 10, 2009
Marion Mason R. Absher, 90, of Marion, went to meet his Savior, at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. Mason, one of nine children, was born August 20, 1919, in Marion to John R. and Kate (Beers) Absher. On July 25, 1941, he married Imogene (Fairchild) Absher who survives. They have enjoyed...
Dale "Joe" Cook
Sep 10, 2009
Bush- DALE JOE COOK, age 78, of Bush, passed away at home on Thursday, September 9, 2009. Dale was born in Madison County, Missouri on May 7, 1931, the son of Lester and Ruby (Denbow) Cook. He married Lillie Mae Holland in Saint Louis on July 5, 1949. They shared fifty-eight years of marriage until her death on January 11,...
Janice D. McCall
Sep 8, 2009
Energy- JANICE DIANE McCALL, age 65, of Energy, passed away at 11:05 am on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. Janice was born in Herrin on August 27, 1944, the daughter of Cloyde and Mary (Sanders) Williams. She married Robert R. McCall in Carbondale on September 22, 1962. He survives in Energy. Mrs. McCall attended the...
Dennis Lee Marks
Sep 6, 2009
Marion- DENNIS LEE MARKS, age 61, of Marion, passed away at 3:47am on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at his home in Marion. Dennis was born on January 27, 1948 in Carbondale to Lloyd Harpo & Venita (Ward) Marks. On April 15, 1976he married Patricia Cutrell and together had three children- Angela, Damion & Billy. On February 22, 199 he married...
James Edward "Jimmie" Finn
Sep 5, 2009
Herrin- James Edward Jimmie Finn, 78, of Herrin, passed away at 10:35 PM, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Herrin Hospital . Jimmie was born on October 25, 1931 to Herbert Douglas & Virtus Martha (Foster) Finn. He was a music teacher for the Herrin School district for many years prior to his retirement in 1993. He was an accomplished teacher...
John O. Angstmann
Sep 4, 2009
West Frankfort- JOHN OWENS ANGSTMANN, age 84, of West Frankfort, formerly of Marion, passed away at 9:03am on Friday, September 4, 2009 at Frankfort Care Center in West Frankfort, IL. John was born in Chicago on January 11, 1925, the son of Ralph and Ellen (Owens) Angstmann. He married Kathleen Keating in Chicago on October 9, 1954. They shared fifty-four...
Melva Roberts
Sep 3, 2009
Marion Melva D. Roberts, 94, passed away on Thursday, September 03, 2009 at 7:40 A.M. at Parkway Manor. Melva was born August 5, 1914 in Spillertown the daughter of Joe & Mable (Wheelwright) Dippie. She married Jack Roberts on October 14, 1935 in Marion and together they shared over 38 years of marriage until his death on March 24, 1974....
Clifford Ripley
Sep 3, 2009
Clifford Ripley, age 84, of Marion, passed away at 10:50pm on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at Parkway Manor Nursing Home in Marion. Clifford was born November 24, 1924 in Mowequa, Illinois the son of Oscar L. & Nellie (Babbs) Ripley. He married Virginia Mae Edens on November 3, 1947 in Gibson City, Illinois and together they shared over 60 years...
James C. Walker
Sep 1, 2009
Herrin- JAMES CARL WALKER, age 83, of Herrin, was called Home on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 in Houston, Texas. James was born in Herrin on April 2, 1926, the son of Joe V. and Jane (Mitchell) Walker. He married Carolyn Stotlar in Herrin on February 27, 1948. They have shared sixty-one years of marriage. She survives. James owned JV Walker...
Bruce Alan Tyner
Aug 31, 2009
Marion Bruce Alan Tyner, 63, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 11:28 P.M. at his home in Marion following an eight-month battle with leiomyosarcoma. Bruce was born August 24, 1946 in Carbondale the son of Carl N. Tyner and Mary Lou Bethel Tyner Roberts. When Bruce was two, his father was killed in a mining accident. His mother...
Michael J. Samples
Aug 31, 2009
Marion Michael John Samples, 52, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 8:30 A.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Michael was born December 4, 1956 in Marion the son of Tom and Virginia (Green) Samples. Michael was a hairstylist at Regis. He was of the Pentecostal Faith and Michael enjoyed making crystal lamps and chandeliers in his spare time....
Alene M. Phillips
Aug 27, 2009
Herrin- ALENE M. PHILLIPS, age 90, of Story City, Iowa, formerly of Herrin, passed away at 6:45pm on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Bethany Manor Nursing Home in Story City, Iowa. Alene was born in Johnston City on September 2, 1918, the daughter of Roy and Grace (Peterson) Jennings. She married Harold J. Phillips in Herrin on July 7, 1948....
