obituaries
Mary Van Amburg, 79, of Jonesboro, died at 6:45 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2009, at Jonesboro Rehab and Healthcare Center.
She was born on April 1, 1930, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Michael and Ida Zwahlen Van Amburg.
She was a life member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Jonesboro and WELCA.
She...
Ethel L. Peterman, 82, of Anna, and formerly of Freeburg and Cobden, died at 7:23 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at City Care Center in Anna.
She was born on Jan. 16, 1929, in Cobden, the daughter of John and Mamie Dixon Kerr Sr.
She married William Chester Peterman on Aug. 10, 1950, in Piggott,...
Margaret Lorene Modglin, 90, of Troy, and formerly of Granite City and Anna, died at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, May 24, 2009, at her daughter’s home in Troy, surrounded by her family.
She was born on May 28, 1918, in Dongola, the daughter of Vernon and Maude Brown Vincent.
She married William Robert...
Anna, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2009, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 7, 1942, in Anna, the son of Bill and Lowanda Obptande.
He married Nancy Palmer. She preceded him in death on April 19, 2000.
He worked at the Florsheim Shoe Factory.
Mr. Obptande is survived by four sons and their...
Henry “Hank” Johnson, 81, of Sturtevant, Wis., died Sunday, May 24, 2009.
He was born on April 30, 1928, in Union County, the son of Henry Vernon and Mae Hawkins Johnson.
He attended Wolf Lake High School in Wolf Lake.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 until 1948 in the Pacific Theater as a...
Retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Martin “Leon” Treece, 87, of Anna, died at 11:40 a.m. Sunday, May 31, 2009, at his home in Anna.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1922, in Anna, the son of Jackson Andrew and Nora Dillow Treece.
He married Opal Lucille Dillow from Dongola on May 7, 1942, in...
Mary Magdaline “Mag” Barnes Thurston, 89, of Pulaski, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009, at Jonesboro Rehab and Health Care Center in Jonesboro.
Mrs. Thurston was born on Jan. 25, 1920, in Elva, Ky., the daughter of Bill Barnes and Ivy Stephens Barnes.
Mrs. Thurston was a member of the...
John “Jack” Martin Haase Jr., 84, of Anna, died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center in Jonesboro.
He was born on March 27, 1925, in Blue Island, the son of John Martin and Cornelia Kloostermann Haase Sr.
He married Ella Mae Bernhard on April 26, 1947, in...
Irene Morrison, 85, of Wetaug died at 12:31 a.m., Thursday, June 25, 2009, at her home.
She was born on December 22, 1923, in Wetaug to Stante and Minnie (Ramage) Goines. She married James Morrison on November 17, 1946. They have enjoyed 62 years together.
She was a member of the Wetaug Church...
Ruby G. Yates, 98, of Cobden, died at 8:58 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
She was born on Feb. 15, 1911, in Cobden, the daughter of William and Lona Nicholson Garner.
She married Wilburn W. Yates on Aug. 25, 1928. He preceded her in death on Feb. 17, 1971.
Mrs...
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