Obituaries

Joetta G. Korte, 96, of Pierron, IL, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Highland Health Care Center, Highland, IL.

Augustine George, 97, of O'Fallon, Illinois, died Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Cedar RIdge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Lebanon, IL.

Shelby J. Jenkins, 56, of Highland, IL, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Highland, IL.

Margaret Evelyn “Mag” Rieckenberg, 89, of O’Fallon, IL died Monday, December 11, 2016 at Terrace on the Park in Mascoutah.

Patsy Elaine Smith Adam, 64, of Gloster, Mississippi, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville, IL. ...

Virginia E. “Ginger” (nee Heisner) Sanders, 74, of Pocahontas, IL, died Monday, December 5, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, after battling a lengthy illness.

Darwin A. Oswald, 84, of Highland, IL, died Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Faith Countryside Nursing Center, Highland, IL, with his family by his side.

Marvin R. Bleisch, 94, of Highland, IL, died Saturday, December 3, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Highland, IL.

Marjorie Mae Crews, 87, of Highland, IL died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Highland Health Care Center, Highland, IL.

Louise (nee Wozniak) Pick, 88, of Highland, Illinois, died Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Memorial Hospital East, Shiloh, Illinois.

Kimberly Sue “Kim” Axman, (nee Severit), 57, formerly of Lebanon, IL, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at her residence in Irving, TX.

Mary C. “Cookie Lady” Reibold, 72, of Lebanon, IL, died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Memorial Hospital East, Shiloh, IL, with her family by her side.

Marian Niehaus (Nee Knebel), 91, of St. Jacob, IL, died Friday, November 11, 2016, at Highland Healthcare Center, Highland, IL.

Ruth M. Schoolfield, 89, of Stockbridge, GA, formerly of Highland, IL, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Piedmont Hospital, GA.

David P. Krause, 63, of Highland, IL, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, after battling pancreatic cancer, at his residence with his family by his side.

Rose M. (nee Rapien) Henrichs, 87, of Highland, Illinois, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Hitz Memorial Home, Alhambra, IL.

Luke M. Hagaman, 55, of Summerfield, IL, died Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Barnes Jewish Siteman Center, St. Louis, MO.

Sharon K. Haberer, 73, of Pocahontas, Il died Thursday, October 27, 2016, at St Louis University Hospital, St Louis, Mo.

Russell “Dewey” Aper, 65, of Pocahontas, IL, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at his residence, with his family by his side.

Norma E. (nee Lorenz) Haberer, 80, of Highland, Illinois, died Monday, October 24, 2016, at her residence.