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George Fred Lesseg, 97, passed away on May 24, 2023, at his home in Brussels, IL. George was born on Aug. 11, 1925 at his family’s home to the late Anna Fredrickson and Walter Lesseg. He married Lale Jean Carnes on Nov. 22, 1952 at the Zion Luthern Church in Batchtown, IL. George lived a…

Charles “Chuck” Fredrickson, 93, of Godfrey, died at 7:31 p.m. Sunday, May 14, 2023 at Cedarhurst of Godfrey. Born Dec. 25, 1929 in Golden Eagle, IL, he was the son of George L. and Helen (Fortschneider) Fredrickson. Mr. Fredrickson graduated from Brussels Community High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Air Force during the…

Catherine Miller Rice, 74, of Branson, Mo., passed away on May 12, 2023, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Catherine was born on November 27, 1948, in St. Louis, MO to the late Harrell (Frances) Miller. She married Dr. Mark Rice in 1974 at St. Norbert’s Church in Hardin. Cathy was diagnosed at…

Dorothy E. Martin, 93, of Brussels, passed away on May 3, 2023, at Jerseyville Manor. Dorothy was born on June 15, 1929, in Bowman, AR to the late Raymond and Flosse (Craft) Turner. She married Walter Martin on July 29, 1950, in Walker County Georgia, he preceded her in death. Dorothy served in the Women’s…

Gary Loami Booth, 70, of Hamburg, left this earth on May 6, 2023. He was born on Sept. 13, 1952, in Pittsfield, IL to the late Loami and Eva (Hunter) Booth. He was an avid duck hunter and a great storyteller. He also loved riding his motorcycle. Gary worked at Laclede Steel after his stint…

Roger Leo Lammy, 70, of Michael, left this earth Wednesday, April 26th, 2023. He was born March 27th, 1953 in Carrollton, Illinois to Hampton and Betty (Slone) Lammy. He leaves behind a wife, Tina Lammy. Five children, Dustin and Erin Lammy of Hamburg, Elizabeth and Tim Sievers of Batchtown, Jonathan and Tara Lammy of Pleasant…

Charles Joseph Foiles, 91, formerly of Belleview, died Wednesday, April 29, 2023, at the Calhoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hardin. Charles was born July 18, 1931 in Kampsville and grew up in Belleview, a town he loved and never left. He worked his family’s farm after leaving the Army and married Carol M. Lohman…

Alice Nell (Blazier) Snyders, 86, of Hardin, passed away on April 24, 2023, at Christian Hospital Northeast. Alice was born on Aug. 23, 1936, in Anderson, IN to William Blazier and Lucille (Thomas) Blazier. She married Norman (Sonny) Snyders on Feb. 25, 1952, in Virginia, IL and he preceded her in death. Alice and Norman…

Mildred A. Schulte, 94, of Golden Eagle, passed away at 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Alton Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Oct. 4, 1928, in Meppen, the daughter of William and Mary (Tepen) Droege. Mildred worked for the Brussels School District for over 25 years. She married…