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1, 1935, in Avis- ton, died Sunday, No- vember 15, 2015, at Coun- tryside Manor, Aviston, Ill. Katie owned and oper- ated Beauty Shop in Aviston, from 1964 to 2015 and was the beau- tician at Countryside Ma- nor for 27 years. She en- joyed playing euchre and bingo. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Catherine, nee Wellen, Timmermann; her brothers, Paul Timmer- mann, Urban Timmer- mann, George Timmer- mann, and Raymond Tim- mermann; her sisters, Esther Brady and Marie Povolish her brothers-in- law, Wally Schroeder, Ray Brady, Elmer Singler, and Paul Povolish; and a sister- in-law, Kay Timmermann. Surviving are a daugh- ter, Beverly (Bill) Haake of Highland; two grandsons, Matthew and Michael Haake; her brothers, Wal- ter (Lucy) Timmermann of Calabash, N.C., and David (Mary Jane) Tim- mermann of Germantown, two sisters, Delores (George) Glover of Napa, Edna (Mike) Banco of Great Falls four sisters-in-law, Julie Tim- mermann of Trenton, Marilyn Timmermann of Phoenix, Marie Tim- mermann of Breese, and Lynn Timmerman of Virginia.
Memorials can be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois, and will be re- ceived at the visitation or through Moss Funeral Home, Breese, Ill. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to: www.moss- funeralhome.com. Visitation: The family will greet visitors from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, November 20, 2015, at St. Francis Catholic Church, Aviston, Ill.
Funeral: A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 20, 2015, at the church, with Fr. Daniel Friedman officiating. In- terment will be in St. Fran- cis Cemetery, Aviston, Ill.
MOSS FUNERAL HOME, Breese, Ill. Catherine Siegmann Sister Rose (Margaret Rose) Schrage, ASC, 86, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Ruma Center, Ru- ma, passed away Sat- urday, November 14, 2015, at 11:50 a.m. at the Ruma Convent. She was born to the late Bernard and Mary, nee Goestenkors, Schrage in St. Rose, on December 31, 1928.
She made her first vows as an Adorer of the Blood of Christ on July 1, 1948, and perpetual profession on July 1, 1953. Sr. Rose served in ele- mentary schools for 29 years, including SS. Peter and Paul in Waterloo, St. Elizabeth in East St.
Louis, St. Bruno in Pinckneyville, Holy Family in Cahokia, St. Boniface in Evansville, St. Joseph in Olney, and St. Matthew in Alton, Ill.
She taught at St. Je- rome in St. Louis, and Visitation in Vienna, Mo. She served as principal as well as teacher for 13 years. After her elemen- tary school ministry, she served as a Houseparent at Catholic Home in Alton, Ill.
Sr. Rose later served as assistant, then Executive Housekeeper as well as assistant to the administrator at DeMattias Hall, the house of studies near Saint Louis University. Her final 11 years in active ministry were spent as housekeep- ing and laundry supervisor in the Environmental Ser- vices Department at Naza- reth Living Center in St. Louis, Mo. Sr.
Rose earned her degree in histo- ry at St. Louis University in 1967, and her in American History, also from SLU, in 1975. In a seminar on Religious Life held in Jefferson City, in 1965, she served as one of the discussion group leaders. She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Ferdinand, Os- car, Edgar, Bernard, Jr. and Cletus; a sister, Marie; and three sisters-in-law, Ruth, Catherine and Theresa.
Surviving are a brother, James (Sandy) Schrage; and many nieces, neph- ews, and Members of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. Donations in memory of Sister Rose Schrage may be sent to the ASC Retire- ment Fund, 4233 Sulphur St. Louis, 63109, or online at: www.adorers.org, Our To view this obituary and sign the register book, visit: www.wpfh.net. Visitation: Visitation will be from 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Ruma Center Chap- el, Ruma, Ill.
Wake Service: Services wil be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the Chapel. Funeral: A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the chapel. In- terment will be in Convent Cemetery Ruma, Ill.
WELGE-PECHACEK FUNERAL HOME, Red Bud, Ill. Rose Schrage Harold J. Portell, 85, of Granite City, born Aug. 6, 1930, in Granite City, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Gateway Regional Medical Hospital, Granite City, Ill. He was retired Granite City fireman, and a drafts- man for HBE Corporation, St.
Louis, Mo. Harold was a Korean Navy Veteran. He was a member of the Granite City AM- VETS; and the Knights of Columbus 1098. He played on the state cham- pionship baseball team, and was a member of the Granite City High School Sports Hall of Fame. He was a wrestler at SIUC and the University of Oklahao- ma.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Vin- cent and Victoria, nee Coleman, Portell; four sisters; four brothers; and a daughter-in-law, Rene Portell. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn nee Robey, Portell; his children, Mike (Tabitha) Portell of Little Rock, Dan (Linda) Portell of Richmond, Jim Portell of Edwards- ville, Dave (Tracy) Portell of Pontoon Beach, Kenny Portell of Mary- ville, Cheryl Portell DuBoise of Edwardsville, and Scott (Jeannie) Portell of Troy, a sis- ter, Rose Wohlstadter of St. Louis, a brother, Dick (Emma) Portell of Granite City, 10 great- grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church. Visitation: Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m.
Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Granite City, Ill. Funeral: Funeral servic- es will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the church, with Fr. Jeff Holtman officiat- ing. THOMAS SAKSA FUNERAL HOME, Granite City, Ill.
Harold Portell WILLIAM BOURLAND William A. Bourland, 58, of Knoxville, formerly of Belleville died Saturday, Novem- ber 7, 2015. Graveside services were held at Piney Grove Ceme- tery, Knoxville, Tenn. Click Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tenn. JULIA BOWLES Julia Elizabeth Bowles, nee Stokes, 84, of Lebanon died Friday, November 13, 2015.
Private services at a later date. Schildknecht Funeral Home, CAROLYN CRABTREE Carolyn M. Crabtree, nee Thiems, 70, of Highland died Friday, November 13, 2015. Arrangements pending at George Renner Sons Funeral Home, Belleville. JOSEPHINE ELLICOTT Josephine M.
Ellicott, nee Fil- aydic, 79, of Belleville died Monday, November 16, 2015. Services at a later date. Kurrus Funeral Home, Belleville. HELEN GALLOWAY Helen Maxine Galloway, nee Green, 93, of Collinsville died Monday, November 16, 2015. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m.
Friday at Meadow Heights Baptist Church, Collinsville. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial in Sunset Hill Estates, Glen Carbon. Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville.
JACK HENDRICKSON Jack C. Hendrickson, 68, of Evansville died Sunday, Novem- ber 15, 2015. Arrangements pending at Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Evansville. SALLY HOEFERT Sally Ann Hoefert, 85, of God- frey died Sunday, November 15, 2015. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Catholic Church, Alton. Burial in St.
Cemetery, Godfrey. Elias, Kallal Schaaf Funeral Home, Godfrey. ANNIE HOLTSFORD Annie Mae Holtsford, nee Bass, 89, of Madison died Monday, November 16, 2015. Arrange- ments pending at Herbert A. Kassly Funeral Home, Collins- ville.
MONICA JACKSON Monica E. Jackson, 80, of Ed- wardsville died Sunday, Novem- ber 15, 2015. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Funeral 11 a.m.
Saturday at the funeral home. Burial in Sunset Hill memorial Estates, Glen Carbon. Weber Rodney Funeral Home, Edwardsville. KAREN MASSIE Karen E. Massie, nee Kaiser, 75, of Belleville died Sunday, No- vember 15, 2015.
There are no services. She was to be cremat- ed. Kurrus Funeral Home, Belle- ville. RUTH MEFFERT Ruth A. Meffert, nee Miener, 85, of Highland died Sunday, No- vember 15, 2015.
Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Evangelical United Church of Christ, High- land. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Burial in Grantford U.C.C. Cemetery. Spengel-Bou- langer Funeral Home, Highland. EUGENE MINER Eugene T. Miner, 77, of Chester died Sunday, November 15, 2015.
Visitation from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester. Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home, Evansville. ROBERT MURRAY SR. Robert Lee Murray 82, of Waterloo died Monday, Novem- ber 16, 2015. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville. Braun Family Funeral Home, Columbia.
BARBARA ROBINSON Barbara Ann Robinson, 69, of Granite City died Saturday, November 14, 2015. Graveside 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John Cemetery, Granite City. Woj- strom Funeral Home, Granite City.
MARY SAUTHOFF Mary Louise Sauthoff, 65, of Swansea died Sunday, November 15, 2015. Visitation 1 p.m. Sat- urday at Specialized Living Center, Swansea. Burial in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fair- view Heights. Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville.
LAWRENCE SCHNEIDER Lawrence V. Schneider, 93, of Waterloo died Sunday, Novem- ber 15, 2015. Visitation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial in SS Peter Paul Ceme- tery, Waterloo. Quernheim Funeral Home, Waterloo. WILLIAM SHAW William L.
Shaw, 78, of Edwardsville died Saturday, November 14, 2015. Memorial 6 p.m. Thursday at Leclaire Chris- tian Church. Weber Rodney Funeral Home, Edwardsville. JOHN SLESINSKI John J.
Slesinski, 84, of Collins- ville died Sunday, November 15, 2015. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial in St. John Cemetery, Collinsville. Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville. JARRITT SOMMER Jarritt R. Sommer, 39, of Baldwin died Friday, November 13, 2015.
Visitation from 2 to 5 p.m. Sat- urday at the funeral home. George Renner Sons Funeral Home, Belleville. MARCELLA TRESSLER Marcella A. Tressler, 95, of Chester, formerly of Rockwood died Sunday, November 15, 2015.
Arrangements pending at Pecha- cek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester. DOUG WILLIS Doug Willis, 55, of St. Rose died Monday, November 16, 2015. Arrangements pending at Moss Funeral Home, Breese. DEATHS He was fat.
He was slow. He was often in- toxicated, ap- peared to have a speech impediment. If it was an act, it seem like it. And if he was in on the joke which ended in 2007, when he was found guilty of molesting two teenage girls and legally barred from portraying his reality TV it seem like it. Now, Vincent Margera the uncle of prankmeister Bam Mar- gera and the heel of his MTV reality show La is dead at 59.
Margera bat- tled liver and kidney fail- ure in his final years, as his family told TMZ, and died Sunday. struggled with kidney and liver issues for a while, and he put up a good his sister-in- law April Margera told CNN. he died this morning at 6:45 a.m. at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Penn- Don Johnny Knoxville, the closest thing to an A-list star that came from the franchise, wrote. will be Others offered mea- sured praise or outright criticism.
Vito one user wrote on Twitter. loss. Too bad it before he touched kids and thought Don Vito died like 7 years another wrote. This just humor or hyperbole. In the wake of his sex crimes, Marge- ra was barred, by a Col- orado court, from playing the character of Don Vito so named for his mum- bling, a la Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The problem: Vincent Margera was Don Vito, and Don Vito was Vincent Margera.
a question as relevant to as it is to Up the How can one stop playing oneself? Before the rise of real- ity TV, Vincent Margera would likely have lived and died quietly in the Philadelphia suburb where he lived for de- cades. But his nephew, skateboarder Bam, rose to prominence as a member of crew. Known for its irrev- erent, ridiculous and sometimes dangerous shenanigans, proved an incredibly pop- ular MTV series and fea- ture-film franchise. spin-off, La hit the air in 2003. And in this spotlight, Don Vito became a star or, de- pending on view, a black hole.
There is nothing new about less-than-beautiful characters getting abuse from those whose names are at the top of the mar- quee. Moe slapped Curly; Seinfeld put Newman in his place. But on La the routine humili- ation dumped on Don Vito, an obese middle- aged man who appeared to have issues with alco- hol and a less-than-gen- tlemanly view of women, by his photogenic young nephew always seemed cruel and unusual. It clear that Vito really understood what was going on. Vito, however, said he had no regrets.
said to me last week that he wanted everyone to know it was a good sister-in-law April Margera told CNN. enjoyed himself and wanted to thank all the fans. He went through a lot, especially with the Denver stuff. He wanted everyone to know that he never did Vincent Margera, reality TV star turned sex offender, dead at 59 BY JUSTIN WM. MOYER The Washington Post.
