Leesman Funeral Home

03/17/2026

Charles William Guebert, 86 years of Red Bud, IL, passed away on March 16, 2026 at Red Bud Regional Care, Red Bud, IL. He was born January 31, 1940, in Red Bud, IL to Walter and Alma (nee Ohlau) Guebert.

Charles married Sharon Bald on February 3, 1962 at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reform Church...

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03/16/2026

Ronnie Lee Hampton, 88 years of Waterloo, IL, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Cedarhurst of Waterloo, Waterloo, IL. He was born September 20, 1937, in Carterville, IL, to the late Leon Hampton and the late Sally Jones.
Ronnie enjoyed anything that he could do outdoors but especially...

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03/16/2026

Mary Ethel Liefer (née Bixby), 92, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026, in Red Bud.

Mary was born on November 4, 1933, in Percy, Illinois, to Leonard and Edna Bixby, who preceded her in death. She spent most of her life in the Red Bud area, where she built a life...

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03/12/2026

Melvin Henry Vogt, 77 years of age of Waterloo, IL, passed away on March 11, 2026 in Waterloo, IL. He was born January 14, 1949, in East St. Louis, IL.

Melvin had retired as a pipe fitter for Missouri Pipe. He had also worked for Continental Can, Bob Schueler Construction Co., and currently for...

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03/11/2026

03/11/2026

Thank you to Garden Place Columbia for the kind gesture & recognition for National Funeral Directors Day!

03/10/2026

Don A Pellmann, 70 years of Millstadt, IL., passed away peacefully with his wife of 24 years by his side on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at his residence. He was born April 19, 1955, in Belleville, IL.
Don received his Bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He worked as...

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03/09/2026

David B Mueller, 63, of Columbia Illinois, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis Missouri.

David proudly graduated from SIUE with his Master's in Sociology. He had various jobs, mostly in food service, over the...

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03/05/2026

James K. Breeding, Sr., 64, also known as Jim, George or Brady was born May 14, 1961 and passed away March 3, 2026 in the loving arms of his wife at their home in Columbia, IL.
Besides what he built with his little family, Jim was most proud of his accomplishment in the Environmental business...

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03/04/2026

Roy Lee "Sid" Trexler, 100 years of Columbia, IL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Waterloo, IL. He was born September 1, 1925, in Ullin, IL, to the late George Dewey and Ella, nee Julian, Trexler.

On June 12, 1946, he married the love of his life,...

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03/03/2026

Lela M. Reichert, 89 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on February 28, 2026 at her residence in Columbia, IL. She was born June 20, 1936, in Ava, IL.

Lela had retired after 15+ years as a cook for the Columbia Middle and High Schools. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother,...

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03/03/2026

Donald D. Gericke, 94, of Smithton, IL passed away on February 27, 2026. He was born on March 20, 1931, in Highland, IL.

On February 16, 1952, he married Nadine S. (nee Diehl) Gericke, and together they shared many cherished years. Early in his working career, Don was a meat cutter and operated...

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