Rev. Gerald R. Hechenberger, 56, of Belleville, Ill., passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, in Pinckneyville, Ill. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. tonight, Thursday, March 12, 2020, at George Renner and Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., and from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2020, at St. Luke Catholic Church,…

Mark Lucash, 58, of Freeburg, Ill., died Saturday, March 7, 2020, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Ill. Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2020, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Freeburg, IL. Funeral: Funeral services will be held…

Wayne M. LaQuet, 61, of Mascoutah, Ill., died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Memorials may be made to the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mollfuneralhome.com.

Sharon Gail Veale, nee Wright, 74, of Freeburg, Ill., formerly of O’Fallon, Ill., passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Visitation will be held Friday, March 6, 2020 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Schildknecht Funeral Home, 301 S. Lincoln Ave., O’Fallon, IL 62269. Memorial Service will be held Friday, March 6, 2020 at 7:00…

Eugene S. Diecker, 84, of St. Libory, IL died Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, IL. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mollfuneralhome.com.

Karl M. Mueller, 80, of Belleville, Ill., died Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, Ill. Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2020, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL. Funeral: Funeral services will be…

Loraine A. “Larry” Maurer, 72, of Sparta, Ill., passed away at 6:40 a.m. on Monday, February 17, 2020, at his home. Graveside services were held Friday, February 28, 2020, at the Union Cemetery in Sparta, Ill., with Rev. Robert A. Miner officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Condolences may be…

Clarence Tritley Jr., 102, of Belleville, IL, born Tuesday, February 19, 1918, in East St. Louis, IL, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. Visitation: Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 am, Friday, March 6, 2020 at St. Augustine of Canterbury in Belleville, IL. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00…

Merle E. “Fat Kat” Triefenbach, 70, of Lenzburg, Ill., passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. Visitation: Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 am, Friday, March 6, 2020 at St. Augustine of Canterbury in Belleville, IL. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am,…

Geraldine Cantwell, nee Martin, 77, of Belleville, IL, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at her residence in Freeburg, IL.             Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2020, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Freeburg, IL. Funeral:  Funeral services will be held at 6:30…