Helen Phillips
Helen Marie Phillips, nee Dehn, 93, of Belleville, Ill., passed away on November 26, 2019 at Freeburg Care Center. Visitation was held Monday, December 2, 2019 at Lake View Funeral Home in Fairview Heights, Ill. Funeral services were held Monday, December 2, 2019, at the funeral home. Burial was in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview…
Read MoreWalter Braun
Walter C. “Bus” Braun, Jr., 92, of Belleville, Ill., died Thursday, November 28, 2019, in Anna, Ill. Visitation was held Monday, December 2, 2019, at George Renner and Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill. Funeral services were held Monday, December 2, 2019, at the funeral home with Fr. James Thomas officiating. Burial was in Green Mount…
Read MoreFrancesco Cimarolli
Francesco Edward Cimarolli, 96, of Freeburg, Ill., went to meet his Heavenly Father on November 26, 2019, at Dammert Center at Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Ill. Private burial service will be held at Valhalla Gardens of memory, Belleville, Ill.
Read MoreOne of Just Three Left, USS Arizona Survivor Recalls Attack on Pearl Harbor
by Phil Luciano (Peoria) Journal Star Looking for a job and a future, Ken Potts saw little hope in central Illinois. Born and raised in tiny Honey Bend, Potts, like other teens on the brink of manhood, found few career opportunities as the Great Depression continued to squeeze America. So, when he turned 18, he…
Read MoreDoctor Sleep
by Hans A. Carpenter hans@freeburgtribune.com Release Date: November 8 MPAA: R Director: Mike Flanagan Starring: Ewan McGregor Marquee Says: All work and no play… Number: 4.5/5 Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) has grown up into an alcoholic drifter, haunted by his trauma at the Overlook Hotel during the events of The Shining. As Dan tries to…
Read MoreMidway
by Hans A. Carpenter hans@freeburgtribune.com MPAA: PG-13 Release Date: November 8 Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, and Woody Harrelson Mister Marquee Says: B4. You sank my aircraft carrier. Number: 4/5 Midway covers the Pacific theater in World War II from the attack on Pearl Harbor through the momentous titular carrier battle. This…
Read MoreDennis Arbogast
Dennis E. Arbogast 71 of Dupo, Illinois was born on January 22, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, passed away on November 19, 2019 at Touchette Regional Hospital. A Memorial gathering will be held on Friday, November 29, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Braun Family Funeral Home 265 Quarry Rd Columbia, Illinois.
Read MoreMarilyn Beaston
Marilyn Elizabeth Beaston, nee Rathke, 93, of Belleville, IL, born October 31, 1926, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, IL, surrounded by family members and caregivers. Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, November 24, 2019, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL,…
Read MoreMelvin F. Beisiegel, Sr.
Melvin F. Beisiegel, Sr., 91 of Freeburg, IL, born January 1, 1928, in St. Clair County, IL, died Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, IL. Visitation: Friends may visit from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Freeburg IL. Funeral: Funeral services will be…
Read MoreThe Lighthouse
by Hans A. Carpenter hans@freeburgtribune.com Release Date: October 18 Rating: R Director: Robert Eggers Starring: Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 Winslow (Robert Pattinson) is contracted for a four-week stay at an isolated lighthouse with grizzled Wickie Wake (Willem Dafoe). As the two men get on each other’s nerves, they…
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