Leesman Funeral Home

Leesman Funeral Home Family owned and operated. Bruce E. Leesman, Owner
Greg A. Leesman, Owner We own the four following locations:

Koch-Liefer Funeral Home
220 Locust St. Main St.

Bruce and Greg are both graduates of Worsham College of Mortuary Science and have a combined 35 years in the funeral business. PO Box 142
Red Bud, IL 62278
618-282-2325

Leesman Funeral Home
326 S. PO Box 36
Dupo, IL 62239
618-286-4511

Lawlor Funeral Home
218 S. Metter Ave. Columbia, IL 62236
618-281-4123

Leesman Funeral Home
7 E. Mill St. PO Box 358
Millstadt, IL 62260
618-476-1000

James Patrick Lawlor Jr., 92 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on January 5, 2026 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, M...
01/06/2026

James Patrick Lawlor Jr., 92 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on January 5, 2026 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, MO. He was born February 6, 1933, in East St. Louis, IL, son of the late James Patrick and Gertrude, nee Droit, Lawlor, Sr. He was married to the late Anna Marie, nee...

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Vernon H. Koester, 90 years of Red Bud, IL, passed away on January 3, 2026 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, IL. ...
01/05/2026

Vernon H. Koester, 90 years of Red Bud, IL, passed away on January 3, 2026 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, IL. He was born August 12, 1935, in Red Bud, IL.

Vernon was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Red Bud, IL. Vernon worked for 23 years as a truck driver for Behnken Truck...

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Lisa K. Ruskaup, nee LaForge, 67 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026 with her family by her ...
01/05/2026

Lisa K. Ruskaup, nee LaForge, 67 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026 with her family by her side at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, MO. She was born May 14, 1958, in East St. Louis, IL.
Lisa began in the realty business when she was 21 years...

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Alan Ray Hoock, 75 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on January 2, 2026 in Columbia, IL. He was born April 13, 1950.A m...
01/02/2026

Alan Ray Hoock, 75 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on January 2, 2026 in Columbia, IL. He was born April 13, 1950.

A memorial visitation will be held Friday, January 16, 2026, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm at Leesman Funeral Home, Dupo, IL. Interment will follow at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery,...

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Anthony A. “Tony” Rose, 72, of Dupo, Illinois, passed away on December 30, 2025, at his residence.Tony is survived by hi...
12/31/2025

Anthony A. “Tony” Rose, 72, of Dupo, Illinois, passed away on December 30, 2025, at his residence.

Tony is survived by his wife and soulmate of 50 years, Pam Rose; his two daughters, Leslie (Justin) Biggs of Millstadt, Illinois, and Kristi (Chris) McClain of St. Louis, Missouri; three grandsons,...

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Jean Cowell Spahr passed away on December 26, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, MO. She was born in Red Bud, I...
12/30/2025

Jean Cowell Spahr passed away on December 26, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, MO. She was born in Red Bud, IL on October 10, 1943 to the late Louis and Luella Cowell.

She is survived by her sons, Brett (Joy) of St. Charles, MO and Brad (Kelly) of Manhattan Beach, CA and her...

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Nancy Joanne (Funke) Merkley, age 89, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025. Nancy was born on May 11, 1936, in Ev...
12/28/2025

Nancy Joanne (Funke) Merkley, age 89, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025. Nancy was born on May 11, 1936, in Evansville, Indiana, to Rudolph and Lucille Funke.

She graduated from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Evansville and dedicated more than 40 years of her life to nursing,...

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Doris J. Brown, 95 years of Waterloo, IL, passed away on December 21, 2025, at Garden Place Senior Living of Waterloo. S...
12/22/2025

Doris J. Brown, 95 years of Waterloo, IL, passed away on December 21, 2025, at Garden Place Senior Living of Waterloo. She was born July 29, 1930, in St. Louis, MO to the late Albert and Mildred, nee Hart, Aulbach.

Surviving are her, daughters, Linda (Gary) Wiederhold of Waterloo,IL and...

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Jacob Allen Skelton, age 44, passed away on December 18, 2025, in St. Louis, MO. He was born August 1, 1981, in Artesia...
12/21/2025

Jacob Allen Skelton, age 44, passed away on December 18, 2025, in St. Louis, MO. He was born August 1, 1981, in Artesia, NM, to the late Bart Skelton and to Rebecca, nee Keil, Arrington.
Jacob grew up in Deming, NM and graduated from Deming High School in 1999 and then he attended college at...

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Thomas Durelle “Sonny” Pratt, 81, of Dupo, Illinois, was born April 19, 1944, in Gilroy, California, and passed away pea...
12/20/2025

Thomas Durelle “Sonny” Pratt, 81, of Dupo, Illinois, was born April 19, 1944, in Gilroy, California, and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his residence, with his daughters by his side. Sonny was born in California and lived in Arkansas prior to moving to Dupo during his...

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Mildred "Lea" Lavetta (nee Adkins) Riechmann, 86 years old, of Red Bud, IL, passed away on December 17, 2025 at the de G...
12/19/2025

Mildred "Lea" Lavetta (nee Adkins) Riechmann, 86 years old, of Red Bud, IL, passed away on December 17, 2025 at the de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis, MO. She was born April 13, 1939 in Wayne County, WV.

Lea was a nurse for over 40 years and worked at VA Hospitals in Huntington, WV and St....

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**Grace Bernice Gunn, 84**, passed away Friday, December 5, 2025, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Grace was bo...
12/18/2025

**Grace Bernice Gunn, 84**, passed away Friday, December 5, 2025, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Grace was born in East St. Louis, IL on November 1, 1941. She was the daughter of the late Nadine (nee Bean) (Kohlenberger) Schneider and Mark Anthony Kohlenberger.

She married Gary Ellis...

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