Kurrus Funeral Home

Jerry Elmo Fryer, 81, of Fairview Heights, IL, born Friday, April 12, 1940, in Springhill, LA, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. Jerry was a co-owner and a structural engineer for Buell, Fryer, McReynolds Inc. in Lexington, KY. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Fairview Heights, IL and Head Deacon at Central Baptist Church in Winchester, KY. He was a huge University of Kentucky Basketball fan and loved golfing. Jerry and Ann traveled all over the United States with the Niemeiers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Elmo and Annie L., nee Domino, Fryer. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Ann nee Madden, Fryer of Fairview...

?Rosemary T., nee Mathey, Ellis, 86, formally from Palestine, Il, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Cedarhurst of Shiloh in Shiloh, IL. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was born in Peru, IL on July 26, 1935, to Alex and Mary, nee Diddle, Mathey. Rosemary married Burt A. Ellis in 1954 and moved to Kingston, NY, where they raised 5 children. They later moved back to Illinois, finally settling in Palestine, IL. Rosemary spent many years as an office manager and bookkeeper. She was very active in her community, most recently she was a member of the Palestine Preservation Society and Home Extension. Rosemary loved spending time with her family,...

Robert "Chilly"Thomas Jerome Poletti, 57, of Port Richey, FL, born Friday, August 3, 1962, in St. Louis, MO, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 in Chicago, IL. Robert worked as a Millwright Manager for Chicago Beverage Systems LLC. He was a member of Millwrights Local 1102. In his youth, Robert "Chilly" was a phenomenal hockey player playing in areas around Peoria, Chicago, and Detroit, until eventually being recruited to play for the Calgary Flames for a short stint all throughout rocking his favorite number 19. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and outdoorsman. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph William Poletti Jr. mother, Virginia Renois; Surviving are his ...