Kurrus Funeral Home

McTaggart, 75, of Sunrise Beach, MO, formerly of Belleville and Troy, IL born Tuesday, June 8, 1943, in East St. Louis, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.Larry was a truck driver and worked for the Highway Department at IDOT. He was a member of American Legion Post 624 Sunrise Beach ,MO, Elks Lodge 2705 of Laurie, Mo and a United States Marine Corps veteran.He was preceded in death by his Father, Larry McTaggart, Mother, Marcia, nee Hill, Snow, Sister, Jackie Sheldon, Brother-in-law, Clint Duensing. Surviving are his, Wife of 50 years, Susan , nee Duensing, McTaggart of Sunrise Beach, MO, , Son, Casey (Jessica) McTaggart of Chesterfield, MO, , 4 Sisters, Sally Medder of O'Fallon, IL,, Patti (George) Aucther of Ponte-Verde, FL,, Sharon (Steve) Hobbs of Alton, IL, Jill Hill of Alton, ILCondolences may be expressed online at www.kurrusfh.com.Memorials: American Legion Post 624 Sunrise Beach, MO.Memorial Gathering: Visitation from 1 - 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, IL.Private family interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. ...

The consolidation, which took effect Sept. 1, gives the Pechacek family sole ownership of the funeral homes in Evansville, Red Bud and Chester. Michael and Susan McClure, who had operated the businesses with Ronald and Pamela Pechacek since 1972, decided to leave the funeral business to start a new chapter in their lives, according to a news release. Owner and administrator Pamela Pechacek will continue in that role. After Ron Pechacek's death in 2017, the family said they felt strongly about continuing his tradition of putting the family served first. The new business name honors Ron's four decades in the business, according to the release. Funeral director Elizabeth Pechacek Ohlau, Ron and Pamela's daughter, will also oversee operations as an owner of the business. Ohlau received an associate degree in mortuary science and funeral services from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 2000 and has been working with the family business for the past 17 years as manager of the Red Bud branch. In addition, Richard Kehrer has joined the business as a director, the family announced. Kehrer, a Smithton native, graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a bachelor's degree in mortuary science and funeral service in 1999. He completed an apprenticeship at Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home in 2000. After the apprenticeship, he joined Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville. He is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in both Illinois and Missouri. Kehrer joins Ohlau, Joby Petrowske and Britney Schroeder as funeral directors. They all will work at the three locations, according to Ohlau. Petrowske is a lifelong resident of Chester. She graduated from Chester High School in 1987 and received an associate degree in mortuary science and funeral service from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1991. After graduation, she worked for Schroeder-McClure Funeral Home in Chester. In 1994, she began working for the Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home. In 2000 she s...