RONALD E. PECHACEK of Chester, IL died June 12, 2017 at the age of 63. He was a licensed funeral director for over 40 years. He started work at Dashner Funeral Home in Red Bud, IL in 1976. In 1984, he went to work for the Welge Funeral Home in Chester, IL and purchased the business in 1990. He owned and operated the Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home in Red Bud and Evansville and Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home in Chester for the past 27 years.