Midwest Woodcarvers

09/22/2025

Looking for some unique Christmas gifts, stop by and pay us a visit. If you'd like to display your hand-crafted items, please contact us.

09/04/2024

Thanks to Russ Musgrave, Roger Feltmeyer, Wayne Laramore, Bob Biermann, Jim Ross, Marshall Artime and Russ Hamilton for sharing their carvings at our show and tell Tuesday evening. Great work!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

07/03/2024

Some beautiful carvings brought to the July 1st carving meeting. Thanks to all the Carvers that participated Jim Williams, Bob Biermann, Dennis McBride, Jim Ross, Wayne Laramore and Lyle Parker. Names are in the order of photos.

05/07/2024

Had a good turnout and good time at the Midwest Woodcarvers spring potluck dinner. Show & Tell entries were:
Ken Rogowski the Turtle
Wayne Laramore the Santa Fireman
Cody Feldt the Santa and Dog
Lyle Parker the Singing Cowboy aka Willie Nelson
Jim Williams the Chip Carved Ornaments, the Sheep and Mouse on the Car Treadmill.
Thanks to all those who participated.

02/23/2024

Obituary for Ben Shuppert

Ben Alfred Shuppert, 91, of Belleville, IL, born 5 Feb. 1933, in Granite City, IL, died 22 Feb. 2024, at Dammert Geriatric Center, Belleville, IL.

Ben was a United States Air Force Major and Vietnam veteran retiring in 1975 after 20 years of service. He later worked for the State Chemical Manufacturing Company and retired in 1998. He was a lifetime member of the 355th Fighter Group Association and the Belleville Holzschnitzer’s Wood Carvers.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy D., nee Crane, Shuppert, whom he married on December 26, 1959, and who died April 28, 1989; his parents, St. Clair and Dottie Clarice, nee Cover, Shuppert; and his sister, Norma Lee McGovern.

He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Linda, nee Suarez-Shuppert, whom he married on July 13, 1994;
his son, Larry Bruce (Nancy) Lipscomb;
his daughter, Lisa Kay (Dennis) Flach;
three grandchildren, Christian D. (Jill) Lipscomb, Stephen Flach
and Emily, nee Lipscomb, Turnbull;
several great and great great-grandchildren;
other dear family members;
and a long list of friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine or online at https://giving.benedictineliving.org/0141 (https://giving.benedictineliving.org/0141), or to Hospice of Southern Illinois. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com (http://www.rennerfh.com/%20/t%20_blank).

Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, February 26, 2024, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL, and from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the Chapel of the Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine, Belleville, IL.

Funeral: Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the Chapel of the Benedictine L
iving Community at the Shrine, Belleville, IL. with Msgr. William McGhee officiating.

Welcome to the website of Renner Funeral Homes. We hope that you will find the information on the following pages to be a useful tool in making decisions regarding the funeral process.

02/23/2024

Set up and waiting for the crowd to come in. If you know anyone interested in learning to carve have them come by. Gateway Classic Cars in Shiloh IL. Also other woodworking related clubs and vendors.

01/09/2024

Great time at our Monday Night Carving. We had 15 girls and 6 adults from local Girl Scout troops here to learn how to carve. They had a good time and learned a lot. Went over safety, use of tools and started on a project of carving comfort crosses. Looking forward to them returning to finish their project and hopefully start another one. A special thanks to the members that were there to teach and my wife and sister in law for being there to help. Great time!

01/05/2024

We need all hands-on deck this coming Monday. We have a Senior Girl Scout Troop that wants to learn to carve. Check your emails for details. If you have any questions please contact me.
Thanks
Dennis

12/08/2023

Carved a S’more at a recent carving class.

12/02/2023

Annual Christmas Ornament Carving with Papa. Half of the grandkids are done with carving.