Carbon Monoxide Kills Three

A woman and her two nieces, whose bodies were found in a camper in Southeastern Illinois, apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Richland County Coroner, Randy Kistler said he believes the three Olney residents died late Monday or early Tuesday, hours before their bodies were found by a relative who went to the rural family-owned camping area to check on them. Kistler said his office and law enforcement authorities are checking the camper's generator to determine if it caused the carbon monoxide poisoning.

He said foul play is not expected. Kistler identified the victims as 56-year-old Nadine Zwilling, 17-year-old Kelsey Ginder and 19-year-old Janel Ginder.

Published in Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Friday, August 8, 2008

Kelsey Joe Ginder, 17, of Olney, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning while on a camping trip north of Olney.  Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg.

Miss Ginder was born June 25, 1991, in Olney, the daughter of William Joseph and Jana Sue (Biehl) Ginder.

She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olney and Elm Street Christian Church in Olney. She would have been starting her senior year at East Richland High School. She was a loyal volunteer at the Salvation Army. She enjoyed fishing, camping and sports.

Miss Ginder is survived by her parents, William and Jana Ginder, of Olney; older brother, Joseph Ginder, at home; maternal grandparents, Harvey and Sandra Biehl, of Olney; and several uncles, aunts and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Julian and Mary Ginder, and her uncle, Ricky Biehl.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)