Carol Sue

Buhs

Carol Sue (Churchill) Buhs, 84, died at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at La Bella of Edwardsville. Born December 21, 1941 in Alton, she was the daughter of the late John and Elinor (Gundelach) Churchill. On December 2, 1961, she married Larry H. Buhs. He preceded her in death on May 5, 2026. Sue was a retired nurse. She received her RN from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing. She always wanted to get her bachelor’s degree, so she went back to school and in 1992 she received her BSN. Sue worked for many years at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She then was the nurse at Peavey Flour Co and Owens-Illinois in Alton. She retired from BJC as a Home Health Nurse.

Sue loved to sew, knit and crochet. She made many of the girls clothing when they were young and always had a knitting or crocheting project going on. Sue also loved to fish. She looked forward to their annual fishing trip to Mississippi every spring with their dear friends Terry & Vicki and Randy & Teresa.

Sue is survived by four daughters, Pamela (Tony) DeAngelo of Shiloh, Cindy St. Peters of Brighton, Dr. Stephanie (Joe) Monroe of Godfrey and Rebecca (Wayne) Robeen of Godfrey. Also surviving sre 10 grandchildren, Brianna (Brandon) Nitz, Captain Nicholas (Sally) DeAngelo, Alex St. Peters, Hannah (Andrew) Berrey, Jacob (Sydney Mossman) St. Peters, Ryan (Dylan) St. Peters, Bella Monroe, Christian Monroe, Cody (Megan) West and Larry Austin (Courtney) West, ten great grandchildren, Juniper, Reed & Silas Nitz, Theodore Berrey, Jackson & Sammy St. Peters, Olivia & Henry West and Letty Sue West and numerous nieces & nephews. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, John, Eugene and Robert Churchill and one sister, Eileen Miller.

A Memorial visitation will be from 1:00 pm until time of memorial service at 3:00 pm, Sunday, November 22, 2026, at Gent Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Alton. Per her wishes, her body was donated to Washington University School of Medicine. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project.

Additional information and online guestbook are available at www.gentfuneralhome.com.