Dateline: Alton, IL
Marlene R. Baldwin, 84, died at 7:32 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born October 14, 1935 in Alton the daughter of the late Howard and Viola Mae (Foraker) Ham. She was a retired LPN and hospice volunteer and a member of North Alton Southern Baptist Church. On June 28, 1969 in Godfrey she married Ewing Eugene Baldwin and preceded her in death on September 25, 2009. Surviving are four children, Jean Nasello of Bethalto, Mark Nelson (Jean) of Godfrey, Teresa Hubbert (Michael) of Alton and Patricia Timmermeier of Alton, and two step children, Eugene Jones Baldwin of Godfrey and Kathryn "Kathy" Glassbrenner (Paul) of Roanoke, VA, 14 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 11 great great grandchildren, one brother, Kenneth L. Ham (Debbie) of Prattville, AL, two sisters, Thelma V. Turner (Johnny) of Dothan, AL and Donna M. McClary (Edgar "Larry") of Jerseyville. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by one grandson, Marc Torres, one son in law, John Nasello, two brothers, Melvin and David Ham and two sisters, Linda and Patricia Ham. A visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until time of memorial service at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Reverend Sonny Renken will officiate. Burial will be private. Memorials may be made to the family. Additional information and online guest book may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com