Adolf L. Reiter
Apr 30, 2018
Dateline: Edwardsville Adolf L. Reiter, 91, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2018 at Stillwater Senior Living in Edwardsville. Born March 27, 1927 in Augsburg, Germany, he was the son of Leoanhard and Maria (Vogel) Reiter. Mr. Reiter served with the German Luftwaffe during WWII and was a licensed glider pilot. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic...
Vivian M. Douglas
Apr 29, 2018
St. Petersburg, FL (formerly of Godfrey) Vivian Nancy Douglas, 93, died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Palms of Pasadena Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Born October 29, 1924 in Alton, she was the daughter of Eugene E. and Anna M. (Lamparter) Cranmer. She married Daniel Douglas on January 16, 1943. He preceded her in death on March...
Marilyn Day Shank
Apr 24, 2018
Dateline: Wood River Marilyn Day Shank, 74, died at 4:49 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at her home. Born September 30, 1943 in Alton, she was the daughter of Robert and Marie (Maxeiner) Stiltz. Marilyn was a home healthcare worker for Morningstar. Surviving is a daughter, Kyle "Missy" Biesk (Steve) of Alton, a son, Kip Shank (Donna) of Wood River,...
Anna L. Farmer
Apr 23, 2018
Dateline: Brighton Anna L. Farmer, 82, died Monday, April 23, 2018 at Christian Hospital Northeast. Born July 4, 1935 in Brighton, she was the daughter of John E. and Emma Lena (Kuehnel) Farmer. Anna retired in 1997 as a fork lift driver for Vijon 's Laboratory in St. Louis, MO. She was the first woman fork lift driver at her...
Catherine Marie Massalone
Apr 23, 2018
Dateline: Alton On April 23, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Jesus opened His arms and received Catherine M. Massalone, peacefully with her loved ones by her side at the age of 91. She was born August 14, 1926, the daughter of the late Gasper and Mary (Filardo) Palermo. On June 3, 1950 she married the love of her life, Angelo Massalone....
Eric Nilsson
Apr 23, 2018
Dateline: Jerseyville Eric Nilsson, 61, died at 5:50 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2018 at Jerseyville Manor. Born July 7, 1956 in Alton, he was the son of Roland and Barbara Lee (Henderson) Nilsson. Eric retired from Illinois Power as a heavy equipment operator. On July 14, 1995 he married the former Connie Free in Alton. She survives. Also surviving is...
Myrna Kay Jones
Apr 20, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Myrna Kay Jones, 79, died at 6:32 a.m. Friday, April 20,2 018 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born January 26, 1939 in McLeansboro, IL, she was the daughter of Vernon and Janice (Pittman) Phipps. She married Ronald "Sam" Jones on December 25, 1957 in Alton. Mrs. Jones worked for Owens Illinois Glass in Alton and later retired from PV-Con...
Daniel William Zimmerman
Apr 19, 2018
Daniel William Zimmerman, retired missionary, died at age 95 on Thursday, April 19, 2018. He was born near Grafton, IL on February 2, 1923 to Edward L. and Edna (Stiermann) Zimmerman. He attended schools at Elsah, Grafton and Jerseyville. He worked a short time at Owens Illinois Glass Company before working on the flight line at Patterson Air Field in...
Sandra M. Amburg
Apr 16, 2018
Dateline: Alton, IL Sandra M. Amburg, 62, died at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2018 at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born January 25, 1956 in Carrollton, IL the daughter of the late, Marvin and Shirley (Baecht) Caselton Sr. Sandy attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Alton. She had worked security for Argosy in Alton, and...
Irene Hester Felkey
Apr 13, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Irene Hester Felkey, 89, died at 12:22 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2018. Born May 13, 1928 in Kane, IL, she was the daughter of Arthur and Opal F. (Richards) McConnaughay. She attended Emmanuel Free Methodist Church and loved to garden and do needlework. She enjoyed her home and spending time with grandchildren. She had been a resident at...
Mary Lou Hewitt
Apr 12, 2018
Dateline: Jerseyville Mary Lou Hewitt, 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 6:05 p.m. Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Jerseyville Manor. Born May 10, 1936 in Greenfield, IL, she was the daughter of Truman A. and Thelma C. (Werner) Davis. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Godfrey. Her greatest joys were her...
Alfred E. Gerdt
Apr 11, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Alfred Gerdt, 96, died at 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at his home in Godfrey. Born June 9, 1921 in Jerseyville, he was the son of Arnold John and Mamie (Schallenberg) Gerdt. He attended Mason School, a 2-room elementary school on Bethany Lane in Godfrey. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 serving four years...
Gail Agnes Roe
Apr 10, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Gail Agnes Roe, 67, died at 1:43 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in St. Louis, MO. Born October 11, 1950 at the Primary Buffalo Hospital, located above Wagner Drug Store (a local pharmacy and old fashioned soda fountain) in Buffalo, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Phyllis A. (Haverty) Farniok of Macomb, IL, and the late James Thomas...
Henry Penning Beiser
Apr 8, 2018
Dateline: Alton Henry Penning Beiser, 86, died at 9:10 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. Born August 20, 1931 in Alton, he was the son of David and Margaret (Penning) Beiser. Mr. Beiser graduated from St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa, class of 1953 and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member...
Alvera Elizabeth Brass
Apr 8, 2018
Dateline: Alton Alvera Elizabeth Brass, 87, died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born December 5, 1930 in Alton, she was the daughter of Peter and Agnes (Poeling) Coffler. Mrs. Brass was a homemaker and a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey. She married Carl J. Brass in Alton. He preceded...
Terry Lee Buchanan
Apr 6, 2018
Dateline: Brighton IL Terry Lee Buchanan, 69, died at 8:41 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Christian Hospital North East in St. Louis, MO. He was born August 20, 1948 in Alton and raised by his mother, Virginia (Hammond) Campbell and his step father, Douglas Campbell. He graduated with an engineering degree from SIUE, worked 25 years for Cerro...
Colleen Winders Green
Apr 3, 2018
Dateline: Alton Colleen Winders Green, 87, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Christian Hospital North East in St. Louis, MO. She was born December 5, 1930 in Salem, IL the daughter of Daniel Orval and Mary Isabel (Cole) Winders. She was a communications specialist with Jefferson Smurfit for many years. Colleen was a volunteer for the Godfrey Khoury League, Heritage...
Janet Leigh Campbell
Apr 2, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Janet "Jan" Leigh Campbell, 64, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Christian Hospital North East. She was born June 22, 1953 in Alton the daughter of the late Eldon Lee Smith and Dorothy (Clayton). She worked as a graphic artist for Emmons Printing for 22 years before working for Schwartzkopf Printing for over 20 years. She was...
Stephen Drew Dunnagan
Apr 1, 2018
Dateline: East Alton, IL Stephen Drew Dunnagan, 70, died at 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at his residence. He was born November 22, 1947 in Alton the son of the late Drew W. and Margaret L. (Horstman) Dunnagan. He received degrees from Alton High School and UCLA, and was a self-employed insurance salesman for many years. Surviving are...
