Alice Faye Morgan
Feb 8, 2018
Dateline: Alton Alice Faye Morgan, 75, died at 2:33 a.m. Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Fountain View Manor in Granite City. Born September 16, 1942 in Du Quoin, IL she was daughter of Milton and Lessie (Mulligan) Ahlers. Mrs. Morgan was a homemaker and she enjoyed collecting and making dolls. She was a member of the Emmanuel Free Methodist Church...
James "Jim" Stites
Feb 7, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey James A. "Jim" Stites, 89, died at 4:19 a.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born April 13, 1928 in Alton, he was the son of Frank James and Margaret Nellie (Flamm) Stites. Mr. Stites served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He graduated from Shurtleff College in Alton and also attended Washington University...
Harry "Buddy" Nevlin Iii
Feb 6, 2018
Dateline: Alton Harry Anthony Nevlin III, (Buddy) 56, died at 6:48 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at his home in Alton. Born June 10, 1961 in Alton, he was the son of Harry A. Nevlin Jr. and Alice Jane (Brown) Nevlin. Buddy worked for Norman Bros. Barge Company for several years before becoming a machine operator for Fabrication Specialists for...
Clara M. Spooner
Feb 6, 2018
Dateline: Alton Clara M. Spooner, 90, died at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born July 2, 1927 in Alton, she was the daughter of Glen and Florence (Atkins) Hewlett. Mrs. Spooner was a homemaker and loved shopping, traveling and fishing. In 1950 she married Charles William Spooner in Pittsfield, IL. He preceded her in death...
Joe H. Pogue
Feb 4, 2018
Joe H. Pogue, 92, of Anderson, MO and Alton, IL, passed away peacefully at United Methodist Village in Godfrey, IL on February 4, 2018 with family members at his side. Joe was born on August 28, 1925 in Joplin, MO and remained the only child of Arthur Terrel and Bertha May Pogue who raised him in and around Anderson, MO....
Paul Eugene Snider
Feb 4, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Paul Eugene Snider, 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 8:35 p.m. Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Born October 20, 1925 in White Water, MO, he was the son of Charles and Bertha (Liles) Snider. In 1943 he graduated from Delta High School in Delta, MO. He honorably served in the...
Shirley Joan Ham
Feb 1, 2018
Dateline: Alton Shirley Joan Ham, 79, died Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born July 22, 1938 in Alton, she was the daughter of William R. and Clara B. (Rundell) Gottlob. Mrs. Ham retired as co-owner of Stitch n Tyme in 1990 after 20 years of service. She was a member of Enjoy Church and...
Doris Marie Snider
Jan 31, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Doris Marie Snider, 86, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. Born August 31, 1931 in Chaffee, MO, she was the daughter of Henry and Alta (Poole) Hawkins. Mrs. Snider retired from the dietary department of OSF St. Anthony's Health Center after...
Mark F. Piepenbrink
Jan 31, 2018
Dateline: Alton Mark F. Piepenbrink, 62, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at his home in Alton. Born June 16, 1955 in Terre Haute, IN, he was the son of Arthur and Rosemary (Thompson) Piepenbrink. Mark was a manager for Piasa Pantry and Casey's General Stores retiring in 2009. He served as Secretary Treasurer and Gaming Board Manager...
Eileen "Midge" Palen
Jan 22, 2018
Dateline: Wood River, IL Eileen "Midge" Palen, 67, died at 5:17 p.m. on January 22, 2018 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born September 6, 1950 in Framingham, MA the daughter of Edward N. and Eileen Claire (Jensen) Palen. She was a home health care nurse for many years. Surviving are one sister, Diane Bock (James) of Godfrey, three brothers,...
Charles "Bill" Read
Jan 22, 2018
Dateline: Breese Charles William "Bill" Read, 95, died at 8:51 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2018 at his residence in Breese, IL. Born May 25, 1922 in Eldorado, IL, he was the son of William Lawrence and Edith (Bourland) Read. Mr. Read served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre during WWII and was a member of the Main...
Martin A. Steele Sr.
Jan 19, 2018
Dateline: Gillespie, IL Martin A. Steele Sr., 63, died at 3:39 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL. He was born December 31, 1954 in Alton the son of Gerald and Lupe (Torrez) Steele. He was a mechanic and maintenance worker with various business establishments in the area. He was a member of City...
Dr. Edward J. Diestelkamp Jr.
Jan 19, 2018
Dateline: Alton Edward Diestelkamp, 84, died Friday January 19, 2018 at his home with his family at his side. He was born October 25, 1933, the son of Edward Diestelkamp Sr. and Kathryn (Scully) Diestelkamp and grew up on Christian Hill in Alton. He graduated from Marquette High School in 1951 and St. Louis University School of Dentistry in 1958....
E. Eileen Heeren
Jan 18, 2018
Dateline: Alton, IL E. Eileen Heeren, 92, died at 9:18 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at New Florence Care Center in New Florence, MO. She was born December 12, 1925 in Standard City, IL the daughter of late Henry Raymond and Gladys (Ward) Newberry. She managed the Grace Gardens Senior Apartments in O'Fallon, MO, had been an employment counselor...
Louis William Pecher
Jan 16, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Louis William Pecher, better known to friends and family as "Bill", passed away on January 16th, 2018, in the early afternoon hours, at Integrity Hospice & Nursing Center. He was born on April 24th, 1944 in Peoria, IL. and was 73 years of age. He was the son of Louis Leo Ralph Pecher and Helen Margaret (Richmond) Pecher. ...
Catherine Rose Nolle
Jan 16, 2018
Dateline: Alton, IL Catherine Rose Nolle, 53, died at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born September 15, 1964 in Alton the daughter of Henry and Rosalie June (Abbott) Romanko. She was a pharmacy tech in Alton. On July 21, 2001 in Las Vegas, NV she married Randall Nolle and he survives. Also...
Charles N. Rea Jr.
Jan 14, 2018
Dateline: Alton Charles N. Rea Jr., 56, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Integrity of Alton. Born April 7, 1961 in Wood River, he was the son of Norma Rea Cummings of Alton and the late Charles N. Rea Sr. He married the former Jana Roberts on July 14, 1994 in Alton. She survives. Also surviving is...
Jewell Lyni Jennings
Jan 13, 2018
Dateline: Cottage Hills Jewell L. Jennings, 57, died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born October 8, 1960 in Alton, she was the daughter of Edna Rose. She married James Blair Jennings on February 4, 1986. He preceded her in death on April 3, 2002. Surviving are three daughters, Krystle Leverett (Kawliga) of Cottage Hills,...
Teruko "June" Edwards
Jan 13, 2018
Dateline: Godfrey Teruko "June" Edwards, 88, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center. Born April 1, 1929 in Karafuto, Japan she was the daughter of Tsujishiro and Shizu (Inouye) Ishimura. She married Gary I. Edwards on January 3, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan. He preceded her in death on January 24, 2014. Surviving are two sons,...
Helen L. Thompson
Jan 12, 2018
Godfrey Helen L. Thompson, age 94 died at 5:46 PM on Friday, January 12, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony's Health Center in Alton. She was born in Jersey County on November 26, 1923 the daughter of the late John and Eva (Downs) Campion. Helen is a member of Faith Baptist Church in Godfrey. On November 6, 1940 she married Truman...
