Jonathan Lawrence Yancey
Oct 11, 2017
Dateline: Godfrey Jonathan Lawrence Yancey, 54, died at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his home in Godfrey. Born September 29, 1963 in Springfield, IL, he was the son of Robert L. and Earlene (Waggoner) Yancey. He worked for E5 Enterprises, Jon loved gardening, art and music. He is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Vicki Yancey...
Timothy Wayne Tague
Oct 10, 2017
Dateline: Bethalto Timothy Wayne Tague, 58, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born April 28, 1959 in Alton, he was the son of Harold Eugene and Betty Lou (Hiller) Tague. Timothy worked for the Olin Corporation and later in the warehouse for Schnucks for 16 years and he loved fishing. Surviving is a daughter, Nichole Marie Tague...
Virginia Mae Reed
Oct 7, 2017
Dateline: Carrollton, IL Virginia Mae Reed, 95, died at 7:17 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at her son's residence. She was born July 31, 1922 in Alton the daughter of John and Grace (Glohr) Kremer. She was a member of Evangelical United Church of Christ in Godfrey, worked at JC Penney for many years, enjoyed spending time with Leisure...
Larry Gene Hazen
Oct 2, 2017
Dateline: Godfrey Larry Gene Hazen, 71, died at 1:35 p.m. Monday, October 2, 2017 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home after a 14-month battle with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Born December 21, 1945 in Alton, he was the son of Albert and Carmella (Panapinto) Hazen. Mr. Hazen served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member St. Ambrose Catholic Church in...
Ronald "Whitey" Shoemaker
Oct 2, 2017
Dateline: Alton Ronald "Whitey" Eugene Shoemaker, 74, died at 7:36 p.m. Monday, October 2, 2017 at OSF St. Anthony's Health Center in Alton. Born October 16, 1942 in Wood River, he was the son of Johney L. and Dorothy (Johnson) Shoemaker. Ronald was a member of the Moro Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed cars, horses and his family. He was a...
Richard H. Thornton
Sep 30, 2017
Richard H. Thornton, 87, died at 2:15 a.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017 at V.I.P. Manor in Wood River. Born December 8, 1929 in Granite City, he was the son of Orville and Lois (Diller) Thornton. He served in the U.S. Army 325 Tank Battalion and was a pipe fitter for Owens Illinois Glass in Alton. Surviving are three daughters, Beverly...
Gary Lorin Walker
Sep 30, 2017
Dateline: Alton Gary Lorin Walker, 73, died at 8:51 a.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017 at OSF St. Anthony's Health Center in Alton. Born June 10, 1944 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of Lorin E. Walker and Naomi P. Cope. Gary served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of Faith Fellowship Church. He retired as...
Helen "Kaye" Davis
Sep 28, 2017
Dateline: Alton Helen Kaye (Wattles) Davis, 77, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, with her family by her side. Grandma "Kaye" as she was known to all her friends and relatives was born on June 20, 1940 to Goldie & Raymond Wattles who both preceded her in death along with a brother,...
Irene Clare Gawlinski
Sep 26, 2017
Dateline: Alton Irene Clare Gawlinski, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Willow Rose Rehab & Health Care after a short battle with cancer. She was born on August 24, 1930 in Whitehaven, England to Alexander and Mary Mitchell. She moved to the United States in 1948 and in 1957 she married Richard Donald Bross in Chicago...
Martha Irene Stewart
Sep 26, 2017
Dateline: Alton Martha Irene Stewart, 88, died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. Born March 3, 1929 in Mattoon, IL, she was the daughter of Truman and Margaret (Champion) May. After growing up in Edwardsville and earning a degree in education from Washington University in St. Louis, she married Gerald J. Stewart in Edwardsville. He...
Katherine Margaret Lanzerotte
Sep 26, 2017
Dateline: Alton Katherine Margaret Lanzerotte, died at 2:59 a.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born September 22, 1914 in LaSalle, IL, she was the daughter of John and Josephine (Rua) Caresio. She married Joseph Leonard Lanzerotte on June 18, 1939. He preceded her in death. Surviving is a son, Paul (Barbara) Lanzerotte of Wood River,...
Charlotte Arlene Hansen
Sep 24, 2017
Dateline: Alton Charlotte Arlene Hansen, 82, died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday, September 24, 2017 at her home in Alton. Born June 12, 1935 in Alton, she was the daughter of C. Benjamin and Carrie Lee (Corder) Bridgeman. Mrs. Hansen was a beautician for 60 years in Florissant, MO and retired in 2011. She was a loving and devoted wife and...
Jane Lee Gaither
Sep 24, 2017
Dateline: Alton Jane Lee Gaither, 83, died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Bethalto Care Center. Born February 28, 1934 in Alton, she was the daughter of John and Madaline (Wallace) Townsley. She retired from the housekeeping department at the Alton Belle Casino. Surviving are two daughters, Mary (Scott) Reynolds of Cottage Hills, and Jody Gaither of Texas,...
Dorothy G. Ridder
Sep 23, 2017
Dateline: Alton, IL Dorothy G. Ridder, 75, died at 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at her residence. She was born November 12, 1941 in Alton the daughter of the late John D. and Emma M. (Schreier) Ull. She was a graduate of Alton High School and Southern Illinois University, she worked in the Alton School District No. 11....
Roberta Jane Bristow-Crandall
Sep 22, 2017
Dateline: Godfrey Roberta Jane (Bristow) Crandall, 83, died at 4:15 a.m. Friday, September 22, 2017 at her home. Born November 2, 1933 in Carlinville, IL she was the daughter of Grant and Marie (Scott) Pitman. She was a member of the Community Christian Church in Alton and retired from the administrative department for Owens-Illinois Glass in Alton. She was an...
Paul E. Cappel
Sep 21, 2017
Dateline: Godfrey Paul E. Cappel, 95, died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. Born December 24, 1921 in Golden Eagle, IL, he was the son of Gerhardt and Elizabeth (Gerdesmeyer) Cappel. Paul served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed in India and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic...
Ronald Eugene Lewis
Sep 20, 2017
Dateline: Alton, Il Ronald Eugene Lewis, 67, died at 1:29 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at his residence. He was born December 18, 1949 in Wood River, IL the son of Eugene Lewis of Alton and the late Betty Jane (Allsman) Lewis. He was a machine operator for fourteen years with Owens IL Glass in Alton. He later went...
Miriam "Sis" Norman
Sep 19, 2017
Dateline: Alton Miriam Ann "Sis" Norman, 74, died at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born October 2, 1942 in Alton, she was the daughter of Julius C. and Miriam A. (Crawford) Brown. Sis retired as a retailer and florist from White's Greenhouse. She had recently worked in the cafeteria of the Alton...
Andrew R. "Drew" Coxwell
Sep 18, 2017
Andrew (Drew) Richard Coxwell, age 34, of Bridgeton, Missouri, passed away suddenly Monday, September 18, 2017. Drew was born on April 14, 1983. He is survived by the light and love of his life, his 15-year-old daughter, Lexi Coxwell. She was his "Shugies", and won his heart from the day she was born. He adored his princess. Drew had a...
Yvonne Lauck
Sep 16, 2017
Dateline: Bethalto Yvonne (Thomas) Lauck, 82, died at 7:44 a.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017 at BJC Hospice Evelyn Center in St. Louis MO. She was born in Cobden Illinois on March 5, 1935 to the late Clarence Joseph (Joe) and Beatrice (Bea) Thomas. Yvonne grew up in Cobden where she graduated from Cobden High School. She married William "Bill" J....
