Keith N. Sanders
Jan 16, 2017
Dateline: Godfrey Keith N, Sanders, 92, died at 2:34 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2017 at Integrity Healthcare of Godfrey, formerly Blu-Fountain Nursing Home. Born July 10, 1924 in Chesterfield, IL he was the son of Cloyd H. and Mary A. (Naylor) Sanders. Mr. Sanders served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and was a member of the VFW...
Eileen June Wagner
Jan 15, 2017
Dateline: Edwardsville Eileen June Wagner, 90, died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017 at University Nursing and Rehab in Edwardsville. Born June 6, 1926 in Alton, she was the daughter of Victor and Grace (Unterbrink) Yaeger. Mrs. Wagner was a bank teller for Wedge Bank and also the Bank of Alton for over 10 years. An active member of...
Helen Ann Eales
Jan 11, 2017
Dateline: Elmhurst, IL Helen Ann Eales (Lippoldt), 83, formerly of Alton, IL, died at 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst, IL. She was born December 24, 1933 in Alton, the daughter of Otto and Sophia (Bierbaum) Lippoldt. She was a 1951 graduate of Alton High School and a member of Evangelical United Church...
Robert "Bob" Schmidt
Jan 10, 2017
Dateline: Elsah Robert "Bob" Donald Schmidt, 81, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born August 18, 1935 in Alton, he was the son of V.A. and Martha Helen (Lamar) Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt served in the U.S. Army. He retired in 1997 from the ammunition shipping department of the Olin Corporation after over...
Robert "Bob" Schmidt
Jan 10, 2017
Dateline: Elsah Robert "Bob" Donald Schmidt, 81, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born August 18, 1935 in Alton, he was the son of V.A. and Martha Helen (Lamar) Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt served in the U.S. Army. He retired in 1997 from the ammunition shipping department of the Olin Corporation after over...
Jose' Peter Morales
Jan 5, 2017
Dateline: Alton Jose' Peter Morales, 75, died at 1:18 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born April 23, 1941 in Alton he was the son of Jose' and Urvana (Macias) Morales. Mr. Morales served in the U.S. Army and attended church at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church. He retired in 1995 from the Illinois American Water...
William Allen Donelson
Jan 4, 2017
Dateline: Alton William Allen (Bill) Donelson died peacefully January 4, 2017, in Alton, Illinois. He was born December 25, 1926, in Palmyra, Missouri, to Marie Irene (Cary) and George Roy Donelson. He married Virginia Carolyn Boling June 18, 1950, in Hannibal, Missouri. She preceded him in death in 2002. Bill is survived by three daughters and their families, Barbara Hoelscher...
Terry Alan Green
Jan 2, 2017
Dateline: Alton Terry Alan Green, 60, died at 6:45 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2017 with his family by his side. Born May 12, 1956 in Alton, he was the son of Russell and Anna (Karg) Green. Mr. Green retired in January of 2016 as a chemist for Phillips 66 Refinery after 38 years of service. Surviving are two daughters, Alayne...
Laura L. Gregory
Jan 1, 2017
Dateline: Alton, IL Laura L. Gregory, 61, died unexpectantly at 10:14 p.m. on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born December 14, 1955 in Jerseyville, IL the daughter of the late James J., Kelly and Marvelle (Sevier) Kelly Jones. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Alton. She retired after 25 years as a...
Mary Louise Crain
Dec 31, 2016
Dateline: Godfrey Mary Louise Crain, 95, died at 6:10 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Eunice Smith Home in Godfrey. She was born September 7, 1921 in Johnston City, IL. Her mother, Ottilia Hocholder was from Boonville, Indiana. Her father, Angelo G. Demetrulias was from Kalamata, Greece. As a child, Mary Louise attended the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Children's School...
Gloria M. Winters
Dec 30, 2016
Dateline: Godfrey Gloria M. Winters, 85, died Friday, December 30, 2016 in Jupiter, Florida while visiting her daughters. Born June 5, 1931 in Flint, Michigan, she was the daughter of Earl and Janice (Richards) Manns. Mrs. Winters graduated from Marquette Catholic High School in 1949 and was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church. She was an avid...
Janet Darlene Ragsdale
Dec 29, 2016
Dateline: Dorsey Janet Darlene Ragsdale, 65, died at 12:03 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016 at her home in Dorsey. Born January 23, 1951 in Godfrey, she was the daughter of Joseph and Eunice (McDow) Stiritz. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Alton and loved camping, gardening and animals. She had worked in food service at Principia College...
Phyllis A. Brown
Dec 28, 2016
Dateline: Hartford, IL Phyllis A. Brown, 79, died at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born July 2, 1937 in Hartford, IL the daughter of Philip and Lura (Sumner) Hendricks. She was a long-time member of Abundant Life Community Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher, choir member,...
Daniel G. Hochstuhl
Dec 24, 2016
Dateline: Godfrey Daniel Glen Hochstuhl, 85, died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. Born March 5, 1931 in Godfrey, he was the son of Eugene H. and Rose (Bachman) Hochstuhl. Mr. Hochstuhl served in the U.S. Army as a photo interpreter. Daniel retired in 1992 after 30+ years working as a sheet metal worker with Canham...
Michael "Mike" Eugene Bloemker
Dec 23, 2016
Dateline: Alton, IL Michael (Mike) Eugene Bloemker, 68, of Alton passed away December 23, 2016. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Betty Frazier and Sylvester (Bud) Bloemker. His only child, Brian Bloemker (from his first marriage) along with his second wife, Patricia Carrall Bloemker. Mike leaves behind his sister and caregiver, Mary Fox, with whom he has lived...
William M. Marshall Jr.
Dec 20, 2016
Dateline: Godfrey William M. Marshall Jr., 89, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at his home. Born March 20, 1927 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of William M. Marshall Sr. and Elizabeth (Hendron) Marshall. A WWII Navy veteran, he worked as an engineer for Union Electric. He retired from UE as Assistant Superintendent-Gas Operations...
Helena "Gertie" Phillips
Dec 18, 2016
Dateline: Alton Helena Gertrude "Gertie" Phillips passed away peacefully at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Liberty Village in Jerseyville, IL at the age of 95. As the youngest of five children, she was born to Chester C. and Addie (Graham) Crowder on November 29, 1921 in Time, IL near Pittsfield. Four days after her seventeenth birthday, she...
Jackie G. Springer
Dec 13, 2016
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Jackie G. Springer, 87, died at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Jersey Community Hospital. He was born May 9, 1929 in West Alton, MO the son of Reverend Joseph Frank Springer and Mamie (Malson) Springer. He was a member of First Church of God on Elm Street in Alton, and worked for Springman Lumber...
Georgia Jane Trout
Dec 12, 2016
Dateline: Alton, IL Georgia Jane Trout, 88, died at 1:33 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born October 5, 1928 in Alton the daughter of George and Hazel (May) Weigler. She was a Upholsterer and owned and operated All Type Upholstery for over 50 years. She volunteered for the Godfrey Khoury League. On June...
Dr. Rodolfo Ulrich Beer
Dec 11, 2016
Dateline: Godfrey Dr. Rodolfo Ulrich Beer, 85, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Integrity Healthcare of Godfrey. Born June 26, 1931 in Piura, Peru, he was the son of Frederick and Ana Maria Burneo Beer. Dr. Beer graduated from the San Marcos College of Medicine in Lima, Peru in 1956. He started a private practice in the...
