Wayne "Bud" Tyler
Mar 17, 2015
Wayne Douglas Tyler, 87, traveled into the open arms of Jesus with family by his side on March 17, 2015, after suffering with Alzheimer's for several years. He was born in Newburg, MO on October 15, 1927 to Walter and Hazel (Cook) Tyler of Waynesville, MO. He graduated from Waynesville High School in 1945 and joined the United States Navy....
David Richard Winnett
Mar 16, 2015
David R. Winnett, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away in Jerseyville, Illinois at the age of 88. David R. Winnett was born on February 02, 1927 in a farmhouse two miles north of Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois. He was the last surviving son of Benjamin Lee Winnett and Isa (Spesard) Winnett. He had two brothers....
Ronald Lee Creamer
Mar 15, 2015
Ronald Lee Creamer, 76, died at 1:47 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. Born December 10, 1938 in Herrin, IL, he was the son of David and Cleavie (Engleberth) Creamer. Mr. Creamer served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He retired as a machinist from Beall Manufacturing On February 28, 2001 after over 30 years of...
Fayne Eileen Ruyle
Mar 12, 2015
Dateline: Godfrey Fayne Eileen Ruyle, 87, died at 11:52 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. Born February 29, 1928 in North Palmyra City, IL, she was the daughter of Roscoe S. Shumway and Lula (Branan) Ballard. Mrs. Ruyle was a secretary for Giberson Insurance Company for 25 years and also for Tutoky Insurance for...
William C. Keene
Mar 11, 2015
Dateline: Alton William C. Keene, 59, died at 9:03 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Alton Nursing & Rehab. Born April 3, 1955 in Alton, he was the son of Norman and Lora (Vaughn) Keene of Alton. He was a janitor for Wood River Refinery for the past year and a half. On July 11, 1997 he married the former...
Bertha Mae Jolley
Mar 10, 2015
Bertha Mae Jolley, 83, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born September 6, 1931 in Irondale, MO, she was the daughter of John Peter and Eva May (Yates) Benoist. She married Alton Jeff Jolley in 1952 in St. Louis, MO. He preceded her in death in 1983. Surviving is a son, James Jolley...
Shannon L. Green
Mar 8, 2015
Shannon Lee Green, 36, died suddenly at 8:17 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. Born January 10, 1979 in Highland, IL, he was the son of Gary and Shaunna (Dunning) Green of Jefferson City, MO. The pride of Shannon's life was wife, Jana (Flanagan) Green and children Karson and Jordyn of Godfrey, son, Anthony of...
Charlotte M. Beiser
Mar 8, 2015
Charlotte M. Beiser, 72, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 2015 at her home in Godfrey. Born September 2, 1942 in Hillsboro, IL she was the daughter of Steve and Esther (Greife) Milavec. Mrs. Beiser retired from Delano Insurance Company after 40 years of service. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church where she served on the...
Kirk Douglas Williams
Mar 2, 2015
Kirk Douglas Williams, 55, died at 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born September 29, 1959 in Alton, he was the son of Betty Rae (Slenker) Williams of Alton and the late Norman Kenneth Williams. He worked in environmental services for St. Anthony's Hospital from 1990 until 2014. He formerly attended Cherry Street Baptist Church and...
Ella Bernice Rowden
Mar 1, 2015
Born December 17, 1918 to John and Mae Doerr in Beardstown, Illinois; Ella Bernice passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the age of 96 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley P. Rowden, whom she married in July 1944, and by her daughter Barbara Sherwood. Ella Bernice was the last of her siblings to pass away,...
Gerald Richard Myers
Feb 28, 2015
Gerald Richard "Dick" Myers, 78, died at 4:47 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Christian Hospital Northeast. Born August 3, 1936 in Alton, he was the son of Charles Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Scroggins) Myers. Mr. Myers served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the St. Louis Home Builders Association and the Moolah Shrine Temple, St. Louis,...
Kathleen A. Strohkirch
Feb 28, 2015
Kathleen A. Strohkirch, 63, died at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her residence. She was born in East St. Louis, IL on September 6, 1951. Surviving are her Mother Virginia (Redmon) and step-father Edward Brown of O'Fallon, Il also her daughter Angela (Gregory) Hembree of Godfrey, one son; Douglas Gregory of Godfrey, four grandchildren; Myra Brand, Joseph...
Dr. William Carl Botterbush
Feb 26, 2015
Dr. William Carl Botterbush, 81, died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015 at his home in Bunker Hill. He was born in Alton on February 2, 1934 the son of the late Dr. Wilmer and Katherine (Rohrich) Botterbush. He retired in 1996 as a self-employed Optometrist, owning W.C. Botterbush O.D. in East Alton. He retired as a full commander...
Nancy Darlene Hamilton
Feb 25, 2015
Nancy Darlene Hamilton, 66, died at 2:47 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. Born January 13, 1949 in Alton, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Dorothy (Apple) Lee. She was a medical secretary for St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton and a member of the Godfrey Baptist Church. On June 26, 2010...
Pauline Hale
Feb 23, 2015
Pauline "Polly" Hale, 89, died at 6:46 p.m. Monday, February 23, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis, MO. Born September 10, 1925 in Alton, she was the daughter of Russell H. and Pauline (Kehr) Hale. Surviving is a sister and brother-in-law, Patricia Ann and Sam Hastings of Warrenton, MO, and several loving nieces, nephews and cousins....
Judy Rose Johnson
Feb 22, 2015
Dateline: Godfrey Judy Rose Johnson, 47, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Christian Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born April 20, 1967 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of George and Ruth (McMillian) Johnson. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until time of memorial service at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Gent Funeral Home in...
Paul Chris Johnson
Feb 19, 2015
Dateline: Godfrey Paul "Chris" Johnson, 85, died February 19, 2015 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home. He was born February 18, 1930 in Hartford, Illinois, the son of the late Mike and Connie (Renfrow) Johnson. Chris graduated from East-Alton Wood River High School in 1947, and proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War, in...
Danny Leo Maronie
Feb 19, 2015
Dateline: Jerseyville, IL Danny Leo Maronie, 66, died at 8:08 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born December 2, 1948 in Alton. The son of the late John and Virginia (Price) Maronie. After working for 29 years with Jefferson Smurfit he and his wife went on to own and operate Danlyn Services Inc. for ten...
Yvonne Jean Cooke
Feb 16, 2015
Yvonne Jean Cooke, 90, died at 8:42 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2015 at Robings Manor in Brighton. Born July 22, 1924 in Burlingame, KS, she was the daughter of Hiram Lloyd and Alma Gertrude (Kirchner) Randel. Mrs. Cooke was a GS7 Freight Rate and Traffic Specialist for the Federal Government in St. Louis. She was a member of the Dow...
Teri Lynn Tennyson
Feb 16, 2015
Teri Lynn Tennyson passed away at the age of 57 on February 16, 2015 at Midwest Rehabilitation Center in Belleville, IL. Teri was born January 14, 1958. She was proceeded in death by her son Jason Hogan and her mother Victoria Green. She is survived by her step-father Hayden Green, brother, Michael Green, sister, Patty Flanagan, and grandmother, Ruth Temple....
