Ellen Mary Ridenhower
Mar 14, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Ellen Mary Ridenhower, 87, passed away at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Jerseyville Manor in Jerseyville. She was born on January 27, 1926 at home in East Alton, the daughter of James Francis and Lulu (Barbeau) Simpson. Ellen graduated from Marquette High School class of 1944. She was a secretary and time keeper for Western Cartridge...
Norma L. Duncan
Mar 14, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Norma L. Duncan, 88, died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2103 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born January 23, 1925 in Franklin, IL, she was the daughter of Dwight and Georgia (Lashmet) Seymour. Mrs. Duncan moved to The Fountains in Godfrey four years ago from her home in Carbondale. She was a 50 year member of...
Glenna M. Franklin
Mar 11, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Glenna M. Franklin, 82, died at 9:24 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born January 1, 1931 in Alton, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Smith and Jessie (Osborn) Smith Dooley, and her step father, Lloyd Dooley of Alton. She was a secretary for Rockford Blue-Cross/Blue Shield in downtown Alton. She married Larry...
Margaret Tracy
Mar 8, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Margaret "Peggy" Tracy, 81, died at 2:55 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2013 as a result of a vehicle accident. Born June 13, 1931 in Alton, she was the daughter of Julius and Blanche (Meyer) Boerner. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey. She loved her family and friends and playing bridge and reading. On...
Clell Thomas Perotka
Mar 8, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Clell Thomas Perotka, 89, died quietly and peacefully March 8, 2013, surrounded by loved ones in the Godfrey home he built for his family. He was born on May 19, 1923, in East St. Louis, to John Thomas and Lennie Lee (Beaver) Perotka. On November 2, 1944, he married Dorothy Jean Heinlein. She survives. Clell was a US...
Elizabeth Caroline Ely
Mar 7, 2013
Dateline: Chesterfield, MO Elizabeth Caroline Ely, 86, died at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Delmar Gardens on the Green in Chesterfield, MO. Born March 24, 1926 in Godfrey, she was the daughter of Joseph H. and Caroline (Nolan) Schetter. She was a member of Cherry Street Baptist Church in Alton. On October 10, 1946 she married Kenneth Leroy...
Betty J. Angle
Mar 7, 2013
Betty J. Angle, 82, died at 9:53 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 4, 1930 in Madisonville, KY, the daughter of the late Robert and Essie (Oakley) Beeny. She owned and operated Betty's Beauty Salon in Godfrey for 30 years retiring in 1987. She later worked for Dr. Middleton in Alton. She was a...
Dorothy L. Pilz
Mar 7, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Dorothy Pilz, 88, entered eternal life at 4:00 a.m. on March 7, 2013, at Provision Living in Godfrey. Dorothy was born on January 31, 1925 in Alton to William and Clara (Feddersen) Wilken. She married Gerhard Pilz on August 29, 1948 in Alton. They shared nearly 50 years of marriage before he passed away on August 28, 1998....
Leroy A. Hall
Mar 7, 2013
Dateline: East Alton Leroy A. Hall, 72, died at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013 at V.I.P. Manor in Wood River. Born December 18, 1940 in Macon, MO, he was the son of Fugate and Doris (Bridge) Hall. He married Mary Renken on November 21, 1978 in Biggsville, IL. She survives. Mr. Hall came to work as manager for Amoco...
Elizabeth C. Ely
Mar 7, 2013
Please join us in celebrating the life of Elizabeth C. Ely on June 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at GENT Funeral Home in Alton. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend George Gude to officiate. Inurnment is immediately following at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey. Memorials are appreciated to Pathways Hospice...
William Joseph Saxton
Mar 7, 2013
William Joseph Saxton Joe Saxton's journey of life on earth ended at his home in Brighton, IL surrounded by his family on March 6, 2013. He was 58 years old. Joe was born April 13, 1954 to Glenn and Ruth Saxton in Alton, IL. He graduated from east Alton-wood River High school in 1972. On August 26, 1983 he married...
Donald T. Wuellner
Mar 4, 2013
Dateline: Alton Donald T. Wuellner, 82, died at 2:30 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 at his home in Alton. Born April 21, 1930 in Alton, he was the son of Andrew J. and Emma (Leib) Wuellner. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton. He was a...
Norma L. Sholar
Mar 2, 2013
Norma Lee Sholar, 81, of Godfrey Illinois passed away March 2, 2013 at her home overlooking the Mississippi River with her family by her side. She was born on February 29, 1932 in Alton, Illinois the daughter of Arthur Peter and Reba America (Edwards) Schelle. She married Dexter Atwood Sholar on December 23, 1950 at Scott Air Force Base chapel...
John Thomas Vogel
Mar 2, 2013
John Thomas Vogel, 76, died at 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born February 22, 1937 in Donnelson, IL the son of the late Jesse and Laura (Lewey) Vogel. He retired from Azcon Steel in Alton and then worked as a monitor for Laidlaw Bus Co. He was a member of the Greater...
June Yungck
Feb 23, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey June Yungck, 88, died at 9:28 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born June 28, 1924 in Alton, she was the daughter of John C. and Lydia (Cheesman) Wohnlich. On July 14, 1945 she married Edward L. Yungck in Alton. He preceded her in death on December 12, 2006. While her husband...
Wanda L. Grossheim
Feb 19, 2013
Dateline: Brighton Wanda L. Grossheim, 83, died at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at her home. Born on June 11, 1929 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Ruby (Polston) Rogers. On September 14, 1957 she married Elbert "Bert" Grossheim in East Alton. He survives. Also surviving is a son, Kevin Grossheim of Godfrey,...
Raymond E. Lawrence
Feb 19, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Raymond E. Lawrence, 95, died at 5:55 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born September 22, 1917 in Springfield, IL. Mr. Lawrence attended Routt Catholic High School in Jacksonville, IL where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He later played professional baseball for the Pittsburg Pirates. During WWII he served with the U.S....
Wilma Sue Downey
Feb 19, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Wilma Sue Downey, 87, died peacefully in her sleep at 8:43 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at her home. Born July 7, 1925 in Eldorado, IL, she was the daughter of Everett and Gertrude (House) Pulliam. She married William R. Downey on November 21, 1941 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death on October 15, 1993....
Donald E. Sandidge
Feb 17, 2013
Dateline: Alton Donald E. Sandidge, 75, died at 3:35 a.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 at his home. Born April 7, 1937 in Peoria, he was the son of Thomas E. and Mary Ellen (Canaday) Sandidge. A graduate of Alton High School in 1956, he lettered in football and baseball. He was the quarterback in 1955 and 1956 and the team...
David W. Wallendorf
Feb 17, 2013
Dateline: Alton David W. Wallendorf, 54, died at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 at his home. Born July 25, 1958 in Alton, he was the son of Wayne and Catherine (Pluester) Wallendorf of Brussels. He graduated from Marquette Catholic High School and Lewis & Clark Community College. Dave worked for Intellegrated in St. Louis, MO for 26 years as...
