Vickie Lynn Emery
Apr 30, 2012
Dateline: Wood River Vickie Lynn Emery, 53, died at 12:25 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born July 13, 1958 in Alton, she was the daughter of Odell and Mary Lou (Milton) Kenshalo. She worked as a cook at Dick and Barbs Restaurant in Bethalto and was an avid dart player and cake baker. Surviving are her...
Lisa Mossman L'Abbate
Apr 30, 2012
Dateline: Elmwood Park, IL Lisa Ann (Mossman) L'Abbate, formerly of Godfrey Illinois, died on April 30, 2012 following a courageous 8 month struggle with lung cancer. Lisa was born in Granite City, Illinois on February 26, 1964 to parents, Duane and Yvonne (Weigel) Mossman. She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents Evelyn and Frank Mossman and maternal grandparents William...
Betty Barbier
Apr 26, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Betty Barbier, 81, died at 2:04 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012 at her home. Born January 12, 1931 in Newington, Connecticut, she was the daughter of George and Yohanna Kraus. On June 7, 1952 she married Walter E. Barbier Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, Matthew Barbier, and two grandchildren, Anna Barbier and...
Charles Edgar Rayborn
Apr 25, 2012
Charles "Charlie" Edgar Rayborn, 87, passed into eternity on April 25, 2012. Charles was born and raised in Alton, the son of the late Edgar and Nancy Rayborn. Charles had one brother, Billy, who passed away at 9 months of age. Charles married his college sweetheart Lucille Carolyn Georgeoff on June 13, 1948. She passed away July 31, 1982. Charles...
Carl Regan Steiner
Apr 25, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Carl Regan Steiner, 58, died at 9:03 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Christian Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born June 11, 1953 in Alton, he was the son of Carl E. and Mary Elizabeth (Hamilton) Steiner. Mr. Steiner retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Alton. He...
Charles F. Bechtold
Apr 22, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Charles F. Bechtold, 85, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born September 16, 1926 in Dow, he was the son of Frank and Mary (Cronin) Bechtold. He served in the U.S. Army 25th Infantry and was a lifetime member of the 25th Infantry 38th Division. He was also a member...
James Wesley Smith
Apr 21, 2012
Dateline: Alton James Wesley Smith, 61, died at 3:22 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012 at his home. Born December 6, 1950 in Wood River, he was the son of Roscoe Wesley and Nellie Louise (Mathis) Smith. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey. He worked as a boiler mechanic for...
Oleta B. Garvin
Apr 17, 2012
Dateline: Alton Oleta B. Garvin, 100, died at 5:08 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Granite City Nursing & Rehab. Born September 14, 1911 in Jefferson County, IL, she was the daughter of Bert and Stella (Clark) Greene. On October 17, 1931 in Edwardsville, she married Coy Garvin. He preceded her in death in 1971. Surviving is a son-in-law, Jim...
Marian Louise Delassus
Apr 16, 2012
Dateline: Brighton Marian Louise DeLassus, 80, died at 5:00 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born June 6, 1931 in Alton, she was the daughter of Edward and Fannie (McGuire) Kuehnel. She married Richard DeLassus on September 15, 1950. He survives. Also surviving are two sons, Dennis DeLassus and wife Brenda of Brighton, and Ron DeLassus and...
Nora Delia Fitzgerald
Apr 14, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Nora Delia Fitzgerald, 81, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 at her son's home in Godfrey. Born June 17, 1930 in Ballynalty, County Galway, Ireland, she was the daughter of John and Sarah (O'Brien) Flynn. Nora came to the United States in 1951. She married Edward Fitzgerald on April 7, 1956 in St. Louis County. She...
Dorothy B. Rowden
Apr 13, 2012
Dorothy B. Rowden, 98, died at 9:16 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2012 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 25, 1913 in Alton the daughter of the late George E. and Minnie (Klenk) Bryant. Dorothy worked as a clerk in downtown Alton at SS Kresge & Co and Hudson's Jewelry for 10...
Kathleen E. Duncan
Apr 13, 2012
Kathleen Hershman Duncan, 96, passed away at 9:15 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2012 at her home in Godfrey. Katie was born May 27, 1915 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to her parents, James and Gertrude (Cahill) Hershman. She married Samuel Duncan on December 19, 1942 in St. Louis, MO. Katie and Sam worked together in the office of Duncan Foundry for several...
Franklin Manns
Apr 11, 2012
Dateline: Alton, IL Franklin L. Manns, 78, passed away at 2:52 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born August 30, 1933 in North Alton, IL the son of the late Fred Minard and Goldie (De Vor) Manns. He was employed by the City of Alton in the street maintenance department...
Jackie Taulbee
Apr 11, 2012
Dateline: East Alton Jackie Taulbee, 68, died at 10:33 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. Born March 29, 1944 in Coffeen, IL, he was the son of the late Jackie Middleton and Cecil (Sherer) Zimmerman and step father, Harley Zimmerman. His adoptive parents were the late Dewey and Blanche Taulbee. He attended Hillsboro High School...
Gary E. Jenkins
Apr 10, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Gary Edgar Jenkins, 69, died at 1:33 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born December 8, 1942 in Alton, he was the son of Mattie Sue (Marshall) Jenkins Mosley and the late Edgar S. Jenkins. He worked for Federal Steel in East Alton for 34 years retiring in 2000 and was a member of the...
Lily Pauline Barbour
Apr 9, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Lily Pauline Barbour, 92, died at 2:50 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born March 31, 1920 in Jerseyville, she was the daughter of Luther and Bernice (Statts) Brannan. She was a faithful member of the Godfrey First United Methodist Church for over 62 years. For several years she made custom drapes for...
Jennie Louise Parris
Apr 7, 2012
Dateline: Alton Jennie Louise Parris, 70, 6:27 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born February 6, 1942 in Winfield, Kansas, she was the daughter of Levi C. and Marie (Sims) Mowder. She worked as a secretary for Southwestern College in Winfield, KS and at Lewis & Clark Community College retiring in 2007. She was a very active...
Evelyn Powers
Apr 3, 2012
Dateline: Alton, IL Evelyn "Ev" Powers, 71, passed away at 1:04 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, MO. She was born May 31, 1940 in Raven Den, Arkansas the daughter of the late Anson and Era (Clements) Woolsey. In her early years she worked for Block's Restaurant in Alton. She retired from the packing...
Catherine J. Bono
Apr 3, 2012
Catherine "Katie" J. Bono, 91, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 9:25AM at Eunice Smith Nursing Home. Born on July 7, 1920, in Alton, IL, she was the eldest daughter of Anthony and Rose (Romano) Bono. Katie's family meant everything to her. In her early teens, when her father became gravely ill with leukemia, she quit school to help her...
Alta Ruth Auten
Apr 2, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey On Monday, April 2, 2012, Alta Ruth (Mason) Auten, a living example of the Proverbs 31 woman, went home to be with her Lord. After battling crippling arthritis for many years she is now in her new glorified body. She was born to the late Edwin and Stella (Vancil) Mason in Morrisonville IL on April 16, 1932. She...
