Leroy Fessler
Oct 3, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey LeRoy Fessler, 82, died at 11:15 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2011 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. Born April 8, 1929 in Alton, he was the son of Roy and Velma Rae (Smith) Fessler. Mr. Fessler retired as a printer from the Alton Telegraph after 42 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
John L. Copley
Oct 2, 2011
Dateline: Grafton John L. Copley, 62, died peacefully at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 2011 at his home with family by his side. Born September 10, 1949 in Alton, he was the son of Robert and Nancy (Graves) Copley of Godfrey. Mr. Copley was a meat and poultry inspector for the State of Illinois Department of Agriculture. He served in...
Lotteo Sam Balaco
Sep 30, 2011
Lotteo Sam Balaco, 84, died at 7:19 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2011 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. He was born November 1, 1926 in Alton the son of the late Sam and Blanche (Steele) Balaco. He owned and operated the Bon Air for 40 years and later owned and operated Lotteo's Restaurant in Alton. He was a member of...
John A. Stilwell
Sep 29, 2011
Dateline: Alton John A. Stilwell, 67, peacefully passed away at 7:28 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 2011 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born May 8, 1944 in Alton, he was the son of Walter and Kathleen (King) Stilwell. He served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from Owens Illinois Glass in Godfrey after 39 years of service. He was...
Kyle Eugene Maxeiner
Sep 28, 2011
BLUE SPRINGS, MO. Kyle Eugene Maxeiner, 31, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Visitations will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, Mo., and will continue from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at Gent Funeral Home, 2409 State St., Alton. Services will be held at...
Connie R. Goode
Sep 27, 2011
Dateline: Jerseyville Connie R. Goode, 67, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at her daughter's home under the care of BJC Hospice. Born October 24, 1943 in Alton, she was the daughter of Lonnie and Verneda (Hausman) Cravens. She worked for the GB Grill in Alton, the Midway Tavern in Delhi and the Jerseyville American Legion. On September...
Linda R. Scoggins
Sep 27, 2011
Dateline: Wood River Linda R. Scoggins, 63, died at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born January 27, 1948 in Alton, she was the daughter of Warren and Edith (Dunse) Scoggins. Linda loved to play bingo and watch wrestling on T.V. Surviving is her lifetime partner, Joseph Glover of Wood River, a daughter, Shelly R. Barrett...
Harvey Harmon
Sep 22, 2011
Harvey Harmon, 80, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Thursday, September 22, 2011 at home with his family by his side. Born June14, 1931 in Grafton, he was the son of Charles "Jack" and Ruth (Osburn) Harmon. Harvey married the former Pat Klunk on February 9, 1957 at Holy Ghost Church in Jerseyville. She survives. He retired from...
Cynthia L. Creamer
Sep 22, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey Cynthia L. Creamer, 64, died at 6:34 a.m. Thursday, September 22, 2011 at her home in Godfrey. Born February 21, 1947 in Alton, she was the daughter of Walter and Evelyn (Parker) Crain. She retired from Macy's Department store and loved to BBQ at home. On October 26, 1968 in Alton, she married Ronald Creamer. He survives. Also...
Charles "Chick" Overath
Sep 19, 2011
Dateline: Alton Charles J. "Chick" Overath, 90, died at 1:13 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2011 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born October 24, 1920 in Alton, he was the son of Charles Calvin and Fannie (Alderson) Overath. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a member of the Twelfth Street Presbyterian Church in Alton. He retired as a...
Regina Auer Van Winkle
Sep 19, 2011
Regina G. Auer Van Winkle, 53, died at 12:15 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2011 at her home in Godfrey. Born August 24, 1958 in Alton, she was the daughter of Everett C. and Flossie E. (Maynard) Auer. She was a member of the Alton VFW Post 1308 Ladies Auxiliary. On February 16, 2008 in Jamaica, she married Jack Van Winkle....
Nancy Lee Freeman
Sep 18, 2011
Dateline: Alton Nancy Lee (Doerr) Freeman, 68, died at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 2011 at her home. Born January 12, 1943 in East Alton, she was the daughter of Edwin and Loretta (Ritchey) Doerr. She was a member of the Family of God Church in Wood River. On March 20, 1993 in St. Louis, MO she married Harry Freeman....
Nancy E. Hartley
Sep 17, 2011
Nancy E. Hartley, 61, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born August 28, 1950 in Alton, the daughter of the late John and Laura (Stiritz) Hartley. On July 18, 2011 she was officially united in a civil union service with her life partner, Vicki L. Smith. She preceded her in death August...
Lucille N. Williams
Sep 17, 2011
Lucille N. Williams, 81, died at 8:25 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at her residence in Godfrey. She was born August 23, 1930 the daughter of the late Clyde and Mildred (Crawford) Carr. On September 11, 1948 in Jerseyville, IL she married Harold C. Williams and he preceded her in death on August 13, 2010. Surviving are three daughters,;...
Pauline M. Hise
Sep 16, 2011
Pauline M. "Polly" Hise, 90, died at 9:20 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born June 10, 1921 in Haywood, West Virginia the daughter of the late Larry and Katherine (Cieri) Bumbledare. She retired in 1983 from the Alton School District. She was an avid bowler and was a member of the 600 Club...
Sherry L. Lyon
Sep 16, 2011
Sherry L. Lyon, 69, died at 12:14 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born April 28, 1942 in Litchfield, Illinois the daughter of the late Pete and Romaine Libbra and her step-mother who raised her, Doris Libbra. She worked at Owens IL Glass in Alton, Miller Broom Co, C.R. Systems and Central Avenue Auto...
James D. Russell
Sep 16, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey James D. "Jim" Russell (BIL #1), 66, died at 6:41 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2011 at his home in Godfrey. Born July 20, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Joseph H. and Marie F. (Nawrocki) Russell. He retired from Country Financial in July 2011. He married the former Dorothy E. Ludwig on September 2, 1967...
Marjorie Carter
Sep 15, 2011
Marjorie Benner Carter, 100, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born November 8, 1910 in Bunker Hill, Illinois, she was the daughter of Charles and Emma (Bauer) Benner. Her family moved to Alton where she attended the Alton Public Schools. Following graduation from Alton High School, she attended Shurtleff College in Alton...
Vera B. Landis
Sep 13, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey Vera B. Landis, 86, died at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born December 10, 1924 in Brussels, IL, she was the daughter of Emil Floyd and Lusetta A. (Kinder) Baker. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Alton. On September 24, 1948 in Alton, she married Donald C. Landis. He...
Donald R. Fillback
Sep 12, 2011
Donald R. Fillback, 78, died Monday, September 12, 2011 at his home in Spanish Lake, MO. Born August 19, 1933 in Venice, IL, he was the son of Joseph H. and Agnes (Gleason) Fillback. Mr. Fillback served in the U.S. Army and retired from McCoy Transfer of Alton. He loved bowling and fishing and was a member of the Loyal...
