Michael L. Schade
Sep 11, 2011
Michael L. Schade, 57, died at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born March 17, 1954 in East St. Louis, Illinois the son of Mildred (Zedalis) Schade of Godfrey and the late Richard Schade. He retired after 23 years as an Electrical Engineer for the Olin Corporation in East Alton and 10 years for...
Mildred E. Czerny
Sep 10, 2011
Mildred E. Czerny, 95, died at 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011. She was born July 15, 1916 in Fairmont, West Virginia the daughter of the late Howard and Lavina (Davis) Motter. On December 21, 1935 in Maryland she married Alfred K. Czerny Sr. and he preceded her in death on March 25, 1995. She retired as a bookkeeper...
Donna Sue Stricklan
Sep 9, 2011
Donna "Suzie" Sue Stricklan, 63, died at 5:40 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 in the comfort of her home. Born December 13, 1947 in West Plains, MO, she was the daughter of Floyd and Ruth (Rountree) Warden. Donna loved the Lord and her devotion to Him was evident to all. She was an active member of First Christian Church of...
Earl L. Stauder
Sep 9, 2011
Dateline: Alton Earl L. Stauder, 85, died at 4:15 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. Born November 17, 1925 in Witt, IL, he was the son of Lawrence and Marie Stauder. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a member of the VFW Post 1308 in Alton as well as the...
Henry M. Garrett
Sep 9, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey Henry M. "Hank" Garrett, 84, died at 1:30 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 at Willow Rose Rehab and Health in Jerseyville. Born December 31, 1926 in Alton, he was the son of Calvin J. and Emma (Bennington) Garrett. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and Granite City Pickling. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post...
Anna Marguerite Zimmerman
Sep 9, 2011
Dateline: Grafton Anna Marguerite Zimmerman, 87, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, September 09, 2011 at Relais Bonne Eau in Edwardsville. Born April 24, 1924 in Campti, LA, she was the daughter of James and Viana (LeDoux) Cady. She graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1948. On April 22, 1949 in Chicago, she married Daniel William Zimmerman. Together they served as...
Lucille A. Watson
Sep 1, 2011
Lucille A. "Lou" Watson, 98, died at 2:01 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011 at her residence. She was born July 4, 1913 on Madison Avenue in Alton at the home of her grandfather Dr. S.M. Watson who delivered her. She was the daughter of the late Harry G. and Edna A. (Dotson) Watson. Her family built and operated a tavern...
Freda I. Wright
Aug 26, 2011
Dateline: Alton Freda I. Wright, 95, died at 6:00 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2011 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born February 14, 1916 in Godfrey, she was the daughter of Frank P. and Grace J. (Doty) Boker. She graduated from Brighton Community High School in 1934. Freda was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church and a...
Oleta M. Jacoby
Aug 26, 2011
Dateline: Alton Oleta M. Jacoby, 88, died at 7:55 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2011 at Blu-Fountain Manor in Godfrey where she had resided for approximately the past two years. Born May 15, 1923 in Mt. Vernon, IL, she was the daughter of James and Millie (Stilly) Cooper. Oleta retired as a manager for Hamer Food Market after 33 years of...
Michael S. Bailey
Aug 24, 2011
Michael S. Bailey, 56, died at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Born December 22, 1954 in Alton he was the son of Dale Bailey of Godfrey and the late Irene P. (Baehler) Bailey. Michael was a custodian in the Alton School System from 1984 until retiring in 2004. He especially enjoyed working among the...
Rebecca E. Davis
Aug 24, 2011
Dateline: South Roxana Rebecca E. Davis, 62, died at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Born August 27, 1948 in Alton, she was the daughter of Margaret (Kirby) Smith of Hartford and the late Maston Earl Smith. She was a secretary at the Godfrey Baptist Church where she was also a member. She enjoyed sewing and embroidering and she was...
Victor Walter
Aug 20, 2011
Victor H. "Vic" Walter, 81, died at 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born August 5, 1930 in Alton, the son of the late Gustave A. and Cecelia (Walters) Walter. He was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton. He retired after over 40 years as an electrician with...
Mavis Taylor
Aug 18, 2011
Mavis (Johnson) Taylor passed away at 7:08 a.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Blu Fountain Manor. She was born December 23, 1920, in Kimberly, Alabama to Forest and Mary (Crane) Johnson. She had three brothers and three sisters: Clington, Jerry, Roger, Doris, Odesa, and Mildrend. On June 7, 1942, in Valier, IL she married Howard "Todd" Taylor and he...
Mary Saville
Aug 16, 2011
Mary L. Saville, 83, died at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Robings Manor in Brighton. Born November 9, 1927 in Alton, she was the daughter of Joseph A. and Viola C. (French) Leady. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton. She had worked at the St. Joseph Hospital Pharmacy and for her father at...
Audra "Jean" Freer
Aug 15, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey Audra "Jean" Freer, 89, died at 3:02 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born June 30, 1922 in Granite City, IL, she was the daughter of Calvin and Minnie (Glenn) O'Shea. She was a member of Elm Street Presbyterian Church in Alton and retired from the bookstore at Lewis & Clark Community College. On January...
Dusty J. Austin
Aug 13, 2011
Dateline: Alton Dusty Austin, age 30 died at 4:24 pm on Saturday August 13, 2011 at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born in Alton on January 14, 1981 the son of the late Tina (Tuetken) and Joe Austin of Cottage Hills and Cliffton Morrow of Alton. Surviving are his fiancé; Crystal Meisenheimer of Alton, his...
Lawrence "Larry" Meyer
Aug 13, 2011
Dateline: Alton Lawrence "Larry" Meyer, 50, died Saturday, August 13, 2011. Born August 27, 1960 in Alton, he was the son of Ollie F. and Bernadette F. (Hauck) Meyer. He had worked as a tree trimmer for various companies over the years. Surviving are two sisters and brothers-in-law, Chris and Larry Hall of Godfrey, and Darla and Richard Haworth of...
Shirley M. Osborn
Aug 12, 2011
Dateline: Alton Shirley M. Osborn, 86, died at 5:05 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2011 at St. Clare's Hospital. Born December 15, 1924 in Alton, she was the daughter of Fred and Dora (Lowe) Shewmake. She was a member of the River of Life Family Church in Alton. On August 6, 1942 in Alton, she married Homer Osborn. He survives. Also...
David William Bauer
Aug 12, 2011
David William Bauer, age 53 of Brighton died at 3:37 a.m. on Friday, August 12, 2011. He was born in Jerseyville on March 15, 1958 the son of the late John and Margaret (Zimmerman) Bauer. As an avid runner, he was a member of Team Alton and had run in the 2009 Boston Marathon. He was a member of the...
Dorothy Kathleen Reid
Aug 12, 2011
Dateline: Alton Dorothy Kathleen Norman Reid, 93, died at 10:20 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She resided in Ft. Myers, Florida for the past 15 years. Born September 19, 1917 in Alton, she was the daughter of Joseph Charles and Mable C. (Carhart) Norman. Dorothy was the youngest of nine children (Charles, Ranaldo, Glorine, Mary Louise,...
