Dorothy L. Bierman
Aug 11, 2011
Dorothy L. Bierman, 69, died at 4:10 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born December 14, 1941 in Medora, IL, she was the daughter of James and Virginia (Long) Bates. Dorothy was a school teacher for three years and worked as a bookkeeper for various businesses retiring from Mississippi Lime Company in 1999 as a bookkeeper. She...
Anna L. Farlow
Aug 10, 2011
Anna L. Farlow, 89, died at 7:26 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born November 15, 1921 in Alton, she was the daughter of William and Grace (Drennan) Fensterman. She retired from the housekeeping and laundry department of the Catholic Children's Home after 35 years of service. Surviving is a daughter, Connie Shirley of Wood River, three...
Anna B. Seehausen
Aug 5, 2011
Anna B. Seehausen, 79, died at 10:59 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Robings Manor in Brighton. She was born October 29, 1931 in Alton, the daughter of the late Elmer and Alice (Bunze) Campbell. In 1949, in Alton she married Clifford L. Seehausen and he preceded her in death on July 8, 1981. She retired in 1990 from...
Mae M. Rowland
Aug 3, 2011
Dateline: Mentor, Ohio Mae M (Owens) Rowland, 95, of Alton died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Heartland of Mentor in Mentor, Ohio. She was born to the late Wesley and Catherine Elizabeth (Brazil) Owens in East Alton, IL on April 12, 1916. She married the late Jesse C. Rowland on January 25, 1964 who preceded her in...
Harold "Mac" Mcbride
Aug 3, 2011
Dateline: Alton Harold F. "Mac" McBride, 90, died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born February 5, 1921 in Alton, he was the son of Alex J. and Eva M. (Miller) McBride. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He retired from the U.S. Post Office as a mail...
Emma Louise Sanders
Aug 3, 2011
Emma Louise Sanders, 95, died at 7:28 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at her home. Born December 2, 1915 in Murrayville, IL, she was the daughter of Glenn H. and Pearl (Van Hyning) Madison. She retired in June 1977 as a machine operator for the Olin Corporation and was a member of the Godfrey First United Methodist Church. On April...
Vicki Lynn Smith
Aug 2, 2011
Vicki L. Smith, 60, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at her home in Godfrey. Born March 1, 1951 in Alton, she was the daughter of the late Joan L. (East) Smith and William "Ed" Smith of Godfrey. Vicki attended Alton High School and took catechism classes from Monsignor Suddes at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton. She owned and operated...
Charles E. Katelinek
Aug 1, 2011
Charles Edward Katelinek, 89, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2011 at ST. Anthony's Hospital. He was born on April 29, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN to Charles F. and Mary Helen (Devaney) Katelinek. Charles enlisted in the U.S. Navy in March 1941. "Kat" was his Navy call sign. He was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran Chief...
Mark P. Schwartzkopf
Aug 1, 2011
Dateline: Kerrville, TX Mark P. Schwartzkopf, 63, died at 1:50 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2011. Born December 4, 1947 in Alton, he was the son of the late Kathleen (Fahrig) Schwartzkopf and Neal Schwartzkopf and his wife Jane of Alton. He retired as the owner/operator of Schwartzkopf Catering and was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Kerrville, TX....
James B. Van Horne Sr.
Jul 31, 2011
James Boyd Van Horne Sr., 96, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Born June 16, 1915 in Springfield, IL, he was the son of Columbus and Elizabeth Van Horne. He was a longtime resident of Jerseyville, and lived in St. Louis, MO, and Tampa, FL. He had worked for several oil companies in west Texas and also for...
Ginger Earlene Pope
Jul 30, 2011
Dateline: Wood River Ginger Earlene Pope, 45, died Saturday, July 30, 2011. Born August 24, 1965 in Wichita, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Audrey (Mitchell) Pope. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Steven and Maria Pope of Lawrence, KS. Ginger had worked as a production worker for Hanley Industries in Alton. A memorial...
Charles A. Hodge Jr.
Jul 30, 2011
Charles A. Hodge Jr., 86, died at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011 at his home in Godfrey. Born May 25, 1925 in Alton, he was the son of Charles A. and Helen E. (Malloy) Hodge Sr. He graduated from SS Peter & Paul Elementary School and Marquette Catholic High School in Alton. He served in the U.S. Army during...
Daniel L. Dixon
Jul 28, 2011
Dateline: Alton Daniel L. Dixon, 44, died Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born August 3, 1966 in Alton, he was the son of Orville J. and Nancy (Greenwell) Dixon. He was a member of the New Hope Family Church in East Alton and had worked as a cook at several area restaurants over the years. Surviving is...
Bernice A. Baumann
Jul 28, 2011
Bernice A. Baumann, 83, died at 5:29 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born July 21, 1928 in Kampsville, IL, she was the daughter of William and Rosa (Nord) Lehr. She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Alton and a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. On November 16, 1946 in...
Laura Ann Bridgeman
Jul 28, 2011
Laura Ann Bridgeman, 68, died at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011 at her home. Born July 25, 1943 in Alton, she was the daughter of Harold and Louise (Baur) Meisenheimer. She married Ben Bridgeman in 1970 in Alton. He survives. Also surviving are four sons, Ben Bridgeman of Champaign, IL, Fred Smith of East Alton, Pat Bridgeman of San...
Michael W. Cox
Jul 27, 2011
Dateline: Reno, Nevada Michael W. Cox, 61, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at his residence in Reno, Nevada. Born July 23, 1949 in Alton, he was the son of Les Cox and the late Ann Cox. Mike was a U.S. Army veteran and lived in Alaska for most of his life. He was a member and past Governor of the...
Wilma L. Calame'
Jul 26, 2011
Wilma L. Calame' 74, died at 1:48 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born May 25, 1937 in Alton, she was the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Chappell) Weigel. She worked for Owens Illinois Glass in Alton and also for Burt's Shelter Care in Alton. On June 10, 1959 in Alton she married Donald E. Calame'. He...
Peggy J. Jenkins
Jul 26, 2011
Dateline: Alton Peggy Jo Spinks-Jenkins, 79, died at 4:32 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born June 25, 1932 in Datto, AR, she was the daughter of Van and Goldie Whitson. On November 20, 1948 in Knobel, AR, she married William Neely Spinks. He died on October 6, 2002. They had four daughters and a son. She...
Alta Mae Phillips
Jul 23, 2011
Alta Mae Phillips, 89, died at 11:55 p.m. Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Jerseyville Nursing & Rehab. Born August 15, 1921 in Milton, IL, she was the daughter of Ernest and Vida (Crisp) Moore. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Godfrey and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and cake decorating. On January 2, 1941 she married Everett Phillips....
June Lagemann
Jul 19, 2011
Ovelia June Lagemann, 76 died at 11 a.m. July 19, 2011, surrounded by her family, after a short battle with cancer. June was one of ten children born to Willie T. and Nannie Bell (Prescott) Bloodworth of Eddyville KY. June relocated to Alton to live with a sister and work at the Glass Works where she met the love of...
