William E. Holland
May 9, 2011
Dateline: Brighton William E. Holland, 88, died at 4:30 a.m. Monday, May 9, 2011 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home. Born December 21, 1922 in Gallatin County Illinois, he was the son of Otto and Dora (Starkey) Holland. He served in the Marine Corps during WWII and retired from the Olin Corporation as a chemical lab tech. Surviving is a brother,...
Edward Walker Keller
May 9, 2011
Edward Walker Keller, 93, died at 4:00 a.m. Monday, May 9, 2011 at Eunice C. Smith Nursing Home in Alton. Born July 16, 1917 in Elsah, IL, he was the son of Lawrence and Emily (Walker) Keller. Mr. Keller served in the U.S. Army in America and Europe during WWII. He was a member of the Piasa Lodge and the...
Veronica E. Kern
May 5, 2011
Veronica E. Kern, 98, died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Bethalto Care Center. Born August 13, 1912 in Bluffton, MN, she was the daughter of Herman N. and Mary (Heltemes) Rohr. She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Alton and served on the Altar Society. She was one of the first residents...
Richard O. Rintoul
May 2, 2011
Richard O. Rintoul, 70, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2011 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born November 5, 1940 in Alton, he was the son of Victor and Edna (Brecht) Rintoul. He was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas/Boeing in St. Louis, MO and retired after 40 years of service. He enjoyed playing golf and farming. On July...
Guy F. Hickerson
May 1, 2011
Guy Franklin Hickerson went to be with his Lord and Savior at 5:00 p.m. Sunday May 1, 2011. Guy will be sadly missed by all family, relatives and friends. Born January 29, 1928 in Hardinsburg, KY, he was the son of Willie and Elizabeth (McDowell) Hickerson. Guy married the former Helen Tolle of Godfrey on August 2, 1952 in Pocahontas,...
Dorothy J. Akers
Apr 30, 2011
Dorothy J. Akers, 83, died at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Willow Rose Rehab. & Health Care Center in Jerseyville. Born September 25, 1927 in Eldorado, IL, she was the daughter of Clarence and Edith (Poppins) Mossberger. She retired from Owens Illinois Glass in Alton after 35 years of service. In June 1966 in Alton, she married Louis...
William Joseph Howe
Apr 29, 2011
William Joseph Howe, 81, died at 1:18 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2011 at his home. Born December 15, 1929 in Norman, Oklahoma, he was the son of William H. and Myrtle J. (Willcox) Howe. He graduated from the University Of Oklahoma School Of Engineering. While in college he was in the R.O.T.C. He served in the U.S. Army during the...
Edward L. Terpening
Apr 29, 2011
Edward L. "Buster" Terpening, 88, died at 10:37 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born May 5, 1922 in Alton the son of the late Leroy and Martha Irene (Riley) Terpening Meyer. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII; he retired in 1985 as a crane operator with the Olin Corporation in East...
Dr. Joe F. Emons
Apr 27, 2011
Dr. Joe F. Emons died peacefully on April 27th 2011 at his home in Godfrey surrounded by his family. Born September 14, 1926 in Alton, he was the son of Dr. Walter W. and Helen (Finger) Emons. Dr. Emons moved to Godfrey at age 9 and lived there the rest of his life. His father was a dentist and the...
Eleanor Elaine Blanton
Apr 27, 2011
Eleanor Elaine Blanton, 67, died at 10:11 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at her home. Born January 15, 1944 in Alton, she was the daughter of Morris and Anna (Stormer) Wahl. She retired as a secretary from Western Union in St. Louis, MO after 18 years of service and was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in...
Dorothy S. Hardbeck
Apr 26, 2011
Dorothy S. Hardbeck, 83, died at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her home. Born November 30, 1927 in Rural Alton, she was the daughter of Edward Sr. and Sarah Voumard. She received her undergraduate degree from Shurtleff College and her master's degree in education from Washington University. She taught all 8 grades in a one room country school...
Ruth E. Cotter
Apr 26, 2011
Ruth E. Cotter, 92, died at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at her home. Born July 28, 1918 in Dubuque, Iowa, she was the daughter of Arthur L. and Effie M. (Smith) Mutschler. She worked for Savannah Illinois Ordinance Depot and Beverly Farm in Godfrey. She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Alton where...
Joseph J. Massalone
Apr 23, 2011
Joseph J. Massalone, 62, died at 1:15 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Born June 5, 1948 in Alton, he was the son of Vincent C. and Virginia (Long) Massalone. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1977 and was a 4th Degree Knight at the Alton Knights of Columbus. He retired as a...
James E. Ackley
Apr 22, 2011
Dateline: Brighton James E. Ackley, 81, died at 6:17 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2011 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born July 13, 1929, he was the son of Wilburn and Helen (Bosaw) Ackley. He served in the U.S. Army and retired from Engineered Air Systems in St. Louis as a Foreman in 1991. On June 11, 1955 in Beardstown, he married...
Betty Frazier
Apr 21, 2011
Dateline: Alton Betty Frazier 83, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, IL. Born August 18, 1927 in Chesterfield, IL, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Mildred Shuttleworth. Her husband, Gordon Frazier preceded her in death in 1994. Surviving is a daughter, Mary Fox, and a son, Michael Bloemker. She had five grandchildren,...
Thomas B. Fillback
Apr 21, 2011
Thomas B. Fillback, 74, died at 8:10 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2011 at his home. Born February 5, 1937 in Venice, IL, he was the son of Joseph H. and Agnes (Gleason) Fillback. He retired from the wire-mill at Laclede Steel after 37 years of service. While at Laclede Steel, he was also a shop steward and a grievance committeeman...
Mary Elizabeth Skelton
Apr 20, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey Mary Elizabeth Skelton, 84, died at 7:14 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born July 4, 1926 in Alton, she was the daughter of James and Helen (Hentz) O'Neil. She graduated from Alton High School in 1944 and worked for Bell Telephone Company in Alton. She was a member of the Godfrey First United Methodist...
Phillip A. Walker
Apr 19, 2011
Dateline: Alton Phillip A. Walker, 72, died at 5:32 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born September 28, 1938 in East St. Louis, IL, he was the son of Ollie L. (Rendleman) Walker of Fairview Heights and the late William C. Walker. He retired in 2005 from Emerson Electric Co. in St. Louis as a computer programmer...
Morris G. Wigger
Apr 16, 2011
Alton Morris G. Wigger, 79, died at 6:25 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. He was born August 3, 1931 in Keokuk, Iowa the son of the late Irvin L. and Mildred M. (Henning) Wigger. He served in the U.S. Air Force and he was self employed as owner/operator of an automotive auto rust...
Donald R. Elliott
Apr 15, 2011
Dateline: Godfrey, Illinois Donald R. Elliott, 68, died at 12:22 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2011 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton. He was born June 21, 1942 in St. Louis the son of the late Joseph Raymond and Katie (Booten) Elliott. Donald was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He joined the Godfrey Congregational Church in Godfrey in...
