Jack E. Downs
Jan 2, 2011
Dateline: Brighton Jack E. Downs, 77, died at 1:44 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2011 in Brighton. Born January 9, 1933 near Jerseyville, he was the son of Earl and Elizabeth (Coleman) Downs. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict and was a member of the VFW Post 1308. He retired from Nilo Farms and was...
A. Georgetta Kulenkamp
Jan 2, 2011
A. Georgetta Kulenkamp, 71, died at 5:49 a.m. on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Saint Anthony?s Health Center in Alton. She was born September 24, 1939 in Godfrey the daughter of the late George and Opal (Holliday) Patterson. On April 12, 1958 in Brighton she married Howard Kulenkamp and he survives. She retired after 20 years of service with the...
Walter "Frank" Carver
Dec 30, 2010
Walter Frank Carver, 94, died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born June 12, 1916 in Metropolis, IL, he was the son of Daniel M. and Minnie (Hammond) Phelps. He retired from Owens Illinois Glass in Godfrey on September 29, 1978 as a machinist. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps...
Shirley Emken
Dec 30, 2010
Shirley Emken, 82, died at 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at her residence. She was born November 2, 1928 in Ironwood, Michigan the daughter of the late William and Myrtle (Fredickson) Postle. She retired from Schnuck's Market in Godfrey. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in St. Louis, MO. She is survived by two...
James E. Staten
Dec 30, 2010
James E. Staten, 77, died at 3:36 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born June 8, 1933 in Alton, he was the son of Benjamin F. and Catherine (Baker) Staten. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. He owned and operated Staten Lawn Service. On...
Larry A. Grant
Dec 25, 2010
Larry A. Grant, 62, died at 6:33 p.m. Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born April 7, 1948 in Alton, he was the son of Oliver H. and Doris J. (Chase) Grant. He graduated from Alton High School and served in the U.S. Army. He retired from Laclede Steel after 30 years of service. On...
Richard Carlos Hindelang
Dec 25, 2010
Richard Carlos Hindelang, 62, died at 6:33 p.m. Saturday, December 25, 2010 at St. Louis University Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 21, 1948 in White Hall, IL, he was the son of Margaret (Morrow) Hindelang of Alton and the late Charles H. Hindelang. He served in the U.S. Army, including a tour in Vietnam, from 1967 to...
Charles W. Geisler
Dec 22, 2010
Charles W. Geisler, 75, went to be with the Lord at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born February 5, 1935 in Roe, Arkansas, he was the son of Carl A. and Mary Martha (Fisher) Geisler. He retired in 1975 from Owens Illinois Glass Company. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a charter member...
Mildred Ann Simpson
Dec 22, 2010
Mildred Ann Simpson, 86, died at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home in Jerseyville. She was born March 29, 1924 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of the late Leo Roth and Rose (Broyles) Shephard. On August 14, 1942 in St. Louis she married Milton F. Simpson Sr. and he preceded her in death on...
William Orville Ellis
Dec 14, 2010
William Orville Ellis, 87, died at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born August 22, 1923 in Brinkley, Arkansas, he was the son of John W. and Oina (Fisher) Ellis. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and worked as a manager at several Clark Oil Service stations. He also sold real...
Emil A Kittel
Dec 11, 2010
Dateline: Alton Emil A. Kittel, 88, of Alton, died at 12:37 p.m. Saturday December 11, 2010 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born May 19, 1922 in Venice, IL to the late Frank and Ludie (Burgner) Kittel. Emil was a U.S. Army veteran serving in WWII. He retired from Owens-Illinois after 35 years of service. He was inducted into the...
Jeffrey Rynders Sr.
Dec 10, 2010
Dateline: Alton, IL Jeffrey A. Rynders Sr., 49, died at 9:18 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2010 with his family members by his side at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born on February 27, 1961 in Alton the son of Martha (Prullage) Rynders and the late Harold J. Rynders. He was a life long mechanic and...
Dale E Heishman
Dec 7, 2010
Godfrey- Dale E. Heishman, 77, died at 2:19 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at St. Anthony?s Health Center in Alton after a ten year battle with Leukemia. He was born July 25, 1933 in DeWitt, Mo. the son of the late Gordon and Nedra (Hazlet) Heishman. On Aug. 9, 1958 in Hartford he married the former Dolores (Durham) and she...
Christopher J Emery
Dec 4, 2010
Dateline: Cedar Hill Missouri Christopher J. Emery, age 69 formerly of Alton, died Saturday December 4, 2010 at the Cedar Ridge Manor at Cedar Hill MO. He was born June 12, 1941 in Wood River IL. The son of the late Lewis and Julia (Logee) Emery, Christopher was a U.S. Army veteran and a salesman for AmeriGas in Festus/Crystal City,...
Robert J Parker
Dec 3, 2010
Dateline: Alton Robert James Parker, 83, died at 11:40 a.m. Friday, December 3, 2010. Born March 8, 1927 in Godfrey, he was the son of George Herbert Parker and Theresa Ann (Whalen) Parker. He spent 10 years working for Standard Oil Company before co-owning and operating Parker Asphalt Co. for 30 years in Alton. He was a lifetime member of...
Sandra L Wood
Dec 3, 2010
Dateline: Alton Sandra L. Wood, 73, died at 8:35 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2010 in Alton. Born February 5, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of Paul and Margaret (Taylor) Wood. Sandy graduated from Allegheny College majoring in French. She raised her family in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Alton. She had lived in Alton since 1972. Sandy worked for...
Roswitha E Curtis
Dec 2, 2010
Dateline: Elsah Roswitha E. Rose Curtis, 74, died at 5:23 p.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born April 8, 1936 in Germany, she was the daughter of Egbert and Hildegard Milkoweit. She retired in 1999 after more than ten years of service as a sales clerk for K-Mart. On September 4, 1975 in Alton, she married Robert...
Mary Hillery
Nov 26, 2010
Dateline: Alton Mary Hillery, 92, died at 8:06 a.m. Friday, November 26, 2010 at The Fountains of Troy in Troy, IL. Born June 3, 1918 in Dwight, IL, she was the daughter of Harry and Myrtle (Anderson) Giles. She was a member of the Brown Street Baptist Church where she was an Awana leader for 25 years. She was involved...
