Betty Warren
Dec 28, 2023
Dateline: Wood River, IL Betty J. Warren, 93, died at 6:10 a.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born June 25, 1930 in Alton the daughter of the late George and Stella (Bowman) Michael Sr. She was a member of the Godfrey First United Methodist Church. On April 4, 1997 in Edwardsville she married Joseph...
Laurin E. Davis Jr.
Dec 28, 2023
Laurin E. Davis Jr., 86, died at 9:37 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born August 25, 1937 in Indianapolis, IN, he was the son of Laurin Davis Sr. and Juanita (Everhart) Davis. Laurin served in the U.S. Navy and retired from Laclede Steel in 1998. On June 21, 1958, in Reno, Nevada, he...
Delbert Earl Morgan
Dec 27, 2023
Delbert Earl Morgan, 91, died at 10:14 a.m., on December 27, 2023 at his residence in Godfrey, Illinois. He was born on January 21, 1932 in Kankakee, Illinois, the only child of the late Samuel Earl and Elsie Irene (Brammer) Morgan. On January 18, 1964, he married Virginia Ann Shelley in Kankakee, Illinois and she survives. Also surviving, are a...
Jett Thomas Seal
Dec 26, 2023
Jett Thomas Seal, 60, died at 11:35 a.m. on December 26, 2023 at OSF St. Anthony's Hospital. He was born December 27, 1962 in Alton, the son of the late David Henry and Evelyn L. (Means) Seal. On November 24, 1990 he married Cindy Ruyle in Alton, and she survives. Also surviving are a son, David J. (Becca) Seal of...
Ronald H. Dunse
Dec 24, 2023
Dateline: Godfrey Ronald H. Dunse, 76, died at 11:40 a.m. Sunday, December 24, 2023 at his home. Born October 29, 1947 in Alton, he was the son of Charles H. and Clara M. (Harper) Dunse. Mr. Dunse served 3 tours in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and retired from Ford Motor Company. He was a member of the...
Sheryl Ann Goodpasture
Dec 24, 2023
Sheryl Ann Goodpasture, 64, passed away in her sleep at 12:05 p.m. Sunday, December 24, 2023 at her home in Alton. Born February 12, 1959 in Alton, she was the daughter of Jack M. and Rosemary A. (Pichee) Roberts. Sheryl retired as a Supervisor for the Secretary of State's Office in Edwardsville. Surviving is a daughter, Haley (Doug) Flowers of...
Laverne W. Cunningham
Dec 23, 2023
Dateline: Alton Laverne W. Cunningham, 98, died at 1:28 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2023 at Jerseyville Manor in Jerseyville. Born August 29, 1925 in Alton, he was the son of Wesley and Margaret (Arbogast) Cunningham. He served in the Merchant Marines and then the U.S. Army during WWII and attended Community of Christ in Wood River. He retired as an...
William Joseph Gaither
Dec 19, 2023
William "Bill" Joseph Gaither, 54, of Alton, IL. passed away in his home surrounded by family at 8:38 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. He was born in Alton on May 3, 1969 to Robert and the late Patricia (Lyons) Gaither. Bill attended Alton High School before going to work at Allied Waste for many years. On September 15, 1989,...
Sharon Jean Waide
Dec 18, 2023
Dateline: Alton, IL Sharon Jean Waide, 77, died at 5:20 a.m. on December 18, 2023 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born January 18, 1946 in Alton the daughter of the late Leo and Alfreda (Wooff) Siemer. On December 10, 1966 she married Michael Waide and he survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Dana Croxford (Michael) of Godfrey one son,...
Janice Darlene Lafferty
Dec 18, 2023
Dateline: Alton Janice Darlene Lafferty, 71, died at 2:22 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2023 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born November 11, 1952 in Alton, she was the daughter of Warren Charles and Mary (Bowman) Swift. Janice retired in 2014 after 20 years as a counselor for William BeDell Achievement and Resource Center. She was an avid reader and loved dancing,...
Martha Jean "Jill" Wieland
Dec 18, 2023
Martha Jean (Jill) Wieland, of Jerseyville, passed away on December 18, 2023 at age 105. She was born August 21, 1918 in Taylorville, Illinois. She and her siblings attended a one-room school, then graduated from Taylorville Township High School. After graduating from High School at age 15, Jill attended Blackburn College at Carlinville, Illinois, where she participated in the work-study...
John Thomas Fitzgerald Jr.
Dec 17, 2023
Dateline: Alton John Thomas Fitzgerald, Jr., 81, passed away on December 17, 2023 surrounded by family. John was born August 10, 1942, in Alton, IL, to John T. and Helen (Schulz) Fitzgerald. He was the oldest of six siblings. A graduate of Marquette High School, he lived most of his life in his cherished hometown. He married the love of...
Robert J. Glenn
Dec 14, 2023
Robert J. Glenn, 96, passed into the arms of Jesus at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Staunton Health and Rehab. Center. Born July 11, 1927 in Sand Prairie Township, IL, he was the son of Chalmer and Octa Roedell (Floyd) Glenn. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and retired from McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis, MO. Mr....
Richard C. Beiermann
Dec 13, 2023
Dateline: Godfrey Richard C. Beiermann, age 80, of Godfrey, IL, passed away on December 13, 2023 at the Cedar Creek of Godfrey. He is survived by brothers; Bill (Joann) Beiermann of Jerseyville, IL and David (Mary) Beiermann of Garden Grove, CA. Richard is preceded in death by his parents; Carl F. Beiermann and Fern A. (Schmidt) Beiermann. Per his wishes,...
Karen St. Peters
Dec 12, 2023
Karen L. St. Peters, 74, died at 12:02 pm Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton. She was born January 2, 1949, in Alton, Illinois to Charles W. and Dorothy E. Bligh (Gannon.) Karen graduated from Marquette High School (1967), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville B.A. (1971) and University of St. Francis – Master of Science - Health...
Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Ambrose
Dec 10, 2023
Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Ambrose, 73, died Sunday, December 10, 2023 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. She was born July 3, 1950 in Urbana, IL, the daughter of the late Ollen William and Marrianna Louise (Huff) Ramey. She worked as a manager in different food industries for many years. On January 3, 1998 in Carlinville, IL she married Mark...
David Jerome Berry
Dec 10, 2023
Dateline: Alton David J. Berry was born on August 7, 1943 in Granite City, Illinois to Robert and Ruth (Gruver) Berry. He was called home with the Lord on December 10, 2023 at 2:04pm while at home surrounded by his wife, Sylvia Fitzgerald Berry and family. David served in the Air Force and was also a mechanic. He enjoyed tinkering...
Gary Andrew Lavite
Dec 10, 2023
Dateline: Wood River Gary Andrew Lavite, 63, died at 5:00 a.m. Sunday, December 10, 2023 in Alton. Born December 29, 1959 in Marion, IL, he was the son of Sue A. (Heltsley) Eisenman of Wood River and the late Salvatori Lavite. Gary worked for Union Local #338. Along with his mother he is survived by a sister, Elizabeth Castro of...
Lennie Wooldridge
Dec 1, 2023
Lennie Rose Wooldridge, 86, died at 12:35 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2023 at her residence. She was born June 7, 1937 in Van Zandt County, Texas, the daughter of the late James and Evelyn (Trussell) York. She worked for many years as a realtor in Southern California. She married Larry J. Wooldridge in 1965, and he preceded her in...
John R. Casey
Dec 1, 2023
Dateline: Edwardsville, IL John Casey, 83, a beloved figure in his community and a passionate nature lover, passed away on December 1st, 2023. Born on October 30, 1940, in Tunnel Hill, Illinois, John was the middle child of Edith Opal Burton and Randolph Casey and grew up alongside his seven siblings. Throughout his life, John found joy in the woods...
