Charles "Chuck" Fredrickson
May 14, 2023
Dateline: Godfrey Charles "Chuck" Fredrickson, 93, died at 7:31 p.m. Sunday, May 14, 2023 at Cedarhurst of Godfrey. Born December 25, 1929 in Golden Eagle, IL, he was the son of George L. and Helen (Fortschneider) Fredrickson. Mr. Fredrickson graduated from Brussels Community High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Upon separation...
Donald "Don" Colburn Sr.
May 13, 2023
Dateline: Brighton, IL Donald "Don" Colburn, Sr., 88, died at 8:34 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at his residence. He was born July 14, 1934 in Alton, the son of the late Howard and Evelyn (Weidner) Colburn. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the former Zion Presbyterian Church in Fosterburg. Donald was a farmer...
David Laird
May 11, 2023
David Laird passed away on May 11, 2023 in the presence of family and friends from the complications of living with Type I diabetes for over fifty years. David attended Gilson Brown Elementary, North Junior High, and Alton High School where he was a National Merit Scholar. He graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in Mathematics and received a...
E.L. "Bussie" Monroe
May 11, 2023
E. L. "Bussie" Monroe, 86, died at 6:50 p.m. Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born October 30, 1936 in Alton, he was the son of Leslie E. and Sylvia (Wheeler) Monroe. Bussie served in the U.S. Army and attended Shurtleff College in Alton. He retired as owner/operator of E.L. Monroe and Associates Insurance Company. He was a...
Gary Dale Lawson
May 10, 2023
Gary Dale Lawson, 80, died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at his home in Alton. Born June 9, 1942 in Alton, he was the son of Kenneth and Edith (Bryden) Lawson. Gary graduated from Alton High School in 1960 where he was a member of the Alton High golf team. He enjoyed old cars with his friends and...
Carl Lee Winter
May 9, 2023
Dateline: Jerseyville, IL Carl Lee Winter, 76, died at 10:03 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Jerseyville Manor. He was born April 1, 1947 in St. Louis County the son of the late William and Catherine (Hawkins) Winter. Carl served in the U.S. Air Force and worked as a draftsman for McClure Engineering. In 1996 he married Maria Barsy,...
George Arthur Lee Frank
May 9, 2023
Dateline: Tampa, FL George Arthur Lee Frank, 34, died at 9:51 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL. Born December 13, 1988 in Jerseyville, IL, he was the son of Paul Frank of Jerseyville and the late Sandra (Dixon) Lennington. George worked as a carpenter for a construction company. Along with his father he is...
Thomas Frederick Becker
May 8, 2023
Dateline: Godfrey Thomas Frederick Becker, 73, died at 2:15 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2023 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born February 16, 1950 in Carrollton, IL, he was the son of David Frederick and Kathleen (Coates) Becker. Mr. Becker served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired as a machinist from the Olin Corporation. He married Patricia A. Holterfield, which ended...
Reverend George Henry Humbert Jr.
May 4, 2023
Dateline: Alton, IL Reverend George Henry Humbert Jr., died at 5:12 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born September 14, 1946 in Indianapolis, IN the son of the late George and Tina (Whittaker) Humbert Sr. He graduated from Ball State University and then served with the Peace Corp in Malawi, Africa. George then attended...
Connie Sue Graham
May 2, 2023
Connie Sue Graham, 73, died at 4:44 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born September 28 or 29, 1949 (she swore her birth certificate was wrong) in Alton, she was the daughter of Geneva (Hutchcraft) and Allie Burns. She married Terry Graham. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Graham retired from the Olin...
Brie Ann Gray
Apr 29, 2023
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Brie Ann Gray, 45, died at 4:14 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She was born December 24, 1977 in Missouri, the daughter of Judith (Buckmann) Smith of St. Louis, MO and the late Greg Smith. She worked at the Dairy Queen in Godfrey for many years. On March 21, 2003,...
Jack R. Schneider Jr.
Apr 27, 2023
Alton - Jack R. Schneider, Jr., 73, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023. He was born on October 31, 1949. He graduated from Alton Senior High School and attended SIUE. Jack was a proud combat veteran of the U.S. Navy, assigned to the U.S.S. Land (DE-1060) as a Radar Operations Specialist for 4 years during the Vietnam War. His...
Curtis Eugene Izard
Apr 26, 2023
Dateline: Godfrey Curtis Eugene Izard, 65, passed on Wednesday April 25th 2023 after a brief battle with cancer. Curt was a devoted Son, Husband, Father and Friend. Curt married his soul mate, Julie Slocumb, on September 3rd 1981 in Alton. Together, they enjoyed watching their children and grandchildren grow. A fun-loving man that was always willing to lend a hand...
Kathleen "Snookie" Davidson
Apr 25, 2023
Kathleen Ann "Snookie" Davidson (Fleming) 69, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton following a short illness. Born January 23, 1954 in Alton, she was the daughter of Vincent J. and Roberta L. (Williams) Fleming. She was a graduate of Marquette Catholic High School and went on to a career as a hair stylist in...
Brenda J. Summers
Apr 21, 2023
Brenda Jo Summers passed away on April 21, 2023. Brenda was born April 22, 1943. She was 79 years old when she passed away. Brenda loved genealogy. She proceeded in death by her husband of 21 years, James F. Summers. Her mother and father (Emma and Cledis "Joe" Walker) of East Alton and one brother (Richard Eugene Walker) of Alton....
Darwin E. Ogburn
Apr 20, 2023
Dateline: Jerseyville, IL Darwin E. Ogburn, 92, died at 8:35 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Jerseyville Manor in Jerseyville, IL. He was born February 15, 1931 in Corning, Iowa, the son of the late Gail and Frances (Chapell) Ogburn. He retired in 1993 after 29 years working for Laclede Steel. He was married to Frances Jean (Kadell) and...
Charles M. Ross Sr.
Apr 20, 2023
Charles Maurice Ross, Sr. died at the age of 92 in his home in Alton, Illinois on April 20, 2023. He was born to Charles L. and Julia Crouse Ross on January 7, 1931 in Alton, IL. On September 12, 1959, he married the former Nancy Masterson, who survives. Charles graduated Alton High School in January 1949. He was the...
Phyllis Ax
Apr 15, 2023
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Phyllis J. (Hoffman) Ax, 73 of Godfrey, Illinois passed away at her home on April 15, 2023. She was born June 28, 1949 in Alton, the daughter of the late Herbert Hoffman and Pauline (Ogle) Hoffman. Phyllis attended the Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) from Kindergarten to high school, graduating in 1968. She cherished her time...
Carol Sue Compton
Apr 14, 2023
Dateline: Dow, IL Carol Sue Compton, 84, died at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Jerseyville Hospital. She was born August 16, 1938 in Vincennes, IN the daughter of the late Otis Warren and Dorothy Pauline (Fowler) Ready. She worked as an LPN for many years. On June 23, 1956 she married Danen Compton Sr., and he preceded...
Frances Elizabeth Prewett
Apr 11, 2023
Dateline: Florissant, MO Frances Elizabeth Prewett, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born on February 5, 1935, in Winnfield, Louisiana, the daughter of Clinton and Eunice (Wagoner) Whisonant. She married Robert D. Prewett on November 23, 1957, and resided in St. Louis. In 1961, they moved to Brighton, Illinois, where...
