Virginia Lee Fohrman
May 28, 2022
Dateline: Godfrey Virginia Lee Fohrman, 93, passed away peacefully, Saturday morning, May 28, 2022 at Alton Memorial Rehabilitation and Therapy. She was born in Godfrey on August 28, 1928, the daughter of William L. and Gladys (Crowson) Goodyear. She grew up on the family farm and attended Summerfield School. The family moved to Alton where she attended and graduated from...
Shelia M. Ventimiglia
May 26, 2022
Shelia M. Ventimiglia, 71, died at 6:05 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL with her daughter by her side. Born July 15, 1950 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of Thomas Brennan Sr. and Agnes (Bayer) Brennan Phillips. Shelia was retired and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton. Surviving is...
Nadine Elizabeth Rain
May 25, 2022
Nadine Elizabeth Rain, 97, died at 5:06 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Alton Memorial Rehab. Born October 10, 1924 in East St. Louis, IL, she was the daughter of Edgar A. and Amy (Schumert) Hissrich. She graduated from East St. Louis High School and entered Stephens College in Columbia, MO as a theatre major, studying under Maude Adams (Peter...
Charles "Charlie" Newton
May 23, 2022
Dateline: Brighton Charles "Charlie" Newton, 83, died at 3:05 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born November 30, 1938 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of Virgil and Ruth (Kinamore) Newton. He served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army and was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Brighton....
Larry T. Montgomery
May 20, 2022
Larry T. Montgomery 81, died at 1:40 AM Friday May 20, 2022 of Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Larry was born March 27, 1941 in Princeton, Indiana. He was the son of the late John T and Georgia Mae Oskins Montgomery. Larry graduated from Princeton High School in 1959 where he played basketball and baseball. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale on a...
Thomas Daly
May 17, 2022
Dateline: Alton Thomas Daly, 76, died on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born on July 31, 1945 in Alton, IL, the son of Rosalind M. (Hohn) and Judge Anthony W. Daly. He attended St. Patrick's School and SS Peter & Paul School in Alton and Bishop Dubourgh High in...
Vicki Diane Young
May 17, 2022
Dateline: Wood River Vicki Diane Young, 71, died at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Edwardsville Nursing & Rehab. Born March 9, 1951 in Alton, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Edwards) Young. Vicki retired as a security guard for Shell Oil Company. She married Tottie C. Plessa and they shared 40 years together. She...
Lawrence G. Pohlman Jr.
May 17, 2022
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Lawrence G. Pohlman Jr., died at 1:09 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home. He was born July 25, 1944 in Meppen, IL the son of the late Lawrence and Helen (Kerkhoff) Pohlman Sr. He was a furnace builder for 37 years with the Olin corporation. He was a member of the Ham Radio Operator...
Norman Lee Clark
May 16, 2022
Dateline: Chesterfield, MO Norman Lee Clark, DDS, 87, died Monday, May 16, 2022 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born March 23, 1935 in Dodge City, KS, he was the son of Willard P. and Golda Mae (Sides) Clark. Dr. Clark served in the U.S. Navy and retired in 2001 as Captain of the Dental Corps for the...
Victoria L. Hiatt
May 15, 2022
Alton, IL Victoria L. (Alred) Hiatt, 76, died Sunday, May 15, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born June 7, 1945, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of the late Joseph and Phyllis (Woosley) Alred. She was a life-long learner, graduating from Roodhouse High School and Gradwohl School of Laboratory Techniques, St Louis, MO, earning a Bachelor of Science...
James R.D. Crews
May 13, 2022
Dateline: Wood River James R.D. Crews, 84, died at 2:32 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2022 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born March 18, 1938 in Nimmons, Arkansas, he was the son of Clarence Earl and Ida Bell (Emmons) Crews. He retired as a auto mechanic. Surviving is his significant other, Dorothy Brantley of Wood River, four daughters, Rhonda...
Ronda Maureen Lee
May 12, 2022
Dateline: Alton, IL Ronda Maureen Lee, 57, died at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at OSF St. Anthony's Hospital. She was born December 15, 1964 in Alton the daughter of Maurice Lee of Piasa, IL and the late Bette (Jouett) Lee. She was the owner of Hot Poppin Kettle Corn. Ronda loved the Chicago Bears, expressing each year...
Helen Lea Sheppard
May 12, 2022
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Helen Lea Sheppard, 95, passed away at 5:50 a.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Integrity of Godfrey. She was born August 10, 1926 in White Hall, IL, the daughter of Howard and Ruth (Ballard) Nash. The family moved to Alton where Helen graduated from Alton High School, Class of 1945. She then worked in the secretarial field...
Patricia West
May 11, 2022
Dateline: Alton, IL Patricia West, 81, died at 10:38 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born February 13, 1941 in Alton the daughter of the late John W. and Florence H. (Narup) Martin. She was a program representative of Job Service and Unemployment Insurance for 31 years for the State of Illinois and she...
Ford J. Green
May 10, 2022
Dateline: Alton Ford J. Green, 90, died at 9:36 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Cedarhurst of Bethalto. Born August 6, 1931 in Alma, Michigan, he was the son of Frieda Clark Green and Ford Joseph Elias and his step-father, Wilfred Theodore Green. He married the former Colleen Winders on October 16, 1951 in Salem, IL. She preceded him in...
Chris Wagenblast
May 10, 2022
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Chris Wagenblast, 70, died at 3:38 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at his residence. He was born April 25, 1952 in Alton the son of the late Leon and Jean (Boerner) Wagenblast Sr. He was a pipefitter for many years. Surviving are three sisters, Janet Blakely (Michael) of Godfrey, Joan Gillingham (Michael) of Columbia, MO and...
William Robert Edmiston
May 8, 2022
William Robert Edmiston, 77, of St Louis, passed away on May 8, 2022. William was born in Alton, Illinois February 8, 1945. Bill graduated from Alton High School in 1963. He received a bachelor of science in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1969. Bill was in the USAF ROTC program while attending Georgia Tech. He later received his MBA...
Donald Eugene Barnett Sr.
May 8, 2022
Donald Eugene Barnett Sr., 84, went home to be with his Lord, peacefully, and surrounded by family on Sunday, May 8, 2022. He was born August 9, 1937 in Eldorado, IL, the son of the late Howell K. and Eva Juanita (Sapp) Barnett. He married the former Marilyn J. Vogt on December 24, 1981. She preceded him in death on...
Beverly Louise Joyce
May 3, 2022
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Beverly Louise Joyce, 87, died at 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Integrity of Godfrey. She was born December 6, 1934 in Alton the daughter of the late Elmer George and Emma Elizabeth (Harris) Meisenheimer. She worked as a manager with the Alton Public School district in food services for many years. On June 18,...
Ursula Mcgaughey
May 2, 2022
Ursula McGaughey went home to be with the angels with her family by her side on May 2, 2022. Ursula was born to Roman and Katarina Smol in the Netherlands in 1938. After graduating from beauty school in 1955, she came to the USA via the Massdam in 1956. She was married to Donald McGaughey and they were together for...
