Glenn Forest Hess
Nov 25, 2021
Dateline: Alton Glenn Forest Hess, 94, died at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, November 25, 2021 at River Crossing of Alton. Born March 10, 1927 in Alton, he was the son of Albert J. and Olivia (Dependahl) Hess. Mr. Hess served in the Army during the Korean War and was a member of Zion Evangelical Church in Fosterburg. He retried from the...
William Joseph Gentry
Nov 24, 2021
Dateline: Alton William Joseph Gentry, 75, died at 4:46 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born November 6, 1946 in Eddyville, KY, he was the son of Elta B. (Mitchuson) Heater of Alton and the late Bill Heater. Mr. Gentry served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and retired from Sander's Sanitation in Alton. Along...
Robert "Bobby Dale" Graham Sr
Nov 24, 2021
Dateline: Alton Robert D. "Bobby Dale" Graham Sr., 67, died Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Integrity of Alton. Born September 8, 1954 in Wood River, he was the son of Chester and Helen (Bricker) Graham. Bobby Dale was a self-employed landscaper. He married the former Karen Schneider on January 26, 1980 in Mitchell, IL. She survives. Also surviving is a...
John Ralph Mcmanis
Nov 24, 2021
Dateline: Alton John Ralph McManis, 75, died at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born August 19, 1946 in Alton, he was the son of Ralph Alexander and Lois I. (Hildebrand) McManis. John served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and retired as a correction officer for the Alton Police Department. He was...
Bradley W. Whitehead
Nov 24, 2021
Dateline: Cottage Hills Bradley W. Whitehead, 57, died at 6:28 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at his home. Born February 23, 1964, he was the son of Edna Rose. Mr. Whitehead owned and operated the College Crest Motel. He enjoyed working on cars and also had his own lawn business. On September 30, 1994 he married the former Kelly Lynn...
Janet Lee Desherlia
Nov 23, 2021
Dateline: Alton Janet Lee DeSherlia, 62, died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at OSF St. Anthony's Healthcare Center. Born June 1, 1959 in Alton, she was the daughter of James L. Kirsch and Shirley I. (Sloan) Dublo. She was a self-employed care taker. She married Michael Ray DeSherlia in Alton. He preceded her in death on December 2,...
Jo Ann Means
Nov 22, 2021
Dateline: Alton Jo Ann Means, 85, died at 2:41 p.m. Monday, November 22, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born April 26, 1936 in Alton, she was the daughter of Emil J. and Edna (Bowman) Kerr. She worked as a transporter for DCFS in Alton. On April 27, 1957 she married Eugene "Gene" Means at the Melville Congregational Church. He preceded...
Kenneth L. Grabner Jr.
Nov 22, 2021
Dateline: Alton Kenneth L. Grabner Jr., died at 7:01 p.m. Monday, November 22, 2021 at his home in Alton surrounded by his family. Born August 30, 1956 in Savannah, GA he was the son of Kenneth L. Grabner Sr. and Janet (Simon) Grabner. Mr. Grabner retired as a firefighter for the City Alton and was a member of the Firefighters...
Priscilla Ann (Powers) Springer
Nov 22, 2021
Dateline: Brighton, IL Priscilla Ann (Powers) Springer, 80, died at 1:00 a.m. on Monday, November 22, 2021 at her home. She was born June 26, 1941 in Brunswick, Maine the daughter of the late William and Etta (McManus) Powers Jr. She was a member of the First Church of God in Alton and had worked for many years at Schnucks...
Michael L. Miller
Nov 22, 2021
Michael L. Miller, 68, died Monday, November 22, 2021 at John Cochran VA Hospital. Born June 22, 1953 in Alton, he was the son of Virgil Lee "Sarge" and Bettie Jane (Sheff) Miller. Mr. Miller served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired as a lineman for Florida Keys Electric Corporation. He was a member of the...
Bertha Charlene Burnett
Nov 21, 2021
Dateline: Alton, IL Bertha Charlene Burnett, 80, died at10:14 p.m. on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at her residence. She was born April 22, 1941 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of the late Willard and Margaret (Brooks) Baker. She was a CNA for many years at Christian Hospital in St. Louis. She married Robert Burnett and he preceded her in...
Gilbert Henry Stevenson
Nov 21, 2021
Dateline: Alton Gilbert Henry Stevenson, 72, died at 10:04 a.m. Sunday, November 21, 2021 at River Crossing of Alton. Born October 23, 1949 in Alton, he was the son of Gilbert G. and Eva Lastelle (Westbrook) Stevenson. Gilbert served in the U.S. Navy for 24 years and retired as a Corpsman and retired as a middle school teacher. He was...
Mary Elaine "Laney" Rice
Nov 20, 2021
Mary Elaine "Laney" Rice, 83, died at 3:52 p.m. Saturday, November 20, 2021 at her home in Godfrey. Born December 30, 1937 in Bunker Hill, she was the daughter of Edward and Lola (Payne) Zarges. She worked as a payroll clerk for St. Joseph's Hospital in Alton. An avid golfer, she made two holes-in-one. She was also proud to be...
Richard Thomas Drury
Nov 19, 2021
Dateline: Godfrey Richard Thomas Drury, Lt Col, retired, 89, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Friday, November 19, 2021 at Alton Memorial Rehabilitation Center. Born April 8, 1932 in Gillespie, IL, he was the son of Roy and Regina (Finnegan) Drury. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and retired as Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force...
G. Dennis Mcnelly
Nov 17, 2021
G. Dennis McNelly, age 73, of Alton, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2021 at home under the care of BJC Hospice after a 20-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born on December 26, 1947, in Alton, the son of the late George McNelly of Alton and Norah O'Halloran McNelly, originally of Liverpool, England. He is survived by his...
Barbara Jean Windmiller
Nov 15, 2021
Dateline: Godfrey Barbara Jean Windmiller, 89, died at 8:47 a.m. Monday, November 15, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born January 20, 1932 in Alton, she was the daughter of Glen and Florence (Atkins) Hewlett. Barbara worked as the baker for the Woolworths lunch counter in downtown Alton before starting her family. She was a Girl Scout Leader and of the...
Mary Lu Mcmanus
Nov 14, 2021
Dateline: Alton Mary Lucille "Lu" McManus passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021 at her home in Alton. Mary Lu was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She will be missed by family and friends. Mary Lu's adventurous free spirit, love of the outdoors, her creativity and the love she gave to her family and friends is what...
Marla J. Fisk
Nov 13, 2021
Dateline: Carmel, CA Marla Jean Fisk, 53, formerly of Alton, died Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA. Born November 24, 1967 in Alton, she was the daughter of Marilyn (Steiling) Calame of Alton and the late Lewis E. Calame. She served as a linguist in the U.S. Army and learned the Persian language...
Patrick P. Wheeler
Nov 13, 2021
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Patrick P. Wheeler, 80, died at 1:04 a.m. on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at OSF St. Anthony's emergency room. He was born March 17, 1941 in Alton the son of the late Vincent and Catherine (Smith) Wheeler. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of St. Michael's Catholic church in Beltrees, IL. He retired as...
Donna Jo Wollberg
Nov 12, 2021
Dateline: Alton, IL Donna Jo Wollberg, 63, died at 7:07 p.m. on Friday, November 12, 2021 at OSF St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. She was born January 19, 1958 in Alton the daughter of the late Joseph Brown and the late Marjorie (Wilson) Miles (stepfather Vernon Miles). On June 13, 1980 in Godfrey, she married Steven Wollberg and he survives....
