Jean Marlene (Nee Ruckman) Dixon
Jan 29, 2021
Dixon, Jean Marlene (nee Ruckman) was born in Alton, IL on April 29, 1932 and lived her entire life in the Alton/Godfrey area. On January 29, 2021, at age 88, she passed away peacefully with her family at her side after battling a rare bacterial lung infection. Jean was the beloved daughter of Jean (Huber) and Edward Ruckman and sister...
Jeanette Mae Jacoby
Jan 27, 2021
Jeanette Mae Jacoby, 88, died peacefully at her home on January 27, 2021. Born in Alton, Illinois on January 25, 1933, she was the daughter of Charles Herman and Agnes Elizabeth (Boyd) Luft. She married Dr. Robert Paul Jacoby on April 8, 1961 at Upper Alton Baptist Church. He preceded her in death on July 14, 1997. Jeanette was a...
Mark "Hoss" Eugene Hook
Jan 27, 2021
Dateline: Alton, IL Mark "Hoss" Eugene Hook, 59, died at 12:17 p.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Missouri Baptist Hospital. He was born October 17, 1961 in Alton the son of Virgil Hook of Godfrey and the late Margaret (Haley) Hook. He was an operator for P.Q. Corporation in St. Louis, MO. On July 4, 1998 in Godfrey, he...
Karon Louise Zimmerman
Jan 23, 2021
Dateline: Roxana, IL Karon Louise Zimmerman, 72, died at 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Willow Rose in Jerseyville. She was born September 29, 1948 in Benton, AR the daughter of the late Eugene Edgar Elrod and Patricia Louise Goff. She worked for many years for Merrill Lynch Brokerage Firm. On July 12, 1986 in Wood River, she...
Billy James Roark
Jan 21, 2021
Dateline: Alton Billy James Roark, 89, died at 12:32 a.m. Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born September 10, 1931 in New Haven, IL, he was the son of James Henry and Mamie E. (Chitwood) Roark. Mr. Roark was a member of the Community Christian Church in Alton and retired as the owner/operator of Alton Beauty Supply. He...
Judith "Judy" Newman
Jan 18, 2021
Dateline: Grafton Judith "Judy" Ann Newman, 74, died at 7:15 p.m. Monday, January 18, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born January 6, 1947 in Alton, she was the daughter of Willard and Vivian (Seiler) Mueller. On June 13, 1964 she married Michael "Mickey" Newman Sr. in Alton. He survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Lisa Caldieraro of Grafton, Melissa Berghoff...
Mark Joseph Burgess
Jan 18, 2021
Dateline: Jerseyville, IL Mark Joseph Burgess, 58, died at 8:20 a.m. on Monday, January 18, 2021 at his home. He was born August 18, 1962 in Newfoundland, Canada the son of Phillip J. and Lilliam (Bouzan) Burgess. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a mechanic for many years with Erb Equipment. On April 12, 1985 in Virginia Beach,...
R. Emmett Fitzgerald
Jan 17, 2021
R. Emmett Fitzgerald Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, R. Emmett Fitzgerald passed away peacefully at home with family by his side. He was born at St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton, on February 27, 1926, the eighth of nine children born to the late Daniel M. and Genevieve Degnan Fitzgerald, of Alton. Emmett survived all of his brothers and...
Joshua Robert Rembke Condellone
Jan 14, 2021
Dateline: Alton Joshua Robert Rembke Condellone, 42 died at 11:08 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021, at his home. Born July 14, 1978 in Maryville, IL, he was the son of Rhonda (Barton) Linders and her husband Patrick of Spanish Lake, MO, and John Condellone and his wife Barbara of Collinsville. He was a self-employed grounds keeper and was an avid...
Nancy L. Fessler
Jan 13, 2021
Dateline: Alton Nancy L. Fessler, 90, died at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Riverside Nursing & Rehab Center in Alton. Born May 22, 1930 in Alton, she was the daughter of Marion and Blanche (Strickland) Fessler. She was a homemaker and a member of the former Twelfth Street Presbyterian Church in Alton. On April 13, 1951 in Alton,...
Margaret Nell Smith
Jan 12, 2021
Dateline: Wood River Margaret Nell Smith, 90, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born October 16, 1930 in Higbee, MO, she was the daughter of Elmer Earl and Hazel Catherin (Warford) Kirby. Mrs. Smith was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Alton. She was a school bus driver for the Roxana School District...
Joe Fillback
Jan 11, 2021
Dateline: Wood River Joe Fillback, 56, passed away at his home in Wood River, IL on January 11, 2021. He was born on March 29, 1964. Joe was an employee at Home Depot and he also loved to go fishing. Joe had many brothers and sisters. Marshelle Jost and her husband Jim of St. Peters, MO, Harvey Fillback of Minnesota,...
Dennis P. Muscarella
Jan 9, 2021
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Dennis P. Muscarella, 66, died at 3:08 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at his residence. He was born November 16, 1954 in Alton the son of the late Steve and Ardell (Blackburn) Muscarella. He was a member of the United Brotherhood Carpenters and Millwright in St. Louis, and a 33rd degree Mason, a member of the...
Gerold "Gary" Peters
Jan 7, 2021
Dateline: Alton Gerold J. "Gary" Peters, 74, passed away at 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at his home in Alton, IL. Gerold was born in Mt. Lake, MN on March 20, 1946 and was the son of Herbert and Sara (Quiring) Peters. He married his high school sweetheart, Elizabeth (Ettinger) Peters at Hope Congregational Church in St. Louis,...
Steven Ray Ellison
Jan 7, 2021
Dateline: Alton Steven Ray Ellison, 50, died Wednesday, January 7, 2021 at his home in Alton. Born December 30, 1970 in Alton, he was the son of Cecil Eugene Ellison and Candis Viola (Doan) Savage. Steven was a self-employed mechanic. He married Mabel Darlene Whitlock on August 15, 1995 in Alton. She survives. He is also survived by three daughters,...
Josephine E. Sims-Spillman
Jan 6, 2021
Josephine "Jo" Sims-Spillman Jo (Roberts) Sims-Spillman, 95 of Godfrey, passed away early afternoon, Monday January 6, 2021, at Jerseyville Manor, Jerseyville. Born on July 2, 1925, near Hamburg, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Ronald D. and Elsie (Crader) Roberts. She graduated from high school in 1943 and worked as a telephone operator during the war. In April,...
Betty M. Rain
Jan 5, 2021
Dateline: Alton Betty M. Rain, 94, died at 12:55 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Riverside Nursing Home. Born May 9, 1926 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of Ralph and Wilma (Benz) Haycraft. Mrs. Rain lived her early life in Calhoun County with her grandparents Charles and Amanda Benz. She was a member of the former Elm...
Richard E. Groff
Jan 5, 2021
Dateline: Alton Richard E. Groff, 88, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at his home in Alton. Born May 5, 1932 in Wyandotte, MI, he was the son of Paul J. and Ruth (Jones) Groff. Mr. Groff served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He retired from the shipping and receiving department of Owens Illinois....
Philip Arthur Waidmann
Jan 3, 2021
Dateline: Alton, IL Philip Arthur Waidmann, 64, died at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born December 11, 1956 in East St. Louis, IL the son of the late Arthur Edward and Kathryn Anna (Kern) Waidmann. He was a member of Godfrey Congregational Church and was a data entry specialist with various companies....
Leroy Edward Tiemann
Jan 2, 2021
Dateline: Coffeen Leroy Edward Tiemann, 92, died at 9:38 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Montgomery Nursing & Rehab. In Hillsboro, IL. Born January 6, 1928 in Alton, he was the son of William "Shorty" and Rose E. (Lewis) Tiemann. Mr. Tiemann served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey. He was...
