Larry Edward Bregenzer
Dec 21, 2020
Dateline: Alton Larry E. Bregenzer, 71 of Alton, died at 7:50 P.M. on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at home. He was born on July 1, 1949 in Alton, Illinois to Edward & Olita (Carr) Bregenzer. He married Sandra G. Clark on June 21, 1997 in Alton, Illinois. She survives. Mr. Bregenzer was a Brake Specialist and worked for Cope Plastics....
Dorothy M. Boren
Dec 20, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Dorothy M. Boren, 87, died at 6:23 p.m. Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born December 26, 1932 in Alton, she was the daughter of Willard and Gertrude (Hoekenrader) Mathews. Mrs. Boren graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing. She retired as an RN for St. Anthony's Hospital after 20 years of service and was...
Anna M. Fillop
Dec 20, 2020
Dateline: Alton, IL Anna M. Fillop, 70, died at 1:24 a.m. on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at her home. She was born March 11, 1950 in Kitzbuhel, Austria the daughter of the late John and Christina (Wallnofer). She came to the U.S. from Austria in 1951 at the age of one on a boat. She worked many years as a...
Talmage "Tal" Dwain Hillman
Dec 16, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey, IL On December 16, 2020 complications of covid stole the lifeforce that was Talmage "Tal" Dwain Hillman and he joined his ancestors for the ultimate family reunion. Born January 25, 1945 to Wilma (Fisk) and Howard Hillman he married the love of his life, Phillis Buckner on April 2, 1966. Tal worked at Bellefontaine Habilitation Center and it...
Tottie Plessa
Dec 15, 2020
Dateline: Wood River Tottie Plessa, 77, died at 10:51 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Riverside Rehab and Healthcare. Born May 11, 1943 in Roxana, she was the daughter of Fredrick "Fred" and Mayme (Avramovick) Plessa. Tottie retired from the payroll department of Missouri Union Pacific Railroad. She was an avid bowler and served as secretary/treasurer of the Greater Alton...
Grace Roglis
Dec 14, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Grace Roglis of Godfrey, Illinois, died peacefully of natural causes in her home of nearly 80 years on December 14, 2020 with friends and family by her side. She was 104 years old. Grace was born and raised on Chicago's North Side. The daughter of Welsh and German immigrants, Grace learned the value of hard work, sacrifice and...
Charles W. Rogers
Dec 14, 2020
Dateline: Alton Charles W. Rogers, 93, died at 9:50 a.m. Monday, December 14, 2020 at his home in Alton. Born December 6, 1927 in Equality, IL, he was the son of Joseph and Myrtle (Cosby) Rogers. Mr. Rogers served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a member of Heartland Baptist Church in Alton. He worked as a pipefitter...
Helen J. Smith
Dec 14, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Helen J. Smith, 84, died at 10:40 a.m. Monday, December 14, 2020 at her home in Alton. Born October 29, 1936 in Lincoln County, MO, she was the daughter of Joseph Brown and Opal Frances (Colbert) Hopkins. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church in Alton where she served in the Women's...
Marcus "Mark" A. Kennedy
Dec 13, 2020
Dateline: Alton, IL Marcus "Mark" A. Kennedy 31, died at 10:05 a.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2020. He was born March 16, 1989 in Alton the son of Roger Kennedy and Mary K. Williams. He was self employed independent contractor. Mark was very outgoing and was always the life of the party, loved to travel and touched a lot of...
Betty L. Tarrant
Dec 12, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Betty L. Tarrant, 94, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 5, 1926 in Alton, the daughter of Arthur "Glen" and Anna (Reeder) Nichols. She married Elvis L. Tarrant on March 15, 1947 in Alton. He preceded her in death on May 26,...
Margaret "Becky" Pankratz
Dec 11, 2020
Dateline: La Canada, CA Margaret Ann "Becky" (Sinclair) Pankratz, age 92, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020. Margaret was born in Alton, Illinois and passed away at a hospital near her home in La Canada, California. She is survived by her husband A.J.; the couple's six children: Margaret Smith, David Pankratz, Jean Garvey, Barbara Van De Water, Catherine Martin,...
Ramona Stull
Dec 11, 2020
Dateline: Alton Ramona Stull passed away 11:40 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2020. Born March 4, 1931 in Shamrock, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of George and Gladys (Ashley) Sarg. Ramona was a homemaker who played and also taught piano lessons. She enjoyed reading, studying and teaching the Bible. Recent interests included scrapbooking and card making. She attended Lewis & Clark...
Patricia A. Scoggins
Dec 9, 2020
Dateline: East Alton Patricia A. Scoggins, 80, died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Integrity of Wood River. Born May 28, 1940 in Alton, she was the daughter of Perry W. and Marie (Bazzel) Brown. She had worked for Olin Brass. She married Gerald L. Scoggins. He preceded her in death on November 23, 2003. Surviving is a...
William "Bill" Barnard
Dec 9, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey William Barnard, 93, died December 9, 2020, surrounded by the love of his family near and far. Bill was born in Alton on March 11, 1927, the only child of William J. and Frieda (Wetstein) Barnard. He grew up on Mills Avenue, and was lucky to have the support of family and childhood friends throughout his life. As...
Joseph Eugene "Gene" Harris
Dec 9, 2020
JOSEPH EUGENE HARRIS GODFREY – Joseph Eugene ("Joe" or "Gene") Harris, 86, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at his home in Godfrey with family by his side. He was born November 30, 1934, at the Harris family farm in Hickory Valley, Tennessee, to Wiley Lake and Effie Jane (Goddard) Harris, Sr. Following graduation from Grand Junction (TN) High School...
Margaret Mary Droste
Dec 6, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Margaret Mary Droste, 90, died at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, December 6, 2020 at her home in Godfrey. Born March 15, 1930 in Alton, she was the daughter of John Henry and Margaret Johanna (Rathgeb) Maher. She retired from the insurance billing department at St. Anthony's Healthcare Center and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey....
Charles "Charlie" Baird
Nov 30, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Charles "Charlie" Baird, 72, died at 5:35 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2020 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Born March 27, 1948 in Alton he was the son of the late Royal E. Baird and Frances P. (Boker) Baird Ray. Charles graduated from Alton Senior High class of 1966 and continued his education graduating LCCC in 1984....
Glenda Kay (Macbeth) Foster
Nov 30, 2020
Dateline: East Alton Glenda Kay (Macbeth) Foster, 65, died at 5:40 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born January 18, 1955 in Alton, she was the daughter of Robert Wallace and Emogene M. (Strong) Macbeth. Mrs. Foster worked as a cashier for Riverside Edge Gas Mart for 19 years and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church...
James Gramates
Nov 30, 2020
GRAMATES, JAMES, 88, of Alton, Illinois reposed in the Lord after a lengthy illness on November 30, 2020 in Portland, Oregon, with his family by his side. Jim was born in Kalamata, Greece, the eldest son of John and Peggy (Nicolaides) Gramates. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 56 years, Elizabeth, their daughters Dr. Peggy (Kevin...
Mary F. Vincent
Nov 28, 2020
Dateline: Alton Mary F. Vincent, 87, died at 11:14 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Alton Memorial Rehab. Born April 20, 1933 in Oneonta, NY, she was the daughter of Donald and Lois (Watkins) Vincent. Mary retired after 40 years as a schoolteacher. She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Alton where she was served...
