John William Holland
May 28, 2020
Dateline: Alton John William Holland, 81, died at 8:59 a.m. Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born December 18, 1938 in Alton, he was the son of John M. and Mary Frances (Cannon) Holland. Mr. Holland served with the Army during the Korean War and retired from Illinois Bell Telephone Company. He enjoyed golfing and bowling. Surviving is...
Henry T. "Hank" Graves
May 25, 2020
Dateline: Alton Henry T. "Hank" Graves, 84, died at 8:35 p.m. Monday, May 25, 2020 at Alton Memorial Rehab. And Therapy. Born July 22, 1935 in Alton, IL, he was the son of Walter and Laura Velma (Wiser)Graves Woods. Mr. Graves served in the U.S. Navy and retried as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. He retired in 1997 as a...
Bobby John Viviano
May 24, 2020
Dateline: Alton Bobby John Viviano, 71, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born January 29, 1949 in Alton, he was the son of Barney and Leola Clara (Wallendorff) Viviano. Mr. Viviano served in Vietnam with the U.S. Marine Corps. He married the former Doris Hayes. She survives. Also surviving is a son, Alex Viviano of Alton, a...
Evelyn "Evie" Ward
May 22, 2020
EVELYN T. WARD Alton- Evelyn "Evie" Theresa Ward, 88, of Alton passed away peacefully at Riverside Rehab and Healththcare in Alton, Illinois on Friday, May 22,2020 at 8:34pm. She was born on October 30, 1931 at home in Godfrey, Illinois, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Elizabeth (Manns) Wegener. She married Harold W. Ward on February 19, 1982. He...
Carl R. Daniels
May 22, 2020
Dateline: Brighton Carl Ray Daniels, resident of Brighton, IL, passed away at the age of 89 at Alton Memorial Hospital on May 22, 2020. Just a few months short of turning 90. He was born August 4, 1930 in Alton to Fred and Nellie Daniels. On March 22, 1952 he married Regena Donelson. She preceded him in death on February...
Ronald Floyd Mcfarland
May 20, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Ronald Floyd McFarland, 70, died at 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born March 5, 1950 in St. Louis, MO the son of the late Frank C. and Mildred (Bass) McFarland. He served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam and was a member of Godfrey Church of the Nazarene....
Billy Charles Greeling
May 20, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Billy Charles Greeling, 72, died at 4:01 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton. He was born May 9, 1948 in Alton the son of the late Dallas W. and Rosella E. (Bramlet) Greeling. He served in the Army during the Vietnam war and was a self-employed farmer for many years. Surviving...
Evelyn Darline Worley
May 18, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Evelyn Darline Worley, 90, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, May 18, 2020 at San Gabriel Memory Care of Godfrey. Born November 13, 1929 in Montezuma, IL, she was the daughter of Roy Robert and Frieda F. (Gourley) Whited. On May 1, 1949 she married Duward Lee Worley in Alton. He survives. Mrs. Worley worked as a secretary for...
William Charles Ackerman
May 17, 2020
Dateline: Alton William Charles Ackerman, 81, died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, May 17, 2020 at his home in Alton. Born October 17, 1938 in Alton, he was the son of Herman L. and Marie S. (Brunsworth) Ackerman. He will be missed by his wife, daughter, son, grandchildren, great-granddaughter, sister and all those that knew him. After graduating from Alton High...
Honora "Nonie" Brunner
May 15, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Honora "Nonie" Brunner, 89, died at 7:56 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2020 at Cedarhurst of Godfrey. Born September 22, 1930 in Alton, she was the daughter of Mark and Elizabeth (Bray) Brueggeman. She graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and retired as an RN for Alton Memorial Hospital. On March 17, 1951 she married Edward A....
Patricia A. Martin
May 14, 2020
Dateline: Jerseyville Patricia Ann Martin, 88, died at 9:50 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Jerseyville Manor. Born March 29, 1932 in Anna, IL, she was the daughter of Everett J. and Ruby Delores (Hood) Broadway. She married Charles J. Martin and he preceded her in death. Surviving are two sons, Danny Barr of Fieldon and Robert Barr (Joy) of...
Dorothy May Besaw
May 14, 2020
Dateline: Florissant, MO Dorothy May Besaw, 93, died at 4:00 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020 at St. Sophia Health and Rehab. Center in Florissant, MO. Born August 25, 1926 in Alton, she was the daughter of Emmett and Violet (Raymond) Porter. She married Raymond Besaw on August 28, 1943 in Alton. He preceded her in death. Surviving is a daughter,...
Helen M. Bechtold
May 11, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Helen M. Bechtold, 91, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at Alton Memorial Rehab and Therapy. Born September 9, 1928 in Gillespie, IL, she was the daughter of Andrew and Kathryn Justison. Helen married Charles F. Bechtold on October 10, 1959. Charles preceded her in death on April 22, 2012. She was a stenographer for the Illinois Public...
William Edward Whalen
May 8, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey William Edward Whalen, 82, died on May 8, 2020 in Godfrey, IL. Born February 8, 1938 in Alton, he was the son of Peter and Mary (Baker) Whalen. Bill attended St. Ambrose Catholic School and Marquette High School, where he was known for his athletic talent in baseball and football, and for his skill as an artist, which...
Raymond David Bock Sr.
May 6, 2020
Dateline: Wood River, IL Raymond David Bock Sr., 82, died at 10:32 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at his residence. He was born November 10, 1937 in Alton the son of the late Ralph F. and Freda (Summers) Bock. He worked in the wire mill at Laclede Steel for 35 years until retiring in 1994. He loved playing softball,...
Steven E. Brenegan
May 6, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Steven E. Brenegan, 74 died at 8:23 a.m. Wednesday May 6, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony's Health Care in Alton. Born February 20, 1946 in LaCrosse WI, he was the son of Allan and Betty (Jefson) Brenegan. On June 1, 1966, he married the love of his life, Diane Hauge in Belmond, Iowa. She survives. Steve has two...
Dolores Mary Gissler
May 5, 2020
Dateline: Alton Dolores Mary Gissler, 97, died at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Integrity of Godfrey. Born September 5, 1922 in Brighton, she was the daughter of Emil and Wilhelmina (Wille) Budde. She married Clarence Gissler on May 25, 1942 in Alton. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1999. Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn...
Dorothy Rose Nagy
May 3, 2020
Dorothy Rose Nagy, 92, died at 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Integrity of Godfrey after a brief illness. She was born May 11, 1927 in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of the late Roy Raymond and Rose Louise (Bock) Collins. Surviving are one son, Dennis Nagy of Alton, one daughter, Gayle Hill Poehlman (Bruce) of Godfrey, eight grandchildren,...
William "Bill" Milton Bean
May 1, 2020
Dateline: Brighton, IL William "Bill" Milton Bean, 71, died at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born May 15, 1948 in Alton the son of the late Milton Roger and Magdalene (Taylor) Bean. He served in the Army and was a member of Piasa United Methodist Church. He was a self-employed truck driver...
Patricia Ann Rhoads
May 1, 2020
Patricia Ann Rhoads, 76, died at 8:38am Friday, May 1, 2020, at OSF St. Anthony's Health Center in Alton, IL. Born on October 20, 1943 in Bloomfield, Iowa, she was the first-born of William R. and Lee Etta (Lough) Kinder. Surviving is her son Robert A. Harman, of Jerseyville, and daughter Amelia Murrell, of Medora, and ten grandchildren. Patty is...
