Richard T. Walker
Feb 20, 2020
Dateline: Bridgeton, MO Richard Thomas Walker, 78, died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 20, 2020 at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born June 26, 1941 in Perryville, MO, he was the son of William and Margaret (Meyer) Walker. Mr. Walker served in the U.S. Air Force and was a former Berkeley, Missouri Firefighter. Surviving are two daughters, Christine Plohr...
Reverend Charles M. Schwaab
Feb 19, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Reverend Charles M. Schwaab, 86, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born August 10, 1933 in Alton, he was the son of Charles W. and Helen (Crause) Schwaab. He served in the U.S. Army and was active with the Salvation Army and the Colonial Fife & Drum Corps. Reverend Schwaab was a...
Sharon "Sue" Schulte
Feb 17, 2020
Dateline: Cottage Hills Sharon "Sue" Schulte, 76, died at 11:34 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2020 at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Born October 5, 1943 in Alton, she was the daughter of Robert Clarence Edwards and Ida J. (Malcom) Owens. Mrs. Schulte was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hardin. She was an avid bowler, active with the...
Florence Ann Schmidt
Feb 17, 2020
Dateline: Alton Florence Ann Schmidt, 91, died at 6:00 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2020 at her home. Born November 16, 1928 in Drake, MO, she was the daughter of William and Katherine (Reithermeyer) Schroeder. She was a homemaker and a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church in Alton. She married Harold W. Schmidt on August 1, 1948. He preceded her...
Patricia Jean Leamon
Feb 16, 2020
Patricia Jean Leamon,60, went to be with the Lord at 11:25 on Sunday, February 16, 2020, peacefully at her home. She was born to John Edwin Leamon and Ruth Tidwell on December 12, 1959, in Alton, Illinois. She worked for many years as an insurance adjustor at Millers Mutual. Surviving include her mother, Ruth Leamon-DaGue and her step-father Richard DaGue,...
Mary Ellen Peuterbaugh
Feb 14, 2020
Dateline: Brighton Mary Ellen Peuterbaugh, 75, died at 11:53 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2020 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home. Born April 3, 1944 in Alton, she was the daughter of Francis R. and Mary (Highfill) Malloy. She retired as a registered nurse at multiple area hospitals and was a member of Main Street Methodist Church. She was active as a...
Joyce A. Zerr
Feb 12, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Joyce A. Zerr, 83, died at 5:57 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at her home in Godfrey. Born November 10, 1936 in Alton, she was the daughter of John and Anna (Ewen) Godar. Joyce graduated from Marquette Catholic High School and worked for St. Joseph Hospital for many years and as a receptionist for Dr. Edmund O'Kelly in...
Charles R. West
Feb 12, 2020
Dateline: Alton Charles R. West, 82, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born June 24, 1937 in Wichita, KS, he was the son of Benjamin H. and Keitha (Cochleisure) West. Mr. West served in the Illinois National Guard and was a member of the Godfrey First United Methodist Church. He was the owner/operator of...
Gerald L. Myers
Feb 8, 2020
Dateline: Brighton, IL Gerald L. Myers, 86, died at 7:10 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Robing's Manor in Brighton. He was born September 27, 1933 the son of the late Archie and Wilma "Tiny" (Fones) Myers. He served in the U.S. Army and he worked as a plumber pipefitter for many years with union local 553. Surviving are...
Melody J. Garrett
Feb 8, 2020
Dateline: Brighton Melody J. Garrett, 49, died at 9:46 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony's Healthcare Center. Born August 27, 1970 in Alton, she was the daughter of David and Betty (Klocke) Strasser of Godfrey. She worked in the office for Walmart for 20 years and then worked as a secretary for Robert "Bob" Sanders Waste Systems...
William "Bill" Daniels Ii
Feb 7, 2020
Dateline: Granite City William "Bill" Daniels II, 62, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 at Gateway Medical Center. Born October 30, 1957 in Alton, he was the son of William R. And Shirley Ann (Smith) Daniels. Mr. Daniels served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a carman for Terminal Railroad in Granite City. Surviving is a daughter, Brittany Hobbs...
Bruce W. Turner
Feb 7, 2020
Dateline: Alton Bruce W. Turner, 64, died at 7:09 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2020 at Integrity of Godfrey. Born September 6, 1955 in Alton, he was the son of Edna (Kogel) Turner and the late David Turner. Along with his mother he is survived by two sisters, Millie Turner of Alton and Lisa Davis (Glen) of Jerseyville. There will be...
Becky S. Malone
Feb 7, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Becky S. Malone, 79, died at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2020 at her residence. She was born July 23, 1940 in Colchester, IL the daughter of the late Paul and Loretta (Stockwell) Stewart. She retired as manager of cashiers at Venture Store in Alton after 25 years of service. Becky enjoyed crafting, painting, camping and...
Vicki R. (Huff) Galbreath
Feb 6, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Vicki R. (Huff) Galbreath 81, went to meet her savior at 7:19 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her residence. She was born March 15, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of the late Marvin D. and Rozelle (Unruh) Huff. Vicki was preceded in death by her husband of over 47 years Marc E. Galbreath of...
Rhaban A. Hoene
Feb 2, 2020
Dateline: Alton, IL Rhaban A. Hoene, 83, died at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born March 12, 1936 in Paderborn, Germany the son of the late Karl and Maria (Hoppe) Hoene. He served in the U.S. Army and was retired from the Madison county housing authority. Rhaban loved riding his motorcycle with...
Ellis Carol Walther
Feb 2, 2020
Dateline: Grafton "God saw Carol grieving and missing her dear husband and called her home." Carol was born May 28, 1931 to Thomas and Lena (Underwood) Womack in Grafton, IL and died February 2, 2020. She was born in the house where she would live her entire life. Carol married Erwin "Walt" Walther on December 10, 1950. He died May...
Cecil Alan Hanks
Feb 1, 2020
Dateline: Staunton Cecil "Alan" Hanks, 59, died at 4:58 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Community Hospital of Staunton. Born May 24, 1960 in Alton, he was the son of Larry C. and Norma (McDonald) Hanks. He retired as a laborer from Union Local Hall 218. Surviving is his significant other and mother to his children, Georgia "Star" Barnett...
Joseph Arthur Robinson
Jan 31, 2020
Dateline: Shipman Joseph "Joe" Arthur Robinson, 67, died at 8:34 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2020 at Jersey Community Hospital. Born February 9, 1952 in Wood River, he was the son of Jewell Alexander and Lula A. (Whitlock) Robinson. He graduated from Civic Memorial High School in 1971 and served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for the Illinois Department...
Louis "Lou" Sommars
Jan 31, 2020
Dateline: Godfrey Louis "Lou" Edward Sommars, 93, of Godfrey, passed away on Friday morning, January 31, 2020, at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon. Born in Perry, Oklahoma on July 21, 1926, he is the son of Albert and Lena Sommars. In 1946 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and participated in the Berlin Airlift after World War II. He...
Gail E. Wainright
Jan 31, 2020
Gail E. Wainright (ne'e Bates) passed away January 31, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, Illinois. She was the only child of Ruth and George E. Bates. She attended Alton High where she was active in high school theatre and Alton Little Theatre productions. During this period of her life she studied piano and rehearsed her talent in years...
