Linda D. Henerfauth, age 74, of O'Fallon, Ill., born November 17, 1948, in Prairie du Rocher, Ill. on the family farm located in southern Monroe County to Roland and Elsie, (nee Schultheis) Henerfauth, died April 12, 2023 at her home in O'Fallon.

Linda attended Valmeyer High School Class of 1966. She was employed at Purina; retiring in April 2015 after 43 years of service. She was a Cardinals fan and has attended ball games since the 1970s. She had season tickets to the Muny for years and loved going to the Fox theater.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her godmother Dora Schilling and godfather Anton Schultheis, her brothers Earl Henerfauth and Clyde in infancy, her sisters Thelma (the late Charles) Stewart and Judy Heck, sister-in-law Georgianne Henerfauth, and nephew Kenneth Henerfauth.

She is survived by her son Frank A. Ratay of O'Fallon, husband Frank S. Ratay of Belleville, brothers Louis (Charlotte) Henerfauth, Bob (Ardis) Henerfauth, sisters Jean (Tim) Sullivan, Norma (Chris) Farrell, and Ida Bassett. Linda has 13 nieces and nephews, 17 great-nieces and -nephews, and 2 great-great-nephews, and 4 great-great-nieces; her Schultheis cousins, spouses and families.

Special thanks are given to Siteman Doctors Camille Abboud and Guillermo Rodrigues, and the Siteman nurses and Dr. James Wade and Lance Lane, P.A.

Memorial donations are suggested to the O'Fallon Fire Department or the St. John's Cemetery, in Fults, Ill.
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Visitation will be from 10 am – Noon, Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, 102 W. Washington St., O'Fallon, followed by a service to begin at Noon, with Rev. Darrell Weber officiating. Linda's remains will be buried later at St. John's Cemetery, Fults, Ill., near her childhood home.

Following the services, lunch will be served at O'Fallon American Legion/Moose Lodge, 109 N. Penn St., O'Fallon.

Wolfersberger Funeral Home, O'Fallon