Rosemarie Jones
Mar 14, 2023
Rosemarie Jones, nee Miloshewski, age 91, of O'Fallon, Ill., born July 4, 1931 in St. Louis, Mo., passed away Tuesday morning, March 14, 2023 at St. Paul's Home, Belleville, Ill.
Rosemarie grew up on the family farm near Scheller, Ill., and attended schools in Tamaroa. Over the years, she continued to visit the farm and assist her...
Louella Elizabeth Sauer
Mar 9, 2023
LouElla Elizabeth (nee Saindon) Sauer, 84, formerly of Fairview Heights, Ill., entered the arms of her heavenly Father on March 9, 2023.
Born on the family farm on February 17, 1939 in Grainfield, Kan., she shared a birthday with her identical twin sister and her mother.
Her story is best told as a love story......
Jeanette Florence Keck
Mar 5, 2023
Jeanette F. Keck, nee Swengross, 89, of O'Fallon, Ill., born August 7, 1933, passed away March 5, 2023 at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Jeanette married the love of her life Carl Keck, Sr.; they were married 56 years and had four children. Jeanette had a zest for life, family and friends. She loved farm life, gardening, and...
Marie Manning
Mar 2, 2023
Marie A. (nee Ludwig) Manning, 95, wife of the late Alton E. Manning, born in Klein Mohrau, Germany on February 10, 1928 earned her angel wings on March 2, 2023 in Pasadena, TX.
Marie came to the US as a military wife and became a naturalized US citizen in Charleston, SC in 1956. She and Alton would...
Elsie Mary Brandmeyer
Feb 24, 2023
Elsie Mary Brandmeyer, age 93, of O'Fallon, born March 3, 1929, in Shiloh, Ill., passed away Friday morning, February 24, 2023, following a brief illness at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill.
An avid reader for the last 20 years Elsie read over 1100 books. She enjoyed embroidery, quilting, sewing, and working 1000+ piece puzzles. In the 1960s, she...
Joe E. Suggs, Sr.
Feb 23, 2023
Joe Edward Suggs, Sr. age 85, of O'Fallon, Ill., passed away peacefully February 23, 2023, at his home with his wife Bonnie and family at his side.
Joe was born in St. Louis, July 14, 1937 and graduated in the Class of 1955 from East Side H.S. He joined the US Navy in 1955 and served in...
Alan Reginald Atkins
Feb 23, 2023
Alan Reginald Atkins, age 90, of Shiloh Ill., born March 17, 1932 in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, to Fredrick T. Atkins, and Dorothy E. nee Hughes, Atkins, passed Thursday, February 23, 2023 at Mercy Rehab & Care Center, Swansea, Ill.
Alan grew up in Portsmouth, UK, where he met Joan, the love of his life at a Lambretta...
Barbara Ann Schmitt
Feb 21, 2023
Barbara Ann Schmitt nee Wooten, age 73, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born January 19, 1950, in Drew, Miss., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at her home.
Barbara had a bachelor's degree in education, with an emphasis in history, as well as a master's degree in cultural foundations of education. She loved learning, and she was a...
Mary Elizabeth Wiechert
Feb 14, 2023
Mary Elizabeth Wiechert, nee Warhoover, age 94, of O'Fallon, Il. born August 6, 1928 in O'Fallon, passed away Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023.
Mary graduated from O'Fallon Township High School in 1946 then soon was hired by Brown Brothers Shoes in a clerical position and as a shoe model. At O'Fallon First United Methodist Church, she served...
Jacob Aaron Elias
Feb 14, 2023
Jacob Aaron Elias, age 23, of O'Fallon, Ill., passed away February 14, 2023. Jacob was born December 17, 1999 in Sedalia, Mo., to Timothy L. and Amy L., nee Duff, Elias. He attended OTHS, where he participated in the Archery Club, and graduated in 2018. He was currently employed at Arby's in Fairview Heights and was attending SWIC in...
John Peter Morian, Jr.
Feb 13, 2023
John Peter Morian, Jr., age 70, passed away peacefully in his O'Fallon, Illinois home Monday, February 13, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 1, 1952 in Munich, Germany, the eldest son of John P. Morian, Sr. and Henrietta (nee Raub) Morian. After serving abroad, the family returned to St. Louis where John grew up and...
Keith Miller
Feb 13, 2023
Keith Miller, age 81, of O'Fallon, born January 28, 1942 in Broseley, Mo., to Gilbert and Clara Stucker, Miller, passed away February 13, 2023 at Parkway Gardens Senior Living, in Fairview Heights, Ill.
Keith served in the National Guard & Army Reserves as a young man. He worked as a machinist at the former Continental Can Co....
Barbara Jean Goodwin
Feb 12, 2023
Barbara Jean Goodwin, nee Woodhouse, age 87, of O'Fallon, Ill., born July 15, 1935 in Armorel, Ark., passed away Sunday evening, February 12, 2023 at her home, with family at her side. Barbara came to Illinois in 1959 and worked at National Auto Supply Co., and later at Central Hardware as a Cashier, retiring in 1996. She was a...
Judith Dichsen
Feb 12, 2023
"Put a little love in your life. Put a little love in your life. Hug your mother, kiss your father's wife. Put a little love in your life!" These are words of wisdom sung by Judy Dichsen. Her life was filled with love, from her birth on June 26, 1940, to her death on February 12,...
Kay A. Michalak
Feb 10, 2023
Kay Antoinette Michalak, nee Coxon, age 71, born August 1, 1951 in Mesa, Ariz., passed away Friday, February 10, 2023 at Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Although she was born in Arizona, her family moved to Fontana, California when she was only two. They stayed there until her parents volunteered to teach in the...
Edward John Schaepperkoetter
Jan 25, 2023
Edward J. Schaepperkoetter, of Shiloh, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
Ed was born November 23, 1952 in Belleville, Illinois to Doris (nee Luhning) and Alfred Schaepperkoetter. He spent much of his childhood outside, tending to the family garden. A trucker for most of his life,...
Gail Louise Derickson
Jan 18, 2023
Gail Louise Derickson, nee Ackerman, age 82, of O'Fallon, Ill., born April 16, 1940 in Collinsville, Ill., passed away peacefully at Revela at O'Fallon on January 18, 2023.
Gail grew up in Collinsville, Ill., and married the love of her life, Woody, who she was married to for 62 years. Gail and Woody resided in O'Fallon most...
Irene May Pearson
Jan 18, 2023
Irene May Pearson, age 70, of Belleville, born December 30, 1952, in Stourbridge, England, to Thomas Stanley Eric Pearson, and Irene Mary [nee Westwood], passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.
Irene immigrated with her family from Stourbridge, England to Adelaide, South Australia in 1957. Growing up, she played field hockey in high...
Justin Adam Chamberland
Jan 13, 2023
Justin Adam Chamberland, age 38, of Euless, Tex., formerly of Belleville, Ill., born December 31, 1984 in Belleville, passed away suddenly at his home in Texas on January 13, 2023.
The beloved son of Mike Chamberland and Sherrie, nee Poe, Haber, Justin grew up in Belleville, Ill., where he played youth hockey and Khoury League baseball. He...
David Lee Blackburn
Jan 8, 2023
David Blackburn, 74, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, passed peacefully in his sleep on January 8, 2023.
David was a deeply compassionate and selfless person. He was committed to bringing the Kingdom of God to earth. Steadfast was his approach in finding ways to embody the teachings of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
He was...
