Dec 17, 2022

Tequilla L. Maxheimer, age 84, of Lebanon, Ill., formerly of Bingham, Ill., born November 30, 1938 in Springfield, Ill., passed away Saturday morning, December 17, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Tequilla, better known as "TT," grew up in Petersburg, Ill., where she was an active student and cheerleader in high school. She married her husband...

Dec 16, 2022

Claire Ann Douglass, age 72, of St. Louis, born January 29, 1950 in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away December 16, 2022 at her home. Claire grew up in East St. Louis and attended O'Fallon High School. She had a lengthy career in the St. Louis financial market, and worked many years with St. Louis Union Trust, before retiring...

Dec 14, 2022

Pamela Settles, age 70, of Belleville, Ill., passed away December 14, 2022. She was born November 24, 1952 in East St. Louis, the daughter of Charles and Shirley, nee Phegley, Settles.

Pam worked in the beauty shop business her whole career. She specialized in doing senior ladies' hair and loved every minute of it. She had her...

Dec 12, 2022

Gerard Bernard Schreckenberg, age 81, of Caseyville, Ill., born February 3, 1941 in Leopold, Mo., passed away Monday evening, December 12, 2022.

Gerard grew up in southeastern Missouri. He met his future wife, Sharon (Bollinger) at a local dance, and they married July 8, 1961 in Kelso, Mo. Gerard and Sharon moved to Caseyville, Ill....

Dec 10, 2022

Helen Blacharczyk, nee Pietrykowski, age 89, of Belleville, Ill., born April 2, 1933 in Chicago, passed away December 10, 2022 at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Mo., surrounded by her family. Helen earned her BS in Nursing from Xavier College and served in the US Air Force as a nurse for 4 years. She married Joseph S. Blacharczyk November...

Dec 6, 2022

Teresa "Kay" Matheis, nee Kinkade, age 73, of O'Fallon, Ill., born February 20, 1949 in Tuscola, Ill., passed on to continue her journey to Eternal Life, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Kay's family was native to...

Dec 2, 2022

Jonas Ntezimana Mukiza, Ph.D., age 58, of Swansea, passed away following a sudden illness on December 2, 2022 at HSHS St. Elizabeth Hospital, O'Fallon, Ill. Dr. Mukiza was a self-employed businessman and the CEO of BEICO International, LLC. His dedication and work with Community Development & Sustainability around the world will leave a lasting impression on the people and...

Nov 28, 2022

Constance Maria Erlinghagen, age 96, born October 6, 1926, in Columbus, Ga., passed away November 28, 2022, at Avantara Care Center, Aurora, Ill.

In her early years, Connie worked at "Ma Bell" as a switchboard operator. For many years, she supervised the support team at Kirkland & Ellis Law Firm, Chicago. She married the love of her...

Nov 26, 2022

Eric Alan Beckman, age 53, of Swansea, Ill., born November 3, 1969 in Belleville, Ill., passed away November 26, 2022 following a brief illness.

Eric grew up in O'Fallon and graduated from OTHS. He continued his education and computer training at Vatterott College and worked as a Computer Specialist. Eric was a fan of the St. Louis...

Nov 24, 2022

Linda Winn, nee Hultin, age 79, of Belleville, formerly of Winchester, Tenn., born January 11, 1943 in Kingsport, Tenn., the daughter of the late Carl and Sadie Hultin, passed away November 24, 2022 in Belleville, Ill., at the home of her daughter, Wendy.

Growing up in Tennessee, Linda knew from an early age she loved to read...

Nov 21, 2022

Megan Marie Saldanha, age 96, of O'Fallon, Ill., born May 14, 1926 in Bombay, India, passed away November 21, 2022 at Dammert Center at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Ill.

Megan grew up in Bombay and was a student of the famed educator Maria Montessori. In early adulthood, she taught at an Indian...

Nov 20, 2022

Shirley Rose Muench, 86, passed peacefully of natural causes on November 20, 2022, at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash.

Shirley was born December 15, 1935, in St. Louis, Mo. to Carl and Nellie (Johnson) Cox. Later, the family moved to Fairview Heights, Ill., where Shirley became a member of the Radio Church of God and...

Nov 16, 2022

Thomas G. McCaw, age 88, of O'Fallon, Ill., born October 28, 1934 in Summerfield, Ill., passed away suddenly on November 16, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Shiloh, Ill.

Tom grew up in Summerfield and graduated from Lebanon High School. He quickly joined the US Army and served in the 3rd Infantry Division, Military Police 1951-1954, and an additional...

Nov 16, 2022

Maurice William "Bill" Bixby, Jr., age 64, of Shiloh, Ill., born February 6, 1958 in Anchorage, Alaska, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 16, 2022 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

Bill grew up as an Air Force brat, graduating from O'Fallon Twp. High School. He worked as a steelworker for Mayco Industries, in Granite City for...

Nov 16, 2022

Mitsuko Burkett, age 87, of O'Fallon, Ill., born February 22, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan, the second daughter of 13 children, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Illinois.

Mitzi was a devoted wife and homemaker and a loving mother. She loved to play BINGO at the KC Hall in O'Fallon, and to sew...

Nov 13, 2022

Candy Ann Stender, age 43, of Lebanon, Ill., born June 9, 1979 in Belen, N.M., passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on November 13, 2022.

Candy grew up near Carlsbad, N.M. After meeting her husband Travis in El Paso, they lived in Las Cruces for a few years before his job led them to...

Nov 12, 2022

Thomas B. Bergfeld, age 52, of Shiloh, Ill., born July 1, 1970 in Effingham, Ill., to Bernard and Deloris, nee Haarman, Bergfeld, died November 12, 2022 at his home.

Tom was a salesman in the structural hardware industry and was employed by Elite Components for many years. He grew up on a dairy farm near Teutopolis and...

Nov 7, 2022

Melissa Jo (Harmon) Bade, age 33, of Belleville, born March 2, 1989 in Hillsboro, Ill., passed away suddenly on November 7, 2022.

Melissa grew up in Nokomis, Ill., and attended Nokomis schools. For the past 9 years, she worked in Domino's Pizza Management. Melissa loved being around kids, and she had eyes that always sparkled (even when...

Nov 4, 2022

Ashley Elizabeth Ybarra, age 30, of Caseyville, Ill., born March 26, 1992 in Belleville, Ill., passed away following a brief illness on November 4, 2022.

Ashley grew up in O'Fallon, graduated OTHS in 2010, and particpated in OTHS's Route 21 Program. She had resided at Belle Manor in Belleville, where she made many friends and was employed...

Nov 3, 2022

Carol Chalcraft, age 78, of O'Fallon, Ill., born July 7, 1944 in East Chicago, Ind., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday afternoon, November 3, 2022.

Carol grew up in Edwardsville, attended St. Boniface Grade School and graduated from Edwardsville High School in 1962. She further graduated from SIUE with a Special Education...