Megan Saldanha
November 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...
Shirley Rose Muench
November 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...
Thomas G. Mccaw
November 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...
Maurice"Bill" William Bixby, Jr.
November 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...
Mitsuko Burkett
November 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...
Candy Ann Stender
November 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...
Tom Bergfeld
November 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...
Melissa Jo Bade
November 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...
Ashley Elizabeth Ybarra
November 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...
Carol Chalcraft
November 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...
Robert Edward Baker, Jr.
November 2, 2022
Robert Edward Baker, Jr., age 66, of Fort Worth, Tex., formerly of O'Fallon, Ill., born May 20, 1956 in Bernkastel, Germany, to Robert Edward Baker, Sr., and Gertrud Maria, nee Velten, Baker, passed away November 2, 2022 in Fort Worth, Tex.
Bobby grew up in O'Fallon, Ill., along with his sisters Mary and Luci, and his brother...
Carol Lee Kiefer
October 30, 2022
Carol Lee Kiefer, nee Schaepperkoetter, age 79, lifelong resident of Shiloh, born November 10, 1942, died peacefully at home on October 30, 2022.
Carol was a hard worker, often working multiple jobs at once. She had been employed at O'Fallon's Keg, Crate, & Barrel and Prairie Farms. Carol reitred from the Belleville Diocese after 18 years managing...
Margaret Lucille Rademacher
October 30, 2022
Margaret Lucille Rademacher, nee Weier, age 89, the sixth of ten children born on the Pingsterhaus farm between Germantown and Breese on August 20, 1933, passed away October 30, 2022 at Trenton Village in Trenton, Ill.
Marge grew up in Germantown, Ill., and met her future husband at a picnic; she and Joe married July 7, 1953...
Clementine Smith
October 25, 2022
Clementine Marie Smith, nee Gaido, age 83, recently of Trinity, Fla., long-time resident of O'Fallon, Ill., born May 10, 1939 passed away October 25, 2022.
Clementine was an active parishioner at St. Nicholas Church and participated in Yesterday's Kids, O'Fallon Senior Citizen's Club, and the O'Fallon Grange. She retired from the O'Fallon Postal Service and loved dogs,...
Denise Darcel Mccree
October 25, 2022
Denise D. McCree, age 65, of Lebanon, Ill., born June 9, 1957 in Oxnard, Calif., to Charles B. McCree and Georgia Mae Norman, passed away October 25, 2022 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, O'Fallon, Ill.
Denise grew up in California, the fourth of six children. As a single mother, she moved to Texas as a young adult. She...
Joseph Lee Kern
October 22, 2022
Joseph "Joe" Lee Kern, 38, of Shiloh, Ill., was called home on October 22, 2022, after a 9-year battle with brain cancer. Joe was born at Scott Air Force Base on November 25, 1983.
Joe is survived by his son, Cody (15) and daughter, Tinley (10), along with a bonus daughter, Caitlin Roberts; parents Wes & Brenda...
Jerry Caskey
October 20, 2022
Jerry C. Caskey, age 82, of O'Fallon, born June 1, 1940 in East St. Louis to Margaret Caskey, passed away October 20, 2022 at his residence.
Jerry spent his younger days as a licensed embalmer in East St. Louis. Later, he was a self-employed carpenter. He always loved fishing and playing acoustic guitar. He was an old...
Iris C. Staudenmaier
October 19, 2022
Iris C. McFadden Staudenmaier, age 86, of O'Fallon, Ill. died at 7:41 pm, Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was surrounded by her family.
Iris was born October 6, 1936, at Misericordia Hospital in Philadelphia, Penn. to Vincent J. McFadden and Florence M. Avellino Trenary and Robert N. Trenary. She married...
Feliza Del Rosario
October 19, 2022
Feliza Balot Del Rosario, age 93, born January 13, 1929 in Suizo, Philippines, the fifth of seven children to Cayetano and Petronila, nee Castro, Balot, passed away October 19, 2022 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Feliza immigrated to the US in 1985, living in California before settling in O'Fallon, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her...
Richard Donald Stokes
October 18, 2022
Richard Donald Stokes, age 64, of O'Fallon, born June 6, 1958 in St. Louis, passed away October 18, 2022 at home, surrounded by his family.
Rick grew up in Doniphan, Mo., the youngest of nine children of Arlet and Ella Stokes. He spent his summers in O'Fallon visiting family and moved here in the mid-80's. While employed...
