Oct 9, 2019

David Windsor Larsen, SMSgt, USAF (retired), age 83, of O'Fallon, Ill., born January 20, 1936, passed away Wednesday evening, October 9, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dave was born and grew up in Webb City, Missouri, where he was a member of the Webb City High School football team. The son of a prominent...

Oct 5, 2019

William George Dructor, age 89, of Smithton, Ill., formerly of Crows Landing, Calif., born March 20, 1930, died October 5, 2019 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill., from complications of a respiratory illness.

Bill grew up in Pittston, Penn., where his parents owned and operated the local hotspot, "Dructor's Bar." Here in the basement of the family business,...

Oct 1, 2019

Norma Elizabeth Wiehrdt, 73, of  Naples, Fla., formerly of Naperville, Ill., born April 22, 1946 in Fitzsimmons, Colo., passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, as she had wished "where it was warm" down in Naples, Fla.

Norma grew up an Air Force brat, the eldest daughter of three kids, and had lived in a number of...

Sep 26, 2019

James L. Sheraikis, age 75, formerly of O'Fallon, born April 19, 1944 in Belleville, died September 26, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Jim grew up in O'Fallon and attended O'Fallon schools. He joined the US Marine Corps at the age of 19 and served honorably as a Radio Technician during the Vietnam War, specializing in Combat Communications....

Sep 18, 2019

Maurice A. Hesse, 85, of O'Fallon, Ill., born December 11, 1933, in O'Fallon, Ill. passed away on September 18, 2019.

Mr. Hesse was a graduate of Illinois State Normal University, receiving his Bachelor degree in education with the class of 1957, a Master's degree in school administration from the University of Illinois in 1959, and a sixth-year...

Sep 16, 2019

Rose Marie Huibsch, nee Benning, age 89, resident of Meridian Village in Glen Carbon, Ill., passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at Anderson Hospital following a sudden illness.

Born May 16, 1930 in Bridgewater, S.D., Rose moved with her family as a young girl to Iowa Falls. It was there she met her future husband, Edmund, before...

Sep 13, 2019

Shera Renee Smith, age 38, of Okawville, Ill., born June 9, 1981 in Belleville, Ill., passed away September 13, 2019 following a sudden illness.

Shera grew up in Belleville, and lived in Okawville for the past several years. She was employed at Farmers & Merchants National Bank in Nashville. Shera was the life of the party, loved...

Sep 8, 2019

Thomas Lee Herbert, age 86, of O'Fallon, born July 10, 1933 in Belleville, Ill., to Russell J. Herbert, Sr., and Mary R., nee Louth, Herbert, died Sunday, September 8, 2019 at St. Paul's Home, Belleville, Ill., with his family at his side.

Tom grew up in Belleville, a part of St. Luke's Parish neighborhood, where, as a...

Sep 8, 2019

Addie Evelyn Lampe, age 82, of O'Fallon, born September 16, 1936 in New Memphis, Ill., died Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill.

Addie grew up in New Baden, moving to O'Fallon in the late 1950s, where she raised her children. She was a longtime school bus driver throughout the metro-east and also worked...

Aug 25, 2019

David H. Patterson, age 78, of Belleville, Ill., born November 30, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisc., passed away August 25, 2019.

Dave grew up in Freemont, Neb. and enlisted in the Air Force when he was 18. He served in Japan, Latin America, and Turkey, where he met his wife in 1975. While in the Air Force, he...

Aug 20, 2019

Eleanor A. Swanson, age 92, of Shiloh, Ill., born March 9, 1927 in Chicago, Ill., passed away August 20, 2019.

Eleanor grew up in Chicago, and worked at the Chicago Tribune before becoming a Navy wife to her high school sweetheart. Eleanor moved often to support her husband's lengthy Navy career and finally settled in Shiloh. She...

Aug 20, 2019

William J.B. Trelow, Jr., age 87, of O'Fallon, Ill., born June 8, 1932 in Marshall, Mo., to William J.B. Trelow, Sr., and Sadie, nee Sleeper, Trelow passed away peacefully August 20, 2019, at home, surrounded by his loving family.

In 1952, Bill enlisted in the Air Force and honorably served his country for 29 years. While stationed...

Aug 18, 2019

Wesley Curtis "Curt" Beedle, age 77, of O'Fallon, Ill., born September 3, 1941, in Belleville, Ill., passed away Sunday morning, August 18, 2019 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, O'Fallon, Illinois.

Curt grew up in O'Fallon, graduating from OTHS in 1959. As a youngster, he won the Spelling Bee in the St. Louis region. He had a lifelong love...

Aug 16, 2019

Dorothy M. Thierry, age 88, of O'Fallon, Ill., formerly of St. Louis, Mo., born July 28, 1931, the fourth of 11 children to Joseph and Katherine, nee Naber, Mueller, passed away August 16, 2019.

Born and raised in St. Louis, Dorothy and her family were longtime residents of the Gurney Court neighborhood.

She was preceded...

Aug 2, 2019

Marian Shirley Brittingham, age 81, of Belleville, Illinois, born April 25, 1938 in Battle Creek, Michigan, died Friday evening, August 2, 2019 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

Marian worked many years for Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois as a secretary. She took her job very seriously, and won many sustained superior performance awards. She was...

Jul 27, 2019

Teresa M. Graebe, nee Waeltz, of Belleville, Ill., born July 27, 1959 in Belleville, passed away in her home July 27, 2019.

Teresa was a unique soul with an artistic designer's personality. She enjoyed gardening, interior design, fashion, rehabbing antique furniture, cooking, reading, and shopping. She was always working on a project and had the creative talent...

Jul 19, 2019

Charles Blaine Shelton, age 92, of Swansea, Ill., born January 19, 1927 in Thompsonville, Ill., passed away at his home Friday morning, July 19, 2019.

Charles grew up in Thompsonville, Illinois and enlisted in the Navy at the young age of 17. After 19 months in the Navy, and a short stint in the Merchant Marines and...

Jul 19, 2019

Ashley N. Farkosh, age 32, of O'Fallon, Ill., born May 30, 1987 passed away at her residence July 19, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents Harry Fowler, formerly of O'Fallon, Ill. and Audrey Whitten, formerly of Belleville, Ill.

Ashley is survived by her mother Pamela D., nee Fowler, Hall of O'Fallon, Ill.;...

Jul 18, 2019

Farrell Leonard Trousdale, age 77, of Effingham, Ill., born February 18, 1942 in Flora, Ill., died following a brief illness on Thursday morning, July 18, 2019 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, O'Fallon, Ill.

Farrell grew up in Flora, and worked many years for Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, in Park Ridge, Ill. as a biomedical engineer. He was a...

Jul 16, 2019

Irma Gail Jurgensmeyer,  nee Foster,  age 70, was born on February 4, 1949, in Bunker, Mo., the youngest of eight children of John Wilbur and Irma Mae, nee Black, Foster. "Gail" passed away Tuesday morning, July 16, 2019 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill., with her family at her side.

Gail grew up in a very poor,...