Dec 17, 2018

Amanda "Dory" Sirrianni, age 87, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born September 12, 1931 in Spain, the daughter of Eugenio and Consuelo, nee Rodriguez, Llamas, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill. Dory was born and raised in the small town of Guisatecha, Spain, and immigrated to Germany. She lived in Turkey and Italy before...

Dec 15, 2018

Elizabeth Marie Layeski, nee Kane, age 80, of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., born July 27, 1938 in Perth Amboy, N.J., passed away December 15, 2018 at Traditions Medical Center, Port Saint Lucie, Fla.

After Hurricane Sandy destroyed their home in Sayreville, N.J., she relocated to Port Saint Lucie, Fla. with her husband Eugene John Layeski. She was...

Dec 12, 2018

Sidney Nickerson was born on July 7, 1926 in Scooba, Mississippi, to the union of Sidney and Bettie Rencher.

After moving to East St. Louis, Illinois as a young woman, Sidney married Leonard "Nick" Nickerson. They were married until his death on April 2, 1975.

She was a devoted wife who enjoyed her home, good...

Dec 6, 2018

Louis William Wolf, age 80, of O'Fallon, born March 10, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri, died December 6, 2018 at his home in O'Fallon, Illinois.

Louis graduated from Assumption Catholic High School, East St. Louis, in 1956. He attended college and began working for Klaus Coffee at the young age of 21 as a sales executive. Through...

Dec 4, 2018

Emma C. Bugger, nee Hohrein, age 104, born June 12, 1914 in O'Fallon, Ill., passed away December 4, 2018 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill.

A lifelong member of St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, Emma was currently the oldest parishioner. She was a past member of the O'Fallon Senior Citizens.

Emma was a loving...

Dec 2, 2018

Steven Paul Keller, age 67, of St. Louis County, Missouri, born October 11, 1951 in Belleville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at his home.

Steve grew up in O'Fallon, graduating from OTHS Class of 1969. He served in the US Army Reserves as a young man and attended BAC studying journalism. While working part-time as...

Dec 1, 2018

Marian Margaret Bossler, nee Siegel, age 90, of O'Fallon, formerly of Shiloh, Ill., born March 22, 1928 in O'Fallon Township, Ill., died December 1, 2018.

Marian was a member for many years at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, where she volunteered with many activities. She and her family farmed in Shiloh, and she canned the homegrown vegetables and...

Nov 28, 2018

Connor Valmont Drouin, age 22, of O'Fallon, born October 3, 1996 in St. Louis, Mo., died Wednesday, November 28, 2018.

Connor grew up in O'Fallon and graduated from O'Fallon Township High School in 2015. He played football and wrestled for OTHS. He was selected as an Air Force ROTC Scholarship recipient to attend Norwich University in Northfield,...

Nov 26, 2018

Mary J. Sturdivant, 71, of Nashville, Tenn.,  died Monday, November 26, 2018. She was born August 18, 1947 in St. Louis, Mo. where she lived until the 1970s when she moved to Tennessee. She attended Freed-Hardeman University and received a Bachelors Degree from Memphis State University. For 39 years she worked for the State of Tennessee, mostly in Employment...

Nov 23, 2018

Barbara Elizabeth Balabas, OD, age 41, of Waterloo, Ill., formerly of O'Fallon, born January 28, 1977 in Evanston, Ill., passed away Friday evening, November 23, 2018 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill.

Barbara attended high school in Mount Vernon, Ill., and college at SIU Carbondale. She continued her education at Indiana University, earning her MS in Microbiology,...

Nov 17, 2018

Mary Hudson, nee Augustine age 83, of O'Fallon, Ill., born on August 29, 1935 in Walsenburg, Colo., passed away on Saturday November 17, 2018 with her loving husband, Ron at her side.

Mary grew up in Belleville, Ill. and graduated from Notre Dame High School. She was an active member of St. Augustine parish and more recently...

Nov 14, 2018

John Vernon Gedris, age 73, of O'Fallon, Ill., born September 21, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Penn., died November 14, 2018 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill., following a brief illness.

John grew up in Pittsburgh, served four years as a medical technician in the Army, and earned his business degree through Penn State University and Hiram Scott College....

Nov 13, 2018

Gwendolyn Mae Campbell, nee Ervin, age 94, of O'Fallon, born August  28, 1924 in Coulterville, Ill., passed away Tuesday morning, November 13, 2018.

Gwendolyn grew up in the Coulterville area and graduated from Sparta High School. Mrs. Campbell had retired from Martha Manning Dress Factory and had also worked as a beautician. She was a life member...

Nov 13, 2018

Colonel Rosemary Bauer, US Air Force Nurse Corps, retired, age 71, of O'Fallon, Ill., slipped from her earthly bonds on November 13, 2018 with her sisters Bea and Bridget at her side at St Paul's Home, Belleville, Ill.  Colonel Bauer was born  September 24, 1947 in Boonville, Mo., to Frank and Isabella (nee Stoecklein) Bauer.  She graduated from SS...

Nov 8, 2018

William Joseph Musser, Sr., "Pops" age 82, of O'Fallon, Ill., born  August 2, 1936 in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away Thursday evening, November 8, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Bill was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, East St. Louis, and Southern Illinois University. He worked as a purchasing agent for many...

Nov 6, 2018

Theda Kutz, age 99, of O'Fallon, Ill., entered the glorious presence of the Lord Jesus Christ peacefully at her home surrounded by her two daughters and her granddaughter, Michele, on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Theda, the oldest of five children, was born October 26, 1919 in the rural mining town of Langdondale, Pa. After graduating from high...

Nov 1, 2018

Merril Michael Loyet, age 88, formerly of Highland, Ill., born August 17, 1930 in Troy, Ill., died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Merril was a 55-year carpenter with United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and a life member of VFW Post 805. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He had...

Oct 29, 2018

Reinhart Harlan Paulsen, age 93, of O'Fallon, IL, born March 13, 1925 in rural Bancroft, NE, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at Cedar Ridge Healthcare in Lebanon, IL.

Growing up in rural Nebraska, Mr. Paulsen became a lifelong, die-hard fan and season-ticket-holder of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. His family moved to Fremont, NE in 1940 where he graduated...

Oct 26, 2018

Beverly Jean Weber, age 69, of Shiloh, Ill., formerly of Florissant, Mo., born June 30, 1949 in St. Louis, died October 26, 2018 at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital, O'Fallon, Ill.

Bev spent her...

Oct 18, 2018

Dorothy M. Collins, age 79, born September 28, 1939, in Bristol, Tenn., to Colonel and Roxie, (née Fritz), Snyder, passed away October 18, 2018 at her home in O'Fallon, Ill. She lost her mother to tuberculosis at age eight and was raised by her grandparents and father. In 1957, she met her future husband, Gene R. Collins. While Gene...