Sep 20, 2018

Dixie Jo Keck, age 81, passed away September 20, 2018 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Ill. under the care of hospice. She was born to Dan and Doris (nee Joseph) Hertenstein in Belleville, Ill. on April 6, 1937, in the same hospital and only a few days earlier than the birth of her future husband, Ralph Dean Keck....

Sep 15, 2018

Woodrow Charles Young, "Woody," age 76, of O'Fallon, Ill., born March 12, 1942 in Murphysboro, Ill., passed away Saturday morning, September 15, 2018.

Woody grew up in Murphysboro and enlisted in the Marine Corps upon high school graduation. He was a truck driver for Hogan Trucking and later retired from Transchemical Co. He enjoyed camping, tinkering with...

Sep 9, 2018

Patricia Ann Bugger, nee Arentsen, age 60, of Troy, Ill., born March 12, 1958 in Highland, Ill., passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with cancer at St. Clare Hospital, Fenton, Mo.

Pat grew up in Trenton and graduated from Mater Dei High School, Breese. She earned her degree in  accounting from Bradley University....

Sep 8, 2018

Roy Nelson Bess, age 90, of Caseyville, born March 15, 1928 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

Roy grew up in Cape Girardeau and enlisted in the US Marines Corps in the midst of World War II. He was proud of his military service and always wore...

Aug 30, 2018

Violet Louise Barnard, nee Bryan, age 88, of New Athens, Ill., formerly of O'Fallon, died peacefully August 30, 2018 after a brief illness

She was born July 25, 1930 in Centralia, Ill., the daughter of Arthur and Faris Bryan. On June 15, 1949 she married her sweetheart, Lester Barnard, and shared a wonderful life together for 68...

Aug 30, 2018

Maurice William Fohne, age 93, lifelong resident of O'Fallon, Ill., born July 8, 1925 in O'Fallon, passed away August 30, 2018 at his home at The Colonnade of O'Fallon.

Maurice grew up in O'Fallon and for many years farmed the area off of Seven Hills Road. As a young man, he was a bouncer at the roller...

Aug 25, 2018

James Thomas Papproth, age 29, of Belleville, Ill., born September 5, 1988, was granted eternal rest in the peace of God, August 25, 2018.

James graduated from Belleville West High School, worked as a laborer, and loved riding motorcycles. He enjoyed reading about world history and the Civil War. He was smart and crafty and loved playing...

Aug 20, 2018

Carol Jeanne Handel, nee Niederriter, age 75, of O'Fallon, Ill., born July 30, 1943, found eternal rest surrounded by many of her dear friends on August 20, 2018.

Carol grew up in Chicago, and graduated from Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. She married David Paul Handel and together, they raised their beloved son Christopher David, who preceded...

Aug 20, 2018

Karen Zawasky, née Kulas, age 58, of Belleville, Ill., born May 6, 1960 in Park River, North Dakota, passed away Monday morning, August 20, 2018 after a courageous battle against cancer.

The oldest of four, Karen graduated from Gadsden High School, Gadsden, Ala., and earned her nursing degree from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, where she was a...

Aug 20, 2018

Jerry David Kappert, age 71, of O'Fallon, born January 23, 1947 in Evansville, Ind., died August 20, 2018 in St. Louis, Mo.

Jerry had retired from National Hardgoods Distributors in New England as Vice President of Operations and Personnel, where he had worked for over 30 years. He was a veteran of the US Army, where he...

Aug 18, 2018

Patricia Elaine Schultz, nee Jackson, age 84, of O'Fallon, Ill., born January 11, 1934 in Highland Park, Mich., passed away August 18, 2018 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, O'Fallon, Ill.

Pat grew up in Pontiac, Mich. and moved to St. Louis as a young lady. She and her former husband, Robert "Bob" enjoyed fishing at Bull Shoals Lake,...

Aug 6, 2018

Diane Lou Peters, nee Scarff, 73, of Belleville, Ill., passed away quietly on August 6, 2018 at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born August 26, 1944 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, one of ten children blessed to Jesse O. and Hillary L. Scarff, nee Vaughn. Diane was a graduate of the Mount Pleasant Public School System Class...

Jul 28, 2018

Joseph Anthony Sabin, Colonel, USAF, retired, age 79, of O'Fallon, born July 15, 1939 in New York City, passed away July 28, 2018 following a brief illness.

Joe joined the Air Force in 1963, and met his future wife, Sandra, at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, where they married on September 17, 1966. He earned his BS in...

Jul 25, 2018

Leroy "Le" Russell Yaeger, age 78, of O'Fallon Township, Ill., born November 27, 1939 in St. Louis, Mo., died Wednesday July 25, 2018 at his home.

Le grew up in O'Fallon, graduated from O'Fallon Township High School in 1957, and served in the US Army. He attended BAC and spent a few years in the plumbing business...

Jul 8, 2018

Diana V. Lewis, nee Stygar, of O'Fallon, Ill., born July 8, 1939 in East St. Louis, Ill., the second of ten children, died July 8, 2018, on  her 79 th birthday, at her home.

Diana moved to O'Fallon in 1971. She owned O'Fallon Ceramics in the early 1980's and had received numerous awards for her ceramic designs....

Jul 6, 2018

Charles Shelton "Shelly" Whobrey, age 96, of O'Fallon, Ill., born June 18, 1922 in O'Fallon, passed away Friday morning, July 6, 2018 at his home.

Shelly grew up in O'Fallon, graduating from O'Fallon Township High School in 1940. He graduated from Rankin Trade School and worked as a machinist and tool and die maker. He served honorably...

Jun 12, 2018

Frank Apostol, Jr., age 86, of Belleville, Ill., born July 11, 1931 in Du Quoin, Ill., passed away on June 12, 2018 at his home in Belleville.

Frank was one of four children of Frank and Maude, nee Keene, Apostol, Sr. He grew up in Du Quoin, and moved with his family to East St. Louis as...

May 21, 2018

Brennen "Bryn" Scott Willis, 28 of O'Fallon, Illinois passed away on Monday May 21, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bryn was born November 8th, 1989 at the General Leonard Wood Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Susan and the late Richard Henry Dunning Willis IV.

Bryn had an adventurous spirit, a generous heart and was never...

May 4, 2018

Baby Boy Ezra Manuel De Paz, sweet little son of Manuel De Paz and Estraya Sanchez, knew the love of his parents and grandparents. Graveside Service will be at 1:30 pm, Saturday, May 19, 2018 at O'Fallon City Cemetery, O'Fallon, Illinois, with Pastor Alberto Diaz officiating.

Apr 27, 2018

Margaret Ann "Margie" Hunt was born on November 3, 1950 in Atlanta, Georgia and was welcomed into eternity by many of her previous family on April 27, 2018 in Mascoutah, Illinois. Usually, there's a "dash" between the date of birth and the date of death, but what is in a dash?

Everything happens in that dash. All...