Aug 11, 2017

Roderick T French, age 99, of O'Fallon, born June 16, 1918 in Chicago, Ill., passed away August 11, 2017 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill., following a brief illness.

Rod grew up in Ganges, Mich. (where the water and air were clean), and graduated from high school as a standout basketball player. Following the tragic death of...

Aug 10, 2017

Dr. Adrian Barcus, age 39, of O'Fallon, born June 5, 1978 in Camp Pendleton, Calif., died August 10, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

Adrian grew up in a Marine Corps family and moved often. He graduated high school in Buffalo Grove, Ill., at age 15, then attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., and...

Aug 9, 2017

Grant C. Votrain, age 86, of O'Fallon, born October 15, 1930 in Lebanon, Ill., passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Cedar Ridge Healthcare in Lebanon.

Grant grew up in Lebanon and attended Lebanon schools. He began his career at Eagle Range Stove Foundry, where he worked for 20 years. He then worked for St. Clair County...

Aug 8, 2017

James Lee Strayhorn, age 93, of Lebanon, born March 9, 1924 in Hoxie, Kans., died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Jefferson Barracks Hospice Center, St. Louis, Mo.

Lee grew up in Belle, Mo., and moved with his family to St. Louis as a young man. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a military policeman during...

Aug 7, 2017

Bernard Joseph "Pat" Patzer, age 91, of O'Fallon, Ill., born August 28, 1925 in Hastings, Neb., died August 7, 2017 at The Colonnade in O'Fallon, Ill.

Pat grew up in Hastings, Neb., and graduated from St. Cecilia Catholic High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Marines Corps soon after high school, and served honorably in World...

Aug 5, 2017

James C. Dunbar, Jr., age 90, longtime resident of O'Fallon, died Saturday morning, August 5, 2017 at his granddaughter's home in Shiloh, Ill.

Jim was a carpenter by trade and a member of Carpenters Local 480 for 60 years. He was a member of Ainad Shrine Temple, past president of the clown unit, Scottish Rite Bodies Valley...

Aug 4, 2017

Marilynn "Joy" Mainwaring, nee Shelden, age 76, of Lebanon, Ill., born August 20, 1940 in Chicago, Ill., passed away August 4, 2017 at Cedar Ridge Health & Rehab, Lebanon.

Joy grew up in central Illinois. As an adult, she devoted her life to teaching children. She held various teaching positions at preschools and day cares. Pastor Joy...

Jul 28, 2017

Carl E. Pendegraft, age 80, of Lebanon, born January 23, 1937 in Old Mines, Mo., passed away Friday morning, July 28, 2017, at Cedar Ridge Health & Rehab., Lebanon, Ill.

Mr. Pendegraft began his career at Circle Packing Co. in East St. Louis, where he worked for 17 years. He later was a truck driver for Landshire...

Jul 18, 2017

David and Christina Bereda, and their son Jorden, residents of Shiloh, Ill., and the entire Bereda and Williams families, acknowledge and appreciate the kindness, care, and compassion shown to them since the tragic accident on July 18, 2017 near Terre Haute, Indiana, that claimed the lives of their two children Brennen, age 5, and Finley, age 1. Funeral services...

Jul 13, 2017

Darlene Cora Schulte, nee Zotz, age 68, lifelong resident of O'Fallon, passed away in her sleep on Thursday, July 13, 2017. She was born on November 9, 1948 to Leroy "Bill" and Verla, nee Keck, Zotz.

Darlene married the love of her life, Ralph Schulte of Trenton on February 3, 1968. He passed away on November 5,...

Jul 13, 2017

Kurt A. Merckel, age 75, of O'Fallon, Ill., born September 21, 1941 in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, comfortably at his home.

Kurt worked for Horner and Shifren for 39 years as an engineering technician. He worked on many projects in the St. Louis metro area, but he was most proud of...

Jul 11, 2017

Marilyn Sue Schmidt, nee Ahring, age 65, born November 4, 1951 in Belleville, Ill., passed away Tuesday morning, July 11, 2017, at her home, in Breese, Ill., with her family at her side.

Marilyn grew up in O'Fallon and began her affiliation with the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls at the age of 12, serving...

Jul 3, 2017

Sandra "Sandy" Sue Pequegnat, nee Wolfe, born Feb 12, 1941, in Rome, Ga., and lately an O'Fallon resident, passed away Monday night, July 3, 2017, at Edwardsville Nursing Home, with her family at her side.  She was 76.

Sandy's professional life took many turns, and she worked in the medical and financial fields, as a real estate...

Jun 25, 2017

Brad and Amanda Titze, of O'Fallon, Ill., died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, June 25, 2017 near Winona, Minnesota. Mandy died Sunday, while Brad was able to be an organ donor, and died later.

Together, Brad and Mandy were very kind, generous, and hard-working. They were the best part of...

Jun 17, 2017

Ianza "Ike" D. Reaka, nee French, age 78, born May 20, 1939 in Belleville, Ill., passed away Saturday afternoon, June 17, 2017, at Cedarhurst of Shiloh, with family at her side.

Mrs. Reaka was a staffing specialist in civil service at Scott AFB for 25 years. She had attended Corpus Christi Catholic Church, and was an avid...

Jun 8, 2017

Charles F. Onstott, III, age 70, of Northlake/Melrose Park, Illinois, formerly of East St. Louis, Ill., died June 8, 2017 at Kindred Hospital, Northlake, Illinois. Charles was born December 15, 1946 in East St. Louis, the son of Charles F. Onstott, Jr., and Lillian, nee Risch, Onstott. He served in the United States Air Force, 819th Civil Engineering Squadron, during...

Jun 5, 2017

Retired Air Force Colonel Scott M. Hoversten, age 69, of O'Fallon, Ill., born December 16, 1947 in Los Angeles, Calif., passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

Scott had been Air Force his whole life. His dad was a World War II fighter pilot, and he was raised as a "brat" as...

May 29, 2017

Maxine "Maggie" Frances Pinion, nee Meyer, age 68, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born June 15, 1948 in Lansing, Iowa, died May 29, 2017 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Ill.

Maggie grew up in East St. Louis and her family moved to O'Fallon when she was a teenager. She graduated from O'Fallon Township High School in 1966. She...

May 22, 2017

Delores Ann Elliott, nee Luccianno, age 81, of O'Fallon, born August 7, 1935 in Fall River, Mass., the youngest of eight children, died Monday morning, May 22, 2017 at Memorial East Hospital, Shiloh, Illinois.

Delores had worked as a bookkeeper at Thomas Hardware in O'Fallon, Central Hardware in Fairview Heights, and Plaza Liquors in O'Fallon. She enjoyed...

May 20, 2017

Ronald Deleno Pendegrass, age 71, of Shiloh, born July 15, 1945 in Puxico, Missouri, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.

Ron had worked at Gateway Medical Center (formerly St. Elizabeth's Medical Center) in Granite City for 41 years, providing expertise and assistance as a respiratory therapist, retiring in 2009. He had attended...