Alain M. Griffin
Apr 8, 2016
Alain Morris Griffin, Lt. Col., USAF, retired, age 60, of O'Fallon, born March 6, 1956 in France, passed away at home Friday evening, April 8, 2016, with his family at his side. Alain attended University of Virginia and later Webster University. As a young adult, he taught school, coached youth basketball, and worked for a short time as a police...
Etta Leffler
Apr 6, 2016
C. Etta Leffler, nee Parson, age 80, of Aviston, Illinois, formerly of Warsaw, Illinois, born February 2, 1936 in St. Francisville, Mo., passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. Etta grew up in St. Francisville, Missouri, the youngest of nine children, and lived most of her life in Warsaw, Illinois, and the tri-state (Mo., Iowa, Ill.)...
Lawrence M. Perschbacher
Apr 6, 2016
Lawrence M. Perschbacher, age 81, of Shiloh, Ill., born February 16, 1935 in Shiloh, Ill. passed away April 6, 2016 in his home. Larry had served in the Army Reserves as a young man and had worked as a bookkeeper at Industrial Roller in Smithton. He currently worked at Lockwood Flooring in St. Louis. He was a hard worker and...
Jeffrey Thomas Slaby
Apr 4, 2016
Jeffrey Thomas Slaby, age 50, of O'Fallon, born October 29, 1965 in Granite City, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, April 4, 2016, while visiting the family property in Arkansas. Jeff grew up in Troy, Illinois, graduating from Triad High School in1983. He earned his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Illinois, and was currently employed at Phillips...
Judy Lu Ann Baker
Mar 25, 2016
Judy Lu Ann Baker, nee Miller, age 70, born December 5, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, died Friday, March 25, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill. She was preceded in death by daughter Angela Irene Brem, parents Luther and Elsie, nee Bates, Miller, brothers Gene Colbert and Donald Miller, and granddaughter Rayna Murphy. Surviving are children Julie Luann...
Jerry D. Schildknecht
Mar 23, 2016
Jerry Dean Schildknecht, age 62, of Belleville, Ill., born January 26, 1954 in Belleville, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Jerry grew up in O'Fallon and graduated from O'Fallon Township High School in 1972. He owned and operated two businesses: Home Flooring, which he sold to Eagle Flooring, and Schildknecht Centerfield on East A Street in...
Donna L. Jacobs
Mar 23, 2016
Donna Lynn Jacobs, age 58, of O'Fallon, Ill., born April 2, 1957 in Evansville, Ind., died March 23, 2016. Donna had a beautiful smile and an uplifting spirit. She was a devoted mother and wife and member of the LDS Church. While working as a nurse years ago, she met her future husband while he was her patient. She was...
Norma Jean Baxter
Mar 22, 2016
Norma Jean Baxter, 87, died at 9:35 p.m., Tuesday March 22, 2016, at her Fairview Heights, IL residence. Although relocating many times throughout her life, she considered her residence of over 50 years in Aurora, CO, to be "home". Jean was born January 15, 1929, in Akron, OH, to Wilbur D. and Eva E. (Osborn) Mouse. On Oct. 7, 1951,...
Dolly M. Rakers
Mar 22, 2016
Mildred "Dolly" M. Rakers, age 82, of O'Fallon, born December 14, 1933 in Breese, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in O'Fallon. Dolly was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and enjoyed playing bingo. She was a talented seamstress and would often hand-sew Barbie clothes for her daughters and granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her husband Gervase...
Nathan Richard Funkhouser
Mar 6, 2016
Nathan Richard Funkhouser, born September 9, 1981, was received by his Heavenly Father on March 6, 2016. He had a son, Tyler, and was loved deeply by his family. He was a man filled with compassion for those less fortunate. He struggled to find his way in life, but his generous spirit lives on within the lives of those who...
Richard George Younglove
Mar 5, 2016
Richard George Younglove, age 79, of O'Fallon, born May 11, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri, passed away March 5, 2016 at St. Paul's Home, Belleville, Illinois. An Army veteran, Richard owned and operated a dry cleaning business in St. Louis. He was preceded in death by his wife Kathleen "Kate" Schwarz; and his parents Adrian and Elizabeth, nee Faust, Younglove....
Evelyn L. Bertram
Mar 2, 2016
Evelyn L. Bertram, nee Hangsleben, age 91, of O'Fallon, born March 8, 1924 in O'Fallon, passed away, Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. She was a neat and organized person and her home and yard reflected these traits. Well into her 80's, after her husband passed away, she was cutting her grass and taking...
Jack White
Feb 28, 2016
John Thomas "Jack" White, age 88, lifelong resident of O'Fallon, born July 26, 1927 in O'Fallon, died February 28, 2016 at Hillcrest Nursing Center, Round Lake Beach, Illinois, where he resided the past few months. Jack will be honored with military rites at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The procession will depart the funeral...
Albert Duebbert
Feb 25, 2016
Helmut Albert "Al" Duebbert, known in the United States as "Al," was born Thursday, November 19, 1927, the elder of two boys born to Josef and Anna Maria Duebbert in Neuss, Germany, located along the Rhine River in north eastern Germany. Conscribed into the German military before his 14th birthday, he was honorably discharged out of the German Luftwaffe by...
Melody Silveira
Feb 17, 2016
Melody Ann Silveira, age 55, of Smithton, passed away February 17, 2016. Melody was a caring and compassionate person, very outgoing and quick to share a compliment. She enjoyed arts and crafts and will be missed by her friends and staff at Park Haven Care Center-- her place she called home for the past year. A Graveside Service will be...
Cletus W. Zotz
Feb 14, 2016
Cletus William Zotz, age 68, of O'Fallon, Ill., born April 30, 1947 in Belleville, Ill., died February 14, 2016 at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Clete grew up in O'Fallon and graduated from O'Fallon Township High School in 1965. He loved life, living with energy, enthusiasm, integrity, honesty, and a strong work ethic. He previously worked transporting cars for Complete...
Clara Rose Schachner
Feb 4, 2016
Clara Rose Schachner, nee Jansen, , age 93, of O'Fallon, born November 15, 1922 in Albers, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, February 4, 2016. Clara grew up on a farm in Albers and worked for a short time as an aide at St. Elizabeth's Hospital emergency room. She met her future husband Robert at a wedding of mutual friends. Clara...
Pauline Louisa Gass
Jan 30, 2016
Pauline Louisa Gass, nee Mannz, age 99, formerly of O'Fallon, born October 3, 1916 in Troy, Illinois, died Saturday evening, January 30, 2016 at Hitz Memorial Home, Alhambra, Illinois. Mrs. Gass grew up south of Troy in the area known as Blackjack. She married Leigh Gordon Gass and together they operated a farm north of O'Fallon. She worked alongside him,...
William Harry Heitman
Jan 30, 2016
Major William Harry Heitman, MD, USAF, (retired,) age 72, born August 10, 1943 in Sparta, Ill., passed away January 30, 2016 at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center, Lebanon, Ill., following a courageous 36-year battle against Parkinson's Disease. Bill grew up in Sparta, Illinois; following graduation from the Air Force Academy in 1966, he was a navigator on the C-130 and a...
Joseph Baillargeon
Jan 29, 2016
Joseph Baillargeon, age 82, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born March 28, 1933 in Boston, Mass., died Friday, January 29, 2016 at his home. Mr. Baillargeon served 3 years in the Army during the Korean War as a paratrooper. After transferring to the Air Force, he served in the Vietnam War for three tours – totaling 17 months. He was in...
