Myrna Gwynne
Sep 15, 2014
Myrna Gwynne, age 83, of O'Fallon, Ill., born November 27, 1930 in Newbridge, Wales, to Lloyd and Edith Gwynne, peacefully passed away September 15, 2014 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Myrna had wonderful memories of growing up in Wales despite the harshness of daily life during the war years. When food was rationed during World War II, she...
Annalee Caito
Sep 9, 2014
Annalee Caito, age 90, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born September 21, 1923, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Cedar Ridge Nursing Home in Lebanon, Ill. Annalee was a long-time member of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Fairview Heights. She was employed at Salvage and Bridges Insurance Co. in Belleville for many years. She was preceded in...
Lucille Hassard
Sep 5, 2014
Lucille Hassard, nee Shoemaker, age 69, born June 15, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Lucille had worked as a habilitation technician and nursing assistant at Clinton Manor Living Center. She was a long-time member of the Moose Lodge and was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was...
Cory Vaughn Judiscak, Jr.
Sep 2, 2014
Cory Vaughn Judiscak, Jr., age 29, of O'Fallon, born March 23 1985 in Belleville, Ill., passed away September 2, 2014. Cory worked at Five Guys Burgers and Fries and was the "Taco Tuesday" chef at Town Lounge in O'Fallon. He enjoyed his music, especially Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan. He was a devoted father to his son...
David Lowell Attaway
Aug 29, 2014
David Lowell Attaway, Major, USAF, retired, age 61, of Shiloh, born July 7, 1953 in Birmingham, Ala., passed away August 29, 2014, at his home. Maj. Attaway retired from the US Air Force, where he had served as Services Squadron Commander. He had attended Middle Tennessee State University and was currently employed at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He was preceded...
James "Jim" E. Ettling
Aug 28, 2014
James E. "Jim" Ettling, age 75, of O'Fallon, Ill., born February 1, 1939, in Belleville, passed away August 28, 2014 at Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born to Melvin and Irene, nee Ettling, Belton, Jim was raised by his maternal grandparents Eddie and Elizabeth Ettling. He graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1957, and was a veteran of...
Vernell Marie Goodman
Aug 23, 2014
Vernell Marie Goodman, nee Munie, age 82, of Carrollton, Tex., formerly of O'Fallon, born June 4, 1932 in O'Fallon, went to be with our Lord on August 23, 2014, while a resident at Woodridge Nursing and Rehab in Grapevine, Tex. Nell lived in O'Fallon most of her life until moving with her daughter and son-in-law to Carrollton, Texas. After a...
Demetrius "Dj" Simpson
Aug 20, 2014
Demetrius Joseph "DJ" Simpson, Jr., age 13, of O'Fallon, born October 18, 2000 in Omaha, Neb., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. DJ attended O'Fallon schools since kindergarten. An 8th grader at Fulton Jr. High School, he was active in sports and particularly enjoyed baseball and basketball. He played on the Fulton Jr. High basketball team and the...
Jon Thomas Sims
Aug 8, 2014
Jon Thomas Sims, age 73, of Troy, Ill., born May 2, 1941, passed away Friday morning, August 8, 2014 at the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, Mo. Jon enlisted in the Navy as a young man and served for 6 years as a radioman. He worked as a senior field service technician and retired from AT&T/Lucent. He also worked...
Ralph Louis Barber
Aug 4, 2014
Ralph Louis Barber, age 92, of Shiloh, born January 1, 1922 in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014 at home, surrounded by his family. A Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Barber was a member of Polish American War Veterans in Caseyville, and was retired from Brinks Security. He was loved and respected by...
Golda Lorene Vennum
Aug 4, 2014
Golda Lorene Vennum, nee Wright, age 89, born August 8, 1924 in Columbus, Kans., passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Memorial Hospital, in Belleville, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence W. Vennum; brothers Rex, Jack, Bert, and Clyde and sister Pearl; and parents Isam and Alta Marie, nee Van Vacter, Wright; son-in-law Jerry Verdun and...
Lucille F. Kombrink
Aug 3, 2014
Lucille F. Kombrink, nee Obernuefemann, age 95, lifelong resident of O'Fallon, passed away August 3, 2014 at Cedar Ridge Healthcare in Lebanon, Ill. Mrs. Kombrink spent her life growing up and working on the family farm in O'Fallon. She was a former member of Senior Citizens' Club of O'Fallon, and a lifelong parishioner of St. Clare Catholic Church, where she...
Genevieve Joy Luzio
Jul 29, 2014
Genevieve Joy Luzio, age 81, of Belleville, born September 25, 1932 in St. Louis, Mo., passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Ms. Luzio was employed at Scott AFB as a data processor for the Department of Defense, retiring in 1995. She was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Inez, nee Zanher, Ford and her daughter Tina Marie Greathouse....
June Isenhart
Jul 29, 2014
June Isenhart, age 82, of Belleville, Ill., born December 14, 1931, in Springerton, Ill., passed away peacefully into eternal life on July 29, 2014 in Belleville, Ill. June was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. June was sweet, outgoing, charming, and never knew a stranger. She loved to paint hand-made cards for the holidays, enjoyed cooking, dancing, and always...
Regine "Jean" Pier
Jul 20, 2014
Regine "Jean" M. Pier, nee Mersinger, age 87, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Countryside Manor, Aviston, Ill., surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lebanon, Ill. on March 12, 1927, Jean supported her community in a variety of ways. She served as secretary of the library board for 20 years, was a docent at the Lebanon Visitors Center,...
Shirley I. Reid
Jul 19, 2014
Shirley I. Reid, nee Eberhardt, age 78, of Shiloh, born January 10, 1936 in Shiloh, Illinois, passed away July 19, 2014 at Memorial Care Center in Belleville. She grew up in Shiloh and graduated from O'Fallon Twp. High School, class of 1954. Shirley worked for many years in the banking industry. She was a member of Senior Citizens Clubs of...
Martha M. Pintar
Jul 14, 2014
Martha Maryanne Pintar, nee Kreke, age 88, formerly of O'Fallon, Ill., born March 14, 1926 in Breese, Ill., died Monday evening, July 14, 2014 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Mo. Martha married Michael Pintar on May 3, 1949, and they were married for 52 years until he preceded her in death in 2001. Martha and Mike lived in O'Fallon for...
James Hohrein
Jul 14, 2014
James John Hohrein, age 67, of O'Fallon, born July 22, 1946 to John and Henrietta, nee Bugger, Hohrein, passed away July 14, 2014. Jim spent his early childhood in Blackjack, Ill., and later moved to Washington Park and graduated from Assumption Catholic High School in 1964. He worked for General Motors for 39 years and was an active member at...
Mary E. Garrett
Jul 11, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Garrett, nee Choma, age 97, formerly of O'Fallon, born in St. Joseph, Mo., died Friday morning, July 11, 2014 at Cedar Ridge Health & Rehab Center in Lebanon, Ill. The daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, Mary was the oldest of seven children. She married Elmer Garrett in 1940 in East St. Louis, Ill. Together, in 1948, they formed E.S....
David "Dai" L. Spickett, Cdr, Usn, Retired
Jul 5, 2014
Commander David L. "Dai" Spickett, Jr., U.S. Navy, Retired, passed away at his home in O'Fallon on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the age of 62. Dai graduated from Wayzata High School in Wayzata, Minn. in 1970. He received an appointment to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., completing his BS degree in 1974. He went on to receive...
