Dorothy Jean Mcdonald
Nov 1, 2011
Dorothy Jean McDonald, nee Rice, age 84, of O'Fallon, born January 5, 1927 in Ottawa, Ill., died November 1, 2011 at her home, under the loving care of her family. Mrs. McDonald was a parishioner at St. Nicholas Catholic Church; she was a devoted wife, a kind and caring mother, and a beloved grandmother. She was a woman of strong...
Jeanne Roseanne Kenney
Oct 29, 2011
Jeanne Roseanne Kenney, nee Gionet, age 67, of O'Fallon, Ill., born March 10, 1944 in Rumford, Maine, passed away at her home, surrounded by her beloved family, on Saturday, October 29, 2011. Jeanne was employed by Civil Service in the Military Housing Branch, for 22 years, retiring in 2008, from Scott AFB Housing Office. Prior to her civil service work,...
Helen L. Wilson
Oct 25, 2011
Helen L. Wilson, nee Miller, age 80, of Kimberling City, Mo., formerly of O'Fallon, born August 24, 1931, in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away October 25, 2011. Helen moved along with her husband Tracy to Table Rock Lake in 1989 for retirement, where they spent their days enjoying boating and traveling in their RV. She was preceded in death...
Darwin John Meier
Oct 24, 2011
Darwin John Meier, age 84, lifelong resident of Jarvis Township, near Troy, Ill., passed away Monday evening, October 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Pin Oak Township on April 26, 1927, to John and Meta (Flath) Meier, he was the oldest of their two sons. Darwin attended St. Paul's Lutheran School in Troy and graduated from McCray-Dewey Township...
Walter P. Gerth
Oct 16, 2011
Rev. Walter P. Gerth, age 79, of Shiloh, Ill., born June 28, 1932 in Chicago, Ill., died Sunday, October 16, 2011. At age 6, Walter's family returned to Germany to live for about 10 years. Returning to Chicago as a young man, he initially studied electrical engineering in college. He soon followed the path into church ministry and graduated from...
Frederick H. Klopper
Oct 16, 2011
Col. Frederick H. Klopper, US Air Force, retired Frederick H. Klopper, age 91 , of O'Fallon, Ill., born October 22, 1919, died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Dammert Care Center, The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville. He was born in San Francisco, a third generation Californian. There, he received much of his education and early employment...
"Foz" Ryan
Oct 10, 2011
Richard Frederick "Foz" Ryan, age 80, of O'Fallon, Ill., born December 7, 1930 in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away Monday night, October 10, 2011, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Foz grew up in St. Elizabeth's parish and graduated from Central Catholic High School, East. St. Louis, in 1948. He enlisted in the US Army during the Korean War....
Sydney Ashton Marrs
Sep 27, 2011
Sydney Ashton Marrs, age 3, beloved daughter of Christopher and Lori; and little sister of Elizabeth, born September 10, 2008 in Belleville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday morning, September 27, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. Sydney enjoyed dancing, swimming, swinging, arts & crafts-especially the glue, playing outside, driving her Mustang with no hands, and riding her tricycle. Sydney was known...
Marie O. Rezek
Sep 23, 2011
Marie O. Rezek, age 96, of Palisade, Colorado, formerly of Lebanon, Illinois, born September 10, 1915 in Chicago, Ill., died Friday, September 23, 2011 at Palisade Living Center, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Frank J. Pinta Rezek, whom she married May 12, 1934 and who died June 9, 1994; one son Terrence E....
Marylee Hillen
Sep 4, 2011
MaryLee Hillen, nee Kaiman, age 66, of O'Fallon, Ill., born December 12, 1944 in Ethlyn, Missouri, passed away Sunday morning, September 4, 2011 at Relais Bonne Eau hospice, in Edwardsville, Ill. MaryLee was a business teacher, retiring from O'Fallon Twp. High School in 2000 after teaching for 33 years, including her first year at Cahokia. MaryLee sang in the Celebration...
Theresa Stella Peters
Aug 29, 2011
Theresa Stella Peters, nee Grzeskowiak, age 80, of Shiloh, Ill., born December 6, 1930 in Chicago, Ill., passed away Monday morning, August 29, 2011 at Clinton Manor Living Center, in New Baden, Ill. The oldest of four childen, Theresa was raised in Chicago, and lived there for 50 years until her husband's job relocated them to Bartlett, Tenn., where they...
Betty Klingelhoefer
Aug 29, 2011
Elizabeth Mae Klingelhoefer, nee Poignee, age 85, lifelong resident of O'Fallon, Ill., born December 19, 1925, in O'Fallon, just down the street from her longtime current home, passed away following a brief illness on Monday morning, August 29, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Betty was retired from O'Fallon District 90, where she had worked as a secretary at Marie...
George A Henken
Aug 15, 2011
George Andrew Henken, age 84, of O'Fallon, Ill., born in Germantown, Ill., to the late Gerhard and Bernardine, nee Timmermann, Henken died August 15, 2011. George served in the European Theater of operations in World War II in the Regular Army and in the Korean Conflict in the Army Enlisted Reserves. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of...
Lillian J. Gobelman
Jul 28, 2011
Lillian Johanna Gobelman, nee Palmer, age 85, of O'Fallon, born March 12, 1926 in East St. Louis, Ill., the youngest sister to three brothers, passed away Thursday evening, July 28, 2011. Mrs. Gobelman was a member of First Baptist Church O'Fallon and a former member of Shiloh First Baptist Church. She worked as a telephone operator for the phone company,...
Karl Howard
Jul 26, 2011
Esper "Karl" Howard, age 89, of Swansea, Ill., formerly of Mascoutah, Ill., passed away July 26, 2011. "Karl," as he liked to be called, was born on September 3, 1921 in Himyar, Ky. He was raised in a coal-mining community, and like most people there, he started to work in the coal mines as a young adult. Tragically, after a...
James M. Sutton
Jul 25, 2011
James McAllister Sutton, 79, of Athens, Ala., began his extraordinary journey on Jan 18, 1932, on a farm north of Rochelle, Wilcox County, Ga. and ended on Monday July 25, 2011 at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Ala. Mr. Sutton enlisted in the US Army on June 19, 1950 and later moved to the US Air Force. During his military career,...
Lois Elaine Bode
Jul 16, 2011
Lois Elaine Bode, nee Schaefer, age 87, of O'Fallon, born November 15, 1923 in O'Fallon, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011. Lois was born in the historic landmark home of Elizabeth Penn Scott, now Wolfersberger Funeral Home. She grew up in the home, and lived there with her husband until the mid-1940s. Continuing to hold dear the memory of her...
John P. Thompson
Jul 13, 2011
John P. Thompson, age 90, of O'Fallon, Ill., born August 25, 1920 in East St. Louis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 13, 2011. Mr. Thompson enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and honorably served during World Way II in field artillery. He married the former Georgette Guithues on April 3, 1948 in East St. Louis, Ill. After the war...
Mary A. Thorley
Jul 12, 2011
Mary A. Thorley, nee Kozick, age 96, of O'Fallon, born August 1, 1914 in East Palestine, Ohio, passed away at home July 12, 2011. Mary relocated to O'Fallon in July 2000 from Downey, Calif. where she and her husband owned a pottery refractory business. Prior to moving, she was an active member of the Downey United Methodist Church where she...
Philip E. Gooley
Jul 12, 2011
Philip E. Gooley, III, age 89, born in Syracuse, N.Y., passed away in Belleville. Philip grew up in the Irish neighborhood of Tipperary Hill in Syracuse, N.Y. He attended St. Patrick's school and went on to Syracuse University. Phil joined the U.S. Army January 1942, served in the South Pacific, and rose to the rank of staff sergeant. When the...
