John Slazinik, Sr.
Dec 25, 2011
John Slazinik, Sr., age 84, of Belleville, formerly of Brentwood, Mo., born November 15, 1927 in St. Louis, Mo., died Sunday morning, December 25, 2011, at Dammert Geriatric Center, Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Illinois. John worked for many years as Plant Manager at Cupples Products in St. Louis, Mo.. He was a Navy Veteran of World War...
Donald L. Freed
Dec 25, 2011
Donald L. Freed, Jr., lifelong resident of St. Clair County, near Swansea, Ill., passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family. Born at Scott Air Force Base on July 22, 1942, to Donald L. and Agnella, nee Waigand, Freed, Don was the oldest of two sons. Don attended the University of Illinois...
Phillip Norman Johnson
Dec 12, 2011
Phillip Norman Johnson, age 87, of Trenton, formerly of New Baden and O'Fallon, born in Shreveport, La., passed away at his home. Mr. Johnson retired as Superintendent of Maintenance and Engineering at Union Electric. He raised his family in O'Fallon and moved to New Baden in 1999, and then to Trenton a few years later. He was a World War...
Dolores Rose Jaco
Nov 14, 2011
Dolores Rose Jaco, nee Kozikowski, age 80, formerly of Kankakee, Ill., born July 22, 1931 in Detroit, Mich., died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. She resided at Lebanon Care Center, Lebanon, Ill. and previously at River Valley Assisted Living Center, Kankakee, Ill. Dolores loved shopping and lunches with friends. She was a dear and loving...
Gertrude S. Krebs
Nov 5, 2011
Gertrude S. Krebs, nee Solodyna, age 84, of O'Fallon, Illinois, formerly of Broadview, Illinois, born January 11, 1927, in Chicago, died Saturday morning, November 5, 1927 at Bethesda Dilworth Community, Kirkwood, Mo. Surviving are her daughter Beth McKeown, and husband Terry, of O'Fallon; and son Michael Krebs and wife, Patricia, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Mrs. Krebs moved to...
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...
