Jack C. Gentry, Col., Usaf (Retired)
Feb 7, 2011
Col. Jack C. Gentry, US Air Force, retired Jack C. Gentry, age 79 , of O'Fallon, Ill., born June 22, 1931 in Manhattan, Kans., died February 7, 2011, Belleville, Ill. Jack entered the Air Force in September 1954 after graduation from Washburn University in Topeka, Kans. He earned graduate degrees from George Washington University and Auburn University. Jack served...
Myrtle Regina Mehochko
Feb 5, 2011
Myrtle Regina Mehochko, nee Rolfingsmeier, age 89, of O'Fallon, born February 1, 1922 in Breese, Ill., passed away Saturday morning, February 5, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her family, under the care of Passages Hospice. Myrtle was one of nine children born to Henry J. and Helena, nee Weber, Rolfingsmeier. She married Edward A. Mehochko on January 3, 1945...
Ira M. Hughes
Jan 31, 2011
Ira M. Hughes, age 55, of Lebanon, Illinois, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 16, 1955, died Monday afternoon on January 31, 2011. Ira was raised in Lebanon, Illinois and was a 1973 graduate of Lebanon Community High School. He loved music and enjoyed playing in his band, Strap On Merkins. He was a construction worker and also enjoyed performing...
Joan Laura Kampwerth
Jan 29, 2011
SERVICES RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER Joan Laura Kampwerth, nee Shea, age 77, of O'Fallon, Ill., born September 8, 1933 in Collinsville, Ill., died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville. Joan was a beloved daughter, wife, sister, and aunt. She worked for 30 years at Prairie Farms Dairy in O'Fallon. She was a member of St. Clare of Assisi...
Melba Marie Short
Jan 21, 2011
Melba Marie Short, nee Seibold, age 93, of Swansea, formerly of Belleville, born June 23, 1917 in Red Bud, Ill., died Friday evening, January 21, 2011. Mrs. Short was raised in Red Bud and married William Charles Short on May 24, 1949. She attended St. Teresa Catholic Church in Belleville for years. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, making dolls, flower gardening,...
Sharon K. Nichols
Jan 15, 2011
Sharon Kay Nichols, nee Rodermund, age 54, of Caseyville, Ill., beloved mother, sister, and friend, born April 26, 1956, in Sikeston, Missouri, passed away January 15, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. Sharon was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She had worked as a caregiver and nurse's aid throughout the metro east. She was always smiling, always generous...
Robert J. Cunningham
Jan 13, 2011
Robert J. "Bob" Cunningham, 46, of O'Fallon, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. He was born March 17, 1964 in East St. Louis, IL, son of James and Rita (O'Haran) Cunningham. He married Sandra J. Schanz on October 17, 1987 in O'Fallon and she survives in O'Fallon. In addition to his wife, he is survived by...
Emma "Midge" Marie Behrens
Dec 25, 2010
Emma Marie "Midge" Behrens, nee Rothkegel, age 93, born February 11, 1917 near O'Fallon, Ill., the fifth of eight children, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010, under the loving care of family and staff at Nazareth Living Center, St. Louis County, Mo. As a young woman, Midge worked as a seamstress at Ely Walker Shirt Company in Belleville for six...
Felix P. Stahl
Dec 10, 2010
Felix P. Stahl, age 82, of O'Fallon, Ill., born November 13, 1928 in Piggott, Ark., the oldest of seven children, passed away Friday evening, December 10, 2010. Felix enlisted in the US military July 22, 1946 serving in the Army until 1949, then serving in the Air Force until Dec. 22, 1952 attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant. He was...
Kathleen Ann Casey
Dec 8, 2010
Kathleen Ann Casey, nee Jalageas, age 63, of O'Fallon, born February 19, 1947 in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away December 8, 2010 at her home. Kathy was born and raised in East St. Louis, graduating from Academy of Notre Dame in Belleville in 1965. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from SIU Edwardsville. She began her career in...
Mary Elizabeth Mason
Dec 7, 2010
Mary Elizabeth Mason, nee DeLude, age 69, of O'Fallon, born October 11, 1941 in Michigan, passed away December 7, 2010. Mary was the fourth of five children born to David and Helen, nee Burns, DeLude. She enlisted in the Air Force at a young age and worked as a telecommunications operator until she met and married Thomas Mason and they...
Patricia Ann Chamberland
Dec 1, 2010
Patricia Ann Chamberland, age 78, of O'Fallon, born March 18, 1932 in Tipp City, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Pat was a dedicated fan of all sports, especially those including her kids and grandkids. She loved Cardinals baseball and Ohio State football and was known for her great cooking. Pat attended Grant...
Lee T. Rasp
Nov 28, 2010
Lee Theodore Rasp, age 83, born January 14, 1927 in Shiloh Valley, Ill., passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Lee was an Army veteran of the Korean War, serving in the 86th Searchlight Engineer Company. He was a member of St. Clair County Farm Bureau, and St. Nicholas Catholic Church's Yesterday's Kids. He was a lifelong O'Fallon farmer and vegetable...
Charleen P. Vernier
Nov 28, 2010
Charleen Vernier, nee Murphy, age 52, of Shiloh, born July 7, 1958 in Belleville, Ill., to Charles and Helen, nee Bindics, Murphy, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at her home. Charleen married Kevin Vernier in 1985, and they recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. She was a 1976 graduate of O'Fallon Township H.S. and attended Patricia Stevens College for...
Sandra K. Will
Nov 10, 2010
Sandra Kay Will, nee Cobert, age 62, of O'Fallon, born September 18, 1948, in Moline, Ill., went home to Jesus Wednesday evening, November 10, 2010 at the de Greeff Hospice House in St Louis, Mo. Sandy graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. with a B.A. in Math and Education. She taught school in Dwight, Ill. until her marriage...
Gary W. Retting
Oct 31, 2010
Gary W. "Reddi Whip" Retting, age 65, of O'Fallon, Ill. passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. He was born to Wilber and June (nee Mustard) Retting on Sept. 5, 1945 in New Orleans, La. but spent most all of his life in O'Fallon. He graduated from OTHS in 1963, attended Belleville Area College and Ranken Trade School. He was a...
Eleanor L. Mulheran
Oct 21, 2010
Eleanor L. Mulheran, nee Rothkegel, age 86, of O'Fallon, born November 25, 1923 in Belleville, Ill., passed away Thursday morning, October 21, 2010 in Belleville, Ill. Eleanor graduated from O'Fallon Twp. High School and had worked at Independent Engineering during WWII. She attended St. Clare parish. She supported her husband and devoted her time to her sons. She was preceded...
Gary Lee Ashby
Oct 12, 2010
Commander Gary Lee Ashby, US Navy (retired), age 70, of O'Fallon, Illinois, born September 13, 1940 in Champaign, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Ashby grew up in Monticello, Illinois, a small town he still considered home. He graduated from SIU Carbondale in 1964 with a degree in Business, then later...
Gene Roger Collins
Oct 10, 2010
CMSgt Gene R. Collins, USAF (retired) Gene R. Collins, age 72, born January 29, 1938, the 13th of 14 children, in Grundy, Va., to John Burton Collins and Cora Mae, nee Stiltner, (Collins), Hart, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at his home in O'Fallon, Ill. Chief Collins' long and distinguished military career began when he enlisted in the Army...
Lawrence Glennon Kernan
Oct 8, 2010
Lawrence Glennon Kernan, age 82, of O'Fallon, Illinois, born September 9, 1928 in East St. Louis, Ill., died October 8, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Kernan was the owner of Snow Printing in Belleville, Ill. He was a member of St. Clare Catholic Church, O'Fallon; Knights of Columbus Council 592, Swansea Moose Lodge, and a volunteer with the American Heart...
