Vernon L. Rea
Feb 8, 2009
Vernon L. Rea, age 81, formerly of Fairview Heights and Swansea, passed away Sunday evening, February 8, 2009 at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, Illinois. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He owned an auto parts supply shop. Mr. Rea is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Margaret; his son Russell K. Rea; his former daughter-in-law...
Cleo B. Kelly
Feb 7, 2009
Cleo B. Kelly, nee Brower, age 86, of O'Fallon, born August 4, 1922 in St. Helens, Ore., passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, on Saturday evening, February 7, 2009 at Gateway Regional Medical Center, Granite City, Ill. Mrs. Kelly moved to O'Fallon in 1961, when her husband was assigned to Scott Air Force Base. She was a devoted wife, dedicated to...
Doris I. Schaepperkoetter
Jan 11, 2009
Doris I. Schaepperkoetter, nee Luhning, age 89, longtime resident of Shiloh, born February 23, 1919, in Edgemont Station, Ill., passed away Sunday morning, January 11, 2009 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville. Doris moved to Shiloh after her marriage and remained there for most of her life. She was a former member of Mascoutah Sportsmens' Club. Doris enjoyed gardening, working crossword and...
Margie P. Brown
Jan 7, 2009
Margie P. Brown, nee Pickering, age 91, of Belleville, formerly of Shiloh, born March 30, 1917 in Cope, South Carolina, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her loving and devoted friends and family. Mrs. Brown came to the area when her husband was stationed at Scott AFB. Upon his retirement in 1963, they moved to...
Kathleen Diane Gross
Jan 5, 2009
Kathleen Diane Gross, nee Dunbar, age 60, of Shiloh, born December 16, 1948, in Belleville, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, January 5, 2009. Mrs. Gross worked for 18 years in Customer Service at Value City, formerly Grandpa's Store, until its closing this past November. She was a faithful member of Christ United Methodist Church in Fairview Heights. As a 16-year...
Virgil D. Greene
Dec 29, 2008
Virgil D. Greene, age 82, of O'Fallon, born Sept. 20, 1926 O'Fallon, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, December 29, 2008 at Rosewood Care Center in Swansea. Mr. Greene was a member at O'Fallon United Church of Christ; he had served on the Church Consistory and the UCC Illinois South Conference Board, and taught Sunday School for several years. As a...
Edna E. Tribout
Dec 22, 2008
Edna E. Tribout Edna E. Tribout, age 93, of Waterloo, formerly of O'Fallon, born April 4, 1915 in Greenville, Illinois, passed away Monday evening, December 22, 2008 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Mrs. Tribout had worked as a self-employed beautician and was a member of Corpus Christi Church in Shiloh. Edna was a great cook; she loved her family and...
Gladys M. Sommer
Dec 19, 2008
Gladys M. Sommer, age 86, longtime resident of O'Fallon, born in Texas, passed away Friday afternoon, December 19, 2008. Mrs. Sommer was a retired secretary for Holten Meat Co., formerly of East St. Louis. She loved her family, and her brightest moments were spent surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Victor...
Emile George Wiltz
Dec 18, 2008
Emile G. Wiltz, age 77, formerly of Biloxi, Mississippi, born June 7, 1931 in Biloxi, Miss., passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 surrounded by family and friends. He was the oldest of two siblings. On Apirl 11, 1953, he married Helen Lepre and she survives. He served in the US Army in the 1950's, during the Korean Conflict. After his...
August C. Neff
Dec 9, 2008
August Clemens Neff, age 81, of O'Fallon, born Sept. 29, 1927 in Beaver Prairie, Ill., passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Christian Hospital in St. Louis County. Mr. Neff was a Navy veteran of World War II and worked as a laborer in Local 670, O'Fallon, Ill. He was a member of American Legion Fischer-Solis Post 137, O'Fallon. Gus...
Lucia Fatima Pacheco
Dec 2, 2008
Lucia Fatima Pacheco, age 42 , born August 26, 1966 in Povoacao, Lomba do Alcaide, Island of St. Michael, Azores, passed away Tuesday evening, December 2, 2008 in O'Fallon, surrounded by her loving family. Lucy came to the O'Fallon area two years ago with her brother Paulo, to help open his restaurant, Paulo's at the Mansion, where Lucy was the...
John D. Dewitt
Nov 21, 2008
John D. DeWitt, age 81, born March 14, 1927 in East St. Louis, died Friday November 21, 2008 in Highland, Ill. John worked as a truck driver for Campbell 66 Express in St. Louis, retiring in 1983. John was preceded in death by a former spouse Verna Lee and a daughter Paula Baker. He is survived by five children, Marylee...
Dorothy J. Beedle
Nov 15, 2008
Dorothy Josephine Beedle, nee Freeman, was born January 17, 1912 in Asheville, North Carolina to Arthur and Etta Freeman. In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Beedle was somewhat of an entrepreneur, selling various commodities from her home-based businesses and working as a sales associate at Sears & Roebuck Department Stores. She was a collector of antiques...
Joseph T. Mulheran
Nov 4, 2008
Joseph T. Mulheran, age 85, of O'Fallon, born in Pittsburgh, Penn., passed away Tuesday morning, November 4, 2008 at Belleville Memorial Hospital. He attended University of Pittsburgh for a short time until his induction into the US Army Air Corps in 1943. He was trained as an aerial gunner on the B-24, where he flew 50 missions during World War...
Richard B. Perrin
Oct 20, 2008
Richard B. Perrin Richard Boyd Perrin, age 77, of O'Fallon, Ill., peacefully made his way to heaven surrounded by his children in his home Monday, October 20, 2008. Richard was born in Sioux City, Iowa on July 26, 1931. He graduated from the University of Nebraska – Omaha. Richard served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War....
Samantha Hall
Oct 16, 2008
Infant daughter of Melanie Hall, of O'Fallon, died October 16, 2008 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm, Monday, October 20, 2008 at First Baptist Church, O'Fallon. If you wish, please bring a flower from your yard to share. Memorial Donations in the form of a monetary tribute will be directed to the family. Memorial Donations...
Robert Lee Lillie
Oct 13, 2008
Robert Lee Lillie, age 81, of O'Fallon,passed away Monday at his home after a battle with prostate cancer. A lifelong resident of O'Fallon, Bob retired in 1986 from the US Postal Service, where he worked as an O'Fallon letter carrier for 27 years. He was a 50-year member of the American Legion Fischer-Solis Post 137 and served the O'Fallon community...
Annette Williams
Oct 8, 2008
Mrs. Annette Williams, age 84, beloved wife of Harold, formerly of Bellevue, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday morning, October 8, 2008 at Dammert Geriatric Center at the Apartment Community of Our Lady of the Snows. She is survived by her husband Harold I. Williams and her sons, Paul & wife, Dinah Williams of O'Fallon; Michael Williams of East Lansing, Michigan; and...
Annis L. Byram
Oct 1, 2008
Annis Loretta Byram, nee Feig, age 93, lifelong resident of Caseyville, born Feb. 24, 1915, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Lebanon Care Center. Mrs. Byram was preceded in death by her husband Glenn Byram, whom she married October 28, 1939 in East Saint Louis; and who passed away January 22, 1995; her parents, George and Amelia, nee Pausch,...
Pamela Burrall
Sep 29, 2008
Mary Pamela Burrall, (nee Prullage), age 64, of O'Fallon, born January 9, 1944 in Vincennes, Indiana, passed away Monday, September 29, 2008, at her home in O'Fallon. Pam grew up in Vincennes, Indiana, graduated from St Mary-of-the-Woods College near Terre Haute, and earned her Master's degree from Eastern Illinois University. She shared her love of music with others by teaching...
