Eileen R. Vink
Sep 23, 2008
Eileen Ruth Vink, (nee O'Meara), age 92, of O'Fallon, born September 12, 1916 in Bay City, Mich., passed away Tuesday evening, September 23, 2008 at Lebanon Care Center. Mrs. Vink was a life member of O'Fallon Sportsman's Club, had played in the Senior Citizens' Kitchen Band, and volunteered for many years, leading sing-alongs at area nursing homes. She was a...
Virginia M. Scheibel-Kraemer
Sep 20, 2008
Virginia M. Scheibel, age 87, of O'Fallon, Ill., passed away September 20, 2008 at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center, Lebanon, Ill. She was born November 7, 1920 in O'Fallon, Ill. to Fred and Stella, nee Wiemann, Hangsleben. She married Leslie Scheibel January 24, 1942; he passed away January 23, 1981. She married Adwir Kraemer in 1990; he passed away in 1994....
Dorothy M. Sheppard
Sep 14, 2008
Dorothy Mary Sheppard (nee Schlueter), age 78, of O'Fallon, Ill., born June 9, 1930 in Belleville, Ill.; passed away Sunday evening, September 14, 2008. Mrs. Sheppard attended Cathedral Grade School, The Academy of Notre Dame and St. John's School of Nursing in Springfield, Ill., graduating in 1952. She worked as an OB Nurse at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Ill.,...
Glenn Allen Rucker
Sep 3, 2008
Glenn Allen Rucker, age 49, of Caseyville Township, Ill., born January 24, 1959 passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2008 in his home. Glenn and the former Lisa Loraine Deraas, formerly of Bottineau, N.D. married August 5, 1992. Glenn served in the US Air Force as a personnel craftsman retiring in 1996. He then continued work in Civil Service personnel, relocating...
Viola J. Fuchs
Aug 29, 2008
Viola "Vi" J. Fuchs, nee Lurtz, age 101 of Belleville passed away Friday, August 29, 2008, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville. Vi was born in O'Fallon, Ill. Mrs. Fuchs had previously worked at National Stock Yards Bank and later as a nurse's aide at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows and Lincoln Home. Because Vi loved to be surrounded...
George Wayne Storey
Aug 20, 2008
George Wayne Storey, age 56, of Troy, Illinois, born June 4, 1952 in Granite City, passed away at his home Wednesday, August 20, 2008. George grew up in Troy, graduating from Triad High School in 1970. After moving away for a few years, he returned and has resided in Troy for the past 20 years. He has been employed at...
William Joseph Munie
Aug 5, 2008
Bill Munie, age 77, born October 26, 1930 in O'Fallon, Illinois, to Oscar E. Munie and Matilda (Rapp) Munie passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Cedar Ridge Health Care in Lebanon, Illinois. Bill was co-owner of Munie & Sons Garage in O'Fallon; he retired from O'Fallon Township High School as Director of Maintenance and was a lifetime member of...
Terry Jones
Jul 22, 2008
Enos Terry Jones, age 60, of Farmington, Mo., formerly of O'Fallon, Ill., born January 11, 1948 at Scott Field, Ill. to Ancel A. and Irene V., nee Miller, Jones, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at his home in Farmington. Terry grew up primarily in O'Fallon, the son of a career Air Force father. He worked as a communication specialist...
Maurice Arnold Hibbs
Jul 21, 2008
Maurice Arnold Hibbs, age 98, of Glen Carbon, formerly of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008 in Maryville, Illinois. He was born September 12, 1909 near Enid, Oklahoma, the son of the late John Loren and Eva Hibbs. The family moved to Kansas and then to several towns in Iowa until they settled in Des Moines...
Myrtle E. Beuckman
Jul 20, 2008
Myrtle Esther Beuckman, age 92, formerly of O'Fallon and East St. Louis, Ill., born in East St. Louis, to Lester A. and Louise, nee Adelsberger, Pfeiffer passed away Sunday morning, July 20, 2008. Mrs. Beuckman devoted her life to her children, grandchildren and her church as a member of St. Joseph's Mothers' Club, St. Joseph's Altar Society, St. Henry's Seminary...
Austin Robert Hansley
Jul 4, 2008
Austin Robert Hansley, infant son of Jared and Nicole, nee Jung, Hansley, of Belleville, Illinois, born July 4, 2008 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, died a few hours later, surrounded by the love of his family. In addition to his parents, Austin is also survived by his paternal grandparents Chris and John Hansley of O'Fallon, maternal grandparents Ken and...
Caleb Jeffrey Zarzecki
Jun 30, 2008
Caleb Jeffrey Zarzecki, age 15, of Troy, Illinois, born April 28, 1993 to Jeff and Robin, nee Young, Zarzecki, passed away at home, Monday, June 30, 2008 surrounded by his family, after a long and courageous battle with multiple types of cancer. Originally diagnosed in his second year of life, Caleb was brave and heroic as he fought against the...
Christine Rae Schwaegel Stephans
Jun 23, 2008
Christine Rae Schwaegel Stephans, 50, of Clarksville, Tenn. died Monday, June 23, 2008 at her residence in Clarksville after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born Belleville, Ill., Christy worked at the Parkview Animal Clinic as a veterinary technician. She loved all animals and thoroughly enjoyed her job. Christy attended Kirkwood Baptist Church in Clarksville. Christy was a fun-loving girl...
Dennis Frank Deutsch
Jun 18, 2008
Dennis Frank Deutsch, age 70, longtime resident of Shiloh, Ill., born October 15, 1937 in Shiloh, passed away June 18, 2008 at his home. Mr. Deutsch was preceded in death by his parents Cardell "Mike" & Aurelia, nee Kreutzer, Deutsch, his infant son Deron, and his brother Duane. He is survived by his beloved wife, Patricia L., nee Klich, Deutsch...
Clifford Nelson
Jun 4, 2008
Clifford "Cliff" Nelson, 77, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born July 11, 1930, in Belleville, Ill., died Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Nelson was a contract specialist for the U.S. Army and retired in 1991. He was a member of St. Clair Masonic Lodge 24, Belleville, Ill., and a member of Christ United Methodist Church,...
Anthony Iorio
May 25, 2008
Anthony Iorio, age 80, of O'Fallon, Ill., born November 26, 1927 in Marano, Italy, passed away Sunday evening, May 25, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Anthony grew up in Italy among 20 brothers and sisters. He immigrated to the United States in 1947 at the young age of 19. He was a veteran of the US Army and...
Belva Nell Bush
May 18, 2008
Belva Nell Bush, age 96, of O'Fallon, Illinois, passed away Sunday morning, May 18, 2008 at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center, Lebanon, Ill. She was born February 3, 1912 in Farmington, West Virginia to Martin H. and Dagmar, nee Groce, Rummager. She married William J. Bush on November 10, 1939 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. In 1971, upon his retirement, they settled in...
Ione Marie Mannz-Gribler
Mar 27, 2008
Age 88 of O'Fallon, passed away at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center, Lebanon, Ill. She was born August 6, 1919 to Lawrence and Margaret (nee Dawson) Ardison of Collinsville, Ill. She attended Collinsville schools and later worked at the local sewing factory. She was married to Wilmer Mannz from October 9, 1937 until his death in 1967. Ione married Robert Gribler...
Adolph Louis Scheibel
Mar 13, 2008
Adolph Louis "Lou" Scheibel, age 92, passed away peacefully in Littleton, Colo. on March 13, 2008. He was born to Ludwig J. Scheibel and Emilie (Betteken) Scheibel on May 16, 1915 in O'Fallon, Ill. He was preceded in death by his brother Joseph, his sister Amelia Schwaegel, his wife of 53 years Virginia Dell (nee Schaefer) Scheibel, and his daughter...
Rita H. Gooley
Mar 3, 2008
Rita H. Gooley, age 86, of O'Fallon, born September 3, 1921 in Syracuse, New York, passed away Monday evening at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center, Lebanon, Ill. Mrs. Gooley had formerly worked in banking and bookkeeping, and most recently in the Fine Jewelry Department at Famous-Barr, where she was recognized many times for her success in sales. She loved to travel...
