Shirley A. Ahring
Jul 13, 2007
Age 79, of Breese, Ill. She was born to Walter C. and Ida G. (Nee Gramm) Gentsch in Belleville, Ill. Shirley was a retired secretary for JMJ Sanitation and Trash Hauling. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star, Past Mother Advisor of Rainbow Girls, Past President of Mary & Martha Society, and a member of O'Fallon United Church...
Doris I. Hertenstein
Jul 12, 2007
Doris I. Hertenstein (nee Joseph), 93, of O'Fallon, Ill., died Thursday, July 12, 2007 in Belleville, Ill. She was born May 4, 1914 to Frank and Frieda (nee Portz) Joseph in O'Fallon, Ill. Mrs. Hertenstein was an elementary school teacher and was a member of O'Fallon United Church of Christ and the Shiloh Valley Garden Club. She is survived by...
Eileen M. Miller
Jul 2, 2007
Eileen Marie Miller, age 65, O'Fallon, passed away Monday, July 2, 2007 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill. She was born May 30, 1942 in Belleville, Ill. to Leo and Hazel (nee Gotter) Sutcliff. Eileen married Keith Miller on July 25, 1964 in Fairview Heights, Ill. She had worked as a Quality Control specialist for Continental Can Co., where she...
Annabelle Rita Fergus
Jul 1, 2007
Annabelle Rita Fergus (nee Appell), 76, of O'Fallon, Ill., passed away Sunday, July 1, 2007. She was born July 13, 1930 to Earl Elbert and Alice Ida (nee Gay) Appell in St. Louis, MO. Mrs. Fergus had been an active member of the O'Fallon Woman's Club, St. Clare Catholic Church Altar Sodality, O'Fallon Book Club, and the Officer Wives' Club...
William J. Bush
Jun 10, 2007
Colonel William J. Bush, II, USAF (retired), age 66, of O'Fallon, Illinois, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2007 in Rochester, Minn. He was born March 6, 1941 in Parkersburg, West Virginia to William J. and Belva (nee Rummager) Bush. Col Bush attended Tulane University prior to entering the United States Air Force through the Aviation Cadet program in 1963. He...
Joseph H. Louis, Jr.
Jun 7, 2007
Age 86, of O'Fallon, Ill. passed away Thursday evening. Born to Joseph and Christine (nee George) Louis in O'Fallon, Ill., Joseph served in the US Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945. He farmed for most of his life in the O'Fallon area and married Emma T. Bertram, nee Pellegrini, in 1963. He belonged to the St. Clair County Farm...
Edgar Anthony Munie
May 28, 2007
Edgar Anthony Munie, age 92, of Belleville, Ill., passed away Monday evening, May 28, 2007. Edgar was born September 19, 1914 to George Joseph and Magdelena T. (nee Dammerich) Munie in Belleville, Ill. Mr. Munie was a long-time parishioner of St. Clare Catholic Church, O'Fallon and was a dairy farmer for many years. He was an antique gasoline-engine enthusiast;...
Dorothy I. Carson
May 13, 2007
Dorothy I. Carson (nee Stoeckel), age 81, of O'Fallon, born in Millstadt Township, IL, passed away in her O'Fallon home Sunday evening. Dorothy was born to Joseph V. and Frieda M. (nee Pflugmacher) Stoeckel. She married Richard Carson, Jr. on February 23, 1949 at St. James Church, Millstadt, IL. She was a faithful parishioner of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, O'Fallon....
Arvella M. Gendron
May 12, 2007
Arvella M. Gendron, (nee Stokes), age 67, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born in Morehouse, Mo., passed away Saturday at Memorial Hospital, Belleville. Arvella moved to Fairview Heights from St. Louis in 1974. She worked as a bakery mixer in the pretzel line for Frito Lay Corp. in St. Louis, retiring in 1995 after 36 years. She was a member...
Dovie Bell Adam
Apr 28, 2007
Dovie Bell Adam, (nee Willhelm) age 98, of O'Fallon, Illinois, born March 29, 1909 in Weiner, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Covenant Care of O'Fallon. She previously worked at the small arms ammunition plant in St. Louis and Brooks Catsup Factory in Collinsville. Dovie owned and operated The Lincoln Café in O'Fallon for 10 years (1940-50). She...
Eldon A. Guttersohn
Apr 5, 2007
Eldon A. Guttersohn, age 78, of Belleville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007 in his home. Eldon was born October 9, 1928 in Lebanon, Illinois. He was a Korean War veteran of the US Army. He was a member of the Belleville Senior Citizens' Club, Moose Lodge 1561 Edwardsville, Knights of Columbus 4239 O'Fallon, and Metro East Automotive Lodge...
Thelma B. Diekroetger
Mar 29, 2007
Thelma B.E. Diekroetger (nee Mantle), 87, of Swansea, formerly of O'Fallon, Illinois, born April 22, 1919, in O'Fallon, Illinois died Thursday, March 29, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Celeste (nee Warhoover) Mantle, her husband, Albert "Dick" Diekroetger, whom she married at St. Clare Church on October 22, 1940 and passed away December 26, 1992;...
Lorreine Cryder Horenkamp
Mar 12, 2007
Lorreine Cryder Horenkamp, 95, of O'Fallon, Illinois, born November 6, 1911, in Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Illinois died Monday, March 12, 2007. Lorreine was the oldest of six children born to Ada, nee Patton, and Joe Cryder of Trenton, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Frank Horenkamp, whom she married June 4, 1936, her...
Terry L. Mueller
Mar 10, 2007
Terry L. Mueller, age 56, of O'Fallon, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Rosewood Care Center of Swansea. Terry was born July 13, 1950 in Belleville to the late Edward Jacob and Laurine E. (nee Stumpf) Mueller. He grew up in O'Fallon, and served in the US Army from 1970-72. He married Deborah Esther Watson on July 22,...
Alton E. Manning
Mar 9, 2007
Alton Edward Manning, MSgt, USAF (retired), 78, of O'Fallon, born in Moro, Ark. made the journey to his heavenly home on March 9, 2007 at Covenant Care of O'Fallon, surrounded by members of his family. Alton was a proud military veteran, having entered the US Army Air Corps at the age of 17 in 1945. As the military made...
Robert W. Erlinghagen
Mar 3, 2007
Age 81 passed away Saturday morning in his O'Fallon home, surrounded by his loving family. Robert was born July 31, 1925 in Chicago. He was a World War II veteran of the US Army Air Corp, serving as a B-17, B-24 and B-29 tail gunner. After his military service, he attended The American Television Institute, Chicago, earning his BS...
Gloria Mae Taylor
Feb 2, 2007
Gloria Mae Taylor, nee Hook, age 75, of O'Fallon Township, Illinois, passed away February 2, 2007 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. She lost her battle with Alzheimer's disease and cancer Friday morning, with her husband, the man she loved, by her side. Gloria was born February 20, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, to George and Hazel (nee Travous) Hook. She was...
Joan E. Bye
Jan 28, 2007
Joan E. Bye (nee Perschbacher), age 66, of Shiloh, Illinois, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2007 at her home. Joan was born February 24, 1940, in Shiloh, Illinois to Arnold & Ida (nee Rasp) Perschbacher. Joan graduated from O'Fallon Twp. High School in 1958 and worked at St. John's Orphanage in the 1960s, when she met her future husband, Gary....
Dorothy E. Obernuefemann
Jan 13, 2007
Dorothy E. Obernuefemann (nee Cocker), age 94, of Greenville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Greenville. Dorothy was born February 27, 1912, in Saint Louis, Missouri to Herbert & Corine (nee Boothe) Cocker, the oldest of eight children. She lived most of her life in O'Fallon, Illinois and moved to Keyesport, Illinois upon the...
Edward Pfeiffer
Jan 12, 2007
L. Edward Pfeiffer, age 88, of O'Fallon, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 12, 2007 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. Edward was born to Lester and Louise (nee Adelsberger) Pfeiffer on August 1, 1918 in Belleville, Illinois. Edward was a devoted, longtime volunteer of many organizations, particularly St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Urban Program. He was a member of...
