Obituaries
Moll Funeral Home Obituaries
Kathleen A. Miller
Nov 26, 2011
Kathleen A. Miller, nee Raby, 61, of Okawville, IL, born Aug. 20, 1950 in St. Louis, MO, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 at Terrace on the Park in Mascoutah, IL. Kathleen was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, playing bingo, shopping, and spending time with her family. She was a member of St. Barbara Catholic Church in Okawville. She was...

Werner H. "Bud" Friederich
Nov 22, 2011
H. “Bud” Friederich, 77, of Darmstadt, IL, born Mar. 22, 1934 in Mascoutah, IL, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville, IL. Bud was a retired farmer; and he also retired from Weyerhauser Paper Co. in Belleville, IL after 37 years. He served in the U. S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Patricia A. Knoth
Nov 22, 2011
Patricia A. Knoth, nee Wombacher, 73, of Mascoutah, IL, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 after a short battle with cancer. She left this world surrounded by her loving family and her dogs. Pat was a bookkeeper for the family business, Knoth’s (Shell) Sunoco, for many years; she then worked for Sparta Ford as a file clerk. When her...
Magdalena Stephens
Nov 18, 2011
Magdalena Stephens, nee Massong, 68, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 18, 1943 in Breslau, Germany died Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 at her residence. Magdalena was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Katherine, nee Wasca, Massong and a sister, Abbey Massong. She is survived by her husband, Raymond E. Stephens whom she married in...
Mary Lue Etling
Nov 18, 2011
Mary L. Etling, nee Mathes, 77, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 6, 1934 in Buick, MO died Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 at Terrace On The Park (formerly Grange Nursing Home) in Mascoutah, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Etling whom she married on July 5, 1958 and who died Feb. 17, 2001 and she was...
Lynnda Faye Pruett
Nov 17, 2011
Lynnda Faye Pruett, nee Harris, 64, of Belleville, IL, born June 1, 1947 in Belleville, IL died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 at her residence. Lynnda worked at Eckert’s Restaurant in Belleville, IL She was preceded in death by her son Daniel Pruett, her parents, Jonathan and Anna Mary, nee Berger, Harris, four brothers, Eugene, Norman, Donald and Mark Harris...
Melvin Douse
Nov 13, 2011
Melvin “Mel” Douse, 73, of Mascoutah, IL passed away on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at his home in Mascoutah. He was the devoted husband of Dolores of Mascoutah, IL and father of Denise James of Mascoutah, IL, Thomas Douse of Newport News, VA, Louis Douse of New York, NY and devoted grandfather to his four grandchildren, Brett and Brian...

Robert A. Bossom
Nov 13, 2011
Robert Andrew Bossom, 42, of Siloam Springs, AR, formerly of Mascoutah, IL, born Aug. 27, 1969 at Scott AFB, IL, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at the Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital in Siloam Springs, AR. Robert was a truck driver for UPS; a former member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church; a 1984 graduate of Holy Childhood Catholic Grade School;...
James Kurt Niederer
Nov 9, 2011
James Kurt Niederer, 78, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 4, 1933 in Winterthur, Switzerland, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. Jim worked at Niederer’s Dairy, his family’s business in East St. Louis, IL, until it closed in 1972 and then went to work for Illinois Distributing where he retired. He was a member of...
Curtis A. Fisher
Nov 9, 2011
Curtis A. Fisher, 64, of Mascoutah, IL, born June 12, 1947 in Dubuque, IA died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 at his residence. Curtis was a retired MSgt. from the U. S. Air Force, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Fairview Heights and a Viet Nam and Desert Storm Air Force veteran. He was...

Joseph H. Bechtoldt
Nov 9, 2011
Joseph H. Bechtoldt, 95, of Mascoutah, IL, born Nov. 5, 1916 in Shiloh Valley Township, IL, died Wednesday, Nov. 09, 2011 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, IL. Joe was a retired grain and livestock farmer, a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church, Mascoutah Moose Lodge #815 and St. Clair County Farm Bureau. He was preceded in death by...
Theresa B. Waigland
Nov 8, 2011
Theresa B. Waigand, 87, of Mascoutah, IL, born Jan. 8, 1924 in Mascoutah, IL, died Tuesday, Nov. 08, 2011 at Terrace on the Park (Grange Nursing Home) in Mascoutah, IL. Theresa was a homemaker and a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph J. and Barbara, nee Friederich, Waigand;...
David L. Dickhaut
Nov 6, 2011
David L. Dickhaut, 74, of Mascoutah, IL, born Sept. 9, 1937 in Engelmann Township, IL, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 at his home. David was a retired machinist and employee of the City of St. Louis Street Department and a US Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Myra, nee Malacarne, Dickhaut; and his...
Peggy Ann Backs
Nov 5, 2011
Peggy Ann Backs, 56, of New Baden, IL, formerly of New Memphis, IL, born July 11, 1955 in Belleville, IL, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 at St. Mary’s Health Center, St. Louis, MO. After high school Peggy worked for Martha Manning Dress Factory in Mascoutah and St. Louis. She then attended Concordia College at River Forest, IL and obtained...
Haley Renee Renth
Oct 30, 2011
Haley Renee Renth, 17, of Albers, IL, born Dec. 14, 1993 in Belleville, IL, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 in Greenville, IL. Haley was a senior at Greenville High School, a National Honor Society student and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Albers, IL. She was preceded in death by her mother, Deborah K., nee Mueth, Renth,...
Cleola M. "Cleo" Miller
Oct 26, 2011
Cleola M. “Cleo” Schaefer Miller, nee Mueth, 87, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 25, 1924 in Paderborn, IL, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville, IL. Cleo was formerly employed by Martha Manning Dress Factory and was an advertising salesperson for the County Journal. She was a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah; and...
Dorothy M. Symank
Oct 25, 2011
Dorothy Margaret Symank, nee Deis, 94, of Mascoutah, IL, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, at the Terrace On The Park in Mascoutah, IL. Dorothy retired as Bookkeeper from the Mascoutah School District. She was, until recently, an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, and a lifetime member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. Married to Reverend...
Irmalinda R. Linkter
Oct 23, 2011
Irmalinda R. Lintker, nee Wienstroer, 82, of St. Libory, IL, born Nov. 5, 1928 in Johannisburg Twp., IL, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at her home in St. Libory. Irma was a homemaker and school teacher. She was a member of St. Liborius Catholic Church; St. Liborius Council of Catholic Women; St. Libory American Legion Auxiliary; and Washington County...
Geraldine K. Williams
Oct 22, 2011
Geraldine K. Williams, nee Vogler, 88, originally from Mascoutah, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at College Park Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Weatherford, Texas. Geraldine was a retired secretary/bookkeeper from the Mascoutah School District. She was a member of the Eastern Star and a Red Cross Volunteer during WWII. Preceding her in death was her husband,...
Kenneth R. Groennert
Oct 19, 2011
Kenneth R. Groennert, 38, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 19, 1973 in Belleville, IL, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL surrounded by his loving family. Kenny was a Captain and acting engineer for the Monarch Fire Protection District in Chesterfield, MO; a Lieutenant for the Mascoutah Volunteer Fire Department; a Fire Science Instructor at...