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Elva (Schaefer) Schalk

Elva (Schaefer) Schalk

Feb 27, 2011

Elva (Schaefer) Schalk, nee Hommel, 97, of Mascoutah, IL, born May 13, 1913 in Mascoutah, IL, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at MarKa Nursing Home in Mascoutah. Elva was retired from Martha Manning Dress Factory in Mascoutah; member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah; Holy Childhood Council of Catholic Women; Mascoutah VFW Auxiliary Post 7682; and active in...

Willetta May Stibal

Willetta May Stibal

Feb 13, 2011

Willetta May Stibal, nee Clements, 101, of Mascoutah, IL, born Aug. 20, 1909 in Belleville, IL, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 at the Grange Nursing Home in Mascoutah surrounded by her loving family. Willetta was a retired supervisor from Country Set Dress Factory in St. Louis; member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah; VFW Auxiliary Post 7682 of...

Eleanore E. Schlichter

Eleanore E. Schlichter

Feb 12, 2011

Eleanore E. Schlichter, nee Schwalb, 89, of Mascoutah, IL, born December 2, 1921 in Freeburg, IL, died Saturday Feb. 12, 2011 at Grange Nursing Home, Mascoutah, IL. Eleanore was a homemaker and a member of the St. Clair County Farm Bureau. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd E. Schlichter whom she married Sept. 8, 1945 and...

James E. Rakers

James E. Rakers

Feb 8, 2011

James E. Rakers, 79, of Mascoutah, IL, born March 10, 1931 in New Baden, IL died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville, IL. Jim was a retired maintenance foreman for the U. S. Army Reserve Centers in Illinois and Missouri and a U. S. Army veteran. He was a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church, Mascoutah,...

Eugene G. Pike

Eugene G. Pike

Jan 31, 2011

Eugene Gordon Pike, 82, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 12, 1928 in Waukesha, WI, died Monday, January 31, 2011 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL. He joined the Merchant Marines at an early age and then spent over 24 years in the Air Force, first making Technical Sergeant (Enlisted) and then becoming an officer. He retired at the rank of...

Clifford D. Elliott, Jr.

Clifford D. Elliott, Jr.

Jan 29, 2011

Clifford D. Elliott, Jr., 83, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct 5, 1927 in Rockland, MA, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Mr. Elliott was a retired CMSgt. from the USAF where he served as an Education and Training Superintendent and also was a Red Cross volunteer at Scott Air Force Base. He was a...

Edward William "Pat" Scanlan

Edward William "Pat" Scanlan

Jan 28, 2011

Edward William “Pat” Scanlan, 90, of Venedy, IL, born Sept. 30, 1920 in Worden, IL, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 at Coulterville Care Center, Coulterville, IL. Mr. Scanlan retired in 1993 as an Electric Hoisting Engineer at Peabody Coal Co., Baldwin mine. He began his mining career at Klondike Coal Co. at Worden Illinois in 1937. Upon graduating from...

Dorothy E. Lanter

Dorothy E. Lanter

Jan 25, 2011

Dorothy E. Lanter, nee Zinck, 82, of Belleville, IL, formerly of Mascoutah, IL, born Apr. 9, 1928 in Mascoutah Township, IL, left life as she lived life – gracefully and surrounded by all seven children and several grandchildren – on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, Belleville, IL. Dorothy was a retired cook from...

Gene B. Renner

Gene B. Renner

Jan 19, 2011

Gene B. Renner, 84, of Mascoutah, IL, born Feb. 7, 1926 in Belleville, IL, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. He was retired from Auffenberg Ford in Belleville as a parts serviceman. He was a member of the VFW Post 1739 in Belleville; a WW II US Marine veteran; and member of DAV. He...

Margaret C. Schlichter

Margaret C. Schlichter

Jan 18, 2011

Margaret C. Schlichter, nee Bechtoldt, 92, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 4, 1918 in Belleville, IL, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, IL surrounded by her family. Margaret married her husband, Olyn R. Schlichter, of Mascoutah, IL in April 1944. They made their home in Mascoutah where they raised their family of five...

David G. "Bubba" Torbush

David G. "Bubba" Torbush

Jan 17, 2011

David G. “Bubba” Torbush, 69, of Mascoutah, IL, born Mar. 4, 1941 in Atlanta, GA, passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 at his home. Bubba was a retired Chief Master Sergeant from the US Air Force serving 26 years as an aircraft loadmaster specialist; and was a Vietnam War veteran. After his military career, he worked for Mascoutah...

Leslie E. Burgard

Leslie E. Burgard

Jan 16, 2011

Leslie E. Burgard, 85, of Mascoutah, IL, born April 26, 1925 in Fayetteville, IL, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 at the Grange Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL. Leslie was retired from Peabody Coal Company and he had 28 years of service as Commissioner, Chairman Commissioner and Vice Chairman of the Summerfield, Lebanon and Mascoutah Water Commission. He was a...

Sharon I. Pierce

Sharon I. Pierce

Jan 16, 2011

Sharon I. Pierce, nee Graul, 61, of Mascoutah, IL, born June 25, 1949 in Belleville, IL, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 at her residence. Sharon was a patient accounts specialist at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL; a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Mascoutah, IL; and member of Zonta Club of Mascoutah. She was preceded in...

Christopher L. Ostrander

Christopher L. Ostrander

Jan 12, 2011

Christopher L. Ostrander, 50, of Mascoutah, IL, born May 16, 1960 in Grayling, MI, died suddenly Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at the Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville, IL. Christopher was a retired MSgt. from the United States Air Force and currently employed as a trailer mechanic at R & L Carriers in Sauget, IL. He was a Desert Storm...

Viola M. Vogt

Viola M. Vogt

Jan 11, 2011

Viola M. Vogt, 84, of Belleville, IL, formerly of Okawville, IL, born Oct. 16, 1926 in Okawville, IL, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, IL. Viola was a retired nurse’s aide from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville; and member of Zion Lutheran Church, Belleville, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, August...

Mildred I. Anthony

Mildred I. Anthony

Jan 9, 2011

Mildred I. Anthony, nee Ford, 89, of New Memphis, IL, born May 12, 1921 in Greenfield, TN died Jan. 9, 2011 at Clinton Manor Living Center in New Baden, IL. Mildred was a homemaker and a member of the New Memphis Community Club. She loved to sew, quilt, embroider and crochet. She also enjoyed cooking and preserving food. She...

Margarite E. Jung

Margarite E. Jung

Jan 7, 2011

Margarite E. Jung, nee Fellin, 84, of Mascoutah, IL, born Apr. 24, 1926 in Mascoutah, IL, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, IL. Margarite was a retired office manager from Wessel’s Supermarket formerly of Belleville, and a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah. She was preceded in death by her parents, Adolph...

Adelia M. Hangsleben

Adelia M. Hangsleben

Dec 29, 2010

Adelia M. Hangsleben, 96, of Belleville, IL, formerly of Mascoutah, IL, born Apr. 29, 1914 in Engelmann Township, IL, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 in her residence at St. Paul’s Apartments in Belleville, IL. Adelia was a retired secretary from E. J. Renth Motors in Mascoutah, IL; and member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah. She was preceded in...

Harlan E. Degroote

Harlan E. Degroote

Dec 29, 2010

Harlan E. DeGroote, 82, of Mascoutah, IL, born Jan. 9, 1928 in West Bend, IA, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, IL. Harlan was retired from the Army Aviation Systems Command in St. St. Louis, MO; member of the First Baptist Church in Mascoutah; and a U. S. Navy Korean War veteran. He was...

Raymond G. Hecker

Raymond G. Hecker

Dec 29, 2010

Raymond G. Hecker, 81, of Caseyville, IL, born Mar. 23, 1929 in Mascoutah, IL, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. Ray was a retired self-employed structural engineer, and a U. S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Erna, nee LaQuet, Hecker; and a brother, George...