Obituaries
Moll Funeral Home Obituaries
Estelle A. Hoercher
Nov 24, 2008
Estelle A. Hoercher, nee Fochtmann, 95, of Mascoutah, IL, born Feb. 26, 1913 in New Baden, IL, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 at her daughter’s residence in Mascoutah, IL. Estelle was a homemaker, and also was a cafeteria worker for Mascoutah School District #19. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Mascoutah; a member...
Richard G. Mcmillian
Nov 19, 2008
Richard G. McMillian, 61, of Mascoutah, IL formerly of St. Libory, IL, born in Draper, KY on Feb. 8, 1947, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Grange Nursing Home, Mascoutah, IL. Richard was a ret. coal miner and a U. S. Air Force Vietnam veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife,...
Eileen K. Holcomb
Nov 11, 2008
Eileen K. Holcomb, nee Rehbein, 88 of Coulterville, IL formerly of Fayetteville, IL, born May 7, 1920 in St. Louis, MO, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at Sparta Community Hospital. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mascoutah. Eileen was more than a homemaker, she was a devoted wife, a wonderful Christian mother, grandmother and big...
Yoshi Vogt
Nov 11, 2008
Yoshi Vogt, nee Singaki, 78, of Fayetteville, IL, born Feb. 15, 1930 in Yomitan, Okinawa Japan, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at her residence. She worked at MarKa Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL as a CNA for 35 dedicated years. She was a loving wife and mother, and good friend to many people. She was preceded in death by...
Deloris L. Payer
Nov 1, 2008
Deloris L. Payer, nee Ettling, 93, of Mascoutah, IL, born Aug. 10, 1915 in Freeburg, IL died Saturday Nov. 1, 2008 at the Grange Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL. She was a retired cafeteria worker from the Mascoutah School District. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Flora, nee Smart, Ettling, her husband, Louis Payer, Jr.,...
Robert G. Tweedy, Jr.
Nov 1, 2008
Robert G. Tweedy, Jr., 28, of St. Libory, IL, born Dec. 24, 1979 in Belleville, IL, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, MO. He was a carpenter for Guarantee Interiors in St. Louis, MO, a 1998 graduate of Freeburg High School, attended Eastern Illinois University, and member of Freeburg Carpenters Local #480....
Laurie A. Schanz
Oct 23, 2008
Laurie A. Schanz, nee Barton, 56, of Smithton, IL, born Jan. 31, 1952 in Manistique, MI, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 at her residence. Laurie worked in the loan department at FCB Bank at West Main in Belleville. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Church in Smithton, IL. Laurie was preceded in death by her father-in-law...
Paul G. Middendorf, Sr.
Oct 21, 2008
Paul Middendorf of St. Libory, Illinois passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. He was born on Apr. 15, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri. As a young child he moved with his parents George (Chicken) and Mary (Tots), nee Shubert, Middendorf, to St. Libory, where they ran Geo. Middendorf Tavern beginning in the 1930s. Paul attended elementary school...
Alvina C. Knecht
Oct 16, 2008
Alvina C. Knecht, nee Brooks, 89, of Mascoutah, IL, born April 17, 1919 in Belleville, IL, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at the Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, IL. Alvina worked as a stenographer in Belleville and later as a typist at Scott Field; as a partner with her husband in the Mascoutah Tom Boy Market for 22 years; and...
David L. Haas
Oct 15, 2008
David L. Haas, 46, of Mascoutah, IL, born Sept. 1, 1962 in Belleville, IL, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. David was a school bus driver for Mascoutah School District #19, a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church, Mascoutah, Moose Lodge #815, Mascoutah and the 700 Club, Mascoutah. He was preceded in death by...
E. R. "Dick" Hagist
Oct 15, 2008
E. R. “Dick” Hagist, 92 of Mascoutah, IL, born May 16, 1916 in Mascoutah, IL, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. Dick owned and operated Hagist Department Store in Mascoutah until the early 1970’s, and he was very fond of overseeing the family farm on the outskirts of Mascoutah. He was a member of...
Dale L. Kinzel
Oct 10, 2008
Dale L. Kinzel, 53, of Freeburg, IL, born Oct. 29, 1954 in Belleville, IL, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 on his farm near Freeburg, IL. Dale farmed all his life on his family farm. He was employed by Peabody Coal Company at the River King Mine for 13 years until it closed, and most recently worked for Wiegmann Electric...
Norman J. Siegel
Oct 10, 2008
Norman J. Siegel, 83, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 31, 1924 in O’Fallon Twp., IL, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 at his residence. He was a grain farmer, a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church, Mascoutah, IL, Holy Name Society and St. Clair County Farm Bureau. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Helen Thouvenot, his son Jerome...
Ralph Junior Sawyer
Sep 30, 2008
Ralph Junior Sawyer, 73, of Mascoutah, IL, born October 19, 1934 in Dorchester, IL, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, IL. Ralph was a retired steelworker from Keystone Steel and Wire in Bartonville, IL. He was a school crossing guard at 6th and Poplar streets in Mascoutah for 7 years; a 32nd degree Scottish...
Evelyn T. Shoup
Sep 25, 2008
Evelyn T. Shoup, nee Alberternst, 87, of Mascoutah, IL, formerly of Trenton, IL, born Oct. 24, 1920 in St. Rose, IL, died Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL. Evelyn was a retired nurse’s aide from the Grange Nursing Home in Mascoutah. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Trenton, IL, Trenton VFW Auxiliary Post...
Marluize Loe
Sep 22, 2008
Marluize Loe, nee Blanchard, 86, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 19, 1921 in Laud, IN, died Sept. 22, 2008 at MarKa Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL. Marluize was a retired housekeeper from Grange Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond Zumbrun, a son, Firmer E. Loe, her parents, Thomas O. and...
Kenneth O. Strate
Sep 21, 2008
Kenneth O. Strate, 65, of New Baden, IL, born Sept. 23, 1942 in Hoyleton, IL, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 at his residence He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lively Grove, IL, served in the U. S. Navy Special Forces, a Vietnam veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 233, Okawville, IL. He...
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert L. Morris
Sep 15, 2008
Lt. Col. (ret.) Robert L. Morris, 87, of Mascoutah, IL, born March 7, 1921 in Fossil, OR, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 at his residence. After over 30 years, he retired from the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was a graduate of University of Wyoming with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and received a Masters...
Lucille S. Karpel
Sep 14, 2008
Lucille S. Karpel, 76, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 26, 1931 in Damiansville, IL, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville, IL Lucille was a homemaker and a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Karpel, whom she married in Damiansville, IL Oct. 12,...
Charles F. Graul
Sep 12, 2008
Heaven is a happier place because Charles Frank Graul died September 12, 2008 at MarKa Nursing Home at the age of 82. In heaven he joins his beloved wife, Lorena, nee Kraemer, Graul of 48 years, his parents, Fred and Mary, nee Perschbacher, Graul, four sisters, Irene Mitchell, Henrietta Guillaume, Loretta Knapp and Virginia Schaefer and a brother, Alfred...






