Belleville High School Alumni Obituaries

Sonja Rose Tootsie Olson age 85 passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Meriter Hospital in Madison. She was born on December 25 1940 in Madison WI the daughter of Roy and Florence Bavery Olson. Sonja graduated from Belleville High School in 1959 and she started working at Manchesters Department S...

Roger L. Hendrickson age 71 passed away on Wednesday December 10 2025 at Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam WI. He was born on March 31 1954 in Madison WI the son of Bernard and Roberta Schliem Hendrickson. Roger graduated from Belleville High School in 1972 where he excelled as an athlete in f...

It is with great sadness we share the passing of Richard Jerome Donahue age 72 on Friday December 19 2025. He was born on August 19 1953 in Dodgeville WI a son of Jerome and Ruth Haas Donahue. Growing up as the oldest son on the farm Richard learned many skills from his parents. He attended parochia...

Peter E. Burns Jr. age 93 passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026 at Agrace Hospice Care Inc. in Fitchburg WI. He was born on March 16 1932 on the family farm in the Town of Barneveld to Peter and Regina Leary Burns Sr. Peter was the last surviving sibling of their eleven children. Peter graduated fro...

On December 29 2025 Lois Olinda Grace Bridges Rabenort passed away peacefully at the age of 94. Born on December 23 1931 in Okawville Illinois to Paul and Emma Schwettmann Bridges Lois was baptized and confirmed at St Peters Church UCC in Okawville. She was a lifelong resident of Okawville and a dev...

Dorothy Lucille Dot Fox 96 of Nashville passed away at 345 a.m. on Sunday December 28 2025 at Washington County Hospital in Nashville.She was born in Nashville Illinois on February 27 1929 to Henry and Lydia Huge Struckmeyer. She attended Trinity Lutheran School in Nashville and was confirmed at Tri...

Elmer was born to Luther and Margaret Durkin Jones on March 31 1938 in East St Louis IL. He attended East Saint Louis Senior High School. Mr. Jones was a Captain of the East St Louis Fire Department. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife Mary Ann Schroen and their children Thomas Jones of Belleville IL ...

Andrew J. Boron age 71 of Belleville Il born on March 27 1954 in E. St. Louis IL died on Monday December 29 2025. Andy grew up in Washington Park IL. He graduated from Assumption High School in 1972 where he was cocaptain of the football team. He was also a 1976 graduate from ITT Technical Institute...

94 a lifelong resident of Belleville and a loving husband father and grandfather passed away peacefully on December 26 2025 with his beloved children Neil and Julie by his side. Henrys hard work kindness generosity and deep love for his family friends and church will be forever remembered and cheris...

On the last day of the year 2025 Les Plotner age 92 of Belleville Il formerly of Lincoln IL joined his beloved wife Gretchen in heaven where she had been waiting for him for a little over a year. Lester Dean Les Plotner was born on December 15 1933 in Pekin IL to Dean and Marie nee Chambers Plotner....

Linda Bernice Leib 90 of Milan IL died at Trinity Hospital in Rock Island IL on Wednesday January 22 2024. She was born in Beardstown IL on June 25 1934 to Lawson W. and Geneva E. Snedeker Lockard of Astoria IL. She was a lifelong resident of Astoria before moving to Aurora IL and later to Milan IL...

Bertha Reddick was born in Blakely, Georgia on March 30, 1944 to the late Mercia and Willie Reddick. The family moved to Newark, New Jersey when Bertha was 9 months old.Bertha was educated in the Newark public school system. After graduating from high school, she attended evening classes at Essex Co...

Psalm 7326 Margaret Joan Glenn of Stewartsville NJ also lovingly known as Ballywent to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ onDecember 9 2025. Born on February 23 1958 in Mandeville Jamaica in the parish of Manchester to the late Sheena Louise Tyndale and Rudolph Roy Chambers Joan was a devoted ...

was born on July 9 1937 in Belleville FL to the late Emory Wright Sr and Americus Wright. She graduated in 1956 from J.R.E Lee High School in Jasper FL. Evelyn was employed by Farmhouse Restaurant in Lake Park GA retiring in 2011 after 26 years of service. accepted Christ at an early age and was a m...

Florence Marie Ceasar Douglas, 68 years old, departed this life on December 13, 2025, surrounded by her children. Florence was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, who was born on September 26, 1957, in Newark, NJ. Florence was the seventh child of eight children born to Samuel Ceasar a...

Scott D. England 55 of Bangor PA passed away on Saturday November 8th 2025 at St. Lukes Hospital in Easton PA. Born on January 6 1970 in Belleville NJ Scott was the beloved son of Brian Charles England of Toms River NJ and the late Maryann Kruleski England. Scott was a devoted husband and best frien...

Anna Louise (Anna Lou) Kremling Kasmiersky, of Garwood, passed away on December 10, 2025 at the age of 95. She was born on September 3, 1930 to Alois Kremling and Anna Elizabeth Kremling in Galveston, Texas.They moved to Garwood, Texas where Anna Lou attended elementary school. She attended high s...

Eichorn John Michael passed away peacefully Thursday December 18 2025 at the age of 73 in St. Louis Missouri after a lifelong battle with complications from multiple sclerosis MS. John was born in St. Louis to Ernst and Pearl Eichorn but he spent most of his youth in Belleville Illinois. He attended...

Matthew A. Pica, 89, born in Newark, NJ, long time resident of Belleville and Manahawkin, NJ, son of Samuel and Irene Pica (Pettinari), brother to Samuel H. Pica was proud to serve his country and his community. A graduate of Belleville High School, class of 1955, and Fairleigh Dickinson University...

Andrew passed away on November 27, 2025 at the age of 97 in Land O’Lakes, FL. Andrew was born to Andrew F Pecora, Sr and Angelina Pecora (nee Restaino) on October 3, 1928. He attended Barringer High School where he lettered in baseball and track. After high school, he enlisted in the United Sta...

Sophia Mastakas Caprio passed away the night of December 23rd in St. Joseph’s Hospital.Sophie was born on April 30th, 1952 in Newark to Michael and Rose Mastakas.Sophie attended Elliot Street Elementary School and Broadway Junior High School. She then moved to Nutley, NJ to finish Junior High and Hi...

Nancy Lee PalumboIt is with profound sorrow we announce that Nancy Lee Palumbo, a resident of Milford, PA, passed away in her sleep on November 20, 2025. The daughter of the late Hermine Concevitch and George Roland Huntley, Nancy was born on September 25, 1950 in Linz, Austria.After immigrating to...

Olympia "Babe" Bianchi, 91, of Newark, passed away Monday January 5, 2026.Olympia was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was married to her high school sweetheart and true love John “Jack” Bianchi (deceased) and raised four children John, Cindy, Kevin, ...

Angela DeGennaro Lucas, lovingly known as “Ange”, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at the age of 92.A former professionally trained secretary for Rutgers University, she moved on to work at various brokerage firms later in life. However, she started her favorite caree...

Joan Marie Carnie Cole age 91 passed away on Wednesday August 12 at Clover Manor in Auburn Maine following a long period of immobility and shorter duration of dementia. Joan was born in Newark New Jersey on August 19 1928 to Joseph and Minnie Carnie. She grew up in Belleville and graduated from its ...

Sunbury John Crause Ditty was born on September 17 1944 in Belleville IL. He was the second of five sons born to the late John Henry and Vera Mitten Ditty. John passed into our Lord Jesus arms on September 27 2025 at his home with family beside him. John graduated from Sunbury High School in 1962 ...

Ralph David Rothwell 76 of Damascus died on Tuesday November 18 2025 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 55 years the former Marilyn Ann Giordano. The couple married on October 10 1970. Born on January 4 1949 in Newark NJ he was the son of the late Ralph Lester Rothwell and Mona OConnor Rothw...

Michael Ratliff answered the Lords call home December 5 2025 after an extended illness. In Poor Bottom KY on April 20 1948 Delmon and JuanitaSykes Ratliff had their second son Michael Gene. He joined his brother Gobel and in the years to come they were joined by Terry Forest and Kenny. When Mike was...

It is with unbearable sorrow that our family announces the unexpected passing of James L. Havel Jr. on December 5 2025 at the age of 62. Jim was born in Belleville Illinois and was the son of the late James L. Havel Sr. and Carol J. Havel. He graduated from Sealy High School class of 1981 where he b...