Obituaries in East Alton, IL

Born May 23 1964 in Los Angeles CA she was a daughter of William and Gertrude Dryer Rader. Karen was a fulltime mom to her four children and countless other adopted kids. A selfless lady she enjoyed cooking and feeding all who were in her house. If anyone ever had a problem she was the fixer. She al...

Rosewood HeightsChristopher M. Spears 40 passed away Monday September 29 2025 at his home. He is survived by his mother and stepfather Kathleen and Brad Travis of Rosewood Heights a daughter Rylan Schneider a stepbrother Tanner Jessica Travis of Alton a stepsister Tess Chad Klunk of Alton and a niec...

Wood RiverWilliam F. Bill Reape Jr. 60 passed away Saturday September 13 2025 at his home. A proud U.S. Army veteran Bill served his country overseas in Germany.He worked as a drywall finisher for 35 years for the Painters Local 115 out of St. Louis. He enjoyed riding his HarleyDavidson motorcycles ...

Born July 10 1955 in Wood River she was a daughter of Joseph Vernon Turner and Vivian Luella Dain Melow. A veteran of the U.S. Army Verna worked as a nurse for over 50 years starting as a candy striper at the age of 14. She was especially dedicated to taking care of the elderly. She married Stephen ...

Roy started working at OwensIllinois Glassworks in July 1945. It was there he met the love of his life Louise Blair. They married Nov. 7 1946 in Alton and shared 67 years of marriage until she passed away in 2014. In 1951 Roy joined the U.S. Navy trained in the Great Lakes and was stationed in Rhode...

ShipmanJoshua Dean Bourbon 39 passed away Monday October 6 2025 at BarnesJewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born Oct. 28 1985 in St. Louis he was the son of Kenneth Bert Bourbon and Lisa M. Lotzer. Joshua could do anything he put his mind to and worked in construction carpentry and also was a very talent...

Born Apr. 11 1961 she was a daughter of Otto J. Junior Huch and Rose Marie Soonie Stimac Huch. She is survived by three daughters Amy Nathan Ziegler of Rosewood Heights Katie Josh Humiston of Grafton and Theresa Seehausen of Godfrey a son Tommy Seehausen of East Alton her grandchildren Joseph Ziegle...

Wood RiverMark A. Valenti 64 passed away Monday January 26 2026 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 22 1961 in Alton he was the son of Peter J. Valenti and Vivian Higgins Winslow. They both preceded him in death. Mark was a longtime laborer for Local 338 in Wood River. From a young age he played s...

Mt. Olive White CityRaymond E. Notter 57 passed away Friday October 10 2025 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Ray loved working and worked hard his whole life. He owned and operated RR Quality Landscaping with his wife Robbin. After his retirement from landscaping he worked for Titans Pi...

David worked for over 25 years as a riverboat pilot for Osage Marine Services in St. Louis. He enjoyed watching TV and watching the kids play video games. He was a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan and also loved the Kansas City Chiefs. He married Melinda MeMe Harper Dec. 29 1995 and they shared nearly 3...

Pat was born on August 25 1956. He grew up in Cottage Hills where he played sports and drove fast cars in his youth. Pat lived the way he wanted to live and turned his love of music into a passion. He would want to be remembered as part of the music community. He was proud of his soundman talents. P...

John Buttry 72 of East Alton passed away Thursday October 30 2025 at his home. He was born September 15 1953 to Wayne and Marlene Curry Buttry. He married Linda Luly in January of 1993 in Godfrey. He is survived by his wife Linda Buttry of East Alton stepson Jeff Link and his fiance Kathy Bense of ...