Wood RiverLorine "Rene Gernon passed away at 1220 a.m. Saturday February 7 2026 at Alton Memorial Hospital. In addition to her husband she was precede...
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A veteran of the U.S. Navy Sam worked as a laborer for Local 338 in Wood River. He enjoyed anything outdoors camping fishing hiking and canoeing. A mu...
Carla had worked as a cook in past years and became a loving homemaker when she met her life partner Chester Chet Hammock. They shared over 17 years t...
Rosewood HeightsS. Jean Paynic 96 passed away Wednesday November 5 2025 at Cedarhurst of Bethalto. She was a teacher at Roxana Wood River and Granite...
Moro Marie Lacout Zakrzewski 100 passed away Tuesday September 16 2025 at her home. She was born Dec. 10 1924 in Collinsville IL to Alex Frenchy and M...
Born 1949
East AltonViolet Louise Kingston Evans 76 went for her first day of new life in Heaven on Monday January 19 2026 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born Oct....
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...
Born 1961
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. Vale...
1923 – 2025
Delbert John Elliott age 102 of Wood River IL passed away on December 28 2025 at La Bella of Alton. Delbert and his twin brother Elbert were born on N...
Born 1956
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 li...
East AltonShirley J. Hanfelder 89 passed away Friday January 16 2026 at OSF St. Anthonys Hospital. Shirley and Art owned and operated the Bethalto Inn...
Born 1955
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...
Born 1955
GodfreyAngeline Dinah EarlyExton passed away Saturday November 29 2025 peacefully and surrounded by family at Longevity Living in Granite City at the...
Nancy Kay Ontis 67 of Nutwood IL passed away Saturday December 13 2025 at her home with family by her side. She married Ray Ontis September 17 1976 in...
GodfreyDaralene D. Bethel 91 passed away Monday November 17 2025 at Longevity Living of Godfrey. She married Howard Earl Bethel Apr. 7 1962 in Wood Ri...
Born 1953
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 mar...
Born 1964
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...
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 o...
Born 1960
Ann M. Symons 64 of Alton passed away Thursday October 2 2025 on the family farm where she was raised. She was born October 4 1960 to Roland B and Rut...
Jerry Fair 78 of East Alton IL passed away unexpectedly on Friday September 19 2025 following a sudden cardiac event. Jerry graduated from North Verno...

















