Aretta Cant
Dec 19, 2009
Cant, Aretta (nee Eaton) on Saturday, December 19, 2009, in her 87 year of Zephyrhills, Florida. Beloved wife of the late Walter H. Cant, stepmother of Ernest H. "Jim" (Barbara) Cant of Pocahontas, Illinois. Grandmother of Scott (Cindy) Cant, Clint Lasiter, Amy (Jeff) Oliver and Jennifer (Gary) Stone. Great-Grandmother of Tyler Jewel, Jonathan Oliver, Jackson Oliver, Rebekah Oliver and Garrin...
Vera Take
Dec 17, 2009
Vera Take, nee Wieduwilt, 90, of Benton, Ill., formerly of Troy, Ill., born March 10, 1919, in Glen Carbon, Ill., died on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at Stonebridge Nursing Home in Benton, Ill. Mrs. Take had spent most of her life in the Troy area where she met her family's needs as homemaker, mother, and grandmother. Vera was preceded in...
Lynn Marie Loyet
Dec 13, 2009
Lynn Marie Loyet, 60, of Troy, Ill., born May 7, 1949, in East St. Louis, Ill., died on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at her home. Lynn was an artist and teacher who volunteered much of her time and talent at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Louis, Mo., helping out with the shelter. Surviving are her parents, Kenneth...
Ernest Phillip Hammersmith
Dec 5, 2009
Mr. Ernest Phillip Hammersmith, age 91, of Troy, Illinois, born June 21, 1918 in Buffalo, New York, died December 5, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Hammersmith was a veteran and prior to retirement worked as a construction superintendent. Ernest was preceded in death by his parents Ernest Christian and Harriett Lenore, nee Phillips, Hammersmith. He is survived by his children,...
A. Thomas Edwards
Dec 3, 2009
A. Thomas Edwards, 83, of Troy, Ill., born Sept. 12, 1926, in St. Louis, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill. Tom and his family moved to Alton, Ill., in the early 1940's and later to Collinsville, Ill. He retired from the Triad School District in 1988 having worked at the Molden School as custodian. He...
William Harold Snyder, Jr.
Nov 24, 2009
William Harold Snyder, Jr., 79, of Troy, IL., born April 15, 1930 in Maryville, MO., died November 24, 2009 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. Mr. Snyder had been employed by the U.S. government at Scott Air Force Base as an electrical engineer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and fought in the Korean War, and was a...
Henry Mannz
Nov 23, 2009
Mr. Henry Mannz, 89, born November 18, 1920 in Troy, Illinois, died November 23, 2009 at Cedar Ridge in Lebanon, Illinois. Henry was a retired farmer and rural letter carrier from 1963 to 1986 with the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of Friedens United Church of Christ, Troy, Illinois and served on the church council. Henry served as...
Janet M. Young
Nov 8, 2009
Young, Janet Marie (nee Sapp) of Troy, Illinois died on Monday Nov. 8, 2009 in her 93 rd year. Beloved wife of the late Mack W. Young, Mother of Kathryn Gammon of Troy, IL, Eldon Mack Young of Troy, Il, Robert C. Young of Tecumseh, NB, and Stephen L. Young of Garden Grove, CA. Grandmother of Robert M., Sean T.,...
Dianne M. Decker
Nov 5, 2009
Dianne M. Decker, 49, of Normal, Ill., born Dec. 23, 1959, in Joliet, Ill., died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill. Mrs. Decker was a member of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Maryville, Ill., St. Patricks Catholic Church of Merna in Bloomington, Ill., and the Occupational Development Center of Normal, Ill. Dianne loved...
Gertrude A. Baumgartner
Nov 3, 2009
Gertrude Anna Baumgartner, 91, of Glen Carbon, Ill., born Feb. 7, 1918, in Trenton, Ill., died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at Eden Village Care Center, Edwardsville, Ill. Mrs. Baumgartner was a homemaker. She was a resident of the Troy area since 1952. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, St. Ann's Altar Society and Ministries unlimited. She was...
Steven Edgar Chivers
Oct 23, 2009
Steven E. Chivers, age 52, of Collinsville, IL. died October 23, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma on March 20, 1957 to Edgar Phillip Chivers and Teddy Marie (nee Tuley) Chivers. Mr. Chivers was a veteran having served in the Air Force. In addition to his parents, Mr. Chivers is survived by his wife Bonnie (nee...
David Nutter Waterhouse
Oct 14, 2009
Mr. David N.Waterhouse, age 87, of Troy, Illinois died October 14, 2009 at the Cedar Ridge Nursing Center, Lebanon, Illinois. He was born on June 8, 1922 in Haverhill, Mass. Mr. Waterhouse worked previously as a foreman for Milford Automatic Screw Machine Factory in Milford, Conn. He served his country in the Army in WWII and was a member of...
Clarice M. Bartels
Oct 7, 2009
Clarice Mae Bartels, 88, of Troy, Ill., born Dec. 5, 1920, in East St. Louis, Ill., died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill. Clarice worked as a payroll clerk for Farm Service of Edwardsville, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry E. and Frances M., nee Smith, Bartels; and sister, Melba (Omar) Hampton. Surviving...
Ida Margie Aaron
Oct 4, 2009
Margie Aaron, 86, of Troy, Ill., born Feb. 27, 1923, in Atlanta, Ga., died on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Maryville, Ill. Mrs. Aaron was a homemaker. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Lakewood Lodge, Atlanta, Ga. Margie was preceded in death by her son, Michael Earl Aaron; parents, Charles H. and Mattie Josephine, nee...
Alvin George Frey
Sep 23, 2009
Alvin George Frey, 96, of Troy, Ill., born June 14, 1913, in Marine, Ill., died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill. Mr. Frey retired in 1967 as an overhead crane operator at Granite City Steel. After retirement he worked as a stationary engineer at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Granite City, Ill. He was a member of Nelson...
Marjorie Ann Poole
Sep 16, 2009
Marjorie Ann Poole, 81, of Granite City, Ill., born Nov. 21, 1927, in Tamms, Ill., died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Gateway Regional Hospital. Mrs. Poole was a homemaker. She lived many years in the Troy area before moving to Granite City. Marjorie dearly loved her family, her pets and working in her garden. She was preceded in death by...
Peggy Aubuchon
Sep 11, 2009
Aubuchon, Peggy Jo (nee Fluitt) on Friday September 11, 2009,in her 59th year of Springfield, Missouri Beloved mother of Angie Cunniff of Collinsville, Illinois and Graham Cunniff of New York, New York. Dear Sister of Nancy (Randy) Morgan of Paducah, Kentucky. Daughter of the late Louis and Evelyn (nee Cozad) Fluitt Memorials may be made to the Humane Society in...
Arthur Jacob Boeshans
Sep 8, 2009
Arthur Jacob Boeshans, 78, of Troy, Ill., born Dec. 24, 1930, in Beulah, N.D., died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Boeshans was an honorary member of the PTL and Elder of St. Paul's Lutheran Church; teacher from 1970 to 1993 at Molden Elementary, Triad School District, and served as principal and teacher from 1956 to 1970 at...
Michael Kostyshock
Aug 27, 2009
Michael "Mike" Kostyshock, 76, of Troy, Ill., born June 4, 1933, in St. Louis, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at St. Anthony's Medical Center. Mike worked as a sales service representative. He was a member of St. Jeromes 50 Plus Club, St. Jeromes Catholic Church and graduated from Collinsville High School. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Robert E. Seipp
Aug 27, 2009
Robert E. "Bob" Seipp, 79, of Trenton, Ill., born Aug. 12, 1930, in O'Fallon, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill. Bob worked as a mine inspector at Monterey Coal 2. He retired after 28 years. He was an Army veteran serving as a Corporal in Germany during the Korean Conflict. Bob was an avid sports...
