John F. "Jack" Holshouser
Feb 9, 2009
John F. "Jack" Holshouser, 81, of Collinsville, Ill, born Jan. 3, 1928, in Granite City, Ill., died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at his home. Mr. Holshouser owned and operated O'Fallon Tool and Die and Illinois Specialty Manufacturing, Marion Specialty Manufacturing, Reed Welding and Machine and Holshouser Machine and Tool. He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church and Knights...
Rachel Mansini
Feb 3, 2009
Rachel Mansini, 89, of Troy, Ill., born March 29, 1919, in Jerseyville, Ill., died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at St. Mary's Health Center, Clayton, Mo. Mrs. Mansini was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Carlyle, Ill., and Royal Neighbors of America. She was preceded in death by her husband, John P. Mansini Sr.; parents, Walter A. and...
Leo Frank Feldman
Jan 27, 2009
Leo F. Feldman, 86, of Troy, Ill., born Feb. 7, 1922, in Glen Carbon, Ill., died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, at his home. Mr. Feldman was a truck driver for Brooks Ketchup Company, Pizzini Distributing and Pur Gas of Collinsville now Ameri-Gas Co. He was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, Collinsville, Ill.; a charter member of...
Phyllis May Ernst
Jan 24, 2009
Phyllis "Phyl" M. Ernst (nee Hampson), January 24, 2009 in her 83rd year of Troy, Illinois. Dear Mother of Lee (Patricia Powell) Ernst of Trenton, IL, David (Lili) Lauer of Amelia, Island, FL, Brenda (John) Voyles of New Albany, IN and Beth (Roger) Larsen of Albuquerque, NM, and the late Phillip Lauer. Sister of Brenda Clayton of England. Our dear...
Thomas A. Rose Sr.
Jan 18, 2009
Thomas A. Rose Sr., 54, 0f Troy, Ill., born July 8, 1954, in Highland, Ill., died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill. Mr. Rose worked in manufacturing and spent most of his life in the Troy area. He was a member of the Eagles and Friedens United Church of Christ of Troy, Ill. Thomas was preceded...
Gertrude A. Cummings
Jan 16, 2009
Gertrude A. Cummings, nee Hutter, 96, of Troy, Ill., born June 27, 1912, in St. Louis, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at home. Mrs. Cummings was a homemaker. She was a member of St. James the Greater Catholic Church in St. Jacob, Ill. Gertrude was preceded in death by a son, Milton Cummings Jr.; and her parents, Fred and...
Brenda Jeannine Blume
Jan 5, 2009
Brenda Jeannine, nee Collins, Blume, 69, of Troy, Ill., born Jan. 27, 1939 in Blairsville, Ill., died Monday, Jan., 5, 2009 at St. Mary's Health Center in Clayton, Mo. Mrs. Blume was a homemaker and former school teacher. Brenda was a member of Troy United Methodist Church, UMW and the Red Hat Society. Mrs. Blume was preceded in death by...
Norbert Long
Jan 2, 2009
Norbert "Pete" Long passed from this life Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at the age of 85. He was born in Chicago, Ill., on April 11, 1923, to parents, Perry J. Long and Lillian S., nee Wenzloff, Long. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, "Buddy;" and sisters, Grace and Viola. Surviving are his sister, Betty Stempinski; his...
Derek Nungesser
Dec 30, 2008
Derek Nungesser, 25, of Highland, Ill., born Aug. 27, 1983, in Granite City, Ill., died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Derek loved fishing, hunting and was a member of Edwardsville Gun Club. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Clifford Stahlhut and Orville Nungesser. Surviving are his wife, Jessica, nee Fischer, Nungesser of...
Irmgard M. Schoene
Dec 16, 2008
Irmgard M. Schoene, nee Schieritz, born October 3, 1922 in Dresden, Germany, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Hitz Memorial in Alhambra, Il. Mrs. Schoene was a homemaker and had served in the German Air Force auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Schoene and her parents Maria and Willi Schieritz. Surviving are a daughter. Gabriele (Bert)...
Pauline Giamanco
Dec 15, 2008
Pauline Giamanco, nee Wodochek, 95, of Sparta, Il., formerly of O'Fallon, Il. and Caseyville, Il., born November 17, 1913 in Edgemont, Il., died Monday, December 15, 2008 in Sparta, Il. Mrs. Giamanco was a homemaker. She was a member of Silvertones Singing Group, Caseyville Senior Citizens and St. Ann's Sodality. Pauline was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Giamanco;...
Melba Matilda Hampton
Dec 15, 2008
Melba Matilda Hampton, nee Bartels, 85, of Troy, Il., born October 21, 1923 in East St. Louis, Il., died Monday, December 15, 2008 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Il. Mrs. Hampton was a homemaker and member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Troy, Il. Melba was preceded in death by her husband Omar R. Hampton whom she married May 23,...
Ronald Gene Lightle
Dec 14, 2008
Ronald Gene Lightle of Troy, Il., born January 7, 1939 in St. Louis, Mo. died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Il. Mr. Lightle was a retired school teacher from the Normandy School District in St. Louis, Mo. He was a graduate of the College of the Ozarks of which he was a Member of Alumni. Mr. Lightle...
Donna Sue Mesnier
Dec 8, 2008
Donna S. Mesnier, nee Luckshis, 61, of Troy, Ill., born May 3, 1947, in Madison, Ill., died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill. Mrs. Mesnier was a home-maker and a member of VFW Post 976 Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo G. Mesnier Jr., whom she married on July 1, 1967, and...
Mamie Howard Mallett
Dec 6, 2008
Mamie Mallett, nee Howard, 97, of Troy, Ill., born May 21, 1912, in East St. Louis, Ill., died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Mallett was a homemaker. She was a member of Junior Service and Daughters of the Nile. Mamie was preceded in death by her husband, David Mallett; parents, Charles and Anna Howard; and a sister,...
Terry Abernathy
Nov 25, 2008
Terry Abernathy of Troy, Illinois on Tueaday, November 25, 2008 at the age of 71. Husband of Anita (nee Williams) Abernathy. Private services were held.
Ryan M. Neal
Nov 23, 2008
Ryan Michael Neal, 24, of Troy, Ill., born Oct. 21, 1984, in Peoria, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, in Troy, Ill. Mr. Neal worked as a plumber with Neal's Plumbing. Ryan enjoyed his time spent deer hunting, golfing, fishing and muddin. He was a graduate of Triad High School Class of 2003. Ryan was preceded in death by his...
Christopher Leigh Lange
Nov 19, 2008
Christopher Leigh "Taz" Lange, 30, of Troy, Ill., born Dec. 5, 1977, in Belleville, Ill., died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Mr. Lange was a carpenter. Chris was a graduate of Triad High School class of 1996. He was preceded in death by a brother, David Michael Lange; and his grandparents, Russell and Margaret, nee Flynn, Lange, and Reita, nee Shipley...
Geraldine W. Kueker
Nov 12, 2008
Geraldine W. Kueker in her 91st year of Troy Illinois, November 12, 2008 at VIP Manor in Wood River, Illinois. Beloved wife of the late Harold Kueker. Mother of Jerry Lee Kueker of Dorsey, Illinois and the late Ronald Kueker. Geraldine was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Troy, Illinois. Visitation for Geraldine will be held Friday, November 14,...
Ruth M. Jones
Nov 11, 2008
Jones, Ruth M. November 11, 2008 in her 83rd year of St. Louis, Missouri. Beloved mother of Alice Stanley, Tommy Jones and the late Janice Jones. Dear grandmother of Deidre Stanley and Sheritta Mosley, great-grandmother of Mya Stanley. Daughter of the late Arthur and Gertrude (nee Childress) Chaney. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church,...
