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Edward H. Kowalski

Edward H. Kowalski

Mar 18, 2007

Mr. Edward H. Kowalski, 83 years, born June 7, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri, passed away March 18, 2007 at Maryville Manor Nursing Home, Maryville, Illinois. Mr. Kowalski lived in the East St. Louis and Fairview Heights, Illinois area most of his life. He moved to Troy, Illinois in 2003. Ed was a Beef Lugger for Hunter Packing Company for...

William Randolph Baker

William Randolph Baker

Mar 13, 2007

William Randolph Baker, 58, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at his residence in Troy, IL. Arrangements are Pending.

Florence C. Mills

Florence C. Mills

Mar 10, 2007

Mrs. Florence C. (nee: Ward) Mills, 97, born August 7, 1909 in Collinsville, Illinois, died March 10, 2007 at Maryville Manor Nursing Home, Maryville, Illinois. Mrs. Mills lived in the Troy-Collinsville area her entire life. She was a member of St. Ann's Episcopal Church, Collinsville, Illinois, Madison County Democratic Club, and American Legion Auxiliary Post #708. Mrs. Mills is survived...

Pauline Mary Lewis

Pauline Mary Lewis

Mar 7, 2007

Pauline Mary Lewis, 84, of Troy, Illinois, born October 8, 1922 in Matthews, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Faith Care Center, Highland, Illinois. Pauline, was a Triad School bus driver for many years. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Troy, Illinois, St. Ann's Altar Society, Friends of the Library, Adult Fellowship of Friedens Church, Madison...

Lucille Marie Krapf

Lucille Marie Krapf

Feb 11, 2007

Mrs. Lucille Krapf, 81 years, of Troy, Illinois, passed away on February 11, 2007 at University Nursing and Rehab in Edwardsville, Illinois. Mrs. Krapf is the mother of Dorothy Abell of Troy, Illinois and Leo Krapf of Woodridge, Illinois. Burial for Mrs. Krapf will be held Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Skyline Memorial Park, Monee, Illinois. Laughlin Funeral Home is...

Robert L. Barker

Robert L. Barker

Feb 10, 2007

Mr. Robert L. Barker, 88, of Collinsville, Illinois, born April 6, 1918 in Granite City, Illinois, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Eden Village Retirement Center, Glen Carbon, Illinois. Mr. Barker was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, retired as an operating engineer out of Local 520. He was an honorary member of Town and Country Gun Club,...

Lorene B. Spurlin

Lorene B. Spurlin

Feb 10, 2007

Mrs. Lorene B. Spurlin, 81 years, born July 29, 1925, passed away February 10, 2007 at Eden Village Retirement Center, Glen Carbon, Illinois. Burial for Mrs. Spurlin will be held February 16, 2007 in the Villa Grove Cemetery, Villa Grove, Illinois. Laughlin Funeral Home is in charge of the local arrangements.

Homer L. Pettus

Homer L. Pettus

Feb 5, 2007

Mr. Homer L. Pettus, 80 years, of Troy, Illinois, born September 19, 1926 in Bonne Terre, Missouri, passed away February 5, 2007 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Mr. Pettus retired in 1986 from Union Electric. Mr. Pettus lived in Troy for the past 40 plus years. Homer was a longtime member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Troy where he...

Ben G. Wesselmann

Ben G. Wesselmann

Feb 4, 2007

Mr. Ben Wesselmann, 63 years, born February 17, 1943 in Breese, Illinois, died February 4, 2007 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Mr. Wesselmann, formerly of Hoyleton, Illinois has lived in Troy, Illinois for the past 9 years. Ben was a salesman for Lange-Stegmann Co./Agrotain International. He was a Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association Board Member, Hoyleton Public School Board President...

Danielle C. Ruger

Danielle C. Ruger

Jan 27, 2007

Miss Danielle C. Ruger, age 25, of Collinsville, Illinois, born October 20, 1981 in Maryville, Illinois, passed away January 27, 2007 in Granite City, Illinois. Miss Ruger spent her entire life in the Troy-Collinsville area prior to moving to California for 5 years, then moving back to this area. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Troy, Illinois....

Sue Barr

Sue Barr

Jan 26, 2007

Mrs. Sue Barr, of Troy, Illinois, age 73 years, born on February 2, 1933 in Logansport, Indiana, passed away January 26, 2007 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Mrs. Barr moved to Troy, Illinois in 1979 coming from Ramstein, Germany. She was a faithful member of the Troy United Methodist Church in Troy, Illinois, an inspirational leader and worker for the...

Aloys H. Brendel

Aloys H. Brendel

Jan 23, 2007

Mr. Aloys H. Brendel, 90 years, formerly of Troy, Illinois, born August 14,1916, passed away January 23, 2007 at Staunton Community Hospital, Staunton, Illinois. Mr. Brendel was born in Troy, Illinois, moved to Carlinville for a short time, then moved to St. Louis, Missouri for a short period before moving to Troy for many years. He was a member of...

Edna Kranz

Edna Kranz

Jan 18, 2007

Mrs. Edna Kranz, (nee: Prott), born October 9, 1921 in Pin Oak Township, Illinois, died January 18, 2007 at Eden Village Care Center, Glen Carbon, Illinois. Mrs. Kranz lived most of her life in the Troy area. She was married to James Kranz on October 10, 1953 in Marine, Illinois. He survives. Mrs. Kranz was a homemaker and helped on...

Fern P. Gindler

Fern P. Gindler

Jan 18, 2007

Mrs. Fern P. Gindler, (nee: Porter), 91, of Maryville, Illinois, born March 13, 1915, in St. Jacob, Illinois, died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Mrs. Gindler graduated from Highland High School. In her early years she worked at the Collinsville Dress Factory and ASC office. Mrs. Gindler was a member of Madison County Home Extension Farm...

Beatrice Woods

Beatrice Woods

Jan 17, 2007

Mrs. Beatrice Woods,(nee:Hall), 94 years, born October 11, 1912 in Edwardsville, Illinois, died January 17, 2007 at University Nursing and Rehab Center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Mrs. Woods lived in Troy, Illinois her entire life. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church of Troy, Illinois, Order of Eastern Star, and Fern Chapter in Sorento, Illinois for 50 years. Mrs. Woods...

Raymond W. Schuessler

Raymond W. Schuessler

Jan 12, 2007

Raymond "Pepsi" W. Schuessler, 57,of Troy, IL. born June 14, 1949, in Belleville, IL. died Friday, January 12, 2007,at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL. Mr. Schuessler was a salesman for National Peace Officers Press, Troy, IL. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and past alderman of the City of Troy, IL. and a past police commissioner of Troy, IL. Raymond...

Richard Lee Bishop

Richard Lee Bishop

Dec 26, 2006

Mr. Richard Lee Bishop, 59, of Troy, Illinois, born March 26, 1947, in St. Louis, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Mr. Bishop was a computer specialist for White-Rodgers Company of St. Louis, Missouri. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Bishop was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and J....

Mary M. Krieshok

Mary M. Krieshok

Dec 11, 2006

Mrs. Mary M. Krieshok, 94, of Troy, Illinois, born March 21, 1912 in Granite City, Illinois, died December 11, 2006 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Mrs. Krieshok lived in the Troy area most of her life. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Troy, Illinois and Slovak Ladies Association. Mrs. Krieshok is survived by her son Richard (Sharon)...

Dr. Walter L. Zielonko

Dr. Walter L. Zielonko

Dec 10, 2006

Dr. Walter L. Zielonko 83, of Glen Carbon, Illinois, born February 10, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, died Sunday December 10, 2006 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Illinois. Dr. Zielonko served in the U.S. Army as a Captain in a MASH Unit in Seoul, Korea and Tokyo, Japan, where he was stationed. Upon his discharge from the Army, Dr. and Mrs. Zielonko...

Dolores F. Struckhoff

Dolores F. Struckhoff

Dec 9, 2006

Mrs. Dolores F. (Thiel) Struckhoff, 92, of Troy, Illinois passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. Mrs. Struckhoff has lived in Troy most of her life. After her husband August passed away, she moved to live with her son Edward and Doris Struckhoff in Texico, Illinois. Mrs. Struckhoff shared her time between her two sons Edward and Robert....

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