Dolores E. Hanser, nee Bilyeu, 79, of Collinsville, Ill., born Oct. 24, 1931, in Collinsville, Ill., died at 4:57 p.m. at Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Collinsville, Ill.



Mrs. Hanser retired from Simon Jewelers, having also worked at Farmers Home Administration and Swift and Co.



Dolores was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Rutha Pearl, nee Shackleford, Bilyeu; and sister, Glenna Winschief.



Surviving are her children, Curt (Cindy) Hanser of Fort Mojave, Ariz., Lisa (Charles McIntosh) Hanser of Granite City, Ill., Carol Ann Hanser of Broomfield, Colo., and Laura (Brian) Burkhalter of Bradley, Ill.; four grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.



Memorials may be made to Collinsville Memorial Library. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.herrfuneral.com.



Visitation: Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Herr Funeral Home in Collinsville, Ill.



Funeral: Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at the funeral home with Father John Beveridge officiating. Interment in St. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Collinsville, Ill.