Edwina Kimutis (Okai) Kimutis
Mar 7, 2014
For decades she was known to many as "The Cake Lady." Mrs. Edwina Florence Kimutis, nee Okai, passed away March 7, 2014 at her home in Collinsville surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Madison, Ill., on October 8, 1929, and grew up there and in East St. Louis. In 1949, she married Raphael Kimutis who preceded her...
Silvio L. "Babe" Merlo
Mar 5, 2014
Silvio L. "Babe" Merlo, 88, of Collinsville, Ill., born Dec. 2, 1925, in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Relais Bonne Eau in Edwardsville, Ill. Babe retired as a roofer from Borgard Roofing. He was a World War II Army veteran, and a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church and...
Charles G. Giovando
Mar 2, 2014
Charles G. "Poncho" Giovando, 87, of Collinsville, Ill., born on July 31,1926, in Collinsville, Ill., died at 10:08 a.m. on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Collinsville, Ill. Mr. Giovando worked for the railroad for more than 39 years. He was a long time member of Alpha and Omega Christian Fellowship in Collinsville, Ill., and a life time member of the...
Thomas A. Rodriguez
Mar 2, 2014
Thomas Alva Rodriguez, 82, of Collinsville, Ill., born on Dec. 22, 1931, in New York, N.Y., died at 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Relais Bonne Eau in Edwardsville, Ill. Mr. Rodriguez was a member of Paratroopers 11th Airborne. Thomas was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, nee Hickey, Rodriguez; parents, Eusebio and Alice, nee Sanchez, Rodriguez;...
Bulah Clark (Jackson) Clark
Mar 1, 2014
Bulah Mae Clark, nee Jackson, 77, of Collinsville, Ill., born Dec. 5, 1936, in Earle, Ark., died Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, Ill. Bulah, along with her husband, was owner and operatore of the Potter's Wheel in Collinsville, Ill. She was also a former beauty shop operator, and a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. She was...