Matilda Elizabeth "Tillie" Astrauskas, nee Waitukaitis, 93, of Maryville, Ill., born March 14, 1919, in Collinsville, Ill., died at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, at Liberty Village Nursing Home in Maryville, Ill. Mrs. Astrauskas was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Collinsville, Ill. Tillie had a great love of gardening, cooking and spending time...
Vernon D. "Monk" Gilbreath, 85, of Collinsville, born Aug. 18, 1927, in East St. Louis, Ill., died at 1:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Gilbreath was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Collinsville, Ill., and a former member of the Moose Lodge No. 4 in East St. Louis, Ill. His grandchildren were his...