Mar 24, 2022

Irene L. Maney (nee: Vallar), age 95 of Collinsville, Illinois, passed away peacefully with family at her side, on Thursday, March 24, 2022, 11:50 a.m. at her residence.

She was born October 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, and was the daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (nee: Albright) Vallar.

She married Maurice Maney...

Mar 23, 2022

John Hart, age 51, of Maryville, Illinois, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

He was born January 26, 1971, in St. Louis, Missouri.  John married Amy Collins on May 11, 2003.  Together, they had a daughter, Selah, who was the light of John's life.

John was a Forensic Scientist with the Illinois State Police and worked...

Mar 23, 2022

Barbara Lee Dippold, age 77 of Troy, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 9:35 a.m. at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois. She was born September 29, 1944, in Edwardsville, Illinois and was the daughter of the late LeRoy and LaVerne (nee Wilkinson) Reiter.

She married Karl A. Dippold July 2, 1970, in Edwardsville, Illinois. He...

Mar 23, 2022

Melvin John "Butch" Buetikofer, age 76, of Maryville, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022,  4:00 p.m. at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois.

He was born November 28, 1945 in East St. Louis, Illinois, and was the son of the late John Elmer and Mabel (nee: Mann) Buetikofer.

He married Janice Marie Crabtree on...

Mar 21, 2022

Donald R. Shaffner

August 10, 1940 – March 21, 2022

Don was born and raised in East St. Louis.  He graduated from East St. Louis High School and completed a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education with a Masters in Supervision at Illinois State Normal University.

Don was an educator since 1962. He had...

Mar 19, 2022

Graciela C. Carbo-Finstrom, age 76 of Edwardsville, Illinois passed away on Saturday , March 19, 2022, 9:45 a.m. at Meridian Village Care Center in Glen Carbon, Illinois.

Funeral Arrangements are pending at Sunset Hill Funeral Home in Glen Carbon, Illinois.

A memorial service is being planned and will be announced in the near future.

Mar 12, 2022

Deloris Ruth Gages, 89, of Fairview Heights, Illinois passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, 3:45 p.m., at Aspen Creek of Troy, Troy, Illinois. Born November 15, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Ezra N. and Irene E. (nee Wofford) Melton. She married John M. Gages on September 18, 1965, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Granite...

Mar 11, 2022

Daniel Joseph Dovers, age 26, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away on March 11, 2022.

Born May 10, 1995, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of Jimmy "Jim" D. and Tina S. (nee: Sizemore) Dovers, Jr.

He was an avid outdoorsman, who liked hiking. He also enjoyed cooking and auto mechanics, as well as...

Mar 7, 2022

Ronnie passed unexpectedly but peacefully in Maspeth, New York on March 7, 2022. She was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Ronnie worked from the time she graduated high school and retired at the age of 68. She lived with and cared for her mother until her mother's passing in 2009. She loved and was loved by...

Mar 6, 2022

Marvin H. Hermes, born November 16, 1931, and a longtime resident of Glen Carbon, Illinois, passed away suddenly on March 6, 2022, at the age of 90.  Marvin was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Hermes, his brother Olen Hermes and his parents Olen and Carrie (Hanold) Hermes.

Marvin was born in Brighton, Illinois and graduated...