Matthew Alan Rush

Matthew Alan Rush, 49, of Belleville, IL, born May 19, 1961 in Winthrop, MA, died Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2011 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO.


Matthew was a retired SMSGT from the U. S. Air Force and a Gulf War veteran. He worked at Headquarters Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB as Chief of Terminal Instruments Procedures Branch.


He was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Rush.


He is survived by his parents, John and Jacqueline, nee Reilly, Rush of Revere, MA; three children, Christopher Rush of Brighton, CO, Tyler Rush of Belleville, IL, and Savannah Rush of Belleville, IL; two brothers, John Rush of Salt Lake City, UT, Mark (Yanni) Rush of Derry, NH; a sister, Andrea (Lawrence) Melanson of Winthrop, MA; nieces and nephews, Jacob, Nicholas, Reilly Rush, and Michael, Andrew, Lorenzo, and Christina Rush; and many friends.


Memorials may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.


Visitation: Friends may call from 2 to 5 PM Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Moll Funeral Home in Mascoutah, IL.


Funeral: Memorial services will be held 5 PM Sunday at the funeral home with Msgr. Jerome Hartlein officiating.


Burial: Funeral procession will leave 9:30 AM Monday, Mar. 28, 2011 from the Moll Funeral Home in Mascoutah to the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis for a 10:30 AM military graveside service.