Marlene Frieda Walter

Marlene Frieda, nee Watschinger, Walter, 84, of Mascoutah, IL born Aug. 23, 1939, in Belleville, IL entered eternal rest on Sunday, Apr. 28, 2024, at her home with her family by her side.

Marlene was retired from her job on CMU floor at St. Elizabeth’s where she worked for 19 years. She was the apartment manager at New Baden Estates and Mascoutah Malibu.  After retiring from there, she spent time going on lunch outings with the “girls from work” and playing cards and dice with friends. In her younger years she owned a shop in Mascoutah called House of Remembrance where she sold Mascoutah items and other knickknack.  She also worked at Roesch Enamel until starting her job at the hospital.  Marlene was a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church where she married her husband, Vince, on June 6, 1956, and they enjoyed 51 years of marriage.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent Walter, who died on Feb. 14, 2008, her parents, Edgar, and Leola, nee Krausz, Watschinger, brother, Robert Watschinger, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Karl, and Verna, nee Voegele, Walter, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Delmar (Mary Ann) Walter, Roy and Laurine Scott, Anthony Walter, David Showalter, Carol Walter, and Dolores Walter.

She is survived by her daughters, Ruth Ann Walter, Valerie (Dean) Wombacher, both of Mascoutah, Tanya (Jason) Richter of Troy, IL; her grandchildren, the joys of her life, Derrick (Ashley) Wombacher, Courtney (Joseph Colbert) Wombacher, Hilary (Justin) Eckert, Holly (David) Niemann, Benjamin (Anna Sanderson) Richter, Allison (Ryan) Holcomb, Abigail (Christian) Schmidt; great grandchildren, Winter, Chloe, and Adalynn Richardson, Marlene and Ellouise Niemann, Adalynn Eckert and  the Eckert twins due in November; brothers-in-law, Victor (Dotty) Walter, Charles Walter; Sister-in-law, Katherine Showalter; and many relatives and close friends.

“A loving wife, a caring mother, grandmother with a gentle touch.  A friend who was loved so much. She lived each day with gratitude for the days she had with us, although we had many, it just seems not enough. She left this place with a destination in mind, she was tired and it was time. No one will ever replace her in our hearts or in our minds but having her watch over us will be easier you see, because she is in a better place than you and me. Rest in Peace dear mom with a smile on your face because you know you were so loved, and no one will ever take your place.”

Memorials may be made to P.T.O.E.C (parents and teachers of exceptional children), the special Olympics organization that Ruth Ann is a member of www.ptoec.org , P.O. Box 2324, Belleville, IL 62223, or Hospice of Southern Illinois, 305 S. Illinois St., Belleville, IL 62220.  Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting mollfuneralhome.com.

Visitation: From 4 to 8 PM Wednesday May 1, 2024, at Moll Funeral Home in Mascoutah, IL.

Funeral: A funeral Mass will be held at 10 AM Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah with Father Mark Stec officiating. Burial will follow in Holy Childhood Catholic Cemetery in Mascoutah.