Obituaries

Sep 10, 2012

Roger D. Scroggins, 55, of Mascoutah, IL, born March 17, 1957 in East St. Louis, IL, died Monday Sept. 10, 2012, at his residence. He was a facilities engineer at St. Clare Catholic School in O’Fallon, IL; retired from the U. S. Air Force; and a veteran of Desert Storm. He was a former baseball and hockey coach at...

Aug 27, 2012

Emmaline “Emma” Dawson, nee Harris, 91, of Mascoutah, IL, born June 28, 1921 in Willisville, IL, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 at Terrace on the Park in Mascoutah, IL. Emma was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Mascoutah. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Dawson, whom she married July 8, 1939 and...

Aug 25, 2012

Virgil Smith, Jr., 82, of Mascoutah, IL, born Nov. 5, 1929 in Beaver Falls, PA, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at the Assisted Living Facility at Silver Creek in Mascoutah, IL.

Virgil was a retired MSgt from the U. S. Air Force as an X-ray technician. He was a...

Aug 23, 2012

Robert L. Haege, 92, of Mascoutah, IL, born May 22, 1920 at New Memphis Station, IL, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 at the MarKa Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL. After graduation from Mascoutah High School, Bob attended Rankin School and then worked at Curtis Wright. He joined the Marine Corps and served in the Pacific during WW II. After...

Aug 21, 2012

Orville T. Etling, 90, of Mascoutah, IL born Oct. 7, 1921 in Belleville, IL died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 at Four Fountains Convalescent Center, Belleville, IL. He was a retired miller and farmer and was also a WW II Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carmel, nee Bruning, Etling whom he married in Belleville, IL...

Aug 17, 2012

Ardell J. Mueller, Sr., 84, of New Baden, IL, born Nov. 6, 1927 in Belleville, IL, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at Terrace on the Park, Mascoutah, IL. Ardell was retired from Civil Service at Scott Air Force Base and was also a retired farmer.  He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Mascoutah; member...

Aug 17, 2012

Ralph E. Vogt, Sr., 72, of Fayetteville, IL, born Feb. 18, 1940 in St. Louis, MO, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at his residence. Ralph was retired from the United States Army, retired molder for Modern Foundry in Mascoutah and Century Brass in Swansea; and was a US Army Desert Storm veteran. He was preceded in death by his...

Aug 8, 2012

David L. Lichtenegger, 59, of Fairview Heights, IL born Feb. 25, 1953 in Amarillo, TX, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 at Frank Holten State Park. He was a laboratory technician at Touchette Regional Hospital. David loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, boating and motorcycling. He attended First Baptist Church in Fairview Heights and had a passion for...

Aug 4, 2012

Rita Ann Boller, nee Biddle, 79, of Mascoutah, IL, born April 19, 1933 in Portage, WI, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 at her home. Rita worked at the Shoe Center in Mascoutah from 1966-1971; at Eckert’s from 1971-1973; and then at Modern Foundry in Mascoutah from 1973-1982.  She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in...

Aug 2, 2012

Stanley J. Hummert, 53, of Halifax, VA formerly of St. Libory, IL born Jan. 29, 1959 in Belleville, IL died Aug. 2, 2012 at his residence from complications of Multiple Sclerosis. He was a machinist, a U.S. Navy veteran and also active with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as a Unit Commissioner for the Dan River District in...

Jul 28, 2012

Betty Jo Berner, nee Whaley, 58, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 14, 1953 in Desloge, MO, died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at her residence. She was a retired CNA for St. Elizabeth’s Hospital where she was employed for 28 years. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Kasmine Berner-Scott, her parents, William and Barbara, nee Tarnacki, Whaley and...

Jul 26, 2012

Donald G. Cameron, 81, of Mascoutah, IL, born Sept. 30, 1930 in Mt. Vernon, IN, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL. Don was a retired yardmaster from the C.S.X. Railroad and spent countless hours with his grandchildren fishing and woodworking. He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Mascoutah; Raccoon Ramblers Camping...

Jul 23, 2012

Edna M. Zinck, 105, of Mascoutah, IL, born March 8, 1907 in Engelmann Twp., IL, died Monday, July 23, 2012 at Terrace on the Park (Grange Nursing Home). Edna worked for Martha Manning Garment Factory for 22 years. She was a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah, HCCCW, former member of Holy Childhood Adult Choir, a long...

Jul 20, 2012

Mary Charlotte Fritz, nee Woodside, 91, of Fayetteville, IL, born Jan. 9, 1921 in Perry County, IL died Friday, July 20, 2012 at Freeburg Care Center. Charlotte was a homemaker, an accomplished seamstress and quilter, a former member of Trinity U.C.C. in Fayetteville for 67 years and attended St. John U.C.C. in Mascoutah. She was preceded in death by...

Jul 15, 2012

Robert J. Linkey, 70, of Nashville, IL, born Sept. 14, 1941 in St. Louis, MO, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Terrace on the Park, Mascoutah, IL. He was a watch and clock repairman for 21 years at Scott AFB, IL, and was a Civil Service worker for USFMHA for 19 years before retiring.  After his retirement, he ran...

Jul 14, 2012

Herbert C. Herges, 86, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 31, 1925 in St. Joseph, MN died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at his residence. Herb served in the US Air Force from 1945 to 1971 retiring as a MSgt, and also retired from Peabody Coal Co. after 12 years of service.  He was a member of St. John United Church...

Jun 29, 2012

A. Clay Mollman, 76, of St. Louis, MO, born Oct. 15, 1935 in St. Louis, MO, died June 29, 2012 in St. Louis, MO due to complications of Myelodysplasia, a bone marrow disorder. Clay, who grew up in his family’s printing and publishing business in Millstadt, IL, retired from a career in the computer industry in 1990 and developed...

Jun 22, 2012

Gustav C. Lanter, 98, of Trenton, IL, formerly of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 28, 1913 in Mascoutah, IL, died Friday, June 22, 2012 at his residence. Gustav was a farmer and worked as custodian for Mascoutah School District 19; and was a life-long member of Holy childhood of Jesus Catholic Church in Mascoutah, IL. He is preceded in death...

Jun 18, 2012

Douglas A. Mitchell, 56, of Mascoutah, IL, born March 21, 1956 in Tucson, AZ, died Monday, June 18, 2012 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, IL. Douglas worked at Sigma Chemicals in St. Louis as a computer analyst; was also a registered nurse; a member of Faith Lutheran Church, O’Fallon, IL; and member of American Society for the Prevention of...

Jun 11, 2012

Joshua Anthony Cheek, 22, of McPherson, KS formerly of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 8, 1989 in Belleville, IL, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at his residence in McPherson, KS. Joshua worked for Johns Manville in McPherson, KS and was a 2009 graduate of Mascoutah Community High School. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Tony Kinder; his...