Local obituaries for Pitchford Funeral Home
Mary Catherine Vantrease
Aug 2, 2018
Godfrey: Mary Catherine (Kozatos) Vantrease, 85, of Godfrey went to be with the Lord surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at 8:30am at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. She was born in Hillsboro IL on September 19, 1932 as a set of fraternal twins. Her twin Helen M. Kozatos preceeds her in death. She was...
Mabel Estelle Roper
Aug 1, 2018
Bethalto: The sweetest, most family-oriented woman in the world, Mabel Estelle Roper, 90, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side in Bethalto at 8:00pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Born on April 26, 1928 in St. Louis County, she was the daughter of Mortimer and Nellie (Schreiber) Verity. She was a lifetime fan of the Cardinals,...
Alinda S. Rust
Jul 31, 2018
Roxana: Alinda S. Rust, 65, passed away at 8:05pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at her residence. She was born on March 11, 1953, in Alton, the daughter of Lloyd and Viola (Goodwin) Harris. She married William Rust on December 27, 2001, in Edwardsville, and he survives. Other survivors include three daughters: Shelly Arnold of Roxana, Carolyn Kim of...
Nickolas E. Leckrone
Jul 31, 2018
South Roxana: Nickolas E. Leckrone, 38, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Wood River, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born on July 7, 1980, in Lincoln, Illinois, the son of Robert and Annette (Vance) Leckrone of Rushville, Illinois, and Karen Lewis of California. He married Leanna Strubberg on August 23, 2008, in Rushville,...
Angela K. King
Jul 28, 2018
Cottage Hills: Angela K. King, 47, passed away at 9:45am on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at her residence. She was born on October 8, 1970, in Alton, the daughter of Jane (Turnbeaugh) and Marvin Rahn of Jacksonville, Florida, and Fred Dillon of Alton. She married Jeremy King on August 13, 2005, in South Roxana, and he survives. Other survivors...
Juanita Mae Lane
Jul 4, 2018
East Alton: Juanita Mae Lane, 93, passed away at 9pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. She was born on March 31, 1923, in Alton, the daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Mae (Little) Jones. She married Ralph Lane, Sr. on October 12, 1953, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and he preceded her in death in 1999. Survivors include two...
Peggy Wilson
Jul 4, 2018
Pekin: Peggy Wilson, 88, formerly of Roxana and Rosewood Heights, passed away and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Morningside of Pekin. She was born on August 17, 1929, in Jackson, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Eugene and Thelma (Hawk) Malone. She married Charles Joe Wilson on September 4, 1948, in Jackson,...
Lois A. Fry
Jul 4, 2018
Dorsey: Lois A. Fry, 96, passed away and went to be with the Lord at 5:50pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Robings Manor in Brighton. She was born on September 9, 1921, in Alton, the daughter of the late Joseph and Tessie (Gibson) Minor. She married Ed Fry on June 21, 1957, in Alton, and he preceded her...
Gregory A. Reed, Sr.
Jul 1, 2018
South Roxana: Gregory A. Reed, Sr., 67, passed away at 3:05am on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at his residence. He was born on October 14, 1950, in Taylorville, Illinois, the son of the late Jesse and Shirley (Richards) Reed. He married the former Deborah Arnold on October 14, 1970, in Wood River, and she survives. Other survivors include two...
Edna Mae Myers - Wagoner
Jun 30, 2018
Wood River: Edna Mae Myers – Wagoner, 86, departed this worldly life on June 30, 2018, at OSF St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton. She was born on July 17, 1931, in Avery County, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Isaac and Verna Mae (Clark) Green. Survivors include one daughter and son in law: Linda K. and Joe Fisher,...
Hobart Dawes Vantrease
Jun 20, 2018
Godfrey: Hobart Dawes Vantrease, 91, of Godfrey, Illinois went to be with the Lord Wednesday June 20 at 9:34 am. He was the son of the late Garret and Doris Vantrease. He was a Navy Veteran of WWll serving his country proudly. He married the former Mary Kozatos on April 29, 1951, and spent 67 wonderful years together, she...
Nanci Beth Mott
Jun 17, 2018
Wood River: Nanci Beth Mott, 52, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018, in Odessa, Texas. She was born on December 26, 1965, in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of the late Thomas and Fern (Howard) Agney. She married Terry Mott in June of 1990 in Forest Homes and he survives. Other survivors include a daughter: Jessica Mott of Wood...
Marlene Carol Dupy
Jun 17, 2018
Maryville: Marlene Carol (Tant) Dupy, born November 3, 1939 meet her Heavenly Father on Sunday, June 17th, 2018 after a short stay at Meridian Village Senior Living in Glen Carbon, Illinois. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Jerome Martin Dupy for 60 years, who arrived in heaven April 15, 2018 just weeks before Marlene joined him. We...
Eileen "Cookie" Elhers - Cox
Jun 15, 2018
Wood River: Eileen “Cookie” Elhers – Cox, 68, passed away at 7:05pm on Friday, June 15, 2018, at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. She was born on March 30, 1950, in St. Louis, the daughter of the late Robert and Esther (Manewitz) Pate. She married Joe Elhers in 1970 and he preceded her in death in 1974. She then...
James Johns
Jun 14, 2018
Wood River: James Richard Johns, 91, passed away on June 14th, 2018 at Robings Manor in Brighton, Illinois. He was born in Harco, Illinois on January 29th, 1927. His parents were Aschim Raschidoff, who changed his Bulgarian name to James Johns, and Grace Emma Johns, whose maiden name was Stebbins. On February 4th, 1953, he married Joe Ann Anderson...
Dixie Mcgarvey Nesler
Jun 5, 2018
Roxana: Dixie Nesler, 98, passed away at 10:25am on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at her residence. She was born on October 4, 1919, in Greenville, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Owen Leonard and Bertha (Milby) Kemp. She married Cameron McGarvey and he preceded her in death. She then married Richard Nesler and he also preceded her in death....
Pauline H. Mcnealy
Jun 5, 2018
Cottage Hills: Pauline H. McNealy, 79, passed away at 1pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Springfield, Illinois, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on February 11, 1939, in Poag, Illinois, the daughter of the late William and Evelyn (Jackson) Copeland. She married Bobby J. McNealy on January 3, 1958, in Cottage...
Donald "Don" Diveley, Jr.
Jun 3, 2018
Worden: Donald “Don” Diveley, Jr., 61, passed away at 10:47pm on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. He was born on May 14, 1957, in Wood River, the son of the late Donald “Bud” and Beverly “Bev” (Burton) Diveley. He married the former Roxane Schoonover on May 14, 1979, in Staunton, and she survives. Other survivors...
Helen D. Bertagnolli
May 30, 2018
Wood River: Helen D. Bertagnolli, 82, passed away at 10am on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 11, 1935, in Wood River, the daughter of the late Harold and Jeanette (Clapp) Kessinger. She married Norman Bertagnolli on March 26, 1954, in Bunker Hill, and he preceded her in death on May 26,...
Jeanette Campbell
May 28, 2018
East Alton: Jeanette Campbell, 89, passed away and went to be with the Lord at 9:58am on Monday, May 28, 2018, at her residence. She was born on February 23, 1929, in Wood River, the daughter of the late Howard and Florence (Dyer) McDonough. She married Jack Campbell on October 22, 1948, in Roxana, and he survives. Other survivors...
