Local obituaries for Pitchford Funeral Home

May 24, 2024

Bethalto:

Joyce M. Wrigley, 79, passed away and went to be with Jesus at 11:40am on Friday, May 24, 2024, at Robings Manor in Brighton. She was born on July 22, 1944, in Alton, the daughter of the late Harry C. and Mamie G. (Costello) Ralston. Survivors include a daughter: Marcia Deckard of Bethalto, a...

May 22, 2024

Brighton:

Gordon Earl Clark, 94, passed away at 3:45am on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at his residence. He was born on June 4, 1929, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of the late Clarence and Madonna (Neukom) Clark. He married the former Helen Stott on April 7, 1956, in Nashville, Indiana, and they were blessed...

May 17, 2024

Godfrey:

Jerry L. Gossen, Sr., 59, passed away at 2:03pm on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Bria of Godfrey. He was born on April 8, 1965, in Rock Island, Illinois, the son of the late David Gossen and Jack and Nancy (Johnston) Richardson. Survivors include a daughter and son in law: Brittany and Brian Coulter...

May 16, 2024

Wood River:

Joyce Harris, 80, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Mount Carmel Senior Living in St. Charles, Missouri. She was born on June 20, 1943, in St. Charles, Missouri, the daughter of the late Clyde and Edna (Turnbull) Stewart. She married Kenneth Harris on June 12, 1980, in Merritt Island, Florida, and...

May 13, 2024

Brighton:

Clark J. Stoeckel, 63, passed away at 1:10am on Monday, May 13, 2024, at his residence surrounded by family. He was born on September 20, 1960, in Alton, the son of the late Leo J. and Dorothy I. (Hazen) Stoeckel. He married the former Tracy Gill on October 16, 1982, in East Alton, and...

May 9, 2024

Cottage Hills:

Ricky Vinyard, 66, passed away at 4:53am on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City. He was born on May 20, 1958, in Granite City, the son of the late Dorothy Pollard. Survivors include his sister: Burrae Rocha of Cottage Hills, his aunt Shirley, his cousins: Gerald, Mary,...

May 5, 2024

Madison:

James E. “Jim” Roberts, 61, passed away at 9:20am on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Anderson Hospital. He was born on April 28, 1963, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of the late Robert E. and Majorie “Margie” (Berner) Roberts. He married the former Anna Dennis on August 28, 2009, in Edwardsville, and...

Apr 24, 2024

Brighton:

Albert J. “Jake” Bienemann, 94, passed away at 11:04am on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Robings Manor in Brighton. He was born on May 19, 1929, in South Roxana, the son of the late Albert J. and Iona Marie (Peterson) Bienemann. He married the former Fay McKenzie on May 21, 1949, in Hartford and...

Apr 14, 2024

Wood River:

Delores Leorene Johnson, 92, passed away at 3:15pm on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Bria of Wood River. She was born on September 27, 1931, in Granite City, the daughter of the late Luther and Blanche (Griffin) Howland. Survivors include a daughter and son in law: Lawana and Ross Wells of South Roxana,...

Apr 7, 2024

Wood River:

Irvin J. Lehr, 93, passed away at 9:20pm on Sunday, April 7, 2024, in the emergency room at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. He was born on June 29, 1930, in Kampsville, Illinois, the son of the late Edward and Magdelena (Ewen) Lehr. He married the former Mary Ann Geers on April 11, 1953,...

Apr 5, 2024

St. Louis:

Thera Elizabeth Webster, 53, of Saint Louis, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 5, at 12:01 P.M. at her residence.

Thera was born in Alton, Illinois on November 11, 1970, the daughter of Ken Webster and the late Angela (Lane) Webster.

In addition to her...

Mar 24, 2024

Glen Carbon:

Reverend Raymond K. Herwig, 88, passed away at 12:11pm on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his daughter’s residence in Collinsville, IL. He was born on February 26, 1936, in Dane County, Wisconsin to the late George and Olive (Hartsell) Herwig. He married the former Dolores Elizabeth Virginia Oetzel on June 14, 1958, in...

Mar 24, 2024

Rosewood Heights:

Paul Meyers, 56, passed away at 1:30pm on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his residence. He was born on December 28, 1967, in Chicago, the son of Nancy (Truesdell) Meyers of Rosewood Heights and the late Thomas H. Meyers. He married Yolonda Meyers on April 29, 1995, in East Alton, and she survives....

Mar 22, 2024

East Alton:

Josephine Drummond, 79, passed away at 10:58pm on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Villa of Hollybrook. She was born on December 13, 1944, in St. Louis, the daughter of the Bernabe and Guadalupe Marie (Valdez) Barboza, Sr. She married Earl Drummond in 1985 and he preceded her in death on January 3, 2023....

Mar 21, 2024

Wood River:

Delores Walker, 90, passed away at 6:20am on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Jerseyville Manor. She was born on May 17, 1933, in Clear Lake, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Emmett and Martha (Florek) Aleckson. Survivors include her children: Mike and Sandy Walker of Bethalto, Jim and Debbie Walker of East Alton,...

Mar 13, 2024

Meadowbrook:

Debora Layton, 65, passed away at 5:56am on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Missouri Baptist Hospital. She was born on September 17, 1958, in Wood River, Illinois, the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Perrigan) Layton. Survivors include a son and daughter in law: Robby and Monica Layton of Wood River, Il, a...

Mar 1, 2024

Wood River:

Jon Ulery, 64, passed away at 11:35am on Friday, March 1, 2024, at White Hall Nursing Home in White Hall. He was born on September 9, 1959, in St. Louis, the son of the late Robert and Doris (Holzwarth) Anderson. Survivors include three daughters and two sons in law: Robyn and William Wells...

Feb 23, 2024

Bethalto:

Joe Hanfelder, 82, passed away at 5:22pm on Friday, February 23, 2024, at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 15, 1941, in South Roxana, the son of the late William Charles and Josephine (Gascho) Hanfelder. He met the former Judy Tuttle at the East Alton Dairy in 1961 and they married in...

Feb 22, 2024

Born on May 5, 1924, William (Bill) Joseph Copeland of Alton, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his home on the afternoon of February 22, 2024—just 73 days shy of his 100th birthday.

Bill was a member of America’s Greatest Generation. He and his 8 siblings grew up on a farm near Alton, IL on Harris...

Feb 17, 2024

Brighton:

Linda Hornberger, 72, passed away at 1:13am on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at her residence. She was born on April 7, 1951, in Granite City, the daughter of the late Anthony and Dorothy (Gregory) Luckshis. She married Paul Hornberger, Sr. on June 14, 1969, in Maryville, and he survives. Other survivors include a son...