Karen K. Benner, nee Kunce, 75, of Mascoutah, IL, born March 10, 1943 in Rankin, IL died Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. She retired from Mascoutah School District 19 as a teacher’s aide. She is a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, Women of the Moose Chapter 392, Mascoutah,…

JoAnn M. Sturm JoAnn M. Sturm, nee Fournie, 80, of Mascoutah, IL, born August 27, 1937 in Belleville, IL died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, IL. JoAnn retired from Belleville Area College as a mainframe computer operator. She is a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah and Special…

Delores “Dee” Klingelhoefer Delores “Dee” Klingelhoefer, nee Ahring. 86, of Mascoutah, IL, born Feb. 29, 1932 in O’Fallon, IL, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at the MarKa Nursing Home in Mascoutah. Delores was a homemaker; a playground aide and bus aide for the Mascoutah School District 19.  She was a member of St. John United…

Kathleen M. “Midge” Rueter, nee Sauerhage, 94, of Mascoutah, IL, born April 30, 1924 in Jacob, IL died Sunday, May 28, 2018 at MarKa Nursing Home in Mascoutah, IL. Kathleen retired from Martha Manning Garment Company after 38 years of employment. She is a member of Holy Childhood Catholic Church in Mascoutah and St. Ann…

Marilyn M. Breitling, nee Miller, age 84, of Glen Carbon Illinois, born on August 5, 1933 in Ashland, Nebraska. Her parents Donald and Laura Jarman Miller were well known pioneer families. She attended a one room country school and graduated from Ashland High School in l950. Marilyn attended Doane College for two years where she…

Lorna Jean Riess, nee White, 85, of Marissa, IL, born Aug. 29, 1932 in Pope County, IL, died peacefully on May 22, 2018 surrounded by family and friends. Jean grew up in Belleville with her uncle and aunt, Bill and Faye, nee White, Willis.  She loved to tell stories of spending childhood summer vacations with…

Helen M. Wombacher, nee Kehrer, 88, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 24, 1929 in Mascoutah, IL, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Silver Creek Assisted Living Center in Mascoutah, IL. Helen retired from Civil Service at Scott AFB, IL in 1990, where she worked in HQ Air Weather Service and HQ Military Airlift Command; and…

Caroleen Ann Yaeger, nee Billhartz, 100, of Mascoutah, IL,     born Feb. 4, 1918 on a farm near New Baden, IL, died Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Dammert Geriatric Center, Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, Belleville, IL.
   Caroleen graduated from St. George Parochial grade school and New Baden High School in 1936.  She attended…