OBITUARIES

Jan 18, 2016

Jan 18, 2016

John  M.  Shea, 66, of Waterloo, Illinois, died January 18, 2016, in St. Louis, MO. He was born August 26, 1949, in Red Bud, IL.

    He is survived by his siblings Pat (Bill) Reinbold, Jane Shea, & Mark (Karen) Shea; nieces & nephews.

    He was preceded in death by his parents Harry J. & Lillian F. (nee Drury)...

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Dec 28, 2015

Dorothy A. Bruton, nee Turner, 90, of Waterloo, Illinois, died December 28, 2015, in Waterloo, IL. She was born November 9, 1925, in Plymouth, England.

    She is survived by her sister Joan Frost, numerous nieces & nephews all of England & Belgium; & many good friends in Monroe County & St. Louis, MO.

    She is preceded in death...

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Dec 20, 2015

     Allen V. Hirsch died unexpectedly on December 20, 2015 in Lafayette, CA. He was 62. He died with a long lens in hand, happily engaged in photographing birds for the annual Christmas Bird Count for the Golden Gate Audubon Society, of which he became a recent board member. goldengateaudubon.org

     Allen was born in 1953 in Red Bud, Illinois,...

Dec 15, 2015

Dorothy L. Nabers, nee Mueller, 77, of Valmeyer, Illinois, died December 15, 2015, in St. Louis, MO. She was born December 26, 1937, in Belleville, IL.

She is survived by her husband Lowell Nabers; sons Keith (Chrissy) Nabers, Todd (Cindy) Nabers; grandchildren Chelsea, Erica, Ryan, Aaron, & Jared; sisters Pat Roever, & Carol (Richard) Woodcock; step sister Carol (Roger) Hoffmann,...

Dec 9, 2015

Ruth C. Goldschmidt, nee Schoening, 89, of Columbia, Illinois, passed away Wednesday,

December 9, 2015 in Belleville, IL. She was born Friday, April 2, 1926, in Columbia, IL. On October 26, 1947, she married August O. Goldschmidt of Merrimac, IL.

She is survived by her children Ted Goldschmidt, Anita Graber, Thomas Goldschmidt; grandchildren Jace Goldschmidt, Tory (Natalie) Watson, Jacob (Sara)...

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Dec 4, 2015

Sharon L. Wright, nee Farney, 70, of Waterloo, IL, died December 4, 2015, in Waterloo, IL. She was born February 20, 1945, in St. Louis, MO.

 

She is survived by her husband Carl L. Wright; children Carl L. Wright Jr., Chris (Scott) Merritt; grandchildren Carly Merritt, Lindsey Merritt; brothers Donald (Elaine) Farney, James (Eva) Farney; sister Tanna (Jim) Donnelly;...

Dec 3, 2015

Marvin H. Brandt, 92, of Waterloo, IL, died December 3, 2015, in Waterloo, IL. He was born August 1, 1923, in New Hanover, IL.

 

He is survived by his wife Albertha H. "Maude" Brandt nee Rey; children Alan M. (Catherine) Brandt, Gary A. (Karren) Brandt, & Glen D. (Damaris) Brandt; 6 grandchildren Ryan A. (Crystal) Brandt, Matthew Brandt, Laura...

Dec 3, 2015

Sara L. Johnson, nee Hunt, 68, of Waterloo, Illinois, died December 3, 2015 in Villages, FL. She was born August 1, 1947, in Decatur, IL.

 

She is survived by her husband Ernie L. Johnson; sons Eric L. (Danica) Johnson, & Timothy L. Johnson; grandson Frank Johnson; brother Steven (Patricia) Hunt; sister-in-law Loretta Hunt, other sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces,...

Nov 28, 2015

Teruko “Teddy” Ward, nee Furuyama, 88, of Henderson, NV, formerly of Renault, IL, died November 28, 2015, in Las Vegas, NV. She was born January 2, 1927, in Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan.

 

She is survived by her children Irvin R. Ward, & Grace Ward; grandchildren Jon Ward, Marie Ward, Amanda Ward, & Matthew Ward; 3 great grandchildren; niece Masako Fukuzawa;...