All Obituaries

GOLDEN EAGLE -    Karen Sue Reno, 69, died suddenly at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, July 13, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Carrollton on March 31, 1950, and was one of four children born to Richard and Dorothea (Cope) Reno. Karen grew up in Kane, where attended school, and graduated in 1968 from Carrollton Community High School. Shortly after that she married Larry Dean Fisher and together they were the parents of three children.   Karen was a deep...

LARRY DUNHAM KANE - Larry L. Dunham, 69, died unexpectedly at 11:09 a.m., Friday, July 12, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Greene County, Illinois on July 26 1949, and was the son of the late Lester and Armeda (Talley) Dunham. He had worked at Olin Corp. in East Alton, as well at ConAgra in Alton. He is best known for his love of life, kind heart, and his ability to always make people smile. He first married Janet Kinser on...

STEPHANIE MORGAN JERSEYVILLE - Stephanie Dawn (Flentje) Morgan, 51, died at 9:11 p.m., Thursday, July 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous and selfless 13 years battle with breast cancer. She was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and was the daughter of Russel John and Linda (Lowery) Flentje. Her early years were spent in Maryland Heights, Missouri until her family moved to Elsah. She began attending Grafton Elementary in the 4th grade, and graduated...

DONNA HAAG JERSEYVILLE - Donna Ruth Haag, 85, died at 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. She was born in Roxana, Illinois on September 24, 1933, and was the only child born to Alvin and Ruth Alma (Oliver) Collins . Her early years were spent in the Witt and Nokomis areas, where her father was a Pontiac and Allis Chalmers dealer. The family then relocated to the Alton area, where Donna attended Alton High...

JEFFREY MILLER DOW – Jeffrey Steven Miller, 51, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born in Jerseyville on May 15, 1968 to William Kenneth and Sandra Arlene (Hackney) Miller and was a lifelong resident of Jersey County, graduating with the class of 1986 from Jersey Community High School. Jeff went on to attend Ranken Technical College, where he earned his degree in...

IRENE "TOODIE" HAGEN JERSEYVILLE - Irene June "Toodie" Hagen, 90, died at 12:10 p.m., Friday, July 5, 2019 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home in Jerseyville. She was born on November 16, 1928 in Hartford, one of eight children born to the late Gilford M. and Sarah K. (Kirkpatrick) Wisdom. She married Floyd Hagen on November 16, 1954 in Edwardsville and together they shared in 56 years of marriage prior to his death on August 15, 2011. Toodie spend the majority of her...

ROB ZIMMERMAN CANTON – Robert Edward “Rob” Zimmerman Jr., formerly of Grafton, died unexpectedly at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Canton, IL. He was born on October 29, 1980 in Hammond, LA to Robert Edward Zimmerman Sr. and Renee (Wedding) Zimmerman. Rob grew up in Grafton and attended Jersey Community High School. He worked in various career fields throughout the country, primarily in the hospitality industry. Rob enjoyed history and watching documentaries;...

SAMUEL "SAMMY" GALLAY JERSEYVILLE - Samuel David "Sammy" Gallay, 63, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on April 26, 1956 in Alton and grew up in Rosewood Heights, graduating with the class of 1974 from Roxana High School. Sammy worked for the family business, Wood River Used Auto Parts in Cottage Hills, starting at a young age, eventually becoming a co-owner in the business prior to his retirement. Sammy enjoyed...

PAUL JONES JERSEYVILLE - Paul Frederick Jones, 83, died at 4:52 p.m., Monday, July 1, 2019 in the Emergency Room at Jersey Community Hospital. He was born on January 6, 1936 in Kane, one of three children born to the late Wesley George and Margaret "Maggie" Hewitt Jones. He graduated from Jersey Community High School and was a United States Army veteran. Professionally, Paul worked as a Welder at both the Duncan Factory as well as the Boatworks in Grafton, retiring in 1995. He...

THELMA MARSHALL JERSEYVILLE -  After 97 years of a blessed and happy life, Thelma Almeda (Vinson) Marshall passed away at 11:40 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home, where she has been a resident for the past 3 months. She was born in Newbern, Illinois on February 15, 1922, the last surviving of four daughters born to the late John Henry and Clara (Engel) Vinson. In her early years, Thelma attended Liberty Ridge school, and ...