All Obituaries

ELIZABETH CHRISTEN JERSEYVILLE -   Elizabeth P. "Betty" Christen, 89, died at 9:46 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Jersey Community Hospital  in Jerseyville. She was born in Alton, Illinois on August 26, 1930, and was the daughter of Newton B. and Margaret (Wood) Cosby Sr. She was of the Catholic faith and was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville, and was a devoted and loving wife, Mom, and Grandma Betty. She married Everett M....

BETTY BOYARIS JERSEYVILLE -   Betty Jean Boyaris, 88, formerly of Glen Ellyn, Il., died at 1:15 p.m., Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Jerseyville Manor Nursing Home. She was born in the Weakley County town of Gleason, Tennessee on June 18, 1931, one of two children born to Howard and Iva Lou (Stevens) Hunter. She grew up with her parents and brother in the small town of Gleason until moving to the big city of Chicago during her high school...

DENNIS SOFFRAY JERSEYVILLE – Dennis Allen Soffray, 73, died at 9:39 a.m., Sunday, September 8, 2019 at his home in Jerseyville. He was born on August 26, 1946 in Alton to the late Andrew and Vera Almeta (Allen) Soffray. A lifelong Jersey County resident, Dennis graduated with the class of 1964 from Jersey Community High School and began his working career at the Glass Works in Alton, dedicating 18 years prior to the plants closing. He then went on to work as a Millwright for GKN in...

WILLIAM MUNDY JR. SOUTH ROXANA – William F. “Will” Mundy Jr., 35, formerly of Jerseyville, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Saint Louis University Hospital. He was born on September 18, 1983 in Jerseyville to William F. Mundy Sr and the former Barbara Pate, and grew up in Jerseyville where he attended Jersey Community High School. Will worked various jobs throughout the years and enjoyed fishing and following sports of any kind, especially the Chicago Cubs and Chicago...

MARY LOU HEITZIG JERSEYVILLE -   Mary Lou Heitzig, 92, died at 2:50 a.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on the French family farm in rural Jersey County on December 10, 1926, one of three daughters born to George Harrison and Augusta Stella (Dower) French. A Jersey County resident her entire life, Mary Lou graduated in 1944 from Jersey Township High School.  In her early years she was...

JOSEPH MUNSTERMAN JERSEYVILLE -  Joseph Francis Munsterman, 76, died at 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at St. Luke's Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis County, Mo. He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on November 13, 1942, one of three sons born to Eugene and Lucille (Schell) Munsterman. A lifelong Jerseyville resident, Joe attended St. Francis Xavier Grade School, and graduated in 1961 from Jersey Community High School both...

MYRON EBERLIN DOW – Myron Jeffrey Eberlin, 55, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Christian Hospital Northeast in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was born on March 2, 1964 in Jerseyville to the late Charles and Geraldine (Pohlman) Eberlin. A lifelong resident of Jersey County, Myron grew up as part of a large family in Grafton, learning early on the values of hard work. He was a 1982 graduate of Jersey Community High School and began working as a Pipefitter for Local 562 in Saint Louis,...

REBECCA (WINDER) ELLIOTT JERSEYVILLE – Rebecca Dee (Winder) Elliott, left this world on Monday, September 2, 2019 of unknown causes, at the age of 52 years young.  Rebecca was born on December 1, 1966 in Compton, California to Leslie Roy and Linda Lue (Johnson).  As a child she developed an enthusiastic and compassionate outlook on life, her ambition preceded her. She excelled in many sports, including: Cheerleading, Soccer, Softball, Horseback Riding and could really tear...

VICKY SAUERWEIN JERSEYVILLE -   Vicky L. Sauerwein, 64, died at 8:32 p.m., Monday, September 2, 2019 at Evelyn's House in Creve Couer, Mo. after a nearly one year battle with metastatic lung cancer. She was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on April 15, 1955, one of five children born to Donald and BernaDene Ione (Montgomery) Iverson. A native of North Dakota,  she attended Red River High School in Grand Forks, until moving...

James Henry "Jim" McCoy passed away at 4:10 p.m. on Saturday August 31 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He was the only child of Raymond C and Mabel M (Simpson) McCoy, born on November 4, 1931 in Jerseyville. He graduated in 1949 from Jersey Township High School and was president of his senior class. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving from 1951 to 1954. On November 17, 1956, he married Doris June Gress at St. Michael Catholic...