Ladies of ’65 – August 2018

The Ladies of ’65 met again on Monday, August  20th, for some food, fellowship and fun. Don’t you think it’s about time to join them? Make sure you bring your memories! Contact Joyce for all the details.
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Ladies of '65 - August 2018
Ladies of ‘656 – August 2018
Rear – Georgia Yost, Janet Baker Smith, Kathy Thorpe Burgess, Judy Schikowski Mentz, Georgeanne Bub Georgoff, Renee Tope Taake, Sandy Oliver Anderson
Front – Ellen Witte, Adele Lozier Miller, Theresa Koehne Odorizzi, Nancy DeLuca Caminiti, Sharon Bauer Culberson, Joyce Weber Ackerman

Ladies of ’65 – June 2018

The Ladies of ’65 met again on Monday for some more food, fun, and fellowship. Don’t you think it’s about time to join them? Contact Joyce for all the details.
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Ladies of '65 June 2018
Rear – Betty Stephens Wilson, Judith Beasley, Adele Lozier Miller, Sandy Oliver Anderson, Sandy Lindley Snyder, Nancy DeLuca Caminiti, Linda Claus Johnson
Front – JoAnn Reagan, Janet Baker Smith, Ellen Witte, Georgia Yost, Diane Hadfield Miller, Terri Koehne Odorizzi

Ladies of ’65

The Ladies of ’65 met at Alfonzo’s Pizzeria in Troy yesterday, and, as always, they had a GREAT time! Isn’t it time for you to join them? Contact Joyce for all the particulars about their next scheduled get-together.  Thanks to Georgia Yost for the photo.

Ladies of '65 - April 2018
Rear – Joyce Weber Ackerman, Debbie Weider-Hatfield, Adele Lozier Miller, Sandy Limdley Snyder.
Middle – Betty Stephens Wilson, Georgia Yost, Judy Schikowski Mentz, Nancy Kingsbury Fox, Gayle Holsinger, Terri Koehne Odorizzi.
Front – Ellen Witte, Sharon Bauer Culberson, Sandy Oliver Anderson, Janet Baker Smith, Diane Hadfield Miller.

Ladies of ’65 at Rachel’s Garden

The Ladies of ’65 met at Rachel’s Garden in Belleville yesterday, and from the looks of the photo, they had a GREAT time! Isn’t it time for you to join them? Contact Joyce for all the particulars about their next scheduled get-together. And as always, click the photo for a larger view.

Rear – Carol Hornal Boone, Adele Lozier Miller, Susan Bauer Fletcher, Rosemary Muniz Novich, Sandy Oliver Anderson, Sharon Bauer Culberson, Jesse Wright.
Front – Judy Schikowski Mentz, Diane Hadfield Miller, Barbara Schneider Hepperman, Sandy Lindlet Snyder

Ladies of ’65

The Ladies of ’65 gathered together again yesterday to share more memories and current happenings. They’d love to see you join them next month, so contact Joyce to get all the details. As always, click the photo for a larger view.

Ladies of '65 - March 2018
Rear – Ellen Witte, Kathy Thorpe Burgess, Barbara Schneider Hepperman, Judy Schikowski Mentz, Pamela Baltruschat Parker, Georgia Yost, Sharon Bauer Culberson.
Front – Theresa Koehne Odorizzi, Linda Giles Petry, Betty Stephens Wilson, Diane Hadfield Miller, Janet Baker Smith, Rene Tope Taake.

Ladies of ’65

The Ladies of ’65 met Monday at Alfonzo’s again and had a GREAT time. Perhaps you should join them next month. Just Contact Joyce for the details.
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Rear – Janet Baker Smith, Linda Giles Petry, Pamela Baltruschat Parker, Nancy DeLuca Caminiti, Sharon Bauer Culberson, Teresa Koehne Odorizzi.
Middle – Joann Reagan, Renee Tope Taake, Betty Stephens Wilson, Nancy Kingsbury Fox, Judy Schikowski Mentz.
Front – Diane Hadfield Miller, Joyce Weber Ackerman, Patricia Stephens Logsdon, Adele Lozier Miller, Georgia Yost

Ladies of ’65 – January 2018

Ladies of ’65 – January 2018
Rene Tope Taake, Judy Schikowski Mentz, Ellen Witte, Theresa Koehne Odorizzi, Gayle Holsinger, Georgia Yost.

The Ladies of ’65 met again yesterday, braving to snow and cold temperatures for some heart-warming togetherness. Click the photo for a larger view.

Randy Witter

Randall Robert Witter Sr., 70, of Granite City, IL, passed away Dec. 17, 2017. Visitation from 3 p.m. until time of services at 7 p.m. Friday (December 22nd) at GC First Assembly of God. Private burial at a later date.
Wojstrom Funeral Home, Granite City, IL

Dean Wallen 1938-2017


Dean Wallen, 79, of Belleville, Illinois, born June 2, 1938, in Urbana, IL, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’ Fallon, Illinois.

Dean was a retired Teacher at Collinsville High School Unit 10. He was a member of First United Presbyterian Church and St. Clair Township Trustee and Clerk for 22 years. Alumni of Lincoln College and received his Bachelor and Masters Degree from The University of Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond G. Wallen and Marian nee, Smith, Wallen.

Surviving are his wife, Juanita, nee Gass, Wallen of Belleville, whom he married June 7, 1968; children, Nicolette (John) McCullough of Belleville, IL, SooJin Wallen and husband Erol Weber of Belleville, IL, and Herschel Wallen of Portland, OR; seven grandchildren, Justin Abegglen, Adam McCullough, Nicholas McCullough, Griffin Wallen, Theodore Wallen, Elena Weber, and Alyssa Weber; sister, Janet Wilson of Gravois Mills, MO; and dear nieces and nephews. Condolences may be expressed online at www.kurrusfh.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, Illinois and from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 8, 2017 at First United Presbyterian Church, Belleville, IL.

Services: Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., December 8, 2017 at First United Presbyterian Church in the chapel with Pastor Rob Dyer officiating. Interment will follow at Green Mount Protestant Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois.

KURRUS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, IL.

Published in Belleville News-Democrat on Dec. 6, 2017