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11/05/25 09:51 AM #2494    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Jane Cook. 


11/06/25 12:42 PM #2495    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Connie Cronk.


11/07/25 09:19 AM #2496    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Karen Cox.


11/08/25 09:47 AM #2497    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Richard Alford.


11/10/25 04:48 AM #2498    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Dennis Martin and Patricia Wyman.


11/12/25 05:53 AM #2499    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to James Kanyo.


11/12/25 11:44 AM #2500    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

 

We lost another classmate, another heroic vet. So many of our friends gave so much...Herbert Short

Herbert V. Short, Jr., 78, died at 1:15 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025 at the Mt. Vernon VA Home in Missouri. He was born July 28, 1947 in Alton, the son of the late Herbert and Lillian (Douglas) Short.

Herbert served in the US Army during the Vietnam war as a combat medic. He received the Bronze Star Medal for heroism in action during the war. Herbert was a lifelong member of Cherry Street Baptist Church in Alton, he loved going to church, playing the guitar, writing poetry and songs and fishing.

Surviving are three sisters, Carol Greding (Rick) of Cottage Hills, Cheryl Kuehnel (Denny) of Edwardsville, Barbara Clark (Alan) of Iowa, nieces and nephews, Scott Johnson, Diane Crider (Jason), Anna Watson (Darrel), James Clark (Rebecca), Lisa Fleishman (Aaron) and John Robert Clark (Meghan), several great nieces and nephews, Ashley Thompson (Rusty), Jake Robinson, Michael Kitzmiller (Brenna), Raygan Crider, Kennedy Crider, Daelah Fleishman, Joshua Clark, Isaiah Clark, Sophia Clark and Trace Clark and several great great nieces and nephews, Jack, Bo and Wade Thompson, Vada Kitzmiller and Kyzer Kitzmiller.

Visitation will from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton.

Burial will be at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey with full military honors.

Memorials may be made to a Veterans organization of one’s choice.

Additional information and online guestbook may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com.

Tatler pic

 

 


11/12/25 12:31 PM #2501    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

 

https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/vietnam-veteran-mike-boschert-honored-from-grafton-88074.cfm 

Classmate Mike Boschert recognized in Riverbender Vet Day salutes.

 


11/13/25 11:44 AM #2502    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Paul Glassbrenner and Thomas Sims.


11/15/25 12:41 PM #2503    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to A Faye Patterson.


11/17/25 03:05 AM #2504    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Martha Osborne


11/18/25 10:24 AM #2505    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Jack Penning and Joe Rallo.


11/19/25 12:11 AM #2506    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Our condolences to our classmate Lynn Ward Lenker on the death of her sister Sharon Ward Mardell Liley.


11/19/25 10:31 AM #2507    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Pamela Croxton.


11/19/25 11:45 AM #2508    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

Sad to report the passing of our legendary track coach. Nothing in newspapers yet, but found this on Facebook. He was such an influence on boys he coached. If you share your tributes here, we'll pass them on to the family when an obit comes out later.

Walk is next Sat. Nov. 22.  Randy has started a fb event page for this, and hopefully more will appear in newspapers etc.Randy AdlerSilent Lap to honor Coach Jim Wigger

Randy Adler is with Jonathan Walker and 

6 others  at Alton High School. Today, I was informed of the passing of a true Hall of Famer. Legendary Coach Jim Wigger passed away last Wednesday surrounded by loved ones. I have confirmed that the family is planning a memorial service, likely to take place in the spring in Alton. I am considering organizing a memorial and silent walk around the James Wigger Track at the public school stadium, pending interest from others. Further details will be provided once finalized. Rest in peace Coach, we’ll take the baton from here.

Obit his kids put on church fb page. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AavQ7jbUg/


11/20/25 09:13 AM #2509    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

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11/20/25 09:14 AM #2510    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

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11/20/25 09:36 AM #2511    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Carolyn Hopkins and Camelia Zumwalt.


11/22/25 10:45 AM #2512    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

Silent lap to honor Coach Wigger at 3 p.m. today Nov. 22, at the stadium named after him. After the walk, some will stop at Johnson's Corner bar/restaurant on State St. If anyone goes, hope they will share info/pics.

 https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/alton-honors-legendary-coach-jim-wigger-with-silent-lap-88413.cfm?fbclid=IwY2xjawOOxdpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeAANUYy3MM3K24x_j9OPJcsTVhODOlyTomcorgpbEtsgZ_gzBcre7Z97KiN0_aem_jEjejqDiBMdEbZ1kAFrtDg   

 


11/22/25 01:14 PM #2513    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/alton-honors-legendary-coach-jim-wigger-with-silent-lap-88413.cfm

Silent lap to honor Coach Wigger at 3 p.m. today Nov. 22, at the stadium named after him. After the walk, some will stop at Johnson's Corner bar/restaurant on State St. If anyone goes, hope they will share info/pics.

 


11/23/25 09:09 AM #2514    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Lynn Varner.


11/23/25 06:50 PM #2515    

 

Kenneth Hise

Thank you Kathy for the birthday greetings. So sorry to be so tardy. I don't always look at the page on a regular basis. 


11/24/25 09:16 AM #2516    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Paula Conrad and Susan Seifrit.


11/25/25 08:50 AM #2517    

 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

Walk for Coach Wigger

https://eedition.thetelegraph.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=e96dd262-1863-45a7-94b4-f8707e6a9676&id=ffbb655f-46de-4395-bcaf-02702a461005

https://eedition.thetelegraph.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=e96dd262-1863-45a7-94b4-f8707e6a9676&id=ffbb655f-46de-4395-bcaf-02702a461005


11/25/25 12:13 PM #2518    

 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Our condolences to our classmate Ken Hise on the loss of his brother Tom several weeks ago.  


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