Area Obituaries

Violet “Vi” G. Launius, 88, of Troy, born Thursday, April 24, 1930 in Nashville, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at St. Louis University Medical Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Vi was born and raised on the family farm in rural Nashville, attended grade school in a one-room schoolhouse that both her father and…

Kathryn Marie Tate, 61, of Troy, born June 19, 1957 in Staunton, passed away on January 28, 2019 at her home in Troy. Kathryn graduated from Staunton High School in 1975. From there she attended Eastern Illinois University and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in earth science in 1979. She married John D.…

Mary K. Schroeter, age 86 of Troy, died Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh. She was born on  July 06, 1932, in East Saint Louis, IL, the daughter of  Richard and Ellen (nee Egan) Daschke. On  June 06, 1954, she married Harvey A. Schroeter at E. St. Louis.  He passed away…

Brandon Rose, 24, of Troy, born Tuesday, September 20, 1994 in Maryville, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at his home. From his birth until his death this past Monday he was making everyone around him smile. Brandon loved being around family. Whether it was a full-blown beach vacation or a casual night watching…

Linda L. Chapman, 74 of Granite City, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Linda was born on August 22, 1943 in Leavenworth, Kansas; the daughter of the late Mike and Juanita (Hart) Vesci. Linda was a supervisor in customer service at CPI Corporation in St. Louis. In her free…