Joli Michelle Dvorchak

Family/Spouse: Roger Downer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Yogz
• FindaGrave ID: 22408992
• Occupation: Amoco Oil Company

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Died:
Joseph Dvorchak

Joseph E. "Yogz" Dvorchak, 82, died at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at Alton Memorial Hospital.

Born Oct. 13, 1925, in Wood River, he was the son of Joseph and Mary Dvorchak.
He and the former Alice L. Lasbury were united in marriage on May 19, 1951. She survives.

From 1943 until 1946, he served with the U.S. Navy and was later employed as an operator at Amoco for 42 years.

A member of the Wood River Moose and Knights of Columbus, he served as a trustee with the Wood River Township Board from 1967 until 1973. He loved sports, particularly bowling and golf, and playing cards with family.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Charlie Sneed of Wood River and Joli and Roger Downer of Edwardsville; five grandchildren, Sonya and Natalie Sneed, Rebecca Carlisle and her husband, Chris, Shalyn Jackson and her husband, Kevin, and Whitney Downer; four great-grandchildren, Taylor and Hannah Cruse, Colton Carlisle and Carter Jackson; two sisters-in-law, Ada Link and her husband, Virgil, of Wood River and Dorothy Lasbury of Alton; numerous nieces and nephews; and a son-in-law, John Lefringhouse of Bethalto.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jill Lefringhouse; a sister, Mary Markovich; and a brother, Paul Dvorchak.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Paynic Home for Funerals in Rosewood Heights. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Wood River by Father James Flach.

Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.

Memorials may be given to the Adoration Chapel at Saint Anthony's Hospital or the American Cancer Society.

Joseph married Alice Lee Lasbury on 19 May 1951 in Illinois, USA. Alice (daughter of Edwin Woodside Lasbury and Alice Josephine McFetridge) was born on 25 Jun 1930 in Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA; died on 28 Aug 2014 in Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA; was buried on 3 Sep 2014 in Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave ID: 32175916

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Died:
ALICE (LASBURY) DVORCHAK
WOOD RIVER - Alice L. (Lasbury) Dvorchak, 84, passed away at 7:34 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014, at Blu-Fountain Manor in Godfrey, with her family by her side.

Born June 25, 1930, in Wood River, she was a daughter of Edwin and Alice (McFetridge) Lasbury.

She and Joseph E. "Yogz" Dvorchak were united in marriage May 19, 1951. He passed away Oct. 23, 2007.

Alice enjoyed bowling and golf and was an avid card player. She also enjoyed attending horseraces. Her most beloved enjoyment was her family and spending time with them.

Survivors include two daughters, Jan (Charlie) Sneed of Wood River and Joli (Roger) Downer of Holiday Shores; five granddaughters, Sonya (Kyle) Hagaman, Natalie (Joe) Bouillon, Rebecca (Chris) Carlisle, Shalyn (Ryan) Watson, and Whitney (Danny) Grogan; great-grandchildren, Josie, Grant, Reid, Taylor, Hannah, Colton, Carter, Bailee, Bennett and Lucas; a son-in-law, John Lefringhouse of Bethalto; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Lasbury of Alton; several nieces and nephews; her beloved pet Duchess; and many dear friends.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Jill Lefringhouse; four sisters, Ada Goodman-Link, Dorothy Considine, Mildred Evans, and Bea Huber; and four brothers, Tom, Ed, Lester, and Bill Lasbury.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Paynic Home for Funerals. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 by Father James Flach at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Wood River, where she was a member.

Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.

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• FindaGrave ID: 90859305

Joseph married Mary E. on Yes, date unknown. Mary was born in 1893; died in 1968 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA; was buried in Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave ID: 90859261

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• FindaGrave ID: 17355268
• Occupation: Stillman / Standard Oil Company

Edwin married Alice Josephine McFetridge on 4 Nov 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Alice (daughter of James McFetridge, II and Mary Kathryn Beide) was born on 20 Sep 1884 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Dec 1981 in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA; was buried on 17 Dec 1981 in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave ID: 17355257
• Residence: 14 Dec 1981, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA; Address:
  31 Smith, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA

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Died:
ALICE JOSEPHINE LASBURY, 97, who with her husband and two sons, moved from Alton to Wood River about the turn of the century when "there wasnt' anything here except watermellon patches and stickers (sandburrs)", died at 4:55 p.m. Monday at Madison County Nursting Home in Edwardsville.

During a celebration of her 90th birthday, the nonagenarian recalled, "There wasn't even a grocery store in Wood River-just our house and a little bitty saloon where the men could get their beer."

It was about 18 months before there were any more people in Wood River, she said.

Born in Alton, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Beide) McFetridge, she married Edwin W. Lasbury in 1904 in St. Louis. He died February, 1939.

Mrs. Lasbury moved from Wood River in 1963 to become the second resident at the Olin Home in East Alton.

Surviving are two sons, Lester of Wood River and William K. of Wheeling, W. Va.; three daughters, Alice Dvorchak of Wood River, Ada Goodman of East Alton, and Mildred Evans of Wilmington, Del.; 17 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Wednesday at Marks Mortuary, where prayer service will be read at 7:30 p.m.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Bethalto with the Rev. William Kekeisen as celebrant, and burial will be in Valley View Cemetery at Edwardsville.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Dorothy Considine and Beatrice Huber and two sons, Charles and Thomas Lasbury.

Madison County Nursing Home has been named as a memorial.

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• FindaGrave ID: 17679429
• Residence: 7 Apr 1861, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England, UK; : 2y; Address:
  Shenley Hill, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• Emigration: 1865, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• Immigration: 1865, Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA

Thomas married Catherine Beatrice Freeman on 16 Oct 1882 in Bowling Green, Pike, Missouri, USA. Catherine (daughter of Charles Freeman and Eliza Emms Read) was born on 3 Oct 1864 in St. George Hanover Square, London, England, UK; died on 22 Nov 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried on 25 Nov 1947 in Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave ID: 17679443

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• FindaGrave ID: 18997118
• Immigration: 18 Oct 1854, New York, New York, New York, USA

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Immigration:
JAMES McFETRIDGE, JR., who along with his parents James R. and Anna Ray McFetirdge immigrated to the United States from their native Edinburgh, Scotland in 1854, landing in New York Harbor on the SS Isaac Webb on October 18 of that year. They made their way to Alton, Illinois where they established their home. James, Jr. was the husband of Mary Kathryn BEIDE and father of Isabelle, Alice and Anna McFetridge.

James McFetridge, 75, for many years a mate on various steamers plying between St. Louis and New Orleans, died at 11:30 today at St. Joseph's hospital after a brief illness. his death was caused by pneumonia and he had been ill but five days. Yesterday his condition became worse and he was moved to the hospital.

Mr. McFetridge was born in Scotland and was brought to America with his parents in childhood. For the past few years McFetridge had retired and lived with his sister, Mrs. Walter Moore, 915 Hampton street.

He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edward Lasbury, Mrs. Edward Juneau, and Mrs. William Adams of Wood River; a brother, George McFetridge of Alton and a sister, Mrs. Walter Moore.

Buried:
Plot: Block 19, Lot 7

James married Mary Kathryn Beide on 8 Feb 1882 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Mary (daughter of Johannes Beide and Anna Marie Helm) was born on 20 Jun 1859 in Fosterburg, Madison, Illinois, USA; died on 20 Oct 1930 in Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA; was buried on 23 Oct 1930 in Godfrey, Madison, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Katie
• FindaGrave ID: 17355052
• Residence: 7 May 1900, Mitchell, Madison, Illinois, USA

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Died:
MARY KATHRYN BEIDE McFETRIDGE DOAN, born in Fosterburg, Madison County, Illinois the daughter of Bavarian immigrants John BEIDE and Mary HELM. Mary and her five siblings were orphaned at an early age when both of their parents died in the small pox outbreak in Alton, Illinois. The Beide children were placed under the guardianship of Fritz Klinke, a neighboring farmer in Fosterburg who managed the farm and according to family lore, made off with the Beide land. Mary Beide married Scottish born JAMES McFETRIDGE on February 8, 1882 in St. Louis, Missouri. James and Mary had three daughters: Isabelle Mary, Alice Josephine and Anna Mae McFetridge. The marriage was not without its moments but proved ultimately an unhappy one and following their divorce, Mary married JOHN DOAN in Alton, Illinois on May 17, 1900. Mary and John lived with her daughter Mrs. Edward (Anna) Juneau in Wood River in their later years. Mary Kathryn Beide McFetridge Doan died in Wood River on October 20, 1930.

Mary was also referred to as "Katie" and was the sister of Barbara Beide Shannon, John Jr., Joseph, William and Fred Beide.

Mrs. Mary Doan, 69, wife of John Doan of Wood River, died unexpectedly Monday evening at 11 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Juneau, 613 Penning Ave.

Mrs. Doan was born and reared in the neighborhood of Fosterburg and was a member of the Beide family there. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Beide.

She spent the greater part of her life in Alton, moving here shortly after her marriage to James McFetridge. To this union three daughters were born. She was later married to John Doan, who survives her.

In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Juneau, two other daughters, Mrs. Belle Adams and Mrs. E. W. Lasbury, and two brothers, Fred Beide of York, Neb. and Joseph Beide of Galesburg survive. She also leaves 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, awaiting word from the brother in Nebraska. Services will be held from the Streeper funeral home in Wood River to St. Bernard's Church.

FUNERAL OF MRS. DOAN

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary McFetridge Doan, will be held at St. Bernard's Church with the Rev. Father E. J. Douglas, the pastor, officiating, at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.