Bernice "Bea" K. Macke

Bernice Kathryn Macke died on May 27, 2025, at Delmar Gardens South in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 92. She was born on October 29, 1932, in Belleville, Illinois to Arthur Raymond Siebert and Stella Rose Valerius.

She married George William Macke on December 17, 1954, in Belleville, Illinois. George and Bernice had five children, eight grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.

Bernice is survived by her sister, Betty Lehr; sister-in-law, Marie Barber and her husband Ray; children, George and his wife Ida Diamond, Gerald and his wife Victoria, Debra Seidelmann and her husband Thomas, Patricia, and daughter-in-law Diana.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, George; brother, Ralph; son, Roger; granddaughter; Laura.

Bernice graduated from high school in Belleville and raised five children while also babysitting infants, being active at Hope United Church of Christ, and participating in several bowling leagues. In 1978, she moved to Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, and started a bakery/pizzeria. In retirement, she traveled extensively with her husband, spending months at a time living in an RV. Starting in the late 1990s, they spent winter months in Winter Ranch and Southern Comfort RV Resort in southern Texas, eventually making it their permanent home. In 2019, after her husband’s death, she moved to St. Louis to be closer to family.

Visitation for Bernice will be held on Monday, June 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Lake View Funeral Home, 5000 N. Illinois Street, with a funeral service immediately following at 11:00 AM. Committal service will take place following the service.

Bernice will be laid to rest at Lake View Memorial Gardens, 5000 N. Illinois Street, Fairview Heights, IL 62208.