Mary L. Erlinger

Mary was Protestant by faith. She spent her life in East St. Louis and then later in Collinsville, Illinois. She was a member of the Polish American War Vets. Mary was a good and loving mother; she loved life and was a friend to all.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Erlinger, Sr.; son, Earl “Butch” Erlinger, Jr.; brothers, Andrew Wilson, Jack Wilson, Bill Wilson, Robert Bisso and Paul Bisso; sisters, Hazel Walker, Etta Gross, Dorothy Beckner, Velma Rybicki and Adeline Walker.

Surviving are her loving and devoted Daughter-In-Law, Jolene Erlinger and grand dog Sadie; special nieces and nephews, Karen (John) Hancock, Mandy (Richard) Schwarz, Nathan (Kristine) Mueller; great grand nephews, Ryder Mueller, Myles Schwarz and Maxwell Schwarz; sister-in-law’s, Helen Bisso, Opal Wilson and Helen Bisso; and brother-in-law, Elvis Beckner. Also, survived by nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

Memorials in Mary’s memory may be made to Spencer Kennel, O’Fallon Il or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com

Visitation: Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on Monday, May 2, 2016 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.

Funeral: Funeral Services will be held at 12 noon on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the funeral home, officiated by Jack Kurrlemeyer.

Interment will be held in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois

Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois