Alfred Bob Robert Witt

Alfred was a retired Computer Specialist with IBM and retired from Wetterau , where he ran their service department for their scanners for the Shop-N- Save Stores. He was a good loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. He played the violin up until the 1990’s , he was a church musician , sang in the church choir. He was a member of the Senior Olympics from 1997 until 2011, he competed in the 50 meter, 100 meter and the 200 relay. Alfred was a long time member of the First Assembly of God, Belleville, Illinois

Alfred was preceded in death by his wife, LaVona M., nee Long, Witt, who died on August 10, 1993; parents, Alfred M. and Pearl E., nee Davidson, Witt.

Surviving are his children, Charles Eugene (Judith) Witt of Valparaiso, Indiana and Karen Jeannette (Paul) Hinton of Glen Carbon, Illinois; grandchildren, Alexandra (Dominic) Swanson, Leah (Christian) Heil, Sarah (Billy Ray) Norton, Deborah (Timothy) Heaton and Joanna (Robert) Rahn; great grandchildren, Timothy Heil, Bethany Heil, Trinity Heil, Sierra Hinton, Kadie Mega, Jasmynn Hale, William Heaton, Natalie Heaton, Troy Rahn, Brady Rahn and Connor Swanson.

Memorials in Alfred’s honor may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com

Visitation: friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois

Funeral: Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2013 at the funeral home, with Rev David Raynaud and Rev. David Amsden officiating. Interment will be held in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois

Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois