Denise R. Beckmann

Denise enjoyed playing cards, bowling, volleyball, softball, and was a huge NASCAR and St Louis Cardinals fan.

Denise graduated from Belleville East High School in 1984. She attended Hickey Secretarial School, and completed her education at Webster University. She was employed as a Senior Financial Analyst at Bank of America, Wells Fargo at Signature Consultants, and Express Scripts.

She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Kujawa; brother, Bobby Joe Kujawa; and her maternal and paternal grandparents.

Surviving are her daughter, Alia Beckmann of Fairview Heights, IL; mother, Susan Kujawa, nee Sterns, of Fairview Heights, IL; sisters, Charlotte Reeves of O’Fallon, IL, Tracy Nicholas of Fairview Heights, IL,; brothers, Walter Kujawa of Belleville, IL, Joseph Walsh of Belleville, IL, Stacy Kujawa of Alta Loma, CA, Brian Kujawa of Crossroads, TX,; dear friend, Mark (Diane) Brown; former husband, Ronald Beckmann; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members, and close friends.

Memorials in Denise’s name may be made to the family; a trust fund has been set up for her daughter, Alia, at www.gofundme.com/pua89dc4.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com

Visitation: Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois

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Funeral: Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the funeral home.

Interment will be held privately, at a later date.

Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois