Austine Blim

Austine was a long time waitress working at the Hob Nob, Bel-Air Bowl, the Elks, and the Moose. She retired as Business Agent of the Hotel, Motel, Restaurant, and Bartenders International Union, Local #117. She was honored as the Woman of the Year of Belleville Trades and Labor in 1976. Austine was a member of the Women of the Moose, Belleville Chapter 53. She loved reading and animals, especially her dogs Thunder and Lucy.

She was preceded in death by her first husband Walter Helwig, her second husband Paul W. Blim, and her parents William and May, nee Bell, Yerk.

She is survived by her daughters, Jeri (Bill) Hohrein of Belleville; and Kim (Donald) Cooper of Millstadt; 2 grandsons, Scott (Jenny) Johnson, and Ryan (April) Greenlee; 5 great grandchildren, Josh Lawrence, Kyle Johnson, Lucas Johnson, Jack Johnson, and Andrew Johnson; and 3 great-great grandchildren, Trent Lawrence, Triston Johnson, and Kayden Johnson.

Remember Me

Remember me when flowers bloom

Early in the spring;

Remember me on sunny days

In the fun that summer brings.

Remember me in the fall

As you walk through leaves of gold;

And in the wintertime remember me

In the stories that are told.

But most of all, remember

Each day, right from the start,

That I will be forever near,

For I live within your heart.

Memorials may be made to the family.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec, 5, 2010 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill. A Women of the Moose service will be held at 6:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.