Mildred Haney

Mildred A. Haney, nee Utter, 88, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born Dec. 21, 1922, in St. Louis, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

Mildred was retired from Famous-Barr where she had worked in the restaurant St. Clair Square location. She was a member of A.A.R.P., a mall walker at St. Clair Square, and enjoyed cooking and baking.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Van A. Haney; her parents, Frank and Lucille, nee Weber, Utter; two brothers, Elmer and Micky Utter; a sister, Hazel Buster; and a niece, Lucille Buster.

Surviving are her four daughters, Nancy (Bob) Haney Duke of Miami Beach, Fla., Susan (Rick) Dutton of St. Peters, Mo., Betty (Bob) Steup of Cranberry Township Pa., and Barbara (Mario) Haney of North Pole, Alaska, ten grandchildren, Martha Thomas, Tiffani Dutton, Wendi Dutton, Shawn (Adrienne) Steup, Mike Steup, Eric (Megan) Steup, Steven (Heidi) Powell, Vanessa (Ben) Powell, Tory Martinez, and Phillip Martinez; two great-grandchildren, DeMarco Dutton and Katie Powell; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Memorials are appreciated to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association. Expressions of condolences may be made at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at Lake View Funeral Home, Fairview Heights, Ill.

Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, at Lake View Funeral Home, Fairview Heights, Ill. Interment will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.

LAKE VIEW FUNERAL HOME, Fairview Heights, Ill.

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Published by Belleville News-Democrat from Oct. 3 to Oct. 4, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Mildred Haney

6 Entries

Brad Sewell

October 11, 2011

Barb I am so sorry I was not there for you. I didn't see the obituary until a week later. You have my deepest sympathies

American Heart Association

October 6, 2011

May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.

Mom and I in O Fallon, March 2011

Barbara Haney

October 5, 2011

Mom was a great lady and a good friend. She worked as a reading tutor at Town Line Elementary School in Town Line NY in the late 1960s. After the family moved to Illinois, she worked as a reading tutor and a playground monitor at William Holiday Elementary School. She played an important role in establishing the Fairview Heights Library and made many donations of the years, and spent no small amount of time helping children learn to read during the 1980s. She was an important contributor to the Arts, and was active in supporting the Belleville Philharmonic and later the St. Louis Symphony. She was one of the parents that helped establish the band program at Pontiac Junior High as an after school program, and was instrumental in taking the program from an after-school program to part of the school curriculum. She was one of those quiet movers and shakers in the community, instigating cultivating the ground for all sort of cultural activity from senior trips to walking trails. When mom walked into the township hall or city hall, they knew she was a tenacious force that sought solutions and results to improve the quality of life for not just herself, but for local residents.

Mom was a great cook, but there was so much more to Mom than her cooking. She was a great friend and confidant, and I will sorely miss her.

Bob and Jan Horton

October 4, 2011

Betty, Bob and I are so sorry to hear about your Mom's passing. May the good memories you and your family have of happy times help ease your grief. Please know that we are sending our thoughts and prayers. May God give you strength during these difficult days.

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October 3, 2011

I will miss Millie so much. We spent a lot of time together after becoming acquainted during our "mall walks". Saturdays had become "our day" and we always managed to find something of interest that we both enjoyed. Seems to me that one of her greatest joys in life was telling ,me about her "girls" and their families. She really loved all of them and her grandchildren. Was also very interested in the welfare of all who were regulars at the mall. All of her family have my deepest sympathy..she can never be replaced but I will retain many memories.
Charlotte

Brenda Sondag

October 3, 2011

I am so sorry about the loss of your mother. I knew her as a Mall Walker. She was such a lovely and friendly woman. Years ago, my mother also walked with me. Your mother would always sit down and visit with my mom on a bench, while I walked. My mother is now in a home with Alzheimer's. Your mother would still inquired about her when I saw her at the Mall. She was a special lady who will be missed a lot.

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