Adelaide G. Sauthoff

Adelaide Sauthoff
Adelaide G. Sauthoff, nee Wessel, 96, of Belleville, Ill., born Nov. 18, 1912, in Millstadt, Ill., died Friday, July 3, 2009, at Four Fountains in Belleville, Ill.
Mrs. Sauthoff was retired from the Memorial Hospital Admitting Office. She was a long time member of St. Luke's Catholic Church, a former board member of the Parents and Friends of Specialized Living Center and for several years a volunteer for the Belleville Ministry for the Sick and Aged.
Adelaide was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Alvin Sauthoff, whom she married on Nov. 18, 1932, and who died on Nov. 5, 1984; parents, Peter and Louise, nee Siebert, Wessel; brother, Cletus "Bud" Wessel; four sisters, Margaret Pfifer, Rosella "Sally" Schwalb, Annabel Martini and Evelyn Buffa.
Surviving are her sons, Thomas Sauthoff of Denver, Colo., and Stephen (Sharon) Sauthoff of Belleville, Ill.; daughters, Mary Sauthoff and Antoinette Simonin of Belleville, Ill.; grandchildren, Jeffrey Sauthoff, Christopher Sauthoff, Patricia Sauthoff, Richard (Julie) Spiker, Emily (Chad) Lauf, Christina (Ilir) Pernocci and Monica Simonin; great-grandchildren, Leanna Spiker and Camyrn Lauf; sister, Marian Galati; a son-in-law; other relatives and friends.
Adelaide's family wants to thank the Meredith Home for being so good to mom, also, we want to thank Four Fountains for the special care that was given to mom.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to the Parents and Friends of the Specialized Living Center or the Ministry for the Sick and Aged.

Visitation: Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at St. Luke Catholic Church in Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: A Memorial Mass will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at the church with Fr. Eugene Neff officiating. Adelaide made a gift of her body to the St. Louis University School of Medicine.

VALHALLA GAERDNER HOLTEN FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.