Alberta Clara Cowell

ALBERTA CLARA COWELL, 93 , of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 8:35 pm, Sunday, April 16, 2017 at McKnight Place, St. Louis, MO .

She was born to the late Leo and Clara (nee Helmers) Postman on November 11, 1923 in Chester, Illinois.

Alberta married Earl Cowell on June 4, 1960 in Chester, Illinois, who preceded her in death on December 15, 1980.

She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Chester, St. Mary’s Ladies Sodality, American Legion Auxiliary as well as a member of a weekly quilting group.

Alberta was a homemaker and has always loved to cook and bake.  All her children and grandchildren have their favorite “Grandma Alberta” specialties, the most famous being her chocolate chip cookies and pink iced cookies.  She also enjoyed reading and watching Cardinal Baseball, but her family always came first.  At McKnight Place she was known for walking laps around the building to keep active.

Survivors:
5 Children:     Earl “Bill” (Julia) Cowell                   Santa Cruz, CA
Virginia (Mike) Burch                       Belleville, IL
Kathy (Joe) Klevorn                        New Lenox, IL
David (Jean) Cowell                        St. Louis, MO
Sheila (John) Welge                        St. Louis, MO
2 Siblings:     Arthur (Mary) Postman                    N. Liberty, IA
Jeanine (Robert) Walter                   Perryville, MO
12 Grandchildren:   Adam Zoellner, Claire Zoellner, Grace Klevorn, Grant
Welge, Logan Welge , Emma Welge, Bill (Katy) Cowell,
Elizabeth Cowell (Gary Crummer ), Suzannah Cowell,
Ann Britt, Lynn lake and Chuck (LeAnne) Decker
13 Great Grandchildren:  Emily and Hayden Cowell, Gabriel and Delphine
Crummer-Cowell, Tony Britt, Margaret (Jason)
Gibson, Stephanie (Ben) Coneybear, Stacy (Jon)
Kump, Sadie Lake, Charlie, Jessie, Mick and Olive
Decker
2 Great-Great Grandchildren:  Reagan Coneybear and Ellie Gibson
Several Nieces, Nephews, Cousins and Friends

Preceded in Death by : Parents, Husband – Earl Cowell, 1 Son – James
Cowell, 1 Daugher – Jeanine (Dick) Decker, 3
Sisters – Dorothy, Laura and Roberta Postman.

Funeral Mass :                 10:00 am, Wednesday, April 19, 2017
St. Mary Catholic Church
Chester, Illinois

Officiating: Very Reverend Eugene H. Wojcik, V.F.
Father Allen Maes, OMI

Interment :                       St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Chester, Illinois

Visitation: Tuesday, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday, 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home
Chester, Illinois

Memorials :                      St. Mary Catholic Church
St. Mary Catholic School