MYRNA C. BERNTHALER GIBSON

Class of 1951-A

Following graduation, Myrna Bernthaler became an Air Force Nurse. She married an Air Force pilot.

MOTHER'S OBITUARY: Pittsburgh Press, Feb 23, 1952 -- BERNTHALER, Genevieve G. Weidner in her 46th year, beloved wife of Edward W. Bernthaler; mother of Myrna C. Bernthaler; daughter of George and Catherine Weidner; sister of Mrs. Martha Dorsch, Mrs. Clara Brandor and Henry Weidner. Friends received at the Funeral Home of John D. Schaub Sons, 425 Brownsville Rd., Mt. Oliver. Funeral on Monday at 9 a.m. Solemn high mass of requiem in St. Wendelin's Church at 10 o'clock. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

FATHER'S OBITUARY: BERNTHALER, Edward W., on Wed., Feb 15, 1978, of Ft. Lauderdale (formerly of Carrick) father of Myrna Gibson of O'Fallon, Ill.; grandfather of Lynn and Paul Gibson; brother of Hilda Davis, madeline Davis, Irene O'Connor, Albert and Louis Bernthaler. Friends received at the John E. Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Rd., Brentwood, Fri. 2-4 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. Funeral on Sat. morning at 9:30 o'clock. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Elizabeth Church at 10 o'clock.

HUSBAND'S OBITUARY: Millard "Gib" Gibson, 85, of O'Fallon, Ill., born February 25, 1921 in Longmont, CO., died Friday, May 19, 2006 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, Ill. Gib was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, former chairman of the City of O'Fallon Planning Committee and was a pilot in the US Air Force, retiring as a Colonel, after 37 years of service. - He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Ida, nee Tilbury, Gibson and 2 brothers; Sam & Fred Gibson. - Gib is survived by his wife Myrna C., nee Bernthaler, Gibson of O'Fallon, Ill., a son Paul (Karen) Gibson of O'Fallon, Ill., a daughter Lynn E. Johnson of O'Fallon, Ill., and 4 grandchildren: Jamie Johnson, Jeffery Johnson, Katelynn Gibson, all of O'Fallon, Ill., and Amanda Westerhouse of St. Louis, MO. - Visitation will be held Sunday, May 21, 2006 from 5-8 pm at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 625 St. Nicholas Drive, O'Fallon, Ill. - Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, May 22, 2006 at 11:00 am at St. Nicholas Catholic Church with Monsignor William Hitpas officiating. - Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO. - Memorials may be made to St. Nicholas Catholic Church or the American Cancer Society. - Schildknecht Funeral Home, 301 S. Lincoln Avenue, O'Fallon, Ill., in charge of arrangements.



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