Lorene Mildred Pierce nee Hellwege, 85, of Fairview Heights, Ill., formerly of Altenburg, born Sept. 8, 1935 in Altenburg, passed away on Monday Feb. 1, 2021 at the Freeburg Care Center in Freeburg, Ill. She retired after many years with the State of Illinois Unemployment office in Belleville, Ill. Mrs. Pierce attended Signal Hill Lutheran Church in Belleville, Ill. and also St. Paul Lutheran Church in New Athens, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Theodore and Alida (Kaufmann) Hellwege, her husband Roland F. “Ron” Pierce who she married on June 9, 1956 in St. Louis and who preceded her in death on Sept. 11, 2008, her brother Oscar “Ozzie” Hellwege and great granddaughter; Mackenzie Dintelman.
Lorene is survived by her 3 sons; Larry A. (Kathy) Pierce of Shiloh, Ill., Gary D. (Debbie) Pierce and Michael F. (Mary) Pierce, both of Freeburg, Ill., 8 grandchildren; Erika (Shane) Dintelman, Stephen (fiancé Kristen Gonzales), Erin (David) Lang, Darren (Kristin) Pierce, Wesley (Amber) Pierce, Theodore (Shannah) Pierce, Joshua (fiancé Kelsey Blackwell), Collin Pierce and 13 great grandchildren.
