Sondra Anne Gonzales
Sondra Anne Gonzales passed away at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 5:20 p.m. She was 86 years old.
Sondra was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 1, 1935, to Sal Miller and Anne Dobrinich. She was a homemaker and an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. Sondra was a member of the Ascension Catholic Church in Mt. Olive, Illinois.
She is survived by three sons: Daniel (Dawn) McCarthy of Mt. Olive, Illinois, Steve (Lisa) McCarthy of Highland, Illinois, and David (Angela) Gonzales of Redding, California, eight grandchildren: Deeana (Chris), Daniel (James), John (Jennifer), Chelsie (Wayne), Sabrina (Jacob), Shelby, Jackie (Chris), Katherine (Seth), twelve great-great grandchildren with one on the way, one brother, Robert Russell of Lotus, California, two sisters: Linda McHoney and Nancy Cremer both of St. Louis, Missouri, eleven nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews.
Sondra was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Dolores Tepper, brothers-in-law, Max Tepper and James McHoney, her step-mother, Julia T. Miller and step-father George Russell.
A private family memorial will take place at a later date.
Memorials are suggested to the St. John Paul II Catholic Church or the American Heart Association.
Becker and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Anyone wanting to leave an online condolence may do so at beckerandson.com.
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