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Shannan M. Curths

July 3rd, 1975 – March 2nd, 2022

Shannan Marie Curths, age 46 of Alton, Illinois, passed away at 4:10 pm Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in the ER at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 3, 1975 in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Michael and Dawn (Hickle) Bollinger. She married Edward Alan Curths on April 10, 1999 in Vermont, Illinois. He survives.

Also surviving are her daughter, Sierra Curths of Alton and two sons, David (and Jicole) Hickle of Easton, Illinois and Isaiah Curths of Alton, four grandchildren, Abbigail Tangman, Rage Hickle, Emma Curths and Ellie Curths, her mother Dawn Hickle of Vermont, Illinois, grandfather Wayne Bollinger of Browning, Illinois, grandmother Marie Hickle of Vermont, Illinois, two sisters, Jennifer (and Nick) Robertson of Ipava, Illinois and Marie (and Andrew) Belden of Vermont, Illinois and two brothers, Elijah Smith of Champaign, Illinois and Aaron Ash of Vermont, Illinois.

Shannan was preceded in death by her father, grandfather Stanley Hickle and grandmother Dora "Dee" Bollinger.

She was a graduate of Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois with a Masters of Education. She was an English teacher, teaching middle school and high school English. Lately, she was a substitute teacher for Alton area school districts.

Shannan loved spending time with her grandchildren and family. She enjoyed boating, reading, especially crime stories, and riding motorcycles with her husband.

Services will be held on Monday, March 7th at 2:00 pm at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria, Illinois. Pastor Matthew Thiner will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Vermont Cemetery. Memorials in Shannan's memory may be made to Dark Horse Lodge in Springville, TN or the Jared Burke Foundation in Bartelso, IL.

Condolences


March 5th, 2022

Sorry for your loss the Richey family

March 5th, 2022

Dawn I’m so very sorry for you and your family. May God give you strength. Sharon (Sherry Haney) Stracker

March 5th, 2022

So sorry for the loss... Prayers to all Jennifer Bollinger and family

March 5th, 2022

Sorry doesn’t say enough

March 5th, 2022

Dawn, I am the cousin ok Marie, so sorry for your loss, hope you have lasting good memories. Prayers for you & family.

March 5th, 2022

So sorry for your loss
Prayers and Hugs Bill and Sharon Ackley

March 5th, 2022

So sorry for your family's loss. Prayers and sympathies to all.Dawn Meyer and family

March 5th, 2022

so sorry for your loss. praying for peace and comfort to all the family. kathy cox

March 7th, 2022

Dawn,I have fond memories of Shannan. You all are in my prayers. Melanie Heaton

March 7th, 2022

So sorry for your loss. Keeping all in prayer. Our sincere condolences, Eric and Jody Trone

March 7th, 2022

Very sorry for the loss of your loved one. Thoughts and prayers for Alan, and all the Hickle, Curths, and Bollinger families. Gary & Cheryl (Cox) Matteson

March 7th, 2022

So very sorry for your loss. Shannon was a wonderful person. Been sometime since I had seen her.My prayers are with you all

March 8th, 2022

I am so sorry to hear this today Alan. Prayers to you and your family.

March 8th, 2022

Very sorry to hear this. Prayers to the entire family

March 16th, 2022

I miss you

May 21st, 2022

Sorry for your Loss.

Evan A Brooks Metro