Darlene Joyce (Kaseberg) St. Clair, 85, of House Springs died Sept. 5, 2022, in Bellville, Ill. Mrs. St. Clair grew up in Granite City, Ill., where she met her lifelong friend LaVerna Corbitt. Mrs. St. Clair earned a teaching degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She was a Spanish teacher in Highland, Ill., and an English teacher with Special School District, South Tech. After retirement, she spent more than 10,000 hours volunteering at Feed My People. She volunteered on many committees at St. Martin United Church of Christ in High Ridge. She loved spending time with family. She also enjoyed travel, dogs, reading, movies, dancing and playing cards. She will be remembered for her strong faith and her vivacious personality. She was well-educated, articulate and full of energy. Born Oct. 21, 1936, in Granite City, Ill., she was the daughter of the late August and Viola (Omson) Kaseberg.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years: David St. Clair.
She is survived by four children: Desiree (Mike Dickey) St. Clair, Shane (Shelly Fessler) St. Clair, Angelique (David) Wright and Troy (Lori) St. Clair; seven grandchildren: Grayson, Luke and Anna Wright, and Charlee, Caitlyn, Nathan and Madison St. Clair; nieces and nephews: Michael Kaseberg, Donna Gruwell, Patricia Wehrheim, Gary Kaseberg, Jean Lesser and Sue Pamaran; and many other family members and friends.
She also was preceded in death by a brother: Milton Kaseberg; and three grandchildren: Alexa, Alaina and Brendan Butler.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until a funeral service at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at St. Martins United Christian Church, 3229 High Ridge Blvd, High Ridge. Memorials may be made to Feed My People in High Ridge. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel Hill Mortuary.