Alton V. Schaible

Alton Victor Schaible, of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the age of 79. Loving husband of 59 years to Delores M. Schaible (nee: Buechler); dear son of the late Martin J. and Caroline Schaible; devoted father of Kathy (Mark) Sylvester, Lynn (Richard) Leslie, Curtis (Kathy) Schaible, and Dr. Timothy (Meg) Schaible; cherished grandfather of Laura (Andy) Horton, Brian (Julie) Sylvester, Errol Leslie, Alan Leslie, Taylor Schaible, Megan Schaible, and Alex Schaible; treasured great-grandfather of Drew Horton, Luke Horton, Chloe Horton, Henry Sylvester, Morgan Sylvester, and Lauren Sylvester; and dear brother of Viola Knapp, Delpha Dumdei, and Ronald Schaible. He is preceded in death by his siblings Wilmer Schaible, Ramona Huber, Delbert Schaible, and Aaron Schaible.
Alton was an Electrical Engineer for McDonnell Douglas for 35 years and assisted with their early space programs. He also proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking and working on cars; however his greatest passion in life was his family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Zion Harvester School Building Fund or Zion Harvester Music Ministry.
The family would also like to invite everyone to a luncheon following the graveside service at the church.