George M. Hickey

George M. Hickey, age 87, of East St. Louis, IL, born on October 26, 1933, in Alton, IL, died on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL.

George was a theater manager for AMC-Paramount. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. George was member and Eucharistic Minister of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fairview Heights IL, Memorial Hospital and Our Lady of the Snows Shrine Church. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, #592 in Fairview Heights, IL.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Janis K., nee Wasson, Hickey; his daughters. Julie Hickey and Jeanne Soucy; his parents, John J., and Margaret, nee Mohr, Hickey, Sr.; and his siblings, John J. Hickey, Jr., Betty Hickey, and Margaret A. Fahrig.

He is survived by his children, Betsy Null of St. Peters, MO, and Jeffery Hickey of Joplin, MO; and nine grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or Masses at National Shrine of Our Lady of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, IL.

Visitation will be held on Friday, July 30, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Kassly Mortuary, Ltd., Fairview Heights, IL.

Memorial Service will be on Friday, July 30, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at Kassly Mortuary, Fairview Heights, IL. Burial of cremated remains will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, IL.

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