Delores retired from Red Lobster where she worked as a server for 32 years. Before her time at Red Lobster she was a homemaker raising her family. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. Delores loved NASCAR racing, the St. Louis Cardinals and Shopping. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Delores was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Hattie, nee Voudrie, Marler; and two brothers, Charles H. and Bernard H. Marler.
Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Bernard L. Depper, whom she married on September 23, 1962;
four daughters, Debra R. (Mark) Owens of Nixa, MO, Denise A. (Frank) Bilek of Belleville, IL, Deanna L. Loyet of Millstadt, IL, and Dione L. Moore of Belleville, IL;
10 grandchildren;
13 great-grandchildren;
a brother, Jesse Marler of Belleville, IL;
and a sister Pam (Gary) Austin of Belleville, IL.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, August 26, 2018, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL.
Funeral: Private family services will be held Monday, August 27, 2018, with burial at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, IL.