Dolores “Dolly” Kieffer-Moseley, nee: Sciranko, 97, born Dec. 9 1928 in Livingston, IL, residing in Granite City, died at 10:13 p.m. Fri. May 8, 2026 at Longevity Living of Granite City.
Dolores graduated from Livingston High School in 1946 and was immediately employed at Ralston Purina Company where she advanced from a research lab typist to secretary to Vice President of Research, leaving in 1960 to raise her family. In 1968 she was employed at Granite City Steel as secretary for the Vice President and Controller, retiring as a T & E Clerk in 1991.
She married her high school sweetheart, Chris Kieffer, of Williamson, IL in 1948 and they enjoyed 44 years of marriage before his death Feb. 12, 1992. Through her church, Knights of Columbus and Pontoon Beach Lions Club, she met and married John Pate Moseley in 1994 and he preceded her in death Feb. 3, 2012.
Dolly was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church for over 50 years and was involved with numerous ecumenical studies. She loved to travel throughout her life, always actively involved in church, professional, social and charitable organizations too numerous to mention, but her greatest reward was being a wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include a son, Jason (Debbie) Kieffer, daughter, Judith Kieffer, and grandchildren, Christa (Jenny) Kieffer and Christian (Mandy) Kieffer
In addition to her husbands, John and Chris, and parents, Mary and Andrew Sciranko, she was preceded in death by maternal and paternal grandparents, 1 sister, 1 brother, aunts, uncles, nephews, brother-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Dolly made a gift of her body to St. Louis University. Memorial visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until time of memorial services at 3:00 p.m. Sun. May 17, 2026 at Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the Alzheimer Association, or masses at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.
Online information and guestbook through Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory may be found at www.wojstrom.com.
