Thomas A. Koehler, age 71, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his family. He was born May 28, 1948 in Cape Girardeau, the third of six children, to Henry C. “Clem” and Dora L. “Johnny” Schaefer Koehler.  He and Shirley Schuessler were married December 30, 1993 in Cape Girardeau.  Tom was a 1968 graduate of Jackson High School.  He held many different jobs throughout his life, but...

Lorene Oehl, 94, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, at Villas of Jackson, in Jackson, Missouri. Lorene was born in Gordonville, Jan. 10, 1925, the fifth child to Albert and Frieda Bodenstein Rose.  Her father died when she was young and she grew up on a dairy farm run by her mother.  Lorene was a 1943 graduate of Jackson High School.   She married Marlen Oehl of Friedheim on August 17, 1947, at Zion Lutheran Church of Gordonville, where she was...

James Donald Brown, 40, of Millersville passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born April 3, 1979 in Cape Girardeau, son of Randy D. and Angela Craft Brown. James attended Jackson R2 public Schools. He worked as a fork lift driver for Gilster Mary Lee in Perryville. James attended Connection Point Church in Jackson. He enjoyed watching his nephew Isaiah wrestle; he was an avid fan of football and loved to fish. Loving...

Aleen Walther, 93, of Jackson passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  Born January 22, 1926, in Fruitland, she was one of two daughters born to Edwin and Cora Heider Willa. She was baptized March 7, 1926, and confirmed April 2, 1939, at St. John’s United Church of Christ near Jackson. Aleen was a 1943 graduate of Jackson High School.  She then worked at the International Shoe Factory in Jackson.  She and Albert Walther were...

Hilda E. Grebing, 84, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born September 21, 1935, in Tilsit, Missouri, to August and Emma Nagel Weber.  She was baptized October 1, 1935 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit and confirmed April 10, 1949, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.  She attended St. Paul Elementary School and was a 1953 graduate of Jackson High School.  She and Robert R. “Bob” Grebing were...

Rose Marie Baugus, age 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.  She was born Aug. 6, 1931, in Commerce, Missouri, to Lawrence and Matilda Bullinger Schaefer. Rose married Calvin Andrew “C.A.” Baugus on Nov. 13, 1948, in Piggott Arkansas. They had been married 65 years when he passed away Jan. 6, 2014. Loving survivors include a daughter, Jackie (Steve) Rafferty of Tucson, Arizona; four grandchildren,...

Craig E. Seabaugh, 46, of Jackson, formerly of Marble Hill, Missouri passed away Monday, October 21, 2019, at SSM Health – St. Clare in Fenton, Missouri.  Craig courageously fought cancer and was also a stroke victim. He was born October 4, 1973, in Wood River, Illinois, to Charles E. and Mary M. Atchison Seabaugh.  He and Robin L. Hartmann were married August 18, 2001, in Marble Hill.  They moved to Jackson in 2015. Craig briefly attended elementary school in Wood...

Ruth Clara Nischwitz, age 94, of Gordonville passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019 at her home. She was born August 13, 1925 near Gordonville to Herman W. and Bertha Suedekum Sander. She was baptized September 20, 1925, in the home, by Rev. Vieh of St. James United Church of Christ, Tilsit and confirmed April 17, 1940. Ruth attended grade school at the former Poplar Grove Elementary School and graduated in 1943 from Jackson High School as the Valedictorian of her class. She and the late...

Donald R. McQuay, 66, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019 at his home in Jackson. He was born June 30, 1953 in Mirkwood, Missouri son of Donald M. and Melba Arthur McQuay.  He was first married to Patricia McQuay, she preceded him in death. He and Joy Clippard were married on March 19, 1999 in Cape Girardeau and she survives. He was President of Cape County Park Board and retired from Cape Girardeau County as Director of Public Works. Donald was a member of Lynwood...

Daniel Francis Krydynski, 83, of Altenburg, Missouri, formerly of Chicago, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born in Chicago to Felix B. and Veronica Gorski Krydynski on October 13, 1936, Daniel was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church in Chicago.  He was raised in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago and was a 1955 graduate of DeLasalle Instituite. Daniel was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S....