Michael Wayne Kasten
Jan 27, 2025
Michael Wayne Kasten, 63, of Jackson, passed away Monday, January 27, 2025, St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 10, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, to Harold Lee and Mary Louise Oberndorfer Kasten. He and Donna Louise Peters were married October 19, 1991, at St John's Catholic Church at Leopold.
Michael was...
Donald Ray Mclemore
Jan 25, 2025
Donald Ray McLemore, 87, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
The fifth of eight siblings, Don was born November 3, 1937, in Cape Girardeau County, to John William and Grace Pearl Vaugh McLemore. He attended Chaffee High School before entering the U.S. Navy.
He and...
Denise Marie (Musgrave) Zobrist
Jan 22, 2025
Denise Marie Musgrave, born on January 31, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2025, in Jackson, Missouri. Surrounded by her three daughters and her mother, Denise left this world with love and comfort after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Denise was a woman with a generous heart who would gladly give the shirt...
Steven Alfred Ford
Jan 22, 2025
Steven Alfred Ford, 71, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. He was born on April 30, 1953, in Essex, Missouri, son of Amos and Vella Kraust Ford. He and Jeanine Kern were married on June 21, 1975. Steven was a graduate of College High School. He honorably served in...
William M Holley
Jan 20, 2025
William Myron "Bill" Holley, 88, of Pocahontas passed away Monday, January 20, 2025, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born on September 2, 1936, in Denver, Colorado, son of Myron and Vera Davis Holley. He and Jeannie Johnsen were married on July 17, 1973. Bill owned and operated Northeast Diesel Service in Jackson for over 30...
Dr. Edwin Leon Smith
Jan 19, 2025
Dr. Edwin Leon Smith, 83, passed away Sunday January 19, 2025, in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
He was born and raised on a farm south of Green City, Missouri to Clarence and Marjorie Smith. He attended the Pleasantville one room schoolhouse in Mystic and graduated from Green City High School in 1958. He was married to Janet Lee...
Arthur "Gene" Eugene Dale
Jan 19, 2025
Arthur "Gene" Eugene Dale, 76, of Jackson, passed away January 19, 2025, at the Jackson Manor in Jackson. The youngest of seven children, he was born in Advance on November 22, 1948, to William Lester and Parlie L. Rhodes Dale. Gene was a 1966 graduate of Cape Central High school. He worked his whole life as a car mechanic,...
Joan Patricia (Carey) Ponder
Jan 17, 2025
Joan Patricia Ponder, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 11, 1928, in St. Louis, daughter of Arthur and Viola Mitchell Carey Sr. She and Jerome W. Ponder were married on January 28, 1947. Four children were born to their union. They...
Walter Samuel Drusch
Jan 15, 2025
Walter Samuel "Sam" Drusch, Jr., 87, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born June 15, 1937, in St. Louis, to Walter Samuel Sr. and Helen Sims Drusch, he was one of two children. He and Harriet Reisenbichler Jaeger were married February 13, 1976. Sam was a graduate of Beaumont High...
James Henry Swift
Jan 15, 2025
James Henry Swift Sr., 81, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born on November 23, 1943, in Sedalia, son of Harold Glenn and Edna Lucille Bennett Swift. He and Linda McManus were married on February 15, 1975. James honorably served in the United States Navy from 1960 to...
Donald White
Jan 13, 2025
Donald Dwyane White, 72, of Garland, TX passed away Monday, January 13, 2025, at Methodist Richardson Medical Center, after a 2-year battle with cancer.
He was born March 24, 1952, at his family home in Wardell, MO, to Bob and Mary White (Foster).
Don graduated from Holcomb High School in 1970 and attended Three Rivers...
Paygene B Elliott
Jan 13, 2025
Paygene “Peg” B. Elliott, 95, of Jackson, passed away peacefully, Monday, January 13, 2025, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 27, 1929, in Corning, Arkansas, to Bryan and Cecil (Burns) Burns.
Peg dearly loved her family, and daily lived the example of her Pentecostal faith. She thoroughly enjoyed being a...
Thomas L. Kohm
Jan 12, 2025
Thomas L. “Tom” Kohm, 71, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025, with family at his side, at his home in Jackson. Tom valiantly fought a three-year battle with cancer.
He was born March 7, 1953, in St. Louis, Mo., to Alvin and Odile Fallert Kohm. He was raised in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and was a...
Patrick James Maloney
Jan 11, 2025
Patrick James "PJ" Maloney, 19, of Jackson passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, at his home in Jackson. He was born on November 2, 2005, in Cape Girardeau. PJ attended Jackson High school. He also attended Greater Vision Pentecostal Church in Chaffee. He enjoyed Super Mario video games, walking in the park and spending time with his mom and...
Susan Rae (Brooks) Sterner
Jan 10, 2025
Susan Sterner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, surrounded by her family and the compassionate staff at Chaffee Nursing Center, who became like family to her in recent years. Susan's 74 years were filled with love, creativity, and adventure. Born to Jean and Robert Brooks, who preceded her in death,...
Glen P. Eggimann
Jan 10, 2025
Glen P. Eggimann, 89, of Jackson, passed away peacefully, on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Villas of Jackson.
He was born December 28, 1935, in Cape Girardeau County, to Elmer and Ernestine Eggimann. He was raised on a farm in Whitewater and was a 1953 graduate of Delta High School.
Glen and JerLee I....
Olline Alfreda (Abernathy) Brown
Jan 10, 2025
Olline Alfreda Brown, 94, of Jackson passed away Friday, January 10, 2025, at the home of her daughter in Jackson. She was born November 21, 1930, in Morley, Missouri, daughter of Harry Joseph and Gladys Marie Campbell Abernathy. She and Loomis "Jock" Brown were married on August 24, 1953, in Crump. They were married 67 years when he passed...
Vernalee M. (Klaus) Mouser
Jan 8, 2025
Vernalee Marie Mouser, 96, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born October 30, 1928, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Frederick "Alvin" and Lydia Dickman Klaus. She and Vernon E. Mouser were married on December 21, 1946, in Perryville. They were married 58 years when he passed away June 28,...
Carol Ann Carter
Jan 7, 2025
Carol Ann Carter, 73, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 30, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Robert Ivan and Helen Anita Hilpert Moore. Carol was a member at Connection Point Church in Jackson. She dedicated her life to loving people, her family, and assisting...
Keith Voges
Jan 7, 2025
Elmer K. "Keith" Voges, 86, of Oak Ridge, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in Cape Girardeau MO. He was born January 21, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, to Elmer and Frieda (Schlimme) Voges. Keith was a 1957 graduate of Jackson High School. He served honorably in the Missouri National Guard, and was a member of St. John's United Church...
