Kenneth Strack
Feb 2, 2017
Kenneth Strack, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Feb. 02, 2017 at the Lutheran Home.
He was born Nov. 23, 1927, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Edwin and Thelma Cottle Strack. He was baptized at Hanover Lutheran Church. He and Stella Mae Meyer were married April 12, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson....
Brenda Rhodes
Feb 1, 2017
Brenda Lee Rhodes, 65, of Whitewater passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 5, 1951, in Anna, Illinois, daughter of Kenneth and Margie Coomer Ledermann. She and Lawrence "Mike" Rhodes were married July 18, 1970. He survives.
Brenda graduated from Meadow Heights High School...
Paul E. Mize
Jan 31, 2017
Paul E. Mize, age 53, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at his home after a valiant struggle with cancer.
He was born October 23, 1963, in Cape Girardeau, son of Tom and Gerri Welter Mize. He and Connie Loos were married November 13, 1984 in Jackson.
Paul was a member of Immaculate...
Maggie Holland
Jan 29, 2017
Maggie Ruth Holland of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Southeast Health.
She was born January 14, 1928 in Jackson, daughter of Garnett and Rispa Johnson Masterson and recently celebrated her 89th birthday.
She and William Holland married March 22, 1952 at Piggott, Arkansas.
Maggie was a graduate of Cape...
Mary Helen Ray
Jan 24, 2017
Mary Helen Ray, 72, of Jackson, was surrounded by her family when she passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
She was born March 27, 1944, in Tiptonville, Tennessee, to Bonnie F. and Helen G. Powell Upchurch.
She worked at Collins Lamp and Shade in Benton, Missouri, and the former Holiday...
Irene Mcanally
Jan 24, 2017
Irene was very personable and volunteered at St. Francis Hospital, often working in the lobby area. She enjoyed arts and crafts, making a quilt for each family member. She played the mandolin and enjoyed bluegrass music while camping with friends.
Loving survivors include her husband of 14 years, Donald of Millersville; three children, Roxann (Patrick) Finnagan of...
James E. Jaco
Jan 23, 2017
James E. "Jim" Jaco, age 67, of Jackson, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born February 15, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of James J. and Lillie B. Reed Jaco. He and Anna "Marie" Lange Reeves were married April 16, 2015.
Jim was inducted into...
Jack Wyant
Jan 20, 2017
Jack Earl Wyant, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017m at his home.
He was born Oct. 7, 1929, in Sao Paulo, son of Jesse and Barbara Steele Wyant. He and Juanita West were married May 24, 2006.
Jack was a member and ordained elder of First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau....
Clinton K. Steffens
Jan 19, 2017
Clinton Kenneth "Clint" Steffens, age 82, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Estates of Perryville.
He was born January 15, 1935, in Wittenberg, Missouri, son of Ferdinand and Emma Koenig Steffens.
Clinton attended school in Altenburg, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from April 6, 1954 until being honorably...
Opal Mcmanus Wilson
Jan 18, 2017
Opal McManus Wilson, 89, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday January 18, 2017, at her home in McClure, Illinois.
She was born March 13, 1927, in Oak Ridge, Missouri, to George W. and Carrie Alma Brown Suhr. She and John McManus, Jr. were married October 9, 1943. They had been married 44 years when he passed...
Ruby Decker
Jan 18, 2017
Ruby N. Decker, 97, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 21, 1919, in Cora, Illinois, to Bryan and Nettie Bradley Grosvenor. She and George F. Decker were married November 24, 1938. They briefly resided near Chester, Illinois, moving to Jackson in 1939. Five children...
Anna D. Wanamaker
Jan 17, 2017
Anna Jean Dockey Wanamaker, wife of Ralph Wanamaker, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. She was 74 years old.
Anna was born in Shamokin, Pa., March 25, 1942, the daughter of Elizabeth and Selon F. Dockey. Anna moved with her family to New Oxford, Pa., when she was in elementary school. Anna graduated from...
Maxine White
Jan 15, 2017
Jewel "Maxine" White, 95, of Jackson passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 in Cape Girardeau.
She was born September 7, 1921, in Jackson, daughter of Orville C. and Esther L Deneke Godwin. She and Thirman "Drake" White were married April 10, 1971. He passed away March 13, 2006.
Maxine was a graduate of Jackson High...
Lane M. Cunningham
Jan 12, 2017
Lane M. Cunningham, 82, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017, at his home.
He was born December 5, 1934, in Burfordville, Missouri, to Ralph M. and Pauline "Pat" McDaniel Cunningham. He and Gladys F. "Faye" Masters were married May 30, 1977.
Lane was a 1952 graduate of Cape Central High School. He...
Lloyd Charles Masterson
Jan 9, 2017
Lloyd Charles Masterson, age 80, of Jackson, passed away Monday, January 09, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born January 25, 1936 in St. Louis, Mo son of Joe Wilbur and Charlotte Dahill Masterson. He and Inez E. Burgfeld were married February 19, 1960 in Jackson. She preceded him in death May...
Betty L. Haskins
Jan 6, 2017
Betty Lou Haskins, 83, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Heartland Care and Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau.
Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. There will be no services.
Interment will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
Arrangements made by McCombs...
Joan Faye Leimer
Jan 5, 2017
Joan Faye Leimer, age 71, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at her home.
She was born January 27, 1945, in Schomish, Washington, daughter of John Paul and Luvina Unterreiner Beanland. She and Robert L. Leimer were married February 10, 1977 in Jackson.
Joan Faye graduated from Oak Ridge High School in...
Bobby D. Brandon
Jan 2, 2017
Bobby D. Brandon, 76, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, at his home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 4, 1940, in Bragg City, Missouri, to Bob and Katherine Tate Brandon. He and Allie Rebecca "Becky" Friedrich were married April 15, 1992, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Bob served honorably in the U.S. Army. He...
Evelyn Dake
Jan 1, 2017
Evelyn Dake, 84, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017.
She was born January 10, 1932, in Gordonville, daughter of Joe and Pearl Bruner Skelton. She and Bernard Dake were married August 17, 1968 at Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville. He passed away June 9, 1981.
Evelyn grew up in the Gordonville area. She...
Betty Smith
Dec 30, 2016
Betty Louise Smith, 86, of Millersville passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Marble Hill.
She was born Dec. 6, 1930, daughter of Arthur and Edna Woods Suedekum. She and Luther Raymond Smith were married May 2, 1962. He passed away Aug. 22, 1991.
Betty was a member of Sedgewickville...
