Rev. David Boettcher
Feb 17, 2017
The Rev. David N. Boettcher, 75, of Jackson, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 10, 1941, in Shawano, Wisconsin, to Norbert A. and Mabel Sumnicht Boettcher. He and Ruth M. Boelter were married August 27, 1966, in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio.
Rev. Boettcher was...
Andy Mclendon
Feb 16, 2017
Andrew Ryan "Andy" McLendon, 33, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
He was born January 3, 1984, in Cape Girardeau, to David L. and Kathy S. Hecht McLendon. He and Lacy Deevers were married September 22, 2012, in Hazelhurst, Mississippi.
Andy was raised in Shawneetown, Missouri, and attended school...
Lucille Lyerla
Feb 10, 2017
Lucille Lyerla, 73, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born April 24, 1943, in Chicago, to Henry and Garnette Hollatz Behning.
Lucille was employed at the former Venture in Cape Girardeau, and previously attended Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jackson.
Loving survivors...
Ray Scholl
Feb 6, 2017
Ray N. Scholl, age 79, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born February 7, 1937 near New Wells, son of Hugh E. and Marie A. Boren Scholl. Ray and Marlene J. Wachter were married August 13, 1960 at Immanuel...
Glenn Oldham
Feb 4, 2017
Glenn Oldham, 79, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017, at his home.
He was born April 25, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, to Charlie Mason and Pamela Anna Belle Adams Oldham. He and Mary Sue Green were married September 1, 1957, at Burfordville Baptist Church in Burfordville, Missouri.
Glenn was a 1957 graduate of...
Dorothy Imogene Hale
Feb 4, 2017
Dorothy Imogene Hale, 88, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson.
She was born February 26, 1928, in Madison County, Missouri, to Bro. Coda Raymond and Elizabeth Lily June Lane Brown. She and Samuel P. Hale were married March 28, 1948, in Advance, Missouri. Three children were born to their...
Helen Brown
Feb 3, 2017
Helen M. Brown, 89, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of New Wells, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 8, 1927, in New Wells, to Arthur and Ida Haertling Meyr. Helen was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, also the church of her baptism...
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...
