Obituaries

Aug 31, 2016

Julia Lynn Woeltje, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She passed away quietly and peacefully after a long illness.

She was born October 4, 1963 in Neubruecke, Germany, daughter of Darryl Keith and Maureen Gail Peirano Gerstner. She and David W. Woeltje were married October 1, 1988....

Aug 29, 2016

Wilma Ruth Tesson, 89, of Jackson, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at her home.

She was born August 17, 1927 in Bismarck, Missouri, daughter of Clyde and Lorene Meadows Peterman. She and Lowell Miinch were married and they had five children. Later in life, she married Frank Tesson. He passed away August 23, 2009.

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Aug 28, 2016

Stephen A. Russo, 63, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born January 3, 1953, in Los Angeles, California, to Thomas J. and Josephine Pungi Russo.

Stephen was a graduate of Grossmont High School in El-Cajon, California. He spent most of his life in...

Aug 26, 2016

Anna Emma Crole, 92, of Jackson, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born May 17, 1924, in Mississippi, daughter of George P. and Blanche G. Reiss Teasley. She and Charles Crole were married in 1970. He passed away November 27, 2012.

Anna worked for Remington...

Aug 25, 2016

Marjorie Pauline Lohman, age 92, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 11, 1924, in Pocahontas, daughter of Eberhart and Edna Schoen Ruehling.

She and Virgil H. Lohman were married January 24, 1946. He preceded her in death on December 8, 2005.

Aug 24, 2016

Patricia Ann "Patty" Spangler, of Steelville, Illinois, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri after a short struggle with cancer. She was 58.

She was born July 30, 1958 in Pinckneyville, Illinois to Bobby Gene "Sputt" and Wanda Lee Jones Spangler.

While growing up, Patty was a lively and happy...

Aug 23, 2016

Elizabeth Joann "Betty" Elfrink, 71, of Jackson, MO passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born Sept. 22, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Bernard J. and Johanna M. Holzum Broshuis. She and Michael A. Elfrink were married May 8, 1965 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson.

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Aug 20, 2016

Charlene Mary Hoefler Urhahn, 67, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 21, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Charles Clement and Coletta Clara Heuring Hoefler. She and Jacob Urhahn were married Jan. 4. 1992, in Cape Girardeau. Charlene was an educator working in elementary education...

Aug 20, 2016

Cardell "Broadway" Withers Sr., 65, of Jackson, MO passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.

He was born December 15, 1950, in Monticello, AR, son of Samuel and Callie Franklin Withers. He and Lois Wade were married August 1, 1993. She survives.

Cardell worked at General Motors...

Aug 20, 2016

Pauline "Polly" Davis, 74, of Jackson, passed away Saturday evening, August 20, 2016 at her home. She gained her angel wings while being surrounded by her family.

She was born August 28, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John Henry and Lula Ruth Stovall Finney. She leaves behind the love of her life, Henry Davis, to whom...

Aug 19, 2016

Patsy Jean "Pat" Terry, 76, of Jackson, passed away Friday, August 19, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born July 11, 1940, in Jackson, to Charley W. and M. Lottie Revelle Hanners. She and Charles D. Terry were married March 20, 1960, at First Baptist Church in Jackson.

Pat was baptized at...

Aug 18, 2016

Margaret Anne "Marci" Wilson, 60, of Jackson passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016, surrounded by her loving family in her home.

She was born October 17, 1955, in Passaic, New Jersey, daughter of Norris and Margaret Kenyon Greer. She and Stephen Wilson were married March 26, 1977.

Marci was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister,...

Aug 18, 2016

Ann L. Vinyard, age 83, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born September 14, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Meta Voshage King Fiehler and Elmer King.

She and David Vinyard were married August 20, 1962. He preceded her in death on February 27, 1997.

Aug 17, 2016

George W. Smith, 71, was received into heaven where love and grace abound. After an extended illness, he passed from this life Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at his family home in Jackson.

The fifth of nine children, he was born January 2, 1945, to George H. and Nellie M. Schreiner Smith, at the family home in Jackson....

Aug 16, 2016

Jesse E. Obermiller, 87, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, from natural causes, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri.

He was born September 12, 1928, in Jackson, to Frederick and Martha Jorden Obermiller. He and Marvalyn Holschen were married July 27, 1950, in Blytheville, Arkansas.

Jesse owned and operated the former Travelers...

Aug 7, 2016

Sandra Lee Kimbrough, age 74, of Jackson, passed away August 7, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born April 5, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Julius J. and Audrey J. Davis Spooner.

Sandra earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas. Her first...

Aug 5, 2016

Loretta Ann Arnzen, 88, of Jackson, passed away Friday, August 5, 2016, at the home of a daughter in Jackson.

She was born February 23, 1928, in Laflin, Missouri, to Henry and Cornelia VanDoren Steinnerd. She and Eugene Arnzen were married May 28, 1949, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold. They had been married 55 years...

Aug 1, 2016

Oscar G. Welker, 79, of Jackson, passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born July 3, 1937, in Cape Girardeau County, to Fred O. and Susan E. "Lizzie" Newell Welker. He and Rosemund A. Fluegge were married December 16, 1955.

Oscar was a member of the...

Jul 31, 2016

Ben A. Bullard, 75, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016, at the Chateau Girardeau. He was born Nov. 24, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ben H. and Goldie Townsend Bullard. Ben loved his family and loved spending time with Darren, his son, as well as his grandchildren and his special buddy, Kynlee, his great-granddaughter. He...

Jul 29, 2016

John Keith Wood, 51, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. There will be no services.

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