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Zene Helderman
Jun 12, 2016
Zene Helderman, 79, of St. Louis and formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at the National Healthcare Nursing Home in Park Hills, Missouri.
Zene was born September 13, 1936, at Whitewater, Missouri, to Rowland Dale and Margarette Howard Helderman.
Zene was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from November...
Kyle Gribler
Jun 12, 2016
Kyle E. Gribler, 46, of Bucklin, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield, Mo.
Kyle was born May 27, 1970, in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Jackson High School and worked in several local pallet factories and sawmills.
He was an accomplished artist, but was especially gifted...
Shelia E. Hager
Jun 10, 2016
Shelia E. Hager, known to many as "Slim", 58, of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 at her home.
She was born April 16, 1958 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Kenneth E. and Elwanda Stroder Seabaugh. She and Phil Hager were married May 27, 1978.
Shelia was a 1976 graduate of Jackson High School....
Geraldine M. Siletta
Jun 9, 2016
Geraldine M. Siletta, 86, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 8, 1929 in St. Louis, the daughter of Noah and Jossia Crites Lashley. She and Ralph Siletta were married December 11, 1965; he passed away March 12, 2006....
Robbie Leroy Pennebaker, Jr
Jun 7, 2016
Robbie Leroy Pennebaker, Jr., 62, of Daisy, MO, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born September 20, 1953, in Wyatt, MO, son of Robbie Leroy and Minnie Johnson Pennebaker, Sr. He and Lee Anne Jones were married August 2, 1997, in Blytheville, AR.
Robbie enjoyed working...
Alan Estes
Jun 5, 2016
Alan Wayne Estes, 55, of Jackson, suffered a pulmonary embolism on Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He will be missed by many friends who regularly visited Estes Deli in Jackson.
Alan was born August 1, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, to Wayne and Mary Lou Stroder Estes. He and Linda Schlichter were married...
Pat Davenport
Jun 5, 2016
Patricia "Pat" Davenport, 91, of Jackson, passed away October 29, 2016, at St. David’s South Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Pat had been residing with her son in Austin the past two years.
Pat was born November 19, 1924, in Jackson, to DuRee and Lenora Weltecke Masterson.
She and James Davenport were married December 29,...
Mary Ann Baker
Jun 1, 2016
Mary Ann Baker, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday June 1, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born March 11, 1929, in Diehlstadt, MO, the daughter of William Earnest and Nada Ellen English Anderson. She and Bill J. Baker were married Jan. 2, 1948 in Piggott AR.
Mary Ann grew...
Diane M. Barta-Kaczmarek
Jun 1, 2016
Diane M. Barta-Kaczmarek, 67, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at her home.
She was born Nov. 2, 1948 in Douglas, Nebraska the daughter of Frank and Ethel Goodman Barta. She and Steven Kaczmarek were married for 25 years.
Diane was a loving wife and mother she was a fantastic grandmother as...
June Lunsford Collier
May 31, 2016
Doris June Collier, 61, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Jackson. June had been fighting cancer since September, 2015.
She was born June 27, 1954, in Anna, Illinois, to Ernest M. and Geraldine King Lunsford.
June attended Jackson High School. She worked at the former Kroger Egg...
Verna D. Wachter
May 31, 2016
Verna Dorothy Wachter, 85, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 19, 1930, in Old Appleton, Missouri, daughter of William Paul and Clara Marie Ochs Bingenheimer. She and Arnold "Arnie" Wachter were married April 19, 1952. He passed away March 19, 2015.
Verna was...
Dorothy L. Pugh
May 30, 2016
Dorothy L. Pugh, 92, formerly of Jackson, passed away May 30, 2016 at Chateau Girardeau Nursing Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 9, 1924, in St.Louis, Missouri, daughter of Clarence and Marjorie Reitz Richardson. She and Wiley Pugh were married February 6, 1943 in St. Louis. He passed away March 30, 1997.
Dorothy...
Michael L. Schlimme
May 29, 2016
Michael L. Schlimme, 68, of Cape Girardeau, MO passed away Sunday May 29, 2016 while returning home from a recent hospitalization in Virginia.
He was born July 6, 1947 in Cape Girardeau, MO the son of Lloyd and Freida Cobb Schlimme.
Mike was a graduate of Cape Central High School and Southeast Missouri State University....
Sharon Kay Lange
May 27, 2016
Sharon Kay Lange, 68, of Jackson passed away Friday, May 27, 2016 at her home.
She was born June 11, 1947, in St. Louis, daughter of Oscar and Sola Young Franck. She and August "Harold" Lange were married September 29, 1967 in Jackson.
Sharon grew up in Marquand, Missouri. She was a 1965 graduate of...
Noma Lee “Tince” Noland
May 23, 2016
Noma L. "Tince" Noland, 90 of Jackson, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Jackson.
She and her sister, Oma, were born May 30, 1925 in Jackson, daughters of Luther "Heck" and Alice M. Miller Crites. They were known as The Crites Twins. Noma and Gerald Carlton "Bud" Noland...

Joe Mclain
May 19, 2016
Billy "Joe" McLain, 83 of Jackson, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 at his daughter's home.
He was born March 16, 1933, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Earl and Georgia Lee Starrett McLain. He and Shirley June Kimbel were married June 23, 1958. She passed away February 27, 2015.
Loving survivors include two daughters,...
Loretta V. Kuntze
May 16, 2016
Loretta V. Kuntze, 72 of Gordonville, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born June 27, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Clarence and Aline Evans Lange. She and Larry Kuntze were married April 21, 1963 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit.
Loretta was a 1961...
Bill D. Smith
May 15, 2016
Bill Dayton Smith, 93, of Whitewater, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born December 20, 1922 in Jackson, son of Jesse "Gad" and Tishie E. Seabaugh Smith. He and Mildred Green were married June 10, 1944 in Pickett, Arkansas.
As a teenager, Bill joined the...
Carl E. Stinson
May 11, 2016
Carl E. Stinson, 83, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 22, 1932, in Parma, Missouri, to Loren G. and Ethel V. Robertson Stinson. He and Joyce Calvert were married May 21, 1954, in Parma.
Carl attended school in Parma. He served...
Alan Crites
May 6, 2016
John "Alan" Crites, 66, of Jackson, passed away Friday, May 06, 2016 at his home.
He was born September 25, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of John H. and Bette L. Slinkard Crites. He and Dixie
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