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Diane M. Barta-Kaczmarek

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jean Smith Shepherd

Jean Smith Shepherd

Apr 28, 2016

Jean A. Shepherd, 64, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, at her home.

The seventh of nine children, Jean was born May 24, 1951, in Jackson, to George H. and Nellie M. Schreiner Smith. She and Jon Shepherd were married September 10, 1999, at the gazebo of the Cape Girardeau County...

June Platt Engel

June Platt Engel

Apr 27, 2016

Mary June Engel, 84 of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016.

She was born June 17, 1931, in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Luther M. and Pauline Lee Davis. She and Gerald Platt were married in 1947. He passed away in 1984.

June was a hairdresser for over 30 years. She owned and operated...

Mike Cord, Sr

Mike Cord, Sr

Apr 27, 2016

Robert Michael "Mike" Cord, Sr., 68, of Jackson, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born September 24, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, son of Robert A. and Iris S. Guess Cord.

Mike was a graduate of Bossier High School in Bossier...

Dora Mclain

Dora Mclain

Apr 25, 2016

Dora Dale McLain, 87, of Jackson passed away peacefully on Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Monticello House in Jackson where she had resided since 2008. She was born June 1, 1928, in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, daughter to John H. and Lillie Kraemer Farrow.

Dora attended Indian Creek School near Oriole and was a former member...

Evelyn Fox Davis

Evelyn Fox Davis

Apr 23, 2016

Evelyn Joyce Fox Davis, 89, passed away peacefully, Saturday, April 23, 2016, surrounded by her family at her home in Jackson.

An only child, Evelyn was born November 18, 1926, in Jackson, to William Jewell and Euria Richardson Fox. She and James Robert "Bob" Davis were married September 26, 1947, in Jackson. They had been married 41...

Melvin E. Hoffman

Melvin E. Hoffman

Apr 23, 2016

Melvin E. Hoffman 89, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born March 7, 1927 in New Wells, to William T. and Elenora Perr Hoffman. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. He and Gladys Irene Scholl...

Stanley Reinholz, Sr

Stanley Reinholz, Sr

Apr 22, 2016

Stanley E. Reinholz Sr., 85 of Cape Girardeau, formally of Mesa, AZ passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Feb. 24, 1931 in St. Louis, MO to the late Mr. and Mrs (Frieda Hrebec) Reinholz. He and Della Davault were married in 1951 in Cape Girardeau. She...

Eugene Hecht

Eugene Hecht

Apr 20, 2016

Eugene Hecht, 87, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born February 11, 1929 in Altenburg, Missouri, son of William H. and Louise Swan Hecht. He and Vera Koeberl were married April 25, 1953.

Eugene served in the United States Army from 1951 and...

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