Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Jackson & Cape Girardeau, MO

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Jackson & Cape Girardeau, MO area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Judy Walter

Judy Walter

Dec 1, 2015

Judy Leigh Walter, 62 formerly of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, where she had been hospitalized the past three weeks.

She was born May 12, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Calvin and Lorene Lincoln Walter.

Judy attended Jackson High School and was a lifelong member of Westside...

Dorothy Blackman

Dorothy Blackman

Nov 30, 2015

Dorothy Blackman, 87, of Jackson, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born July 30, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to Sloan and Ida Floyd Watkins. She and Kelly Blackman were married January 6, 1948.

Dorothy was a graduate of Cape Central High School and the former Cape Girardeau...

Steven Farrow

Steven Farrow

Nov 28, 2015

Steven Nelson Farrow, 61, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015, at the home of a sister, in Jackson.

He was born November 15, 1954, to Nelson C. and Emma F. Sparkman Farrow. He and Rose M. Jett were married November 14, 1992, in Cape Girardeau.

Steve was a 1973 graduate of the...

Emma R. Spane-Pettit

Emma R. Spane-Pettit

Nov 26, 2015

Emma Rosetta (Spane) Pettit, 73, of Chaffee, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015.

She was born to Irene Elsie Rehkoff and Robert Dunn in Cape County on January 28, 1942.

She previously worked for 20 years with Florsheim Shoe Factory, and in 1981 became a Licensed Practical Nurse, working 20 years with Saint Francis Hospital,...

Roy W. Wendel

Roy W. Wendel

Nov 26, 2015

Roy Wesley Wendel, 82, of Whitewater, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 1, 1933, in Whitewater, Missouri, son of Joseph W. and Edna D. Cook Wendel. He and Mary Lou Kasten were married September 11, 1960 at Zion Methodist Church in Gordonville. She passed away...

Helen Marie Leimbach

Helen Marie Leimbach

Nov 23, 2015

Helen Marie Leimbach, 90, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born February 24, 1925, in Pocahontas, to Walter W. and Della Winter Leimbach.

She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, and was a 1943 graduate of Jackson High School....

Rosemary L. Edwards

Rosemary L. Edwards

Nov 20, 2015

Rosemary Lucille Edwards, 76, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, at her home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 16, 1939, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Russell and Catherine Reiley York. Rosemary and her first husband, Donald M. Way had six children. Donald passed away in 1973. She and Dean Edwards were married in 1978....

Karen Lawson

Karen Lawson

Nov 16, 2015

Karen E. C. Lawson, 72, of Jackson passed away November 16, 2015 at Jackson Manor.

She was born July 27, 1943, in Niota, Illinois, daughter of Clarence and Laura Livingston Boyle.

Karen was employed for 15 years at Major Custom Cable, retiring in 2008.

Loving survivors include a son, Robin (Melissa) Siegfried of...

June Lewis

June Lewis

Nov 14, 2015

June D. Lewis, 78, of Jackson passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at her home.

She was born June 22, 1937, in Norfolk, England daughter of Reginald and Gertrude Gallant. She married Roy Lewis October 15, 1956

June attended Iona Baptist Church. She also enjoyed cross stitching and art and traveling.

In addition...

J. R. Bradshaw

J. R. Bradshaw

Nov 11, 2015

Jesse Russell "J.R." Bradshaw, 82, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Whitewater and Delta, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015.

A veteran of the Korean War, he departed this life on Veteran's Day. He served his country in the U.S. Army as a private from 1953 to 1955.

He was born March...

Kateri Ruch

Kateri Ruch

Nov 7, 2015

Kateri Ann "Teri" Ruch, 54, of Daisy passed away November 7, 2015 at her home.

She was born July 30, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leo Francis and Anna Marie Wubker Horrell. She and Matthew Ruch were married November 6, 1982.

Teri graduated in 1979 from Leopold High School. She attained her certification from...

Gladys M. Siebert

Gladys M. Siebert

Nov 7, 2015

Gladys Mae Siebert, 87, of Jackson went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born in September 18, 1928 in Old Appleton, Missouri to Walter and Edna Ruppel Schreiner. She and Earl L. Siebert were married on November 9, 1947 in Uniontown, Missouri. He preceded...

Carolena Galloway

Carolena Galloway

Nov 4, 2015

Carolena A. Galloway, 76, of Jackson, passed away peacefully at the Lutheran Home Wednesday, November 4, 2015.

She was born June 9, 1939, in Whitewater, Missouri, to Emil and Alma Meier Muster. She and W. Dean Galloway were married August 24, 1957, at St. James United Church of Christ in Tilsit. They had been married nearly 56...

Myrtle E. Bollinger

Myrtle E. Bollinger

Nov 2, 2015

Myrtle Bollinger, age 91 of Sedgewickville, passed away at her home Monday, November 2, 2015.

She was born May 26, 1924 at Perryville, MO the daughter of Theodore G. and Virgie Colin Weibrecht.

Myrtle married Joe H. Bollinger on December 23, 1950 in Ste. Genevieve, MO. He preceded her in death March 6, 2004.

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Shelia Marie Craft Barks

Shelia Marie Craft Barks

Nov 1, 2015

Shelia M. Craft-Barks, 47, formerly of Jackson, presently of White Rock, NM, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2015 at her home after a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

She was born November 5, 1967, in Cape Girardeau, to Junior and Laura Medlock Craft. She and Steven Barks were married June 2, 1994, in Oahu, Hawaii.

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Roger Overbeck

Roger Overbeck

Oct 30, 2015

Roger L. Overbeck, 44, of Gordonville, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 as a result of a motorcycle accident.

He was born July 24, 1971, in Cape Girardeau, son of Howard and Christine Duren Overbeck.

Roger attended Jackson High School and worked for Luhr Bros. Barge Company Inc. for ten years. For the past three...

Ronald Ponder

Ronald Ponder

Oct 27, 2015

Ronald Ponder, 61, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born September 25, 1954, in Perryville, Missouri, to Raymond A. and Dorothy Berkbigler Ponder.

The Ponder family moved to Cape Girardeau in the 1950's. Ronald was a graduate of Parkview School in Cape Girardeau. He worked...

Verna Jones

Verna Jones

Oct 22, 2015

Verna M. Jones, 81, of Cape Girardeau formerly of Jackson passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau.

She was born December 17, 1933, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Leo R. and Pearl M. Dambach Petzoldt. She and Stanley Jones were married February 3, 1952. He passed away December 1, 1999.

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Rev. Walter “Rick” Patzwitz

Rev. Walter “Rick” Patzwitz

Oct 19, 2015

Rev. Walter "Rick" Patzwitz, 61, Cape Girardeau, formerly of New Wells, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born September 17, 1954, in St. Louis, to Walter F. and Florence P. Young Patzwitz, Sr. He and Sarah Weber were married May 4, 1985, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg,...

Adam Kassal

Adam Kassal

Oct 19, 2015

Adam Kassal, 83, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015, surrounded by his family, at his home in Jackson.

He was born September 8, 1932, in Yugoslavia, to Josef and Louise Stemer Kassal. He was raised in Austria and came to the United States in 1952. It was in Chicago that he met the love of his life,...

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