Obituaries

Jul 23, 1995

Max Adam Amos, 88, of Cape Girardeau was called to his heavenly home Sunday, October 30, 2016.

He was born June 10, 1928, in Delta, son of Robert N. and Myrtle Burns Amos. He and Mary Emma Scheible were married on December 16, 1951. Mary passed away on July 23, 1995. He then married Doris Baker on...

May 28, 1994

Elnora Francis Heise, 81, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 at the Monticello House.

She was born August 26, 1936, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Elmer and Margie Bryant Borchelt. She and Harold Dean Heise were married August 8, 1953. He passed away May 28, 1994.

Elnora attended school at Egypt Mills,...

Jan 9, 1990

Nancy Mae Suhr, 94, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, at Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born September 12, 1923, in Jackson, to Frank and Grace Ann Morrison Dickerson. She and Fred Harding Suhr were married November 26, 1949, in Pocahontas, Missouri. The couple operated a farm for many years. They had been...

Dec 30, 1988

Juanita Jewel Hankla Mays Daume, 89 of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born September 20, 1926, in rural Anna, Illinois daughter of Amos F. and Opal A. Williams Hankla. She and Claude M. Mays were married December 24, 1945, by the Rev. L.H. Moore of...

May 16, 1987

Shirley Sue Statler, 81, of Jackson, (wife of Eugene D. "David" Grojean), passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at her home.

She was born February 18, 1936, in Neelys Landing, Missouri, to Fred and Hazel McLain Parker. She and Jerry L. Statler were married March 27, 1954, in Jackson. They had been married 33 years when Jerry...

May 11, 1985

Steve J. Niemann, 93, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau Health Care in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born April 25, 1924, in Quincy, Illinois, to Anthony Steve and Jessie Bosse Niemann. He and Alice Leverton were married January 1, 1944, in Gulf Port, Mississippi. They had been married 41 years...

Feb 15, 1985

Vera I. Farrow, 101 of Jackson, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 12, 1915, in Perry County, Missouri, to John C. and Esther Cox Davis. She and Arnold W. Farrow eloped March 12, 1937, to Benton, Missouri. They had been married nearly 48 years when...

Sep 27, 1984

Edna Louise Peetz, 84, of Jackson, slipped peacefully into heaven, on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She had been suffering from kidney failure.

One of five children, Edna was born August 26, 1931, near Sikeston, Missouri, to Roy and Leona Greenlee. She married Norman R. Peetz on May 16, 1948, at Emmanuel...

Mar 23, 1983

Wintress Daugherty, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Scott City, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015, at the Monticello House in Jackson, Missouri.

She was born December 10, 1923, in Dexter, Missouri, to Roy J. and Etta Crews Carney.

Wintress was a 1942 graduate of Cape Central High School and a 1944 graduate of Cape...

Sep 21, 1982

Lester Walter "Les" Ruppel, 91, of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born September 20, 1926, in Friedheim, Missouri, to Walter and Annie Sauer Ruppel. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. He and Mildred Lohmann were married July 26, 1948. They had...

Jun 17, 1982

Geneva Ruth Mayfield, 92, of Jackson, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 29, 1923, in Oriole, Missouri, to William Daniel and Maude Della Pierce Dunn. She and Milford L. "Doc" Mayfield were married March 15, 1942, in Benton, Missouri. They had been married 40 years...

Apr 20, 1981

Arlyn N. Heider, 98, of Jackson, was called to celebrate Christ's birthday in heaven. Listening to "Away in a Manger", with family by her side, she peacefully passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

One of four children, Arlyn was born May 5, 1917, north of Fruitland, to Charles F. and...

Oct 24, 1978

Frieda Emma Reisenbichler, 93, of New Wells, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born May 29, 1924, in Frohna, Missouri, to Otto and Amanda Feiste Grebing. Frieda was baptized, confirmed, and married at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, and also attended the church's grade school.

Frieda and...

Nov 18, 1974

Marticia "Marty" Schrader, 89, of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully, Monday, November 23, 2015, surrounded by her daughters and son-in-law, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 25, 1926, in Commerce, Missouri, to J. Edwin and Freida Will Blank. She and Harlan L. "Dutch" Schrader were married April 14, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. Their...

Sep 7, 1970

Margie L. Vinyard, 81, formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau.

Margie was born January 11, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to George and Bernice Unnerstall Reisenbichler. She and George B. "Bradley" Vinyard were married February 9, 1958. They had been married 12 years when Bradley passed away...

Jul 20, 1968

James Walter "Jim" Daume, 67, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 at St. Mary’s Health Center in St. Louis.

Jim was born Aug. 2, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Walter H. and Anna Marie Nebel Daume. He married the love of his life and best friend Diann Denton at St. Andrew Lutheran...

Sep 26, 1963

Ruth Volkerding, 97, of Jackson, fell asleep in Jesus on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born on June 22, 1918, in Cape Girardeau County to Albert and Ida Lange Siebert. She and Walter Rose were married April 3, 1948. They had been married 15 years when he passed away...

Aug 12, 1963

Lucille Frederick, 98, of Jackson, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born December 31, 1916, in Scopus, Missouri, to Scott S. "Sike" and Rilla E. Bollinger Dockins. She and Albert E. Frederick were married December 23, 1943 in St. Louis. They had been married nearly 20 years when...

Jun 18, 1950

Eugenie F. Wessel, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tues. Jan. 2, 2018 at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Oct. 24, 1929 near Tilsit, MO daughter of Albert and Ida Lange Siebert. She was married to Harold Wessel on June 18, 1950 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Harold preceded her...

Jun 18, 1950

Harold E. Wessel, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 after a brief stay in the Lutheran Home and St Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 12, 1926 in Gordonville, Missouri to Albert W. and Laura Hanschen Wessel. He and Eugenie Siebert were married on June 18, 1950 at Trinity Lutheran Church...