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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Geraldine Laramore
Mar 11, 2015
Geraldine Laramore, 83, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Her son, Jerry Lunsford, who suffered an aneurysm in the early 1970's, passed away in the early afternoon of Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Sells Nursing Home in Matthews, Mo.
She was born June 28, 1931, at Neelys...
Jerry Lunsford
Mar 11, 2015
Jerry Lunsford, 64, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Sells Rest Home, in Matthews, Missouri. His mother, Geraldine Lunsford-Laramore, preceded him in death early Wednesday morning, March 11, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born January 5, 1951, in Anna, Illinois, to Ernest M. and Geraldine King Lunsford. He...
Ella Mae Kirk
Mar 10, 2015
Ella Mae Kirk, 81, of Oak Ridge, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born March 16, 1933, in Chester, Illinois, to Thomas and Ella Shields Korando. She was a 1951 graduate of Chester High School.
She and Kenneth LaMoine Kirk were...
Edna Wolfenkoehler
Mar 6, 2015
Carrie "Edna" Wolfenkoehler, age 86, of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau. She will once again be with Dale, her beloved husband of 67 years, who passed away January 24, 2015.
Edna was born September 1, 1928 in Millersville, the daughter of David A. and Carrie A. Estes...
Eunice Myers
Mar 6, 2015
Eunice L. Myers, age 92 of Jackson, passed away Friday, Mar 6, 2015 at Madison Medical Center in Fredericktown, MO. She was born Jan 17, 1923 daughter of August and Lula Kearns Eiler. She and Eugene Myers were married Sept 15, 1949.
She was of the United Methodist faith and served her country during WW II by...
Andrew Perrin
Mar 5, 2015
Andrew E. "Andy" Perrin, 96, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Chateau Girardeau, where he had been a resident for 14 years.
He was born March 23, 1918, in Maplewood, Missouri, son of Peter J. and Emma Ettling Perrin. He and Beatrice Rieman were married May 23, 1942 in St....
Albert Zember
Mar 3, 2015
Albert Lawrence "Al" Zember, 88, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 7, 1926, in La Veta, Colorado, to George and Francis Cerbo Zember. He and Virginia "Ginny" Smith were married December 3, 1977, in Gunnison, Colorado.
Al was a 1944 graduate...
James R. Wunderlich
Mar 2, 2015
James R. Wunderlich, 65, of Jackson went to his heavenly home on Monday, March 2, 2015, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee.
He was born July 12, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of August and Flora Petzoldt Wunderlich. He was baptized in Jesus Christ on July 31, 1949, and confirmed his faith on April 7, 1963. He...
Dick Gregory
Mar 1, 2015
Dick N. Gregory, 73, of Whitewater, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his home with his family nearby.
He was born July 8, 1941, in Patterson, Missouri, son of the late Raymond and Lora Cline Gregory. He and Mary King Pettigrew were married July 30, 1994 in Jackson.
Dick served in the United...
Maxine Brice
Feb 17, 2015
Maxine Elizabeth Brice, age 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Jackson Manor Nursing home.
She was born May 28, 1931, in Denver, Colorado to John A. and Loretta M. Hensgen Lloyd. She and John Thomas 'Tom' Brice were married December 22, 1972 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University at the Newman...
Dorlas Hays
Feb 16, 2015
Dorlas I. "Buck" Hays Jr., 85 of Jackson, passed away Monday February 16, 2015 at his home.
He was born July 15, 1929, in Girard, Illinois, son of Dorlas Ibra and Jessie Mae Fitzgerald Hays, Sr. He and Joyce Reba Smith were married August 27, 1960 in Springfield, Illinois.
Buck was a 1947 graduate of...
Frank Emmendorfer
Feb 13, 2015
Frank D. Emmendorfer, Jr., 87, formerly of Perryville, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 18, 1927, in Perryville, to Frank D. and Corrine Chovaux Emmendorfer, Sr. He and Bettilee "Betty" Cook were married August 16, 1952, at the former St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic...
Doris Devault
Feb 4, 2015
Doris Brennecke Davault, 94, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.
She was born October 25, 1920, in Allenville, Missouri, to Joseph "Joe" Henry and Cora Chostner Brennecke. She and Wm. Hughes Davault were married November 20, 1941. They had been married 70 years when he passed away July 7, 2012....
Joanie Hendricks
Jan 23, 2015
Joanie Reiminger Hendricks, 57, of Jackson, passed away peacefully at Saint Francis Medical Center, Friday, January 23, 2015, surrounded by family and friends.
She was born May 22, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, to Raymond and JoAnn Biler Reiminger. She and John Hendricks were married August 2, 1996, at St. Vincent Church in Cape Girardeau.
Joanie...
Nick Liest
Jan 4, 2015
Niclous "Nick" Leist, 74, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Christian Hospital in St. Louis.
He was born October 9, 1940, in Illmo, Missouri, to Otto N. and Bernice Lambert Leist. He and Judy McElmurry were married August 19, 1962, at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Illmo.
Nick was a 1962...
Janine Bissonnette
Nov 23, 2014
Janine Maryrose Marceau Bissonnette, 90, of Danielson, CT died Sunday, April 16, 2017 in Cape Girardeau, MO.
She was the beloved wife of Leo Joseph Bissonnette, they were married August 8, 1981 in St. James Catholic Church in Danielson and enjoyed 33 years of marriage before he passed away November 23, 2014.
Janine was born...
Sandra Fronabarger
Sep 8, 2014
Sandra Kay Fronabarger, 74, of Wickliffe, Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017, in Arlington, Kentucky, in a fatal auto accident.
She was born December 25, 1942, in rural Chicora, Pennsylvania, to Michael "Mike" and Florence Fair Erdos. After her high school graduation, Sandra took correspondence courses with TWA, and was later employed by TWA in Kansas...
Marie Mize
Aug 6, 2014
Marie Richardson Mize, 62, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born May 16, 1953 in Cape Girardeau, to Monroe and Leola Abernathy Richardson.
Marie was a graduate of the former University High School in Cape Girardeau. She had worked for Ceramo Company...
Margie Reisenbichler
Jun 26, 2014
Margie Reisenbichler, 87, formerly of Pocahontas passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Jackson Manor.
She was born September 23, 1928, in Pocahontas, daughter of Lloyd "Leo" and Imogene Snider Wilson. She married Raymond Rastl. He passed away in 1953. Margie and Wilbert Reisenbichler were married May 14, 1955. He passed away on June 26, 2014.
...Junior Reisenbichler
Mar 11, 2014
Leo Louis "Junior" Reisenbichler, Jr. 80, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Saint Franics Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born April 25, 1936, in Pocahontas, Missouri to Leo G. and Adabelle Hindman Reisenbichler, Sr. He and Dianna L. Bock were married November 10, 1979, in Uniontown. They had been married 34 years...
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