Jerry L Balsman
Mar 7, 2026
Jerry L. Balsman, 76, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026, at his home in Jackson.
He was born December 20, 1949, in Chester, Illinois, to Cletus and Elinor Winschel Balsman. He was a graduate of Berkeley High School in St. Louis and attended Missouri State University in Springfield. He and Diana Wibbenmeyer were married May 7, 1977, at St. Vincent Catholic...
Norman H. Loos
Mar 6, 2026
Norman H. Loos, 90, of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Chateau Girardeau Nursing Facility in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by loving family.
He was born September 26, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Edward J. and Ruth Loos. He and Eleanor J. Ollinger were married November 22, 1956, in Oakville, Missouri, and together they shared a loving life...
Leonard G. Dreyer
Mar 6, 2026
Leonard G. Dreyer, 87, of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026, at Hubble Creek Nursing Home in Jackson.
He was born November 20, 1938, in Shawneetown, Missouri, to Erwin A. and Lucile Gerharter Dreyer. Leonard grew up in Frohna, Missouri and worked summers at the Frohna Feed Store. He graduated from Perryville High School and attended business school in Cape...
Donald J. Brown
Mar 3, 2026
Donald J. Brown, 71, of Jackson, passed away March 3, 2026, in Negril, Jamaica. The island and its wonderful people held a special place in his heart.
He was born June 23, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, son of Donald W. and Aletha Grant Brown. He married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Illers, on August 10, 1974.
Don was a lifelong member of...
Vernell Steiner
Feb 28, 2026
Lorene V. “Vernell” Steiner, 96, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau.
The third of seven children, Vernell was born July 18, 1929, in Perry County, Missouri, to Edgar and Hertha Ruehling Haertling. She attended school in Altenburg and Perryville, Missouri.
Vernell and Nelson H. Steiner were married August 8, 1948. Three children were...
Rhonda K Sievers
Feb 27, 2026
Rhonda Kay Sievers, 79, of Jackson, passed away Friday, February 27, 2026, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 5, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to Charles L and Mildred I Walker Sievers.
Rhonda was a 1965 graduate of Jackson High School and Metro Business College in Cape Girardeau.
In 1966, she embarked on a 50-plus year career in...
Agnes Marie Boitnott-Goddard
Feb 26, 2026
Agnes Marie Boitnott-Goddard, 89, of Jackson, passed away February 26, 2026, at the Villas of Jackson.
She was born October 8, 1936, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Albert and Pauline Beauregard Stricker. She spent her childhood in Charleston, Missouri.
Following her marriage to William (Bill) Boitnott on July 2, 1955, they moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Agnes was a member of St....
Norma Jean Williams
Feb 25, 2026
Norma Jean (Bridges) Williams 79 of Jackson, entered eternal rest and passed away peacefully on February 25, 2026 at 8 p.m.
She was born to Doyle and Lily Turner Bridges in Blytheville, Arkansas on September 9th, 1946.
Norma retired from Cottonwood Treatment Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and also retired from Walmart Supercenter in Jackson.
Surviving family members include a sister, Sylvia Ballard;...
Dave Koch
Feb 24, 2026
David Brent Koch, 72, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at his home in Jackson.
He was born July 6, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Kenneth F. and Betty L. Peel Koch. He and Teresa Schweer were married July 6, 1990.
Dave was a 1971 graduate of Jackson High School. Even after high school Dave never lost his Indian pride....
Rosemary Bertha Enke
Feb 22, 2026
Rosemary Bertha Enke, 94, of McClure, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026.
She was born June 8, 1931, in Perryville, Missouri, to Charles and Anna Ahrens Jaco.
Rosemary was self-employed, working hard from her home, offering laundry and ironing to many devoted clients.
To cherish her memory, she leaves a son, Paul Griffin of Jackson; two granddaughters, Jessica Rhodes of Nashville, Tennessee...
Dean Craft
Feb 18, 2026
Dorothy D “Dean” Craft, 94, formerly of Millersville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Ozark Manor Residential Care in Fredericktown, Missouri.
One of nine children, Dean was born July 5, 1931 in Millersville, to Samuel D. and Opal A. “Allyne” Wise Jones.
She was a 1948 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She and Lyman E. Craft were married December...
Violet L. Lafferty
Feb 18, 2026
Violet L. Lafferty, 97 of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at Hubble Creek Nursing Center in Jackson.
She was born March 30, 1928 in Naylor, Missouri the daughter of Thomas William “Dewey” and Ethel Mae Blagg Grisham. On January 4, 1946 she married John Weldon Lafferty Sr. They had met in 1945 just shortly after WWII. John was a...
Elma Ruth Staten
Feb 17, 2026
The Rev. Elma Ruth Staten, 84, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at the home of a daughter in Leawood, Kansas. Elma was born April 7, 1941, in Kirkwood to Owen and Zella Glass Whitfield. She and Ronald Orlando Staten were married Oct. 25, 1958, in Cape Girardeau. Four daughters were born to their union, Ronda, Lorri, Mia...
Kimberly L. Schmidt
Feb 16, 2026
Kimberly L. Schmidt, 55, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, February 16, 2026, at her home.
The second of two children, Kim was born February 13, 1971, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, to Richard F. III and Nina Feuerborn Schmidt.
Kim was a graduate of Jackson High School. She earned a master's degree in social work from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Kim...
Quentin Leslie Hueter
Feb 15, 2026
Quentin Leslie Hueter, 95, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born September 17, 1930, in Scopus, Missouri, to Leslie Edward and Oleta Pernecie (Williams) Hueter. He and Mary Jo Riehn were married July 1, 1955, at Oak Ridge, Missouri. Three children were born to their union, Rick, Ron, and...
"Pickle Bill"
Feb 13, 2026
William H. “Bill” Schoen, 71, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 22, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, to Vernon and Arlysse Lichtenegger Schoen. He was raised on the family farm near Oak Ridge, and had three siblings, Vernon G., Bruce, and Terry. As a young child, Bill loved...
Gregory Gohn
Feb 10, 2026
Gregory “Greg” Allen Gohn, 68, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 14, 1957, at St. Charles, Missouri, to David and Glenda Propst Gohn. He and Patricia “Pat” Strack were married February 14, 1976, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, where their membership remains.
Greg worked over 30 years...
Nelda Ruth Hinton
Feb 3, 2026
Nelda Ruth (Hahn) Morton Hinton, 88, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at her home.
Born September 27, 1937, in Millersville, to Roy M. and Bernice Jenkins Hahn, Nelda had seven siblings. She was a graduate of Oak Ridge High School.
Nelda married Robert Clark Morton, and one son, Mark, was born to their union. Robert passed away July 8,...
Sally Tandy Johnson
Jan 30, 2026
Sally Tandy Johnson, 77, of Millersville, died Friday, January 30, 2026.
Born July 30, 1948, in Columbia, Missouri, to Bert Banks and Gladys (Tandy) Wagener, Sally was raised in Fulton, graduated from Fulton High School, and subsequently earned an accounting degree at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. She enjoyed a lifelong career in business administration.
Sally married Jim Johnson on February...
Mary Belle Rohde
Jan 30, 2026
Mary Belle Rohde, 84, of Friedheim passed away Friday, January 30, 2026 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born April 15, 1941 in Daisy, Missouri the daughter of Bert Alexander and Bessie Jane Bollinger Hahs. While growing up, her home church was New Salem Methodist Church in Daisy.
Mary Belle was a 1959 graduate of Oak Ridge High...
