Obituaries

Apr 24, 2023

Marilyn Marie Riehn, 85, of Millersville, passed away Monday, April 24, 2023, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Marilyn was born April 9, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of the late Edvene and Anita (Henry) Smith. She and Jerry F. Riehn were married November 26, 1960. Their union blessed them with a son, Mark Riehn. Jerry preceded...

Apr 22, 2023

Roger W. Fuehler, 83, of Shawneetown, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, where he resided the past three years. Roger was born December 27, 1939, in Shawneetown, to Ernst O. and Lillian E. Thauwald Fuehler. He was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown, also the church of his...

Apr 21, 2023

Jack Edward Hawk, 81 of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 21, 2023 at his home. He was born December 26, 1941, in Vandalia, Illinois, to Jack Harold and Elizabeth "Betty" Dieckmann Hawk. He married Jeffry Lynne Boswell on June 24, 1961, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Jack enlisted in the United States Marines September 1959, and was...

Apr 20, 2023

Brenda Sue Hinkle, 61, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023 at S outheast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 17, 1961 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Otto and Margaret Geiser Moore. Brenda worked 32 years at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau retiring from the Human Resource department in 2013. She attended Lacroix United Methodist...

Apr 18, 2023

Danny Ray Bowers, 59, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born October 19, 1963, in Cape Girardeau, to Grover Jack and Mary Mungle Bowers. His father passed away September 30, 2016. Danny was a 1983 graduate of Jackson High School. He and Martha Jones were...

Apr 12, 2023

Noah Eli Potter, 14, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis.

Noah was born November 14, 2008, in Cape Girardeau, son of Lance and Dawn Leible Potter.

In addition to his parents, loving survivors include paternal grandparents, Steven and Darlene Potter of Doniphan; a maternal...

Apr 11, 2023

William "Bill" Fisher Johnson, 90, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at his residence.

Bill was born December 30, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA, son of the late Paul and Helen Fisher Johnson. He and Flossie Moore were married on October 14, 1978, in Cook County, IL. Their union blessed them with four children, Robert...

Apr 10, 2023

Kenneth ("Ken" or "Kenny") Eugene Bollinger, 84, of Marble Hill, Missouri went to be with the good Lord on April 10, 2023.

Ken was born on August 23, 1938, in Mayfield, Missouri to John H. and Gracie "Gertie" Bollinger, the youngest of six children.

In 1957, he married his wife, Patsy, and they started their...

Apr 8, 2023

David Lee DeRousse 81, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023 at his home in Oak Ridge. He was born January 12, 1942, in Jefferson County, Missouri, son of Roy and Margaret Martin DeRousse. He and Linda Kyle were married September 5, 1970. David grew up in Crystal City and began working as a young man culminating...

Apr 8, 2023

Doris Elizabeth Saupe, 75, of Shawneetown, Missouri, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born June 10, 1947, near Friedheim, Missouri, to Edgar and Lucille Kirn Wibbenmeyer. Doris was baptized and confirmed at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, Missouri. She was a graduate of Oak Ridge High School....

Apr 8, 2023

Caitlin Michelle Burress, 33, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023 at her home. She was born August 17, 1989, in Paducah, Kentucky, the daughter of Terry and Crystal Adams Burress. She was a 2008 graduate of Jackson High School, and she attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. She was a Majority Member and Past Honored...

Apr 4, 2023

Maxine E. Friedrich, 95, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.

She was born January 30, 1928, in Whitewater, Missouri, to Albert and Amanda Deneke Blumenberg. She and Charles E. "Earl" Friedrich were married June 3, 1956, at Zion United Methodist Church in Gordonville, Missouri, also the church of her...

Mar 31, 2023

Ronnie Asher, 67, of Jackson passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born July 9, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, son of Delmar and Rosemary Drum Asher. He and Patti Friedrich were married July 6, 1974, at St. Johns United Church of Christ.

Ronnie started his...

Mar 31, 2023

Lonnie Robert Bangert, 87, of Jackson, unexpectedly passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, at home. Lonnie was born August 29, 1935, in Lixville, Missouri, to Robert J. and Caroline L. Pohlmann Bangert. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri. Lonnie was a 1953 graduate of Jackson High School. He was an honorably discharged veteran...

Mar 30, 2023

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 7:45 a.m., the sweetest soul was welcomed into the arms of Jesus. Jean "Daphine" Liley, 94, of Jackson, passed away at the Monticello House in Jackson, Missouri.

Daphine was born on April 10, 1928, to Russell Marvin and Ora Lea Smith Kirkpatrick in Grassy, Missouri. As a child, she attended Pound...

Mar 27, 2023

Early on the morning of March 27, 2023, Elizabeth "Archie" Aydt went home, a place she longed for, to be with her mother, father, five siblings, husband and son, to share eternity with Jesus Christ, our Lord. Just recently turning 101 years of age (born March 8, 1922), she was full of vim and vigor, was always spunky, was...

Mar 26, 2023

Harold Gene Harris, 78, of Jackson, formerly of Afton, Michigan, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023, at his home. Harold was born January 12, 1945, in Wolverine, Michigan, to Bruce and Katheryn Warren Harris. He and Sharon A. Sloat were married June 12, 1965, in Cheboygan. They had been married 57 years when Sharon passed away June 20, 2022....

Mar 24, 2023

Roy D. Evans II, 62, of Pevely, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at Mercy-Jefferson Hospital in Festus, Missouri. He was born April 10, 1960, in Alameda, California, to Roy D. and Betty J. Biri Evans I. Roy grew up in Cahokia where he started playing football. That is where he met his lifelong...

Mar 24, 2023

Larry Lee Young, 84, of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home, after a stay of only 11 days. He was born March 27, 1938, in Millersville, Missouri, to Zeddie and Mary Crafton Young. He and Saundra Kay Stearns were married August 8, 1970, at First Baptist Church in Jackson. Their union was blessed...

Mar 22, 2023

Wesley Bock of Delta Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Missouri at the age of 96. Wesley was born March 5, 1927 in Delta to the late Otto and Martha Tuschhoff Bock. He and Viola Phillips the daughter of the late Walter and Virginia Heise Phillips were united in marriage on January...