Obituaries

Nov 9, 2021

Percy Howard Mangels, 79, of Jackson, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Percy was born September 12, 1942, to Herbert and Lilly (Koch) Mangels in New Wells, Missouri. He married Patricia Meyer on October 22, 1966. She preceded him in death on February 16, 1991. He later remarried Bonnie Braddum...

Nov 9, 2021

Glen Allan Stairs, 56, of Millersville, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at his residence. Glen was born November 14, 1964, to Bill and Patricia (Dennis) Stairs in Shelby, Ohio. He and Sherri Smith were married October 18, 1997, in Millersville. She survives of the home. Glen enjoyed being outdoors and was an avid fisherman and loved hunting. Glen...

Nov 7, 2021

Hazel Carlota Boese, 57, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. She was born February 10, 1964 in Lilbourn, Missouri, daughter of Junior Edward Jaco and Rosaura Lara. She and Chris Boese were married on September 13, 1996 in Chaffee, Missouri. Hazel enjoyed traveling; her favorite spot to visit was Estes Park, Colorado. She...

Nov 7, 2021

Jane Ann Heuring age 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 while visiting her son in Anna, Illinois. She was born July 17, 1939 in Ogdensburg, New York the daughter of Harold W. and Helen E. Truax Witherhead. She married Paul "Chub" Heuring September 23, 1961 in Morristown, New York. Jane was a 1958 graduate of...

Nov 5, 2021

Geroid A. Lix, 87, of Jackson, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family in Fruitland, Missouri.

He was born March 29, 1934, in Stoutsville, Missouri, to William Ferdnand and Cecilia Francis Vanderfelt Lix. He and Ella Marie Goetz were married in 1956 in Hernando, Mississippi.

Geroid was...

Nov 4, 2021

Loudean Jones Case, 89, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. The fourth of six children, Loudean was born November 30, 1932, in Scott County, Missouri, to Harry J. and Gladys M. Campbell Abernathy. She married Glenn Jones. Four children were born to their union, Donna, Sharon, Carolyn, and Allen. Glenn preceded...

Nov 4, 2021

Ethel Grace Borgfield, 84, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, November 04, 2021 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born September 28, 1937 in Patton, Missouri, daughter of John Virgil and Grace Crites Gallup. She and Cletus Leon Borgfield were married June 1, 1957 in Patton. Ethel was a 1955 graduate of Patton High School. She...

Nov 3, 2021

Richard “Dick” Lloyd Loos, 81, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born December 22, 1939 in Jackson, son of William and Bertilla Marie “Tillie” Heisserer Loos.  He and Margaret “Margie” Zahner were married November 5, 1977.

Dick attended Immaculate Conception school in Jackson. Since...

Nov 3, 2021

Jerry D. Green, 80, of Sedgewickville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at his home. He was born August 27, 1941, in Whitewater to Herbert and Alta Chapman Green. He and Martha S. "Sue" Thiele were united in marriage on May 27, 1961, at Sedgewickville Lutheran Church. Jerry was a lifelong cattle farmer near Sedgewickville and worked many...

Nov 2, 2021

James E. Owens, 79, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. A private funeral service will be held at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Interment will follow at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Arrangements were made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Nov 1, 2021

Randy C. Shultz, 63, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, at his home in Gordonville.

He was born August 5, 1958, to Charles and Fern Peetz Shultz.  He and Kimberly Brugger were married October 8, 1983, at Zion United Methodist Church, west of Gordonville.

He was a 1976 graduate of Jackson High School.

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Oct 31, 2021

Leon Wayne Tuschhoff, 83, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born September 19, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of Joseph D. and Lucy Petzoldt Tuschhoff. Leon was a 1956 graduate of Jackson High School. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1958 and was honorably discharged in 1962....

Oct 29, 2021

Paul E. Pender, 83, of Chaffee, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021, at his home.

He was born September 21, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, to Ray and Pearl Worley Pender.  He and Lillian Tacket were married in April, 1960.  Three children were born to their union, Kathy, Christopher, and Pamela.  They had been married 59 years when...

Oct 29, 2021

Orville A. Ahrens, 81, of Jackson, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021, at his home near Tilsit.

The youngest of three children, Orville was born January 3, 1940, in Jackson, to Walter and Ruby Aufdenberg Ahrens. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit.  He attended the church’s elementary school and Poplar Ridge School....

Oct 29, 2021

Mildred Lorraine Seboldt, daughter of Robert F. and Laura Feuerhahn Grossheider, was born August 7, 1929 in Gordonville, MO.  She became a member of God's family through the washing of holy baptism on August 25, 1929 and made a public confession of her faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at her confirmation at Zion Lutheran Church,...

Oct 28, 2021

Ella Dee Keith, 90, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 28, 1931, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Walter and Freda Barks Martin. She and Donald LeRoy Keith were married in 1950, in Paragould, Arkansas. He passed away February 3, 2004. Ella Dee was a member First...

Oct 28, 2021

Boyd Dewayne Simpkins, 66, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. He was born November 22, 1954 in Cape Girardeau, son of Boyd and Doris Cope Simpkins. He and Terry Culbertson were married February 14, 1974 in Scott City. She survives. Dewayne loved working on and driving old cars. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and...

Oct 26, 2021

Thomasville, Pennsylvania:  Charles “Chuck” William Koehler, Jr. 78, formerly of Jackson, entered into rest on October 26, 2021, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

He was born February 7, 1943, in Jackson, Missouri, to Charles William and Gusta Wedekind Koehler, Sr.

Chuck was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Navy and served on the honor guard of...

Oct 26, 2021

Tom G. Hanners, 92, of Sedgewickville, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 22, 1929, in Bollinger County, Missouri, to Julius Loyd and Maude Ethel Johnson Hanners. He and Flora Jean Garrison were married in May 1955. A son, David, was born to their union. They had been...

Oct 25, 2021

Brenda Shirley, 75, of Jackson, passed away Monday, October 25, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Brenda was born July 24, 1946, in Stoddard County, Missouri, to Charles and Clodina Pruett Mann.  She and Johnnie Shirley were married March 20, 1964, in Stoddard County.  She was a 1964 graduate of Dexter High School.

Brenda...