Obituaries

Apr 16, 2021

Irene Marie Siemers, 96, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021 due to a stroke, at the Lutheran Home, where she had been living since 2016.

The second of six children, Irene was born December 10, 1924, near Tilsit, to Leo Henry and Frieda Emma Fluegge Siebert.

Irene was baptized January 18, 1925...

Apr 14, 2021

Gary Wayne Gerecke, 64, of Gordonville passed away at his home, Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

He was born November 4, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Leeman Earl and Elsie Borgfield Gerecke. He and Carolyn Ahrens were married on July 22, 1978 in Tilsit, Missouri.

Gary grew up on the family farm and...

Apr 14, 2021

Samuel Isaiah “Sam” Johnston Sr, 86, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Millersville, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Marble Hill, Missouri.  He had been in the care of his nephew, Chuck (Sharon) Cathcart for nearly two weeks.

He was born May 3, 1934, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, son of Otis Rudolph and Ida Mae Seabaugh Johnston.  He...

Apr 13, 2021

Verna Mae Ringwald, 90, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 22, 1930, in Delta to Albert and Ruth Roe Crites. She and Paul H. Ringwald were married April 14, 1951, in Delta. They had been married 66 years when Paul passed away Oct. 7, 2017. Verna worked...

Apr 11, 2021

Earlene Doris Langston, 82, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, at the Villas of Jackson, where she received excellent care the past ten months.

She was born June 9, 1938, in Daisy, to Ova and Nellie Hobeck Stearns.  She and Clarence Langston were married Dec. 22, 1958 in Jackson.  They had been married 27 years...

Apr 10, 2021

Mrs. Marjorie A. (Perry) Birk Grindstaff passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Marjorie was honored with a private funeral service at St. Paul Lutheran Church and private burial at Russell Heights Cemetery, with the Rev. Joshua Schmidt officiating.  Once the threat of Covid 19 has passed and...

Apr 10, 2021

Donald Henry Niederkorn, 74, of Jackson passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at his home.

He was born August 10, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of Henry and Betty Larson Niederkorn.  He and Judi Beussink were married June 5, 1971 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson.

Don graduated from Kelly High School in Benton,...

Apr 9, 2021

Betty Jane Abernathy, 91, of rural Perryville, Missouri formerly of Whitewater, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021 at Independence Care Center in Perryville, where she had been a resident for several years. She was born January 3, 1930, in Rolla, Missouri, daughter of Truman Alvin "T.A." and Elda Alma Kassel Niswonger. She and Lentice M. "Abe" Abernathy were married...

Apr 8, 2021

Georgette Ida Pemberton, 63, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Southside St. Louis City, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Heartland Care and Rehab, in Cape Girardeau, where she had been a resident for a short time. She was born October 1, 1957 in St. Louis, daughter of George and Margaret Anthony Gregory. Georgette's life was her family; she...

Apr 6, 2021

Joyce Flora Thomas, 88, of Uniontown, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 3, 1932, in Hinsdale, Illinois, daughter of Paul Ernest Otto and Flora Hilda Bodenschatz Petschke. She and Robert Thomas were married August 15, 1959 at McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County, New Jersey. He survives....

Apr 4, 2021

Elizabeth J. Turner, 94, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at her home in Cape Girardeau.

Elizabeth was born May 13, 1926,  in Cape Girardeau to the late Clarence and Mamie Hunt Berry. She was the fifth of five children. She and Burnell Turner were married April 29, 1950, in Paragould, Arkansas. He passed...

Mar 30, 2021

Doug Koch, 64, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born February 10, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, to Kenneth F. and Betty L. Peel Koch.  He and Michelle Everly were married September 16, 2000.

Doug attended Jackson High School.  He worked many years in...

Mar 29, 2021

Donald Lloyd “Don” Starzinger, 87, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, at his home.

He was born June 22, 1933, on a farm near Oriole in Cape Girardeau County, son of Frederick Ernst and Alma Johanna Steinhoff Starzinger.  He and Judith M. “Judy” Schrumpf were married July 13, 1957, at the United Methodist Church in...

Mar 29, 2021

Nelda Jean Hamilton 82, of Jackson, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born January 7, 1939, in Jackson, to Tony and Mabel Hahs Friese. She and Carl Hamilton were married March 31, 1979, in Millersville, Mo. They had been married 36 years when he passed away May 19, 2015. Nelda...

Mar 29, 2021

Shirley Jean Hutton, age 90, of Jackson passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Monday, March 29, 2021.

She was born April 4, 1930 in Chillicothe, Missouri the daughter of Clyde Glenwood and Margaret Mary Gall Finney.

She married Dr. Walter William Hutton May 24, 1952 in Kirksville, Missouri. He passed away...

Mar 25, 2021

Bradley Eugene Proffer Sr., 69, of Cameron, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Redwood of Cameron Nursing Home.

He was born July 28, 1951, in Crump, son of Otis and Mary Ellen Ervin Proffer. He and Judy Ann Schafer were married in Cape Girardeau.

Bradley was a 1970 graduate of Jackson...

Mar 24, 2021

Jerry Pickens, 86, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born December 25, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, to Harold and Jewell Richmond Pickens.

Jerry was a 1953 graduate of Cape Central High School.  He served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959.

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Mar 23, 2021

Elda Lydia Palisch, 88, of Jackson, went to her heavenly home, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. She passed away at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, where she resided the past six years. She was born November 7, 1932, in Farrar, Missouri, daughter of Karl Erich and Lydia Amanda Petzoldt Feiste. She and Herbert H. Palisch were married May...

Mar 22, 2021

Ginger Norlene Masters, 63, formerly of Columbia, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at her home in Cape Girardeau.

Ginger was born July 24, 1957, in Bitburg, Germany, daughter of Clair and Barbara Kleespies Lloyd.  She and David Masters were married May 28, 1977.  They were married 28 years when he passed away March 3, 2005....

Mar 22, 2021

Kim A. Kefauver, 68, of Jackson, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born April 17, 1952, in Evansville, Indiana, to Walter and Hilda Ladreiter Kefauver.

Kim was a 1970 graduate of Jackson High School.

He worked many years as a self-employed contractor and six...