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Patricia Ann (Schroeder) Mcclard
Jan 20, 2020
Patricia Ann McClard, age 81, of Jackson passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, at her home.
She was born Sept. 27, 1938, in Jackson, daughter of Walter and Alma Kinder Schroeder Sr.
Pat was a 1956 graduate of Jackson High School and attained a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University....
Shirley Ann (Kester) Kinder
Jan 19, 2020
Shirley Ann Kinder, 80, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 26, 1939 in Friedheim to Albert and Bertha Ahrens Kester. Shirley married Robert M. “Bob” Kinder on May 19, 1962 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Bob passed away October 20, 2006.
Shirley...
Nelson Otto Sebastian
Jan 19, 2020
Nelson O. Sebastian, 85, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Tilsit, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 2, 1934, in Whitewater, Missouri, to Hugo and Amanda Fluegge Sebastian. He was a longtime, faithful member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit, having been baptized and confirmed there. He...
Julia "Julie" L. Sheaffer
Jan 18, 2020
Julia L. Sheaffer, 53, of Jackson, Missouri, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, January 18, 2020.
Julie worked at Huck’s Convenience Store and Walgreens in Sikeston, and most recently at Amerimart north of Jackson.
She is survived by a son, Mathew Heroux of Jackson, and his daughter, Haley Madison...
Norman H. Campbell
Jan 12, 2020
Norman H. Campbell, 86, of Oak Ridge passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born April 27, 1933, in Cape Girardeau, to Herbert Campbell and Ruby Singleton Campbell Humes. Norman attended the former Kage Elementary School in Cape Girardeau. He and Anna Kirn were married May 7, 1960,...
Anna Marie (Kasten) Hickam
Jan 7, 2020
Anna Marie Hickam, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at LifeCare Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born August 15, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Edward E. and Olga Sperling Kasten.
Anna was a life-long member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, where she was baptized and confirmed. She...
Hazel Louella (Mapels) Short
Jan 6, 2020
Hazel Louella Short, age 89, of Jackson passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born October 28, 1930 in Puxico, Missouri, daughter of James Ervin and Anna Westbrook Maples. She and Ralph Wayne Short were married August 9, 1948 in Puxico. They had been married nearly 58 years when...
Nell Lillian (Hildrich) Jennings
Jan 5, 2020
Nell Jennings, 84, of Marion, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, at the Heartland Regional Hospital in Marion.
She was born June 3, 1935, in Broseley, Missouri, daughter of Alvin and Ida Thom Hildrich. She and Carl Jennings were married Nov. 10, 1956, in Broseley. He passed away in 2005.
Nell...
Grace Elizabeth (Ahlhardt) Sullivan
Jan 2, 2020
Grace Elizabeth Sullivan, age 87, of Cape Girardeau was baptized into the hope of Christ’s resurrection on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born June 20, 1932, in Lockhart, Texas, the youngest of three children of Edwin and Lena Wiegand Ahlhardt. She and Aloysius Francis Sullivan were married April...
Paul R. Wareing
Jan 2, 2020
Paul R. Wareing, age 93, of Thebes, Illinois passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at his home with his wife and family nearby.
He was born Aug. 29, 1926 in Cape Girardeau, son of William Harry and Della Luthy Wareing. He and Jessie Adams were married Dec. 20, 1954 in, Hernando, Mississippi.
Paul was of...
Dorthy Irene (Sitze) Hanners
Jan 1, 2020
Dorothy I. Hanners, 92, recently of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.
She was born June 22, 1927, in Bessville, Missouri, daughter of Charley and Lillian Rhodes Sitzes. She and Wendell Delmer Hanners were married May 14, 1948 in Bessville. He passed away Dec. 26,...
Doris Gerlene Hurst
Dec 30, 2019
Doris G. Hurst, 83, of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born September 11, 1936, in Jackson, to Hubert C. and Helen V. Crader Hurst.
Doris was a graduate of Jackson High School. Thereafter, she lived many years in Suitland, Maryland and enjoyed a...
Elsie M (Borgfield) Gerecke
Dec 29, 2019
Elsie Marie Gerecke, 85, formerly of Gordonville, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 19, 1934, in Jackson, to Elmer and Agnes Loos Borgfield. She was a graduate of the former Patton High School.
Elsie married Leeman Earl Gerecke on June 1, 1952, at St....
Sandra L. "Sandy" (Borgfield) Schnicker
Dec 27, 2019
Sandra Lynn Schnicker, 53, of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born January 8, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, to Larry and Audrey (Foeste) Borgfield. She and John D. Schnicker were married September 1, 1989. One daughter, Samantha, was born to their union and she was the pride...
Jewel (Ackman) Farris
Dec 27, 2019
Jewel Marie Farris, age 78, of St. Charles, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 in St. Charles.
She was born July 7, 1941 in Jackson, daughter of Leslie and Jessie Isadora Sander Ackman.
Jewel worked in the banking industry holding various positions throughout her working career in the in the St. Charles area.
...Helen Rosemary (Clifton) Wilson
Dec 26, 2019
Helen R. Wilson, 92, of Jackson, Missouri went to her Heavenly home on December 26, 2019 at 11:00 PM. She was born March 7, 1926 in Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel Mayo and Hattie Ann (Hutcherson) Clifton. Mom married the love of her life, Robert Warren Wilson on May 11,1947.
She was employed by the U.S....
Dorothy Marie (Fox) Seabaugh
Dec 25, 2019
Dorothy Marie Seabaugh, age 84, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Dec. 18, 1935, in Marble Hill, Missouri, daughter of Cecil Gale and Lydia Welker Fox. She and Guy Seabaugh were married March 4, 1950, in Piggott, Arkansas.
Dorothy was a member of...
Janice "Jan" (Rix) Slaubaugh
Dec 23, 2019
Janice Rix Slaubaugh, age 73, of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully Dec 23rd at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Janice was born Oct 5, 1946, in Cresco, Iowa, daughter of Theodore and G. Dorothy Rigby Rix.
Janice and Gary were married June 3, 1994 in St. Lucia in the British West Indies.
...James Houston Coates
Dec 22, 2019
James Houston Coates, 80, of Jackson passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 25, 1939, in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of James O. and Shirley Jane Ripley Coates.
He and Julie Nugent were married July 7, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She passed away September 11,...
Ruth Mae (Fluegge) Steinhoff
Dec 18, 2019
Ruth Mae Steinhoff, age 87, of St. Charles, Missouri passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at NHC Health Care in St. Charles.
She was born May 22, 1932 in Cape Girardeau, to Martin and Alma Macke Fluegge. Ruth married Melvin C. Steinhoff and he preceded her in death January 18, 1977.
Loving survivors include...
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