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Roger W. Littleton
May 13, 2019
Following a recent diagnosis of cancer, Roger W. Littleton, 54, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019, at his home in Cape Girardeau.
Born August 25, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, Roger was the sixth of ten children born to Robert and Nancy Kent Littleton.
Roger was a graduate of Jackson High School. He...
Ray R. Knoll
May 11, 2019
Raymond R. “Ray” Knoll, 75, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.
He was born November 20, 1943 in St. Louis, to Raymond A and Josephine Boncek Knoll. He was a graduate of Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis. He honorably served in the U.S. Army from May 14,...
Dorothy Collier
May 8, 2019
Dorothy Marie Collier, 89, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, Missouri.
She was born January 5, 1930, in Ridgley, Tennessee. She and Ernest Collier were married December 10, 1953, in East Prairie, Missouri. Three children were born to their union, Clint, Bruce, and Mark. They had been married...
Ray Clinton Green
May 7, 2019
Ray Clinton Green, age 86, of Crump, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at his home with family at his side.
He was born July 2, 1932 in Cape Girardeau County, son of Herbert and Alta Chapman Green.
He and Emma Jean Williams married August 27, 1955 at Hahn’s Chapel in Marble Hill.
...
David Tranum
May 6, 2019
Charles “David” Tranum, age 66 of Scott City, Missouri died Monday, May 6, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis.
He was born October 20, 1952, in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Lem Orgill and Frances McElroy Tranum Jr.
David was a graduate of Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. He enlisted...
Frederick R. Stone
May 5, 2019
Fred R. Stone, 86, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri and formerly of Sikeston, Missouri passed away on Sunday May 5, 2019 at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
He was born to Camille Hill Stone on April 14, 1933 who preceded him in death on January 8, 2010. He is survived by his wife Brenda Stone....
Kathy Dianne (Steffens) Roth
May 3, 2019
Kathleen Dianne “Kathy” Roth, age 69, of Jackson passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Silverado Memory Care Community in Houston, Texas.
She was born April 24, 1950 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Edgar Henry Claus and Olga Hilda Fritsche Steffens. Kathy married her high school sweetheart Dennis Richard Roth April 25, 1970.
She...
Lois (Hilgendorf) Weis
May 3, 2019
Lois Marie Weis, 94, died peacefully on May 3, 2019, in St. Charles, Missouri.
She was born October 2, 1924 In Moline, Illinois, daughter of the Rev. Carl and Elsie Steinmann Hilgendorf. On July 15, 1945, she married Rev. Earl E. Weis. He died Oct. 24, 2006.
She graduated from Geneseo, Ill. High school, Concordia...
Richard "Rick" L. Thorne
May 2, 2019
Richard L. “Rick” Thorne, 61, of Imperial, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019, at his home in Imperial, Missouri. He valiantly fought cancer for many months.
Rick was born March 12, 1958, in St. Louis, to Jerry L. and Margaret A. Brown Thorne. He and Catherine “Cathy” Robinson were married December 18, 1982, at...
Randy R Welker
May 2, 2019
Randy R. Welker, 64, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 28, 1954, in Cape Girardeau County, to Jean and Peggy Ates Welker. He and Rhonda Wilson were married March 12, 1988, at Iona Baptist Church near Oriole. They had one son,...

William J. "Bill" Probst
May 2, 2019
William J. “Bill” Probst, age 83, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Marble Hill, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 23, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, son of Fred Lee and Blanch Belle Knapp. He and Shirley J. Beard were married October 6, 1956.
Bill...
Gary Wayne Ulrich
Apr 29, 2019
Gary Wayne Ulrich, 66, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 29, 2019, near his home.
He was born March 31, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Melvin and Roberta L. “Bobbie” Cotner Ulrich.
He was a 1971 graduate of Jackson High School. Gary was an avid outdoorsman and spent many hours bass fishing, camping and boating....
Roy Willard Davault
Apr 28, 2019
Roy Willard Davault, age 93, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born December 9, 1925, near Dongola in Bollinger County, Missouri, son of Ora Edward and Mayme “Ruth” Snider Davault. He and Pauline M. McDowell were married May 22, 1949. She passed away September 28,...
Virginia L. (Styes) Ganske
Apr 26, 2019
Virginia Ganske, 89, of Jackson, formerly of Onaway, Michigan, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born May 25, 1929, in Tower, Michigan, to Ruben L. and Leola Veihl Styes. She was raised on a farm in rural Michigan. She and Adolph Ganske were married August 16, 1947. Four children...
C. William Bill Wooten
Apr 24, 2019
C. William “Bill” Wooten, age 71 of Jackson died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born May 4, 1947, in Florence, Alabama, son of Glenn Virgil and LaVon Tessie Linville Wooten. He and Linda Kieninger were married June 23, 1990 in Scott City, Missouri.
Bill served honorably in...
Karl W. Hinkebein
Apr 22, 2019
Karl William Hinkebein, 58, of Columbia, Missouri, formerly of Oak Ridge, Missouri, passed away April 22, 2019 in Columbia, Missouri from natural causes.
He was born January 1, 1961, in Great Lakes, Illinois, to Harold Joseph and Teresa Eileen McCabe Hinkebein. After his father completed his naval career, the family moved to Oak Ridge, Missouri. Karl was...
Nancy Sue (Abbott) Sides
Apr 21, 2019
Nancy Sides, 60, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019, at her home.
She was born June 10, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of the late Paul “Jerry” and Glenda Bullard Abbott. She and Randy Sides were married April 29, 2000, in Cape Girardeau. He passed away Nov. 2, 2018.
Nancy graduated from...
Leonard William Ahrens
Apr 18, 2019
Leonard William Ahrens, age 87, of Tilsit, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at his home with his family by his side.
He was born Jan. 18, 1932 near Tilsit, at the home of his parents, Paul and Hulda Aufdenberg Ahrens. He and Clara King were married Nov. 2, 1952 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit, by...
James Nelson Fay
Apr 16, 2019
James Nelson Fay, 93, of Farmington, Missouri, passed away April 16, 2019.
He was born June 21, 1925, in St. Louis, to Roy and Lillian Nelson Fay. He and Marjorie Eloise Enzinger were married February 21, 1948. They had been married nearly 63 years when Marjorie passed away October 15, 2010.
James was a 1943...
Ray Edward Schreiner
Apr 16, 2019
Ray Edward Schreiner, 82, of Old Appleton, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born April 5, 1937, in Old Appleton, Missouri, to Walter and Edna Ruppel Schreiner. On September 1, 1957, Ray married Lillian Scholl, and they were the last couple to be married in the previous sanctuary...
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