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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...
Sharon A. (Tripp) Hecht
Apr 12, 2019
Sharon A. Hecht, age 72, of Jackson passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family.
She was born August 7, 1946 in Bremerton, Washington the daughter of the late Oliver and Helen Swanson Tripp. She was first married to Rodney Sides on July 23, 1965; he passed away June 26, 2000. Sharon...
Raymond W. Richter
Apr 12, 2019
Raymond W. Richter, 84, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of New Wells, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born September 20, 1934, in Altenburg, Missouri, to Hugo E. and Bertha Weber Richter. Raymond married Audrey L. Heider April 20, 1963. She preceded him in death July 12,...
Katheia Campbell
Apr 5, 2019
Katheia Campbell, 64, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Qulin, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019.
She was born March 9, 1955, in Malden, Missouri, to Buel W. and Anna L. Campbell.
Katheia was a 1973 graduate of Twin Rivers High School in Broseley, Missouri, and a 1975 graduate of Three Rivers Community College in...
Nellie Marie (Stanley) Brown
Apr 2, 2019
Nellie Marie Brown, 96, of Neelys Landing, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at home.
She was born November 9, 1922, in Neelys Landing, to Marshall and Nellie Lee Johnson Stanley. She and Paul Edward Brown were married December 7, 1941. Four children were born to their union. They had been married 58 years when Paul passed...
Margie (Gholson) Crites
Apr 1, 2019
Margie Lavina Gholson Crites, 98, of Jackson, passed away April 1, 2019, in Jackson.
Margie was born October 22, 1920, to Glenn Addison and Annie Davis Gholson in Cape County. She and Rusby C. Crites were married November 23, 1939. They had been married 52 years when Rusby passed away April 30, 1992.
Margie graduated...
Larry Stoner
Apr 1, 2019
Larry Keith Stoner, 81, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formerly of Portland, Indiana passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Sept. 9, 1937 in Union City, Indiana to the late Wilbur and Helen Locker Stoner. He and Ethel Uhrich were married June 27, 1959 in Salamonia, Indiana.
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Larry Keith Lewis
Apr 1, 2019
Larry Keith Lewis, age 74, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family and friends.
He was born March 25, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, a son of the late Raymond Gerald and Susie Geraldine Futrell Lewis.
Larry was a 1962 graduate of Jackson High School and was a...
Vera M. (Bock) Birk
Mar 30, 2019
Vera Mae Birk, 83, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Villas of Jackson, where she enjoyed many friendships the past few years.
Vera was born April 18, 1935, south of Delta, Missouri, to Otto W. and Martha A. C. Tuschhoff Bock. She was baptized June 13, 1935, at the parsonage of Christ Lutheran Church...
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