Mary A (Jordan) Jones
Dec 19, 2018
Mary A. Jones, age 80, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Chateau Girardeau Nursing Care Facility in Cape Girardeau.
She was born August 22, 1938 in Hermann, Missouri the daughter of James M. and Alice Frey Jordan. She and Harold E. Jones were married January 1, 1956 at Caruthersville, MO. He preceded her in death May...
Homer F. Schnurbusch
Dec 19, 2018
Homer Schnurbusch, 98, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau with his daughters by his side.
He was born June 30, 1920, in Perryville, Missouri, son of the late Louis and Teresa Gephardt Schnurbusch. He and Helen Marie Morgan were married Feb. 7, 1942, in...
Melva (Lange) Mirly
Dec 16, 2018
Melva Marie Mirly, 89, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Giradeau.
One of 11 children, Melva was born July 14, 1929, in Tilsit, Missouri, to Ferdinand and Alma Loos Lange. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit and attended the former Immanuel Grade School.
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Jacquelyn Ann (Hill) Close
Dec 15, 2018
Jacquelyn Ann Close, 65, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 at her residence in Jackson.
She was born Dec. 12, 1953 in Lebanon, TN the daughter of the late John and Teresa Ann Johnson Hill. She and Dr. Edward Close were married July 13, 1978 in Los Angeles, CA.
Jacquelyn grew up in...
Kitty Lynne (Clardy) Prindle
Dec 15, 2018
Kitty Lynne Prindle, age 60, of Jackson, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at her home with her loving family at her side. Kitty gained her angel wings at the young age of 60 after a valiant 7 month battle with cancer.
She leaves behind her best friend and husband of nearly 40 years, Brent Prindle;...
Bruce Wayne Penrod
Dec 15, 2018
Bruce Wayne Penrod, age 64, of Jackson, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born April 20, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, son of Clinton “Jr” and Kathryn M. Craft Penrod. He and Becky L. Besher were married July 5, 1975. She...
John Anthony Meyer
Dec 14, 2018
John Anthony Meyer, age 74, of Palm Springs, California, passed away December 14, 2018 at his home.
He was born December 15, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, son of John Anthony Meyer, Jr. and Florence Mary Foley Meyer. After his father, a gunner pilot, was killed in action during World War II, his mother married Sylvester J. Nespor,...
James William Blattel
Dec 13, 2018
James W. Blattel, age 69, of Jackson, passed away at home, Thursday, December 13, 2018 with his family at his side.
He was born October 3, 1949 in Cape Girardeau, son of James G. and Lillian V. Jackson Blattel. He and Doris Jean Proffer were married April 28, 1973.
Jim was a 1968 graduate of ...
Alfred E. Baker
Dec 13, 2018
Alfred E. Baker, 82, of Jackson, formerly of Marion, Illinois, passed away Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at Monticello House in Jackson.
He was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Mississippi County, Missouri, son of Lindsey G and Opha Mae Kennedy Baker. He and Jackilyn Sims were married Jan. 27, 1955.
Alfred was baptized at First Christian...
Edna Biri
Dec 12, 2018
Edna M. Biri, 87, of Perryville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Independence Care Center in Perryville.
One of 20 children, she was born June 30, 1931, in Glennonville, Missouri, to Herman and Mary Elona Moore Schumer. She and Roy W. Biri were married June 12, 1948. He passed away March 13, 2018, after nearly...
Brenda K. Strop
Dec 9, 2018
Brenda K. Strop, 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 at her home.
She was born Oct. 20, 1945 in Chaffee, MO the daughter of the late Raymond and Zella Foster Moore. She and Doyle Strop were married in Cape Girardeau. He passed away June 3, 2007.
Brenda owned and operated Images...
James "Dub" Hillis
Dec 9, 2018
James W. “Dub” Hillis, 71, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 23, 1947, in Dunklin County, Missouri, to Clarence and Melba House Hillis. In 1979, Dub and Debbie Sue Kirkpatrick became acquainted through their employment with the City of Cape Girardeau. They were...
Jerry Kleete
Dec 8, 2018
Jerry Klette, 53, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his home.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Kenneth "Kenny" Swan
Dec 7, 2018
Robert Kenneth “Kenny” Swan, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, December. 7, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 28, 1928, in Coon Island, Missouri, to Robert Lawrence and Lillie Vern Rommel Swan. He and Mary Lou Graff were married Jan. 18, 1949, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married 63...
Bill E. Nitsch
Dec 4, 2018
Bill E. Nitsch, age 84, of Sedgewickville, passed away Tues., Dec. 4, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 2, 1934 in Jackson, son of George and Amanda Hartung Nitsch. He and Jon Ann Grantham were married May 27, 1955; they were married 30 years when she passed away Dec. 10,...
Dawn Marie Schnur
Dec 2, 2018
Dawn Schnur, 66, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2018 at the Jackson Manor in Jackson.
There will be no services at this time.
Mildred A. (Trickey) Watkins
Nov 30, 2018
Mildred A. Watkins, 100, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 25, 1919, in Charleston, Missouri, to Carl and Colleen “Collie” Abernathy Trickey. She and Denzel Allen Watkins were married October 20, 1938. They had been married nearly 57 years when he...
Helen Marie (Best) Vanamburg
Nov 28, 2018
Helen VanAmburg, 94, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Helen was born May 19, 1924 in Cape Girardeau County, the only child of Fred and Lena Schoen Best. Helen married Cleo C. VanAmburg on June 23, 1945, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. They had been married...
Melvin A. Eggimann
Nov 25, 2018
Melvin A. Eggimann, 91, formerly of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 at Legends Assisted Living in Tulsa, OK.
He was born Aug. 5, 1927 in Cape Girardeau County near Gordonville. The son of the late Elmer and Ernestine Neusbaum Eggimann. He and Anna Lee Phillips were married Oct. 11, 1953 at Hanover Lutheran Church...
C. Gene Penzel
Nov 20, 2018
Surrounded by his loving family, Carl Gene Penzel, 84, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born January 10, 1934, in Jackson, to Carl Linus and Mettie Jane Killian Penzel. He and Linda Marie Riney-Wilson were married June 14, 2001, in Jackson.
Gene was...
