Donald Edgar Hanscom
Sep 19, 2018
Donald E. Hanscom, 82, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 20, 1936, in Bar Harbor, Maine, to Maurice E. and Josephine M. Gooch Hanscom. He and Mary Elizabeth “Betty” York were married January 9, 1960, in Long Beach, California.
Don graduated...
Laverne (White) Nothdurft
Sep 19, 2018
Laverne Nothdurft, 82, of Whitewater was called to her heavenly home Wednesday, September 19, 2018. She died peacefully at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family.
Born September 15, 1936, in Delta, Laverne was daughter of the late Gene and Flora Hitt White. She and Don Nothdurft were united in marriage February 14, 1954...
Melba D Phillips
Sep 18, 2018
Melba D. Philipps, 82, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born August 6, 1936, in Jackson, Missouri, daughter of Allois G. and Lulah M. Petzoldt Philipps.
Melba was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. She graduated from Jackson High School...
Alvin Lynn Schenimann
Sep 18, 2018
Alvin Lynn Schenimann, age 65, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born October 30, 1952 in Cape Girardeau, son of Alvin Ray and Jesse Maxine “Pat” Craft Schenimann. He and Paula S. Garner were married on January 24, 1976.
Lynn graduated from College High...
Bethanie Annetta Kaiser
Sep 17, 2018
Bethanie Annetta Kaiser, 21, of Affton, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born September 1, 1997, in Cape Girardeau, to Jackie Lee Kaiser and Tami Pittman. She attended school in Affton, Missouri.
Bethanie was a wonderful mother, daughter, and sister. She had a vibrant, bubbly...
Jon Christopher Sharp
Sep 16, 2018
Jon Christopher Sharp, 66, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at St. Frances Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born April 12, 1952 in Highland, IL the son of the late Jonathan and Georgianna Reeves Sharp.
Jon grew up in Cape graduating from Central High School then joining the U. S...
Homer Raymond Dickmann
Sep 14, 2018
Homer R. Dickmann, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 17, 1928, in Menfro, Missouri, the son of the late Walter and Wilma Bergmann Dickmann. He and Wanda Tucker were married on Aug. 31, 1957, in Hernando, Mississippi.
Homer and Wanda...
Clarance John Ward Jr.
Sep 14, 2018
Clarence John Ward Jr., 75, of Jackson passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 at his home.
He was born July 17, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Clarence John and Josephine Boley Ward, Sr. He and Judith “Judy” Craft were married February 25, 1962.
John worked 17 years at Ford Groves and later Weiser Honda both...
Holly Thomas
Sep 12, 2018
Holly Ann Thomas, 56, of Oak Ridge, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at her home.
She was born January 7, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, to Floyd “Pete” and LaVerne Lichtenegger Puchbauer. She and David Thomas were married March 6, 1982, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri, also the church of her baptism and confirmation. ...
Mychal Douglas "Silky" Byrd
Sep 7, 2018
Mychal Douglas “Silky” Byrd, 40, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, sustained extensive injuries in a motor vehicle accident, on July 29, 2018, near mile marker 94, at Ramsey Creek, on I-55 in Cape Girardeau. Complications from the injuries resulted in his death on Friday, September 7, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
He was born December 10,...
Roy Adolph Pohlman
Sep 7, 2018
Roy Adolph Pohlman, 81, of Perryville passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at Independence Care Center in Perryville.
He was born June 15, 1937, in Apple Creek, a son of Christian and Meta Zoellner Pohlman. He and Audrey Hobeck were married December 7, 1956.
Roy was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran in Friedheim, where...
Edward H. "Ebs" Richter
Sep 7, 2018
Edward H. “Ebs” Richter, age 87, of New Wells, passed away Friday, September 07, 2018 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau where he had been a resident since January of 2017.
He was born February 8, 1931, in Altenburg, Missouri, son of Hugo E. and Bertha Weber Richter. He and Pauline A. Meyr were married...
Ada "Toots" Ella Turley
Sep 4, 2018
Ada Ella “Toots” Turley, age 90, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born December 11, 1927, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, daughter of Carl D. and Ada E. Cook Thomasson. She and Robert E. Turley were married April 11, 1946. He passed away January 25, 2009.
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Mildred Marie (Wingerter) Schott
Aug 31, 2018
Mildred Marie Schott, 97, of Jackson, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at Monticello House in Jackson.
She was born June 10, 1921, in Biehle, Missouri, to Frank and Bertha Schott Wingerter. Mildred completed elementary school at the former St. Maurus Elementary School and then worked five years at the former shoe factory in Perryville.
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Juanita Lucy (Cobble) Russell
Aug 27, 2018
Juanita Lucy Russell, age 101, of Oak Ridge and better known as “Granny”, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 2, 1917 in Cape Girardeau to George and Ruby Drum Cobble. She was married to James Russell and he preceded her in death April 27, 1969.
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Glenda I. "Punkie" (Ludwig) Bollinger
Aug 25, 2018
Glenda I. “Punkie” Bollinger, 92, of Jackson, died Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson.
She was born August 25, 1926, near Oak Ridge, Missouri, to John H. and Lydia A. Wedekind Ludwig. She and John W. “Bill” Bollinger were married January 19, 1946. Three children were born to their union, and they...
Jeanette (Davis) Wichern
Aug 24, 2018
Betty Jeanette Wichern, age 85, of Shawneetown passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born June 13, 1933 in Pell City, Alabama, daughter of Charlton King and Myrtle Irene McAlister Davis. She and John Walter Wichern were married September 25, 1958.
Jeanette was a long time...
Sanford Charles Freeborn, Jr.
Aug 22, 2018
Sanford Charles Freeborn, Jr., 74, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, at the home of his daughter in Jackson.
He was born February 25, 1944, in Gowanda, New York.
Sanford was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving honorably from February 19, 1965 to October 18, 1968, during the Vietnam War. ...
Virginia Lewis
Aug 20, 2018
Virginia G. Lewis, 99, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018.
She was born June 9, 1919, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Robert P. and Helen R. Hollister Stubblefield. She and Earl G. Lewis, Sr., were married December 24, 1939, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married nearly 63 years when Earl passed away September 20,...
Arlene Mignon (Hall) Blanchett
Aug 19, 2018
Arlene Blanchett, 93 years old, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday August 19, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 28, 1925, in Minneola, Kansas, daughter of Richard Eugene and Mignon N. Riley Hall and was one of twelve children of that union. She and Samuel Robert “Bob” Blanchett were married January...
