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Milton L. James
May 26, 2018
Milton James, 89, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 25, 1928, in Jackson, to Henry Milton and Iva Mae Fischer James. He and Arlene Petzoldt were married February 5, 1961, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.
Milton was a 1945...
Ali Marie (Klink) Brakhane
May 24, 2018
Ali Marie Brakhane, 46, of Jackson passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born January 24, 1972, in Danville, Illinois the daughter of Mark and Melody Cornwell Klink. Ali and Brad Brakhane were married April 22, 1995 in Bloomington Illinois.
She grew up Vermilion Grove, Illinois. She...
Alan K. Lipke
May 24, 2018
Alan K. Lipke, age 77, of Jackson passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born March 7, 1941, in Aurora, Illinois, son of LeRoy and Bonnie Talley Lipke. He and Sally Lenz were married June 6, 1964 at Zion Lutheran Church in Marengo, Illinois.
Alan, or “Mr....
Marvin Aufdenberg
May 23, 2018
Marvin P. Aufdenberg, 92, of Burfordville, passed away Wednesday May 23, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center.
He was born on March 15, 1926 near Tilsit, MO, to Albert and Frieda Best Aufdenberg. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. He & Dorothy Lohman married on October 16, 1949. Their marriage was blessed...
John William Myer
May 20, 2018
John William Myer, 64, of Springfield, Oregon, formerly of Jackson, went to be with the Lord on May 20, 2018. He passed away peacefully, in his sleep, at home, with his wife, Sylvia, granddaughter Destiny, and church family at his side. He fought Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma for 13 years and beat it five times. John was a great man, a...
Donald Monroe Douglas
May 19, 2018
Donald Monroe Douglas, age 75, of Gordonville, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee.
A celebration of life service will be held 3 p.m., Saturday, June 30th, at the Healing Rooms of the Heartland, 240 S. Silver Springs Rd. in Cape Girardeau.
A private interment will be held at...
Cyrethia L. (Taul) Hamlet
May 16, 2018
Surrounded by her family, Cyrethia L. Hamlett, 63, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the home of her mother in Jackson.
She was born December 30, 1954, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Richard O. and Barbara F. Newman Taul, Sr. She and Ronald Hamlett were married November, 1983. He passed away September 15, 2005.
...John Thomas Stanfield
May 16, 2018
John Thomas Stanfield, born to John Buchanan and Lottie Thomas Stanfield, on July 31, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Jackson, at the age of 80.
John had been living in Terre du Lac, Missouri, and Woodstock, New York.
He had a degree in physics, chemistry and mathematics from the University...
Kenneth D. Ellis
May 16, 2018
Kenneth D. Ellis, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at St. Fancis Medical Center in Cape.
He was born Sept. 6, 1939 in Bernie, MO the son of Ember and Chloe Ross Ellis. He and Patsy Fields were married Aug. 31, 1957 in Marx, MS. She passed away Oct. 28, 2017.
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Doris Lee Vangilder
May 13, 2018
Doris Lee Vangilder, 95, of Jackson passed away May 13, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born April 11, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Eula Abernathy. Eula later married Clarence Ludwig and together they raised Doris. She and Ray S. Vangilder were married November 29, 1941. He passed away May 7,...
Roy "Bud" William Mcguire
May 12, 2018
Roy W. “Bud” McGuire, age 89, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Gordonville, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau where he had been a resident since 2012.
He was born July 18, 1928 in Gordonville, son of Bern Frank and Bessie Marie Quade McGuire. He and Virginia LaVerne Dalton were...
Robert Eugene Jones, Jr
May 11, 2018
Robert Eugene Jones Sr., 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 7, 1946, in Oak Ridge, the son of Clint and Geraldine Whittaker Jones. He and Carolyn Sue Smith were married Mar. 24, 1970, in Anna, Illinois. She passed away March 8, 2010.
...Charles W. "Chuck" Guenther
May 9, 2018
Charles W. “Chuck” Guenther, 89, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. In recent months, he resided at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.
Chuck was born May 17, 1928, in Granite City, IL, to Francis J. and Clara E. Merseal Guenther. He and Geraldine A. “Gerry” Fricke were married January 19,...
Meta Vanieta (Walther) Hunt
May 8, 2018
Meta Vanieta Hunt, 91, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 08, 2018 at the Monticello House in Jackson.
She was born September 1, 1926 at Pocahontas, the daughter of Ernst and Anna Dreyer Walther. Meta married Harold Hunt December 25, 1948 at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. He preceded her in death October 15, 1996 after 47...
Mildred V. (Lowes) Schreiner
May 5, 2018
Mildred V. Schreiner, 98, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Luther Manor in Hannibal, Missouri. She was a former resident of the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born May 27, 1919, in Jackson, to William and Lydia Bartels Lowes. She was a graduate of Jackson High School and attended Cape Girardeau Business...
Betty Lou (Ritchie) Coleman
May 4, 2018
Betty L. Coleman, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Scott City, was surrounded by her family as she passed on to her heavenly home Friday, May 4, 2018, at the home of her daughter, Katie.
She was born June 25, 1933, in St. Louis, to Lawrence James and Ruby Lampkins Ritchie. She and Gerald M. “Jerry” Coleman were...
Lyam Wyatt Fitzgerald
Apr 29, 2018
Lyam Wyatt Fitzgerald, one month old, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born March 28, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, son of Timothy Fitzgerald and Macy Rinacke.
Loving survivors include his parents, paternal grandparents, Derrick (Crystal) Cummins of Canalou, Missouri;...
Sarah (Westerhold) Schulte
Apr 27, 2018
Sarah J. Schulte, 90, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 8, 1927, in Cape Girardeau County to Martin W. and Amelia Altenthal Westerhold. She and Leo Schulte were married May 11, 1946, at the rectory of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. They had...
Marjorie Mae (Hartle) Risha
Apr 27, 2018
Marjorie Mae Risha, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Graveside services were held at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, MO on Sunday, April 29, 2018 with Rev. Ed Rothenberger officiating.
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Steven Alexander Whitney
Apr 26, 2018
Steven Alexander “Whit” Whitney, age 71, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at his home with his Bible by his side.
He was born August 28, 1946, in New York, NY, son of Tony and Bonzella Skinner Whitney. Steven was a veteran having been inducted into the United States Army July 14, 1964 and honorably...
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