Teresa Eileen (McCabe) Hinkebein

Teresa Eileen Hinkebein, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 5, 1935, in Rye, New York, to Peter and Ellen “Nellie” Reilly McCabe.  She and Harold Joseph Hinkebein were married September 13, 1958, in Rye.  Five children were born to their union, Joseph, Karl, Kenneth, Barbara, and Kevin.

After Harold’s retirement from the U.S. Navy, the Hinkebein family moved to Oak Ridge.  After the children were raised, Teresa returned to school and became a registered nurse, working and volunteering many years at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  She and Harold had been married nearly 40 years when he passed away July 16, 1998.  Teresa later moved to Jackson.   

Teresa most recently attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson but was a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri.   She was also a member of the Lamplighters in Oak Ridge, the Oak Ridge Homemakers Club, and the Red Hat Society.

Loving survivors include three sons, Dr. Joseph (Patricia) Hinkebein of Columbia, Missouri, Kenneth (Laura) Hinkebein of Jackson, Kevin (Carol) Hinkebein of O’Fallon, Missouri; 11 grandchildren, Benjamin (Kaitlyn) Hinkebein, Andrew and Matthew Hinkebein, Jennifer (Nick) Schwartz, Stacey (Zac) Meinhart, Nicholas, Emily, and Catherine Hinkebein, Jesse, Alicia, and Zachary Allen; two great-grandchildren; and her dearest childhood friend, Joan Conlon of Rye, New York.

She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Barbara Allen; a son, Karl Hinkebein; her parents; and two brothers, Robert and Daniel McCabe.

Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, February 23, 2020, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.  A Rosary will be said at 5:30 p.m.

Visitation will also be from 9 a.m. to Mass time, Monday, February 24, 2020, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek.  Father Jim French will celebrate Mass at 10 a.m., Monday at the church.  Burial will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in Apple Creek.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to My Life Clinic, 802 North Providence Road, Suite 2, Columbia, MO 65203, or St. Joseph Catholic Church, 138 Saint Joseph Lane, Perryville, MO 63775.

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