Erna E. Raithel

Erna E. Raithel, age 88, of Russellville, died Wednesday night, April 2, 2008, at St. Joseph's Home in Jefferson City.
She was born September 1, 1919, near Russellville, a daughter of Henry and Susanna Hiittenmeyer Raithel.
She was a graduate of Russellville High School. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg and in 1954 completed her Master of Arts in English degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Miss Raithel began teaching in 1940 at the Lohman Elementary School. She taught at Simonsen Junior High School in Jefferson City from 1945-1947, and at the Russellville High School from 1947-1954. She retired in 1985, from the Jefferson City High School after 31 years of teaching Language Arts. She also taught at Jefferson City Junior College from 1954-1956.
In 1970 she was the recipient of the ABWA Woman of Achievement Award and from 1981-1982, was the Outstanding Teacher of the Jefferson City Community Teacher Association. She was also recognized by the State of Missouri Senate in 1985.
She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, Heisinger Bluffs and St. Marys Health Center Auxiliaries, Trinity Lutheran Women of the ELCA, University of Missouri Alumni, Missouri Association of Teachers of English, Missouri State Teachers Association and Missouri and Cole County Retired Teachers.
She was an active, lifetime member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Russellville, where she would have completed her 70th year of teaching Sunday School in September. She also taught SEARCH and INSPIRE, which were additional Bible Study classes. She was active in the Senior Group called Retreads, and also was responsible for the congregational newsletter, "Trinity's Link" from January of 1986 until her last publication in March of 2008.
She was also the editor of the Trinity Lutheran Anniversary Books in 1970 and 1995, and the Russellville Sesquicentennial Book in 1998.
Survivors include eleven nieces, Ruby Tucker, League City, Texas; Evelyn (Bill) Carlos, Jefferson City; Berniece (Donald) Jungmeyer, Russellville; Laverne (Lawrence) Popp, Jefferson City; Dr. Ann Raithel, St. Louis; Carolyn (Gary) Deffenbaugh, Lohman; Mary (Donald) Cox, Holts Summit; Sarah (Terry) Baker, Holts Summit, Rebecca (Mitch) Verslues, Lohman; Elizabeth Strobel, Lohman and Barbara (Gene) Snellen, Henley; eight nephews, Dr. Robert (Mitzi) Linsenbardt, Sedalia; Dr. David (Mary Kay) Linsenbardt, Jefferson City; Leroy (Gladys) Linsenbardt, Las Vegas; Glenn (Sharon) Linsenbardt, Las Vegas; Thomas (Carol) Raithel, Strawberry Point, Iowa; James (Brenda) Raithel, Port Neches, Texas; Paul Edward Jungmeyer, Russellville and Dr. Roger Jungmeyer, Jefferson City; also great nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters, Emma Morrow, Freda Linsenbardt, Augusta Raithel and Pauline Jungmeyer, and four brothers, Adolph, Alvin, Hugo, and Henry Raithel.
Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, April 7, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Russellville with Pastor David Carlson officiating. Interment will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Russellville.
The family will receive friends from 3:00-7:00 P.M. Sunday, April 6, at the Scrivner-Morrow Funeral Home in Russellville. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Trinity Lutheran Church-Erna Raithel Scholarship Fund or Heisinger Bluffs, Benevolent Care Fund. www.scrivner-morrow.com