Obituaries

David Holsten

Jan 9, 2022

David Lee Holsten, age 59, of Stover passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City after a hard fought, 8 ½ year battle with cancer.

He was born on January 6, 1963, in Sedalia, the son of Mervin and DeLeah Kipp Holsten. He was baptized on January 27, 1963 and confirmed...

Gloria Jean (Larm) Vollrath

Jan 8, 2022

Gloria "Jean" Vollrath, 75, of Pilot Grove, MO passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Jean was born October 31, 1946, in Boonville, MO, the daughter of Jerome and Alfreda (Kempf) Larm.  She graduated from Pilot Grove High School in the class of 1964.

On December 30,...

Betty Irene (Shean) Nau

Jan 8, 2022

Betty Irene “Momo” Nau, of Tipton, formerly of Otterville, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Tipton Oak Manor.

She was born November 26, 1926, in Minneola, KS, the daughter of Pete and Harriet L. (Hilderbran) Shean, who preceded her in death.

On April 18, 1944, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Windhorst,...

Brittney Boyd

Jan 2, 2022

Brittney Boyd, age 34, of Stover passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. It was on February 9th in 1987 when Cliff and Anita Wells Bumgardner welcomed their sweet baby girl, Brittney Beth, into the world in Columbia. Brittney was a graduate of Morgan County R-1 Stover and went on to get...

Carl Elliott Closser

Dec 30, 2021

Carl Elliott Closser, 75, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his home near Pilot Grove.

No public services are planned at this time.

Arrangements are in the care of Meisenheimer-Page-Dady Funeral Home, Pilot Grove.

Margaret Ann Friedly

Dec 28, 2021

Margaret Ann Friedly, 81, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Golden Age Living Center in Stover.

She was born April 27, 1940, in Morgan County, daughter of Homer and Arlene (Tagtmeyer) Gerlt.

She was baptized on May 2, 1940 and confirmed on April 11, 1954 both at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in...

Martha Ann Witte

Dec 27, 2021

Martha Witte, age 81, of Stover passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at her home.

On September 16, 1940, our grandparents, Clifford “Glen” and Anna Alice Smalley Martin were blessed with the birth of their first baby girl, Martha Ann. On December 18, 1960 at the Stover United Methodist Church, Martha was united in marriage to Oliver...

Carol Ann (Stangel) Helmers

Dec 27, 2021

Carol Ann Helmers, age 72 of Tipton died at her home on Monday, December 27, 2021.  She was born on March 21, 1949, in Crosby, MN to Darrel and Norma (Wolford) Stangel.

On December 2, 1977, Carol was united in marriage to Kenneth Helmers.  She was a hard worker and loved her family very much. Carol enjoyed...

Helen Rose (Lang) Franken

Dec 25, 2021

Helen Rose (Lang) Franken, 88, joined heaven’s angels on December 25, 2021, in Overland Park, KS. The seventh of nine siblings, Helen was born on May 10, 1933, in Boonville, MO, to Joseph and Rosa Lang. In 1951, she was the first in her family to graduate high school (Pilot Grove).

On a blizzard-ing Christmas Eve in...

Danny Duane Coulston

Dec 25, 2021

Danny Duane Coulston, 75, formerly of Idaho, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at his daughter's home in Stover, MO.

No services are planned at this time.

Arrangements are in the care of Meisenheimer Funeral Home, Tipton, MO.

Dorothy Jane Thompson

Dec 22, 2021

Dorothy Jane Thompson, 79, of Stover, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, MO.

She was born on May 6, 1942, in Bolivar, MO, a daughter of Carl and Vera Evelyn (Farmer) Stalker.  On December 1, 1960, in Venita, OK, she married James H. Thompson, who preceded her in death...

Mark A. Gerke

Dec 15, 2021

Mark Alan Gerke, 68, of Pilot Grove, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his home surrounded by family.

Born June 15, 1953, in Boonville, he was one of four children of Robert Mikel and Veloris Bernadette (Twenter) Gerke.

On January 28, 1978, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pilot Grove, he was united in...

Esther Boeschen

Dec 9, 2021

Esther Lorraine Boeschen, 86, of Stover, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021, at EW Thompson Health and Rehabilitation Center in Sedalia.

She was born August 27, 1935, in Cole Camp, daughter of Calbert Bush Sr. and Pearl (Braden) Bush.

On May 12, 1951, she was united in marriage to Marvin E. “Bud” Boeschen. Bud preceded...

Shelly Koppi

Dec 8, 2021

Shelly Koppi, age 53, of Rocky Mount passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Ozark Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage Beach.

It was the 18th day of August in 1968 when Ross Jr. and Betty (Kunkle) Longstreet welcomed their baby girl, Shelly Mae, into their home in Orlando, Florida.

In October 1996, Shelly...

James L. Gerling

Dec 8, 2021

James Louis Gerling, 71, of Lathrop, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Excelsior Springs Medical Center.

He was born February 2, 1950, in Boonville, son of John Leo and Bertha Louise (Imhoff) Gerling.

On September 28, 1973, in Pilot Grove, he married Martha M. (Reuter).

James was a 1968 graduate of...

Lee I. Schmitt

Dec 4, 2021

Lee I. Schmitt, 88, of Tipton, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Tipton Oak Manor.

He was born April 4, 1933, in Tipton, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Schollmeyer) Schmitt.

On October 26, 1957, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Tipton, he married Shirley Salzman, who preceded him in death on February 14, 1992....

Joyceylon "Becky" House

Dec 3, 2021

Joyceylon (Becky) House, age 82, of Stover, MO passed away peacefully Friday, December 3, 2021 at her home.

Becky was born on August 11 th , 1939 the daughter of Charles and Nellie (Mills) Wiard. Becky had 3 sisters Mertyl, Charlsie, and Elta and grew up in Claycomo, MO.

Becky wed Clarence Wiggins in 1957...

Lynda Kaye Lyles

Nov 23, 2021

Lynda Kaye Lyles, 65, of Tipton, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at StoneBridge Villa Marie Nursing Home in Jefferson City, MO.

She was born August 26, 1956, in Tipton, MO, a daughter of Jr. and Jackie Fairfax.  On May 26, 1984, in Tipton, MO, she married Rodney Lyles who preceded her in death on December 18,...

Stephen E. Nau

Nov 21, 2021

Stephen Edward Nau, 73, of Boonville, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.

He was born September 25, 1948, in Dodge City, KS, son of Carl Henry and Betty Irene (Shean) Nau.

On March 2, 1968, he married Marva Lee (Herndon), who preceded him in death on December 3, 1988....

Deborah Lee (Jones) Fassler

Nov 13, 2021

Deborah “Debbie” Lee Fassler, 71, of Tipton, MO, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021, at her home. She was born in Excelsior Springs, MO on September 4, 1950, the daughter of Cecil and Norma (Oldham) Jones who preceded her in death.

Debbie was a graduate of Tipton High School Class of 1968. She worked as a cosmetologist...