Obituaries

Dorothy B. Lovinger
Nov 28, 2016
Dorothy B. Lovinger, age 99, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away November 28, 2016 at the Lenoir Care Center in Columbia. She was born August 29, 1917 in Denver, Colorado, daughter of Eddo B. and Lula (McCracken) Blackburn. The family moved to Hot Springs, Montana, where Dorothy grew up. She met Warren C. Lovinger at Western Montana State College, Dillon,...

Ralph C. Kirchner
Nov 27, 2016
Ralph C. Kirchner, age 88, of Lohman, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016, at the Riverview Nursing Home in Mokane. He was born November 3, 1928, on the family farm in Lohman, a son of August and Elsie Ritter Kirchner. On December 29, 1956, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Jefferson City, Ralph was united in marriage to Helen...

Louise Carr
Nov 26, 2016
Louise Carr, of Centertown, was born 97 years ago. During most of those years she was accompanied by three sisters, Maude, Edna and Jean. Along her way through life she was married to Edward Carr for over 40 years, until his death in 1979. Two sons were a result of their devotion to each other. Louise and Edward were...
Charles William Roberts
Nov 16, 2016
Charles William Roberts, 80, of Otterville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the University of Missouri Med Center in Columbia. He was one of 3 children born to Freddie and Iola Roberts in Hennessey, Oklahoma. After serving in the U.S. Army, Charles returned home and began his career as a mechanic in the Hennessey area servicing and...

DeLeah Marie Holsten
Nov 11, 2016
DeLeah Marie Holsten, age 85, of Stover, passed away Friday evening, November 11, 2016, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover with her family by her side. She was born February 22, 1931, in Stover, the daughter of Fred and Mathilda Fischer Kipp. She was baptized March 11, 1931, and confirmed April 18, 1943, at St. Paul’s Lutheran...

Victor Antonio Rentas
Nov 8, 2016
Victor Antonio Rentas, age 71, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at his home. He was born December 25, 1944, in Villa Java, Puerto Rico, a son of Piano and Irena Rodriquez Rentas. On August 25, 2010 in Stover he was united in marriage to Kelly A. Nolan, who survives at their home. He retired from Sunshine...

Beth Charmaine Proehl
Nov 7, 2016
Beth Charmaine Proehl, age 78, of Versailles, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at the Lake Regional Health Center in Osage Beach. She was born December 15, 1937, a daughter of John A. and Martha Viola Gillsespie Richards. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas and grew up and remained in Morris, Kansas until moving to Missouri in 1970....
Ann Cave
Nov 5, 2016
Ann Cave, 83, of Otterville, Missouri passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Fair View Nursing Home in Sedalia. She was the only child born to A. Turner and Garnett Sappington in Windsor, Missouri. She was a graduate of Windsor High School and married Cecil Cave on December 20, 1950. She worked for Swift and Company; Blakesly Grocery...
Herbert Henry Gerke
Nov 3, 2016
Herbert Henry Gerke ( April 20, 1922 - November 03, 2016 ) Herbert Henry Gerke, 94, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 in Boonville, Missouri from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was one of 10 children born to Herman and Veronica Lena (Kempf) Gerke in Pilot Grove. After graduating from Pilot Grove High...

Bonnie Vansell
Nov 3, 2016
Bonnie Vansell, age 73, of Stover, passed away, peacefully, Thursday, November 3, 2016, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover with her family by her side. She was born March 12, 1943, in Napoleon, Missouri a daughter of Sidney and Edith Capps Luvin. On August 20, 1960, at the Stover United Methodist Church, Bonnie was united in marriage...

Margaret "Marge" Carrington
Nov 2, 2016
Margaret “Marge” Shaw Carrington, 92, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 at Bishop Spencer Place, Kansas City, Missouri. Marge was born June 28, 1924 in St. George, Kansas to Robert & Eva Shaw. After graduating St. George High School, she moved to Kansas City, Kansas where she fell in love and married Edward Roy Carrington on February 6, 1942....

Rita Belle Wood
Oct 29, 2016
Rita Belle Wood, age 91, of the Golden Beach community, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born June 22, 1925, in Indianola, Iowa, a daughter of Percival Arthur and Hazel Marie Bishop Wade. Rita was united in marriage to Raymond O. Wood who preceded her in death August 19,...
Harry Eugene Todd, Sr.
Oct 27, 2016
Harry Eugene Todd, Sr., 82, of Clifton City, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the University Med Center in Columbia as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. He was one of 16 children born to William Sherman and Agnes Todd in Clifton City, Missouri. Harry moved to Independence, Missouri and began working at Armco Steel...
Mable Jean Gilmore
Oct 25, 2016
Mable Jean Gilmore, age 64, of Syracuse, Missouri passed away at her home October 25, 2016. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Floyd Leslie and Mabel Irene Stovall. Mable was employed in the healthcare field for over 30 years as a certified med tech and a nurses aide. She worked many years at Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia...

Troy Nichols
Oct 22, 2016
Troy Nichols, age 54, of Versailles passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the University Hospital in Columbia following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Marshall, Missouri on January 24, 1962, the only son of Robert W. and Delores Cotton Nichols. On April 28, 1984 in California, Missouri he was united in marriage to Belinda Comstock,...

Viola Ella Paulina Fischer Taylor
Oct 19, 2016
Viola Ella Paulina Fischer Taylor, age 97, of Stover, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born March 29, 1919, in Pharr, Texas a daughter of August A. and Ella Schnirch Fischer. She was baptized April 20, 1919 in Pharr, Texas and confirmed April 3, 1933, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church...
Sidney George Dubbert
Oct 18, 2016
Sidney George Dubbert, 80, of Tipton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. One of six children, Sidney was born to Otto August and Martha Volmert Dubbert in St. Elizabeth, Missouri on November 14, 1935. Sidney proudly served his country in the US Air Force as an Airplane Mechanic 1st Class. After...

Juanita Robbins
Oct 14, 2016
Juanita Robbins, age 92, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016, at her home with her daughter by her side. She was born July 3, 1924, in Wild Cherry, Arkansas to Edward Ezekiel and Lucy L. Rand Marchant. On July 11, 1943 Juanita was united in marriage to Wendell Robbins in Healing Springs, Arkansas. They shared many happy years of...
Lla Merle Daub
Oct 5, 2016
Lla Merle Daub, age 88 of Villa Ridge, Missouri passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at home with family at her side. One of three children, Lla Merle was born January 21, 1928 to Louis Lee and Beulah Mae (Grey) Nix in Palestine, Texas. Lla Merle grew up in Texas and started her own family there. When employment required...

Ella Marie Oehrke
Oct 5, 2016
Ella Marie Oehrke, age 83, of Stover, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach. She was born April 14, 1933, near Cole Camp, a daughter of William A. and Lydia M. Wehrman Oehrke. Ella Marie was baptized Aril 30, 1933 by Rev. A. Kelpe and confirmed August 12, 1945, by Rev. E.O. Baack...