Obituaries

Johnnie  Mae Kreisel

Johnnie Mae Kreisel

Oct 8, 2015

Johnnie Mae (Glenn) Kreisel, 72, passed away October 8, 2015 at her home surrounded by her children. She was born July 25, 1943 in Sedalia, Missouri to John and Harretta (Needy) Glenn. She was a 1961 graduate of Otterville School and a 1965 graduate of Missouri Valley College where she received her teaching degree. She married Albert Edward Kreisel...

Kenneth Martens

Kenneth Martens

Oct 5, 2015

Kenneth Martens, age 82, of Stover, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home. He was born February 10, 1933, in Sedalia, the only child of Fred P.H. and Pauline Ida Vajen Martens. He was baptized on April 6, 1933 and confirmed on March 30, 1947 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Stover. He was a 1952 graduate...

Glen Harold Waldemar Eichhorn

Glen Harold Waldemar Eichhorn

Oct 3, 2015

Glen Eichhorn, formerly of Pilot Grove, passed away on October 3, 2015 at OSF St Joseph Medical Center, in Bloomington, Illinois. He was 93 years old. Glen Harold Waldemar Eichhorn was born September 15, 1922 in Pleasant Green, Missouri to Adolph Waldemar Eichhorn and Cleo Argenbright Eichhorn. He married Eleta Louise Shier on June 3, 1945. Happily married for...

Charlene Page

Charlene Page

Oct 3, 2015

Charlene Gail Page, age 62, of Stover, formerly of Gravois Mills, passed away Saturday morning, October 3, 2015, at her home. She was born February 8, 1953, in Boonville, a daughter of Charles G., Jr. and Audrey Pfeiffer Page. Charlene was a graduate of Versailles High School. For most of her early adult years, she was employed with Page...

Juanita Clemens

Juanita Clemens

Sep 25, 2015

Juanita Clemens, age 80, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully Friday morning, September 25, 2015 at her home. She was born September 27, 1934, outside of Weston in the smokehouse located on her grandmother’s farm, to Roy Harry and Mary Elizabeth Ivy Fry. She attended Holt High School in Holt, where she played volleyball and basketball and Smithville High School...

Marinda  A Pistel

Marinda A Pistel

Sep 21, 2015

Marinda A. Pistel, age 95, of Lohman, passed away peacefully Monday, September 21, 2015, at Castlepark in Jefferson City. She was born September 19, 1920, on the family farm near Lohman, a daughter of Frank and Katherine Pistel Stubinger. She was baptized October 8, 1920 and confirmed April 5, 1936, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lohman, the confirmation...

Virginia  Ann Lutz

Virginia Ann Lutz

Sep 20, 2015

Virginia Ann Lutz, age 88, of Sidney, Maine, passed away Sunday evening at the Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Virginia was one of four daughters born to Harry and Helen Doehla in Jefferson City, Missouri on November 20, 1926. Anthony Francis Lutz and Virginia were married on her 20th birthday, November 20, 1946. Their union was blessed with...

Marion  Marie Drake

Marion Marie Drake

Sep 18, 2015

Marion M. Drake, age 92, passed away Friday evening September 18 at Tipton Oak Manor with family at her side. Marion, one of five children, was born January 11, 1923 in Fortuna, Missouri to Gilbert and Sarah (Sallie) Hutchison. Arnold Glenn Drake and Marion were married May 23, 1942 and made their life together in Tipton, Missouri for almost...

Linda  Sue Raithel

Linda Sue Raithel

Sep 17, 2015

 Linda Sue Raithel, age 58, of Russellville, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 12, 1957, in Marshall, daughter of Bennie and Betty Hazell Korte, who preceded her in death. On November 8, 1980, in California, Linda was united in marriage...

Mary  Margaret Schlup

Mary Margaret Schlup

Sep 15, 2015

Mary Margaret Schlup of Tipton, age 74, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Moniteau Care Center in California, Missouri. Born May 20, 1941 in Clarksburg, Missouri to Freddie Lee and Ruth Hodges, Mary was one of 9 children. Mary and Kenneth Boehlen were married June 7, 1959 and to that union four children were born. Mary was...

Loretta  Ann Morris

Loretta Ann Morris

Sep 14, 2015

Loretta A. Morris, age 72, of Stover, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. She was born May 30, 1943, in Peoria, IL, a daughter of John and Helen Armstrong Bushman. On July 15, 1961 in Chillicothe, IL, Loretta was united in marriage to Charles Morris. Loretta worked as a CNA and CNT...

Jennie Martin

Jennie Martin

Sep 8, 2015

Jennie Martin, age 73, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at her daughter's home in Stover following a brief illness. She was born October 3, 1941, on the family farm in Pyrmont, a daughter of Harold Franklin and Nigel Hibdon Randall. Jennie owned and operated Jennie's Restaurant in Lee's Summit for many years. Jennie was a wonderful...

Dolores  Ann Wolf

Dolores Ann Wolf

Sep 5, 2015

Dolores (Tater) Ann Wolf, 78 of Tipton, Missouri passed away September 5, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. She was born June 12, 1937 in Frankenstein at the home of her parents Pete and Josephine Sampson Thoenen. On July 4, 1959, in Frankenstein, Missouri she was united in marriage to Gerald (Jerry) Wolf. Dolores worked in various jobs;...

Lane  Jeffery Holem

Lane Jeffery Holem

Sep 5, 2015

Lane Jeffery Holem, age 11, of Florence, passed away September 5, 2015, of injuries sustained in a tractor accident. He was born October 14, 2003, in Sedalia, a son of Jeffery and Angela Dittmer Holem. Lane was in the sixth grade at Morgan County R-I middle school in Stover, where he was on the Honor Roll. Lane had devoted...

Leanna Dee Ranabargar Lueckenotte

Leanna Dee Ranabargar Lueckenotte

Sep 1, 2015

Leanna Dee Ranabargar Lueckenotte, age 52, of Centertown, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 24, 1963, in Jefferson City the daughter of Darrell "Bo" and Glenda Swearingen Ranabargar. Dee was a 1981 graduate of Jefferson City High School, where she was...

Cecile  Ellen Cooper

Cecile Ellen Cooper

Aug 31, 2015

Cecile Ellen Cooper, age 101 of Otterville, passed August 31,2015, surrounded by her family. She was born November 23, 1913, a daughter of the late Walter and Bessie (Henderson) Marcum. On November 24, 1934 she married Tom Cooper, who preceded her in death in 1967. Mrs. Cooper was a life long member of the United Methodist Church. She worked...

John  Lee Williamson

John Lee Williamson

Aug 29, 2015

John Lee Williamson, 81, Tipton, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Tipton Oak Manor. He was born Sept. 30, 1933, in Lawrence County, Spring River Township near Verona, Mo., a son of Oscar Theodore and Ellen Winifred Nelson Williamson. On July 3, 1971, in Osgood, Ind., he married Mary L. Fassler who survives of the home. Mr. Williamson graduated...

William J. "Bill" Cowan

William J. "Bill" Cowan

Aug 29, 2015

William J. "Bill" Cowan, age 91, of Versailles, passed away unexpectedly early Saturday morning, August 29, 2015 at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born February 18, 1924, in Hockerville, Oklahoma a son of Herbert John and Flora May Garvin Cowan. Bill grew up in Atchison, Kansas. On November 24, 1942, he enlisted in the United...

Paul  Berry Clark

Paul Berry Clark

Aug 28, 2015

Paul Berry Clark, age 81 passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at his residence in Otterville with his family at his side. One of many children, Paul was born March 5, 1934 to Willard G. and Alma Clark in Eldon, Missouri. Paul served his country in the US Army in Korea during wartime. He was employed many years as...

Mary  Ann Kraus

Mary Ann Kraus

Aug 24, 2015

Mary Ann Kraus, age 82, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, Mo. One of five children, she was born August 19, 1933 to Amandus S. and Kathryn M. Kammerich in Syracuse, Mo. Her family lived in Clear Creek during her childhood and she lived her entire life in the Clear Creek and Pilot...