Obituaries

Larry  Edmund Bauer

Larry Edmund Bauer

Dec 31, 2009

Larry Edmund Bauer, age 71, of Stover, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, at Boone Hospital in Columbia. He was born June 20, 1938, in Stover, a son of Edmund and Alyce Conley Bauer, both deceased. On May 18, 1958, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Stover, Larry was united in marriage to Joan Stucker and she survives at their...

Earl  A. Webb,  Sr.

Earl A. Webb, Sr.

Dec 31, 2009

Earl Andrew Webb was born May 8th, 1916 in Bates City, Missouri to Andrew Cleon Webb and Maggie Lena Eagan Webb. He was the first of three children, Delma Hofer and Margarie Dollard. Earl attended grade school and high school in Bates City Missouri, graduating in 1933. While growing up he worked on his family's farm, in the family...

Laura  Caroline Steinmeyer

Laura Caroline Steinmeyer

Dec 27, 2009

Laura Caroline Steinmeyer, age 99, of Stover, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born March 10, 1910, in Stover, a daughter of Henry Fred and Louise Brandt Alpers. On March 1, 1931, at her parent's home, Laura was united in marriage to August Otto Steinmeyer. He preceded her in death...

Kathleen "Kay" Marie Dornan

Kathleen "Kay" Marie Dornan

Dec 26, 2009

Kathleen Marie "Kay" Dornan, age 92, of Versailles, died Saturday, December 26, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born December 30, 1916, in Versailles a daughter of Peter Jerome and Priscilla L. McClanahan McDonough. On November 26, 1942, Kay was united in marriage to James Mitchell "Mitch" Dornan at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church...

Gregory  Allen Bush

Gregory Allen Bush

Dec 22, 2009

Gregory Allen Bush, age 54, of Stover, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at his home. He was born September 11, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas, a son of Calbert Clarence Jr., and Ruby Metscher Bush. He was a graduate of Stover High School. Greg served his country in the United States Air Force, seeing action in Desert Shield/Storm....

Carl  Duane Weaver

Carl Duane Weaver

Dec 22, 2009

Carl Duane Weaver passed away December 22, 2009, at his home in Russellville. He was born the youngest child of Dr. Raymond E. and Bessie A. Williams Weaver in Russellville on May 27, 1934. On May 27, 1953, he was united in marriage to Dixie Rose Hutchison. To this union three children were born. Surviving are Michelle Lee (Michael)...

Virginia  Louise Bruning

Virginia Louise Bruning

Dec 19, 2009

Virginia L. Bruning, age 80, Russellville died Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Jefferson City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 26, 1929, in Jefferson City, a daughter of Dave and Anna Marie Vieth Kauffman, both deceased. She married Bernard F. Bruning April 24, 1965, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Russellville. He preceded her in death July...

Leonard  Lee Clemens

Leonard Lee Clemens

Dec 15, 2009

Leonard Lee Clemens, 76, of Lebanon, passed away following a sudden illness Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Independence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Carroll County, MO on Mar. 6, 1933 to Roscoe and Anna Halterman Clemens, who preceded him in death. To celebrate his 20th birthday, he married Juanita Fry on March 6, 1953, who...

Emma Anna Esther Ott Blochberger

Emma Anna Esther Ott Blochberger

Dec 11, 2009

Emma Anna Esther Ott Blochberger, age 96, of Eugene, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at Jefferson City Manor. She was born November 30, 1913, in Cole County, a daughter of J.W. "Bill" and Minnie Propst Ott. She was baptized December 25, 1913, and confirmed April 10, 1926, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Honey Creek. The confirmation verse chosen...

Richard  Dale Burns

Richard Dale Burns

Dec 10, 2009

Richard Dale Burns, age 65, of Stover, died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at his home. He was born Mary 29, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri a son of Earl Leon and Helen Highfill Burns. He was employed with Folger's Coffee for several years. He enjoyed deer hunting and was an accomplished cook. He also liked to tinker with woodworking...

Alice  G. Koestner

Alice G. Koestner

Dec 7, 2009

Alice G. Koestner, age 95, of Russellville, died Monday, December 7, 2009, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born November 14, 1914, in Boone County, a daughter of Thomas and Minnie Emma Adkins Teel, both deceased. She married Aldo Kirchner, who preceded her in death. She married Otto H. Koestner, October 4, 1941, in Jefferson City. He...

Bessie Kathleen "Kate" Metscher

Bessie Kathleen "Kate" Metscher

Dec 5, 2009

Kathleen "Kate" Metscher, age 85, of Stover, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. She was born March 2, 1924, in Warsaw, a daughter of John Franklin and Rhoda Ada Sapp Cooper, both deceased. On June 6, 1946, in Kansas City, Kansas she married Leonard Metscher, who survives at their home. Kate was a devoted and loving wife...

Orva  A. Rasa

Orva A. Rasa

Dec 4, 2009

Orva A. Rasa, age 92, of Florence, died Friday, December 4, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born March 14, 1917, in Glensted, a son of Earnest and Anna Klein Rasa. On February 22, 1948, at the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Sedalia, he married Eileen Grupe and she survives at their home....

Marvin  Otto Hoffman

Marvin Otto Hoffman

Nov 29, 2009

Marvin Otto Hoffman, age 70, of Russellville died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born July 2, 1939, in Russellville, a son of George Otto and Esther Anna Jungmeyer Hoffman. He first worked at the MFA Exchange in Russellville nailing egg cases and then the Ozark Chair Factory for several years....

Irene Gerlt

Irene Gerlt

Nov 27, 2009

Annie Irene Gerlt, age 105, of Stover, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born May 4, 1904, in Little Buffalo, near Stover, a daughter of Amil C. and Bernice Brewer Kreglinger, both deceased She married Jacob Gerlt and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker, busy raising and...

Charles  Edward Thomas

Charles Edward Thomas

Nov 24, 2009

Charles E. Thomas, age 82, of Versailles died Wednesday, November 24, 2009, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. Charlie was an Air Force veteran, serving his country during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Air Force on October 1, 1967, as a Master Sergeant, after 20 years of service. He was a...

Carolyn  L. Meacham

Carolyn L. Meacham

Nov 19, 2009

Carolyn L. Meacham, age 88, of Versailles, died Thursday, November 19, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born July 14, 1921, in Ansley, Nebraska, a daughter of Burton Henry and Lulu S. Anthony. Carolyn was united in marriage to Russell Meacham in 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska. Russell, Sr. survives at the home. As a...

Michael  A. Fields

Michael A. Fields

Nov 13, 2009

Michael A. Fields, age 70, of Stover, Missouri, died Friday, November 13, 2009, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was born July 22, 1939, in Galesburg, Illinois, a son of George Mayo and Edna Mae Johnson Fields, both deceased. On September 4, 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mike was united in marriage to Karen Benson...

Willa  Mae Wahlers

Willa Mae Wahlers

Nov 12, 2009

Willa Mae Wahlers, age 54, of Versailles, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at the North Village Park Care Center in Moberly. She was born April 16, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri, a daughter of Clyde Woodrow and Juanita Edith Silvey Wilson. Willa Mae had worked at the Kansas City Bifocal Plant in Versailles until her health failed her. She...

TSgt Walter W. Branaugh (USAF)  Ret.)

TSgt Walter W. Branaugh (USAF) Ret.)

Nov 8, 2009

TSgt. Walter W. "Walt" Branaugh, US Air Force (Ret.) age 84, formerly of Stover, died Sunday evening, November 8, 2009, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. He was born February 1, 1925, in Geddes, South Dakota, son of George and Irene B. Shafer Branaugh. On September 13, 1952, in Yangton, South Dakota, Walt was united in marriage to...

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