Obituaries

Brenda  Ruth Turpin

Brenda Ruth Turpin

Oct 7, 2008

Brenda Ruth Turpin, age 63, of Russellville, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at her home. She was born March 8, 1945, in St. Louis. On January 19, 1993, she married Phil Turpin and he survives at their home. Brenda worked at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City, Missouri. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons,...

Omar  O. Heidbreder

Omar O. Heidbreder

Sep 29, 2008

Omar O. Heidbreder, age 90, of Lohman, died Monday, September 29, 2008, at Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born January 5, 1918, in Lohman, a son of Henry and Louise Hutschreider Heidbreder. He was married November 28, 1948, in Lohman, to Ladine Linhardt who survives at the home. Omar was an Army veteran, serving...

Alma Marie Rehmer Fischer

Alma Marie Rehmer Fischer

Sep 22, 2008

Alma M. Rehmer Fischer, age 90, of Florence, died Monday, September 22, 2008, at the Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. She was born June 30, 1918, in Morgan County, a daughter of Ernest and Anna Klein Rasa. She married Amos Rehmer November 23, 1939, at Pyrmont and he preceded her in death April 16, 1979. She married Henry...

Robert  Lon Cooper

Robert Lon Cooper

Sep 19, 2008

Robert "Bob" Lon Cooper, age 85, of Stover, died Friday, September 19, 2008, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born May 10, 1923, in Glensted, a son of Julius and Sudie Ratcliff Cooper. Rev. Val Strader united Bob in marriage to Marjorie A. Weicken on August 29, 1943, at the Versailles United Methodist Church. Marjorie...

Lee  Edwin Lemler

Lee Edwin Lemler

Sep 5, 2008

Lee E. Lemler, age 91, of Smithton, died Friday, September 5, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born November 19, 1916, in Florence, a son of John H. and Katie Schroeder Lemler. On September 8, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas, Lee was united in marriage to Agnes L. Klein, and she survives at their...

Jessica  Nichole Cook

Jessica Nichole Cook

Sep 2, 2008

Jessica Nichole Cook, age 18, of Belton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at her home. She was born January 8, 1990, in Kansas City, Kansas, a daughter of Steve and Angie Bauman Cook. Jessie attended Belton High School and worked at Quizno's Subs in Belton. She is survived by her father, Steve Cook of Belton; her mother,...

Larry  Raymond Kirchner

Larry Raymond Kirchner

Sep 2, 2008

Larry Raymond Kirchner, age 48, of Lohman, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at his home. He was born November 8, 1959, in Jefferson City, a son of Ralph and Helen Meller Kirchner, who survive in Lohman. He was a 1977 graduate of Russellville High School. Larry owned and operated Four Seasons Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, serving the entire...

Raymond  Alfred Noll

Raymond Alfred Noll

Aug 26, 2008

Raymond Alfred Noll, age 85, of Jefferson City, formerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at the Golden Living Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was born April 4, 1923, in Philadelphia, a son of Walter Charles and Esther Ruth Schneider Noll. Raymond graduated in June of 1941, from Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia. He was...

James  Barton Hyer

James Barton Hyer

Aug 11, 2008

James B. Hyer, 68, Stover, died Monday, August 11, 2008, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born December 23, 1939, in Hollandale, Miss.; a son of Barton and Lavern Newton Hyer. On March 28, 1968, in Arkansas, he married Louise Adams. He owned and operated Hyer Transport and was a turkey farmer north of Stover...

Michael  Dean Wells

Michael Dean Wells

Aug 3, 2008

Michael Dean Wells, age 45, of Woodland Park, Colorado, formerly of Stover, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008, at his home. He was born October 30, 1962, in Nevada, Missouri a son of Orville and Sharon Wells. Mike married Jill Evenson in July of 1991 and to this union two sons were born, Tanner and Jacob. Survivors include his...

Minnie  Mae Kanenbley

Minnie Mae Kanenbley

Aug 2, 2008

Minnie M. Kanenbley, age 88, of Florence, died Saturday, August 2, 2008, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born January 20, 1920, at Pyrmont, north of Stover, a daughter of Ernest and Anna Klein Rasa. On June 26, 1943, in Jefferson City, Minnie was united in marriage to August S. Kanenbley, August preceded her in...

Louise  Ellen Ely

Louise Ellen Ely

Jul 30, 2008

Louise Ellen Ely, age 71 , of Stover, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at Lake Regional Health Systems in Osage Beach. She was born May 1, 1937, in Franklin, New Hampshire, a daughter of Oliver and Myrtle Thompson. On April 30, 1961, Louise married Raymond E. Ely, Jr., who survives at their home. She was a homemaker, busy raising...

Verda  Mae Koehn

Verda Mae Koehn

Jul 27, 2008

Verda Mae Koehn, age 78, of Stover, Missouri passed away Sunday night, July 27, 2008, at her daughter's home north of Stover. She was born August 23, 1929, in Copeland, Kansas a daughter of Sam M. and Susie Unruh Smith. On August 4, 1949, in Copeland, she was united in marriage to John J. Koehn. Mr. Koehn survives at...

Sara  Rhea Plochberger

Sara Rhea Plochberger

Jul 12, 2008

Sara Rhea Plochberger, age 65, of Lohman, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. She was born January 2, 1943, in Jefferson City, a daughter of G. Ray and Edith Owens Scheperle. She was baptized March 13, 1943, at St. John's Lutheran Church-Stringtown and confirmed March 25, 1956, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church...

Betty  Jean Harry

Betty Jean Harry

Jul 8, 2008

Betty Jean Harry, age 90, of Stover, died Tuesday night, July 8, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born January 24, 1918, in Kansas City, Missouri, a daughter of Frank and Mary C. Hanrahan Norton. She married George V. Harry September 5, 1958, and he preceded her in death April 3, 1979. Betty was...

Margaret  Mathilde Steenbergen

Margaret Mathilde Steenbergen

Jun 28, 2008

Margaret Mathilde "Mattie" Steenbergen, age 80, of Russellville, passed away Saturday evening, June 28, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. She was born February 16, 1928, in Hannibal, a daughter of James Arne and Bertha Goldammer Westgard, both deceased. On May 21, 1949, at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church at Russellville, "Mattie" was united in marriage...

Eleanor "Torchy" M. Hurst

Eleanor "Torchy" M. Hurst

Jun 23, 2008

Eleanor M. "Torchy" Hurst, age 91, of Gravois Mills, died Monday night, June 23, 2008, at the Laurie Care Center in Laurie. She was born April 3, 1917, in Kansas City, Kansas a daughter of the late Harry and Juanita Carrington Amend. On June 24, 1937, in Kansas City, Kansas, she married Clarence D. Boyer and he preceded her...

Paula  Meta Koester

Paula Meta Koester

Jun 23, 2008

Paula Meta Koester, age 95, a lifelong resident of the Stover community, died Monday afternoon, June 23, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born July 11, 1912, at Stover, a daughter of Henry T. and Margaretha Rathjen Heimsoth. She was baptized and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church-Pyrmont. On April 21, 1935, Paula was...

Loren  Gene Monteer

Loren Gene Monteer

Jun 18, 2008

Loren Gene Monteer, age 56, of Sedalia, died Wednesday night, June 18, 2008, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. He was born August 26, 1951, in Stover, a son of Willis and Gertie Whittle Monteer. At one time Loren worked in the lumber industry and later for Rival Manufacturing in Sedalia. He enjoyed being outdoors, where he could...

Arthur  Henry Grupe

Arthur Henry Grupe

Jun 16, 2008

Arthur Henry Grupe, age 87, of Stover, died Monday night, June 16, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born December 24, 1920, in Florence, a son of George Edwin and Anna Sophia Schroder Grupe. He was baptized at the Florence United Methodist Church. On March 7, 1948, at the church parsonage in Stover, Arthur...