Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...