Kroepel, Effie, of St. Peters, Missouri, died on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at the age of 86. Dearest wife of the late Charles Kroepel; dear daughter of the late Daniel Leonard and the late Mary Ellen Auchly; cherished aunt of Barbara (Thomas) McDonough, Jeanne (Elmer) Smith, Gail Barker, Carol (Terry) Ford and Steven Kroepel; loving great-aunt and sister-in-law to many. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Christine Kroepel, her brothers, Leonard and Harold; her sister, Margaret Auchly and her niece, Suzanne Kroepel. She worked as a Personnel Clerk for the U.S. Coast Guard for over 35 years. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.