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Rebecca Smith
Oct 17, 2017
Rebecca Sue Smith of St. Charles, MO, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the age of 82 years. Beloved wife of 66 years to John W. Smith, Sr.; cherished daughter of the late Walter and Angeline Wiseman; devoted mother of Rebecca Louise (Dale) Quesenberry, John W. (Lynette) Smith, Jr., Wilma (Rick) Hammond, and Rhonda S. Golden; loving grandmother of...
Margaret Volkerding
Oct 17, 2017
Margaret Volkerding (nee Drury), of O’Fallon, MO, Tuesday October 17, 2017, age 86. Loving wife of the late Herman Theodore "Ted" Volkerding; beloved daughter of the late John "Jack" and Margaret Ellen Drury; devoted mother of Peggie (Mark) Tiemann, Patricia Volkerding, and Mary (Paul) Zielinski; cherished grandmother of Michelle (Clay) Dean, Jeffrey (Erica) Tiemann, Dustin Zielinski, and Charlie Zielinski; treasured...
Robert M. Brickner
Oct 17, 2017
Robert “Bob” M. Brickner of Saint Peters, Missouri, on Tuesday October 17, 2017, at the age of 87. Beloved husband of June Brickner; cherished son of the late Norman and Helen Louise Brickner; devoted father of Karen (Mickey) Day, Mike Brickner, Scott Brickner, Aparna Brickner, Mark (Whitney) Brickner, Wayne (Mary) Richardson, and Jeff (Kathleen) Richardson; loving grandfather of John (Sara)...
Ken Brooks
Oct 17, 2017
Ken Brooks, of St. Charles, Missouri, Tuesday October 17, 2017, age 74. Loving husband of almost 53 years to Joyce Brooks; beloved son of the late John E. and Mabel Brooks; devoted father of Anthony Wayne “Tony” (Sherri) Brooks, Joetta Lynn “Jody” (Christopher) Martin; brother-in-law of Dorothy Merlotti, Shirley Leistner, Marjorie Elmore, and Bev Bishop; cherished grandfather Autumn Brooks, Nicholas...
Mary Lee “MeMe” Kiel
Oct 16, 2017
Mary Lee “MeMe” Kiel (nee Burcham), age 75, of Wentzville, Missouri, October 16, 2017.Beloved wife of the late Gary Kiel; cherished daughter of the late Hugh “Red” Burcham and the late Thelma Walker; devoted mother of Sherri (Rocky) West, Richie L. (Barb) Kiel, and Rusty (Alicia) Kiel; loving grandmother of 12; treasured great-grandmother of 7; and dear sister of Cathy...
James “Jim” Anderson Plank
Oct 16, 2017
James “Jim” Anderson Plank, of O Fallon, Missouri, passed away on Monday October 16, 2017, at the age of 89. Beloved husband of 60 years to the late Wilma Plank; cherished son of the late James and Nora Plank; devoted father of Gary T. Travis, Wilburn L. "Leon" (Eva) Wright, Michael V. Plank, Kathryn (William) Dillon, the late John Preston...
Brad Wetter
Oct 16, 2017
Brad Wetter, age 64, of St. Charles, Missouri, October 16, 2017. Best husband to Miriam L. Wetter for 39 years; cherished son of the late Melvin G. "Mel" and Kathleen "Bee" Wetter; best father to Melanie Wetter and Jonathan Wetter; dear brother of Frank (Lauren) Wetter, Kathy (Larry) Jacobs, David (Lori) Wetter, and the late James Joseph Wetter, Sr.; and...
Cheryl Greunke
Oct 16, 2017
Cheryl Lynn Greunke (nee: Rauch) of Saint Charles, MO, passed from this life on Monday October 16, 2017, at the age of 70 years. Beloved wife of 44 years to Alvin “Al” Greunke; she was born in McCook, Nebraska April 26, 1947, the cherished daughter of the late Grant Rauch and Arlene Rauch; dear stepdaughter of Carolyn Rauch; devoted mother...
Elizabeth “Betty” Brawley
Oct 16, 2017
Elizabeth “Betty” Brawley, age 57, of Marthasville, Missouri, on Monday October 16, 2017. Cherished daughter of the late William and Margaret Brawley; dear sister of the late John Dunlap.Born in St. Louis Missouri, Betty spent the last 30 years as a resident of Emmaus House, most recently in Marthasville, Missouri. She enjoyed her activities there, especially arts and crafts, drawing,...
Herman Poepsel
Oct 15, 2017
Herman Poepsel of O Fallon, Missouri, passed away on Sunday October 15, 2017, at the age of 88. Beloved husband of the late Louise K. Poepsel; cherished son of the late Wilfred H. and Eleanor Poepsel; devoted father of Tom Poepsel, Marsha (Billy) Hartgrove, JoEllen (Mark) Wieczorek, and the late Gary Poepsel; loving grandfather of Janet Brown, Laurie (Ted) Zaleuke,...
William “Bill” Luera
Oct 15, 2017
William Luera of St. Charles, Missouri, passed on Sunday morning, October 15, 2017, peacefully in his home with his crucifix and Bible in hand.Loving husband of the late Dorothy J. Luera for 52 years; dear father of Linda J. (Edgardo) Sanchez; cherished grandfather of Nicholas, Alexandra, Dimitri, and Scarlett. The family would like to thank his caregivers for their quality...
Betty J. Clark
Oct 15, 2017
Betty Jean Clark (née Erickson) died peacefully in O’Fallon, Missouri on October 15, 2017 at the age of 94.Betty is survived by her children, Jim Clark of St. Charles, Missouri and Connie Clark Champ of Boulder, Colorado; grandchildren Julie Stevenson, Jon Champ, Katie Crittenden, Chris Champ, James Champ, and Tim Champ, as well as eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She...
Willie Mae Back
Oct 14, 2017
Willie Mae Back (nee: Mouser) of Orchard Farm, Missouri, passed away on Saturday October 14, 2017, at the age of 88. Beloved wife of nearly seventy years to Doyle W. Back; cherished daughter of the late Hadley W. and Mildred L. Mouser; devoted mother of Linda (Daniel) Allen, Diann Back, Darrell W. Back, Deborah Lynn Back, loving grandmother of eight;...
Kenneth E. Riechers
Oct 14, 2017
Kenneth Eugene Riechers, age 93, of St. Charles, Missouri, Saturday October 14, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Betty Riechers the love of his life; cherished son of the late Lafe S. and Pearl Riechers; devoted father of Charles (Karen) Riechers, Richard (Diane) Riechers, Marlene (James) Sadler, and Roger (Lisa) Riechers; loving grandfather of Adam (Sherry) Riechers, Amanda (Steve) Covey,...
Don Bradbury
Oct 14, 2017
Don Bradbury of Saint Peters, MO, on Saturday October 14, 2017, at the age of 69. Beloved husband of 44 years to Kathleen Bradbury; cherished son of the late Raymond and Ethelene Bradbury; devoted father of Brandy (Shane) Gee and stepfather of Chris (Michelle) Bailey; loving grandfather of Shane Gee Jr., Josh Gee, Molly Gee, Robert Bailey, Madison Bailey; dear...
Herschel A. Vance
Oct 14, 2017
Herschel A. Vance of O’Fallon, MO, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at the age of 67. Beloved husband of 29 years to Melissa A. Vance; cherished son of the late Herschel M. and LaDean Vance; devoted father of Eric (Colleen) Vance, Jennifer Vance, and Herschel “Buster” Vance; loving grandfather of Casey, Paige, Raven, Keith Jr., Tyler, Summer, and Sammi;...
Margaret Ann Graves
Oct 14, 2017
Margaret Ann Graves (nee Hibbits) of Saint Charles, MO, Saturday October 14, 2017, age 78. Loving wife of the late Edmond “Edward” Lee Graves; beloved daughter of the late Harvey Hibbits and Velma Hultzel; devoted mother of Joe Graves, Becky Palmer, John Graves, Teresa Becker, and Carrie Graves; cherished grandmother of Jennifer Hibbits, Cody Graves, Jax Martin, and Jas Palmer;...
Laurie Edmondson
Oct 14, 2017
Laurie Edmondson of Saint Peters, MO, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at the age of 39. Beloved wife of the late Sean Edmondson; cherished daughter of Casey and the late Dinese Parker; devoted mother of Zoë Parker and Maxxwell Diebold; and dear sister of Kathryn Parker and Harrison Parker. Also survived by numerous loving extended family members.Laurie was a...
Holly Rae Villalobos
Oct 14, 2017
Holly Rae Villalobos of Saint Peters, MO, born December 6, 1972 and called to Eternal Life on Saturday October 14, 2017, at the age of 44. Cherished daughter of Coy Ann and the late George Chaffin; devoted mother of Lindsay Villalobos; beloved sister of twin Heidi Reynolds and the late Heather Lee McCoy; treasured aunt of Gabriel and Aiden Reynolds;...
Elizabeth K. (Bette) Gutowski
Oct 14, 2017
Elizabeth “Bette” Katherine Gutowski (nee Nowak), age 91, of O’Fallon, Missouri, October 14, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Louis A. “Lou” Gutowski; cherished daughter of the late John and Angelia Nowak; devoted mother of Jeanette (Nick) Schnitzius, Anni (Jim) Stephens, Anthony (Alicia) Gutowski, II, and Barb (Bernard) Seiffert; loving grandmother of Thomas (Kaci) Stephens, Brian (April) Seiffert, Becky Cooseman,...
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