Martin F. "Pepper" Buchheit
Martin F. “Pepper” Buchheit, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the age of 93. Martin was the loving husband of …
Gerald Neal
Gerald Neal
Gerald Neal, 61, of Saint Mary, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at his home in St. Mary. Gerald was born August 9, 1963, in St. Louis. He married Lisa (Bolyard) Neal on September 16, 1986. …
Euline G. Koenig
Euline G. Koenig
Euline Gladys Koenig, 83, of Perryville, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born February 6, 1942, in Farrar, to Ernst Rudolf and Emma Martha …
Steven R. Oehlert
Steven Ray Oehlert, 63, of Perryville, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast. He was born December 24, 1961, in Perryville to Raymond Reinhold and Ruth Ann (Hoehn) …
James W. Lappe
James W. Lappe
James William Lappe, 94, of Arnold, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Delmar Gardens South in St. Louis. He was born on October 23, 1930, in Friedheim, to Benjamin and Josephine (Blechle) …
Dale P. Peer
Dale P. Peer
Dale Paul Peer, 76, of Perryville, died Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Perry, in Perryville. He was born August 30, 1948, in Perryville, to Leslie R. and Velma T. (Mattingly) Peer, …
Melvin A. Schneier
Melvin A. Schneier
Melvin Anthony Schneier, a cherished husband, brother, and friend, passed away on April 14, 2025, in Cape Girardeau at the age of 75. He was born on August 26, 1949, in Perryville. Melvin …
Gerold McBride
Gerold H. McBride
Gerold McBride entered into the presence of our Lord. His earthly journey began in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Thursday, December 31, 1931. His journey on earth ended peacefully in the early morning …
John Bradley Smith
John Bradley Smith
John Bradley Smith, known to those who loved him as Brad, passed away at home on April 10, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 75. Born in Sacramento, California, on July 29, 1949, Brad …
Carol S. Yamnitz
Carol S. Yamnitz
Carol Sue Yamnitz, 68, of Patton passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at home with her husband by her side. She fought a long courageous battle with her cancer. She was born July 30, 1956, in St. …
Allen Lane
Allen E. Lane
Allen Edward Lane, 69, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Jackson Manor. He was born August 9, 1955, to Doyle Luckey and JoAnn Barber Lane. He and Diane Marie French were …
LouEtta Smith
LouEtta Smith
LouEtta Smith, of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2025, in Perryville, at her lifelong partner’s home at the age of 81. She was born on August 11, 1943, in Anna, Illinois, to …
Gloria Sherrill
Gloria Sherrill
In Loving Memory of Gloria Sherrill from Brazeau, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Friend. Gloria Sherrill passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, peacefully at her …
Wanda K. Gerler
Wanda K. Gerler
Wanda Kay Gerler, 75, of Frohna, peacefully passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, at her residence surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born February 14, 1950, in Sikeston, to …
Alexander F. Roth
Alexander “Alex” Francis Roth of Perryville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis at the age of 65, surrounded by loving family members. …
Ronnie Lankford
Ronald J. Lankford
Ronald (Ronnie) Joseph Lankford, 68, of Perryville, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, in Perryville. He was born July 29, 1956, in Perryville to Virgil and Bernetta (Hennemann) Lankford. …
Gib Besand
Gilbert F. Besand
Gilbert F. "Gib" Besand, 93, of Perryville, passed away early Friday morning, March 28, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 5, 1931, in Perry County to Bertrand …
Matthew Heob
Matthew B. Heob
Matthew Beau Heob passed into the arms of Jesus on March 15, 2025. Matt was 50 years old and born on July 10, 1974, to his parents, Rudolph and Leslie Heob. He is survived by his daughter, Lilly …
Marjorie Turnbough
Marjorie A. Turnbough
Marjorie Ann Turnbough, 84, of Perryville, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast. She was born December 17, 1940, in Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois, to Lonnie and Laura …
Marciá Watters
Marciá L. Watters
Marciá L. Watters, 54, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at 10:08 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at her residence. She was born to the late Rev. Armand J. and Doris K. (née …
Heather Blakely-Johnson
Heather Blakely-Johnson
Heather Dawn Blakely-Johnson, 61, of Perryville, entered eternal rest on March 20, 2025, at Riverview at the Park Nursing Center in Ste. Genevieve. She was born on Dec. 6, 1963, in Douglastown, …
Marian E. Preusser
Marian E. Preusser
Marian Elaine Preusser, 94, of Shawneetown, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 5, 1931, in Frohna, to Elmer M. and Flora M. Oswald …
Mark W. Martin
Mark Wayne Martin, 49, of Perryville, passed away Monday, March 17, 2025. He was born April 5, 1975, the son of Oliver Jr. and Nell Maxine (Barger) Martin. A private service will be held at …
Michael W. Schrumpf
Michael Woodrow Schrumpf, 83, of Perryville, died Saturday, March 22, 2025, at his residence. He was born July 8, 1941, in Perryville, to Woodrow Wilson Schrumpf and Imogene (Hunt) Schrumpf. …
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