Arlene Marie Wittich
1924 - 2016
Arlene Forst Wittich 10/7/1924- 7/25/2016
Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Arlene (nee Forst) at age 91 passed away peacefully after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Born in St. Louis to Frank and Bertha Forst, she was one of 8 children. Beloved wife of Don Wittich for over 70 years. Dear mother of Mary Ellen Usselman (Bill) Maender, Sue (Craig) Wohler, Dr. Don (Angie) Wittich, Jr., Mark (Barb) Wittich and Reenie Mills (Tom) Thornton. Grandmother of 19 and Great-Grandmother of 21 and counting.
Services: Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter Catholic Church, Kirkwood on Friday, July 29 at 9:30 am. The family will receive friends at Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood Thurs., July 28 from 4-7 pm. Interment at National Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made to Our Mother of Good Counsel Home in appreciation of their loving care.
Margaret Elizabeth Huxhold
1950 - 2016
Margaret (nee Gough) Huxhold, born on the lucky day of 5/5/50 to Elizabeth Gough and the late William Gough, passed away on July 18 from complications of multiple sclerosis. Maggie was the eldest of five siblings, who she used to drive around in her green Mustang. After getting her master’s degree from University of Missouri, she worked as a reference librarian at St. Louis County Library and was the director of libraries at St. Louis Community College at Meramec and at Florissant Valley. With students, her children, and her relatives she considered helping them her favorite challenge and her most satisfying reward. Despite a chronic and challenging illness, she never lost her terrific sense of humor. She loved movies and shared movie nights at home and in the theater with her friends. Music was a big part of her life, and when they were toddlers, she danced with her daughters to Simon and Garfunkel and introduced her buttoned-down husband to her favorite band, Chicago. She was everybody’s spell-checker long before computers took over, and her photographic memory kept everyone on their toes about family history and other details. She was always the life of the party, making sure everyone was having a good time. A stranger was a friend she hadn’t met. Hers was a kind heart, and a sweet personality-a bright light in the world.
Maggie is survived by her husband John, her daughters Mary and Lilly, her sisters Kate Stewart and Ellen Gough, her brothers Bill and Dan Gough, and her mother Elizabeth Gough.
Visitation will be on Saturday, July 30th, from 9am-11am at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood. Memorial service to follow in the sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be sent to The MS Center of St. Louis, 1176 Town and Country Commons, Chesterfield, MO 63017 or online at www.mscenterstl.org and include Margaret’s name.
Joseph Thomas McCarron
1917 - 2016
McCarron, Joseph Thomas on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Polly Ann McCarron (nee Rogers); dear father of Linda (Bill) Grant, Debbie (Barry) Gaines, Patti McCarron, Kitty (Rick) McReynolds and Joe McCarron; dear grandfather of Elizabeth, Eli (Kate), Emily, Amanda (Patrick), Rickie, Kelly (James), Hannah, Ally (Isaac), and Mack; dear great-grandfather of Funi, Luna, and Charlotte; dear brother, uncle, cousin, and friend to many.
Funeral Service will be Monday, 10:00 a.m. at Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Road in Kirkwood. Interment private. Visitation will be Sunday, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Endangered Wolf Center, P.O. Box 760, Eureka, MO 63025.
Anthony J. Rejent, MD
1939 - 2016
Anthony James Rejent, M.D., fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, on Friday, August 5, 2016, at the age of 77. Tony was born to the late Anthony Rejent and late Hazel Rejent (nee Kennedy) on July 16, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in Toledo.
He attended St. Louis University on basketball and golf scholarships, and it was there that he met the love of his life, and wife of 46 years, the late Theresa Spellman. They married in 1962 and moved to Omaha, NE, where Tony attended medical school at Creighton University. Following medical school, he returned to St. Louis to complete his residency at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Rejent’s medical career spanned more than four decades. His unique blend of brilliance, compassion, and humor left a mark on all who knew him. He ran a private pediatric practice for over twenty years, and developed a specialty in Pediatric Pulmonology, which led to groundbreaking work in the detection, treatment and management of Cystic Fibrosis. Dr. Rejent founded the Cystic Fibrosis Center at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and served as Director for forty years. As a pioneer in the field, he authored numerous journal publications, and received multiple awards and recognitions.
His other professional positions included Medical Director at Ranken Jordan Children’s Home; Director of Pediatrics at Shriner’s Hospital for Children; and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at St. Louis University Medical School.
Tony is survived by his eight children: Michele (Mark) Avery of Kansas City; Denise (Kevin) Lee of Phoenix; Lisa (Brook) Mullen of St. Louis; Christine Rejent of St. Louis; Anthony (Christi) Rejent of St. Louis; Renee (Jim) Bowser of Dedham, MA; Molly Rejent of St. Louis; and Kevin (Lori) Rejent of St. Louis. He was beloved “Papa” of George, John and Ben Avery; Jake, Patrick and Maeve Lee; Charlie, Molly and Margey Mullen; Cameron Rejent; Lauren and Bridget Bowser; Amelia, Charlotte, Peter and Dean Rejent. He is also survived by his brother, Fr. Michael Rejent, OSFS, of Benton Harbor, MI.
A private burial will be held at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The Memorial Mass and Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, August 11, at 4:00 pm, at Ste. Genevieve du Bois Catholic Church, 1575 N. Woodlawn Ave. A reception will follow in the school gymnasium. All are welcome and encouraged to celebrate with us.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be sent to: Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Restricted to: Cystic Fibrosis Fund, 3800 Park Ave., St. Louis, MO, 63110.
Robert Haldiman
2014
Haldiman, Robert Colby, died Wed., June 4, 2014. Beloved husband of Iren Marhaug, dear son of Jean Child Haldiman and the late Robert Edgar Haldiman, loving father of Jean, T.O. and Iselin Haldiman, dear brother of Jane Haldiman and Susan (Tara Hoffmann) Haldiman.
Born in St. Louis, Bob grew up in Kirkwood, Mo, graduated from Washington University and University of Missouri Kansas City Law School. He was a patent law attorney and partner at Husch Blackwell LLP. Bob loved travel and the outdoors. He was a member of The Explorers Club and took part in an annual winter float trip. Bob was a devoted and loving father.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Brain Tumor Association (abta.org.)
Services: Visitation will held Tues., June 10, 4-8 pm at BOPP Chapel, 10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood. Service will be Wed., June 11 at 1 pm at Bopp. Interment, Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ralph Arthur Bohlmann
1932 - 2016
Ralph Arthur Bohlmann, a former president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, passed from this life on Sunday, July 24 2016. He was 84.
Ralph was born February 20, 1932 in Palisade, Nebraska, the second child of Rev. Arthur E. and Anne F. (Weeke) Bohlmann. He graduated from St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas in 1951 and from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in 1956. He studied at the University of Heidelberg, Germany as a Fulbright Scholar from 1956 to 1957 and taught at Concordia College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1957 to 1958.
Ralph was ordained on June 28, 1958 and served as pastor of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa from 1958 to 1960. There he met Patricia Anne McCleary, daughter of Carl and Aileen McCleary of Perry, Iowa; they were married on April 19, 1959 and spent over 53 years together as husband and wife.
Ralph joined the Concordia Seminary faculty in St. Louis in 1960 and taught there for many years, earning an S.T.M. degree from the seminary in 1966 and a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968. He was named Acting President of the seminary on May 20, 1974, and on May 3, 1975, he was elected as its seventh President.
During his seminary career, Ralph was also an assistant pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Pagedale, Missouri from 1961 to 1971, and he served in several roles with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, including a 1965 appointment to its Commission on Theology and Church Relations, which he served as Secretary from 1967 to 1971.
Ralph was elected as the ninth President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod on July 5, 1981 and served in that office until 1992, when he was named President emeritus.
Ralph is preceded in death by his parents Arthur (May 15, 1975) and Anne (December 29, 2002), his brother Victor (July 14, 2004), and his wife Patricia (September 14, 2012).
Ralph is survived by his two children, Paul (born February 18, 1960), who lives in New York, New York and has recently been an Assistant Dean at Columbia University, and Lynn (born May 24, 1963), who lives in Jacksonville, Illinois and is pastor of the Congregational United Church of Christ. Lynn is the mother of his two grandchildren, Lucas, age 16, and Jesse, age 12.
Ralph is also survived by his sister Gloria Stigge, of Iowa City, Iowa; his brother John (Mary), of Indian Shores, Florida; his brother Mark (Becky), of Columbus, Ohio; his sister-in-law Rebekah Williams, of Dunnellon, Florida; and many friends in the U.S. and abroad who have enriched his life.
Visitation will be at the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus at Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri (801 Seminary Place) on Wednesday, July 27, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m., followed by a funeral service at the chapel at 2:00 p.m. Memorial gift suggestions are Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood, Concordia Seminary Student Aid Fund, and Lutheran Senior Service Benevolence Fund.
David Richard Geeting
1972 - 2016
David "Dave" Geeting died unexpectedly at home on July 23rd in St. Louis at the age of 44.
Dave is survived by his parents, Dan and Susan of St. Louis; wife, Julie of St. Louis; children, Allison, Caroline and Jane; siblings, Jonathan and James. He is preceded in death by his sister Sarah Nelson.
Dave was born on March 8 to Dan and Susan. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1994 with a degree in accounting. He married Julie in 2000. Dave began working as an accountant, started a successful small business and then worked as an investment banker.
While Dave had many interests, nothing brought him more joy or pride than his three wonderful daughters.
We will gather at Bopp Chapel from 5:00-8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 27. A funeral is scheduled for 5:00 pm Thursday, July 28 at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Dave's life.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Geeting Girls Fund. Please make checks payable to "Charles Schwab FBO Julie M. Geeting".
Mail to:
Renaissance Financial Corporation
Attn: John Bayer
5700 Oakland Ave., Ste. 400
St. Louis, MO 63110
