O'CONNOR, AGATHA, June 4, 2001, of Bonne Terre, MO; dear sister of the late Hugh O'Connor, Frances O'Connor and Kathleen O'Donovan; dear cousin of June (John) Sullivan, Barbara (Chris) Yancey, James (Judy) Ward, Gary (Roxanne) Ward, Frank and Sug AuBuchon and Lou Ella Emory. In state C.Z. BOYER & SON Funeral Home, Bonne Terre, Wed., 5 p.m. Prayer service 7 p.m. Funeral Mass Thursday, 10 a.m., St. Joseph Church. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials to St. Joseph School Endowment, Bonne Terre, MO.
OBERMEYER, WALTER, 82, died June 6, 2001; dear husband of Angelyn Rose Obermeyer (nee Chevin); brother of Elanor McCormick; brother-in-law of Marie Carnaghi; dear uncle; dear friend of Bill and Sam Bowen.Funeral service Mon., June 11, 2001 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO, 2:30 p.m., Rev. Walter D. Simpson officiating. Memorials to American Diabetes Assoc.
OGLE, ROWLAND W., Sun., June 3, 2001; beloved husband of Joyce N. Ogle (nee Jameson) and the late Shirley A. Ogle (nee Marsden); dear father of Gary (Karen) Ogle; our dear uncle and friend.Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Wed., June 6, 1:30 p.m. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Member of Amvets Post #48 (Desoto, MO), American Legion and V.F.W. Contributions to the American Diabetes Assoc., appreciated. Visitation Tues., 4-9 p.m.
OHMOTO, MICHAEL M., on Mon., May 21, 2001; son of the late Masao and Momoye Ohmoto; brother of the late dear sister Eileen and Glenn; dear friend to many. Funeral service, Sat., June 9, 11:00 a.m. at Valhalla Mausoleum, Chapel of Memories, 7600 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Louis, MO 63133. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
OSSENBERG, CAROLINE T. (nee Kuhn), fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Thurs., June 7, 2001; beloved wife of the late Bernard Ossenberg; dear sister of the late Elizabeth Kuhn, Johanna Betz and Leona White; our dear aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt and friend.Funeral from the SOUTHERN Funeral Home, 6322 S. Grand Blvd., Mon., June 11, 9:30 a.m. to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery. Masses preferred. Visitation Sun., 3-9 p.m.
PALANK, PATRICIA L. (nee Eckenfels), fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Tues., June 5, 2001; beloved wife of Kenneth F. Palank; dear mother of Deborah Picard, Rick, David and Kevin Palank; our dear grandmother of 5, daughter-in-law, aunt, great-aunt and friend. Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Thurs., June 7, 1 p.m. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Visitation Wed., 2-9 p.m.
PAUL, RAYMOND G., asleep in Jesus, Mon., June 4, 2001; beloved husband of Jane Paul (nee Hobelman); dear father of Ronald (Beverly), Richard (Linda) and Robert (Karen) Paul; dear grandfather of Lauren (James) Anderson, Jarrod, Christine, Ryan, Timothy and Nathan Paul; dear great-grandfather of Jordan and Jessica Anderson; dear brother of the late Audrey Paul; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend. Visitation at KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Wed., June 6, 4-9 p.m., then taken to Peace Lutheran Church, 737 Barracksview Rd., 63125, Thurs., June 7, for visitation at 10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Interment Our Redeemer Cemetery. Contributions to KFUO Radio appreciated.
PEGG, ELZIEATHIN, 102, of Rosebud, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, in Bridgeton; he was born April 24, 1899, in Maries County, a son of Preston and Sarah Pegg; he was married in 1924 in St. Louis, to Catherine H. Watson, who preceded him in death on June 19, 1993. He served in the United States Army in 1919. He was a truck driver with Driemeier Moving Company in St. Louis for nearly forty years. He was a member of Teamsters Local 610 in St. Louis until his retirement in 1962. He was a member of St. Gerald Catholic Church in Gerald. He is survived by one son, John Pegg of Bridgeton; three grandchildren; one special great-grandson, Timothy Anthony Cox; numerous other great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; he was also preceded in death by one daughter, Catherine Pegg, in infancy; and one son, Anthony Pegg, in 1942. Friends will be received after 5:00 p.m., Friday at the MEYER-HILKE-MILLARD Funeral Home, Gerald. Mass of christian burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2001, at St. Gerald Catholic Church, with Fr. Bob Liebrecht officiating. Interment will follow in the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery at Port Hudson. Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Gerald Catholic Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer-Hilke-Millard Funeral Home, 21 E. Fifth St., (573) 764-3300.
PENNY, PATRICIA A. (nee Dunham), Tues., June 5, 2001; dear wife of Walter R. Penny; dear mother of Suzanne Sheldon (Duane) Swacker and Sandra Jean Sheldon; dear grandmother of Jake, Darcy and Max Swacker; dear sister of Susan Filbin.Memorial service Fri., June 8, 2001, 10 a.m. at PFITZINGER Funeral Home, 366 S. Kirkwood Rd., Should friends desire, memorials may be made to SSM Hospice Care or the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
PAPLANUS, PERRY F., Tuesday, July 24, 2001; beloved husband of Louise Giritz and the late Jean B. Paplanus; dear father of Eugene G. (JoAnn E.) Paplanus, Sandra Lee (James Parker) McKanry and Sharon Ann Thomas; dear grandfather of 15; great-grandfather of 22 and great-great-grandfather of 2; dear brother of the late Eugene Paplanus and Minnette Montgomery; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend. Service at the ORTMANN Funeral Home, 9222 Lackland, Overland, Fri., July 27, 10 a.m. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Donations to charity of choice, appreciated. Visitation from 4-8 p.m., Thurs.
PARDON, VIRGINIA MAUREEN DONNELL, 90 years young, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2001 with a twinkle in her eye; beloved wife of the late Philip Victor Pardon II; dear mother of Ellen Jane Pardon Jones (Ladue, MO) and Philip Victor Pardon III (Westwood, KS); beloved sister to Harold Emmett Donnell and the late Robert Edmond Donnell and the late Thomas Allison Donnell; fun-loving grandmother to 5 surviving grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Born April 26, 1911 in DeSoto, MO to her parents, the late Dr. Robert Edmond Donnell and the late Rachel Reppy Donnell. Graduated from DeSoto High School in DeSoto, MO and then attended Christian College (now Columbia College) in Columbia, MO. Also attended Missouri University in Columbia, MO where she graduated. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Park Hills; Methodist Church Women's Society; member of Alpha, Gamma, Delta; PEO; DAR past regent; taught 8th grade English at DeSoto; studied piano with Franklin Lawner. Graveside Memorial Service to be held Saturday, July 28 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Francis Memorial Park Cemetery, Bonne Terre, Missouri, under the direction of C.Z. BOYER & SON Funeral Home in Desloge, Mo. Memorial service will also be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 29 at Friendship Village Chapel, 15201 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield, MO. In lieu of flowers, Virginia's family requests that memorial donations be made in the name of Virginia Donnell Pardon to The Columbia College Memorial Fund, 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216.
PAYNE, ROBERT LEE, 70, Wentzville, MO, July 26, 2001; beloved husband of Esther Payne (nee McCarthy); dear father of Caren (Bill) Blake, Carla (Philipp) Fiesser, Mitch (Pam) and John Payne; dear brother of Gene Payne; dear grandfather of 6 and step-grandfather of 3. Robert served in the U.S. Marines. Member of Union Local 325, an avid woodworker and maker of his own furniture. The funeral service and interment took place Sat., July 28, 2001, under the direction of T.E. PITMAN Funeral Home. Memorials to Diabetes Foundation in care of Pitman Funeral Home, Box 248, Wentzville, MO. 63385
QUARGNENTI, JOHN A., entered into eternal peace, on Aug. 1, 2001, at the age of 72; loving husband of Evelyn Quargnenti (nee Sutter); dear father and father-in-law of John (Debbie) Quargnenti, Andy (Donna) Quargnenti and Patty (Tom) Hoven; dear grandfather of Brandon, Nathan, Kristen, Kelsey, Nick Quargnenti and Amanda, Rachel, T.J. and Justin Hoven; dear brother of Tom Quargnenti and the late Joe and James Quargnenti and Isabelle McHale; foster brother of Delia Swaringin, Carl Link and the late Jim Link; dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, friend to many; he loved to talk to everyone. Funeral from the HUTCHENS Mortuary, 675 Graham Rd., Florissant, at 10:15 a.m., Monday, Aug. 6 to St. Sabina Church, for 11 a.m. Mass. Interment National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, MO. Visitation 3-9 p.m., Sunday. Contributions to St. Sabina 'Love in Action' or Unity Hospice Program.
RACITI, MARY ROSE (nee English), fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, on Mon., Aug. 6, 2001; loving wife of Angelo Raciti for 48 years; beloved mother of Pamela Dorsey, Angelo (Gina) Raciti, Jaime Griffin, Charles Raciti and Thomas (Debbie) Raciti; proud grandmother of Angela, Steven, Shannon, James, Jason, Tiffany, Sarah and Mya; dear sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend. In lieu of flowers, memorials to American Lung Assn., 1118 Hampton, St. Louis, MO 63139, preferred. The Stygar Family of Funeral Service is caring for Mary's family, at the STYGAR FLORISSANT Chapel, 13980 New Halls Ferry Rd. at Lindbergh; where service will be held on Fri., Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. Visitation Thurs., 3-9 p.m.
RASCH, ROBERT ELMER, on Mon., Aug. 6, 2001, baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection; dear brother of Mabel (Jim) Strub, Bernice Rasch and the late Oliver and Wallace Rasch; dear uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend. Funeral from the NEW KUTIS SOUTH COUNTY Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd. (at Butler Hill), Thurs., Aug. 9, 9:15 a.m. to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Imperial, for 10:00 a.m. Mass. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. Masses preferred. Visitation Wed., 3:00-9:00 p.m.
RATLIFF, ANNA LEE (nee Stoffregen), at rest after a long illness, on Tues., July 24, 2001; loving wife of the late William R. Ratliff; loving mother of Jim (Becky) King, Susan (James) Gordon, Joan (Bill) Alley, Jean (Don) Carico and the late Jane and Carol Ratliff; our dear mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and dear friend to many. Funeral service to be held on Friday, July 27, 2001 at 10:30, at LANG-FENDLER Funeral Home, 630 Jeffco Blvd. (Hwy. 61-67), Arnold, MO. Interment St. Matthew Cemetery. Visitation Thurs. from 12-8 p.m.
REICHERT, JOSEPH E. SR., fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, on Mon., July 23, 2001; beloved son of the late Michael and Frances Reichert; dear father of Mary (Kevin) Donze, Joseph Jr., Helen (Mike) Gardner and Christine (Jason) Moss; dear grandfather of Casey, Laura and Tabitha; dear brother of Genevieve (Henry) Jones, Hubert (Agnes) Reichert, Jerome Reichert, Grace (Robert) Radtke, Patricia (Thomas) Williamson and the late Teresa (Maurice) Hamilton, Edmond and Michael (Eileen) Reichert and Marcella (Russell) Sievers; our dear uncle, cousin and friend to many. Mr. Reichert retired from Southern Equipment after 38 years of service, K of C Rosati Council 795 and an avid fisherman. Funeral from SOUTHERN Funeral Home, 6322 S. Grand Blvd., on Fri., July 27 at 9:30 a.m. to St. Cecilia Church, Alaska at Eiler, for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment J.B. National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Masses or donations to deGreeff Hospice House, 10016 Kennerly Rd., 63128, would be appreciated. Visitation 3-9 p.m., Thurs.
REICHMUTH, FRIEDA M. (nee Altherr), asleep in Jesus, Wed., July 25, 2001; beloved wife of the late Martin Reichmuth; dear mother of Martin (Sharon) Reichmuth Jr.; dear grandmother of Jeff Reichmuth and Lori Hunter; dear great-grandmother of Cameron and Alex Reichmuth, Adam and Austin Stricklin; dear sister of Jake Altherr; our dear sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Sat., July 28, 10:30 a.m. to Salem Lutheran Church, for 11 a.m. service. Interment Lakewood Park Cemetery. Contributions to the American Heart Assn., appreciated. Visitation Fri., 3-9 p.m.
RAFUSE, RAYMOND B. JR., 83, of DeLand, FL, on Sun., June 3, 2001; beloved husband of 56 years of Edna; father of Allan of Foxboro, MA, and Richard of Des Peres, MO; brother of Marion Adams of Norton, MA, and Gail Huneck of Ft. Wayne, IN; grandfather of 11. Assistant deputy superintendent of corrections for MCI-Norfolk, a medium security prison in Norfolk, MA, until his retirement after 28 years of service; WWII Marine Corps veteran; born in Norwood, MA, and moved to the central Florida area in 1985 from Walpole, MA; co-founder of the Deltona, FL Woodcarvers Club; member of Deltona United Church of Christ; life member of Azure Lodge AF & AM, Walpole. Memorials to Deltona United Church of Christ Building Fund, 1649 Providence Blvd., Deltona, FL 32725. Funeral Mon., June 11, 11 a.m., at Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton, MA. LANKFORD Funeral Home, DeLand, is in charge.
RATHBUN, JACK (CLIFFORD), fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Tues., June 5, 2001; beloved husband of Betty J. Rathbun (nee Hogan); dearest father of Steve (Denise), Jim, Tom and Rick (Melinda) Rathbun; dear grandfather of Austin Rathbun; dear brother of Barbara Wilson; dear brother-in-law, uncle, nephew and cousin. Funeral Fri., June 8, 12:15 p.m. from COLLIER'S Funeral Home, 3400 N. Lindbergh Blvd. (Bridgeton), to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Mass 1:00 p.m. Interment Boss Cemetery (Boss, MO). Masses preferred. Visitation 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Friday.
REDMON, VERNON L., Mon., June 4, 2001; beloved husband of Nina M. Redmon (nee Allen); dear father of Amanda J. (Mario) Pica and Vernon L. Redmon Jr.; dear grandfather of Gabriella Pica; dear stepbrother of John and Jim Barber, Joyce Farley and the late Jerry Barber; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Thurs., June 7, 10:30 a.m. Service concludes at funeral home. Retired member of Steel Workers Union, Local #6947. In lieu of flowers, donations to charity of your choice, appreciated. Visitation Wed., 5-9 p.m.
REED, DEBORAH JEAN (nee Staley), left us Sun., June 10, 2001, to be with her late husband, Johnnie, who was laid to rest Fri., June 8; beloved daughter of Herschel (Ida) Staley and Melba (the late Donald) VonBehren (nee Huskey); beloved daughter-in-law of Dorothy Reed; dear mother of 6, Steven Herrmann, Tonya Schubert, Jeannie Burton, Jessica Roberts, and Lisa and Jacob Reed; beloved sister of 6, Donna Hunter, Robert, Norman, Karon and Patrick Staley, and Naomi Brackett; our dear grandmother of 12, sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, niece, cousin and friend of many. Gone but not forgotten...Sadly missed by all. Funeral service at the HOFFMEISTER SOUTH COUNTY Chapel, 1515 Lemay Ferry Road, Wednesday, June 13, at 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. VISITATION TUESDAY, 2--9 P.M.
SALGER, EDWIN E., July 25, 2001; husband of Bernice Salger; father of E. Gary, Danny, Darrell Salger, Judith Kluba, Marian Elliott and Genelle Thomas; grandfather; great-grandfather; brother of Friedrich O. Salger and Ruth Langrehr. Visitation July 27th from 3:00- 9:00 p.m. KOCH-LIEFER Funeral Home, Red Bud, IL. Visitation July 28th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bud, IL. Services at 11:00 a.m. July 28th at Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bud, IL. Burial Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
