Sep 20, 2020

Caryl Ann Heyer Zachary was born April 4, 1934 in Estherville, Iowa.  She was the first born child of Luverne and Beryl Heyer.  The family lived in multiple areas in Iowa, settling in Des Moines.  Caryl Ann graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines.  After high school, she attended Coe College where she was  on the college newspaper...

Sep 18, 2020

Philip A. “Phil” Blazer, 74, of Mound City, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at a St. Joseph, Missouri hospital.

He was born in Mound City on April 21, 1946, one of three children of Charles F. and Alma L. (Vandeventer) Blazer.

Phil graduated from Mound City High School and was a lifetime resident....

Sep 7, 2020

Roger Neil Shores, 74, passed away on Monday morning, Sept. 7, 2020 at a St. Joseph, Mo. hospital.

He was the youngest of seven children born to James F. and Lucy M. (Hughes) Shores. Born Feb. 28, 1946 in Oregon, Mo., Roger graduated from Mound City High School.

Roger Shores was a Navy man for...

Sep 6, 2020

Jerald M. “Jerry” Frederick, 71, of New Point, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at a St. Joseph, Missouri hospital.

Jerry was born in St. Joseph on March 6, 1949, the youngest of five children of Perry and Helen (Williams) Frederick.

Jerry attended school in St. Joseph, and then worked as a press...

Sep 2, 2020

Wayne E. Kurtz, 90, passed away at the home of his son in Oregon, Missouri on September 2, 2020.

Wayne was born on October 18, 1929, near Oregon, Missouri one of four children of Lewis and Ruby Fay (Richardson) Kurtz.

Wayne was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the United States Army....

Sep 1, 2020

J une Patricia “Pat” (Daly) Mullen was born on June 30, 1930 in Auburn, Maine.  She was the only child or John Francis Daly and Magdaline Mavel Gordon.

On September 1, 2020, with her granddaughter at her side, Pat made her journey to reunite with two of her children that preceded her.

Pat spent most...

Aug 30, 2020

Shelley Marie Oppenlander, 61, of Oregon, Mo., passed away Aug. 30, 2020 at a St. Joseph hospital.

She was born Jan. 3, 1959 in Maryville, Mo., the second of four children of Luscious “Luke” and Marvis (Bears) Slagle. She attended school in Maryville and in Mound City, Mo.

She married John Oppenlander, Jr. on Feb....

Aug 17, 2020

Gilbert Dean “Gib” Holmes, 75, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at his Rock Port, Missouri home.

He was born in Hamburg, Iowa on June 22, 1945 to Leo D. “Little” and Ruby M. (Johnson) Holmes. He attended school in Watson, Missouri. On December 23, 1972 Gib married Delores Morrison.

Gib served in the...

Aug 11, 2020

Anna Maude Tucker was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on September 17, 1945 to James N. and Ethel F. (Brownlee) Tucker.

Anna enjoyed crocheting, bingo, and collecting things. One of her favorite expressions was, "I know what I know."

Anna passed away at the Wathena Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Wathena, Kansas on Tuesday, August...

Aug 8, 2020

Lois G. Ingebritson/Kvetensky passed away Saturday, August 8th 2020 at her Columbus, Nebraska home surrounded by family. Lois was born September 24, 1932 to Joe and Daisy Hoversten in Randal, Iowa. She married Merton W. Ingebritson and had one son, Rodney Dean Ingebritson. When Mert tragically passed away, Lois left Rock Port, Missouri and moved to Omaha. There she...

Aug 7, 2020

Loretta A. Horne was born May 10, 1940 to Bruno Anthony and Ida Vera (Mann) Montegna. She married Lawrence Franklin Horne in 1961, and they became parents of three children.

Loretta had worked at Tiffany Heights, the former Hardee's restaurant, and the Mound City Nutrition Site.

She was a member of the Mound City Baptist...

Aug 6, 2020

Bonita (Bonnie) Bailey Patterson, age 90, was born June 20, 1930 in Morrison, Missouri, the youngest daughter of Edward and Gasena (Boss) Mertens. With her family surrounding her bedside, her spirit went to be with her other heavenly family members according to the scripture, John 14:2. She died at Mosaic Life Center in St. Joseph on August 6, 2020....

Aug 3, 2020

Vida Ethel Wallace was born on March 14, 1929 in Phelps City, Missouri. She one of nine children born to William D. and Vida Ethel (Combs) Taylor.

Ethel attended several rural schools, including Langdon, Cooper, Nishnabotna, and Irish Grove.

On June 29, 1978 she married E. Francis Barnett. He passed away in 1980. Then on...

Jul 31, 2020

Bunny Lee (Virkus) McKee was born to August and Hilma Virkus on December 28, 1958.  She grew up in the Chisago Lakes area in Minnesota with 11 brothers and three sisters.  Bunny met her forever love, Thomas Michael McKee and they joined in marriage on August 11, 1973.

With their love, they brought two sons (Thomas, Jonathan)...

Jul 25, 2020

Jerry D. Bennett, 71, of Mound City, Mo., formerly of La Crosse, Kansas, passed away July 25, 2020 at a Lincoln, Nebraska hospital.

He was born December 2, 1948 in Trenton, Missouri to Calvin C. and Grace N. (Shaw) Bennett.

Jerry attended college at Missouri Western State College, and worked as a psychiatric aid at...

Jul 18, 2020

Willard Dean “Bill” McWilliams, 80, passed away July 18, 2020 at the Oregon Care Center, with his loving family by his side.

Bill was born in Forbes, Missouri on March 26, 1940, one of four children of Jesse W. and Blanche (Saxton) McWilliams.

Bill graduated from Oregon High School in 1958 and entered the United...

Jul 11, 2020

Joyce E. (Oslin) Rasnic, 80, passed away July 11, 2020 at her Mound City, Mo. home.

She was born Nov. 4, 1939 in Watson, Mo. to Raymond L.and Elsie C. (Herrmann) Oslin.

On August 19, 1956 Joyce married Charles Raymond Rasnic, and they became parents of four sons.

Throughout Joyce’s life she was...

Jul 10, 2020

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Jul 7, 2020

Rickey Eugene Cowden was born on June 22, 1952, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Many knew him by his nickname Shadow, and he also went by Red. At a very early age at a very different time, he was handed and told to “Have a good life!”  Rick tried to do just that.

Rick served as a...

Jul 7, 2020

On Thanksgiving Day in 1930 Oklahoma City, the Housels and their extended family were seated at the table, enjoying dinner and conversation. When the dinner ended, Eloise (Housel) Shumate neatly folded her napkin, and announced, “I’m ready to go to the hospital.” Thus began the life of Otho Woodson Shumate, Jr. He took after his mother’s side of the...