Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Loretta Theresa Richardson
Oct 8, 2018
Loretta Theresa Cortopassi Richardson
Loretta Richardson, age 89, of Bonne Terre, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at her daughter’s residence. She was born on January 8, 1929 in St. Johns, MO. to the late Matthew and Loretta (Piel) Martin. Loretta loved gardening, cooking and especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Janet Davis
Oct 8, 2018
Janet Davis, 73, of Farmington, passed away October 8, 2018, at her home. She was born December 13, 1944, in Cadet, to the late Douglas Clarence and Irene Marie (Martin) McMahan. Janet attended the New Heights Church and had been employed at Handicraft for 41 years. She loved to cook, quilt, and watch western on television. Janet was a John...
Emerick Vincent Labus
Oct 6, 2018
Emerick “Tex” Labus, age 97, of Farmington, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Maplebrook Assisted Living in Farmington, Missouri. He was born on Saturday, January 22, 1921 in Falls City, Texas to the late Stanley Francis and Mary (Banduch) Labus. Tex proudly served the United States Navy as a Merchant Marine during the Korean War. Tex was a member...
Gale Dean Taylor
Oct 6, 2018
Gale Dean Taylor, age 55, of Bonne Terre, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at his residence. He was born July 6, 1963 in St. Louis Missouri to Gale Dean and Betty Sue (Tanner) Taylor, Sr. Gale was a member of the Good News Community Church in Festus and recently started to have interest in the United Pentecostal...
Laverne Harris
Oct 5, 2018
Reva LaVerne Harris, 85, of Farmington passed away peacefully October 5, 2018 at Presbyterian Manor in Farmington, surrounded by her family. She was born December 4, 1932 in Bonne Terre. LaVerne was a member of the First Baptist Church of Farmington. She enjoyed spending her time crocheting, gardening, cooking and baking pies and cakes. She also volunteered at the Farmington...
Gerald "Jerry" Prokopf
Oct 4, 2018
Gerald “Jerry” Prokopf, 81, of Farmington passed away October 4, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis. He was born January 12, 1937 in Fredericktown. Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a retired St. Louis City Police Officer and member of the St. Louis City Police Officers Association. He was also a longtime...
Virgil "Bud:" Devine
Oct 3, 2018
Virgil "Bud" Eugene DeVine, age 92 of Citrus Springs, Florida (formerly of Fredericktown) passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was born on October 4, 1925 in Madison, Illinois, a son of Jay and Mary (Lumos) DeVine. Bud grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and joined the Army-Airforce at an early age. He was stationed in France during WWII...
Brian K. Froneyberger
Oct 3, 2018
Brian Froneyberger is the loving father of Gage and Madison Froneyberger. He was the ultimate Dad who took a lot of joy in being very involved with his children. He coached just about every sport they participated in. He was there for his children in every way that any father aspires to be. He was also the loving husband of...
Darryl Edward Williams
Sep 30, 2018
Mr. Darryl Edward Williams was born on January 23, 1962 to Emma Brown in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this life on September 30, 2018. Darryl was joined in matrimony to Miss Pamela M. House on November 10, 2012. Darryl received his formal education through the St. Louis Public School System where he decided to become a mason and further...
Carol Faye Ray
Sep 30, 2018
Carol Faye (Kunkel) Ray
Carol Ray, 61, of Farmington, MO passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at her residence. She was born on Friday, February 8, 1957 in Licking, MO to the late Everett Melvin and Rachel (Lough) Kunkel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Denny Kunkel.
Carol retired from Family...
John Harrison Burney
Sep 23, 2018
John Harrison Burney was born on January 20, 1913, in Line, Arkansas, to Eli Taylor Burney and Emma Caroline Garrett Burney. He was the third son of a country doctor in a sawmill town. After completing high school, he took the state teachers’ exam, and worked as a bus driver for a dollar a day, teaching algebra and geometry for...
Richard Stephen Henry Truska
Sep 22, 2018
Richard Stephen Henry Truska, age 80 of Farmington, Missouri passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on October 13, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri a son of Marion and Helen (Fruehwirth) Truska. His parents and one sister, Joan precedes him in death. On April 3, 1959 in Fredericktown...
Alta Ruth Graham
Sep 22, 2018
Alta “Ruth” Graham, of Libertyville, MO passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Parc Prōvence, Creve Coeur, MO at the age of 88. Ruth was born May 6, 1930 in Fredericktown, MO to the late Archie and Laurrie (Haney) Douglas. Ruth was also preceded in death by an infant son, Harvey Dean Graham, her brother, Dale Douglas and granddaughter, Courtney...
Fran E. Gerren
Sep 21, 2018
Frances Evelyn Gerren
Fran Gerren, 76, of Bonne Terre passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Country Meadows Nursing Home. She was born on Sunday, January, 18, 1942 in St. Louis to the late Hugo John and Evelyn Mae (Wooldridge) Baldesi. Fran was a member of the Gospel Light Free Will Baptist Church where she volunteered...
Michael "Mike" Wayne Schaffer
Sep 21, 2018
Michael “Mike” Wayne Schaffer, 64, of Farmington, passed away September 21, 2018, at his residence in Farmington. He was born April 11, 1954 in Bonne Terre, to the late Richard and Janet (Propst) Schaffer..
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Jeff Schaffer and one sister, Nancy Schaffer.
Mike was an owner of...
Rev. Jim Muse
Sep 20, 2018
Rev. Jim Muse, 60, of Park Hills, passed away September 20, 2018, at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born December 12, 1957, in Dexter, to the late Eugene and Louise (Neeley) Muse. Jim pastored Desloge First Church of God for 10 years and was a member of the Union Pipefitter Local #562 and later retired after 30...
Dottie Collier
Sep 19, 2018
Dottie Collier, age 90 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Wilson Funeral Home in Fredericktown and also from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Silva, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at...
Sue Stone-Wade
Sep 19, 2018
Sue Stone-Wade, 78, of Farmington passed away September 19, 2018 at her residence. She was born October 6, 1939 in East St. Louis, Illinois. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Park Hills and Daughters of the American Revolution. Sue loved traveling but her greatest joy was her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death...
Ruth Hard- Mccullen
Sep 19, 2018
Ruth McCullen, 64 of Farmington, passed away September 19, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born April 9, 1954, to the late Harold and Eileen (Flett) Hard. Ruth loved to crochet and was a very hard worker. There were times she would work two or three jobs at a time. She was also a member of the...
James O. Kwon
Sep 19, 2018
James O. Kwon, 83, a longtime resident of Terre du Lac (TDL) in Bonne Terre, Missouri and Delray Dunes in Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away at his Missouri home, surrounded by family, on September 19, 2018. Mr. Kwon, "Jim" to his friends, was born in Seoul, Korea in 1935. He attended Seoul University in Korea; then moved to the United...