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Barbara Ann Coleman, 77, Festus

Barbara Ann Coleman, 77, Festus

Barbara Ann Coleman, 77, of Festus died Oct. 12, 2025. Mrs. Coleman was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing Bingo and cards and watching shows like The Price is Right. Born March 10, 1948, in De Soto, she was the daughter of the late Della and E…

Gerald Alan ‘Jerry’ Moenster, 76, Dittmer

Gerald Alan ‘Jerry’ Moenster, 76, Dittmer

Gerald Alan “Jerry” Moenster, 76, of Dittmer died October 11, 2025. Mr. Moenster taught at several schools, including McKinley High School and Riverview Gardens High School. He was the first principal at Grandview High School, where he later …

William James Markiewicz, 84, Imperial

William James Markiewicz, 84, Imperial

William James Markiewicz, 84, of Imperial died Oct. 16, 2025. Mr. Markiewicz was a retired sheet metal worker for Union Local 36 and the owner of Binkley Sheet Metal. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Imperial. Born Oct. 6, 1941,…

Carl W. ‘Spank’ Lee, 59, Dittmer

Carl W. ‘Spank’ Lee, 59, Dittmer

Carl W. “Spank” Lee, 59, of Dittmer died Oct. 15, 2025. Mr. Lee loved spending time with his family, hunting with his buddies and working with the youth in the church or Boy Scouts. He enjoyed telling stories, as some of his favorites start w…

Raymond J. DeGonia, 91, Imperial

Raymond J. DeGonia, 91, Imperial

Raymond J. DeGonia, 91, of Imperial died Oct. 12, 2025, at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton. Mr. DeGonia was an operating engineer and a member of Local Union 512 for 72 years. During his career, he worked as a derrick and crane operat…

Lee Ray Snider, 91, De Soto

Lee Ray Snider, 91, De Soto

Lee Ray Snider, 91, of De Soto died Sept. 30, 2025, in Festus. Mr. Snider was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and, after his service, he worked many years for the City of Webster Groves in its Parks Department, from which he later retired. Bo…

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Beverly Ann Herbert, 91, Festus

Beverly Ann Herbert, 91, Festus

Beverly Ann Herbert, 91, of Festus died Oct. 14, 2025, at her home. Mrs. Herbert attended Central Methodist College in Fayette, where she met her husband. She was a long-time kindergarten teacher for Herculaneum, De Soto and Festus School Dis…

Robert Lee Frank Sr., 89, Eureka

Robert Lee Frank Sr., 89, Eureka

Robert Lee Frank Sr., 89, of Eureka died Oct. 13, 2025, in Wildwood. Mr. Frank worked for 15 years as a greeter at the Eureka Walmart. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 2644, the Lions Club and was known as "the Judge" by the Eureka Jaycees. …

Kevin Dale Bishop, 60, Hillsboro

Kevin Dale Bishop, 60, Hillsboro

Kevin Dale Bishop, 60, of Hillsboro died Oct. 13. 2025, at his home. Mr. Bishop was a sixth-grade teacher at Windsor Middle School. He coached football, track and wrestling at Windsor High School and Hillsboro High School, where he was known …

Elizabeth Mae ‘Betty’ Allen, 99, Festus

Elizabeth Mae ‘Betty’ Allen, 99, Festus

Elizabeth Mae “Betty” Allen, 99, of Festus died Oct. 11, 2025, at Crystal Oaks Nursing Center in Crystal City. Mrs. Allen was a longtime member of Lebanon Baptist Church of Bloomsdale, where she enjoyed teaching the Wee Beginners Sunday Schoo…

Patricia May (Chapman-Wagner) Holt, 91, De Soto

Patricia May (Chapman-Wagner) Holt, 91, De Soto

Patricia May (Chapman-Wagner) Holt, 91, of De Soto died Oct. 11, 2025. Mrs. Holt was known to have lived a life full of devotion, kindness and faith. She spent many years as a bus driver and catechism teacher for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Chu…

Ronald Clyde Nelson, 79, Hillsboro

Ronald Clyde Nelson, 79, Hillsboro

Ronald Clyde Nelson, 79, of Hillsboro died Oct. 10, 2025, in St. Louis. Mr. Nelson was a true outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish and was happiest when out on the water. Known affectionately as “Captain Ron” by many of his Raintree friends…

Judith Ann (Mosby) Wallich, 77, Eureka

Judith Ann (Mosby) Wallich, 77, Eureka

Judith Ann (Mosby) Wallich, 77, of Eureka died on Oct. 12, 2025. Mrs. Wallich was a 1965 Affton High School graduate and a 1969 University of Missouri in Columbia graduate, where she received her bachelor of science degree in education. She w…

Doris ‘June’ Tettaton, 90, Herculaneum

Doris ‘June’ Tettaton, 90, Herculaneum

Doris “June” Tettaton, 90, of Herculaneum died Oct. 8, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City. Mrs. Tettaton was the owner/operator of the former Crystal Cafe and a department manager for the former Venture and Kmart department sto…

Dorothy Dunnigan, 91, House Springs

Dorothy Dunnigan, 91, House Springs

Dorothy Dunnigan, 91, of House Springs died Oct. 1, 2025, at St. Andrew’s Nursing Home in Eureka. Mrs. Dunnigan will be remembered for her kind and cheerful ways. Born March 13, 1934, in Eureka, she was the daughter of the late Les and Jenny …

Raymond Thomas ‘Tom’ Niehoff, 73, Imperial

Raymond Thomas ‘Tom’ Niehoff, 73, Imperial

Raymond Thomas “Tom” Niehoff, 73, of Imperial died Oct. 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County. Mr. Niehoff was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a retired process manager for automation/robotics from Semco Plastics in St. Lou…

Stephen Charles Breakfield, 54, St. Louis

Stephen Charles Breakfield, 54, St. Louis

Stephen Charles Breakfield, 54, of St. Louis died Oct. 5, 2025. Born March 1, 1971, Mr. Breakfield was the son of the late Raymond E. and Charlotte (Van Hoogstraat) Breakfield.

Diana Carol Hart, 70, Arnold

Diana Carol Hart, 70, Arnold

Diana Carol Hart, 70, of Arnold died Oct. 5, 2025. Mrs. Hart loved spending time with her family and was known for her strength and grace. Born March 18, 1955, she was the daughter of Shelba Tustanowski and the late Robert Tustanowski.

Archie Dale Deck, 78, Imperial

Archie Dale Deck, 78, Imperial

Archie Dale Deck, 78, of Imperial died Oct. 4, 2025. Mr. Deck retired from Chrysler. He was a U.S. Army veteran and an avid car guy who enjoyed fishing, boating, spending time with his dog, Tootsie, and, in more recent years, reconnecting wit…

Mildred ‘Babe’ Griffon, 86, Jefferson County

Mildred ‘Babe’ Griffon, 86, Jefferson County

Mildred "Babe" Griffon, 86, of Jefferson County died Oct. 2, 2025. Mrs. Griffon was a member of Pentecostal Lighthouse Tabernacle Church. She had a talent for making beautiful flower arrangements. She also loved decorating and had an eye for …

Beverly Ann Kennedy, 81, Festus

Beverly Ann Kennedy, 81, Festus

Beverly Ann Kennedy, 81, of Festus died Sept. 24, 2025, at her home. Mrs. Kennedy worked in HR for NGA. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in De Soto. In her free time, she enjoyed playing bingo, going shopping and, most of …

Joann Marie Allen, 83, De Soto

Joann Marie Allen, 83, De Soto

Joann Marie Allen, 83, of De Soto died Oct. 1, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County. Mrs. Allen was born at her family’s home with the assistance of a midwife aided by her oldest sister, Imogene, whom she affectionately referred …

Gale M. Powell, 84, Millstadt, Ill.

Gale M. Powell, 84, Millstadt, Ill.

Gale M. Powell, 84, of Millstadt, Ill., formerly of Arnold, died Oct. 5, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County. Mr. Powell worked as a meat cutter and a farmer. Born July 4, 1941, in Farmington, he was the son of the late Iva (Pat…

Ashley Stephen How, 74, Cahokia, Ill.

Ashley Stephen How, 74, Cahokia, Ill.

Ashley Stephen How, 74, of Cahokia, Ill., died Aug. 14, 2025. Mr. How was a retired professor of aeronautics at St. Louis University/Parks College. He was in the U.S. Navy as a petty officer first class, serving in Vietnam from 1970 to 1980. …