Karen “Gail” Schuckenbrock, 72, of Ste. Genevieve County died Feb. 5, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Schuckenbrock was a retired registered nurse who cared for patients of all ages; newborns being her favorite. She was active in Job’s Daughters, was a member of the VFW Post 3777 Auxiliary and was a leader for Girl Scouts of America. She enjoyed traveling to the beach, gardening, caring for animals of all kinds and most of all, spending time with her family. She will be remembered for her beautiful smile, fun personality, and her laughter. Born Nov. 2, 1950, in St. Louis, she was the daughter of Mary (Schrum) and Donald Page of Festus.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years: Donald J. Schuckenbrock; four daughters: Gretchen (Scott) Bauman of Ste. Genevieve, Emilie (Rodney) Newbury of Waterloo, Ill., Sarah (Joe Dobbins) Hoffman of Strafford and Cecilia Schuckenbrock of Denver, Colo.; and nine grandchildren: Samantha (Jake) Brewster, Maggie Bauman, Brendan Newbury, Mason Newbury, Jacob Newbury, Carson Newbury, Roman Newbury, Brock Hoffman and Shea Dobbins.
Visitation is scheduled from 1 p.m. until a funeral service at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Vinyard Funeral Home, 616 W. Main, in Festus. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are under the direction of Vinyard Funeral Home.