William G. Kammler | Obituary
William “Bill” G. Kammler, 92, U.S. Army veteran, Korean War, Portsmouth resident, formerly of Terre Haute, Ind. and Hecker, died peacefully passed Jan. 24, 2021, at Hillview Retirement Center. He was...
View ArticleAnna J. Moore | Obituary
Anna J. Moore, 96, of Waterloo, formerly of Columbia, died Jan. 26, 2021, at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation Center in Waterloo. She was born Oct. 18, 1924, in East St. Louis, daughter of...
View ArticleRoss W. Brand | Obituary
Ross William Brand, 66, of Waterloo, died Jan. 30, 2021, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Sept. 18, 1954. His father was Floyd H. Brand and his...
View ArticleLarry Soma | Obituary
Larry Soma, 65, of Columbia, died Jan. 29, 2021, at Mercy South Hospital. He was born July 12, 1955, in St Louis. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Carol Soma (nee Taake). They were married on...
View ArticleKara N. Hencke | Obituary
Kara Nicole Hencke, 30, of Columbia, died Jan. 31, 2021, in Columbia. She was born Oct. 11, 1990, in St. Louis. She was the daughter of Carl and Teresa (nee Chapman) Hencke, who survive her. Kara was...
View ArticleBernhardt W. “Ben” Bergmann | Obituary
Ben Bergmann, 73, of Columbia, died Feb. 1, 2021, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis. He was born Oct. 7, 1947, in Belleville, son of the late Charles and Esther (nee Taake) Bergmann. He was married to...
View ArticleMarilyn J. Thompson | Obituary
Marilyn J. Thompson (nee Dyson), 73, of Red Bud, died Feb. 2, 2021, in Red Bud. She was born Dec. 28, 1947, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, daughter of the late Glenn and Dorothy Dyson (nee Cassens). Marilyn was a...
View ArticleShirley Schumacher | Obituary
Shirley Schumacher (nee Block), 75, of Columbia, died Feb. 2, 2021, at Oak Hill, Waterloo. She was born Oct. 11, 1945, in East St. Louis, daughter of the late Herman J., and Olivia (nee Roessler)...
View ArticleVirgil C. Pluff | Obituary
Virgil Charles Pluff, known to his family and friends as Smokey, died Feb. 3, 2021 at the age of 93. Smokey was born on June 21, 1927, in Cahokia. He was baptized at the historic Holy Family Parish...
View ArticleVera E. Schneider | Obituary
Vera E. Schneider (nee Heck), 90, of Waterloo, died Feb. 5, 2021, of natural causes, in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 8, 1930, in Madonnaville. She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Church. She is...
View ArticleMarvin Rodemich | Obituary
Marvin E. Rodemich, 79, of Columbia, died Feb. 6, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, O’Fallon. He was born March 4, 1941, in East St. Louis, son of the late Walter, and Viola (nee Hofstetter) Rodemich....
View ArticleVeronica B. “Ronnie” Berry | Obituary
Veronica B. “Ronnie” Berry (nee Zielaskiewicz), 77, of Waterloo, died Feb. 8, 2021, in St. Louis. She was born May 23, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church –...
View ArticleWilliam R. Simmons Jr. | Obituary
William R. Simmons Jr., 80, of Waterloo, died Feb. 9, 2021, in Waterloo. He was born Nov. 9, 1940, in Mineral Point, Wisc. He was a member of the American Legion, a U.S. Army veteran, and retired from...
View ArticleDelbert R. Scheibe | Obituary
Delbert R. “Del” Scheibe, 78, of Waterloo, died Feb. 12, 2021, in Waterloo. He was born January 16, 1943, in Harrisonville. He was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul Church – Waterloo, Knights of...
View ArticleFred R. “Pappy” Naumann | Obituary
Fred R. “Pappy” Naumann, 82, of Valmeyer, died Jan. 29, 2021, in Freeburg. He was born Oct. 24, 1938, in East St. Louis, son of the late Fred Christ and Helen Louise (nee Taylor) Naumann. He was a U.S....
View ArticleRonald M. Glenn | Obituary
Ronald M. Glenn, 73, of Columbia died Feb. 13, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born May 23, 1947, to the late Naomi and Robert Glenn. Ron was a devoted husband, married 37 years to...
View ArticleThomas J. Grueninger | Obituary
Thomas J. Grueninger, 87, of Massillon, Ohio, formally of Columbia, died Feb. 15, 2021. He was born May 16, 1933, son of the late son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (nee Hoock) Grueninger. Tom was a...
View ArticleVirginia C. Jelinek | Obituary
Virginia C. Jelinek, 81, of Columbia, died peacefully in her home Feb. 10, 2021. She was born on Oct. 14, 1939, in Qulin, Mo. She married Donald R. Jelinek, Sr. in Dupo on April 4, 1959. Virginia was a...
View ArticleWillard E.W. Krick | Obituary
Willard E.W. Krick died peacefully Jan. 25, 2021, surrounded by his family in Fort Collins, Colo. after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and heart complications. Born in Millstadt April 12, 1937,...
View ArticleNovella G. Arms | Obituary
Novella Grace Arms, 98, died peacefully in her sleep at Oak Hill, Waterloo, Feb. 12. She was born to Mason and Gladys Reardon in Plato, Mo. on Jan. 2, 1923. Novella was a member of St. Paul’s United...
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