Joseph Portman
Feb 28, 2025
We lost our heartbeat. Our hearts are shattered, and we fear will never heal.
Joseph Eugene Portman, Jr. passed away Friday, February 28th, 2025, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri.
Joe, as he was known by all, was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on March 22, 1948, to Joseph Eugene Portman, Sr. and...
Birgitta Cooper
Feb 27, 2025
Karin Birgitta Cooper, 93, Springfield, passed away Thursday morning, February 27, 2025. Mrs. Cooper was born in Kinnared, Sweden, on March 19, 1931, to Ernst and Signe Jerpstrand.
She attended schools in Halmstad and Gothenburg, Sweden, where she studied foreign languages. At age 20, Birgitta went to Paris, France, for two years, where she studied art at...
John Patrick Casey
Feb 26, 2025
John Patrick Casey, age 69, passed into Glory on Wednesday February 26th, 2025 in Springfield, Missouri. John was the first born of six children, son of John E. and Janet E. Casey, born on February 10th, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri. John attended Hickman Mills Senior High School and graduated in 1974. Upon graduating, John attempted to join the...
James "Jim" Dean Hayward
Feb 25, 2025
James Dean Hayward, born on December 24, 1938, in Neosho, MO, to Joseph "JW" Wesley Hayward and Irene "Bea" Beatrice Wilson, passed away February 25, 2025, at the age of 86 after a valiant fight with lung cancer.
James grew up in Salisbury, MO, where he cultivated a sense of community and family that would shape his...
Jerry Haik
Feb 25, 2025
Gerald Eugene Haik, 89, was born March 1, 1935 to Joseph and Mary Haik in Minneapolis, MN. When he was two, the family relocated to the midwest, ending up in Springfield, MO. He attended St. Agnes School and Church. His Junior year, he went to Central High School and graduated in 1954. After High School, he joined the Air...
Francis M. Corry, Md
Feb 24, 2025
Francis Milton "Frank" Corry, went to heaven on Feb 24, 2025, at the age of 90, surrounded by his five loving children. He was a devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, and physician. He was born September 16, 1934, in Lebanon, MO, to Hugh and Phyllis Corry. He was raised on the family dairy farm outside of Lebanon and attended...
James A. Ollis
Feb 24, 2025
James Alfred Ollis passed away on February 24, 2025 at the age of 88.
He was born on May 28,1936 in Springfield, MO to Alfred and Aileen Ollis.
After graduating from Greenwood Laboratory High School he attended Drury University.
He worked at Heer's on the square in the men's suit department, where he...
Emily Rose Stout
Feb 24, 2025
Emily Rose (Barry) Stout , of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025. Emily was born on September 23, 1930, in Enon, Missouri to Charles Dorsey Barry and Grace (Agee) Barry.
Emily graduated from California High School, in Missouri in 1948. After which she attended Draughon Business College, in Springfield, Missouri. She married Loren Stout on...
Lynn Hasson
Feb 23, 2025
Lynn Wells Hasson, 72, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away suddenly, Sunday, February 23, 2025 in her home. She was born on October 27, 1952 in Lamar, Missouri to Carl and Marjorie (Speedy) Castle. She graduated from Lamar High School in 1971 and attended Southwest Missouri State. She married Jeffrey Hasson on January 3, 1976 and moved to Springfield shortly...
Clarence "Gene" Eugene Taft
Feb 22, 2025
Clarence Eugene ("Gene") Taft, age 82, of Ozark, MO passed away on Saturday morning February 22, 2025 at his home. He was the son of Clarence Wilbur and Ethel Frances (nee McGinnis) Taft born in Ranger, TX on July 29, 1942. At the time of his birth, his father was serving in the US Army during WWII. Following discharge,...
Jimmy Dow Forrester
Feb 21, 2025
Jimmy Dow Forrester was born in Ozark, MO at home on Water tower Hill, January 26, 1936, as the 6 o'clock whistle blew.
Youngest son of Hugh Frank and Marie Forrester, brother of Warren Frank, Jim graduated from Ozark High School where he loved being part of the basketball team. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State, where...
William "Bill" F. Rentfro
Feb 21, 2025
William Fred Rentfro passed away peacefully on February 21, 2025 at the age of 92. He was born on November 19, 1932 in St. Francois County, Missouri to Fred and Eula Rentfro.
After graduating from high school in 1950, Bill moved to St. Louis, Missouri. In 1953 he entered the United States Army and served as an...
Susan Borneman Oakley
Feb 20, 2025
Susan Borneman Oakley, age 73, of Springfield, Missouri passed away peacefully at 8:10 PM February 20th at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. She was born the daughter of Frederick and Patricia Borneman in Springfield, MO on March 17th, 1951.
Only a fraction of Susan's accomplishments and achievements can be listed here as she lived a full life of...
Neal A. Brandt
Feb 19, 2025
Neal Alan Brandt, age 71, of Springfield, MO passed away on February 19, 2025 at 10:23 pm at Cox South Hospital. He was the son of Lawrence Robert and Della Mae Brandt and born in Tulsa, OK. Neal graduated from Parkview High School in 1972, then attended Southwest Missouri State University for 2 years where he met Sandy, got...
Margene Stueven
Feb 18, 2025
Hazel Margene Stueven, 81, of Springfield, passed away February 18, 2025 at the Ash Grove Care Center after a long battle with dementia. She was born June 19, 1943 in Guide Rock, NE to Wilbert "Bill" Giger and Lois (Reeve) Giger.
She was a member of Schweitzer Church and was also active in Christian Women in Grand...
Kevin Everett Henderson
Feb 18, 2025
Kevin Everett Henderson was the first son, born to William and Virginia Henderson on August 1, 1957, in Queens, New York. He departed this life on February 17, 2025.
When Kevin was still quite young his family relocated to Chicago Illinois, and he spent most of his young life in the south suburb of Park Forest, Illinois. ...
Dr. Pierre L. Clothiaux
Feb 18, 2025
Dr. Pierre Laurent Clothiaux, MD, age 68, died of natural causes at his home in Springfield, MO, on February 18, 2025.
Pierre was born on August 28, 1956, in Pennsylvania, the first child of Clara and Eugene J. Clothiaux. Pierre was a curious and bright child who dreamed of being a doctor from a young age and...
Samuel A Lynch
Feb 17, 2025
Samuel A. Lynch passed away on February 17, 2025. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Ruth Lynch and survived by Sara Lynch, his children James, Linda Kathrine, and Janet, his grandchildren Olyvia, Ben, Andrea, Alex, Zeta, Christopher, and Megan, and great grandchildren Nadia, Annika, Jonathan, and Caleb.
Samuel Lynch was born on March 1, 1933...
Charles Wilson Segi
Feb 17, 2025
Charles Wilson Segi, 75 of Springfield passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 at Mercy Hosptial. He was born January 14, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri to Robert Wilson Segi and Nora Pauline (Waldron) Segi.
Graveside services with full military honors at Missouri Veterans Cemetery will be Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 3:00 pm.
Robert "Bob" Paul Vienhage
Feb 15, 2025
Robert Paul Vienhage, age 94, died peacefully at home on February 15, 2025. Robert will be lovingly missed by his family: Joan Vienhage, his wife of 65 years; and his children and their families: Mary Rose (Mike) Blatner; Gretchen (Joe) Conboy; Matt (Jill) Vienhage; Ann (Brett) Conway; Michael Vienhage; Julia (Jason) Modest. He was a grandfather to 20 grandchildren...
