Rev. Msgr. Mark C. Ernstmann
Aug 7, 2013
Rev. Msgr. Mark C. Ernstmann, 86, of Springfield, MO passed away August 7, 2013. He was born in Wichita, KS to Frank B. and Minnie Smith Ernstmann. He graduated from Catholic University of America in 1951 and was ordained a priest June 2, 1951. Msgr. was the director of House of Studies for young seminarians for 15 years. He was...
Kenneth D. Martin
Aug 5, 2013
Kenneth D. Martin, 71, died peacefully on Aug. 5, 2013, in his home surrounded by family. Ken worked at Zenith for 24 years before pursuing his dream as a business entrepreneur. He served in the Navy during the Cuban Crisis and was a member of the American Legion Post 0676. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Martin...
Ronald D Arell
Aug 3, 2013
Ronald D. Arell, 78, passed away in Springfield, MO. August 3rd, 2013. He was the youngest son of Robert Arell and Maggie (Henderson) Arell. He felt blessed to have such a loving family. After many years in St. Louis where he worked as a teacher then principal, then worked for Ozark Airlines. Ron Moved back to Springfield where he was...
Norman Steinhauer
Aug 3, 2013
Norman J. Steinhauer, 91, of Springfield, MO passed away on Saturday, August 3 at Mercy Hospital. He was born on August 3, 1922 to John and Frieda Steinhauer and grew up on the family farm in central Missouri north of McGirk. He married Esther Marie Bieri on October 7, 1950. Norman graduated from California High School, California, MO in 1940...
John Barton Mahaffey
Aug 2, 2013
John departed this life peacefully on August 2, surrounded by his loving family and pastor, after a brief illness. He was born to Clayton Edward and Lena Johnson Mahaffey on November 6, 1926, in St. Joseph, Missouri. John graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He served in the US Army...
Hazel L Baker Gunier
Aug 1, 2013
Hazel L. Baker Gunier, 86 of Springfield was born on February 14th, 1927 in North Platte, Nebraska to O.H. and Tillie Baker. She walked into the Lord's arms surrounded by loving family and friends on August 1st, 2013 at Cox Hospital, Springfield, following a short illness. Hazel was married to S. R. Gunier on September 12th, 1945 and to this...
Mildred Hamilton
Aug 1, 2013
Mildred Cornelia Hamilton, 96, of Springfield, MO died on Thursday, August 1, 2013 in James River Care Center. Mildred worked as a dental assistant and office manager for Dr. Frank Raney for many years. She took a real delight in hand sewing baby blankets each week for the babies who were born at St. John's and could use a blanket...
Wilma Marie Lovett
Jul 31, 2013
Wilma Marie Lovett, 90, of Springfield, MO passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in Jordan Creek Nursing Home. She was born in Springfield December 24, 1922 to the late Loren and Ressie Scroggins Steele. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband, Dale; four sisters, and a grandson. She is survived by her son, Tim and wife Sherry Lovett, her...
Doris Ann Wyrsch
Jul 30, 2013
Doris Ann Wyrsch was born in Higginsville, MO. on June 2, 1934, the daughter of Jack K. and Aileen Smith. She joined her Heavenly Father at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 following a long illness with Parkinson's disease. She was preceded in death by both parents and her oldest sister, Mrs. Marilou Robertson. She is...
Florence Mae Hayes
Jul 30, 2013
Florence M. Hayes, age 85, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 30, 2O13 in Magnolia Square Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Florence was born to William Card and Helen Stone (Reed) on March 2, 1928 in Springfield, MO. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leo H. Hayes, and a...
Robert Norris Smith
Jul 27, 2013
Robert "Bob" Norris Smith passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27 in his home after a prolonged illness. He was surrounded by family who loved and cherished him. This gentleman began his life in the depression era and, in many ways, embodied the American dream. The youngest of seven children, he was born to Letcher and Leona Smith on September...
Roy T. Young
Jul 26, 2013
Roy T. Young, 89, passed away on July 26, 2013. He had been at Missouri s Veterans Home for the past four years. He served in the Navy during WWII. Roy graduated from the University of Missouri and retired from New York Life Insurance Company. He loved to garden and enjoyed boating on the lake with his family. He also...
Paul Eugene Stuart
Jul 25, 2013
Paul Eugene Stuart, 87, of Springfield, MO passed away on July 25, 2013 in Cox South Hospital. Paul was born on November 17, 1925 in Willow Springs, MO to Lester William and Eva Kelly Stuart. Paul married Doris Helen Mykrantz on August 28, 1958. Paul is survived by his wife Doris, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be...
Roger Dale Thomison
Jul 25, 2013
Roger Dale Thomison died after a brief illness July 25th, 2013 at Mercy Health Center, surrounded by his family. Roger was born April 14th, 1949 in Springfield, Missouri to William F. Thomison and Pauline Thomison. Roger went on to serve in the United States Navy, eventually settling back in Springfield where he began to work for General Electric for over...
Patricia Kastendieck
Jul 24, 2013
Patricia Joan Kastendieck passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at home. She was born January 26, 1929 near Bude, Cornwall, England to Edwin and Jane Johns. She was married to Joe Kastendieck on August 14, 1954 in Bedford, England while working as a Registered Nurse at Central Middlesex Hospital in London. Joe was with the US Air Force at...
Shirley Faye Kragel
Jul 24, 2013
Shirley Faye Kragel, 77, went to be with Jesus on July 24, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born March 15, 1936 to Anderson and Beulah (Lee) Collum in Atlanta, Georgia. Shirley was known for three things: her faith, her family, and her food. She was a born again believer of Jesus Christ and lived each day with a...
Joseph Myer
Jul 23, 2013
Joseph R. Myer, age 87, of Battlefield, MO passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in Missouri Veterans Home, Mt. Vernon, MO with his family by his side. He was born June 30, 1926 in Iola, KS to Homer H. and Ella Martin Myer. He graduated from Iola High School and served in the US Navy during WWII. He retired from...
Connie Stafford
Jul 23, 2013
Ida Mae "Connie" Stafford, 83, of Springfield, MO passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. She was born on November 12, 1929 in Parsons, KS to Henry and Treva Conrad. She met the love of her life, Robert Stafford, in Parsons, KS. After they were married, they moved to Springfield, MO. Connie loved to sew, decorate her home, and visit...
Ruth Shannon Freeman
Jul 22, 2013
Ruth Shannon Freeman, aka "Aunt Martha", 83, of Springfield passed away on July 22, 2013 in James River Care Center in Springfield. She was born at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee to Lucian Edger and Hazel Caroline Lane Shannon on November 16, 1929. Ruth lived most of her life in Springfield and was a graduate of Southwest Missouri State...
Dixie Anderson
Jul 21, 2013
Dixie Anderson passed away July 21, 2013. Dixie had gallantly dealt with MS since June 1956. She was born to Arthur and Pansy Albers on December 17, 1934 in Stone County, MO. Her parents and older brother, Dallas, preceded her in death. A 1952 graduate of Branson High School, she graduated from SMS in 1956. While at SMS she was...
