Loyd Morlan
Jul 28, 2012
Loyd Arthur Morlan, 82, Springfield, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012 in his home. He was born July 7, 1930 in Scranton, Iowa, the son of Delmer and Iva Morlan. Loyd served in Germany and Korea in the US Army. He was a bookkeeper for 28 years for Gilcrest Jewett Lumber Company, 4 years for Midwest Cement Company and 2...
Marguarite Lane
Jul 27, 2012
Marguarite Lane went peacefully to Heaven to join her husband, Lee on Friday, July 27, 2012 after a long battle with dementia. Marguarite was born February 25, 1921 near Diggins, Missouri. She was united in marrage to Lee Lane in 1942 who preceded her in death in 1997. She is survived by her son, Dub Lane and wife, Leilani; daughter...
Doris L. Ortner
Jul 27, 2012
Doris L. Teel Ortner, 51 of Springfield, departed her earthly life July 27, 2012. Doris was born in Landstuhl, Germany to Gene Wesley and Roswitha Barth Teel on February 14, 1961. Doris spent the last 18 years in Springfield where she was employed as a nurse with the Greene County Jail and Visiting Nurses Association. She also owned a Bail...
Donnie Kennemer
Jul 25, 2012
March 6, 1952 - July 25, 2012 Donnie Joe Kennemer, 60, of Springfield passed away on Wednesday July 25, 2012, after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Donnie was born March 6, 1952 in Springfield, the son of Glenn W. and Bonnie M. Kennemer. Donnie graduated from Seymour High School in 1969 and moved to California until 1973. Upon his...
Yvette Lajean Reese
Jul 25, 2012
Yvette La Jean (West) Reese received her new name and her new home Wednesday, July 25, 2012 after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her father, William Eugene West, grandfather, Wardell West and her daughter, Whitney. Yvette was a gifted beautician for over fifteen years serving St. Louis, Jefferson City and Springfield, Missouri. She loved and was...
Louise Dreps
Jul 25, 2012
Louise Dreps, age 80, of Springfield, MO passed away at 7:00pm Wednesday July 25, 2012 in Mercy Hospital. Louise was born July 28, 1931 in Moberly, MO. to the late L.E. McBride and Erma Bartee McBride. She attended H.S. in Fulton, MO where she also met and married her husband of nearly 50 years Irl Dreps. They lived in Jefferson...
George Washington Whitcomb
Jul 24, 2012
George Whitcomb of Springfield, MO died at 5:30 PM, Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Westside Health Care Center in Springfield. Mr. Whitcomb was born December 25, 1933 in Girard, Kansas to Charles T. Whitcomb and Mary Magdaline Dorsey Whitcomb. Survivors include wife Rose Whitcomb, Springfield; two daughters, Saundra Brown, Vandalia, MO, Patricia Blakley, Benton Harbor, Michigan; one step-son, Charles Miller,...
Joseph (Joe) Helfrecht
Jul 20, 2012
Joseph (Joe) McAdoo Helfrecht, 82, of Springfield, Mo, passed away on July 20th, 2012 following a short illness. Joe was born Oct. 17th 1929 in Springfield to Robert E. and Edith Mack Helfrecht. Joe graduated from Springfield Senior High School in 1947. He served two years in the army during the Korean conflict. In 1959, after a short time in...
Greg Solum
Jul 18, 2012
Gregory L. Solum, 60, of Jefferson City, MO passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning July 18, 2012 at his home. Greg was born in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up in Springfield. He graduated from Glendale High School and went on to graduate from SMU with a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling. He was the Director of Rehabilitation Facilities for...
Jamie Lou Partenheimer
Jul 16, 2012
Jamie Lou Partenheimer, 64, passed away Monday July 16, 2012 in Cox South Hospital. She was born March 10, 1948 in Madison County, N.C. near the Bull Creek community. Jamie grew up in N.C. and graduated from Mars Hill H.S. in Madison County, N.C. She has resided in Springfield since 1970. Her favorite pastimes included listening to country music, fishing,...
Bonita Archer
Jul 15, 2012
Bonnie Archer, born November 5, 1942 passed away Sunday July 15, 2012. She was born in New Jersey and raised in Minnesota. Bonnie was married in 1963 to Al Archer in Las Vegas, Nevada, where they lived for thirty-one years. Al retired from the Las Vegas Police Department and in 1994 they moved to the Ozarks, what Bonnie called paradise....
Jean Foster
Jul 14, 2012
Jean Bennett Foster, 86, went to her Heavenly rest on July 14, 2012. Her daughters were by her side holding her hands as she peacefully slipped away. Jean was born on January 2, 1926 to O.D. and Winifred Bennett in Peace Valley, Missouri. She was baptized as a young girl at First Baptist Church in Willow Springs, Missouri. She married...
Ellen Edwards
Jul 14, 2012
Ellen Edwards, 89, of Springfield, died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Magnolia Square. Ellen was born on August 12, 1922 to George and Irma Edwards, the eldest of three daughters. She was an organist, first at St. John's Episcopal Church, then later at Christ Episcopal Church. She also played for Springfield Little Theater, MSU Tent Theater and Springfield Regional...
Ronald Nelson
Jul 13, 2012
Ronald J. "R.J." Nelson, 64, Springfield, MO, passed away Friday July 13, 2012 in Mercy Hospital. He was born December 23, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Ralph A. and Marjorie Theresa Nelson. He graduated from Parkview High School in 1967. He served his country in the United States Air Force. R.J. Retired after 25 years with the...
Patsy Hashagen
Jul 13, 2012
Our beloved Patsy stepped into the arms of God on July 13, 2012. Patsy was born on July 27, 1940 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Ted and Margaret (Hemphill) Wolfe. She attended high school in Springfield, at which time she met the love of her life, David Hashagen. Patsy and David were married April 17, 1959. To this union three...
James Donaldson
Jul 11, 2012
James Loyd Donaldson, 67, of Springfield, MO passed away on Wednesday July 11, 2012 in his home. He was born November 7, 1944 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Alvin Russell Donaldson and Velda Smith Donaldson. He was a veteran of the US Navy. James is survived by wife, Connie Donaldson; step-father, Claude Mingus; son, Garian Allen Donaldson and...
Vivian Kern
Jul 10, 2012
Vivian Agnes Misevicz Kern, age 96, fell asleep in Christ July 10, 2012 after a long life of selfless giving. Love was returned to her in her final days as family and friends surrounded her. She touched many lives with her kind words and beautiful smile. She was a caring, compassionate person who would help those in need. She asked...
Clara (Claire) E. Croft
Jul 10, 2012
Clara (Claire) E. Croft was born and raised in Omaha Nebraska, the third of four daughters born to Alice and George Gaebel. She married Kenneth R. Croft on April 18, 1953. Susan (Hartley) was born in 1954 followed by Pat (Christiansen) in 1956 and Karen (Prescott) in 1961. Claire worked for several years cooking for the school system in Bloomington,...
Dr. Douglas A. Anderson
Jul 9, 2012
Dr. Douglas Alton Anderson of Springfield, MO, passed away July 8, 2012, at the age of 65. He was born May 28, 1947, in Grand Island, NE. He was preceded in death by his wife, Theresa Anderson, and his father, Robert Anderson. Survivors include his mother, Shirley Anderson, of Grand Island, NE; sister and brother-in-law Connie and Randall Burton of...
