Stephen C. Washam
Jul 12, 2009
Stephen C. Washam was born March 15, 1967 to Kenneth and Marjorie Washam in Springfield, Mo. He passed away in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, during the early morning hours on July 12, 2009, following a brief illness. Steve graduated from Parkview High School in 1985. Four years later he received a degree in finance from Southwest Missouri State University,...
Jacob (Jake) Gunderson
Jul 11, 2009
Jacob (Jake) David Gunderson of Springfield, MO, beloved son of Theresa and Greg Gunderson, died Saturday, July 11, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jake was born December 18, 1985 in Springfield, MO. He attended Springfield Public Schools and graduated from Kickapoo High School in 2004. Jake loved life and lived it to the fullest. He was preceded in...
William L. Hinz
Jul 9, 2009
William L. Hinz (Bill), 86, Springfield, Missouri passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009 in St. John's Regional Health Center. He was born May 14, 1923 in Green Bay, WI to William F. and Martha Hinz. Bill was a Professor of Design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for thirty-eight years. He was a WWII US Army Veteran...
William G. Stype, Jr.
Jul 3, 2009
The Reverend Doctor William "Bill" G. Stype Jr., 79, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2009, after an illness. Bill was born in Coraopolis, Pa., on May 29, 1930, to William G. Stype and Nellie Patton Stype. He received his Bachelor's degree from Thiel College a Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and his Doctor of Ministry...
John S. Young
Jul 1, 2009
John S. Young, 90, passed away on July 1,2009 after a short illness. He was born John Spurgeon Middleton on January 6, 1919, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Middleton. His mother died shortly after he was born and he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. R .O. Young of Greenville, Il. He was preceded in death by his...
Mary E. Casada
Jul 1, 2009
Mary Elizabeth (nee Cobb) Casada passed away July 1, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max; her nephews, Billy and Ty; one sister; three brothers; and her parents. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Casada Wise and husband, Ferd, and Linda Klingensmith; a grandson, Mattehw Casada and his wife, Amber; and two great-grandchildren, Quinten and Madeline....
Rudolph Joseph Stretesky
Jun 30, 2009
Rudolph Joseph Stretesky died peacefully in his sleep on June 30, 2009, in Mercy Villa Nursing Facility, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 85. He was born on the 4th of July, 1923, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was raised in Bonne Terre, Missouri. He was the only child of Joseph Rudolph and Anna Stretesky. Rudy (as he was...
Bertha Louise Anderson
Jun 30, 2009
Bertha L. Anderson, died June 30, 2009. She was born April 24, 1920 in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. A visitation will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m, Monday, July 6, 2009 followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m. in Gorman-Scharpf funeral home. Burial will follow in Hazelwood Cemetery.
Clell F. Harmon
Jun 30, 2009
Clell Francis Harmon of Springfield, Missouri, born July 25, 1936 in Tulare, California and passed June 30th 2009, with his wife of 42 years, and his children and grandchildren at his side. He was joined in marriage to Joyce Marie Dunn (Downing), February 25, 1967 in Visalia California. He was a devoted husband and father. Clell was a life...
Michael Aubrey Harmon
Jun 29, 2009
Michael Aubrey Harmon, 40, passed away in Cox South Hospital on June 29, 2009 four weeks after suffering a heart attack. He was born in Springfield, Missouri on May 30, 1969 to Mrs. Margaret Harmon and the late Dr. Ben C. Harmon, who preceded him in death. Michael graduated from Springfield Catholic High School in 1987, going on to serve...
Betty F. Dykman
Jun 27, 2009
Betty F. Dykman died June 27, 2009, in her home, after a sudden illness. She was 86 years of age. She was born February 4, 1923, in Leavenworth, Kansas, to Chester and Martha Johnson. Betty married Arnold H. Dykman on January 3, 1943, in Lenexa, Kan. They had been married 57 years when he passed away January 16, 2000. She...
Rosalee C. Zibilski
Jun 23, 2009
Rosalee Caroline Zibilski, 90, Springfield, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2009 in Christian Health Care-East. She was born August 9, 1918 in King City, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Edward and Margaret Rook Jones. Rosalee was married to Albert William Zibilski on October 15, 1936. She was in retail sales for many years and held many different positions. Rosalee was...
Brian Peter Linton Bennoch
Jun 21, 2009
Brian Peter Linton Bennoch, 65, Springfield, passed away June 21, 2009 in his home. He was born July 10, 1943 in Enniskillen, Ireland, the son of Alexander McQueen and Isabella Linton McIlree Bennoch. Brian grew up in Fivemiletown Northern Ireland. He emigrated to the U.S. in March 1991 and proudly gained his citizenship in 1997. Brian was an employee at...
Jaunita J. Smoot
Jun 20, 2009
Jaunita June Smoot, 88 of Springfield, Missouri passed away at 6:04 PM Saturday, June 20, 2009 in St. John's Hospital in the company of her family. Jaunita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be greatly missed. She grew up in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and was half Creek Indian, she was very proud of her Indian heritage. Jaunita...
Charles Edward Taplin
Jun 15, 2009
After a courageous fight with cancer, Charles Taplin, 82, passed away peacefully June 15, in his home, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Farmington, Missouri on October 7, 1926, and grew up in Flat River, Missouri. He learned a strong work ethic at an early age while working in restaurants owned by his father and older...
Alice A. Wendt
Jun 15, 2009
Alice A. Wendt, 81, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 15, 2009, after a long illness. She was born on July 14, 1927, to Albion and Susie (Bartee) House in Dallas County, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers; and sisters; husband, William G. "Bill" Wendt; and a special friend, Ray Doss. Alice was an active...
Jessie Elizabeth Underwood
Jun 15, 2009
Elizabeth "Betty" C. Underwood, 78, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Monday, June 15, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Born June 22, 1930 in Mammoth Spring, Ark.;, to Jess William Carroll and Annie Pearl Glenn, she lost her only sibling and older brother, William, when he was an infant, to meningitis. The family moved from the small, Ozark community to Thayer,...
Doris Ann Garrison
Jun 13, 2009
Doris Clark Garrison, age 80, died June 13, following a brief illness. Born in Wichita, Kansas, on January 25, 1929, Doris was a twin daughter of Schuyler E. and Maude Clark. In 1935, the family moved to Kansas City, Mo., where Doris attended elementary school, Southeast High School, and Kansas City Mo. Junior College. She graduated from the School of...
