Obituary Listing

Jul 18, 2022

Alice Datema, 84, of Springfield, passed away July 18, 2022. She was born June 2, 1938 in Tinallinge, Netherlands to Hommo and Alice van Dijk Datema. She emigrated to the United States with her family in 1949. She graduated from Central Senior High School in 1956. She also received her Diploma in Nursing in 1956 from Burge...

Jul 17, 2022

Kenneth E Meyer of Springfield passed away on July 17, 2022 in Springfield Villas after a long illness.  He was 94 years old.  Ken was born the son of Emil J Meyer and Sophia Louisa Edna (Roethemeier) Meyer in Mt Vernon, MO.  He was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church.

Ken married Jane...

Jul 16, 2022

Laura Lea Sims (56) died in a car accident as she travelled from her home in Peoria, Arizona to be with family in Ohio. The tragedy occurred on Saturday, July 16, 2022, just 30 minutes from her sister's home in Springfield, Missouri.

She was born on February 26, 1966 in Marion, Indiana, to...

Jul 16, 2022

Erma Dean Forrester, age 95, passed away on July 16, 2022 at home in Nixa, MO, with family by her side. Erma was born Sept. 3, 1926 in Overland Park, KS, she was the only child of Ernest and Della Glauser. She is preceded in death by her husband of 76 years, Warren Frank Forrester(deceased 2019). Both Erma and...

Jul 15, 2022

Jessica Leann Nadeau, 18 months, of Springfield MO, passed away in her sleep on July 15, 2022.

She is survived by her parents Lauren Ann Rykowski and Justin Edward Nadeau; her great-great grandmother Christine Stuart; great-grandparents Carolyn and Daniel Nadeau, Larenda and Jack Flenspach, Robert and Janet Menard, Debby Fields-Iino and James Boyce;...

Jul 14, 2022

Terry Martin Muns, 61, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on July 14 th , 2022. Terry was born on August 5 th , 1960 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri to Joan Muns (Martin) and James H. Muns and united in marriage to Holly Muns on September 22, 2006.

Terry graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a...

Jul 12, 2022

Mary Jane Sponenberg of Springfield, Missouri was surrounded by her family when she passed on Tuesday, July 12th.

Mary Jane was the daughter or R.L. and Mary Thompson and was born in Enid, Oklahoma on December 26, 1942.  Her family moved to Derby, Kansas where she went to High School and met the man that she would...

Jul 11, 2022

Lisa Faye Drafahl Glenn, 62, of Willard, passed away on July 11, 2022. She was born September 28, 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

She is survived by her children: Jennifer Frazier (Jason Frazier) and Robert Jones; granddaughters: Elizabeth Frazier and Rebecca Frazier; siblings: Mike Drafahl, Angela Skersick, Shelly McKnight, and Timothy Northrup.

Jul 10, 2022

Blake Kristopher Allen Jones, 18, passed away July 10, 2022 doing the thing he loved the most: riding a motorcycle.  He was born the son of Deanna Jones at Lake Regional in Osage Beach.

Blake was preceded in death by his Oma, Grace Gatzert of St Louis and his cousin Bo, Gene Gazert II of Anna, TX. ...

Jul 8, 2022

Heaven got all it can handle when Richard Charles Opfer passed away peacefully in his sleep in Springfield, Missouri on Friday evening July 8, 2022.

Richard was born on September 17, 1934, in the Bronx, New York. He spent his early years in Island Park, NY where he attended Island Park Grammar School. His family then moved...

Jul 7, 2022

Mary Joyce King Bradley Northcutt, a long time resident of Springfield Mo. was born in Phillipsburg Mo. on November 24th, 1933 to the late James H. and Jewell King, the youngest of 3 children(Harold, Pauline, Mary Joyce). Mary passed away on July 7th, at 10:46 a.m. at Mercy Hospital.

She became a member of the Church of...

Jul 6, 2022

Naomi Faye Brewer Murray Of Springfield Missouri passed away on July 6, 2022 at the age of

80. She is survived by her husband Thomas Russell Murray, her son Russell Thomas Murray, her daughter LaShelle Murray McGuire and her husband Brad McGuire. Her grandchildren, Lily Murray Simović, Sophie Murray, Ellie Murray , Grayson McGuire and...

Jul 4, 2022

Brian Lee Starks, 56, of Springfield, passed away July 4, 2022. He was born July 5, 1965 to Juan Othello Starks, Sr. and Loyce Mae Grant Starks.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Johnny C. and Mary G. Adams Starks and maternal grandparents Lee and Doris B. Grant.

He is survived by...

Jul 2, 2022

Carl Meier, 97, Springfield, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022 in Springfield Villa.  He was born March 28, 1925 in Chestnut Ridge, Missouri, the son of Emil and Helen Gill Meier.

He was married to Bessie Gonce for 72 years.  Carl was saved at an early age and lived a Godly Christian life.  He served in the...

Jul 1, 2022

Full obituary will be placed soon.

Private burial will be held at Missouri Veterans Cemetery.

Jul 1, 2022

Diane Johnston Davis, 82, of Springfield, passed away on July 1, 2022 in Cox Hospital. She was born July 24, 1939 to Earl and Pauline Johnston. She was a member of Parkview Christian Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bill Davis; nephew, Tyler Johnston and great niece, Cicily Heimburg.

She is...

Jul 1, 2022

Carolyn Ruth Stalnaker, age 74, of Springfield, Missouri passed away July 1, 2022.

She was born on August 21, 1947, the daughter of Afton Wesley and Freeda Alice (Rovenstine) Apperson. She was united in marriage to the love of her life, Michael Steven Stalnaker, on June 23, 1973.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her...

Jul 1, 2022

Harold T. Sentman, resident of Brookline, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on July 1, 2022, at the age of 83.

Harold was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on March 26, 1939, to Howard and Ardis (Yoder) Sentman.  After growing up on a farm and graduating third in his class from Ollie High School, he moved...

Jun 30, 2022

Suzanne Grace McLaughlin, age 79, passed away peacefully, June 30, 2022, due to cancer and congestive heart failure. She was born October 28, 1942 to Carroll and Margery Doran in Saint Louis, Missouri. She was the only child of but was dearly loved by both parents. She married her true love John Michael McLaughlin (Mike) on November 25, 1961...

Jun 29, 2022

Sandra Lee Potthoff, 73, of Springfield, passed away the afternoon of June 29, 2022 at her son Tim's house in Clever, MO.  Sandy was born April 13, 1949 in Bloomington, IL and was the daughter of Paul and Nola Plaugher of Lima, OH.

She graduated from Richwoods High School in Peoria, IL, where she was a member...