Obituaries

Raymond John Baudendistel 57, Fortified with the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, departed this life on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in St. Louis.  He was born December 20, 1966 to Rosalie and the late Richard Baudendistel.  Ray is survived by his siblings Joseph (Donna), Kurt, Beth (the late Brian) McMahon,…...

Dolores Jean ‘Shotzie’ Pollvogt (nee Donnell) beloved wife of the late Donald Michael Pollvogt, loving mother of D. Mitchell, the late Gregory, Cynthia Hensley (the late George) and Douglas.  Grandmother of Dalton (Alex), Victoria, Andrew (Jennifer), Rebecca Nelson (Kyle), Donnie, Harry, George III, and Cecelia Hensley and Emma Rose Meredith…...

Joyce Marie Cullen (nee Jackson) Fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 12, 2024 at the age of 96.  She was born to the late Marie and Arthur Jackson in St. Louis, MO. on November 9, 1927.  Beloved wife of the late…...

Marie C. Heubel – A Life Well Lived Marie C. Heubel embraced 91 years of life with boundless joy. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on January 14, 2024. She shared an extraordinary 70-year journey of love and companionship with her devoted husband, Thomas. Marie was happiest…...

Barbara A. Bradshaw Barbara was called home to the Lord on December 4, 2023 in St. Louis, MO.  Barb was 87 and had lived in the community of St. Louis Hills Assisted Living for the past 8 years.  Barb grew up in the communities of Curryville and Bowling Green, MO. …...

Susan Lee Reeves (nee Luechtefeld), 68, of Chesterfield, MO, passed away at her home on Monday, January 1, 2024.  She was born in 1955, in Grand Rapids, MI, to Victor and the late Virginia “Binny” Luechtefeld. Susan is survived by her husband, Patrick Freeman of Chesterfield, MO; three children, Brian…...

John Richard ‘Jack’ Powers Jr. Jack answered God’s call for a low handicapper on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Born September 29, 1931, in Aurora, Illinois, to John and Rena Powers, he was raised in Peoria with his younger brothers Dennis, Tom, and Steve. Jack was true to his Catholic faith…...

Dixie Arlene Cotton Dixie, age 35, a lifelong resident of Mobile, Alabama passed away on Friday, December 29th, 2023. Dixie is preceded in death by her grandfather, Bob Bosarge, her grandmother, Toni Bosarge, her father, Alex Balkcom, her mother, Scarlett Barkley, her step father, Hal Barkley, and her infant son,…...

Erik Alan Gerhard age 50, of Marion, Illinois, died on December 25, 2023. He was born October 19, 1973, in Belleville, Illinois, son of Karl Edward and Edith Marie Klostermann Gerhard.  On July 3, 2021, he married Heather Davy in Hawaii. Erik served with the 706th Transportation Company of the…...

Brenda Sue Ellis Reis Went to be with the Lord, suddenly at the age of 71 at St. Louis, Missouri, Thursday, December 21, 2023. Dear wife of Steven Jay Reis, dear sister of Mary Lou Ellis Allen and the late William ‘Bill’ Ellis and Ray ‘Bubby’ Ellis, Jr., dear sister-in-law,…...