Obituaries

John Morris Hillestad John Morris Hillestad, 88, passed away at Mari De Villa Retirement Center in Town and Country, MO on Monday, September 13, 2021.  He was born on May 28, 1933 to Margaret (Goodman) and Maurice Hillestad in Middle River, WI, and was predeceased by his wife of 61 years,…...

William  Edward  Knowles of St. Louis, asleep in the Lord on Sunday, September 5, 2021.  He was born on November 28, 1936, in Shepherdsville, KY, the fifth of 13 children.  Bill grew up in Corydon, IN, and came to St. Louis in 1959, where he worked in the women’s shoe…...

Patricia Fay Heneghan fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Fri., Sept. 3, 2021. Dear daughter of the late Leo P. and Gertrude Heneghan (nee Seager), dear sister of the late June (the late Charles) Brown, John C. Heneghan, and Barbara (the late Richard) Bene, and dear aunt. Services: …...

SHARON ANNE SCHWEISS (nee Brown) Fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Dear mother of Anne Clare Roth, Bernard Paul (Kelly) Schweiss, Sharon Cathleen Reigel, Colleen Marie (Matt) Curran, and Robert Mark (Anne) Schweiss. Dear Grandmother of Jamie, James, Jeremy, Peter, Katy, John,…...

Marion Clare Wyers Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church at the age of 88, Tuesday evening, August 3, 2021. Dear sister of Betty (the late Paul J. Jr.) Metzger and the late Charles (the late Gloria nee Ebeling) Wyers, dear aunt of Mary Beth Connolly (Dan Krankeola), Sue…...

Mary Graf Bard Wife of the late William Robert Bard.  Daughter of the late Herman Graf and Emma Graf  (nee Koop). Our dear cousin and friend to many. Mary was a long-term member of Second Presbyterian Church, where she served as an Elder, Trustee and Deaconess.  She was the Church…...

Mary Jean Sielfleisch (nee Vorst) passed away July 17, 2021 just shy of her 94th birthday. She was predeceased by her husband Peter Sielfleisch, Jr. and her sons Pete Sielfleisch III and David Sielfleisch. She will be greatly missed by her three sons Mark (Lynette), Eric, Chris (Denise) and her…...

John Francis Sullivan died peacefully on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 87 years of age after receiving the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church.  John was born on November 7, 1933 to William J. Sullivan of St. Louis and Lil (O’Meara) Sullivan of County Tipperary, Ireland. The youngest of their four…...

JO ANN KEARNS SCHREIBER  Jo Ann Kearns Schreiber died in St. Louis on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, of complications following a stroke.  Her death occurred just two months shy of her 86th birthday, and her 63rd wedding anniversary, both of which fall in the same week in September. Jo Ann is…...

Christopher “Chrissie” Hereford Thurs., July 1, 2021. Chrissie, beloved wife of Stephen Hereford, dear mother of Andrew (Marty) and Nicholas (Erin) Hereford, dear grandmother CeCe of Jimmy, Caitlin, and Eva, dear sister of Walter J. Sears and Frances Heron. Chrissie was born in Grosse Pointe, MI and raised in Bethesda,…...