Obituaries

Elizabeth Brainard Reed painter and lifelong art activist, died quietly at her home in St. Louis on June 20, 2021.  She was 95. Wife, mother, homemaker, Betty was first and foremost an artist.  From formal studio portraits to landscapes painted outdoors in the bogs of coastal Connecticut, her work in oils, acrylics…...

Barbara Ann Rubinelli Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Dear daughter of the late Peter and Bernice Rubinelli, dear sister, sister-in-law, and aunt. Services:  Visitation and funeral Mass will be held Thursday, June 24 at Church of the Annunziata, 9305 Clayton Road.  Visitation at…...

Richard Melvyn Yeast died at the age of 85 on June 16th, 2021 at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. Louis , MO.  Richard’s burial service will be held June 30th 2021 at 11:00 am at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Richard was born on January 18, 1936…...

Joseph William Ponnath Joseph William Ponnath born on March 9, 1927, in St. Louis, MO, to Joseph C. Ponnath and Helen B. Prazak, passed away peacefully at the age of 94, surrounded by family, on Friday, May 28, 2021. He is preceded in death by his wife, Margie (Mary) Ponnath,…...

John M. Mohr at 54 years young, after a brief battle with cancer has departed this crazy world, peacefully on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Council Bluffs, IA to Dean & Carol Mohr. He was a graduate of Central High School in…...

John William Weiler Resting in The Arms of The Lord at the age of 84, Thursday, June 10, 2021. Beloved husband of 56 years of the late Jean Weiler, dear father of Mike, Mark, and Tom Weiler, dear grandfather of London, Wynston, Maddi, Eli, and Lani, dear brother of Howard…...

Jeannemarie Maher Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Friday, June 4, 2021 at the age of 90. Beloved wife of the late Michael Patrick Maher, dear mother of Jeannemarie Maher, Patricia Wester, Cynthia Maher, Michael Maher, and Monica Maher, dear mother-in-law of Douglas Wester, dear daughter of the…...

J. Robert ‘Bob’ Green Passed away Monday, May 31, 2021, Baptized into the Hope of Christ’s Resurrection. Was given a good life by parents and a soul by God who willed that it be returned. Son of Charles Edward and Lillian Hortense Green and brother of Jerome Michael Green and…...

David Michael Ludwig Departed this life, Monday, May 31, 2021. Beloved husband of Peppie Goevert, (nee McBride) dear father of Charlotte Ludwig, dear stepfather of Emily Goevert and Ellen Goevert, dear son of the late Norbert and Juanita Ludwig, dear grandfather of Iris Jane Stokes and Henry Elliot Hulet, dear…...

Paul William Kopsky, Sr., Passed away with the Sacraments on May 6, 2021 at the age of 82.  Loving husband of Alice J. Kopsky (Swekosky); devoted father of Paul Kopsky, Jr. (Nancy), Dr. Christine Kopsky-Samuel (Gordon), and Matt Kopsky (Mary); cherished grandfather of Claire, MaryKate, Caroline Kopsky; Ellen, Livia and…...