Obituaries

Jeanne Roeper Kloecker Passed away peacefully on Monday, August 25, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years and the love of her life, Robert Pierce Kloecker, MD. Jeanne was a graduate of the Visitation Academy in St. Louis and earned a degree in English at…...

Frederick J. Weber Rick, a devoted husband, loving father, veteran, and committed Catholic, passed away on August 1st 2025 at the age of 80. Born on December 4, 1944, Rick lived a life defined by faith, courage, and a deep love for his family. In 1968, he married the love…...

Mary Frances Duncan On August 8th, 2025 Mary Frances (nee Schieber) Duncan passed away quietly in her room at Schuetz Manor (a group home for dementia patients). Two of her children were at her bedside when she fell asleep in the Lord. Mary was born in Lexington, MO on October…...

Vernon I. Massmann of Augusta, departed this life on Friday, July 25, 2025, at the age of 88.  He was a member of Immaculate Conception parish in Augusta.  He is survived by his wife: Peggy Ann Massmann (nee Kemner), his children: Kevin Massmann, Linda (the late Kirk) Hopkins, and Lora…...

Dr. Joseph Hanaway Joseph Hanaway was born on March 4,1933 in NYC, the day FDR closed the banks to avoid a run.  Parents William Lippincott Hanaway and Nellie Prince Hanaway raised Joe and his brother Bill in Short Hills, NJ.  He attended the Pingry School from 1945-1951 where he played…...

Barbara Jeanne Love (nee Schild), Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, celebrated her 94th birthday in heaven with her beloved husband Jack Love the day after she died, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Beloved wife of the late John Joseph “Jack” Love, dear mother of Christine (Mike) Kerper, Carol…...

Hortense “Blondie” Ott (nee Bushman) Baptized Into The Hope of Christ’s Resurrection, on Monday, July 14, 2025. Beloved wife of the late William F. Ott; dearest mother of the late Jeanne Dunn, William E. Ott, and Karen Stevens; dear grandmother of Jeffrey Dunn (Gaylene), Kathleen Batts (Joe), Daryl Dunn (Jeannie),…...

Richard Ottes, BSBA, CPCU Passed away on March 20, 2025. He was the husband of Virginia for over 56 years, the only child of Peter Joseph Ottes and Hazel Blanche (Lacey) Ottes, brother-in-law of the late Mary Ann Berger (the late Raymond), the late Betty Alsmeyer (the late Elmer), the…...

Alberta Einspanier Opel nee Blaes, at St. Louis, Missouri on Monday, June 30, 2025.  Beloved wife of the late William Charles Einspanier and the late John Opel, dear mother of Catherine Einspanier, Teresa Einspanier Schlafly (Mark), Susan Einspanier Fauser (Randy), and the late Thomas Einspanier and Joseph Einspanier, dear daughter…...

Lilian Ruth Castellani Fernandez Departed this life on June 10th, 2025. Lilian was the loving and devoted wife of Francisco Fernandez; the beloved mother of Gonzalo (Anne), Diego (Jeanne) and Frankie (Erica); the loving Abuela to Lola, Ella, Cece, Sophia, Jack, Rose, Izzy and Addy. Although separated by continents for…...