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M1ST.LOUISPOST-DISPATCHWEDNESDAYMARCH19,2008STLTODAY.COM C8 Funeralnotices ToOurReaders St.LouisPost-Dispatchat800-365-0820Ext.8600or314-340-8600ore-mailusat a.m.Britton-BennettFuneral Belovedwifeofthelate BenhamandMaryBenham; deargrandmotherofRobert friend. Services: FuneralFriday, IntermentJeffersonBarracks NationalCemetery.Inlieuof UreaCycleDisorderFoundation, www.nucdf.org,or www.CavalierRescueUSA.org. VisitationThursday, atHutchensMortuary. 2008. Services: Private Intermentat NationalCemetery.Inlieuof HospiceCareorcharityof yourchoiceappreciated.

KUTISAFFTONService. Dearestwifeofthelate ofDarronRay(Jane)andGary FischerandthelateRogers sister-in-lawofJulieBock; dearestgrandmotherofDarron R.BorellaJr.,Jennifer(John) andbelovedfriendtomany. Services: FuneralfromKUTIS IntermentSunsetMemorial Park.Inlieuofflowers, contributionstothe AmericanHeart Association.Visitation passedawayon 2008.BornApril14, 1929inSt.Louis. SonofthelateHalstedand VirginiaBurnet.Heissurvived England)andRobert(ofSt. greatgrandchildandhisbrother TerryBurnetandhissisterAnn Schnare.

RogerwasraisedinSt.Louis andattendedClaytonHigh 1947.Hewentontothe UniversityofMissouriwherehe graduatedMagnaCumLaudein CivilEngineering. RogerservedintheU.S.Navy aftercollegewithassignments inthePhilippinesandother locations.ReturningtoSt.Louis, hebeganadistinguishedcareer intheconstructionindustry, whichculminatedasPresident oftheSt.LouisbasedMcCarthy largestcontractors.Hewasan avidandadventurous sportsmanandworldtraveler. thingsrelatingtotheUniversity willbemissed. Services: VisitationThursday 11a.m.to3p.m.atBOPP Kirkwood.Inlieuofflowers, pleasesendcontributions Association. armsofJesusonSaturday, BeautifuldaughterofKimand votedgirlfriendofJeremy MichaelandSaraKwasny, RachaelandAshleyHarmon, nieceandfriendwhoblessed thelivesofmanypeople.Pre- cededtoHeavenbyhermater- nalgrandparentsandherAunt Bee.

JamiewasabrilliantVeteri- naryTechnicianwhowaspas- sionateaboutanimals. ForeverOakHillCemetery.If Messagesofcondolencemaybe leftatforeverfune- ralhomes.com. 2008.VisitationThurs.4-8pm& FuneralFri.10am,GeorgeRen- 2008. BelovedwifeofJayW. friend Services: VisitationatKUTIS servicetimeat1p.m.In tocharityofyourchoice appreciated.

2008inSt.Louis,MO. DearfatherofLinda(George) grandfatherofTerri(Gary) grandfatherofStephanieand deargreat-great-grandfatherof JasonPylesandbabyonthe friend. Mr.Colstonwasprecededin CarrollandDella(Burgess) (McFarland)Colstonwhomhe LillieDickersonandMaryHayes. Services: VisitationTuesday, SOUTHERNFUNERALHOME, 6322S.GrandBlvd.Memorials maybemadetotheAmerican HeartAssociation.Funeral servicesandburialwillbeheld Thurs.3/20,10amuntilfuneral pel.BurialLaurelHillCemetery. Fortifiedwiththe SacramentsofHoly Mother andthelateOliverJ.

Services: Thefuneralservice willbeconductedintheChapel ofCOLONIALMortuary HOFFMEISTER-KRIEGSHAUSER FuneralDirectors6464Chip- pewaatWatsononFriday, termentwillfollowinJefferson BarracksNationalCemetery.If memorytoOurLadyofSorrows CatholicChruchEndowoment St.Louis,MO. 63109.VisitationatCo- lonialMortuaryon Thurs.4-8p.m.Please visitmem.com. 2008. BelovedmotherofPhyllis (Randy)EatonandJoseph great-grandmotherofAlicia, BaileyandNoahShuman; dearestfriendtoJudyStrusand MattBurkeandmanymore. Services: Memorialservicewill beheldatKUTISAFFTON March22at2p.m.Inlieuof AmericanLung Associationappreciated.

(neeBornkessel)onSunday, Belovedwifeofthelate CharlesV.Effinger.Loving motherofLindaHeckenkamp andSusannaEffinger.Dear grandmotherofJennifer(Brent) Roney.Ourdearsister-in-law, neighborandfriendtomany. Services: Funeralserviceswill ValhallaCemetery.Visita- tionWednesdayfrom10 a.m.untiltimeofservice. 1p.m.,Mt.ZionM.B.Church. ServicebySerenityChapel. ofSt.Charles,MO,diedonMon- of102.

DearsonofthelateThomas JamesandKatieBranhamFitz; dearhusbandofthelateMary grandfatherofNancy(Gary) great-grandfatherofJames, KathrynandCarolineHinrichs. Heisprecededindeathby amemberofFirstBaptist ChurchofSt.Charles,Missouri. Services: Thefamilyisbeing servedbyTheBAUEFuneral BaptistChurchofSt.Charles,In- termentOakGroveCemetery. MemorialsmaybemadetoFirst BaptistChurchSt.CharlesMe- tional.Shareyourcon- dolencesandmemories atwww.baue.com. fortifiedwiththeSacramentsof HolyMotherChurchonSunday, BelovedhusbandofPatricia A.Flynn(neeDudash);fatherof brotherofMarySue(Sean) Mr.Flynnwasamemberof Services: TheStygarFamilyof FuneralServiceiscaringforthe FlynnfamilyattheSTYGAR whereserviceswillbeheldon IntermentCalvaryCemetery.

VISITATIONWEDNESDAY3-9 P.M.MemorialstotheRonald McDonaldHouse CharitiesofMetroSt. Louis.www.stygar.com. 17,2008. DearfatherofMichael friend. Services: Aprivateservicewill beheldatalaterdate.

ContributionstotheMuscular DystrophyAssoc.Appreciated. Arrangementsby HEILIGTAG-LANG- FENDLERFuneral gonetobewiththe LordonMonday, Lovinghusbandof HelenE.Gipson;belovedfather ofDianneE.Robertsandthe therofCapt.JeremiahGipson, brotherofRubyCochran. Services: TheStygarFamilyof FuneralServiceiscaringfor NewHallsFerryRd. VisitationThursday, www.stygar.com. BelovedmotherofSharon (Bob)HansonandGloria(Brad) auntandfriendtomany.

MemberofWestCounty lovedhelpingwiththebusines- smenluncheonsonThursdays. Services: JOHNL.ZIEGENHEIN&SONS, FerryRoad.FuneralServiceat Contributionsto wouldbeappreciated. borninFleming, awayonMonday, LovinghusbandofMarjorie Cheryl(Gary)DavisandRobert grandfatherofKevinMyers, deargreat-grandfatherof JohnathanandMatthew andthelateGeorgeandArt Dan(Donna)Hafemananda hostofniecesandnephews. BertwasamemberofSt. gardening.RetiredJourneyman Center.

Belleville.MassThur.10am,St. Saturday9amuntiltimeofFu- SacramentsofHolyMother BelovedwifeofCarlR.Horn; dearmotherofEileenStanley, Donna(Michael)Shineand motherofTedandEricStanley, ChristopherandJeffreyHorn, DanielleShineandColleen, dearcousinandfriend. Services: FuneralfromKUTIS MargaretMaryAlacoqueChurch for10a.m.Mass.IntermentNa- tionalCemetery.Memberof CatholicKnightsofAmericaand MOFraternalConference. Massespreferred.Visita- MissionaryBaptistChurch. WifeofthelateAlex MichaelGerard(MaryEllen) JablonskiandSusanMarie (Barb)WolpersandBetty Shermann.

Services: Funeralserviceatthe SCHRADERFuneralHome, 14960ManchesterRoadat a.m.IntermentJefferson BarracksNationalCemetery.In maybemadetoacharityof yourchoice.Friends on-lineguestbookat Schrader.com. neralHome-MetroEastChapel. (Bob) Belovedhusbandofthelate DorothyM.Johnson(nee (Jim)FeranecandDebbie(Ed) many. Mr.Johnsonwasamemberof TeamstersUnionLocal600. Services: Serviceat ALEXANDERFuneralHome, 11101St.CharlesRockRd.at mentprivateatMt.Lebanon Cemetery.Inlieuofflowers memorialsmaybe madetotheAmerican LungAssociation.

Fri.6-8pm,OfficerF.H.-Metro EastChapel.FuneralSat.12pm, GospelFeastPentecostalChurch merlyofSt.Louis,MO,diedSat- home. Mrs.KastnerwasbornDecem- Foster.ShemarriedJohnC. in1992. AftergraduatingfromHardin tendedBusinessCollegeand wasOfficeManageratMidwest IndustrialComplexinSt.Louis formanyyears.Sheresidedin St.Louis,MOforover50years. Sheandherhusbandhadmany goodfriendsintheareaand wereactiveinvarioussquare dancegroupsandwereavid bridgeplayers.In2002,she movedtoBloomingdaletolive Kellogg.

Sheissurvivedby19nieces manyfriends. Inadditiontoherhusband shewasprecededindeathby DuffettandBerthaA.Norton. TheFamilysuggestsmemorial contributionsbemadetothe Services: FuneralServicesFri- 21from12p.m.to1p.m.atthe RichmondMemoryGardens, chargeofthearrangements. Christopher BelovedsonofBetsyBurton KelleherandthelateWilliamB. uncleofJordanandDrew Services: AMemorialService willbeginat4pmThursday, March20inTheGreatHallof AMBRUSTERDONNELLY (Clayton)withvisitationto followuntil7p.m.

Thurs.12NoonuntilFuneralat J. Baptizedintothe Belovedhusbandofthelate father-in-lawofJames KoenemannandCheryl(David) ChristopherandKathleen ther-in-lawofHarry(Pat) Services: from TrinityChurchfor11a.m.Mass. IntermentJeffersonBarracks NationalCemetery.Donations maybemadetoMt.GraceCha- ParkinsonsDiseaseAssociation. diedpeacefullyat homeonMonday, theageof69.He BelovedhusbandofBarbara fatherofScott(Tracy)Koster, Erin. BobproudlyservedtheUnited StatesintheMarineCorpsfrom LouisCityfiremanfor22years andsuccessfullyranKoster AsphaltSealingCompanyfrom 1973-1998.

Bobwasafriendtomanyand lovedbyall.TheKosterFamily wouldliketothankthenurses atOdysseyHospiceCareandthe doctorsandnursesatSLUH.A specialthankyoutoDr.Hans ReimerandDr.AllisonWallfor theirspecialcareandconsidera- tionatthismostdifficulttime. MemorialstotheBackstoppers wouldbeappreciated. Services: FuneralThursday, 10a.m.at JOHNL.ZIEGENHEIN&SONS, 7027Gravois.Intermentwill followatJeffersonBarracks NationalCemeterywith fullmilitaryhonors. VisitationWed.4-9p.m. Wed.8-10:45am,MossFuneral age86.

BelovedwifeofthelateJ. ReuelLambethfor42years; dearestmotherofDavid(Leslie) Lambethandgrandchildren, MatthewandLaurenLambeth; dearestmotherofNancy (Patrick)Cholletandgrandchil- Florencewasagraduateof ParsonsBusinessCollege, dressedandimpeccableman- ors.Shealwaysthoughtofoth- ersfirst.Aspecialthanksforall anddedicationfromeveryoneat SunriseonClaytonandTrinity Hospice. Services: VisitationFriday, Rd.ServiceatNoon.Interment private.Memorialsappreciated ofSt.Peters,Mis- attheageof61. DearsonofthelateFrank AnthonyandLorettaAnn fatherofTim(Maria)Liszewski LiszewskiofSt.Peters, brotherofLindaL.Tivenerof St.Louis,MO;dearestuncleto manyniecesandnephews; cherishedcousin. HewasamemberofKnights ofColumbus.

Services: Thefamilyisbeing servedbyTheBAUEFuneraland wherevisitationwillbeheld p.m.-8:00p.m.FuneralService BaueFuneralandMemorial Center.IntermentJefferson BarracksNationalCemetery. MemorialsmaybemadetoSts. JoachimandAnnCareServices. Shareyourcondolences andmemoriesat www.baue.com. 2008.VisitationSat.11amuntil 12noonatParkLawnCemetery.

itationWed.4-8pm,Thurs.8am Wed.3/19,10a.m.,Riverview ServicebyWadeFuneralHome. Serv.Thurs.9:30am,Memorial ParkCemetery.Arrangements byBaumannColonialChapel. HoffmeisterSouthCountyon Montgomery, RosemarieE. 17,2008. BelovedmotherofTerry grandmotherofJustineMarie (fianceDougNickl)and MatthewCharlesMontgomery; deargreat-grandmotherof GerhardtGernandthelate cousinandfriend.

Services: FuneralfromKUTIS IntermentResurrection Cemetery.Visitation ofSt.Charles, 2008attheageof 61. DearsonofthelateSalvatore husbandtoSandraNoto; belovedfathertoAndrew (Rebecca)NotoandJennifer grandfathertoAlexandEvan (William)GertkenandMary Ellen(William)Mulcahy. Mr.Notowasaformer memberoftheSt.Charles memberofAmericanLegion aformermemberofthe DemocraticClub. Services: Thefamilyisbeing servedbyTheBAUEFuneraland wherevisitationwillbeheld 2008atBaueFuneraland IntermentinSt.Charles MemorialGardens.Memorials Assoc.orSSMHospice. Shareyourcondolences andmemoriesat www.baue.com.

Fortifiedwiththe SacramentsofHoly 2008. BelovedhusbandofGloria Stoops-Offner(neeBiehle)and thelateM.KatherineOffner Christopherandthelate brotherofWalterOffnerand Ethel(David)LaPlacaandthe lateMaryCorrineMcGiffinand cleandfriend. Services: VisitationatMary QueenofPeaceCatholicChurch (676W.LockwoodBlvd.,63119), mentCalvaryCemetery.Mr.Off- nerwastheformerCommis- fortheCityofSt.Louis,wasa veteranofU.S.ArmyAirForce inWWIIandanalumnusof St.LouisUniversity1942. ContributionstoSt.Vin- centDePaulSocietyap- preciated. Wed.3:30-7pm&ServiceThurs.

2008. Belovedhusband ofthelateAvaPerfetti(nee brother-in-lawandcousin. Alwasabarberformany Services: NoServicessched- uled.Alhasdonatedhisbodyto St.LouisUniversity.Memorials maybemadetotheSt.Louis VeteransHome(314-340-6389). theSacramentsofHolyMother BelovedwifeofthelateFrank J.Placht(Joe);dearmotherof lateArthur(Doreen)Burgdorf; friend. Services: FuneralfromKUTIS AssumptionChurch(MattisRd.) for1p.m.Service.Interment ResurrectionCemetery.Contri- butionscanbemadeto CarmeliteSistersBuilding Church.ServicebySerenity JuanitaDundonandDonna Baize.Service2pmThurs.,Wel- theageof100.

Belovedwifeofthelate RussellM.Raith;dearest motherofDianeRaithGaresche (EdmondA.B.GarescheIII);dear grandmotherofDianeGaresche KruseCorbettandBrendaKruse Fitzgibbons. Services: Privatefamily servicesandintermentwere held.Inlieuofflowers, memorialsappreciatedtoSt. 63130ortothecharityof THELUPTONCHAPEL. 2008. Dearbrotherof JohnDerennauxand great-uncleofnumerousnieces FloydwasaP.G.R.P.ofState ShrineofJerusalemand A.F.&A.M.,Steeleville,MO.

Services: FuneralService 10a.m.,Friday,March21at Gravesideservice2p.m.,Friday, March21atShoalCreek VisitationatHutchensMortuary, p.m.followedbyBlueLodge Service.Contributions maybemadetothe AmaranthDiabetes Foundation. BelovedhusbandofMaria Atkins(David)andGene friend. EugenewasaHolocaustand concentrationcampsurvivorof Dachau.HecametotheU.S.in 1950asadisplacedpersonand becameaU.S.citizenin1955. Hewasaretiredteamster. Services: FuneralatHUTCHENS Cemetery.Memorialsappreci- atedtoAmericanKidney Foundation.Visitation, LovingfatherofPattie(Gary) brotherofRonald(Danielle) step-fatherofRonald(Ruth) grandfatherof4and great-grandfatherof3.

HewasretiredfromLaclede Services: Visitationwillbeat theLAWLORFuneralHome, serviceswillbeheldatLawlor 2008at10a.m.Intermentat JeffersonBarracksNational Memorialcontributionsmaybe madetotheHospiceofSouth- www.lawlorfuneralhome.com. Wed.3-9pm,QuernheimFuneral 2008. BelovedwifeofthelateEarl W.Sheridan;dearmotherof JudithA.Jost,MichaelE. StevenE.Sheridan;dearsister ofMaryJacobsonandthelate tomany. Mrs.Sheridanwasalongtime memberofLafayettePark BaptistChurch.

Services: FromMcLAUGHLIN March21stat1p.m.Visitation Fridayfrom10a.m.until servicetime.Interment Mt.HopeCemetery. diedonMonday, theageof80. Belovedhusband ofBettyL.Shields;dearest friend. Robertwasanaccomplished professionalsaxophoneand clarinetplayerandwasproudto beamemberofTheAmerican FederationofMusicians.He retiredfromJohnHancock InsuranceCo. Services: FuneralatHUTCHENS JeffersonBarracksNational Cemetery.Memorialto AmericanParkinsonDisease Association.VISITATION aretirededucatorintheKirk- homeinDesPeres.Shewas95.

Mrs.Smithgrewupin Alabamaandwasagraduateof TuskegeeInstitute.Shewasa 1932Olympicnomineeforthe UnitedStatesOlympicswhile attendingTuskegee.Sheran trackandplayedbasketballfor Tuskegee.Sheisalsointhe TuskegeeHallofFame. Mrs.SmithofKirkwood, taughthomeeconomics, EnglishattheJ.MiltonTurner SchoolinMeachamParkand HomeEconomicsatNipher JuniorHighSchoolinKirkwood from1938untilsheretired. Services: Visitationwillbe from4to8p.m.Friday,March servicewillbeheldat12noon, MeachamStreetinKirkwood. BurialwillbeatForeverOak HillCemeteryfollowingthe service.Messagesofcondolence maybeleftat foreverfuneral homes.com. TwinChapel.Gravesideservice tion.MassWednesday,March 17,2008.

Belovedwifeofthelate BenjaminA.Stege;dearsister ofthelateAliceE.Guehringand DorothyM.Mathias;dearaunt, many. Helenwasalong-timemem- berofTrinityUnitedChurchof Christ.TheFamilywishestoex- presssincerethankstoallof thestaffatBethesdaSouthgate Services: Funeralfrom JOHNL.ZIEGENHEIN&SONS, 12noon.IntermentSun- setMemorialPark. IllinoisIndex -WoodRiver -Swansea -Belleville -EastSaint Louis -Lebanon -EastSaintLouis -Cahokia -Belleville -Germantown -Cahokia -OldRipley -Lebanon -Centreville -Waterloo -Valmeyer -Pocahontas -EastSaintLouis -GraniteCity -Belleville -HolidayShores -Cahokia -Centreville MissouriIndex Abram -seeHorn -Steelville -HighRidge Galvin -seeBenham Garesche -seeRaith -Arnold MissouriIndex formerlyofSt.Louis -St. Louis -Clayton Shine -seeHorn Stanley -seeHorn -Colfax formerlyofSt.Louis -WrightCity St.CharlesIndex Piwowarski -seeNoto -Elsberry.