Obituaries

David Berry Estep, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 13. He was 78. Born on February 24, 1947, David grew up in a rambunctious household with three brot...

Anne Fraser Martin Clarke passed away at home peacefully on April 17, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by family. She was 79 years old. Born on May 28, 1945, in St. Louis, Anne was a lifelong...

It is with love and sorrow that we announce the passing of Mary Ann Schultz, who left us peacefully on April 16th, 2025, at the age of 83. Mary Ann was born on March 5, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, to E...

Buffalo Jody Owen (John Richard Owen) On April 9th, 2025, in the loving company of his favorite daughter, Janet Owen, Jody Owen—known fondly as "Buffalo Jody"—closed the curtain on a very lucky l...

It is with heavy hearts that we must announce the passing of our father, F. R. Duplantier. Known to many simply as “Bob,” he will be greatly missed. Bob Duplantier was born in New Orleans on Augus...

Frederick Charles Giraud, 89, of St. Louis. MO passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025 at Bethesda Dilworth. A celebration of life service will take place at a later time. Fred was born in New Orle...

Gertrude ‘Trudi’ Vogel October 25, 1933 - March 2, 2025 First, foremost, and forever Trudi Vogel was an artist. The story goes that neighbors came to Trudi’s mother because Trudi was drawing ...

Richard Allen Denning b. December 12, 1942 d. February 27, 2025. The son of Richard Orville and Ella Mildred (Clarke) Denning. Richard was raised in St. Charles, MO. He has two sisters, Susan Elizabet...

Donald L. Nighswonger, 83, of Glendale, Missouri passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 13th, 2025 with his beloved wife Susan Lauder Nighswonger at his side. He will be dearly missed by his...

Ruth Ann Baldwin | 12 July, 1958 - 9 Feb, 2025 Ruth Ann Baldwin passed away peacefully at home Sunday, 9 February, 2025, after a three year struggle with pancreatic cancer. Ruth Ann was an 8th Grade S...

Kenneth Charles Olsen (né Bryant), a man whose impact on his family, community and planet are too great for this page, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2024. Beloved husband of Sandra Olsen (née...

Dora Rodliff Gianoulakis, Educator and Community Activist, died on January 6, 2025, at age 86, from heart failure. Born in New Jersey, Dora attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with ho...

Charles Hugh Neilson died peacefully Dec. 20, 2024, in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 89. Just a few hours before taking his last breath, he was in the presence of his three children, Hugh Neilson, K...

Colleen Yvette Thomas was born on June 23, 1955. She attended Benton and Lexington Elementary Schools and Beaumont High School. She also participated in the O'Fallon Tech Work-Study program. Colleen t...

Marian A. Oborsh, 92, of Littleton CO, passed away on December 12th, 2024. She was born on November 2nd, 1932 in Chicago IL to Joseph and Marie Lushnia as the second eldest of 6 siblings. She marrie...

Thomas Cullen McElhany, beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on December 11, 2024 at his home in St. Louis. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri to Rita (Hamm) and Robert McElhany on February ...

Sonny Ketcham of St. Louis, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the age of 71. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Sonny is survived by his wife, Nancy, and his children, Joshua and Zac...

Barry M. Evans, of Saint Charles, MO, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the age of 64. Beloved husband of Katie (Phelps) Evans; cherished son of Donna and Tom Thurston and David Evans; devot...

Albert Edward ( Ed) Mertes, 81, of Saint Louis, Missouri, passed away on the evening of November 14, 2024 after a battle with prostate cancer. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ed is survived by his wife, Yvo...

On November 7, 2024, Theodore Manthey Zorn, 88, passed away peacefully in St. Louis after a brief stay in hospice. His son Will and grandson Ted were at his side. He followed his wife Suzie’s passin...

Roy Sievert February 27, 1954 - October 22, 2024 Roy David Sievert was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 27, 1954 to David Eugene Sievert and Nadine Marie Sievert (Barner). He shared his child...

Virginia Martha Lewis (nee Hubbs) passed away peacefully, surrounded by everyone she loved in her home in Ballwin, Missouri, on October 10, 2024, at the age of 98. She was preceded in death by her hu...

Departed this life October 1, 2024. She worked at St. Luke’s Hospital in Saint Louis. She was raised as Julia Janes Pinney, the youngest in a household of five children. She attended public schoo...

James Donaldson Moffat IV, lifelong adventurer, beloved and loving husband, nurturing father, mentoring brother, cool uncle, fun grandfather, and great-humored friend; passed away peacefully on Septem...

John Louis Gianoulakis, distinguished St. Louis trial lawyer, died on September 18, 2024, at age 85, from complications of Parkinson’s. A native of St. Louis, John attended Stix School, Southwest...

Karen Ruth Daubert, university administrator, social-sustainability advocate, and literary scholar, died on Sept 12, 2024, in St. Louis, MO. She was taken unexpectedly by an aggressive cancer. Karen ...

Tyrone Anthony Apollo, PhD, 78, died peacefully from complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease in the early morning on August 14, 2024 at Evelyn’s House, a BJC Hospice House in St. Louis, ...

Voegtli, Ottilia N. “Tillie” on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the age of 88. Leo, her beloved husband of 61 years, predeceased her in 2017. She is survived by her five children - Ros (Willis), Elai...

George Edward Mills, 71, of St. Louis passed away on July 5, 2024. He was born in 1952 in Lafayette, Indiana to William (Bill) and Mary Mills. He is survived by his wife, Mary (Niedermeyer), and his ...

Martha C. (Moore) Mallett, age 60, passed away at her home in High Ridge, Missouri on July 2, 2024. She had been in hospice care at home for 3 weeks following an 11-month battle with cancer. She was b...

Kimberly, Kim Davis (Quick) lost her 15 month battle with stage four bladder cancer on Thursday June 20th 2024. She ended her days in the company of her husband, daughters, and family, surrounded by a...

Richard Joseph Singer, 84, of Saint Louis, MO, passed away unexpectedly on 6/16/24 with his wife by his side. Preceded in death by his mother, father, sister, and brother-in-law, and survived by his w...

What would you call a life filled with so much love, with so much joy, warmth, and laughter your mouth literally hurt from smiling so much? For Gary Lindsay, well, he’d just call that a typical Tues...

Diane Marie Row Doyle, 81, of East St. Louis, IL, passed away on June 4, 2024, in St. Louis, MO. She was born on April 23, 1943, in East St. Louis, IL, to the late Ethelbert and Bessie Williams. Di...

JOHN CHARLES AYERS 15 April, 1959 - 25 May, 2024 The kindly spirit of John Charles Ayers, born 15 April 1959, having given this world all he could, freed itself from the limitations of an earthly life...

Ginger H. Estep, an extraordinary wife, mother, and friend, died peacefully at home on Saturday, May 18. She was 74. Ginger was born on June 22, 1949, to Theodore C. Honig, Jr. and Eleanor Wille Honi...

Sarah Nicole (Stroup) VezzoliDecember 27, 1984 - May 11, 2024 Sarah Nicole (Stroup) Vezzoli, age 39, of Troy, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, May 11, 2024, with her husband and s...

In Loving Memory of Mr. Richard F. McPhail Mr. Richard F. McPhail, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, departed from this world on May 4, 2024, to join his beloved wife, Carol ...

Karen Joann Johnson, 52, of Des Peres, MO, passed away April 17, 2024, with her beloved father and brother by her side. She is preceded in death by her mother Joann Pope Johnson. She is survived by he...

Angela “Angie” Sue Rightnowar, 71, of St. Louis, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. She is survived by her two children, Kelsey (Herb) and Hayley (Flynn),...

Joel David Delpha passed away peacefully on March 30, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. Born on August 13, 1949 in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he embarked on a life of servi...

Daniel Bernard Bauwens (Dan), 74, of St. Louis, passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 23, 2024. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Elizabeth Bauwens, his brother Steven Bauwen...

Ted Steele died on March 23, 2024 at his home in University City, Missouri surrounded by loving family. He was 79 years old. Ted was born on August 12, 1944, in Los Angeles, California. After comple...

When Patrick Cioci became a grandfather, he selected “Mudge” as his grandpa name, short for Curmudgeon - a perfect reflection of his playful humor and love of language. He may have aspired to be a...

Novell-Lay, Sondra Marie was born on October 19, 1936, to Kenneth and Thelma (Snyder) Novell and died after a struggle with Alzheimer’s on March 4, 2024. She leaves to celebrate her life and honor ...

Suzanne Teasdale Zorn, 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 1, 2024, with her husband of 62 years, Theodore, at her side at The Gatesworth / McKnight Place residences in St. Louis, Missour...

The week before Teri-Ann Wallace died, she told her family that she had decided on a quote from an Emily Dickinson poem to use as an epitaph on her grave marker at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis:...

Jennifer Suzanne Peters, 59, of University City, MO, was born in Cedar Rapids, IA, on February 5, 1965, and passed away peacefully in her home on February 7, 2024, in the company of her wife Jackie Mo...

Frank Randolph "Randy" Burns III died peacefully on January 11, 2024, in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 23, 1951. Randy was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend...