Obituaries
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March 25, 2022
Evelyn M. Hipperson, 87, died March 25. Evelyn was the youngest of 13 children; wife of the late Derek Hipperson; daughter of the late William and Louisa Justice; beloved mother of John (Sandy) Hipperson and Melanie (John) Vonarx; grandmother ofFebruary 2, 2022
Judith Violette Lovins (nee Mueller), 82, died Feb. 2 in Oakville. She was born Oct. 25, 1939, in St. Louis to Stanley and Marcelle. Judith graduated Cleveland High School in 1958. Over her lifetime, she worked for the City of St. Louis Police DepMarch 15, 2022
Austin Lawrence Driver, 19, died March 15 while traveling with his family in Puerto Rico. Austin was born in 2002 to Debbie and Mark Driver in St. Louis. ustin was a Lindbergh High School 2021 alumni and was a freshman at Ole Miss. He was anDoris L Thurman (nee Peroutka)
March 9, 2022
Doris L. Thurman (nee Peroutka), 90, died March 9. She was born Oct. 12, 1931. Thurman held many positions while she was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone. After retiring, she became a school bus driver for the Lindbergh School District.March 2, 2022
Janice E. Stamm (nee Clark), 71, died March 2. Janice and Raymond had been married for 51 years. She was a graduate of Fairview High School in Jennings. She was retired from AT&T and was previously a real estate agent. She loved shopping, jFebruary 15, 2022
Alane Marie Antoine (nee Johnson), 72, died unexpectedly Feb. 15. She was born July 31, 1949, to the late John Johnson and Louise (nee Hahn). Alane graduated from Lindbergh High School then Webster University with a master's degree in EducationFebruary 4, 2022
Eileen Ann Corbett (nee Burns), 85, died Feb. 4. She was an amazing wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend. Her larger than life personality and quick wit kept everyone on their toes. She loved everything baseball, Irish and countryJanuary 6, 2022
Gloria "Joyce" Fiala (nee Eley), 86, died Jan. 6 in St. Louis. Fiala passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. She lived a good long life, but her health had been declining over the past few years and although she kept persevering and bouncingFebruary 28, 2022
Grace C. Kuehn (nee Cook), 96, died Feb. 28 at home in Arnold. She was born April 14, 1925, in East St. Louis to William F. and Catherine E. Cook. Grace married Roy Kuehn Aug. 9, 1945. Grace was well respected and loved by those she met. She taJanuary 2, 2022
Roy E. Kuehn, 100, died Jan. 2 at home in Arnold. He was born Nov. 15, 1921, in St. Louis to Edwin A. and Emma (Boettcher) Kuehn ,and was married to Grace Catherine Kuehn (nee Cook) Aug. 9, 1945. Roy started as a blueprint boy but became a desiFebruary 6, 2022
Kathy L. Sheehan (nee Dechau) died peacefully Feb. 6 beside family after a four-year battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael K. Sheehan for over 30 years; dear mother of Ryan Sheehan; dear sister of Melvin Dechau; dear sRosemary C Oppland (nee Boedeker)
January 29, 2022
Rosemary C. Oppland (nee Boedeker), 93, died Jan. 29 at Nazareth Living Center. Oppland was born in St. Louis and worked as a homemaker. She is survived by Steve (Barb) Oppland, Mary (Alex) Bischoff, Jeanne (Tony) Beavers, Dan (Cindy Hawkins)January 24, 2022
Vernon Jean Edelmann, 96, died Jan. 24 at Mercy Hospital. He was born in St. Louis and served in the U.S. Army. He also worked for the U.S. government.Sandra L Kruetz (nee Riekenberg)
January 23, 2022
Sandra Lee Kreutz (nee Riekenberg), 75, of Oakville, died Jan. 23. She was born on Jan. 19, 1947, to George and Ruby Riekenberg. She married Raymond Kreutz Nov. 25, 1978 and was employed by JC Penney for 10-plus years. She is survived by her soJanuary 8, 2022
Richard John Dittmann, 63, of House Springs, died Jan. 8 at St. Clare Hospital. Dittmann was born July 25, 1958, in St. Louis to Sebastian and Joan (DeGunia) Dittmann. He was a 1976 graduate of St. Pius X High School and retired from the BricklDecember 15, 2021
Paul F. Knubley, 73, died Dec. 15 at Mercy South Hospital. Knubley was born in St. Louis and resided in Oakville where he worked as a veterinarian. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and the Webster Groves Masonic Lodge #84. Knubley isDecember 17, 2021
Allen Michael Helldoerfer, 30, died suddenly at home Dec. 17. He is the beloved son of John “Dave” and Mary Kay Helldoerfer (nee Jansen) from Oakville and the dear brother of Daniel (Jessie Wand) of Affton and Matthew of Liberty. He was theNovember 13, 2021
Alexander M. Failoni Jr. died Nov. 13. He was born March 24, 1961, to Alexander and Rosemary (nee Catalina) Failoni. He is survived by his siblings Rosetta (Joe) Meiners, Victor (Stephanie) Failoni and Josephine (Ronald) Bass; his stepdaughter JaiMary L Steinmann (nee Aulbach)
November 10, 2021
Mary Lorraine Steinmann (nee Aulbach), 87, of Waterloo, Illinois, died Nov. 10 in Red Bud, Illinois. She was born July 2, 1934, in St. Louis. She is survived by her children Susan Stevens, Patricia (Ronald Roderfeld) Steinmann, Annette (Michael) WNovember 27, 2021
Kenneth R. Blackwell, 77, died Nov. 27. He was the beloved son of the late Lynn and Bettie Blackwell (nee Branning); dear brother of Vickie (Jim) Svaglic, Neta (Kevin) Schmidt and Guy Blackwell; uncle of Tara (Scott) Kelly, Clara Svaglic, Eric BNovember 14, 2021
Kenneth R. Koerber, 92, died Nov. 14 in St. Louis. Kenneth was born Sept. 6, 1929, to Walter and Estelle Koerber of Brentwood. He graduated from Brentwood High School in 1947 and attended college and graduated with a degree in social studies. HNovember 11, 2021
Susan Marie Hantak, 75, died Nov. 11. She was the daughter of the late Elmer (Bud) and Dolores (Lorry) Hantak; beloved sister of Judy Hantak, Mary (Robert) Mahon, Bill (Sue) Hantak; Aunt of Robert III, Brian, Michael (Eva) Mahon, Ben (Sara) and ToNovember 8, 2021
Clifford J. Woerhle, 98, died Nov. 8. He was the loving husband for 71 years of Virginia Woehrle, dear father of David Woehrle and Pamela (Rick) Nazzoli, grandfather of the late Robyn Woehrle, great grandfather of Britni Forsee, uncle, great uncOctober 16, 2021
James Bryan Hefner, 61, of St. Louis, died Oct. 16 following a short but hideous battle with brain cancer, Glioblastoma. He will be missed by his mother, Kathryn (nee Reed) Hefner, sister Susan (Russ) Johnson, brother John Linard (Launa) Hefner, nOctober 13, 2021
Clarence W. Von Talge died Oct. 13. He was born Jan. 25, 1938, to the late Clarence H. (Margaret) and Esther Eikman Von Talge. He was the beloved husband for 32 years of the late Norma Von Talge, dear companion of Pat Rehagen, loving father of K