All Obituaries

William (Bill) G. Crowley, 85 , of Washington, passed away on September 14, 2021. Mr. Crowley, son of the late William A. Crowley and his wife May nee Snow, was born on June 4, 1936 in Graniteville, MO.  Bill was proud to serve his country by enlisting in the US Navy after high school and later served in the Army National Guard.    William received his Bachelors degree in Education from Harris Stowe in St. Louis and obtained his Masters degree of Arts and Science, from...

Alvin Frank Lanwermeyer , 89 , of Washington, passed away on September 13, 2021. Alvin, son of the late Louis Lanwermeyer and his wife Mary nee Himmelberg, was born on November 6, 1931 in Washington. He received his education from St. Francis Borgia High School. On June 19, 1954, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Schulze at the St. Francis Borgia Church. Alvin served his country honorably as a member of the United States Air Force. He was employed at Jefferson Products in Washington for...

Maurice J. “Moe” Bleckman, 85 , of Washington, passed away on September 10, 2021. Moe, son of the late Albert Bleckman and his wife Catherine nee Jasper was born on April 2, 1936 in Washington. He received his education from St. Francis Borgia High School. On October 17, 1959, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Elbert at St. Gertrudes Church in Krakow. Moe worked at Bleckman Machine and Supply, Inc. for most of his life and could fix just about anything.  He was an avid...

Albert W. Leary, 89 , of Washington, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2021, with his son and daughter by his side. Mr. Leary, son of the late Edgar Look and Frances Leary nee Colbert, was born on May 4, 1932 in Cleveland, OH. He grew up in Coral Gables, FL and graduated from Ponce de Leon High School. He received his Bachelors degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech and later a Masters degree in computer science from the University of Missouri Rolla. In February 1954, he...

Alice A. Elbert, 88 , of Washington, passed away on September 6, 2021. Alice, daughter of the late Emil Schmitt and Anna nee Marquart, was born on November 14, 1932 in Washington. She received her education from St. Francis Borgia High School. On September 7, 1957, she was united in marriage to Jerome “Bud” Elbert and settled into farm life.    After her husband’s passing in 1984, Alice continued to run the family farm along with her teen-aged...

Claude A. Brunk Jr., 66 , of Kansas City, MO, formerly of the Franklin County area, passed away on September 3, 2021. Claude, son of the late Claude Brunk Sr. and his wife Anna nee Mullen, was born on May 30, 1955. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Fred and Larry Brunk, and niece, Denise Brunk. Among his survivors are his siblings, Gene Brunk and wife Sandy of Cuba, Helen Ellison and husband Stewart of Holden, MO, and Melvin Brunk and wife Vanessa of Independence, MO;...

Clarence C. Elbert, 95 , of Washington, passed away on September 3, 2021. Mr. Elbert, son of the late John P. Elbert and his wife Mary nee Schlitt, was born on July 16, 1926. He received his education from St. Gertrude’s School. Clarence began working as soon as he was done attending school, at a shoe factory in Union. After 5 years there, he decided it was time to become a full time farmer at the family farm he grew up on, located off of Hwy YY. Farming was his passion and taking...

Linda Wagner, 70, of St. Peters, MO passed away on September 2, 2021. Linda, daughter of the late Aloys Voelkerding and his wife Irene Engemann, was born on April 26, 1951 in Washington, MO. She received her education from St. Francis Borgia High School. On December 28, 1968 she was united in marriage to Paul Mills, and on October 12, 1974 she was united in marriage to Robert Wagner. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Paul Mills and Robert Wagner, brother Merle Voelkerding....

Laverne A. Schelich, 86, of Washington, passed away on August 31, 2021. Laverne, daughter of the late Albert Himmelberg and his wife Mary nee Alfermann, was born on April 30, 1935 in Washington. She received her education from St. Francis Borgia High School. On June 1, 1957, she was united in marriage to Ardell J. Schelich at St. Francis Borgia Church. Laverne will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, devoted sister and a loyal friend.  She devoted...

Arthur “Andy” Dobkins , 63 , of Lonedell, passed away on August 31, 2021. Arthur, son of the late Arthur L. Dobkins and his wife Lillian nee Hollingshead, was born on November 3, 1957 in Rolla. He received his education from the Steelville School District. On June 27, 2015, he was united in marriage to Rachel Summers in Cuba, MO. Andy worked for All Type Fence for over 30 years. He was also a bouncer, starting at age 18, retiring from it at 55.  He loved to ride...