All Obituaries

Ralph B. Buschman, 88, of Washington, passed away on May 13, 2022. Ralph, son of the late Frank Buschmann and Launa nee Briggs, was born on July 24, 1933 in Vienna, MO. He received his education from Vienna High School. Ralph was employed at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing for over 34 years as a planner. He loved the outdoors and working on his farm. Ralph was an outdoor enthusiast. He loved hunting, fishing and farming especially with his grandchildren. He was an avid gardener and took pride in...

Carlos M. Flores, 74 , of Washington, passed away on May 10, 2022. Carlos, son of the late Jesus Flores and Petra Rosas, was born on August 3, 1947 in Mexico City, Mexico. He received his education from McKinley High School in St. Louis and earned a degree in horticulture from UMSL and enjoyed teaching classes at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Mr. Flores served his country honorably as a member of the United States Army, 27th Infantry Wolfhound Pack and the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. He...

Gladys E. Engemann, 91 , of Washington, passed away on May 6, 2022. Gladys, daughter of the late Oscar Nolting and Laura nee Ellermann, was born on May 29, 1930 in Washington. She received her education from Washington High School. On October 2, 1948, she was united in marriage to Philip Engemann at St. Ignatius Church in Concord Hill. Gladys was an avid local history buff and was very interested in family ancestry. She was a member of both the Washington and Franklin County Historical...

Jeanette E. Brinker, 81 , of Washington passed away on May 5, 2022. Mrs. Brinker, daughter of the late Solomon Johnson and Dorothy nee Jolly, was born on November 1, 1940 in Puxico, MO. She received her education from Washington High School. On February 20, 1960, she was united in marriage to Ralph Brinker at St. Francis Borgia Church. Jeanette was a loving and caring person, who loved taking care of others. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Ralph Brinker. Among...

Ryan Zachary Steinmann, 27 , of Washington, passed away on May 4, 2022. Ryan, son of Kimberly nee Edwards, and Kevin Steinmann, was born on September 24, 1994 in Oakland, CA. He received his education from Union High School. Ryan loved playing hockey from the time he was 5 years old. He also enjoyed football and wrestling, two sports he played in high school. Ryan also loved the outdoors, going hiking and deer hunting. Ryan above all loved his family and friends. He was very generous and...

Keegan James Wiedemann, 18 , of New Haven, passed away on May 1, 2022. Keegan, son of Tim Wiedemann and LeAnne nee Smith, was born on November 11, 2003 in Camdenton, MO. He received his education from the New Haven High School. Keegan was expected to graduate from New Haven High School on May 19, 2022. Keegan had joined the Army National Guard and was to leave for basic training shortly after his graduation. Keegan loved trucks and anything to do with mechanics. He was an outdoorsman and...

Carolyn E. Brandt, 78 , of Krakow, passed away on April 28, 2022. Mrs. Brandt, daughter of the late Aloys Voelkerding and Irene nee Engemann, was born on April 14, 1944 in Augusta. She received her education from St. Francis Borgia High School. On May 15, 1965, she was united in marriage to Roland Brandt at the St. Francis Borgia Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; two siblings, Merle Voelkerding and Linda Wagner; daughter-in-law, Trudy Brandt and in-laws, Ervin Brandt, Sharon...

Betty J. Helsee, 81 , of Washington, passed away on April 28, 2022. Betty, daughter of the late Alvin Kappelmann and Jenny nee Filla, was born on November 3, 1940 in Washington. She received her education from the Immanuel Lutheran Grade School. On June 2, 1962, she was united in marriage to Eugene Helsee at the Immanuel Lutheran Church. She loved decorating her yard with flowers and lawn decor.  She had several jobs as a young woman but the one that stuck was being an in home day care...

Kim Borcherding Lapeyre, 69 , of Washington, passed away on April 26, 2022. Kim, daughter of the late Alfred Borcherding and Erna nee Vohs, was born on July 11, 1952 in Washington. She was a graduate of New Haven High School, received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from University of Missouri Columbia, and a Master of Science Degree in Public Health from University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Kim was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Washington. She was preceded...

Michael J. Broeker, 64 , of Washington, passed away on April 25, 2022. Michael, son of Robert Broeker and Patricia nee Michel, was born on October 16, 1957 in Washington. He received his education from Washington High School. On April 12, 1980, he was united  in marriage to Barbara Siedhoff in Washington. Mike was well known in the community for his business, Broeker Construction, which he started in 1981. For almost 40 years he and Barb worked side by side on hundreds of job sites. If...