All Obituaries

Mildred M. Althage (nee Eggert), 89, of New Haven, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Washington.  Mildred was born on August 21, 1930, to the late August and Bertha (nee Kassebaum) Eggert in Leslie, Missouri and was united in marriage to the late Orval Althage on October 20, 1951, at St. John’s United Church of Christ-Casco.   A Funeral Service will be held at 11 am on Monday, January 27, 2019, at Ebenezer Lutheran Chuch in Port Hudson....

John R. Bursey, 84, of Washington, passed away on January 19, 2020, in Washington. Mr. Bursey, son of the late John M. Bursey, and his wife Cynthia (nee Wheatley), was born May 2, 1935, in Dyersburg, Tennessee. On October 3, 1953, he was united in marriage to Frances French in Baden, Missouri. John worked as an electrician at Anheuser Busch for many years until retirement. John was a devoted Catholic. He enjoyed wood working, fixing things, and spending time with his family. He found the...

Dewayne Twidwell, 47, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020. Dewayne was born on February 6, 1972, to the late Donald Twidwell and Theresa Louzader (nee O’Brien). Dewayne was full of life and had a knack for making everything enjoyable. He was overflowing with personality and he had endless stories. He will be dearly missed by his family, and everyone who knew him. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Twidwell and his stepfather, William Louzader. Dewayne is survived by...

Daniel J. Oberndorfer, 40, of Union, once our son, now our Angel, passed away on January 6, 2020. Daniel was born on November 12, 1979, to his parents Darwin and Debbie Oberndorfer of Washington. He is survived by his parents; children, Austin, Chase, and Kylie; siblings, Jennifer Eaton and husband Albert, and Tim Gumpenberger; nieces, Jamie, Lexi, and Alyssa; nephews, Jerrid,  Drew, Cody, Nick, and Albert; and many other relatives and friends. A visitation will be held on...

Jane “Lois” Lohan (nee Mueller), 92, of Washington, passed away on January 2, 2020. Mrs. Lohan, daughter of the late Arthur Mueller and his wife Aurelia NEE Schultz, was born August 14, 1927, in Washington. She received her education from Washington High School. On June 20, 1948, she was united in marriage to Jack Lohan at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Washington. Lois was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jack Lohan; brother Howard Mueller and sister,...

Eunice Mary Siedhoff (nee Brinkmann), 86, of Clover Bottom, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Eunice was born on April 15, 1933, in Paragould, Arkansas to the late Bernard and Madeline (nee Kopp) Brinkmann.  She attended the Ziegemeyer School in Washington, graduated from St. Francis Borgia High School, and was united in marriage on November 20, 1954, to Gilbert L. Siedhoff at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church.  Eunice...

JoAnn Hagedorn (nee Dittemore), 85, of Washington, passed away on December 30, 2019. JoAnn, the daughter of the late James and Kathryn (nee Williams) Dittemore, was born on June 16, 1934, in Washington. JoAnn graduated from Washington High School in 1952 and married the love of her life, Jack Hagedorn, on May 16, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Washington. She pursued a career in nursing through the Washington University School of Medicine and graduated in 1955 with a bachelor’s...

Judith “Judy” Lammers nee Brinker passed away in Sun City, Florida on December 29, 2019. Judy was born in Krakow, Missouri to Leander and Hilda Brinker. She worked hard to build a life she loved. While a teenager she worked at Lammers Restaurant on 5th Street. The owners, Ben and Hilda Lammers quickly took a liking to her. She worked hard and Hilda decided she wanted her as a daughter-in-law. Hilda quietly worked on her son, Don, who had recently returned from serving in the...

James (Jim) Pierre Jackson, age 94, passed away on December 28, 2019, in Washington, MO.   A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 18th, at 11 A.M. at the Presbyterian Church, Washington, Missouri.   Jim married Charlene Duncan on August 8, 1957 in Washington, MO, and is survived by his wife, son Keith and wife Narcisa of Naples, FL, son Glenn and wife Evelyn of Wichita, KS, and their two grandsons Nicolas Jackson and Aaron Jackson of Kansas City. He was preceded...

Dolores M. Frankenberg (nee Beste), 90, of Krakow, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Dolores was born on August 27, 1929, to the late John C. and Cecilia R. (nee Westhoelter) Beste in Krakow and was united in marriage to the late Herman Frankenberg on May 30, 1951, at St. Gertrude Catholic Church. Dolores was happy to have called Krakow and St. Gertrude Parish her home for her entire life, her deep roots meant comfort, community, and love the way that only a rural living can...