Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Nodaway County, Missouri.

C.M. (Pistol) Asher

C.M. (Pistol) Asher

Jun 29, 2016

C.M. (Pistol) Asher, 82, Sheridan, MO, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, MO. Pistol was born on May 18, 1934, in Oklahoma City, OK, his parents were Charles and Gladys (McKinley) Asher. They preceded him in death. He was also prededed by his wife, Virgina Ann (Jennifer) Asher in November 2, 2009,...

Izetta Ann Castillo

Izetta Ann Castillo

Jun 18, 2016

Izetta Ann Koehler Castillo, 88, of Maryville, Mo passed away in Parkdale Manor on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Izetta was born in St. Louis, MO, on November 27, 1927, to Oscar and Maude (Squire) Koehler. She graduated in 1945 from Clarinda High School in Clarinda, IA. After graduation she moved to California to work in the Jet Propulsion Plant....

Kenneth R. Cavner

Kenneth R. Cavner

Jun 15, 2016

Kenneth R. Cavner, 88, of Maryville, MO, passed away at the SSM Hospital on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Kenneth was born on March 31, 1928, in College Springs, IA. His parents were Roy and Flovia (Fine) Cavner. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his sister, Rosealtha Gentle, 2 brothers, Caryl and Merlyn Cavner, and twin...

Eugene (Gene) F. Frear

Eugene (Gene) F. Frear

Jun 15, 2016

Gene Frear, 80, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at his home with his family at his side. Gene was born in Alta, IA, on September 18, 1935. His parents were Glen and Ida (Peggy) Cripe Frear. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded by 2 brothers, Donald and Marvin Frear, and his...

Lorene Bowness

Lorene Bowness

Jun 7, 2016

Alta Lorene Bowness, 91, of Maryville, MO, went to be with her sisters and her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Maryville. She was surrounded by her loved ones as she took her last breath. Lorene was born on May 14, 1925, to John Christian and Unez Gunter Jensen in rural Gentry County, MO. She was the...

John Donald Fisher

John Donald Fisher

May 28, 2016

Maryville, MO -- John “Donald” Fisher, age 89, died Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Maryville following a battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife of 68 years, Eileen (Eckstein) Fisher; daughter, Donna (J. Michael) Buffa of Mesquite, NV, and daughter, Dianne Fisher, of Roeland Park, KS. He also leaves brother and sister-in-laws:...

Kathleen M. (Kathy) Sears

Kathleen M. (Kathy) Sears

May 25, 2016

Kathleen M. (Kathy) Sears, 60, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at her home in Maryville. She was born on July 22, 1955, her parents were Ralph Garrett and Pauline (Granny) (Brown) Dragoo. She lived most all her life in the Maryville area. Kathy had worked as an aid at St. Francis Hospital, and then...

Willard G. Coffelt

Willard G. Coffelt

May 12, 2016

Willard G. Coffelt, 82, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. Willard was born on March 16, 1934, in Ravenwood, MO. His parents were Eldon B. and Minnie Messner Coffelt. He graduated from Ravenwood High School and spent all his life in Nodaway County. On March 21, 1952,...

Betty L. Wiederholt

Betty L. Wiederholt

May 12, 2016

Betty Wiederholt, 84, of Maryville, MO, was born December 30, 1931 in Omaha, NE, to Ame & Alma E.(Poe) Branson. She passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016, near Des Moines, IA. Betty married George H. Wiederholt on July 19, 1949 and they resided in Stanberry, MO. Betty drove the OATS bus from 1984-1986 to St. Joe, MO. She...

William I. Hann

William I. Hann

May 11, 2016

William Irvin (Bill) Hann, 86, of Burlington Junction, MO, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at a hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Bill was born on September 21, 1929, in Maryville, MO. His parents were John Ramey and Wilda Lillian Jones Hann. He had lived most of his life in this area. Bill attended Kansas University beginning in 1951,...

Richard E. Auffert

Richard E. Auffert

May 9, 2016

Richard Eugene Auffert, 75, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Monday, May 9, 2016, at the Parkdale Manor Nursing Home, Maryville. Richard was born on August 23, 1940, in Clyde, MO, his parents were Ervin B. and Bernadine F. (Bliley) Auffert. He lived all his life in this area. He was a high school graduate and a...

Artis J. Foster

Artis J. Foster

May 4, 2016

Artis Joye Foster, 84, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Parkdale Manor Nursing Home in Maryville. Artis was born in Barnard, MO, on February 24, 1932. Her parents were Archie and Mertie Ellen (Jasper) Hubbell. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her 3 brothers, Victor, Cleo, and Melvin...

Victor A. Workman

Victor A. Workman

May 3, 2016

Victor Allen Workman, 61, of Pickering, MO, formerly of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born March 18, 1955 to Charles William Workman and Betty Pauline Burns Workman in Akron, OH. They preceded him in death. Victor served in the Army for nine and a half years as a...

Betty J. Mckee

Betty J. Mckee

Apr 30, 2016

Betty Jeanne McKee, 86, of Hopkins, MO, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at her home in Hopkins, with family by her side. Betty was born on January 16, 1930, in Bolckow, MO. Her parents were Ernest Edwin (Bill) and Mable Louise (Kidd) Smith. They preceded her in death. Betty loved to watch and listen to all sports,...

James Edward Dew

James Edward Dew

Apr 29, 2016

James Edward Dew, 72, of Maryville, MO, passsed away on April 29, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, with family members by his side. Jim Dew was born March 21, 1944, in Maryville. He lived his life in the Nodaway county area. His parents were Paul Bertsel Dew, and Lela Emily (Massie) Dew. They preceded him in death....

Twilla L. Hager

Twilla L. Hager

Apr 27, 2016

Twilla L. Hager, 94, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Golden Living Center, Maryville, with family members at her side. Twilla was born on Nov 7, 1921,in Peru, NE, her parents were Peter Costello Mason and Lydia Louise (Rogers) Mason. She graduated from high school in Peru, NE. She was united in marriage...

Nina Cox Schneider

Nina Cox Schneider

Apr 23, 2016

Nina Cox Schneider, 79, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care, in St. Joseph. Nina was born on September 8, 1936, near Leeton, MO, to Norman F. and Mary Epperson Cox. She attended Leeton High School and graduated from William Jewell College in 1958 with a degree in Music ducation. Her first...

Rosella Mae Lewis

Rosella Mae Lewis

Apr 19, 2016

Rosella Mae Lewis, 100, of Ravenwood, MO, passed away peacefully at the Golden Living Center, Maryville, MO. Rosella was born on June 14, 1915, in Isadora, MO. Her parents were Willie Clay and Caroline (Ray) Walker. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded by 13 siblings, and 4 of her children, Billy Fred Lewis, Carolyn Louise Lewis,...

Paul D. Jones

Paul D. Jones

Apr 15, 2016

Paul Donald Jones, 76, of Maryville, MO passed away Friday, April 15, 2016, at his home with family at his side. Paul was born in Evansville, IN, on January 5, 1940. His parents were Paul Edmund and Catherine White Jones. Paul had lived in St. Joseph, MO, then in Carbondale, IL, and then in Maryville since 1966. Paul had...

Lila Chloe Plummer

Lila Chloe Plummer

Apr 4, 2016

Lila Chloe Plummer, 70, of Guilford, MO, passed away April 4, 2016 at Pine View Manor in Stanberry, MO. Lila was born July 7, 1945 in Jackson, CA. Her parents were Leon Gardner and Evelyn (Clure) Gardner. They preceeded her in death. Mrs. Plummer graduated from high school in California. She later became an LPN and was employed for...