Obituaries

December 24, 2017

December 24, 2017

Jack Preston Steinle died on December 24, 2017, after a brief illness. He was born April 2, 1928, in Russell, Kansas, to John David and Lula Preston Steinle. He graduated from Kansas University with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, served as an officer in the US Marine Corps, and completed law school at Washburn University. He practiced law in...

December 24, 2017

December 24, 2017

Amy Michelle LaPoint, 34 of Springfield passed away Sunday December 24, 2017 in Mercy Hospital. Amy was born January 26, 1983 in Springfield, Missouri to Michael & Karen (Waggoner) Gray. Amy was a very talented creative person , a fantastic cook, she enjoyed crafts, painting and refurbishing furniture . But first and foremost in her life were her children, her...

December 24, 2017

Our beloved son, brother, and friend, Steven Allen Mayer also known as Brother Bear and Skinny, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017, at the age of 26. Steven was born on August 22, 1991. He was born in Jacksonville, FL and recently resided in Fair Grove, MO. Steven lived much of his childhood in Wenatchee, WA. He is survived...

December 23, 2017

Shirley Ann Murdie age 75, Springfield, Missouri passed away December 23rd, 2017 in Nixa, Missouri Shriley was born November 15th, 1942 in Long Beach, California Memorial graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018, in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield. Permanent online condolences, photos and stories may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com.

December 21, 2017

Terry Delane Dean age 64, Springfield, Missouri passed away December 21st, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri Terry was born April 16th, 1953 in Springfield, Missouri to Jamie And Juanita Dean He was employed with Metro Builders Supply, Springfield. He is survived by his wife Marilyn Dean, two sisters Andrea Hamilton and Gayla Wampler, two brothers Kevin Dean and Kelly Dean. Memorial...

December 20, 2017

Gary Raymond Edelen II, 41, passed away Wednesday December 20th, 2017 in his home located in Springfield Missouri. He was born September 3rd 1976 to Gary Edelen and Sharon Young in St Louis, Missouri. Gary did a lot in his short life but most importantly he was a father to four children, who he is survived by, biologocal children, Tyler...

December 18, 2017

Robert Claude Reed, age 68, passed away December 18, 2017, in Springfield, Missouri. Robert was born August 12, 1949, in Kansas City, Kansas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Norman David Reed and Cora Mae Morrow Reed Tuten; two brothers, David Reed and Norman Lee Reed; one sister, Geneva (Clarence) Taylor; one great granddaughter, Chloe Baker. Robert is...

December 17, 2017

Martha Wise was born in St. Francis, Minnesota, on January 29, 1916. Martha passed away under the care of Mercy Hospice on December 17, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, in the presence of friends. Martha was one of ten siblings born to Frank and Anna Herbes. Martha graduated from Upsala High School, Upsala, Minnesota, in 1934. After graduation...

December 17, 2017

Christian Michael Pace age 30, Springfield, Missouri passed away December 17th, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri Christian was born July 21st, 1987 in Sedalia, Missouri. Memorial visitation from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2017, in Herman H. Lohmeyer Chapel, with memorial service following at 7:00 p.m. Permanent online condolences, photos and stories may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com.

December 16, 2017

David Anthony Schibler, 68, of Springfield passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Glendale Gardens, Springfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Kathleen Mohrs Schibler and brothers-in-law Jim Starkey and Claude DeBogdan. He is survived by five sisters: Janie and husband Richard Pille of Eureka Springs, AR, Susie and husband Bruce Hibbs...

December 14, 2017

Bobbie Lee Adams, age 88 of Springfield, Missouri went to his heavenly home on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Maranatha Village in Springfield. He was born March 20, 1929 in Buffalo, Kansas to Harold E. Adams and Lula (Welch) Adams. Bobbie worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and AT&T Telephone as a repairman for 40 years retiring in 1983. He...

December 12, 2017

Verlyn Elaine Zehr 98, Springfield, Missouri went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, in Springfield, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her husband Dean Zehr and one son Daniel Raymond Zehr. She is survived by one son John Zehr, one brother Robert Myers, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services will be at a later date....

December 10, 2017

Nicholas Francis Shoults, age 62 of Springfield, Missouri left this world on Sunday December 10, 2017. Nicholas suffered a fatal injury from a mountain biking accident. Nicholas left this world in the company of his son Will, doing a sport he loved. Nicholas was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Nicholas grew up in St. Louis and St. Clair Missouri. He...

December 9, 2017

Robin Ann Armstrong, age 55, passed away peacefully in her home on December 9th, 2017 in Fair Grove, Missouri when the good Lord called her home. Robin was born April 24th, 1962 in Bellevue, Washington, the daughter Jay Bob and Doris Bingaman. She grew up in the Fair Grove and Pleasant Hope, Missouri area and was well known by others...

December 9, 2017

Paul Stanley Merritt III age 55, Cedar Hill, Missouri passed away December 9th, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri Paul was born March 5th, 1962 in Saint Louis, Missouri to Paul Stanley Merritt II and Phyllis Mullins Merritt. Arrangements are under the care of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home. Permanent online condolences, photos and stories may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com.

December 8, 2017

Evelyn Marie Nell age 73, Springfield, Missouri passed away December 8th, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. She was born April 22, 1944, in Strafford, Missouri, to William and Mary Baum. Evelyn was married for 54 years to the love of her life Bobby Lee Nell. She is survived by her husband Bobby, daughters Stephanie (William Mabary) and Lori (Scott Hickman) and...

December 7, 2017

Mr. Ray Franklin Burk, of Springfield, MO, peacefully passed away in his home on December 7, 2017 at the age of 79. Ray was born to parents Roy Burk and Marie Pearl Conrad on September 3, 1938 in Springfield, MO. He, along with his two sisters, grew up in southern Missouri where he attended West Plains High School “until he...

December 4, 2017

Larry Dean Carter passed away in the early morning of Monday, December 4, 2017 at the age of 65. He was a longtime Springfield resident, though was born in La Porte, Indiana in 1952 and moved to Springfield at the age of 8. Larry was a member of the Parkview High School graduating class of 1970 and received his Associates...