Obituaries in Springfield Missouri
Cris Aaron Gerdes
October 31, 2025
Cris Aaron Gerdes, 38, of Springfield Mo., passed away at 9:10pm on October 31st, 2025, in Springfield, Mo., in a fatal motorcycle accident.
He was born August 29, 1987, in Joplin, Mo., to Joseph Gerdes and Rose Moore.
Cris was a very faithful man, who knew the Lord as his Savior. He was one of a kind. He always brought the biggest...
Noreene Marie Wooldridge
October 29, 2025
Noreene Marie Wooldridge passed away at 12:40 am Wednesday morning October 29th, 2025, at Cox Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
She was born in Mercedes, Texas on May 20, 1933, To Raymond H (Pete) Nuwer and Agnes Mary Hock Nuwer. She attended Grade School in Santa Maria, Texas and High School in Mercedes, Texas.
Her family moved to Alton, Missouri in 1951. In...
Mary Helen Felin
October 28, 2025
In Loving Memory of Mary Felin May 24, 1936 – October 28, 2025
Mary (Gann) Felin, beloved mother, grandmother, educator, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 28, surrounded by love from her family and friends.
Born in 1936, she was raised in Conway, Missouri, a proud Conway Elk. She often joked that she went in one door of the Conway schoolhouse...
Jenny Lou Thomas
October 27, 2025
Jenny Lou Thomas, age 61, of Bolivar, Missouri passed away October 27, 2025.
Since no family steped forward, she was cremated.
Robert David Plank
October 26, 2025
Robert “David” Plank passed away at Maranatha Village on October 26, 2025, surrounded by his sons. Born in Springfield, MO, January 1 st , 1936, to Leslie and Bessie Plank. David learned to raise cattle and tinker with mechanical things on the family farm. He attended grade school at Mount Pleasant, a one-room schoolhouse, Ozark High School, received B.S. degrees...
John Kordell Ferguson
October 25, 2025
John Kordell Ferguson
November 23, 1963 – October 25, 2025
John Ferguson, beloved brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2025, after a courageous battle with aggressive cancer. He was 61 years old.
Born on November 23, 1963, John was the cherished son of the late Beverly and Alton Robert Ferguson. A lifelong lover of history, John was known...
Matthew France
October 21, 2025
Matthew” Matt “France, age 53 passed away on October 21, 2025, at Cox South Hospital. He is leaving behind a legacy of adventure, kindness, and life lived at full throttle. Matt was born in Springfield, Missouri on July 7th 1972 to Joan and Medford France. Matthew graduated from Glendale High School. He later studied for his MBA and International policy...
Michael Lee O'Hair
October 17, 2025
Michael Lee O'Hair, age 86, of Yellville, Arkansas passed away on October 17, 2025.
Deborah Croxdale
October 14, 2025
Deborah Croxdale, age 71, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
Christopher Eugene Merfeld
October 8, 2025
Christopher Eugene Merfeld, age 68, of Marshfield, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
Nancy Carolyn Woolford
October 6, 2025
Nancy Carolyn Woolford slipped her earthly bonds on October 6, 2025, at the age of 94 — a long life well lived and deeply loved.
Born on July 21, 1931, in Wynne, Arkansas, to Paul Edward and Olivia Calhoun Cunningham, Nancy grew up in the gentle hills and fertile fields along Crowley’s Ridge in northeast Arkansas. With her brother Edward Cunningham,...
Joetta Sue Rader
October 6, 2025
Joetta Sue (Stepp) Rader passed away peacefully at her home in Springfield, Missouri on October 6, 2025, at the age of 85. Joetta was born on December 10, 1939, to Oral and Kathryn (Thompson) Stepp. On March 3, 1957, she married the love of her life Charles Wayne Rader Sr., their love and marriage was centered in Christ and was...
John Dale LaPointe-Ackfeld
October 4, 2025
John Lapointe-Ackfeld, 46, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on October 4, 2025. He was born on May 8, 1979, in South Dakota. He is survived by his daughters, Serenity Ackfeld of St. Joseph, Missouri, and Auria Pendergrass of Springfield, Missouri; his brother, Chris Ackfeld and family of Springfield, Missouri; his sister, Ashley Fangmann and family of O’Fallon, Missouri; and his...
Merna Bolin
October 3, 2025
Merna Bolin, age 66, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on October 3, 2025.
There are no services planned at this time.
Charles Bradford Stark
October 1, 2025
Charles (Chuck) Bradford Stark, age 74, of Summersville, MO, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2025 surrounded by family.
Born on April 22, 1951 in St. Louis, MO, Chuck lived his life close to the land. A true man of the earth, he found his greatest joy in the outdoors — whether tracking game through the timber, casting a line into...
Roger Herman Goetz
September 29, 2025
Roger H. Goetz, Sr. 91, Ozark, Missouri, passed away at 1:00 a.m. Monday, September 29, 2025 in his home.
He was born at home on September 21, 1934 at their farm near Swea City, Iowa to Herman and Sylvia (Balvance) Goetz. He started school in Swea City, Iowa, and in 3rd grade his parents moved to Ledyard, Iowa where he attended...
Denise Meekins
September 27, 2025
Denise Meekins, age 69, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on September 27, 2025.
Donny Ray Lewis
September 26, 2025
Donny Lewis, of Springfield, Missouri, age 83, entered into the presence of the Lord on September 26, 2025.
He was born in Oregon and grew up in the small town of Rockvale, Colorado of which he told many stories of his boyhood adventures. After graduating from Florence High School, where he excelled in football and wrestling, he served in the United...
Ronald Paul Robinson
September 25, 2025
Ronald Paul Robinson, 64, of Marshfield, Missouri, was born August 8, 1961, to Ronald Robinson and Barbara (Holt) Hembree. Paul departed this world to his heavenly home September 25, 2025.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ron Robinson and Barbara Hembree; step father, Wayne Hembree; step brothers, Chris and Matt Hembree; as well as several other beloved family members.
Paul...
David Lester Roesener
September 24, 2025
David Lester Roesener, 68, of Glendale, California, passed away on the evening of Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in Springfield, Missouri, at Cox South Hospital.
Dave was born on April 2, 1957, in Glendale, California, to David and Maureen Roesener. He was the eldest of five siblings: Rusty, Laura, Mark, and Eileen. Over the years, his family moved from Glendale to Connecticut,...
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