rwbrauer@iland.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hoehns" <rwbrauer@iland.net> To: <MOBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: Florence G. Koeller > Please note: Many obits contain many errors. > > Cole Camp Courier > > August 15, 1985, Pg. 2 > > Florence G. Koeller > > Florence G. Koeller, 71, Cole Camp, died Monday, Aug. 12 at Bothwell > Regional Health Center, Sedalia. > > He was born near Cole Camp on Oct. 29, 1913, son of Charley and Louise Young > Koeller. On Nov. 29, 1938, he was married to Lorene Robinson who died in > 1974. On Jan. 17, 1976 he was married to Selma Wienberg who passed away in > 1983. > > Mr. Koeller was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of First > Baptist Church, Cole Camp. He was also a member of the Royal Order of Moose > Lodge No. 1494 in Sedalia. > > Survivors include a daughter Betty Huffman, Springfield; a step-son, Robert > Wienberg, Cole Camp; a step-daughter, Rutha Ann Kreisel, Mora; 3 sisters, > Dora Myers, Cole Camp; Nora Scheerer, Stover; Clara Skinner, Sedalia; 2 > brothers, Fred and Clarence Koeller, Cole Camp; and 4 step-grandchildren. > > Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist > Church, Cole Camp, with the Rev. Dwayne Cartwright, officiating. > > A visitation service was held at the Fox Funeral Home on Tuesday evening > from 7:30 to 8 p.m. a prayer service followed. > > Burial was in Union Cemetery, Cole Camp. > > Pallbearers were Ernie Hopper, Raymond Metscher, Alvin Koeller, Kenneth > Koeller, John R. Welliver, Sr. and Robert Farrington. > > rwbrauer@iland.net >

didn't go through the first time rwbrauer@iland.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hoehns" <rwbrauer@iland.net> To: <MOBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:38 AM Subject: DONALD MYERS > Please note: Many obits contain many errors. > > Cole Camp Courier > > April 23, 1981, Pg. 5 > > DONALD MYERS > > Donald Myers, 301 W. Butterfield Trail, Cole Camp, Mo. died Friday, April > 17, 1981 at the Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia, Mo at the age of 67 years, 8 > months and 11 days. > > He was born August 6, 1913, in Fernald, Iowa, son of the late John and Sarah > Bovender Myers. On June 5, 1965 he married Dora Buckley, who survives of the > home. > > Mr. Myers was a retired custodian at Iowa State University in Ames, He was a > member of the First Baptist Church in Cole Camp. > > Other survivors include two stepsons, John Buckley, Sedalia, Mo.; Robert > Buckley, Burleson, Tex.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary Hopper, Sedalia, Mo.; > seven sisters, Mrs. Mary Stauffer, Mrs. Etta Richardson, both of > Marshalltown, Iowa; Mrs. Marie Mesler, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Gertie Myers, > Monroe, Iowa; Mrs. Laura Feldt, Comanche, Iowa; Mrs. Lois Pfeiffer, Auburn, > Iowa; three brothers, Lester Myers, Dale Myers, both of Nevada, Iowa; Fred > Myers, Maxwell, Iowa; eight step-grandchildren and five > step-great-grandchildren. > > Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist > Church in Cole Camp with the Rev. Dwayne Cartwright officiating. > > Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Sedalia. > > Pallbearers were Terry Hopper, Eric Hopper, Norm Klein, Alvin Koeller, Tom > Cook, and Charles LaFayette. > > The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fox Funeral > Home in Cole Camp. > > rwbrauer@iland.net >

didn't go through the first time rwbrauer@iland.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hoehns" <rwbrauer@iland.net> To: <MOBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:36 AM Subject: Dora B. Myers (Dora nee Koeller) > Please note: Many obits contain many errors. > > Cole Camp Courier > > June 6, 1996, P. 5 > > Dora B. Myers > > Dora Buckley Myers, Four Seasons Living Center, died Friday, May 24, 1996, > at Bothwell Regional Health Center. > > She was born Aug. 30, 1907, in Cole Camp, daughter of Charley and Louise > Young Koeller. On Aug. 6, 1927, in Sedalia, she married John Buckley, who > died Dec. 21, 1961. On June 5, 1965, in Sedalia, she married Donald Myers, > who died April 27, 1981. > > Mrs. Myers was a cook at Mark Twain School several years and cooked for > community projects in Cole Camp. She was a member of the First Baptist > Church of Cole Camp. > > Survivors include two sons, John Buckley, Sedalia; Robert Buckley, Burleson, > Texas; a daughter, Mary Hopper, Sedalia; two sisters, Nora Scheerer, Stover; > Clara Skinner, Sedalia; a brother, Clarence Koeller, Cole Camp; eight > grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. > > The family received friends Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fox Funeral Home. > > Funeral services were held Tuesday, at 1 p.m. at the Fox Funeral Home, Cole > Camp, with the Rev. Bob Wasson officiating. > > Pallbearers were: Terry Hopper, Eric Hopper, Norm Klein, Bob Staus, Jimmie > Cramer and Raymond Metscher. > > The family suggests contributions to First Baptist Church, Cole Camp; and > Calvary Baptist Church, Sedalia. > > Note: Burial Memorial Park, Sedalia, between her 1st and 2nd husband. > > rwbrauer@iland.net >

didn't go through the first time rwbrauer@iland.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hoehns" <rwbrauer@iland.net> To: <MOBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:35 AM Subject: SUSIE FLORA HAASE > Please note: Many obits contain many errors. > > Cole Camp Courier, May 6, 1971 > > SUSIE FLORA HAASE > > Susie Flora Haase was born January 27, 1912 at Cole Camp, Missouri to Henry > A. and Della Morris Fowler. She departed this life on April 23, 1971 at the > Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa after a lingering illness, at the age > of 59 years, two months and 26 days. > > Her childhood and school days were spent at Cole Camp, Missouri. On June 18, > 1933 she was united in marriage to Lawrence John Haase; from this union two > children were born; a son L. J. Haase Jr. and a daughter Bette Ann. She had > lived in Allerton, Iowa since June of 1965. She was always devoted to her > family and was a kind and loving mother and wife. She will be greatly missed > by all who knew her. > > She leaves to mourn her passing her husband Lawrence, her son L. J. Jr. of > Allerton, her daughter Bette Fowler of Kansas City, Missouri, three > granddaughters, Kathie Jo and Laurie Ann of Friend, Nebraska and Kustine of > Kansas City, Missouri and one grandson John D. of Allerton, three sisters > Ruby Nilson, Ann Smarr, and Ruth Speich of Kansas City, Missouri, one > brother Bob Fowler of Cole Camp, Missouri, one daughter-in-law Beverly Sue, > one son-in-law Donald, five nephews and a host of friends. > > She was preceded in death by her father, mother, and three sisters Senith, > Francis and Inez. > > Services were held from the Randolph Funeral Home on Sunday April 25, 1971 > at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. John Braden officiating. Hymns were sung by Mrs. > John Braden with the pianist Mrs. Winnie Beavers. The pall bearers were > Irven Carter, Gary Langloss, Edward Speich, Michael Speich and Larry Fowler. > > Interment was in the Allerton cemetery. > > Typed as found. > > rwbrauer@iland.net >

didn't go through the first time rwbrauer@iland.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hoehns" <rwbrauer@iland.net> To: <MOBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:34 AM Subject: LAWRENCE J. HAASE > Please note: Many obits contain many errors. > > Cole Camp Courier > > December 25, 1980, Pg. 6 > > LAWRENCE J. HAASE > > Lawrence John Haase, 209 East Mason, LaMonte, Missouri, and a former > resident of Cole Camp, passed away early Sunday morning, December 21, 1980, > at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Sedalia. He attained the age of 69 years and > 14 days. > > He was born December 7, 1911, at Mt. Hulda, Mo., son of the late Dietrich > and Anna Margaret Ehlers Haase. Lawrence was baptized December 17, 1911, and > confirmed May 25, 1925. > > He graduated from Trinity Lutheran School and Cole Camp High School, > attended college at Warrensburg, Mo., and taught school at Ross Creek and > Kreisel Grade Schools. He was also employed as a roadmaster for the Rock > Island Railroad for 44 years, retiring in March 1975. > > In 1933 he married Susie Fowler and she preceded him in death in April 1971. > October 1971 he married Pearl McBee, who survives of the home. > > Other survivors include two children, Lawrence J. Haase, Jr., Virginia > Beach, Virginia, and Mrs. Donald (Bette Ann) Fowler, Kearney, Missouri; six > grandchildren, Kathie and Laurie Haase, Lincoln, Nebraska, Joeh Dietrich > Haase, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Kristy, Mellissa and Chad Fowler, Kearney, > Missouri; four step-children, Kenneth McBee, Gale McBee and Donald McBee of > Lamar, Colorado, and Mrs. Leonard Bauer of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; 11 > step-grandchildren and five great-step grandchildren. > > Lawrence was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, where services > were held Monday, December 22, at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. A. J. Wollenburg > officiating. > > Pallbearers were Leland Pritzel, Calvin Balke, Calvin Haase, Ralph Haase, > Cletus Pritzel and Alvin Pritzel. > > Burial was in Allerton Cemetery, Allerton, Iowa, where graveside services > were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 23. > > The body was at the Fox Funeral Home 9 in Cole Camp. > > Typed as found, Denise Brauer Hoehns. > > rwbrauer@iland.net >

To: <MOBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: MRS. LOUIS F. HAASE DEAD, Virgie Jewel Haase, nee Weaver > Please note: Many obits contain many errors. > > Cole Camp Courier, December 1, 1932 > > MRS. LOUIS F. HAASE DEAD > > Died From Burns Received in Fire At Her Home in Plattsburg. > > Relatives received word here the first part of last week stating that Mrs. > Louis F. Haase of Plattsburg, Mo., had passed away in the General Hospital > in Kansas City on Sunday, November 20, 1932 from burns received the day > before while starting a fire with coal oil at her home in Plattsburg. > > The funeral was held Wednesday of the last week at Macedonia, Mo. Those from > Cole Camp attending the funeral were Ernest Kohrs, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph > Haase and Gesche Haase. > > Virgie Jewel Haase, nee Weaver, was born October 20, 1911 near White Cloud, > Mo. On January 23, 1930 she was united in marriage to Louis F. Haase of Cole > Camp. To this union was born one son, Warren Eugene, who at present is in a > hospital in Kansas City also suffering from burns. The child is reported to > be in a serious condition. > > Mrs. Haase is survived by her grief-stricken husband and one son of > Plattsburg; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Weaver, and four sisters and > one brother: Cleo, John and Fairy Weaver of Bentonville, Mrs. Eulah Butler > and Mrs. Faye Butler of near Weatland, Mo. Mrs. Haase was well known in this > community having spent most of her life here. She has a host of relatives > and friends who mourn her departure. > > rwbrauer@iland.net >

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Sedalia Democrat Patrick T. Brauer 1966-2002 Cole Camp Patrick Thornton Brauer, 36, of Cole Camp, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1966, in Windsor, a son of Ray Dean and Wilma Canida Brauer. Mr. Brauer was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cole Camp. He was a cabinet maker for Pat's Cabinets of Sedalia. He enjoyed spending time with his friends and hunting. Surviving are a daughter, Joanie Brauer of the home; a son, William Michaels of Sedalia; his parents of Cole Camp; a sister, Denise Hoehns of Cole Camp; his paternal grandmother, Dora Payton of Cole Camp; and three nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Dean Brauer. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Randall Ehrichs and the Rev. Gary Clayton officiating. Pallbearers will be Joe Noel, Cristin Fox, Mike Root, David Kreisel, Bobby Kreisel, Mike Kreisel, Jeff Morarity, Mark Davis, Doug Canida, Randy Lowry, Frank Root and Travis Hoehns. Honorary pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be at Brauersville Lutheran Cemetery in Cole Camp. A prayer service will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fox Funeral Home in Cole Camp with visitation to follow. Memorial contributions may be sent to the family in care of the funeral home. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Sedalia Democrat, September 28, 2000 Larry L. Koeller Sr. 1940-2000 SEDALIA Larry L. Koeller Sr., 59, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. He was born Oct. 26, 1940, in Sedalia, a son of Lawrence E. and Mildred Thompson Koeller. On May 18, 1969, in Sedalia, he was married to Maybelle Hunter, who survives of the home. Mr. Koeller was a 1958 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School. He was a lifelong resident, who worked at Pirtle-Evans Market and Roseland Meats. He worked for the Missouri Pacific-Union Railroad from 1977 to 1993. He was an outdoorsman who loved to hunt deer and fish for crappie and catfish. He enjoyed his hobbies of gas engine machines and wood carving. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Also surviving are a son Larry Koeller Jr. of Tulsa, Okla,; two daughters, Terri A. Cunningham of Sedalia and Leslie L. Koeller of Oak Grove; a brother, David Koeller of Sedalia; his stepmother, Verneta Koeller of Sedalia; a stepbrother, Marvin Buford of Fort Myers, Fla.; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kenneth Tatkenhorst officiating. Pallbearers will be Dennis Brandt, Ralph Craig, Jerry Curtis, George Schutte, Mark Simmons, Terry Simmons, Sonny Weathers and Jim Wise. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Heckart/Gillespie Colonial Chapel. The family suggest memorial contributions to the church or to the charity of the donor's choice. rwbrauer@iland.net

Memorial Paper from the Church Nancy K. Webb, 50, of Independence, Missouri, died from a heart attack Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at her home. Nancy was born December 3, 1950, in Sedalia, a daughter of Ferdinand A. and Nola (Montgomery) Schutte. On July 20, 1979, she married Bill Webb, who survives of Independence. She was a 1968 graduate of Smithton High School and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education from Central Missouri State University in 1977. She was an active member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Independence and was a coach for the Destination Imagination Problem Solving Team at Messiah Lutheran School. Nancy enjoyed being a "soccer mom" to her girls and was a frequent volunteer in the soccer concession stand. She also enjoyed her flea market booth in Oak Grove, Missouri. She worked for S.B.S.I. Insurance Company and was a substitute teacher. Survivors include her husband, Bill Webb, Independence; four daughters, Nancy Lyn Thompson and Jill Dotson, both of Independence, Anna Webb and Audrey Webb, both of the home; five grandchildren; her father, F.A. Schutte, Smithton; two brothers, George A. Schuute, Lehigh, Kansas, Warren R. Schutte, Cole Camp; two sisters, Betty M. Brauer, Smithton, and Barbara Schnakenberg, Cole Camp. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nola Schutte, October 2, 2000. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Sedalia Democrat, April 7, 2001 Ann J. Steffens 1961 - 2001 Sedalia Ann Jenine Moentmann Steffens, 39, of Sedalia, formerly of Norborne, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She was born Oct. 4, 1961, at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, a daughter of Earl and Virginia Mueller Moentmann. She was married to Jerry Steffens, who survives of Cole Camp. Mrs. Steffens worked at InterState Studio in Sedalia. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne. She was a member of Mt. Hulda Lutheran Church in Cole Camp. She was a 1980 graduate of Norborne High School. She attended Central Missouri State University and graduated from Concordia College in Seward, Neb., in 1984. Also surviving are two daughters, Jennifer Steffens and Samantha Steffens, both of the home; her father of Norborne; two sisters, Sharon Hutcheson of Sedalia and Melanie Moentmann of Independence; and a brother, Paul Moentmann of Concord, N.C. She was preceded in death by her mother. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne. Burial will be in Fairhaven Cemetery in Norborne. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Thurman Funeral Home in Norborne. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Jennifer and Samantha Steffens Trust Fund in care of Home Savings and Loan in Norborne. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Sedalia Democrat, after July 27, 1972 Carl Dean Brauer COLE CAMP - Carl Dean Brauer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dean Brauer, Cole Camp, died at 12:17 a.m. Thursday at Bothwell Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Ray Dean and Wilma Canida Brauer, a brother, Patrick, and a sister, Denise, all of the home; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Ackerman, 1005 South Vermont, Sedalia; and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Payton, Cole Camp. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fox Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John Gorklo officiating. Burial will be in the Brauersville Cemetery, east of Cole Camp. The body is at the funeral home. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Sedalia Democrat, Nov. 27, 2001 1936 - 2001 Ionia Ray Allen Shireman, 64, of Ionia, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. He was born July 28, 1936 in Stover, a son of Clarence and Pearl McKenzie Shireman. On Sept. 15, 1984, in Lincoln, he married Delores Brauer, who survives of the home. Mr. Shireman served in the Army for two years before his discharge on Aug. 29, 1961. After his discharge, he returned to Missouri, making his home in Ionia. For the next 40 years, he was a master brick mason, working on several commercial construction projects including the Mathewson Center, the Parkhurst mansion and several churches and schools. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a member of the Missouri Masons Union Local No. 15 for 40 years. Survivors also include a daughter, Sandra Young of Raytown; a son, John Shireman of Arma, Kan.; six stepsons; three stepdaughters; five grandchildren; and 20 step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Stover Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5925 of Lincoln. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Davis-Miller Funeral Home in Lincoln. The family suggests memorial contributions to VFW Post No. 5925 of Lincoln or to the Benton County Hospice. Note: Married date should have been September 5, 1984 rwbrauer@iland.net

Memorial Paper from St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, MO Cleo Ernest Pitts, Jr. It was on December 8, 1927, at Kansas City, Kansas, that the Lord blessed the home of Cleo E. and Martha (Kalebaugh) Pitts, Sr., with the gift of a son and they named him Cleo Ernest, Jr. He became a child of God through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on December 17, 1961, at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Cole Camp. He publicly confessed his faith in the triune God through the Rite of Confirmation on December 17, 1961, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. On March 9, 1947, in Augusta, Georgia, he was united in marriage to Clara Sanders, who preceded him in death on May 4, 1959. On January 16, 1960, in Kansas City, Kansas, he was united in marriage to Delores Brauer, who survives of Cole Camp. He was a truck driver for over 42 years for several companies, including Consolidated Freightways where he received the Million Mile Club award three times and was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 142. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded the Victory Medal. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 305 of Cole Camp. His health began to fail, and on February 6, 2000 he entered Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. It was there early Thursday morning that the Lord called him to his eternal rest, having been granted an earthly life of seventy-two years, two months and two days. He is survived by: four daughters, Diane Sanders of Augusta, Georgia; Brenda, Mrs. Charles Sims, of Pageland S. Carolina; Donna, Mrs. Mike Hartman of LaMonte, MO; and Ann, Mrs. Jay Fowler of Florence, MO; four sons, Tim Pitts; Cleo Pitts; Steve & his wife Theresa Pitts; and Mark & his wife Kim Pitts, all of Cole Camp; seventeen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Besides his first wife he was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Glen Pitts. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Cole Camp Courier February 28, 1974, Pg. 2 FREDERICK WAYNE HAASE Frederick Wayne Haase, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Haase of Lexington, was still born Friday at the University Medical Center at Columbia. Surviving besided his parents is a brother, Douglas Dale Haase, Jr. The paternal grndparents are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Haase, Cole Camp. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rucker of Marshall. Maternal great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Rucker of Sedalia. Maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Green of Sedalia. Graveside services were 10:30 Tuesday morning in the Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Cole Camp Courier Feb. 18, 1988, Pg. 2 Robert A. Haase Robert A. Haase, 54, of Sedalia, died Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10, 1988, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Kansas City. He was born Aug. 5, 1933, in Cole Camp, son of Rudolph and Annie Haase. On Jan. 21, 1969, in Miami, Okla., he married Goldie Marie Harvey, who survives of the home. Mr. Haase was a 1953 graduate of Cole Camp High School. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was employed by Sedalia Fruit Co. for 18 years. Other survivors include his stepmother, Tillie Haase, Sedalia; six sons, Gary Ballard, Russell Harvey, Ronald Harvey, Tim Haase and Jim Haase, all of Sedalia; Robert F. Haase, Kansas City; three daughters, Cheryl Furnell, Orlando, Fla.; Charlene Kugler, Aurora, Colo.; Robin Martin, Sedalia; and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Heckart-Gillespie Colonial Chapel with the Rev. R.H. Rhoades officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ron Ellis, Don Haase, Larry Haase, Bob Steward, Jim Wallace and Larry Young. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Cole Camp Courier July 13, 1972, Pg. 8 Marvaline Boyd Mrs. Marvaline M. Boyd, 42, of Sedalia, died at 1:45 a.m. Sunday at Bothwell Hospital. Mrs. Boyd was born in Cole Camp, Dec. 8, 1929, a daughter of Rudolph and Anna Schutte Haase. She was married to Earl D. Boyd on July 9, 1953. Mrs. Boyd had been a resident of Sedalia since 1948 and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She is survived by her widower, Earl, two daughters, Connie Sue and Sharon Kaye Boyd, one son, David Earl Boyd, all of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Haase, Cole Camp; one brother, Robert Haase, Sedalia. Funeral services was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church with the Rev. Melvin R. Geffert, officiating. Mrs. Kenneth Satterwhite was the soloist and Miss Mildred Brackman, organist. Pallbearers were Jose Buso, Carl Franklin, James Kindle, Lawrence Koeller, W.A. McVey and Joe Stout. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Fred W.H. Lemler Fred W. H. Lemler, 89, Odessa, MO, formerly of Higginsville, MO, passed away June 22, 2003. Funeral services 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Higginsville; burial in Higginsville City Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society. (Arrs: Hoefer Funeral Home, 660-584-3400) Published in the Kansas City Star on 6/23/2003. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopettis/obits/2001/GardnerA.html Alma Gardner Alma Gardner, 84, formerly of Sedalia, died Saturday, December 22, 2001, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born at Sedalia on April 6, 1917, a daughter of John E. & Sophia Kurtz. As a girl she attended St. Paul's Lutheran School and the Sedalia Public Schools. She was an active member of the Grace Lutheran Church, involved in LWML, the Braille Ministry, and the church office volunteers. Mrs Gardner's husband's military career took the couple to Kansas City, where she was employed by Employers's Mutual of Wausau until they moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey, in 1949. Various other moves followed...among them to Suffolk, Virginia, in 1961 and, following retirement, to Arlington, Texas, in October 1987, allowing them to be closer to their daughter and her family. She volunteered at local hospitals, the Red Cross, and with various other charitable organizations. She also assisted with the Feed Arlington and Arlington Night Shelter. Mrs. Gardner is survived by her husband of 55 years, Robert P. Gardner; a daughter, Janice Runzheimer of Arlington, Texas; one brother, Leonard Kurtz of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and three grandchildren. Friends can call after 8 a.m. Monday at the McLaughlin Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be held in Sedalia, Missouri, at 2 p.m. on Monday, at the funeral chapel with the Rev. Ken Tatkenhorst officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Cole Camp Courier March 17, 1988 William F. Kohrs William F. Kohrs, 47, Warsaw, died Friday night, March 11, 1988, at Golden Valley Hospital, Clinton. He was born Aug. 12, 1940, in Sedalia, son of Ernest P. and Dorothy Keller Kohrs. On June 23, 1962, he married Rozella Stewart, who survives. Mr. Kohrs attended school in Cole Camp. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict and was a construction operator and had a septic tank service. He was a charter member of the Faith Lutheran Church, Warsaw. Survivors include three daughters, Trina Cheatham, Derry, N.H.; Tonya Kohrs, Sedalia; Tammy Kohrs, a student at Central Mo. State University, Warrensburg; his mother, Cole Camp; and a brother, Rudy Kohrs, Lincoln. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the church with the Rev. Rich Wagner officiating. Burial was in Shawnee Cemetery, Warsaw. The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday night at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw. Typed as found, Denise Brauer Hoehns rwbrauer@iland.net

Please note: Many obits contain many errors. Cole Camp Courier July 25, 1985, Pg. 2 Louis E. Kohrs Louis E. Kohrs, a native of Cole Camp, passed away at El Paso, TX., on July 11, 1985 at the age of 49. Mr. Kohrs entered the U.S. Military Service in 1954 from which he retired in 1974 after which time he lived in El Paso, TX. He is survived by his wife Linda of the home, 5 sons and 5 daughters. His mother (Dora) Dorothy Kohrs of Cole Camp and three brothers, Marvin Kohrs, Raymond, S.D., Rudy (Rudolph) Kohrs, Lincoln, and William (Bill) Kohrs, Warsaw. He was born January 2, 1936 the son of Ernest and Dorothy (Koeller) Kohrs at Cole Camp. He was preceded in death by his father Ernest and one brother John who passed away at an early age. rwbrauer@iland.net