This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HENTGES BARGA HOPKINS STIEG GIBSON WAICKMAN PEARCE BUSCHMAN STEINMAN BYRD WEIDINGER BURKS BALMER SAVAGE WEISACOSKY Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VKB.2ACE/1099 Message Board Post: Maries County (MO) Gazette, 30 Aug 1995 ANDREW HENTGES Andrew Alexander Hentges, 28, of Vienna was born September 26, 1966 at St. Louis and died Monday morning, Aug. 21, 1995, north of Jefferson City, in Cole County, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Andrew was a United States Army Veteran of the Gulf War, attaining the rank of Sergeant and being honorably discharged after serving his country for five years. He was a full-time student at the University of Missouri, Rolla in Civil Engineering having just entered the Master Program. He had received his Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering Degree, was a member of the Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society, was on the Dean's List, and was listed in Who's Who in Engineering in 1995. He was a Scuba diving instructor with Dee's Dive Shop, Licking, a member of Padi, Iantd, a Master Diver Instructor Air; Eanx, Nitrox, Trimix, and Cave and Cavern Diving. He was employed with the United States Forest Service, as a Gis Technician in the Engineering department of the Supervisory Office, Rolla, of the Mark Twain National Forest. Survivors include his father and step-mother, Les and Mabel Hentges, Vienna, mother and step father, Helga and Edmond Barga, Rolla; one sister Lisa Jean Heresz, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two step-brothers John Hopkins, St. Louis and Heath Barga, Greenville, Ohio; three step-sisters Terry Stieg, Shorewood, Ill., Crystal Gibson and Tish Barga both of Greenville, Ohio; maternal step-grandmother Grace Barga, Greenville, Ohio; and two nieces Alexandra Heresz and Christina Heresz. A Rosary service was held on Thursday evening in the Vienna Chapel of the Birmingham-Martin funeral homes with Rev. Tom Waickman leading. The Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Friday in the Visitation Catholic Church. Rev. Tom Waickman, pastor, officiated. Lector for the Mass was Mary Pearce, Eucharistic ministers were Leonard Buschman, Lawrence Buschman and Steve Steinman and Acolytes were Ellie Byrd, Clayton Weidinger and Kelly Weidinger. During the offertory procession, the gifts were born to the later(sic) by Francis Hentges and Terry Stieg. The Visitation Church Choir sang for the funeral mass and were accompanied by organist Angie Weidinger. Pallbearers were John Hopkins, John Hopkins, Jr., Gary Stieg, Michael Stieg, Dee Burks, Jeff Balmer, Scott Savage and Jason Weisacosky. Cremation followed the funeral services under the direction of the Vienna Chapel of the Birmingham Martin Funeral Homes. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions to the Children's home society of Missouri are preferred by the family with envelopes available at the Vienna Office of the Birmingham Martin Funeral Home.