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Elroy W. Penke | Obituary

Elroy W. Penke, 89, of Waterloo, born Aug. 22, 1936, in Danube, Minn., Jan. 7, 2026 at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Mo. Elroy was retired from the U.S. Air…

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Emma Sue Wills | Obituary

Emma Sue Wills (nee Hammonds), 80, of Waterloo, died Jan. 8, 2026, in Waterloo. She was born May 25, 1945, in Whitesburg, Ky. Sue is a member of Ss. Peter…

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Alan R. Hoock | Obituary

CW5 Alan Ray Hoock, USA (Ret.), 75, died in Columbia on Jan. 2, 2026, surrounded by family. He was born in East St. Louis on April 13, 1950, to the…

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Boniface W. Biethman | Obituary

Boniface “Bonnie” W. Biethman, 96, of Prairie du Rocher, died Jan. 6, 2026, at Oak Hill, Waterloo. He was born to the late Albert and Mabel (nee Kennedy) Biethman on…

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Rita Mae Eshom | Obituary

Rita Mae Eshom, 90, died Jan. 4, 2026. She was born March 13, 1935, the daughter of the late Cleo and Avera (nee Kohnz) Eschom. Rita enjoyed genealogy and bird…

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James P. Lawlor Jr. | Obituary

James Patrick Lawlor Jr., 92, of Columbia, died Jan. 5, 2026, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis. He was born Feb. 6, 1933, in East St. Louis, son of the…

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Brenda L. Kelley | Obituary

Brenda L. Kelley (nee Schmeiderer), 75, of Ave Maria, Fla., died Dec. 26, 2025, in Naples, Fla. She was born April 2, 1950, in Chester, to the late Anthony and…

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Peggy Ann Ries | Obituary

Peggy Ann Ries (nee Schnellbecher), left this life to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 30, 2025. Peggy was born on May 20, 1949, in Red…

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Lisa K. Ruskaup | Obituary

Lisa K. Ruskaup (nee LaForge), 67, of Columbia, died Jan. 3, 2026, with her family by her side at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis. She was born…

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Shirley A. Trost | Obituary

Shirley A. Trost, 93, of Waterloo, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Dec. 27, 2025, at her home. She was born Nov. 24, 1932, in East St. Louis, to…

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