Recent Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Seneca, Missouri

Irvin Kugler

Irvin Kugler

Aug 4, 2013

Obituary for Irvin Kugler (Keith) Irvin (Keith) Kugler, 82, Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest August 4, 2013 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO after an illness.     Irvin Keith Kugler was born March 2, 1931 in Altamont, KS the son of Albert and Alta Kugler. Keith owned and operated a ranch throughout the years.  He had a great...

Marcella Benson

Marcella Benson

Aug 4, 2013

Marcella Ann (Yust) Benson, 88, Blue Springs, MO. formerly of Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest at 1:50 PM, August 4, 2013 at the Warterford South Assisted Living Center after a long illness.    Marcella was born September 15, 1924 in Seneca, MO the daughter of Charles and Anna (Kruse) Yust. Marcella A Benson graduated from St. Peter’s High School...

Ada Durocher

Ada Durocher

Aug 1, 2013

Obituary for Ada Pearl Durocher Ada Pearl Durocher, 77, Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest at 9:55 PM, Thursday, August 1, 2013 at her home in rural Seneca after losing her battle with cancer.    Ada Pearl Curtis was born June 14, 1936 in Houston, TX the daughter of Cecil and Opal Curtis. Ada was a loving and kind person....

Pauline Simpson

Pauline Simpson

Jul 15, 2013

Obituary for Pauline Simpson Pauline Simpson:  November 13, 1928, to July 15,2013   Dorothy Pauline Simpson of rural Wyandotte, Oklahoma, passed away at 12:05 PM on Monday, July 15, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, from complications following a heart catheterization/stent procedure.  She was 84.  Mrs. Simpson was born in Stilwell, Oklahoma, on November 13, 1928, to Jim Campbell...

Cirina Prisch

Cirina Prisch

Jul 13, 2013

Obituary for Cirina A. Prisch Cirina Ann Prisch, 88, Racine, MO went to be with our Lord at 2:20 AM, July 13, 2013 at National Healthcare in Joplin after a long illness.    Cirina Ann Molletta was born January 18, 1925 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Salvador (Sam) and Carmella (Resuglia) Molletta.   Cirina was saved and baptized in Jesus...

Forrest Fisher

Forrest Fisher

Jun 8, 2013

Obituary for Forrest E. Fisher Forrest Eugene Fisher, age 21, passed away on June 8th from a tragic car accident. Forrest was born on April 13, 1992 and from Seneca. Forrest is survived by his parents Rita Fisher, of Joplin, and Eddie Fisher, of Seneca; brother, Damyon Fisher, of Seneca; two grandmothers, Barbara Fisher, of Seneca, and Kathleen Simmons, of...

Emma Ellis

Emma Ellis

Jun 7, 2013

Emma Victoria Ellis, 95, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 3:10 PM, Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after a long illness.    Emma Victoria Roark was born June 8, 1917 in Newton County, MO the daughter of Tuck and Carrie (Thomas) Roark.  Emma was a homemaker and a lifelong Christian.  She had lived in...

Glendora Maxine Cunningham

Glendora Maxine Cunningham

Jun 3, 2013

Obituary for Glendora Maxine Cunningham Glendora Maxine Cunningham, 75, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 10:30 PM, June 3, 2013 at Freeman West Hospital after an illness.   Glendora Maxine Patrick was born October 8, 1937 in Fairland, OK the daughter of Wallace Alvin Patrick and Marie Maurene (Sutton) Patrick.  Maxine formerly worked as a bookkeeper for Independent Gravel...

Joyce Copeland

Joyce Copeland

May 26, 2013

Joyce L. Copeland, 67, Neosho, MO, passed into eternal rest at 4:15 PM, Sunday, May 26, 2013 at her home after a long illness.    Joyce L. Saunders was born August 24, 1945 in Emporia, KS the daughter of John W. and Norma Jean (Graves) Saunders.  Joyce retired from Lockheed Martin in 2000 where she worked as a Mechanic.  She...

"Peggy" Virgina Fosdick

"Peggy" Virgina Fosdick

May 26, 2013

Virginia "Peggy" M. Fosdick, 89, formerly of Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest May 26, 2013 at Bethesda Nursing Home in St. Louis, MO after an illness.    Virginia Mae Ragan was born June 8, 1923 in Seneca, MO the daughter of Lewis and Elma (Connell) Ragan.  She had lived in Seneca most all of her life and was a...

Mary Elazabeth Fort

Mary Elazabeth Fort

May 20, 2013

   Mary Elizabeth (Bennett) Fort, 78 of Seneca, Mo., passed into eternal rest May 20, 2013 after a long illness.      Mary Elizabeth was born March 21, 1935. She is the daughter of Luther Oren and Dolly Ruth Bennett.  Mary Elizabeth received her B.S. degree at SMS, Springfield, Mo., and earned M.S. degree and Certified Reading Specialist at PSU,...

Minnie Hughes

Minnie Hughes

May 18, 2013

Obituary for Minnie Hughes Minnie (McCracken) Hughes, 101, Neosho, MO passed into eternal rest May 18, 2013 at Spring River Christian Village after a long illness.   Minnie McCracken was born March 20, 1912 in Newton County, MO the daughter of Wilber and Martha McCracken. She owned and operated a dairy farm most of her life.     Survivors include a host...

John Meyer

John Meyer

May 18, 2013

Obituary for John H.R. Meyer III John H. R. Meyer III, 72, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest May 18, 2013 at his home in Seneca after a long illness.  John H. R. Meyer was born December 6, 1940 in Del Norte, CO. the son of John H. R. Meyer II and Velma Marie (Hubbard) Meyer. John proudly served his...

Wesley Steele

Wesley Steele

May 6, 2013

Obituary for Wesley H. "Bill" Steele Wesley H. “Bill” Steele, 91, Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest at 3:40 PM, Monday, May 6, 2013 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.   Wesley Harvey Steele was born March 4, 1922 in Cloud Chief, OK the son of Walter LeRoy and Mary Liever “Cook” Steele.  Bill as he...

Mary Glaab

Mary Glaab

May 4, 2013

Obituary for Mary Maxine Glaab Mary Maxine "Spencer" Glaab, 74, Duenweg, MO passed into eternal rest at 11:00 PM, at Mercy Maude Norton Hospital in Columbus, KS after losing her battle with cancer.    Mary Maxine Spencer was born August 30, 1938 in Verona, MO the daughter of Pleasant Arthur and Dorothy Sophia "Johnson" Spencer.  Maxine was a homemaker.   ...

Norma Farmer

Norma Farmer

Mar 27, 2013

Obituary for Norma Laverne Farmer Norma Laverne (Workman) Farmer, 78, Joplin, MO, passed into eternal rest at 9:05 PM, March 27, 2013 at her home in Joplin after a long illness.  Norma Laverne Workman was born July 12, 1934 in Joplin, MO the daughter of Clarence Elmer and Effie Jane (Showers) Workman. She was a homemaker. Norma Laverne Workman married...

John Adams

John Adams

Mar 26, 2013

John Michael Adams, 63, lifelong Seneca Resident, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at the Cancer Treatment Center in Tulsa, OK surrounded by his loving wife, sister and brothers.    John Michael Adams was born April 19, 1949 in Neosho, MO the son of Loyd and Bernice Adams. He graduated from Seneca High School in 1967 and from...

Diana Clevenger

Diana Clevenger

Mar 24, 2013

Diana Lynn Clevenger, 59, Seneca, Mo, passed into eternal rest at 3:30 PM, March 24, 2013 at MercyHospital in Joplin after an illness   Diana Lynn Moffett was born December 21, 1953 in Joplin, MO the daughter of Earl Henry Moffett and Isabel True (Snow) Moffett.  Diana was a homemaker.    Diana Moffett married Jack Clevenger December 14, 1975 in...

R. Seaton

R. Seaton

Mar 23, 2013

Obituary for R. Ray Seaton Roy Ray Seaton, 85, Joplin, MO, passed into eternal rest on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin after an extended illness.    Ray was born May 14, 1927 to Ralph and Grace (Bilyeu) Seaton in Walnut Shade, MO.  He graduated from Branson High School and joined the Navy to serve in WWII then...

Amos Wolfinbarger

Amos Wolfinbarger

Mar 21, 2013

Obituary for Amos E. Wolfinbarger Amos  E. Wolfinbarger, 90, Nixa, Mo., formerly of Seneca, Mo. passed into eternal rest March 21, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., after a long illness.    Amos Emery Wolfinbargerwas born Aug. 1, 1922, in Tiff City, Mo., the son of James E. and Esther Nannie (Mathia) Wolfinbarger. Amos E. Wofinbarger married Sarah Aug. 17,...