Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week updated June 30, 2006
Naomi Florence (Carl) Gruschka
Naomi Florence (Carl) Gruschka, age 83 of Kansas City,
Missouri, passed away at home on June 20, 2006, with her family by
her side. She was born in Goodwater, Missouri, January 28, 1923 to
Ray and Grace (Laramore) Carl. Baptized at an early age, Naomi
became a member of Emmaus Baptist Church in Courtois, Missouri,
where she also taught Sunday school for many years. For the last 43
years, she regularly attended Grace Baptist Church in Kansas City
North.
Naomi graduated from Belgrade High School, Flat River
Community College and Missouri State University. She taught school
in Iron County and Washington County, Missouri, in the same schools
from which she had received her elementary and high school
education. She touched the lives of many children, not only during
her 19 year teaching career, but also during the summers when she
worked at Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in St Louis,
which she considered such a rewarding experience.
In 1961, she married Heinz Gruschka in St Louis and they
soon moved to Kansas City, forever calling it home.
Naomi chose not to work outside the home after her
daughter, Jane, was born, however, her love of children led her to
be a child care provider for 28 years. The last two children to
experience her love and care (and her infamous pancakes) were her
own grandchildren who were her pride and joy.
She is survived by her husband, Heinz; daughter, Jane
Gruschka; and grandchildren, Amy and Max Gruschka, all of Kansas
City, Missouri; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Liselotte and
William Drummey of Windham, Maine, Hans and Gisela Gruschka of
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Peter and Edda Gruschka of Dauchingen,
Germany; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters,
Blanche (Carl) Pyatt and Geraldine Carl; her brothers and
sisters-in-law, Reldon and Berniece (Payne) Carl, Aaron and Etta
(Denney) Carl, and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Annelise
and Sydney Ferguson.
Naomi will be remembered as a most courageous and loving
woman, whose boundless care and compassion for others touched so
many lives and continued even throughout her own ill health. She
will be missed more than words can say, but will live forever in the
hearts of all who knew her.
Visitation was Friday, 6-8 p.m. at DW Newcomer's Sons
White Chapel, Gladstone Missouri. Funeral service on Saturday, 10
a.m. at Grace Baptist Church, Kansas City Missouri, followed by
interment at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. All arrangements under
Newcomer's White Chapel.
Marcus Laverne Record
Marcus Laverne Record of Sullivan, Missouri passed away
at his home on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the age 86 years.
Vern, as he was known by his family and friends, was
born August 4, 1919 at Anthony's Mill, Missouri to the late Marcus
L. and Hattie Ann (Bishop) Record.
He lived his early years in and around the Bourbon area
and in the mid-1930's went west to Oregon and California where he
worked with the CC Camps. On January 10, 1943 he was married to
Dorothy Cross at Union, Missouri and to his union four children were
born.
He had been employed at various companies around
Sullivan that included the old East End Grocery Store and Keith
Cline's Variety Store. He was also a volunteer fireman for the
Sullivan Volunteer Fire Department. He later was employed at the
former Ramsey Corporation for seven years and later became a
maintenance mechanic at McDonald-Douglas in St. Louis. He retired
from there after 22 years of service. In 1958 he and his family
moved to St. Ann, Missouri to be closer to his work. During this
time he was a volunteer fireman with the Overland Fire Department.
In 1977, two years shy of his retirement, he returned to the
Sullivan area.
Vern became active again as a volunteer fireman and
later trained and became a member of the Sullivan Auxiliary Police
Department. He was also a Past Noble Grand of Sullivan Oddfellows
Lodge No. 156 and member of Temple Baptist Church of Sullivan. After
the death of his wife in 2001, he was married on June 29, 2002 to
Gilberta Weiskopf who survives.
Surviving along with his wife is one son, Floyd Record
and wife Judith of Sullivan, Missouri; three daughters, Shirley
Weber and husband Joe of Cuba, Missouri, Peggy Strong and husband
Gary of Jefferson City, Missouri and Theresa Hoffmeister and husband
Dave of St. Peters, Missouri; three step daughters, Kathy Loungo and
husband Nick of the state of Florida, Karen Blankenship and husband
Dennis of the state of Georgia and Sharon Danahy of Fenton,
Missouri; one sister-in-law, Jewel Bartell of Sullivan, Missouri.
Nine grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, five great
great grandchildren, six step grandchildren and one step great
grandchild; other relatives and many friends.
Along with those previously mentioned, Laverne was
preceded in death by two brothers, Floyd and Edward Record, who were
both killed during World War II; a sister, Edith Gilliam and an
infant sister Eleanor Doris Record.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June
27, 2006 from the Chapel of the Eaton Funeral Home in Sullivan,
Missouri with Pastors Floyd Starks and Scott Perry officiating.
Interment was in the Oddfellows Memorial Cemetery, Sullivan,
Missouri.
Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the
Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site.
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