Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror, Steelville, Crawford Co. MO
Local Obituaries for the Week updated August 11, 2006
Sarah M. Bush
Sarah M. Bush, age 89, of the Holmstad in Batavia,
Illinois, passed away on August 2, 2006 at Delnor-Community Hospital
in Geneva. She was born December 11, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri,
daughter of Walter and Viola (Beck) Bush.
Miss Bush was educated in the St. Louis public schools
and elected to the High School National Honor Society. She entered
military service in November 1942 and served during World War II as
a WAC in the U.S. Army. She was a Signal Corps Cryptographer and was
honorable discharged in 1945.
She earned a Bachelor's degree in 1949, and her Master's
degree in 1954 from Washington University and was elected in Phi
Beta Kappa. Sarah was granted three John Hay Fellowships in the
Humanities during her teaching career, at the Yale University,
Williams College and the University of Oregon. She received a Coe
Foundation Fellowship in American Studies at DePauw University. She
also studied graduate work at Northwestern University.
Her teaching career began in 1949 at Centralia Township
High School and at the Junior College in Centralia, Illinois, where
she taught for 10 years, followed by 12 years at Glenbard West and
one year at Glenbard South High Schools in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
prior to her retirement in 1973.
She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, International
Society of Outstanding Women Educators since 1956; a member of the
American Legion Post #522 in Cuba, Missouri since 1954; charter
member of the WIMS (Women in Military Service for America) which
sponsored the WIMS Memorial located at Arlington National Cemetery;
and a member of the National Illinois and local Retired Teachers
Association since 1973.
Since 1949, she had made her home in Wheaton, Lombard,
Glen Ellyn and finally in Batavia, where she resided at The Holmstad
Retirement Community.
She enjoyed reading and composing poetry. Some of her
poems were published in various newspapers and periodicals. Sarah
was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. At the time of her
death, she was a member of the United Methodist Church in Geneva,
Illinois.
She is survived by her nine nieces and nephews, Viann
(Bob) Brady, Delores (Jack) Harris, Walter (Dorothy) Hardesty, Betty
(Larry) Babb, Al (Jeri) Heyer, Laura M. Heyer, Walter (Laura J.)
Heyer, Ruth (Ron) Martin, and Carol Erickson; several great nieces
and nephews; two cousins; many special friends, including Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Shanklin and their family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
two sisters, Ruth L. Joachim and Violette (Alfred) Heyer, a cousin,
Alice Hoyer and by her devoted friend, Agnes K. Shanklin.
Memorial services were held earlier in Geneva, Illinois.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 2,
2006 at the Kinder Cemetery in Cuba, Missouri.
Local arrangements were by the Hutson Funeral Home,
Cuba, Missouri.
Ezra Ditterline
Ezra Ditterline was born on March 24, 1916 and passed
away peacefully on August 2, 2006 at his home in Bourbon, Missouri.
He was born to the union of Ezra and Rose Irene (Bell) Ditterline.
He was married to Gertrude Eunice Crowe in 1946 and she preceded him
in death in 1974. One daughter, Eunice Irene was born to this union.
He was married to his second wife, Gladys Svec in June of 1976 and
she also passed away on October 13, 1986. From that time on he made
his home with his daughter.
He is survived by his daughter, Eunice and husband,
Steve Mallory; four grandsons, Allen, Tom, Jesse and Luke; eight
great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren and numerous
friends and acquaintances.
Ezra graduated from High School at Babylon, Long Island,
New York. He held a mechanical engineering degree from the
University of Missouri at Columbia and also held an engineering
degree in Texas and New York.
He served his country during World War II and was in
Hawaii on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
He remained there, working for the government until the end of the
war. He received several commendations and awards for meritorious
service.
Ezra loved the outdoors and was very active in the
Audubon Society. He was a Federal Bird Bander. He was an avid
hunter, but hunted wildlife only with his camera.
When he was very young his parents took him to France
and he spoke French as his first language. He loved to travel and
already in 2006 he had been to Connecticut, Honduras, Texas and
Virginia. He had just returned from a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana
in July. He was a Charter Member of the Friendly Roamers R-V Camping
Club.
He was a strong Christian, having served as Sunday
School director at his church in Long Island. He was a member of
the United Methodist Church of Bourbon at the time of his passing.
His final request was to be cremated and buried at sea.
Gladys Lee
Gladys Myrtle Lee, age 86, of Cuba, Missouri passed away
Monday, July 31, 2006 at Cuba Manor in Cuba, Missouri.
She was born September 22, 1919 in Bunker, Missouri to
the late Luther and Myrtle Mead Story. She married Daniel Lee on
January 24, 1970 in Mississippi. He preceded her in death.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Boyd Watkins;
two brothers, Joseph and Bill Story; and two sisters, Audrey Reed
and Bertha Kraft.
Surviving her are a son, Fred Mettlatch; a daughter,
JoAnn Shapiro; three brothers, Carl Story and wife Evelyn of
Hallsville, Missouri, Sam Story and wife Rosella of Gerald, Missouri
and Bob Story and wife Juanita of Owensville, Missouri; a sister,
Mary Branson and husband Larrence "Gib" of Owensville, Missouri;
several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at
Gottenstroeter Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Patterson officiating.
Burial was in Countryside Memorial Gardens, Owensville, Missouri.
Darleen Nelda Saunders
Darleen Nelda Saunders of Leasburg, Missouri was born
January 1, 1926 to the union of Albert Bruning and Geneva L. Lamkin
at Rosemont, Illinois and left from this life on Saturday, August 5,
2006 at Sullivan, Missouri at the age of 80 years 7 months and 4
days.
Darleen was a graduate of Collinsville, Illinois High
School. She had been a resident of Crawford County for many years.
She was a charter member of the Leasburg Historical Society, member
of the Leasburg A.T.A.C. and the First Baptist Church of Leasburg.
Darleen was an avid gambler and enjoyed painting, crocheting and
fishing.
She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, great
grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, great aunt, cousin and
friend to many. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved
her.
Darleen is preceded in death by her parents Albert and
Geneva; one sister Clela McGuire and a host of other relatives and
friends.
Those who are left to mourn her passing is her loving
children, Jerry and wife Mary Ann Saunders of Dixon, Missouri and
Terry and husband Richard Muir of Bourbon, Missouri; three
grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one brother Larry and wife
Mary Jane Bruning of Leasburg, Missouri; many nieces and nephews and
friends.
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at
the Change of Heart Church of Cuba, Missouri on Thursday August 10,
2006 at 7 p.m. with Terry Mahurin and Matt Schaefer officiating.
The family was served by Britton Funeral Home, Cuba,
Missouri.
Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the
Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site.
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