Mirror, Steelville Star-Crawford Steelville, Crawford Co. MO Local Obituaries for the Week of December 27, 2017 Melissa Renee Andrade Melissa Renee Andrade (nee England) of Irondale, Missouri, was born in Sparta, Tennessee on Friday, January 14, 1966 to Walter Pleasant and Annie Mae (Thompson) England and passed away in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at the age of 51 years, 11 months and 6 days. Melissa accepted the Lord and attended Corner Stone Baptist Church in Bourbonnais, Illinois. She worked as a cashier at Walmart in earlier years before becoming disabled. She enjoyed cooking (especially baking) and reading. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Annie England; sisters, Annette Pawloski and Sandra England; and brother, Charles Richard England. She is survived by her sons, Russell Pickens, Daniel Andrade and Nicolas Andrade, all of Irondale, Missouri; brothers John (Starla) England of Indiana and Walter (Kay) Russell of DeMotte, Indiana; sister Deborah Fronek of Cabot, Arkansas; other relatives and friends. Visitation from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. A Celebration of Life service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 4 2018 at the Hutson Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Pastor Jerry Beers officiating. The family has chosen cremation as the final disposition. Arrangements under the direction of Hutson Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. Joseph M. 'Joe" Delandy Joseph M. "Joe" Delaney of Leasburg, Missouri was born on June 27, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to John E. and Jessie L. (Hayden) Delaney and passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the age of 86 years. Joe owned and operated Frank Electric in Florida for several years and was a member of I.B.E.W. He was very proud of his Leasburg, Missouri heritage. He enjoyed his years of living in Florida and Alaska, going to the Cuba Senior Center to shoot pool, old cars, gardening and reading. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Jessie Delaney; one sister, Jessie Louise Delaney; and one brother, John Delaney. He is survived by his son, Joseph "Marty" Delaney Jr. of Leasburg, Missouri; other relatives and friends. A gathering for family and friends was held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 2 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Leasburg, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri. David Flagg Sr. David Flagg Sr. of St. James, Missouri was born June 7, 1940 and passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at the age of 77 years. He is survived by his wife Dianna Flagg of St, James, Missouri; four sons, Tim Flagg and wife Terri of Marthasville, Missouri, David Flagg Jr. and wife Theresa of Union, Missouri, Wesley Flagg and wife Cindy of Union, Missouri and Matt Flagg of Union, Missouri; three daughters, Theresa Feth and Dewane of Beaufort, Missouri, Colleen Flagg and Alec Walde of Beaufort, Missouri and Emily Flagg of St. James, Missouri; 10 grandchildren, Christopher, Karrie, Katie, Kaycee, Ashley, Alex, Jason, Andrew, Dylan and Haley; one great grandson, Dane; one brother, Allen Flagg of Robertsville, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Oltmann Funeral Home in Union, Missouri. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at the Oltmann Funeral Home in Union, Missouri. Burial was in the Green Mound Cemetery in St. Clair, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Oltmann Funeral Home in Union, Missouri. Cathern M. Hensler Cathern M. Hensler of Cuba, Missouri was born Saturday, December 24, 1938 at St. Louis, Missouri to Stephano and Evalyn Gianfrancesco and passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at the age of 78 years. Cathy married Marion L. Hensler on July 7, 1956 at Overland, Missouri. Cathy spent years cleaning for people, working at Briarwood Nursing Home, volunteering at Cuba Head Start and helping others. She loved to shop, travel, go for walks and always wore flip flops, even in the snow. She belonged to the "Three Mile Club," "Red Hat Ladies" and "Black Bra Birthday Club." Cathy played scrabble and bingo nearly every week and you could find her at the Holy Cross fish fry, working at the dessert table each year during lent. Fifty-two weeks a year there was Christmas items up at Cathy's house. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephano and Evalyn Gianfrancesco; husband, Marion Hensler; two daughters, Teresa Holtmann and Tamara Middendorf; two grandchildren, Brandon Middendorf and Cristen Holtmann; sisters, Marie "Beverly" and husband Neal Covinski; sisters-in-law, Ellie Gianfrancesco, Betty Fredrick, Doris Hensler and Dorothy and husband Roy Sandoz; and brothers-in-law, Raymond Hensler, Eugene and wife Esther Hensler and Kenneth Hensler. She is survived by her children, David L. and wife Shannon Hensler of Ballwin, Missouri and Denise and husband Michael Cochran of St. Peters, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Timothy and wife Alicia Frohbieter of Cuba, Missouri, Melissa and husband Greg Kerr of Chesterfield, Missouri, Erica Magers of Jefferson City, Missouri, Jacob and wife Hollyann Middendorf of St. Peters, Missouri, Jeremy and wife Katie Middendorf of O'Fallon, Missouri, Kailyn Hensler of Denver, Colorado, Taylor Hensler of Ballwin, Missouri and Allison Hensler of Ballwin, Missouri; two step grandchildren, Crystal Miller of O'Fallon, Missouri and Adam Cochran of Kansas City, Missouri; nine great grandchildren, Noah, Dalton, Brea, Damien, Devon, Daelyn, Dykari, Owen and Mason; one step great grandchild, Kendall; brother, Pietro Gianfrancesco; in-laws, Mary Hensler of Maryland Heights, Missouri, Robert and wife Janet Hensler of St. Charles, Missouri, Frank Hensler Jr. of St. Charles, Thomas and wife Tina Hensler of Warrenton, Missouri, Shirley Coyne of Maryland Heights, Missouri, Alice and husband Ed Raney of Wentzville, Missouri and Jane and husband Jerry Farmer of Arkansas; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Mizell Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri. Celebration of Mass was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cuba, Missouri with Father Rich Boever as Celebrant. Interment and prayers followed at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba, Missouri. Jason Michael Russell Jason Michael Russell of St. James Missouri was born on November 26, 1993 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Wanda and Russell Crocker of Cuba, Missouri and passed away December 16, 2017 at the age of 24 years. He graduated from Rolla High School in 2012. Jason enjoyed spending time with his children, family, watching Netflix, gaming and hunting for unique baseball caps. He is survived by his four year old daughter, Leila; one year old son, Kyson; grandparents, Lonnie and Candy Moore of Arizona; siblings, Lacey and husband Matt Lorraine of Steelville, Missouri, Tera and husband Jason Comia of Catawissa, Missouri, Jordan Crocker of Steelville, Missouri and Rustin Crocker of Colorado; aunts, Jane Harmon of Sullivan, Missouri, Jenny Moore of Arizona and Brandy Moore of Jefferson City, Missouri; cousins, Skyla and Tymber of Jefferson City, Missouri and Ashton of Newburg, Missouri; great aunt and uncle, Andy and Sue Martensen of Florida; his best friend and the mother of his children, Felicia Shaw; other relatives and friends. A private Celebration of Life event is planned for December 30, 2017. Arrangements under the direction of the Rolla Cremation and Memorial in Rolla, Missouri. Don Edward Turnbough Don Edward Turnbough of Steelville, Missouri was born September 6, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri to William "Bill" Sr. and Kaye E. Turnbough (nee Lindsey) and passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at the age of 61 years, 3 months and 9 days. Don was employed for several years as a mechanic. The last few years, he took care of the property maintenance at the Ozark Trail Blazers arena. In his spare time, he enjoyed repairing vehicles, car racing and riding horses. For the last several years, Don was a faithful caregiver for his mother. He was preceded in death by his father, William "Bill" Turnbough Sr.; one daughter, Brandy Marie Turnbough; and one brother, William "Bill" Turnbough, Jr. He is survived by his mother, Kaye Turnbough of Steelville, Missouri; one son, Jacob Turnbough of Steelville, Missouri; one brother, John Turnbough of Steelville, Missouri; two sisters, Susan Bogert and husband Charles of Cedar Hill, Missouri and Sandy Orr and husband Mike of Cherryville, Missouri; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, Missouri with Rev. Doug Windle officiating. Special music of "Enjoy the Ride," "In God's Eyes" and "Tell it to Jesus" was played. Memories were shared by Don's sister, Susan Bogert. Committal prayer and interment were in the Cherryville First Baptist Church Cemetery, Steelville, Missouri. Casket bearers were Allen Carrow, Chuck Bogert, Billy Turnbough, Jim Barrett, Carl Davis and Dan Campbell. Arrangements under the direction of the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, Missouri. Virginia May Winters Virginia May Winters of Owensville, Missouri was born on May 28, 1934, in DuQuoin, Illinois to Henry and Mabel (Sronce) Clark and passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017 the age of 83 years, 6 months and 11 days. She married Dewey Winters in Mississippi on July 11, 1953 and they returned to the Strain, Missouri community to make their home. She helped run their small farm in Strain while raising her three daughters. She always enjoyed riding horses in her younger days and horses and ponies could always be found on the farm. She most especially loved having dogs as house pets. She was a 4-H leader for many years and loved to sew clothing for her daughters. When she was four years old, she and her mother traveled from DuQuoin, Illinois to San Francisco, California where they lived until shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor at which time they returned to the mid-west area. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Mabel Clark; step-father, Jerome Gable; two brothers, JW (Joe) Clark and Leroy Clark; sister, Catherine Clark; half-brother, Willy Clark; and half-sister, Edith Clark. She is survived by a sister, Roxie Reynolds from Illinois; half-sister, Ginny Pearl Knapp and half-brother, Henry Clark Jr., both of DuQuoin, Illinois; three daughters, Rosalie and Mike Kocinski of Owensville, Missouri, Linda and Jim Busch of Berger, Missouri and Tina and Gary Wilson of Leslie, Missouri; six grand- children, Heather Kocinski-Wildebrandt and husband Doug of St. James, Missouri, Amber Patton and husband Brad of High Ridge, Missouri, Wendi Gale and husband Ray of New Haven, Missouri, Gabe Busch and wife Jessica of Stony Hill, Missouri, Casey Lairmore and husband Dave of Fenton, Missouri, Corey Wilson and wife Jodie Lynn of Bland, Missouri; 16 great grandchildren; she was excited about the birth of her first great great grandchild in May of 2018; other relatives and friends. Visitation was held from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Gottenstroeter Funeral Home in Owensville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Gottenstroeter Funeral Home in Owensville, Missouri with Reverend Terry Knight officiating. Burial was at the Schmidt Cemetery in Strain, Missouri. Arrangements under the direction of the Gottenstroeter Funeral Home in Owensville, Missouri. Reprinted with permission from the Obituary page of the Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror Web site. http://www.threeriverspublishing.com/ ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWebArchives by: Winnie Brooks