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Blackey, Patsy R.
Excerpt from the Saint Louis Post Dispatch Sept. 2003

BLACKEY, PATSY R.(nee Yakstis), Wed., Sept. 17, 2003; beloved wife of Charles T. Blackey; dear mother of Beverly (J.R.) Sottung and Craig (Cathleen) Blackey; loving grandmother of Christa Shinault, Tony Sottung, Christopher and Sara Blackey; dear great-grandmother of Jerry, Chuckie, Shayna, Anthony and Kevin; dear great-great-grandmother of Megan; dear sister of Cynthia Nelson; our dear sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend.

Mana, Austin Jacob
Excerpt from the 'Saint Louis Post Dispatch'

On Tues., April 22, 2003; beloved son of Rachel Hauck and Don Mana Jr.; guardian angel of (brother) Dustin and his twin, Christian; dear grandson of Ralph Hauck (Joyce Pavlak) and Don and Cathy Mana; Austin was born April 16, 2003, he was baptized in Christ on April 21, 2003 and entered the arms of Jesus on April 22, 2003. Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Fri., April 25, 12 noon. Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

Yakstis, Marietta
Southeast Missourian ~ Wednesday, June 11, 2003

GOREVILLE, Ill. -- Marietta Yakstis, 62, of Goreville died Sunday, June 8, 2003, at Sea Grove Beach, Fla. She was born Jan. 12, 1941, in Elco, Ill., daughter of Elmer and Ethel Engieman Butler. Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Carroll of Tampa, Fla.; a son, Donald Yakstis of Carbondale, Ill.; her mother of Jonesboro, Ill.; two brothers, Wayne Butler of Dongola, Ill., Ed Butler of Centralia, Ill.; a sister, Elsie Butler of Metropolis, Ill.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna after 10 a.m. Friday. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tim Sadler officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.

Mana, Frances M.
Excerpt from the St. Louis Post Dispatch

MANA, FRANCES M. (nee Ail), fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Fri., June 27, 2003; beloved wife of the late Charles J. Mana; dear mother of Charles (Mary) and Thomas (Terry) Mana; dear grandmother of James (Rose), Julie, Philip, Robert and Brian Mana; dear great-grandmother of Charlie, Kellyn, Nicholas and Alexander Mana; dear sister of Mary Schwantner, John Ail and the late Helen Levengood and Frank Ail; our dear aunt and friend. Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151  

Baeher, Fred J.
Excerpt from the St. Louis Post Dispatch

BAEHR, FRED J.,Fri., Nov. 5, 1999; beloved husband of the late Melba Baehr (nee Miller); dear brother of Evelyn Mana, the late Estelle Akers, Lucille Marshall and Magdalene Ryder; our dear uncle, great-uncle and great-great-uncle.Fred served as a Rifleman in Co. F 2nd BN. 1st Marines on Guadal Canal. Cape Glouchester and Peleliu. Served in 1st Combat service group in Korea from Inchon to Hungnam with 1st Marine Division. Retiree of Standard Register Company.Funeral at the New KUTIS

Mana, Evelyn
Excerpt from the St. Louis Post Dispatch

MANA, EVELYN E. (nee Baehr),Thurs., March 29, 2001; beloved wife of the late Frank Mana; dear mother of Don (Cathy), Frank (Deanna) III and Dave (Judy) Mana; loving grandmother of Cindy (Dan) Fichter, Don Jr., Tony, Debbie, John and Frank Mana; dearest great-grandmother of Madeline and Dustin; our dear aunt, cousin and friend to many.Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Mon., April 2, 9 a.m. Interment National Cemetery. Contributions to deGreef House, 10016 Kennerly Rd., 63128

Yakstis, Casimira "Katie"
Excerpt from the St. Louis Post Dispatch

YAKSTIS, CASIMIRA 'CATHERINE' (nee Dagis), or Katie was born at home on June 12, 1912, in East St. Louis, IL; her mother, Emilija 'Amelia' Slapelyte Dagis and father, John Dagis emigrated from ScMonu, Lithuania in 1910; John and Emilija had seven children, Joseph, Casimira, Julia, Bernice, Stanislava, Mildred Ann and Pauline Isabelle; Pauline is the final surviving member of the family.

Catherine would marry William Yakstis (1904-1969) in 1937 and they would have three children, Michael, Mary and William and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild; Catherine's three adult children were at her side when her spirit returned to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at KASSLY Mortuary, Fairview Heights, IL. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2005 at Kassly Mortuary Chapel, Fairview Heights, IL, with Father Clyde Grogan officiating. Interment will be in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, IL.

Vespa, Dewey D.
Excerpt from the St. Louis Post Dispatch

VESPA, DEWEY D., Friday, July 15, 2005; loving husband of the late Grace B. Vespa;  beloved father of the late Dewey Roger Vespa, DDS and Joyce B. Vespa; grandfather of Daniel Vespa, Dana (Chris) Buchanan, Deanna R. Vespa, David R. Vespa and Becky R. Vespa; great-grandfather, brother-in-law and friend to many.

Mr. Vespa was the oldest living graduate of the University of Illinois Business and Law Schools (1928). As a young attorney he joined the law firm in Springfield, IL that had been Abraham Lincoln's firm. He opened the St. Louis Federal Land Bank in 1936 from which he retired at the age of 70.

Funeral from KRIEGSHAUSER WEST Mortuary, 9450 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, (314) 994-3322, 9:30 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2005 for a 10:00 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Monica Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation at Kriegshauser West, Wednesday, July 20 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m

 

 

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