All Obituaries

Michael John Sisak, 61, of Columbia passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019. Celebration of Life services will be at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel. Family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until start of the service.  Mike was born on October 3, 1958 in St. Charles, the son of Harold and JoAnn Cooke Sisak.  On March 16, 1990, he married Judy McMurray in Arkansas.  After 33 years of service, Mike retired from Laclede Gas on December...

Deborah A. Bressler 1953 – 2019 Deborah A. Bressler, of New Franklin, passed away at her home on November 6, 2019.  She was 66 years old.  She was born in Wooster, Ohio on May 13, 1953 a daughter of Robert and Ruth Jackson Bressler. Deborah was a registered nurse and her local survivors include her mother, Ruth Bressler and a brother, Raymond Bressler both of New Franklin. The family may hold a memorial gathering at a later date. A private burial will take place at a...

Kristina Linnette Hastings, 45, of Columbia, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on November 4, 2019. Funeral Services will be held at Bible Baptist Church, 4275 E. Highway WW, Columbia at 11:00 a.m.,  Saturday, November 9, 2019 and will be officiated by Pastor Jeff Ables. Family will receive friends from 9-11 a.m.   Internment at Memorial Park Cemetery will follow the service. Kristina was born in Monett, Missouri on October 6, 1974, to Rick and Linda Shore Jaques....

James Matthew North, 70, passed away peacefully, at his home, surrounded by his family, in Ashland, Missouri, on November 2, 2019. James was born December 8, 1948, in Vanderbilt, Texas to mother, Susie (Brown) North. After graduating high school, James’ service in the Air Force included a tour in Danang, Vietnam. Following education at Parkland College and the University of Illinois, James established and managed American Dowell Signcrafters for more than 40 years. Jim very much...

David A. Sekol, 68, of Columbia passed away on October 31, 2019 at University Hospital & Clinics. Funeral services will be at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, November 9 at C2 Church, 3300 S. Providence Road. Family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. until time for the funeral.  Burial at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, 1479 County Road 1675, Jacksonville, Missouri will be on Tuesday, November 12 at noon. David was born on December 8, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan to Herman and Evelyn Bellair...

Marilyn Marie Teegarden, 52, of Columbia, passed away at University Hospital & Clinics on October 18, 2019. There will be a Celebration of Life for Marilyn at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at the Christian Fellowship Church officiated by Pastors Scott and Jane Williams.  She was born in Kansas City on May 10, 1967 to Mack and Betty Taylor Teegarden and they preceded her in death.  She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church.  She had worked many years as a...

Harold Sontag, 79, of Columbia passed away on October 14, 2019 at home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17 at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel. Family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 16 at the funeral home.  Burial will follow the service at Memorial Park Cemetery. Harold was born on January 6, 1940 in Columbia to Thomas and Phala LeFever Sontag and they preceded him in death.  Harold graduated from...

Joshua Michael Friedrich, 22, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, formerly of Columbia passed away on October 13, 2019, due to complications from Juvenile Diabetes. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 19 at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel. Family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 18 at the funeral home.  Burial will follow the service at Fairview Cemetery.  (PLEASE - Feel free to wear whatever makes you comfortable to celebrate Josh's...

Irene Bledsoe 1933 – 2019 Carmel “Irene” Bledsoe, 86, of New Franklin passed away October 12, 2019 at Ashley Manor in Boonville. Irene was born in Tick Ridge, MO on August 30, 1933 a daughter of the late John C. and Lola Mae Jackson Bledsoe.  She attended the First Christian Church in Boonville and had been a member of the New Franklin Christian Church.  She graduated from New Franklin High School in 1951.  Irene was employed at Boben Manufacturing Company in...

Beverly Penry, 79, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 at home surrounded by family. Services will be held in Daphne, Alabama at a later date. Beverly was born November 20, 1939 to Joseph Benjamin and Elizabeth Pearl Draime Callahan in Mobile, Alabama.  In December of 1959, she married Leonard Penry in Daphne, Alabama.  She had been employed in the accounting department of the Emperor Clock Company.  She was a member of Christ Our King Church. She was also a...