Mount Vernon High School Alumni Obituaries

Clifford Charles Van Fleet passed away peacefully at 611 PM at his sons home in Leaf River Illinois surrounded by loved ones. His son was holding his face his daughterinlaw held one hand and his grandson held the other as he took his final breath. He is survived by his son Craig and daughterinlaw Je...

Michele Kay Nydegger 58 passed away unexpectedly on January 3 2026. A funeral will be held on January 14 at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church 720 2nd St Mankato MN. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1130 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interment at Woodland Hills Memorial Park. Rev. Jay Dahlving of...

Joyce Ann Cowan age 84 from Crawfordsville Indiana passed away at 1030 am on Saturday May 14th at the home of her daughter in Crawfordsville with her family at her side. She was born on October 13 1937 in Peoria Illinois the daughter of Rudolph and Edna Harmon Smith. She is survived by Vernon Bobb...

A Christian who lives life fully Is prepared to meet God at any given time. As a well spent day brings a happy sleep, a life well lived brings a happy death.Deacon Russell C. Thompson was born on Saturday, December 17,1 955 in Savannah Georgia, to the parentage of the late Freddie and Aimee Thompson...

Robbyn Marie Hampton, a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025 leaving behind a legacy of love, faith, and kindness.She was born on April 12, 1959, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Frank and Katie Budd. At an early age, Robbyn moved to New Rochel...

Glenn Jeff Jeffrey Britt went home to be with his Heavenly Father on January 13 2026 at the age of 68. He was born on June 28 1957 in New Bern North Carolina to the late Andy Crowell Britt and Hazel Thompson Britt. Jeff was the youngest of Hazels twelve children. Jeff attended West Montgomery High S...

Horace James was born on January 28 1946 in Mount Hermon Louisiana to the late Nathaniel James and Estella Magee. On Saturday December 13 2025 God called one of His faithful servants home to eternal rest. Horace was preceded in death by his loving parents Nathaniel James and Estella Magee six sister...

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purpleWith a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me. …– from “Warning” by Jenny JosephCharlotte Cole of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, died November 27, 2025, following a stroke and heart failure. Her once-active life was radically altered by an earlier debilitating...

Don L. McKinzie, age 74, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025, at home. He was born March 8, 1951, in Lamar, Missouri, the son of R.E. and Betty Lou (Lankford) McKinzie.Don was a 1969 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. He served in the United States Army du...

Carolyn Jean Meier, age 91, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 4:46 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2026, at home. She was born July 21, 1934, in Greene County, Missouri, the daughter of the late Laverna and Della (Sullivan) Meier.Carolyn was a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. She was a babysitt...

Bradley Gene Rodgers, age 63, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 6:02 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. He was born on May 8, 1962, in Monett, Missouri, the son of Leslie Lane and Carol Beth (Johnson) Rodgers.Brad was a 1980 graduate of Mt. Vernon High Sc...

Michael F. Ulmer, age 71, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 11:46 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, at his home. He was born January 15, 1954, in Columbus, Kansas, the son of Roy and Mary Ann (Loucks) Ulmer.Mike was a 1972 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. Mike was the second-generation own...

Barbara Gail (Ingle) Allen, 76, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 4, 1949, in Lilbourn, Missouri, to Jesse Vernon and Eva Verenia Ann (McGruder) Ingle.Barbara was a 1967 graduate of Mt. Vernon ...

Mary Christene Scherer, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon. She was born June 8, 1941, in Monroe, Iowa, the daughter of Tone and Bessie (Robison) Aalbers.Mary was a 1959 graduate of Monroe High School...

Ona Marie Cruts, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 7:44 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on December 10, 1940, in Dovre, Wisconsin, the daughter of Olin and Mildred (Davis) Brekken.Ona was a 1959 graduate of New Auburn Hi...

Mary Jeanette Forsyth, age 96, of Georgetown, Texas, formerly of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 5:14 a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026, at her home. She was born October 19, 1929, in Dewar, Oklahoma, the daughter of James and Myrtle (Drake) Shoun.Jeanette was a 1947 graduate of Dewar High Schoo...

Jeanie Sutton, age 75, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 12:26 p.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born on December 27, 1949, in Monett, Missouri, the daughter of Walter and Elva Mae (Piper) Pendleton.Jeanie was a 1968 graduate of Mt. Vernon High...

William Eugene Lewis, age 76, of Everton, Missouri, passed away at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. He was born June 22, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of the late Dan and Agnes (Conner) Lewis.William was a 1967 graduate of Northeast High School in ...

Jackie Lee Nicholson, age 88, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 4:05 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He was born on December 9, 1936, in Stotts City, Missouri, the son of Clarence and Dora (Barker) Nicholson.Jackie was a 1956 graduate ...

Judith Kay Robinson, age 82, of Golden City, Missouri, passed away at 2:31 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born April 17, 1943, in Dudenville, Missouri, the daughter of Finley and Virginia (Miller) Faught.Judith was a 1961 graduate of Lockwood H...

Augusta Marjorie Ann Chaplin of Augusta Maine passed away February 8 2024 at the Gray Brich Long Term Care Facility in Augusta. Born December 3 1945. She was the only daughter of Floyd and Dorothy Reynolds. Marjorie grew up in Pittston and was a graduate of Gardiner High School. She enjoyed the outd...

AUGUSTA Evelyn L. French Grondin 89 died April 13 2021 peacefully at home with her children by her side. She was born on March 16 1932 to Harry French and Tena Lunt French Wilkinson in the Windsor farmhouse of her grandparents Will and Grace French where she was raised. She held many special memori...

Joseph Remie Coulombe 94 formerly of Second St. Lisbon Falls passed away at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta on October 23rd 2020. He was born on January 18th 1926 in Brunswick Maine the son of Joseph E. Coulombe and Lucia Paradie Coulombe. Joseph attended Brunswick schools graduating from Brunswi...

Mark D. GagnonAugustaMark D. Gagnon 69 of Mount Vernon Road Augusta died September 15 at his home. He was born May 8 1948 to Arlene Labbe and Gerard Gagnon. He attended Augusta schools and graduated from Cony High School Class of 1966. Mark served honorably in the U.S. Air Force and was discharged a...

Tim was born in Gardiner Maine on December 31 1946 the son of Theodore Leatrice Merrill Dale. Tim graduated from Cony High School in 1965 and served in the United States Air Force as a fuel specialist from 1967 to 1971. He was employed by Kirchners for a little over 30 years and later by Togus Vete...

LIVERMORE Nancey Drinkwine 63 of Hartford mother partner friend and confidante passed away suddenly on Friday Sept. 9. She was born June 22 1948 in Boston Mass. the daughter of James and Lillias Dixie Drinkwine. She grew up in Squantum and graduated from North Quincy High School in 1966. Nanceys ca...

James John Stroumbos Papou of Old Orchard Beach Maine was born March 4 1958 and passed on April 1 2015. He was born to James T. and Rita E. Duffy Stroumbos in Tripoli Libya while his father was on active duty. James attended school in Chicopee Massachusetts where his family still lives. James gradua...

ChelseaCarl E. Morang 83 passed peacefully on December 23 2021 while in hospice care at Togus VA. Second son of Linwood and Altena Morang he is survived by his loving wife Rae of 56 years brother Donald with wife Julie and brother Robert with wife Louise sons Stacy and Jason grandchildren Ellie Tim ...

Topsham ME Jeanne Cadigan Berlew passed away peacefully at the Cadigan Lodge at the Highlands in Topsham Maine on April 8 2016 surrounded by her husband King and her two children Derek and Sarah. Jeanne was born in Mount Vernon New York on July 11 1930 grew up in Bloomfield Hills Michigan and gradu...

Frank R. Hallowell Jr.LewistonFrank R. Hallowell Jr 85 passed away early Monday morning on October 18 at Montello Commons in Lewiston. After graduating from Edward Little High School he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Travis Air Force Base in California where he served a...