Mac's Old Team Obituary Page

This column contains obituaries and other news concerning the passing of our fellow former teammates.

08/14/08
Ronald "Ron" DeGrendele, died Friday, August 12, 2007

degrendeler Ronald "Ron" DeGrendele
Information from St. Louis Post Dispatch 081408:
DeGrendele, Ronald of O'Fallon, Missouri, died on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the age of 70. Dearest husband of Gail DeGrendele; dear son of Katherine DeGrendele and the late Elmer DeGrendele; devoted father of Jeff (Susan) DeGrendele, Jerry (Pamela) DeGrendele and Kelli (Robert) Jones; dear brother of Barbara Kelly; beloved grandfather of Amy, Ryan, Kristen, Eric, Nicole, Chad, Kelsey, Dustin and Mariela; great-grandfather of Alexa. He was our dear uncle, friend and Hot Rodder. He is also survived by his former spouse, Mary DeGrendele. Ron was employed as a Facilities Engineer at McDonnell Douglas. He was a member of NSRA; National Street Rod Association/ 'NCCC' No Club Car Club; Street Rods!.Services:
The family is being served by The BAUE Funeral and Memorial Center, 3950 West Clay Street, St. Charles, MO where visitation will be held Friday, August 15, 2008, 4-9 p.m.
Funeral Service 2 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2008 at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center Chapel. Interment St. Charles Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to Siteman Cancer Center, St. Peters, MO. Share your condolences and memories at baue.com.

08/08/08
Robert Harry "Bob" Eagleton, died Friday, June 15, 2007

eagletonr Robert "Bob" Eagleton
Beloved husband of 58 years and best friend of Anna Eagleton nee Nelson of Florissant Missouri, died from complications after a battle with Parkinson's disease. Bob and Anna were members of the Florissant Presbyterian church since 1956, joining shortly after Bob took a job at McDonnell Aircraft, where he worked until 1991 on programs like Mercury, Gemini, F-15 and F-18. Bob was an active member of Florissant Presbyterian church, serving as an elder and was a friend to all there.
Bob enjoyed working and playing hard and he shared this work ethic and spirit with co-workers and family.
Bob was born in Noble IL, and attended the University of Illinois, St Louis University and University of Missouri in the pursuit of bachelors and masters degrees in engineering and management. Bob served in the US Army Air Corps in World War II, and as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in the Korean war.
Beloved father of Alice Campbell(Rodney); Amy Whitaker (Britt); Rosemary Kaskowitz (Don); Carol Sztukowski. Beloved grandfather of Jessie Hunter (Ben); Rachael Campbell; Hall Whitaker(Penny); Hillary Stout (Kory); Matt Kaskowitz ; Louis Kaskowitz ;Aaron Kaskowitz ;Joseph Kaskowitz ;Ben Sztukowski ; Brian Sztukowski ;Russell Sztukowski Beloved great-grandfather of Jude and Tristan Whitaker and Harrison Stout Preceded in death by parents Harry and Laura Eagleton and brother John Eagleton. Survived by brother Bernard Eagleton (Ann); brother Charles Eagleton (Virginia); sister Audrey Robinson
Bob chose to donate his brain for research in hope that understanding of the causes of Parkinson's will lead to a cure. His wife requested that memorial gifts be given to the St Louis chapter of the American Parkinson's Disease Association Campus Box 8111, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110-1010
Services & Visitation were at Hutchens Mortuary, Florissant, MO June 18th.
Funeral service was at Florissant Presbyterian Church.
Interment was at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery. www.hutchensmortuary.com

07/18/08
James "Jim" Van Pelt, died Friday, July 18, 2008

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Van Pelt, Jim, of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Friday, July 18, 2008 at the age of 71. He was born at DuPaul, IL. Dearest husband of Diana Van Pelt; dear son of the late Andrew L. and Edna L. Van Pelt; devoted father of Chris (Bridget) Van Pelt, Jeffrey (Cheri) Van Pelt, Gregory (Colleen) Van Pelt; 2 Daughters, Dina (Thom) Drmac and Monica Van Pelt; beloved grandfather of 11. He is preceded in death by his sister, Deloris Scherer.

Jim was employed as a Manufacturing Manager at McDonnell Douglas for 42 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association or American Cancer Society.

Visitation: Monday, Jul. 21, 2008 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Baue Funeral Home of St. Charles, 620 Jefferson St. St. Charles, MO 63301 636-940-1000

Service: Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2008 10:00am Baue Funeral Home of St. Charles, 620 Jefferson St. St. Charles, MO

Burial Ceremony: Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2008 St. Charles Memorial Gardens, 3950 West Clay Street St. Charles, MO

07/02/08
John C. "JC" Thomas , died suddenly, July 1 , 2008

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J. C. Thomas was a long time valued teammate and friend of many. He worked at MDC on many space projects, including Project Mercury
The following is from the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
John C. "JC" Thomas
Thomas, John C., 'JC' Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Marie Thomas; dear father of Deidre (Tony) Savarino; loving grandfather of Ashley Savarino and Courtenay (Nick) Sharpe; greatgrandfather of Tony Sharpe; brother of Jerrold Thomas and Phyllis Mosby; brother-in-law, uncle and good friend. JC served in the Army Air Corps in WWII, retired after 40 years with McDonnell-Douglas Corp. and was a member of the Boeing Sages Retiree Club.
Services:
Visitation, 3 - 8 p.m., Sunday, July 6 [Hutchens Mortuary, 675 Graham Rd., Florissant, MO.]
Funeral, at HUTCHENS Mortuary, Florissant, Mon., July 7, at 10 a.m.
Interment, Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Memorials appreciated to Wings of Hope.

06/16/08
Lawrence "Larry" Quinlan, , passed away Thursday, June 12, 2008

quinlanl Larry Quinlan
Following from the St. Louis Post Dispatch 06/16/08:
Quinlan, Lawrence E. 'Larry' of St. Peters, Missouri, died on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at the age of 78. Beloved husband to Barbara Quinlan; dearest son to the late Edwin and Florence King Quinlan; devoted father to Susan (Robert) Naumann, G. Beth (Doug) Spafford, and daughter-in-law Mary M. Quinlan; dearest grandfather to Katie Quinlan, Allison Quinlan, Brendan Quinlan, Joseph Naumann, Sarah Spafford and Matt Spafford; devoted great-grandfather to Jaylen Mack; dearest brother to Mary Ann (and the late Tom) Wieck; and a dear brother-in-law, uncle, and cherished friend to many. He is preceded in death by Michael C. Quinlan, son; Kimmie Naumann, granddaughter.
He was employed as a Mechanical Engineer at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing for over 30 years. He graduated from Rolla's School of Mines, was a hobbyist, and enjoyed his family, animals and woodworking.
Services:
The Family is being served by The BAUE Funeral Home, 311 Wood Street, O'Fallon, MO where visitation will be held Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:00 - 8:00 PM.
Funeral Service will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, June 16, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1355 Motherhead Road Cottleville, Missouri.
Interment Our Lady Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Stray Rescue of St. Louis. Share your condolences and memories at www.baue.com

06/07/08
Floyd "Bud" Drummond, , passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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Bud Drummond was a friend, and teammate for many years. Our first association with Bud was when he was NASA Program Manager for the Skylab Program at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsiville, Alabama. This was in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Thus, all of the MDC people here in St. Louis working on the Skylab project were working under the guidance of Bud, as the NASA Program Manager. After retiring from NASA, Bud came to work for MDC and was involved in several engineering responsibilities on space and missile projects. It was during the Skylab years that Bud met and later married Cleta Cherry, also a Mac's Old Teammate. Our prayers and thoughts are with you Cleta, and the other family members.

The following obit from Collinsville, IL Herald newspaper:
Floyd M. "Bud" Drummond, 82, of Collinsville, died at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at his residence.
He was born Dec. 28, 1925, in Salem, Mo. Mr. Drummond was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Glen Carbon; a graduate of the Missouri School in Mines in Rolla, Mo.; retired as an electrical engineer, being previously employed by NASA, Scott Air Force Base, and McDonnell-Douglas; was involved with the onset of NASA, being one of the first engineers hired and working directly with Dr. Wernher Von Braun; an active volunteer with Faith In Action; and a U.S. Navy World War II and Korean War veteran. He married the former Cleta Cherry on Nov. 14, 1970. She survives after 37 years of marriage.

Other survivors include two sons, John (Melinda) Drummond, of Smyrna, Ga., and Mont Drummond, of Athens, Ala.; three daughters, Robbie Drummond, of Atmore, Ala., Beverly (Bob) Jones, of Collinsville, and Shelly (Ron) Dickerson, of Huntsville, Ala.; two sister-in-laws, Anita (Byron) Davis, and Gayle Tegtmeier, both of Collinsville; two granddaughters, Dottie "Bunny" Jones, of Charlotte, N.C. and Carly Drummond, of Atlanta; and four grandsons, Kevin Drummond, of Savannah, Ga., Wes Jones, of St. Elmo, Jake Dickerson, and Luke Dickerson, both of Huntsville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Lena (Musgraves) Drummond; and one sister, Leona Slusher.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, June 8, at Herr Funeral Home in Collinsville.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. June 9, at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Caseyville.
Memorials may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Faith In Action, or to the Warren Billhartz Animal Shelter, and will be accepted at the funeral home.

05/30/08
Jeanette Woodruff, , passed away Saturday, May 28, 2008

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Woodruff, Jeanette R. (nee Reynolds), on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Robert F. Woodruff; dear mother of Bob (Patty) and Jim Woodruff; dear grandmother of Jennifer and Danny Woodruff; dear sister of Jack (Dot) Reynolds; dear aunt, great-aunt and friend to many. Mrs. Woodruff was a former employee of McDonnell Douglas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.Services:Service at ALEXANDER Funeral Home, 11101 St. Charles Rock Rd. at Lindbergh, Saturday, 11 a.m. Interment Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. VISITATION FRIDAY, 4-8 P.M.

05/30/08
Mary Spillman, wife of Ralph Spillman, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008 of cancer
Following from www.stygar.com:
Mary D. (Landgren) Spillman
Spillman, Mary D. (nee Landgren) on Saturday, May 24, 2008. Beloved wife of 52 years to Ralph Spillman; loving mother of Donald (Terry) and Wayne (Pamela) Spillman and Sheri (Richard) Head; loving grandmother of Sarah and Houston, Paige and Mitchell, C.J. and Jessie; dear sister-in-law and aunt.
Mary enjoyed training and showing dogs and was a member of the NCOTC, GSLSSC, GSLTC, Dog Clubs and was a volunteer with the Canine Ambassadors Club and she dearly loved traveling worldwide with her husband.
Services: The Stygar Family of Funeral Service is caring for the Spillman Family at the STYGAR FLORISSANT CHAPEL, 13980 New Halls Ferry Rd. where a Memorial Funeral Service will be held Saturday May 31 at 12:00 PM. Memorials to the Humane Society preferred. Visitation from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. www.stygar.com

05/28/08
Harold Ege, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008
We are very saddened to hear that our friend and teammate Harold Ege passed away only 11 days after the passing of his beloved wife, Carol.
Harold was a very dedicated, hard working Materials and Processes Engineer at MDC. He worked on many space and missile programs (Gemini, Skylab, Harpoon, Tomahawk, Advanced Cruise Missile, and other projects), and had the respect of all of us who enjoyed working with him.

The following from Pitman Funeral Home:
Survivors: Pamela (Russell) Schwamle (Daughter) of Warrenton, MO, Christine (Bret) Noble (Daughter) of Wright City, MO, Robert Ege ( Brother) of Springfield, MO, Donald Ege (Brother) of Bellevue, WA, 4 Grandchildren, 3 Great-grandchildren, Nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, Predeceased: Carol Ege nee Vitale (Spouse), David & Zella Ege (Parents), Organizations: Member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Memorials: American Cancer Soc. in care of Pitman Funeral Home P.O. Box 126 Warrenton, MO 63383

Visitation: Wednesday. May 28 Time: 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Pitman Funeral Home 904 S. Hwy 47 Warrenton, MO
Service: Thursday. May 29 Time: 11:00 A.M. at Pitman Chapel

05/18/08
Carol Ege, passed away at home Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Carol F. Ege was the wife of our fellow Mac Teammate, Harold Ege. Carol was also a Mac Teammate, who worked as an office secretary for MDC.

Harold, Pamela, Christine & family members, our heartfelt sympathy and prayers are with you.

The following is from the St. Charles Journal:
Carol F. Ege
Carol F. Ege, 71, of Wright City died May 13, 2008, at home. She was born June 16, 1936, to Rocco and Helen (Maness) Vitale in St. Louis.

Mrs. Ege was an office secretary for McDonnell Douglas. She was of the Catholic faith.She is survived by her husband, Harold Ege of Wright City; two daughters, Pamela Schwamle of Warrenton and Christine Noble of Wright City; two sisters, Grace Masters of Bellefontaine Neighbors and Phyllis Zwilling of O'Fallon; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Steven Vitale.

Services will be at 11 a.m. May 20 at Pitman Funeral Home, 904 S. Highway 47 in Warrenton, with burial in Warrenton City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. May 19 at the funeral home.
Memorials may be to Loving Care Hospice c/o Pitman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 126, Warrenton, MO 63383.

05/16/08
Donald Boedy, passed away Thursday, April 17 2008
The following information was provided by Bob Garthe:
Don Boedy worked at MDC in Flight Test Instrumentation for many years. He was a system level designer who was a great resource. A mild mannered and hard working individual.
Donald D. Boedy, 82, died Thursday April 17, 2008, at his residence [Godfrey, IL].
He was born Nov. 19, 1925 in Wood River to Orville and Helen (Bell) Boedy.
He married the former Rosemary Corona on July 12, 1952, in Alton. She survives.

He was a Washington University graduate with the Class of 1951 and retired in 1982 from McDonnell Douglas as an electrical engineer. The World War II Navy veteran was a 2nd class electronics technician on the USS West Virginia.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one sister, Dolores Hoffman of Godfrey; three nieces, Nancy Doris and her husband, Jerry, of Brighton, Judy Mundy of Jerseyville and Barbara McKay or Champagne, Ill.; a brother-in-law, Anthony Corona and his wife, Penny, of Alton; two nieces and one nephew, Theresa Roberds and her husband, Wyatt, of Granite City, Jodi Fesi and her husband, Joe, of Wentzville, Mo., and Thomas Corona and his wife, Jacque, of Whiteman Air Force Base; a sister-in-law, Leola Corona of Alton; and six nieces, Mary Ann Schmieg of Alton, Rita Humphrey and Marilyn Corona, both of Edwardsville, JoEllen Corona of Alton, Toni Corona of Maryville and Ann Regenspein and her husband, John, of O'Fallon, Mo.
Visitation was on Sunday, April 20, at Gent Funeral Home in Alton.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated April 21, at Ss.Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton.

05/16/08
Eskew, Arthur "Art" passed away Wednesday, April 30 2008
The following info. received from Evo Malpiedi:
Arthur (Art) C. Eskew passed away suddenly on the morning of April 30, 2008. (It is assumed death was caused by aneurysm). He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara. Art enjoyed travelling with Barbara on vacations and playing golf with his teammates on weekends. At MDC, Art was a Branch Manager in Logistics Support Technical Publications for 25 years before retiring in 1987. Prior to joining MDC, he served in the U.S. Army for 8 years prior to joing MDC. After retiring, Art and Barbara moved into a retirement center in Springfield, Illinois.
Art was a dedicated employee and well thought of by his teammates on the Mercury, Gemini, Harpoon and Tomahawk programs. Art was buried in Springfield, Illinois on May 5, 2008.

Evo Malpiedi

04/06/08
Mitton, Bob passed away Sunday, April 06, 2008
The following info. received from Bill Mayfield:
Hi Norm/Earl--Just wanted to be sure you knew that Bob Mitton passed away on Sunday at a nursing home in Pacific MO. He will be cremated and there is just a short service at the chapel at Jefferson Barricks at ll:30 on Thursday [10 April, 2008]. He worked on SMS and I don't know what else. He has been retired for quite some time.
........Mayfield on Sunday
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03/31/08
Hal Flowers Sr. passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008

Hal Flowers was a great gentlemen, friend, and just a joy to work with, and associate with after retirement. Hal was a major asset to MDC while working there from the early 1960's until retirement. He was involved in various Engineering responsibilities, including the Dragon program at Titusville FL, then later in St. Louis he was involved in many advanced design activites, followed by advisory and consulting responsibilities.
The following is from the St. Louis PD 3/31/2008:
Flowers, Harold (Hal) Sr. Thursday, March 27, 2008. Dear husband of Doris Flowers (nee Hexamer); father of Josselyn Moore (Jeff Moon) and Harold Flowers Jr.; brother of Hilda Brittain and Margaret Cline; grandfather of Susan, Thomas and Jeremy; and great-grandfather of Michael, Kathryn and Abigail. Born June 25, 1917 in Hickory, NC, Hal received degrees from Duke University and the University of Cincinnati.
He joined McDonnell Douglas Astronautics in1963 and continued to work as an engineering consultant following his retirement. Hal was an active member at Ladue Chapel, volunteered at St. Luke's Hospital and served on the Board of Visitors, Engineering School, Duke University. Services:Memorial Service at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, 9450 Clayton Road, Wednesday, April 2, 11:00 a.m.. Inurnment private. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Family assisted by VALHALLA Chapel.

03/24/08
June Leistner passed away Friday, March 21, 2008

June Leistner was a great friend and teammate at MDC. Many of us Mac Old Team members worked with June and her husband John at MDC. June worked as a blueprint and engineering change release clerk at MDC for 20 years before retiring. She and John attended many of our Mac's Old Team retiree luncheon meetings.
The following is from the StL Post Dispatch 3/23/08:
Leistner, June of St. Peters, Missouri, died on Friday, March 21, 2008 at the age of 85. Dearest wife of John Theodore Leistner; cherished mother of Donna M. (LeRoy) Foster and John F. Leistner; dear aunt of Kathleen Brunk; beloved grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was our dear great-aunt and cherished friend to many; preceded in death by her parents, Thomas C. Clark and Anna Mae Charles and her sister, Norma Jean O'Donnell. June was a Release Clerk with McDonnell Douglas for 20+ years before her retirement, was a member of Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 5077, O'Fallon and a member of All Saints Catholic Church.Services: The family is being served by The BAUE Funeral and Memorial Center, 3950 West Clay Street, St. Charles, MO where visitation will be held Monday, March 24, 2008, 6-8 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at All Saints Catholic Church, 7 McMenamy Road, St. Peters, MO. Interment St. Charles Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to St. Charles Humane Society. Share your condolences and memories at www.baue.com.

03/20/08
Paul Greenquist passed away Friday, March 7, 2008

Sven Paul Greenquist Jr., age 79, of Nixa, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded in love on March 7, 2008. He was born August 11, 1928, in Grand Rapids, Mich., the son of Sven Paul Sr. and Anne (Miller) Greenquist. He and his beloved wife Audrey Greenquist have been married 58 years. Mr. Greenquist was a retired aeronautical engineer [at McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis] and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Audrey Greenquist, Nixa, Mo.; their two children, Susan Greenquist, St. Louis, Mo. and Eric Greenquist and wife, Connie, Eugene, Ore.; and one brother, Peter Greenquist of Michigan. Cherished grandfather of Matthew and Elizabeth Crow, Julie and Tim Eager, Kirsten and Jonathan Hall, Leigh Greenquist and Ian Greenquist. Delighted great-grandfather of Preston Hall, Isabel Hall and Jeffrey Monat. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Ecos Rio Platano at www.education-for-conservation.org or 4750 University Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 or to the charity of the donor's choice. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation was under the direction of Adams Funeral Home Nixa, Mo.

03/19/08
Don Kirkpatrick passed away Sunday, March 9, 2008

Donald Kirkpatrick, age 72, of Mel bourne, Florida died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at home. He was born in Bethalto, Illinois, the son of George Monroe Kirkpatrick and Beulah Gordon Kirkpatrick. He was the youngest of six children.
Don worked for McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis for 25 years and retired from McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Kennedy Space Center in 1996. He was a Quality Supervisor. He is survived by his wife, Trudee; and his four children, son, Ross Kirkpatrick and daughter-in-law, Kelly of Worden, Illinois; daughter, Rena Becker and son-in-law, Keith Becker of Bethalto, Illinois; daughter, Lori Woodell of Merritt Island, Florida; son, John Updike of Merritt Island, Florida; six grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; brother, Lee Kirkpatrick of Hendrick, Kentucky; and sister, Shirley Pierce of Keyesport, Illinois.
A Memorial service was held at Beach Funeral Home West Chapel, Friday, March 14th.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Health First, 1900 Dairy Road, West Melbourne, FL 32904. Beach Funeral Home West Chapel was in charge of local arrangements.

03/04/08
Al Smith passed away Sunday, March 2, 2008

Smith, Alfred J. 'AJ' 62 of Godfrey, IL, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, March 2, 2008 at St. Anthony's Health Center with his family by his side.
AJ was a Director of Procurement at McDonnell Douglas for many years. He was the Sub Contract Manager on the Harpoon & Tomahawk programs, and later a Director of Procurement on aircraft programs.
AJ was born July 28, 1945 in Butler, Pennsylvania, the son of Alfred W. and Hazel (Sink) Smith. He married the former Patricia Wuellner on March 14, 1970 in Alton, she survives.
AJ joined the Army and served overseas in Berlin, Germany. He was a procurement director for 38 years with McDonnell Douglas which then became Boeing. He was an avid baseball fan, loved playing golf and especially playing cards with his family and friends. AJ was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by on son Matt Smith of Chesterfield, MO; one daughter and her husband Julie and Kent Sauvage of St. Charles, MO; two grandchildren Kaitlin and Jacob Sauvage and a mother and father-in-law Betty and Fred Wuellner. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services:
In celebration of his life a visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at ELIAS KALLAL AND SCHAAF Funeral Home in Godfrey. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday March 5, 2008 from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton with Father Roger Schoenboen officiating. Cremation will follow with a burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery at a later date.
The family has suggested memorials to American Diabetes Association or American Cancer Society.

Online condolences and guest book may be found at www.eliaskallalandschaaf.com.

02/28/08
Glen Woodson passed away February 28, 2008

Woodson, Glen A., passed away Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the age of 71.
Woodson, Glen A., of St. Peters, Missouri, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at the age of 71. Dear son of the late Mark Woodson and Lillian Marie Hogan. Beloved husband of Patricia Woodson; cherished father of David and James Woodson of Florissant, MO; dear half-brother of Richard (Jane) Hogan of St. Peters, MO; loving nephew of Hazel Toensing, and dear cousin of Diane (Terry) Mills. He is preceded in death by his step-father, Paul Hogan.

Services:
The Family is being served by The Baue Funeral Home, 311 Wood Street, O'Fallon, MO
Visitation will be held 9:00 to 10:00 AM Saturday, March 8.
Funeral Service 10:00 AM at Baue Funeral Home, 311 Wood Street, O'Fallon, MO.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
Share your condolences and memories at www.baue.com.

02/06/08
Ron Reece passed away February 4, 2008

Reece, Ronald (Ron) Arthur, passed away Monday, February 4, 2008 at the age of 66.
He was the son of the late Everett and Irene Reece and is survived by his wife Helene Lowery Reece; their two daughters, Jacque (Bob) Skoba and Pamela (Chris) Spitzer, five grandchildren, Ashley, Tracy and Austin Skoba; Jonathan and Gabrielle Spitzer, one sister, Darlene (Bill) LeClair and one brother, Don (Wilma) Reece, aunts, nieces, nephews and countless friends. Born in California, Ron grew up in Creve Coeur and worked for McDonnell Douglas which took his family across the globe. He retired in 2004 from Boeing after 40 years of loyal service. Ron had several passions outside of his family. He was an excellent golfer and avid fisherman. His greatest legacy will be his strength of character that was evident to everyone who met him. He was a great friend and neighbor to those around him and inspired everyone with his fight and thirst for life.

Visitation:
Sun Feb 10, 1:00 - 3:00PM
Dardeene Presbyterian Church, 7400 Hyway N, Dardeene Prairie, MO
Celebration of life: 3:00PM at Dardeene Presbyterian Church
The family requests Memorials in his name be made to St. Luke's Hospital, in Chesterfield MO or to Dardenne Presbyterian Church.
Above obituary/memorial from Baue Funeral Home, St. Charles, MO baue.com

01/22/08
Ron Rezentes passed away January 5, 2008

Ron Rezentes was a design engineer at McDonnell Douglas for 35 years before retiring. He worked on many space and missile programs.
He was born May 13, 1934 in Hilo, Hawaii of Portuguese parents. He resided in St. Charles, MO. Visitation and service was held on Wednesday 9, 2008 at Baue Funeral Home, St. Charles, MO.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of St. Charles

01/22/08
John Edward Otradovec passed away September 5, 2007

John Otradovec was an electrical engineer for McDonnell Douglas and Boeing for 42 years. He was a 50 year member of the Civil Air Patrol.
John was born in Bolivar, MO, and was a resident of St. Charles, MO. He was interned at St. Charles Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to Lymphoma and Leukemia Society.

01/02/08
Frank P. Boro passed away December 29, 2007

Frank Boro was a Corporate auditor at McDonnell Douglas.
From the St. L. Post Dispatch 01/02/07:
Boro, Frank P. 89, of Webster Groves, MO, fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Saturday, December 29, 2007. Dear son of the late Frank & Adeline Boro; beloved husband of the late Shirley Ann 'SAS' Boro; loving step-father of Shawn (Michael) Ruch & Mark (Sandra) McQuality; beloved brother of Florence (Maury) Bernsen, Lyn Berglar & the late Josephine Deelo; dearest 'Uncle' Frank" to Mike (Mary) Bernsen, Maureen Elstran, Debbie (Richard) Woods, Phil (Hollie) Deelo, Pam (Pat) Ryan, Pete (Rhonda) Berglar, & Laura (Joe) Tobey; loving great uncle, & great-great uncle; dear step-grandfather, step-great-grandfather & good friend.

Frank was a decorated World War II veteran winning among other awards the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross & Air Medal for service in the Pacific Theater. Following his service in World War II, Frank continued in the Naval Reserve for 31 years retiring with the rank of Captain. He was a proud alumnus & supporter of Mc Bride High School & St. Louis University. He was inducted as a distinguished alumnus into the Mc Bride High School Hall of Fame & the St. Louis University Hall of Fame. Frank was a member of the DuBourg Society at St. Louis University, Kirkwood Knights of Columbus, a member of the St. Louis General Assembly 4th Degree, American Legion, Post 101 & the Fratellanza Society.

Services:
Memorial Mass 10am Sat., Jan. 5, 2008
St. Genevieve DuBois Catholic Church 1575 N. Woodlawn, Warson Woods, MO 63122.
If desired, contributions may be made to American Lung Association 1118 Hampton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139 or to the "Frank & "SAS" Boro Endowed Scholarship Fund" at St. Louis University, 221 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103.
Family & friends may sign the online guest book at www.gerberchapel.com. Arrangements through GERBER CHAPEL (968-2000).

12/12/07
Roy DeBellis passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007

From the St. L. Post Dispatch 12/12/07: DeBellis, Roy died December 8th, 2007 after an extended illness.
Born January 21st, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to Rocco and Frances DeBellis, he grew up in the Chicago neighborhood of Elmwood Park, went to Fenwick High school and then to college at the University of Notre Dame where he graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1957.
After getting married and graduating, he served in the US Air Force at a strategic air command base in California. It is rocket science... Roy and his family moved to southern California where he started a career at Douglas Aircraft during which time he attended UCLA to obtain a masters degree in Astronautics ending with a thesis in orbital mechanics.
He transferred to McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, Missouri in the late sixties and over the years worked on numerous aerospace related projects, including various missiles, the space shuttle, nuclear fusion, and other weapon systems involving various cutting-edge technologies. He retired at the age of 70 from Boeing in 2006.
A modern renaissance man.... His interests and talents throughout his life were diverse. His intellect and wit were certainly a gift that served him well in his career but many people outside his career admired and appreciated those traits as well. He had talents in music playing the piano and the guitar as well as singing. He enjoyed the arts, classical music and opera. He enjoyed theater and wrote and directed numerous plays over the years for church groups and other organizations. He appreciated art and had artistic talents with wood carving and drawing. He enjoyed literature. He wrote and published the sci-fi novel (Ladybug) in 2003. He was well-traveled and enjoyed geography, and languages...he could speak and understand Italian as well as French and even Latin. He loved good food and fine wine and was very talented and accomplished in the kitchen. He most enjoyed cooking with the person he loved...Diane, his life partner and best friend.
The important stuff.... The greatest gifts Roy DeBellis had were his integrity, his love of family and his passion for life. His un-ending wit and wonderful sense of humor endeared anyone who was lucky enough to meet him. His ability to communicate and make anyone feel comfortable and welcome was unusual to say the least. He enjoyed people ...and if you were lucky enough to be called his friend you never (ever) had to worry about his loyalty and commitment.
Even in the throes of being very, very ill...the love he had for his family....and his family's love for him was unyielding. And throughout it all...he never lost his sense of humor. Surviving are his wife (of 51 years) Diane, his daughter Gina, son Doug, daughter-in-law Sue, and four grandchildren whom he loved dearly: Cara, Hunter, Maria and Anthony.

Services:
A small private service with the immediate family will be held where Roy is to be interred.
Memorial donations can be made to: ARDS Support Center Inc. 7172 Regional Street, #278 Dublin, Ca 94568-2324 Http://www.ards.org/ National Decubitus Foundation 4255 S. Buckley Rd Ste 228 Aurora, Co 80013 www.decubitus.org

11/15/07
Jerry Kaibel passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Following message received from Ruth Trammel 11/15/07: This was sent to me this morning. Jerry Kaibel was a great friend to so many at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing and I worked with him in Planning on the ACM program but knew him for many years. He started in the Aircraft side and later went to the Missile division. He was 65 years old and had been retired about 4 years. Another great loss and sad that he didn't have more years with his family after retiring but he did get to see his new grandson.
Ruth

The following note from Tony Venezia, Mfg. Tech. Analyst at Boeing:
I received a call last night from Jerome Kaibel JR informing me that we lost our friend and retired Boeing employee, Jerry Kaibel yesterday afternoon(Nov 14) . The only detail he could give me at the time is that Jerry was helping a friend and it is assumed he had a heart attack. He had not gotten a full report when he called. Preliminary plans at present are to have a viewing at Baue Funeral home in St Charles, hopefully this Saturday or Sunday. He will notify me and I am sure some of you, when plans are firm. I am sure some you were also on the list of friends for Jerry Jr to call, I am sending this note to everyone on my list that knew Jerry. I am sure there are more people in Manufacturing Engineering and Boeing, especially Missiles that had this great person touch their lives... IF you can think of anyone.. Please contact them and let them know of our loss.

-------------Update 11/18/07-------
Following information from Baue Funeral Home (baue.com):
Service: Monday, Nov 19, 2007 10:30AM
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1155 Main St., St. Charles, 63301
Visitation: At the Church starting at 9:30AM

10/15/07
John Lillicrap passed away Monday, October 15, 2007

John was an aircraft design engineer at MAC for many years. Approx. 1952, he started as a design engineer in the forward fuselage group of the F101A Voodoo fighter/bomber aircraft. He worked for many years on the Voodoo aircraft project, then several other aircraft programs including the McDonnell Douglas DC10, until his retirement in 1987. John was a great engineer, teammate, and friend.

Lillicrap, John E., Jr. peacefully at rest, Monday, October 15, 2007. Cherished husband for 52 years of Doris Lillicrap (nee Hecht); devoted father of Donna (Richard Jarrett) Coble, Diane (Robert) Droege and Lisa (James) Riojas; loving 'Paw Paw' to his five grandchildren 'sweetie-pies', Lea and Brandon Jarrett, Joe and Katy Riojas and Skylar Droege; dear brother-in-law, uncle and friend. Mr. Lillicrap was born February 14, 1928 in Osceola, Arkansas.
He resided in St. Louis for 55 years and worked as a design engineer at McDonnell-Douglas until his retirement in 1987. A veteran of the Korean War, he enjoyed fishing and boating and spending time with his family and friends. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Services: Funeral service at the SCHRADER Funeral Home, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Friday, 11:30 a.m. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Assn. or a charity of your choice. Visitation Thursday 4-8 p.m. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com

10/03/07
Phil Robertson passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007.

Philip Richard Robertson 83, passed away at 2:10 p.m. Sun. Sept. 30, 2007 at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.
He was born on June 1, 1924 in Eldorado, IL, the son of Roy & Chloe (Reeder) Robertson. He married Esther 'Adair' Pindell in 1944 at Bloomington, IN. She Survives. He was a retired executive from Boeing Astronautical Division in 1981. He was a WW II Veteran and served in the Air Force, he taught mechanical engineering at Washington University at St. Louis and was an avid gun rights advocate, he was a member of Jerseyville Elks Club, American Legion in Indiana, Boeing Sages, Republican National Committee, National Rifle Association, The Heritage Foundation, The Golden Eagle Committee, River Boat Bluffs plus many more organizations. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Judy & Walter L. Kern of West Virginia; five grandchildren;1 great grandchild.He was preceded in death by two sisters, Alice E. Kelley and Adis Strickland and one brother Adrian McMurtry.

Services: No visitation will be scheduled and cremation rites will be accorded.
Memorials may be made to a Charity of one's Choice or St. Anthony's Hospital - ICU Department.
ELIAS, KALLAL AND SCHAAF Funeral Home in Godfrey, IL is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences and guest book may be found at www.kallalandschaaf.com

10/03/07
Ray Pepping passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007.

(photo c. 1981) Ray spent many years in advanced design, and was one of the engineering design managers who was very instrumental in McDonnell Aircraft winning and building the spacecraft which carried the first American into space (Project Mercury). He became Vice President of Operations McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company (MDAC) and was a key manager during the Gemini and other aerospace programs.
Ray held the highest respect from those of us who worked with and for him.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
Pepping, Raymond A. Sunday, September 30, 2007. Beloved husband of Sue Pepping (nee Sheffield); dear father of Janet (Edward) McAllister & the late Eric Philip Pepping; most loved grandfather of Kyle, Joel & Kate McAllister; brother of the late Virginia Dimza, Jean Kaufmann & Ruth Sanders Clover; brother-in-law, uncle, cousin & friend.
Services: Memorial service at the SCHRADER Funeral Home, 14960 Manchester Road, at Holloway, Ballwin, Saturday 10:00am. Interment private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Heart Association or BJC Hospice.
Memorial visitation Friday 6-9pm. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at schrader.com.

09/27/07
Val Gribble passed away Tuesday, September 25 2007.

Val Gribble, of St. Charles, MO, died September 25, 2007 at the age of 74.
Beloved husband of Sally Gribble; dearest son of Orval Gribble and the late Dovie Blackman Gribble; loving father of Vance (Debra) Gribble and Kurt (Mitzi) Gribble; cherished grandfather of Ben, Tom, Kevin, Katelyn and Clark; dear brother of Lanny (Linda) Gribble.
Mr. Gribble was a 1956 graduate of Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, Missouri. He was an avid golfer and a member of Bogey Hills Country Club. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the St. Charles, Missouri Boys Club and coached and umpired for several youth sports leagues in the St. Charles area.
Mr. Gribble was an engineer with McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, MO and retired after 32 years as Director of Fiscal Management on the Harpoon Program.

Services: The family is being served by the BAUE Funeral Home, 620 Jefferson, St. Charles, MO where visitation will be held Friday, September 28, 2007, 4-9 p.m. and Saturday at church 9-10 a.m. Funeral Service 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Presbyterian Church, Gamble and Sibley, St. Charles, MO. Interment St. Charles Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to The American Diabetes Foundation or the St. Charles Boys Club. Share your condolences and memories at www.baue.com.

08/26/07
Roy Post passed away Friday, August 24 2007.

Roy Post worked for many years in manufacturing and engineering positions at MDC. In WW2 Roy trained as a combat air crewman on PB4Ys, went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute under the GI Bill and joined MAC upon graduation. His early career started in Aircraft Design at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co. (about 1950). From aircraft, he later was involved in the engineering of many spacecraft and missile programs. Roy was an engineer in the first U.S. manned Mercury spacecraft and went to Cape Canaveral, Fl. as part of the team for launch operations. Roy was especially proud of his work on the Mercury and Gemini Programs.

The following information is from the St. Louis Post Dispatch 8/26/08:
Post, Roy J. aged 80, passed away at his home on August 25, 2007, surrounded by his four children, Brian Post, Cynthia Post (C. Jeff Wilson), Amy Post, and Debra Kerr (Gary Kerr and his son Justin). Roy joins his beloved wife, the late Shirley Kohn Post (2001). Roy leaves behind two grandchildren, Sarah and Preston Kerr, and his granddogs, Forest and Parker Post. Roy will be missed and remembered by his many friends and family members. Roy was an active member of Temple Israel's Aleph Chavurah and the Inter-Faith Partnership.
Services: Funeral service will be Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at the May Chapel at Congregation Temple Israel, Ladue and Spoede Roads.
Memorial contributions preferred to Faith Hospice (www.faithhospicestl.com), Alzheimer's Association, and American Diabetes Association. BERGER MEMORIAL SERVICE.

08/04/07
Herbert J. Hegg passed away on 9 June, 2007.
Following information received from Roy Reitter:
Herbert J. Hegg passed away on 9 June 2007 after a long fight with congenital heart failure. Herb was a Supervisor of Program Analysis on the Harpoon Program. Herb lived in Ballwin with his wife Edith during his retirement.

07/14/07
Harold Stelzleni passed away Saturday, July 7 2007.
Harold worked for MDC for many years on missile and space programs. He was a Manufacturing Planning supervisor on several programs including Mercury and Gemini. After retiring he moved to Washington, Missouri where he died at age 86.
The following is from St. Louis Post Dispatch 07/10/07:
Stelzleni, Harold
July 7, 2007, Washington, MO. Beloved husband of Marilyn Stelzleni (nee O'Rourke); dearest father of Michael Stelzleni of Gainesville, FL and Karen Beller, St. Peters, MO; dear grandfather of Christine Hagedorn, Vincent Stelzleni and Danielle Stelzleni; great-grandfather of three..
Funeral service was July 11, 2007 at Miller Funeral Home, Washington, MO.

07/03/07
Bob Boehning passed away Monday, June 29, 2007.
William Robert "Bob" Boehning
Boehning, William Robert 'Bob' on Fri., June 29, 2007, asleep in Jesus, at the age of 75. Beloved husband of Carol 'Griesman' Boehning; loving father of Linda (Bob) Buchheit, Bill (Eileen) Boehning, Laura (Bob) Zobrist; dear brother of Ted (Lois) Boehning; loving grandfather of 9; dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend. Bob was retired after 35 years with McDonnell-Douglas Missile Program and served his country in the Korean War in the U.S. Navy.Services:
Funeral services were. at Zion Lutheran Church, 3866 Harvester Rd., St. Charles, MO. Interment in the Zion Church Cemetery.

06/25/07
Gene Pollien passed away Monday, June 25, 2007.

The following note is from Gene's son Mike:

I wanted to let you know that my Dad passed away early Monday morning. I want to thank you all so much for all of your thoughts and prayers.
As my Dad passed away my wife had a unique vision of two Angels of God carrying Dad up into heaven, and Dad had a smile on his face as he ascended with them.
Thank all of you who were his friends for so many years and even those who didn't know him, but prayed for him through his tough time in the hospital. I will let you know of the funeral arrangements soon.
Sincerely,
Mike Pollien

Eugene W. Pollien
Eugene W. Pollien, 74, of St. Peters died June 25, 2007, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born Feb. 23, 1933, to Eugene and Luella (Schroer) Pollien in Troy.
Mr. Pollien was an engineer for Boeing in St. Louis for 35 years. He served in the Army from April 1953 to April 1955 and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cottleville. He is survived by his wife, Irene M. Pollien of St. Peters; two sons, Steven of Indianapolis and Michael of St. Peters; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Deborah A.; and his parents.
Funeral Mass was. June 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Cottleville, MO. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Charles, MO.

06/19/07
Ron Moon passed away Saturday, June 16, 2007.
Ronald E. "Ron" Moon

Ron Moon was a dedicated employee of MDC/Boeing and was Logistics Manager on several aerospace programs. He worked over 50 years at MAC/MDC/Boeing in various Logistics positions on many programs. He retired just recently (only a few weeks ago) as Logistics Manager.

Moon, Ronald E. 'Ron' of Augusta, MO, died June 16, 2007 at the age of 74. Beloved father of Mark Allen Moon, Matthew Anthony Moon (Patti), Victoria Lynn Callahan (Chris), Michael Joseph Moon (Lori), Timothy Brian Moon (Mary); cherished grandfather of 8; dear brother of Ruth Ellen Swieterman and Marvin Moon; Ron is preceded in death by twin children Dennis and Diane; parents, Emmit and Ethel Smith Moon; and sisters, Maxine Wilgress and Evelyn Shaffer.
He is survived by many nieces and nephews and his very best friend and loving companion, his dog, Moon Doggy. Ronald graduated from Wilmington High School. Ron served his country in the Air Force for four years as a staff sergeant and then worked at Wright-Patterson AFB in Fairborn, Ohio.
The past 50 years he worked for McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing as Manager of Logistics, retiring this year with many honors for his service.Services.
Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, St. Charles, MO. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
Share your condolences and memories at www.baue.com

06/03/07
John Carroll MAC aircraft design engineer passed away Friday, June 1, 2007.

John T. Carroll
Carroll, John T. fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Friday, June 1, 2007. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann (nee O'Brien); loving father of Ann (Steve) Roseberry, Steve (DeLess) Carroll, Ellen (Mark) Spindler, Jeanne Carroll and Brian Carroll; dear grandfather of Joe, Sam, Devin, Will, Danny, Tommy, Benjamin, Mary and J.J. John was a veteran of the US Army and proudly served in WWII. John was a retired Engineer at McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft.Services: Funeral service was held June 6, 2007 with Mass at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church, interment at Calvary Cemetery.

05/25/07
George Mills one of Mac's greatest test pilots passed away Friday, May 25, 2007.

George Mills(right) at his retirement from MDC. Joe Dobronski (left) presenting

George Shirley Mills
Mills, George Shirley Friday, May 25, 2007. Beloved husband of Margaret T. Mills, and the late Frances Ann Mills (nee Evens); loving father of Sherrill (Tim) Mulligan, Phillip (Etta) Mills, and David (Mary) Mills; loving step father of Bill (Candice) Tisdale, and Jack (Jacquelyn) Tisdale; dearest grandfather of Chris, Brian, Nicole, Susan, Joe, Mark, and Jackie. Great grandfather of Lauren.
Memorial service Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 1 the Kirkwood United Methodist Church, Kirkwood, MO
George Mills was an Experimental Test Pilot and Engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

05/17/07
John Wright passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
John Wright worked at MDC for many years in the Design Engineering departments. He worked on many aircraft and aerospace programs
From Saint Louis Post Dispatch, 5/19/07:
Clarence Johnson "John" Wright
Wright, Clarence Johnson 'John' of Webster Groves died on Thursday, May 17 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital due to complications resulting from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Patricia, his sister Marianne Burnside, his daughter Meredith and son Andrew, and his grandchildren Brian and John Lawrence.
John was born in St. Louis on January 27, 1922 and was the second of four children. He graduated from the Missouri School of Mines (Rolla) with a degree in engineering in 1943 and fought in World War II as a 1st lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers in the 82nd Engineer Battalion.
After a long career at McDonnell-Douglas, he volunteered at the Missouri Botanical Garden for more than twenty years. John loved the outdoors, jazz, tennis, bicycling and travel.
Memorial Service was Monday, May 21, 2007 at Eliot Unitarian Chapel, Kirkwood, MO .

05/03/07
Dave B. Norton passed away Thursday, May 3, 2007
Dave Norton worked at MDC in St. Louis for 32 years. He was a general supervisor in manufacturing, and worked on the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle spacecraft.
Following from the St. Charles Journal, Sun May 6, 2007:
David "Dave" B. Norton died May 3, 2007, at home. He was born Jan. 9, 1929, to David B. and Ruby Norton in Chicago.
Mr. Norton was a general supervisor who had been employed by McDonnell Douglas Corp. in St. Louis for 32 years. He worked on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft and the space shuttle. He served in the Marines during the Korean War. He was a member of West Lake Church of Christ; a co-founder, officer and honorary board member of Concerned Citizens for Animal Control of Warren County; and a member of the Jaguar Association of Greater St. Louis for 45 years.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn "Kate" (McVey) Norton of O'Fallon; two daughters, Holly Norton-Mattison of Warrenton and Laurel Norton of Clarksville; one sister, NorEtta Clayton of St. Louis County; and two grandchildren.
Services were held May 10, 2007 at the Baue Funeral and Memorial Center chapel in St. Charles, MO.
His body was to have been cremated.

04/28/07
Merle Mueller passed away Saturday April 28, 2007
Merle retired around 1990. He worked for many years on Aircraft Simulators in Building 101, MDC St. Louis.

Merle M. Mueller, 72 of Florissant, MO born September 13, 1934 in East St. Louis, IL died Saturday, April 28, 2007 at his residence.
Mr. Mueller retired from McDonnell Douglas as a electrical engineer.
Preceded in death by: Parents: Carl H. and Viola nee Renollett Mueller; Brother-in-law: Gregg Lovel.
l Survived by: Wife: Phyllis A. nee Lovell Mueller of Florissant, MO.
Sons: Keith (Cheryl) Mueller of Florissant, MO.
Eric (Vicki) Mueller of Florissant, MO.
Four Grandchildren: Lauren, Morgan, Nathan, Makenzie Mueller.

Funeral service was Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Kurrus Funeral Home, Belleville, IL with Rev. Jim Slone officiating. Burial at Valhalla Gardens of Memory in Belleville, IL

04/26/07
Dave Freeman passed away Thursday, April 26, 2007
Dave Freeman was an electronics engineer at McDonnell Douglas, and was involved in design, development, and management roles on many aerospace programs. Dave actively attended the "Macs Old Team" retiree group meetings. He was a valued teammate and friend. We will miss him.
Freeman, David J. entered into rest on Thurs., April 26, 2007. Dear husband of Peggy Freeman (nee Shaw); beloved father of Linda (Mark) Rechtiene and Bob (Pam) Freeman; loving grandfather of Matthew Rechtiene, Sara Conyers, Ted and Sam Freeman. Dave was a man of abundant interests and a curious thinker. ''Answers prompt more questions.''
Funeral was Mon., April 30, at BUCHHOLZ VALLEY OF FLOWERS Mortuary, Florissant, MO. Interment St. Ferdinand Cemetery, Florissant, MO. Online guest book www. buchholzmortuary.com.

04/20/07
John Clausen passed away Friday, April 20, 2007
John T. Clausen, Jr.
Clausen, John T. Jr. Friday, April 20, 2007, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. Beloved husband of 60 years to M. Jean Clausen (nee Thompson); dear father of Richard, Joan (Marion) Hynes, Mary (John) Thomas, Margie (Ken) Holbert, Michael, Brian (Mary), Cecelia, Thomas (Sheri), William (CIndy), James and the late Gregory; dear grandfather of 31; dear great-grandfather of 11; brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many. Retired Aeronautical Engineer after 26 years of service at McDonnell Douglas/Conductron where he worked on Gemini, Mercury, simulators and other projects. Also worked at White Sands (NM) Proving Grounds, Convair Inc. (General Dynamics, TX). John was actively involved in Marriage Encounter, lector and Eucharistic Minister, avid square and ballroom dancer and a life-long Cardinal fan. He will be greatly missed by all.
Funeral was Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the HUTCHENS Mortuary, Florissant, MO. with Mass at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne (formerly St. Dismas) Church.
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Florissant, MO.

04/07/07
William "Bill" Merritt passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007
Bill Merritt worked many years at MDC. Many of you will probably remember his work in leading engineering activity in the preparation of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for submittal to the government on the Gemini, Skylab, Harpoon, and other programs. Bill is one of the people who originally formed this group of retirees now known as "Mac's Old Team".

MERRITT, William K., St. Charles, MO, Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, April 5, 2007 age 82; dearest husband of Helen F. Merritt; dear father of Dean A. (Kimberly), Kevin N., Kimberley A. and Monique Merritt, dear grandfather of Kyler, Caitlin and Marissa; preceded in death by 7 brothers and 1 sister.
Mr. Merritt was a member of St. Cletus Catholic Church and American Legion Post #323, St. Charles, Missouri. He had a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Physics in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He was an Engineering Supervisor with McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, MO for 18 years before his retirement and served in the US Army Air Corp 1943-1946.

Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Cletus Catholic Church, St. Charles, MO. Interment: St. Charles, Memorial Gardens with a graveside service at a later date.

02/25/07
George Leo Dowdy passed away Saturday, January 24, 2007
We are saddened to report the death of George Dowdy, a valued friend and teammate for many, years. He was an active in the Mac's Old Team group and all will miss him.
George worked at MDC on Space & Missile programs, mostly in the Test and Development group. He worked on various space projects including Mercury, Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle.
Dowdy, George Leo, baptized into the hope of Christ’s resurrection, Saturday, February 24, 2007.
Loving husband of Laurie Dowdy (Voss), Dear father of George R. (Mimi), Chris (Kellie), Tim (Geri Lynn), John (Leslie), Pattie (Tory), and proud Grandpa of nine grandchildren: Megan, Lauren, George, Katie, Julie, Jack, John, Erin and Olivia. Stepbrother to Ed (Shirley) Schaub, brother-in-law, uncle and friend of many.
George was born in Dexter, Missouri, the only child of Florance and George R. Dowdy. He was baptized at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dexter.
He grew up in University City and attended the University City Public Schools. He graduated from the University of Missouri Rolla with a degree in Mining and Petroleum Engineering. George was in the Army Engineering Aviation Division and flew small planes and helicopters for three years. He was stationed in Central and South America.
George and Laurie were married in Linn Missouri in 1959. George worked in the Space Division at McDonnell Douglas for 37 years. During this time George worked on various space projects which included Mercury and Apollo programs along with Skylab and the Space Shuttle. George retired in 1994 and loved his retirement. Being a clever, ambitious, and helpful person, he could pursue his many interests. He particularly enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren. He was an active member of St. Alban Roe Parish, and served on a variety of committees. He worked with Habitat for Humanity and a homeless shelter in Pacific, MO. He enjoyed teaching a computer class for the West County Senior Citizens Computer Club. George was a craftsman at woodworking, skilled at making furniture and well known for his “rocking horses”. He loved traveling with Laurie, often by rail with the McDonnell Douglas Railroad club in which he was active member.
George was admired and dearly loved by his family. He had a strong faith in God and loved his family and friends dearly.
Funeral Mass was at St. Alban Roe Catholic Church, St. Alban, MO. Entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery.

01/27/07
Owen Russell Otto passed away Sunday, January 22, 2007
Following info. received from Dick Fall:
"I received this e-mail from Marlene Otto. I don’t know if all of you knew Owen. We worked together in Advanced Missiles and became very good friends. I last talked to him in October. He was having problems but it didn’t sound so serious then. One of my memories of him and Marlene was 4 or 5 years ago on a Sunday morning in church. When we got up to leave, I looked around and there sat Owen & Marlene. A complete surprise. They were Snow Birds down here for the winter. We had a lot of good times that winter with them, He was a great guy and a sharp engineer."
Hope you are all O”K,
Dick" --------------
"Dear Melba and Dick:
I haven't had an opportunity before now to let you know that Owen passed away on Monday morning, 1-22. He was on
hospice care the last week so we had all the necessary equipment and medicines at home. Our daughter and son were here several days before and we all were with him when he left this life and entered into eternal glory.
The service was today at our church, Peace Lutheran, and we leave tomorrow for Omaha, where our niece, Pam, lives. A short service will be held at Lincoln Memorial in Lincoln, NE where burial will take place on Friday.
I'll be staying in Omaha for a few days and Pam will bring me back to the Lake and stay here with me a few days.
This type of cancer is hard to overcome and it just took over. Thankfully he didn't seem to be in pain the last few days. However, that meant he also was heavily medicated so only had a few minutes at a time when we thought he was able to realize we were with him. True to the statistics, pancreatic cancer usually allows a person only six months from diagnosis and that was true in Owen's case.
Please keep your messages coming as we both enjoyed receiving them.
Marlene"
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Obituary from The Lake Sun Leader, Lake of the Ozarks, Cambdenton, MO:
Owen Russell Otto, 74, of Sunrise Beach passed away Jan. 22, 2007, at his residence. He is the son of Louis Otto and Mary Louise Leyrer Otto. On May 29, 1955, Owen married Marlene Dumke and to this union two children were born. Owen served in the Army during the Korean Conflict and received an honorable discharge. He was an active member of the Lutheran church which he attended since childhood. He served his Lord in a variety of official positions through out the years. He was currently a member of Peace Lutheran Church of Greenview, Mo. Owen received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Nebraska and a Masters Degree from St. Louis University. He was employed at McDonnell Aircraft (now Boeing) in 1955. He spent 38 years there as a structural engineer, working on the F101 Phantom Mercury and Gemini projects and other advanced missile assignments. He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Beta Sigma Psi and the Professional Engineering Society AIAA. He is survived by his wife, Marlene, of the home; one son, Russell Jon and his wife, Annette, of Corinth, Texas; one daughter, Kathlene and her husband, Richard, of St. Louis; three grandchildren; one brother, Darel Otto of Lincoln, Neb.; and one brother-in-law, Ralph Dumke and his wife, Darlene; one niece, Pam Otto of Omaha, Neb.; and other relatives and friends. Owen was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Charles; and one sister, Virginia Otto. Services were held at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Peace Lutheran Church of Greenview, Burial Friday, Jan 26, 2007 at Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.

01/23/07

Robert C. Krauter passed away Sunday, January 21, 2007
Krauter, Robert C. entered into the arms of His loving Lord on Sun., Jan. 21, 2007. Dearly beloved husband of Marilyn Jean (nee Settlage) for 54 years; loving father of Joan, Robert (Wanda) and the late Barbara Jean Krauter; caring grandfather of Craig and Katie; dear brother of Tom (Marie) Krauter, Lois Estock, Don (Ruth-marie) Schroeder and Craig (Ra-chel) Settlage; loving uncle, great-uncle, cousin, godfather and friend of many. Bob received his Bachelors Degree in Engineering from Washington University and his Masters Degree from St. Louis University. Bob had a very distinguished career at McDonnell Aircraft Corp. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. He was directly involved in the first manned space-flight having conferred with the seven original astronauts and receiv-ing recognition from them. He worked diligently in the F-4 Phantom program-especially with the USAF Thunderbirds. His accolades were numerous and so well deserved. Bob was very proud to be part of his country's ventures into aircraft and space programs.
Funeral was Jan. 26, 2007 at Chapel of the Cross-Lu-theran, St. Louis, MO.

01/12/07

Carl Winstein passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Carl Winstein was an engineer in the Electrical Design group. He worked many years at McDonnell Douglas on several space and missile programs. During the later part of his career, he worked on Harpoon, Skylab, Tomahawk Technology Transfer. Our sympathy goes out to all of Carl's family, friends and teammates. Following is from the St. Louis Post Dispatch 1/12/07: Winstein, Carl January 10, 2007. Treasured husband of his devoted wife, Sharon Baizer Winstein; loving dad of Sunni (Tim) Mace, Merryl Winstein (Richard Hibbs) and Mark Winstein (Jyotsna Sreenivaasan); proud grandpa Carl to his ''Seven gifted grandkids'', Ed and Rachel Mace, Sarah, Joseph and David Winstein Hibbs, Vilas and Karun Winstein. Carl thrived on his long, distinguished career as a ''trouble-shooting'' electrical engineer at McDonnell-Douglas, and his formidable skills as a handball champ, which opened doors in his business travels. Carl will be sadly missed by his loving sister, Shirley (Phil) Bloom; dear sister-in-law Charline (the late Richard) Baizer; favorite niece, Sybil (Lew) Mitchell; dear nephew, Keith (Shelley) Baizer; dearest cousins, Gary Leabman and Marsha Nyberg-Leabman, Evy and Jeff Diamond and many colleagues and friends including special longtime friends, Dr. Dermott Smith and Dr. Charles Crecelius.
Funeral Service was January 14, 2007 at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.

Peter "Pete" Stones passed away Thursday, December 28 2006
Another of our good friends and former teammate, Peter "Pete" Stones, passed away on Thursday, December 28.
Our deepest sympathies go out to Kathleen, Janet, David, all of Pete's family and his many friends.
Pete will be sadly missed by all. He was a great engineer and valued teammate and friend to many.

Peter Barry Stones
Pete was born Oct 6, 1932 Shropshire, England. He resided at Lake St. Louis, MO, and died December 28, 2006 at age 74.
He was the beloved son of Harry and May Stones; dear husband of Kathleen Stones (nee: Haden); cherished father of David (Marian) Stones and Janet (David) Heiligenstein; dear grandfather of Corey, Lesley, Nick, Gabby, Katie and Nate; loving brother of Neil (Jean) Stones, Derek (Mary) Stones, Celia Stones, and the late Roy Stones.
The family would also like to send a special thank you to Dr. James Ketchum for all of his loving care.
Peter served in the Royal Air Force and later worked for McDonnell Douglas for thirty-five years. He was a mechanical engineer who worked on many missile and space programs, which included Gemini, Skylab, Harpoon, Cruise Missile and others. He was also a golf and soccer enthusiast.
Funeral Service was December 31, 2006 in the Chapel at BAUE Funeral and Memorial Center 3950 West Clay, St. Charles, MO.
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12/30/06
Robert "Bob" Coleman passed away Thursday December 28, 2006
The retired McDonnell Douglas Aircraft executive and St. Louis businessman was preceeded in death by his beloved wife of 48 years, Kathryn Johnson Coleman, and by one son, Robin John Coleman; dear father of Claire (Thomas) Lamonica and Charles V. (Anne) Coleman; dear grandfather of Andrew, Gina and Peter Lamonica, Jon and Jeremy (Jessie) Hood; brother, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend to many.
Memorial Service was Jan 6, 2007, at BOPP Chapel, 10610 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, MO. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

12/30/06
Frank Henry Tubbesing, Jr. passed away Saturday, December 30 2006
Frank honorably served his country for 26 years as an Air Force Officer, retiring as a Colonel. Following his Air Force Career, Frank and Barbara returned to St. Louis where he continued his profession as an Aerospace Engineer with McDonnell- Douglas/ Boeing, retiring after 16 years. He also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Parks College of St. Louis University. His life was enriched with an avid love of bicycling, participating in Church Choirs, and world traveling. He enriched others lives with his sense of caring, community, and compassion.

12/11/06
Maurice "Mick" Gleason passed away Saturday December 2, 2006
We have been informed that another of our good friends and former teammate, Maurice "Mick" Gleason, passed away on Sat 2 December, 2006.

Maurice L. "Mick" Gleason
Gleason, Maurice L. "Mick" fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Sat., Dec. 2, 2006 at the age of 78.
Mick was born on Jan. 21, 1928 in Saint Louis. Mick married Radine "Rae" Gleason (nee: Robson) on January 7, 1951. "Rae" preceded Mick in death on June 21, 2000 after 49 years of marriage. Mick is the loving father of Anne (John) Elbert, Michael (Jeanie) Gleason, Daniel (Ann) Gleason, and Mary Ellen Gleason; beloved grandfather of seven, Sally Beyer, Susan Elbert, Sean Gleason, Patricia Schulte, Jennifer Gleason, Patrick Gleason, and Christopher Gleason. Mick was a special friend of Julie Jost and Joe Uelhoff. Mick Gleason was a design engineer at McDonnell Aircraft for 45 years. He was an aerospace pioneer as a designer on the Voodo and Banshee Aircraft. Mick was selected by Mr. McDonnell to be part of the design team for the Mercury and Gemini space capsules. Later Mick worked numerous satellite and missile programs including the SLAM E/R. Mick was a devoted parishioner of Saint Aloysius parish in Spanish Lake now Our Lady of the Rosary.
Funeral Sat., Dec. 16, 2006 from BUCHHOLZ SPANISH LAKE, to Our Lady of the Rosary for a Mass. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

12/4/06
Jerrell "Jerry" Brooks passed away Saturday December 2, 2006
It is my sad duty to pass along the information that another or our teammates has passed away.
Jerrell "Jerry" Brooks passed away on 2 Dec '06 after a long illness.Jerry was well known in the Astronautics Avionics departments.
Norm Beckel
Brooks, Jerrell E., 'Jerry' 79 , went home to be with our Lord on Dec. 2, 2006, at Breeze Park Care Center in Weldon Spring following a long illness.
He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Katherine R. (Kathy) Brooks of Weldon Spring; a son, David J. (Gwen) Brooks of Dallas, TX; two daughters, Holly B. (Alan) Hildreth of Maryland Heights and Barbara B. (Larry) Myers of St. Peters; a sister, Helen (Joe) St. Martin of Palm Springs, CA and Waldport, OR; three sisters-in-law, Albina L. (the late Ivan) Brooks of Brick, NJ, Mary Beth (the late George) Reynolds of Kirkwood, and Barbara (the late Frank) Reynolds of Lexington, KY; twelve grandchildren; Natalie, Davidson (Tiffany), Clint and Reynolds Brooks; Drew, Brooke, Sally and Jared Hildreth; Erin, Laura, Michelle and Daniel Myers; numerous nieces and nephews and many, many friends. He was predeceased by his parents and his first wife and mother of the children, Miriam Ruth (Sally) Young Brooks, and his brother and sister-in-law, Douglas (Irma) Brooks.
Jerry was born May 4, 1927, near Ft. Madison, IA to the late Jerrell C. and Nora Kincaid Brooks, and graduated from Ft. Madison High School. He served in the Navy during W.W.II and received a degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He also completed the class work toward a Master's in EE at St. Louis University. He worked at Ashland Oil of Kentucky in Ashland, KY for eight years, and retired from McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) after 30 years as an electronics engineer in the Space and Missiles Program in St. Louis. He loved flying, and held licenses as a private pilot, in double engine aircraft, commercial and instructor. He was also an avid sportsman, enjoying hunting and fishing, traveling, camping, singing in choirs and choral groups and playing bridge. Jerry was an active member of the United Methodist Church of the Shepherd in St. Peters, MO. and belonged to Poage Lodge, F.&A.M. in Ashland. Celebration of his life was held at a later December date when the entire family gathers for Christmas, in the Chapel at Breeze Park, Weldon Spring, MO.

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11/28/06
Carl McCarthy passed away Monday November 27, 2006
The following note received from Carl's wife Kay:
"I'm sorry to inform you that Carl McCarthy lost his battle with cancer on Monday, November 27th.
Arrangements are pending. Please call New Hope Presbyterian Church on Wednesday for details or check newspaper."

Thank you for your love and concern.
Kay McCarthy

Carlisle John McCarthy
McCarthy, Carlisle John St. Charles, MO, November 27, 2006 age 72. Dearest husband of Kay McCarthy; devoted father of Margaret (John) McCann, Elizabeth (Paul) Morrison, Michael J. (Marci) McCarthy and Kathleen McCarthy and the late Carlisle John McCarthy; dear brother of Peggy Kaiser and Edward (Janet) McCarthy; beloved grandfather of Matthew, Sadie, Eastin, Gabrielle, Emily, Paul and David; dear son-in-law of Kay Toensmann; preceded in death by his parents, Carlisle and Edna McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy was a member of New Hope Presbyterian Church, Habitat for Humanity, St. Louis Camera Club and was a pilot for the U.S. Air Force. He was an Aeronautical Engineer at McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Missouri for 43 years. While at McDonnell Douglas, he worked on projects Mercury, Gemini, Skylab and the Space Shuttle programs. He received his Bachelor's degree from Parks College in Cahokia, Illinois and his MBA from St. Louis University.

11/21/06
Warren Rundell passed away Monday November 21, 2006
Warren was a frequent attendee at the "Mac's Old Team" meetings. We will miss him very much. He worked many years in the Missile and Space programs. He was in the Electrical Design Department.

Interment National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, MO.

11/02/06
Mary Ann (Karn) Schneider died Monday October 30, 2006
The following note was provided by Ruth Trammell:
Mary Ann was my Shop Steward at McDonnell Douglas in 1967 when I was working as a Machine Parts Inspector in Bldg 27. She was a sweetheart and I thought the world of her.
Ruth Trammel
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Mary was retired after 33 years with McDonnell Douglas where she served as Secretary-Treasurer and Shop Steward for Aerospace District 837.
Funeral was Nov., 2, 2006 from HUTCHENS Mortuary, 675 Graham Rd., Florissant to St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Church for Mass.
Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Online guestbook at www.hutchensmortuary.com.

11/01/06
Don Jewell died Tuesday, October 24, 2006.
The following note was provided by Mike Wampler:
Don was a designer on the F-15, a real good golfer and a great friend.
From the St. L. Post Dispatch:
Donald L. "Don" Jewell
Don was a graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia in Mechanical Engineering and began his career as a design engineer at Westinghouse retiring from McDonnell Douglas. He was a dedicated Mizzou basketball and football fan. (Go Tigers!) Don was a member of the Whitmoor Country Club where he spent many happy hours with the ORFS golf league and the SKINS game.

10/16/06
Joe Windham passed away Saturday, October 14 2006.
The following note was provided by Bob Fessenden:
Joe was a dedicated person who lived and worked to the highest standards. I had the privilege of being his friend and working for him on several assignments over the years beginning in 1964.
Joe was born January 25, 1936 and died October 14, 2006. He was the oldest of three boys born to Ruby (Hattaway) and Hoyt Windham. Joe was born in Miami, Florida.
Joe graduated from Miami Edison High School where he lettered in Football and earned a scholarship to attend the University of Florida. He met and married Joyce Davis Cravin and they parented four daughters.
Joe was an outstanding student at the University, graduating with honors and earning the 'Walter J. Matherly' Scholar Athlete Award. In 1959, Joe graduated with a BS degree in Civil Engineering. Upon graduation he accepted a position with the Martin Company in Orlando, Fl. After three years with the Martin Company he accepted a position with McDonnell Douglass (then called McDonnell Aircraft) in St. Louis, MO where he enjoyed a successful career retiring after 30 years as Director of Advanced Systems and Technology. During this time he spent 3 years on a special assignment working for the CIA in McLean Virginia, and managing a program of key national significance.
After retirement from McDonnell Douglas, he moved back to Gainesville, FL and the University of Florida where he earned a Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy. In 1996, he re-joined the work force as a Vice President - Business Development with the MRJ Company and re-located to Northern Virginia. MRJ was sold to Veridian and Veridian was sold to General Dynamics where he worked until his health failed in 2005.

11/01/06
Bob Groh , died Friday, October 27, 2006
Bob was a great friend, and fellow teammate for over 30 years. He worked in the Liason Engineering Group and many missile and space programs.
Groh, Robert Edwin Sr. 'Bob', age 80, St. Peters, MO, died October 27, 2006.

Bob retired from McDonnell Douglas after serving 31 years as an Aerospace Engineer. He was a member of The Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church, The United States Navy Seabees, a board member and participant of the Senior Golden Games and served as a Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America for many years. Mr. Groh proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII.

10/16/06
Stan Stoker passed away Saturday October 15, 2006 at Sullivan, MO
The following note provided by Dan Venverloh: My wife and I attended Stan's funeral this morning in Suillivan, MO. Stan's wife Jan was there in a wheel chair as she is current resident of a nursing home recovering from a hip operation. In attendance were mostly friends from Bourbon and their church with some relatives from Ohio. Ralph Morris and myself represented Stan's teammates from his worklife at McDonnell Douglas. We were welcomed by Jan and she seemed very glad to see us.
During the eulogy the pastor recounted Stan's life including the programs he worked on.
Stan is laid to rest in Hill cemetery on the northern edge of Bourbon, MO within a stones throw of highway 44.
Keep Stan and Jan in your prayers.
--Dan--

8/7/06
Joe Dean, long time teammate and friend passed away Sunday morning Aug 6, 2006.
Our prayers and thoughts go out to Shirley and all the family.

The following obituary from the St. Louis Post Dispatch Aug 7, 2006:
Dean, Joseph Windsor native of West Texas, passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, age 77.

Joe joined the Air Force and was stationed at Scott Air Force Base where he met the love of his life, Shirley Jean Tanner. They married Nov. 1, 1947 and moved to Texas, where Joe completed his engineering degrees at Texas Tech. As he promised, they moved back to St. Louis to raise their 4 boys. Joe was a 30 year retiree of McDonnell-Douglas. He was actively involved at St. Mark's Methodist, where he ran their food pantry for over 24 years.

7/14/06
Milton (Milt) Schmidt, teammate of many years passed away Sunday 2 July 2006
The following information provided by Dick Ampleman:
Milton (Milt) Schmidt passed to his reward on Sunday 2 July 2006 in the 93rd year of his very useful life. Milt was a material control planner on the F101 and Mercury, Gemini and many other space and missile programs. He was a major participant in the rewriting of the material SP’s for MDAC-STL. At age 65 and after 25 years of service Milt retired in 1978. He and Lilyan, who preceeded him in death, were a wonderful couple, enjoying each other and attending the Muny Opera, the St Louis Philharmonic orchestra, Missouri Botanical Garden, extensive travel and many other activities. Their 3 children all graduated from St Louis University, David with a B A degree, Kenneth with a B A degree and Alan with B A and LLB degree. Milt had a life long association with the Boy Scouts, St Vincent De Paul Society and the Muny Opera. He donated his body to St Louis University Medical School.

6/5/06
Theodore J. "Ted" Steinmeyer Sr. passed away June 2, 2006
. 'Ted' was. born September 21, 1925; on Sidney St. in St. Louis, MO; graduated from Brentwood High School in 1944; served his country in WW II in the U.S. Coast Guard. Attended St. Louis University. Retired from a distinguished 35 year career as an aeronautical engineer with McDonnell Douglas, having worked on early jet fighter aircraft, projects Mercury and Gemini, the Shuttle and cruise missile programs. He was a leader in his community serving as alderman and Mayor of the City of Ballwin. Founding member of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. First President of the Ballwin Khourey League, member and Past Commander of American Legion Post 611, and baseball and basketball coach to many boys and girls.

5/30/06
John Steinkuhler died Wednesday May 30, 2006

Steinkuhler, John L . Lake St. Louis, MO was born September 23, 1932, died May 24, 2006.
He retired from McDonnell Douglas Corporation after 36 years of service. He was a member of Sages Retiree Club and St. Louis Genealogical Society. He was a Korean War Veteran.

5/14/06
Lenard A. "Len" Goran died Saturday May 13, 2006
Len Goran was a friend and teammate for many years at MDC. In the final years of his carer at MDC, he was the Deputy Program Manager on the Skylab Program (about 1971-1973), then later he was involved in the Tomahawk Technology Transfer Program.

Mr. Goran retired after many years as a mechanical engineer and executive with the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation.

4/3/06
Ray Brunnert passed away March 31, 2006
Ray succumbed to a head injury in a fall at his home. Please remember the family of another departed teammate.

1/30/06
Don Malvern passed away January 19, 2006 at age 84.
Don Malvern, the first F-15 program manager and former president of the McDonnell Aircraft division of McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, died Jan. 19 at age 84.
Born in Sterling, Okla., Malvern graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a mechanical engineering degree after serving as a fighter pilot with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He joined McDonnell in 1946 as an aerodynamicist. He was promoted to chief of flight test engineering in 1954, which at the time included the F3H Demon program for the Navy and the F-101 Voodoo for the Air Force. In 1958 he was named company-wide project manager for the F-4 program and in 1968 vice president of advanced design. The following year, he became vice president - F-15 general manager and led the company's successful effort to bring the production contract for the new Air Force fighter to St. Louis.
In 1973 he was named executive vice president of the company's tactical aircraft division in St. Louis and president of the division 1982. He joined the McDonnell Douglas corporate office in 1986 as an executive vice president, where he focused on quality and productivity improvement, and corporate aerospace engineering and operations. After retiring from the corporation in 1988, he served as chairman of the Wings of Hope organization based at Spirit of St. Louis Airport.

Herman D. Barkey passed away December 9, 2005 at age 96.
Herman Barkey, the McDonnell Aircraft chief engineer who did the first drawings of the airplane that become the famous F-4 Phantom, died Dec. 9. He was 96.
Born in North Judson, Ind., Barkey studied mechanical engineering at Notre Dame before graduating from the University of Detroit in 1932 with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He worked for the Hamilton Standard and Curtiss-Wright companies before joining McDonnell in St. Louis in 1945.
He worked on several early projects, including the XF-85 Goblin and XF-88 Voodoo experimental fighters, and the F2H Banshee carrier-based fighter. In the fall of 1953, Barkey laid down the initial drawings of what was then McDonnell Model 98. A year later, after the company received a contract from the U.S. Navy for two prototype aircraft, he was named senior project engineer for the F-4 development program. In 1970, Barkey was named vice president of engineering for tactical aircraft. He received the prestigious National Aircraft Design Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1973 for his work on the F-4 Phantom.
He retired from the company in 1974, but returned to the St. Louis plant to take part in celebrations for the Phantom's 20th, 25th, 30th and 35th first flight anniversaries.

Herman Barkey's daughter, Bonnie Barkey Moore provides the following additional information:
"To give you background on Dad - My parents moved to the condos at Mari de Villa Retirement Center in June 1996 and lived there until June 2004 at which time they moved to the Assisted Care Buiilding. My mom passed away in September 2004.
For the last several years Dad remained in good health except he used a walker since his legs were not as good as they had been. In the spring of 2005, age 96, he began having problems, had a pacemaker put in in July 2005, had some complications in August but at Thanksgiving seemed to have recovered. We attended the Brunch at Mari de Villa with him at Thanksgiving and all seemed well. Things seemed to start shutting down the week before he passed away. Actually, even on Wednesday, he was still sitting up and dressed and ended up only spending one day in bed (Thursday) and passed away Friday morning.
Take care and stay healthy.
Bonnie Barkey Moore

11/21/05
James "Jim" Fleming passed away November 21, 2005.
Jim Fleming lost his latest battle with cancer on Monday 21 November. Jim was a great teammate during our Mac days and a friend ever since. He will be sorely missed by his family and his many friends. Remember his family in your prayers.

10/17/05
JOE HALLEMANN passed away Sunday evening October 16, 2005
Joe served in the U.S. army with the 89th Division in W.W.II, was a charter member of North American Martyrs Catholic Church in Florissant, member St. Vincent dePaul Society, Men of Marygrove, Friendship Force of Missouri, Knights of Columbus Duchesne Council #2951, 4th Degree Bishop Wurm Assembly #2012, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion Post 444 and active Pro Life advocate. Joe worked for 35 years in the Aero/Space industry.

10/10/05
PAM (Rice) BUSCHARD passed away October 06, 2005
We sadly received information that Pam Buschard passed away at the very young age of 52 as breast cancer has taken a friend and teammate.
Please keep her husband Rich Buschard and the family in your thoughts and prayers.
Pam was employed at Boeing for approximately 35 years working in many areas of business management and administration. She worked on the Harpoon Missile Program for many years and most recently provided support to the management of Aerospace Support Services

09/28/05
ED STANWICH passed away September 26, 2005
With deep sadness we have to report that Ed Stanwich has succumbed to cancer at the veterans home in St James, MO.
Ed had a distinguished 30+ year career working at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing. As a young man he served as a paratrooper in the Army before attending the University of Illinois. He enjoyed playing with his grandkids, hiking in the mountains, relaxing by the ocean, sailing, tennis and golf. He was loved by many and will be forever missed.

09/28/05
LEN VOSKAMP passed away Sept. 26, 2005
Leonard "Len" Voskamp worked most of his career at MDC/Boeing on aircraft programs, also was involved in the Space Shuttle proposal. He was an important leader and program engineer on many projects. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Mr. Voskamp retired from McDonnell Douglas Corp. after 39 1/2 years. He was a program engineer for the F4 Phantom and the F18 Hornet. Mr. Voskamp was a decorated WWII pilot and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

08/26/05
JIM O'NEILL passed away August 16, 2005
The following is from an email by Sandy L. Booth:
I believe most of you knew Jim O'Neill that retired from Boeing as a buyer quite a few years back. He is my uncle and I thought I would let all of you know that he passed away last night after he had a stroke a few weeks ago. The wake will be held Thursday, 18 August at Steigers Funeral Home, 9825 Halls Ferry, from 3:00pm-9:00pm. I don't have all the details of where the funeral will be but I know it is on Friday. Please keep my uncle in your prayers.
Thanks,
Sandy L. Booth

07/12/05
LUKE R. ABKEMEIER passed away July 8, 2005
Norris Ruessler provided the following note:
Luke was in the MDC Computer Facility in Bld 101 way back when we had analog computers and then brought in the IBMs etc. He was head of the Computer Facility for a long time and later worked for Cappalupo and then went to the "Blue Zoo" (Automation Center). He retired many years ago. Was really a great guy and has had cancer for a few years.

07/12/05
JOSEPH BOMAN died July 5, 2005 at his home in Wentzville
Joseph Boman was a retired international business manager for McDonnell Douglas Corp., now Boeing Co., where he had worked for more than 30 years.
He served in the Army from 1953-55.
He was a member of Knights of Columbus in O'Fallon and was a Wings of Hope volunteer.

07/08/05
JERRY D. LEE passed away Thursday, June 30, 2005
Jerry was an electrical engineer in the Astronautics Company (MDC), now Boeing Co., for 30 years. He worked on many space and missile programs. He retired from BAC, and was living in O'Fallon, MO.

07/08/05
CARL M. SPIROFF passed away Thursday June 30, 2005 at Granite City, IL
Carl was a structural/mechanical design engineer in the Astronautics Company (MDC), now Boeing Co. for many years. Prior to retirement, he worked on many space and missile programs.

06/07/05
JAMES R. "JIM" HEINZEN passed away Wednesday June 1, 2005
Jim Heinzen was a former thermal analyst at MDC/Boeing.

06/07/05
L. PAUL STEWART passed away Monday April 4, 2005
L. Paul Stewart, 72 of Eldon, Mo. passed away Monday April 4,2005 in Jefferson City.
He was retired from McDonnell Douglas as a project manager and had been with the company for 35 years.

05/31/05
GERALD "JERRY" DeWITTpassed away May 30, 2005

Gerald retired from McDonnell Douglas where he was a Logistics Department Manager.Services private. Interment Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nokomis, IL.

03/11/05
Bob Kluesner passed away Thursday PM 3/10/05
We understand that our friend and Teammate passed away in his sleep at his home in O'Fallon, MO.

02/14/05
Lawrence "Skip" Long passes away Thursday, February 10, 2005
Many of us knew and worked with "Skip". He was a designer and worked on many space and missile programs. In the later years of his long career at MDC, "Skip" worked on the model 227 program. A great friend and teammate.

01/03/05
Ralph R. Conley death Dec 31, 2004
Sad news of Ralph R. Conley’s sudden death was received from Bill Sanders (Harpoon GN&C at Boeing).

Born Oct. 13, 1943, in Columbus, Ga., he graduated from Iliria High School in 1961, Purdue University in 1965, and earned his master's degree from the University of Missouri in 1969. He had lived in the St. Louis area since 1965.
He married Sue Byran on March 7, 1963, in Frankfort, Ky. She survives.
Mr. Conley worked with McDon