All Obituaries

Anthony “Tony” Ray Vermillion, 50, of St. Louis, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019. Tony was born on July 23, 1968, in St. Louis to Benny Vermillion and the late Sandra (nee Hopson) Vermillion. He was a talented artist across several mediums and was able to bring out unique beauty in his wood pieces as well as paper and canvas.  He enjoyed constantly adding to his breadth of knowledge and engaging his vocabulary through playing scrabble with his friends and...

Bonny Rae Colvin, 74, passed away on June 6, 2019. Bonny, the daughter of the late Ray McCallister Fisher and Georgia Lee Fisher (nee Oels), was born on July 16, 1944 in Pacific. Bonny graduated from Pacific High School as a member of the Class of 1962. She was an enthusiast for everything green, and a gardener extraordinaire. Bonny cherished the holidays and enjoyed every minute with family and friends. Bonny was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Georgia Lee; husband, Ron Colvin;...

Brenda K. “Gaga” Jordan passed away on May 28, 2019. Brenda was born on February 1, 1952, to the late Wesley Henry and his wife Georgia Lee NEE Jackson. Among her survivors are two children, Dana Unger and Ann Smith and husband Robert; Three grandchildren, Tyler Smith and wife Holly, Mariah Smith, and Madison Unger; one sibling, Sonya Smith and husband James; other relatives and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 4-7 P.M. at...

Jeffrey W. Smith, 53 , of Pacific, passed away on May 28, 2019. Jeff, son of Edward “Neil” Smith and the late Margaret NEE Crider, was born January 15, 1966 in Kirkwood. He received his education from Pacific High School in 1984. On September 16, 1989,  he was united in marriage to Laura McDaniel. Jeff enjoyed being a math tudor at St. Louis Community College at Wildwood. Among his survivors are his father, Edward ‘Neil” Smith of Pacific; wife, Laura Smith of...

Edwina F. Nickelson (nee LaMar), 79 , of Pacific, passed away on May 16, 2019. Mrs. Nickelson, daughter of the late Edward LaMar and his wife Frances (nee Krizek), was born November 16, 1939 in St. Louis. She received her education from Sacred Heart School in Eureka and Pacific High School. On June 21, 1958 she was united in marriage to Donald Nickelson at the Pacific Assembly of God Church. Edwina worked for Lumpkin Chiropractic in Pacific. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Robert A. Brandt, 89, of Pacific, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Robert was born on November 4, 1929, in Pacific to the late Henry and Mary “Mae” (nee Roth) Brandt and was united in marriage to the late Lydia Wade on October 24, 1953, at Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eureka.   He is survived by three daughters, Patty Brandt of Pacific, Sandy Bahr and husband Rick of Fenton, and Donna McDaniel and husband Harry Jr. of Villa Ridge; three sisters, Rosemary...

Richard F. Peterson, 67 , of Wildwood, passed away on April 15, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Peterson, son of the late Charles W. Peterson, and his wife Delores NEE Holtkamp, was born May 6, 1951 in Pagedale. He received his education from Hazelwood Central High School and UMSL. He was united in marriage to Ann NEE Watkins. Among his survivors are his mother, Delores Peterson of St. Louis; wife, Ann Peterson of Wildwood; four children, Keith McIntyre of Pacific, Karli McIntyre of San Diego,...

Micah “The Great” Piccinino, 46, of Pacific passed away at home on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Micah was born in St. Louis on October 18, 1972, to Becky Williams. Micah was an amazing father who always had time to share his life and delightfully devious sense of humor with his children and family. He taught them all the ingenuity and usefulness of a little electrical tape and wire and was a talented fantasy artist who could see the beauty in everything, collecting items that spoke...

Larry R. Gilley, 78, of Pacific, passed away on March 7, 2019. Larry was the son of the late Ivis R. Gilley and wife Lois (nee Ritter). He was born on January 15, 1941 in St. Louis. Larry worked as an electrician and owned his own business, L.R. Gilley Electric. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Ivis and Lois; and sisters, Iris, and Judy. He is survived by his sons, Darin Gilley and wife Michele of Pacific, and Jason Gilley of Villa Ridge; sister, Midge Reder of Venice, FL;...

  George A. Buder, 62, of Fenton, passed away on March 1, 2019, with family by his side. Mr. Buder, son of the late George F. Buder and his wife Ruth NEE Kuehn, was born July 26, 1956, in St. Louis. He received his education from Eureka High School, graduating class of 1974. George was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Eureka for many years. He was employed at Traffic Control Corp as a Field Service Technician for 17+ years. George had a lifelong passion for the outdoors, most...