Stories from Saturday, April 9, 2011

Cape Girardeau city officials are considering taking legal action against the out-of-town owner of a vacant lot, located just west of Lorimier Street and south of William, to force the owner to clean up the illegal dump site; in addition, the city has requested the assistance of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources...

Viola Helen Westrich, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 8, 2011 at The Lutheran Home. She was born Sept. 10, 1919, in Illmo, to Charles and Helen Ann Leible Burger. She and Leon P. Westrich were married Aug. 3, 1940, at Oran, Mo. He died Dec. 22, 1982...

Ronald "Keith" Sturm, 48, of Scott City died Friday, April 8, 2011, at his home. He was born May 10, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, to Morris Junior and Laura Glen Biggs Sturm. He and Cynthia Darlene Pace were married Feb. 10, 1993, in Las Vegas. She preceded him in death March 15, 2002...

ANNA, Ill. -- Clara B. Dallas, 91, of Anna died Friday, April 8, 2011, at Anna Rehab and Care Center. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alto Pass Cemetery...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- David "Dave" Kuiper, 66, of Perryville died Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Don Estes officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...

ORAN, Mo. -- Leroy J. Mier, 88, of Oran died Friday, April 8, 2011, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 18, 1923, in Oran, son of Ben Joseph and Ludwina Catherine Westrich Mier. Leroy was a retired farmer. He was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, Knights of Columbus 4311, Chaffee VFW Post 3127, American Legion Post 389 and a volunteer at Southeast Hospital and Cherokee Ridge Girl Scout Camp...

Louise Pender Dunn, 95, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011, in Spartanburg, S.C. She was born Sept. 25, 1915, on the family farm in the Fruitland-Leemon community, to Clarence E. and Maggie Davis Pender. She and Lyman H. Dunn were married Feb. 3, 1943. They had just celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary when he passed away Feb. 7, 1999...