CARL EDWARD WULFERS

Carl Edward Wulfers, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 9, 2000, at the Missouri Veterans Home.

He was born Jan. 5, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Edward and Clotilda Seib Wulfers. He and Dorothy G. Bruenig were married June 7, 1958, in Carbondale, Ill.

Wulfers was a member of St. Mary Cathedral. He graduated from St. Mary High School and in 1959 from Rolla School of Mines with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He worked for the Missouri Highway Department from 1958 to 1990, serving as resident engineer for District 10 from 1968 to 1990.

Wulfers served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In addition, he was a member of VFW Post 3838 and Elks Lodge 639.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Wulfers of Cape Girardeau; a son, Mark James Wulfers of Burlington, Ky.; two daughters, Carla Kay Wulfers of St. Clair, Mo., and Linda L. Wyatt and her husband, Jeffery M. Wyatt, of Gordonville, Mo.; three brothers, James, Albert and Gregory Wulfers of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Agnes Latimer of Kansas City, Mo.; and two grandchildren, Thomas Paul and Carly Elena Marie Wyatt.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Rosemary Wulfers, Sister Noel Wulfers and Rita Glueck; and three grandchildren, Paul Owen, Tyler Carl and Evan Lee Wyatt.

Visitation will be 7:30 to 9 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Cathedral, with Msgr. Richard Rolwing officiating. Burial will follow at Lorimier Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 3838.