Harold Schnurbusch

Harold A. Schnurbusch, 91, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, just hours shy of his 92nd birthday.

After a year journey with progressive kidney failure, his spirit was released to the Lord. May he live the everlasting life in heaven which has been prepared for him.

He was born Nov. 16, 1927, in Apple Creek, Missouri, son of William G. and Emma Zoellner Schnurbusch. He and Antonia "Toni" Ponder were married Sept. 7, 1953, in Apple Creek.

He had been a barber for some 50 years in Cape Girardeau, with a conservative estimate of some 416,000 haircuts over his career, then upon retirement in 2005, became a volunteer at Saint Francis Medical Center, and in the past 15 years accumulated in excess of 30,000 volunteer hours.

His passions were his devoted wife, trading cars, the latest lawn mower for manicuring his "showcase" zoysia yard, traveling and visiting with "folks from Apple Creek".

He was a member of St. Mary Cathedral and an usher.

Harold served with honor in the Korean War 1952 and 53, achieving rank of sergeant first class.

Survivors include brother-in-law, Robert, and wife, Cecilia, Ponder of St. Louis; sister-in-law, Antonia Ponder of Apple Creek; brother-in-law, Edgar, and wife, Judy, Ponder of Perryville; and numerous Schnurbusch and Ponder family nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; brothers, Earl and Glennon; and sisters, Beulah Winkler and Ada Trapp.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Monday.

Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Cathedral, with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Michael Cemetery in Apple Creek, with military rites by Missouri Honors Team.

Memorials may be made to the St. Francis Medical Center Cancer Care Fund, Harold A. Schnurbusch Wheelchair Fund or St. Mary Cathedral Food Pantry.

Online condolences may be sent at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.