Laverne Naoger

LaVerne Naeger

LaVerne E. Naeger, 85, of Perryville, Mo. died Monday, May 27, 2002, at the Perry County Nursing Home.

She was born Oct. 20, 1916 at Perryville, daughter of Vincent and Rosella Gibbar Mattingly. She and Oscar F. Naeger were married Aug. 24, 1938. He preceded her in death on March 22, 1995.

Naeger was a housewife and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Rita Seyer of Dexter, Mo., Mary Margaret Peterson of Perryville, and Rose Ann Kaiser of Harvest, Ala.; three sons, Leonard W. Naeger of McBride, Mo., Glenn O. Naeger of Perryville, and Tom V. Naeger of Rackerby, Calif.; two sisters, Lucille Griffard of Perryville and Verlene Mattingly of Cape Girardeau; three brothers, Elvin Mattingly and Cullen Mattingly both of St. Mary, Mo. and Bertrand Mattingly of Brewer, Mo.; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons, two grandsons, one sister and four brothers.

Friends may call at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville from 4-9 p.m. Wednesday.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. The Rev. Kevin P. Fausz will officiate, with burial at Paradise Cemetery in Bremen, Ill.