Lorena Himmelsbach

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. -- Lorena Rose Himmelsbach, 98, of Morristown and formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Morristown.

She was born July 6, 1920, to Benjamin and Sophia Scherer Compas of Benton, Missouri. She and Francis J. Himmelsbach married Oct. 18, 1941, in Chaffee, Missouri. She and Francis had been married 55 years, when he passed away June 12, 1997. They were parishioners of St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau for many years.

Lorena loved gardening and quilting. She pieced and appliqued many quilts by hand, over the span of many years.

She is survived by two children, Robert (Judy) Himmelsbach of Morristown and Dolores (Donald) LeGrand of Georgetown, Texas; five grandchildren, Tara (Richard) Walker of Bean Station, Tennessee, Amy (Alex) Fry of Maryville, Tennessee, Amber Himmelsbach of Morristown, Laura (Jon) Sansone of Dallas and Chris (Kay) LeGrand of Los Angeles; and five great-grandchildren, Mason and Colby Fry, Joshua Walker, Brian Sansone and Christopher Sansone. Also surviving is a brother, Arnold (Virginia) Compas of South Bend, Indiana.

In addition to her husband and parents, Lorena was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Ervin Compas, and a sister, Lena Bucher.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with parish prayers at 7 p.m. followed by a rosary, at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mary's Cathedral Parish CCW or SEMO Food Pantry Charities.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.