LORENE T. RESSEL

KELSO -- Lorene Theresia Ressel, 95, of Kelso died Saturday, March 4, 1995, at Chateau Girardeau.

She was born Dec. 9, 1899, at Illmo, daughter of John and Mary Burger Schlosser. She and Otto Joseph Ressel were married Nov. 21, 1922, at Kelso. He died July 27, 1990.

She was a housewife and a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso and St. Ann's Ladies Sodality.

Survivors include three sons, Marcus Ressel of Kelso, Lucas Ressel of Scott City and James Ressel of Cape Girardeau; four daughters, Valeria Mirgeaux and Lee Jones of Scott City, Joan Gleason of San Dimas, Calif., and Judith Stevens of Kelso; a brother, P.J. Schlosser of Sikeston; a sister, Henrietta Halter of Benton; 35 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, three brothers, a sister and a great-grandchild.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City today after 4 p.m. A rosary service will be held tonight at 7, followed by a Knights of Columbus service at 7:30.

Funeral service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church. The Rev. Oliver Clavin will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery.