WHITEWATER -- Matthew E. Schlimme, 23, of LaPush, Wash., died in a boating accident Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1997, while on active duty with the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington state.
He was formerly of rural Whitewater.
Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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