Teresa Hinkebein

Teresa Eileen Hinkebein, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Aug. 5, 1935, in Rye, New York, to Peter and Ellen "Nellie" Reilly McCabe. She and Harold Joseph Hinkebein were married Sept. 13, 1958, in Rye. Five children were born to their union, Joseph, Karl, Kenneth, Barbara and Kevin.

After Harold's retirement from the U.S. Navy, the Hinkebein family moved to Oak Ridge. After the children were raised, Teresa returned to school and became a registered nurse, working and volunteering many years at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She and Harold had been married nearly 40 years, when he passed away July 16, 1998. Teresa later moved to Jackson.

Teresa most recently attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson, but was a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri. She was also a member of the Lamplighters in Oak Ridge, the Oak Ridge Homemakers Club and the Red Hat Society.

Loving survivors include sons, Dr. Joseph (Patricia) Hinkebein of Columbia, Missouri; Kenneth (Laura) Hinkebein of Jackson; and Kevin (Carol) Hinkebein of O'Fallon, Missouri; grandchildren, Benjamin (Kaitlyn) Hinkebein, Andrew and Matthew Hinkebein, Jennifer (Nick) Schwartz, Stacey (Zac) Meinhart, Nicholas, Emily and Catherine Hinkebein, Jesse, Alicia and Zachary Allen; great-grandchildren; and her dearest childhood friend, Joan Conlon of Rye.

She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Barbara Allen; a son, Karl Hinkebein; her parents; and two brothers, Robert and Daniel McCabe.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A rosary will be said at 5:30 p.m.

Visitation will also be from 9 a.m. to Mass time Monday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek. The Rev. Jim French will celebrate Mass at 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in Apple Creek.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to My Life Clinic, 802 N/ Providence Road, Suite 2, Columbia, MO 65203, or St. Joseph Catholic Church, 138 Saint Joseph Lane, Perryville, MO 63775.

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