THURN MELBA KIEFER

PERRYVILLE -- Thurn Melba Kiefer, 82, of Perryville died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1996, at Vencor Hospital in St. Louis.

She was born Oct. 14, 1915, at St. Louis, daughter of Alfred and Bertha Bergman Meininger.

She was a homemaker, a member of the Perryville Art Guild and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

She married Jesse Kiefer on May 1, 1937, at St. Louis.

Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Richard and Robert Kiefer, both of Perryville; four daughters, Geraldine Sutterer, Sheridan Prevallet and Marlene Schremp, all of Perryville, and LaDonna Klingner of St. Paul, Minn.; a brother, Wayne Meininger of Fort Meyers, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers.

Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Monday at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, where a parish wake service will be held at 7.

Visitation also will be held from 6:30-9:50 a.m. Tuesday. The rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. at the funeral home.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

The Rev. Kevin Fausz will officiate. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville.