Births 7/24/02

Keusenkothen

Son to Mike and Kara Keusenkothen of St. Louis, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, 2:39 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2002. Name, Sean Daniel. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Keusenkothen is the former Kara Shrum, daughter of Jim and Ann Shrum of Cape Girardeau. Keusenkothen is the son of John and Annabelle Keusenkothen of Jackson, Mo. He is employed by Boeing Co.

Thurman

Daughter to Jason Allan and Victoria Lynn Thurman of St. Louis, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, 2:41 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2002. Name, Madelyn Jane. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. Mrs. Thurman is the former Victoria Weissert, daughter of Carl Weissert of Fairview Heights, Ill., and the late Janet Weissert. She is a psychologist at Pattonville School District in St. Louis. Thurman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Thurman of Cape Girardeau. He is dock supervisor at Yellow Freight in St. Louis.

Upchurch

Daughter to Todd Leon Upchurch and Cora Diane Long of Marble Hill, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 6:41 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002. Name, Sidney Leanne. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Ms. Long is the daughter of Debbie Abernathy and Fred Long of Marble Hill. Upchurch is the son of Robert Upchurch and Susie Upchurch of Marble Hill.

Loos

Son to Keith M. and Brigitte L. Loos of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:19 a.m. Thursday, July 18, 2002. Name, Matthew Paul. Weight, 8 pounds 11 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Loos is the former Brigitte Thummel, daughter of Larry and Teresa Thummel of Lenexa, Kan. She is employed by Jackson R-2 School District. Loos is the son of Adalinda Loos of Jackson. He is employed at Procter & Gamble.

Schuchert

Daughter to Paul and Susan Hinton Schuchert of New York City, Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan, 1:05 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2002. Name, Maya Frances. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Hinton Schuchert is the daughter of Gerald and Ann Hinton of Jackson, Mo. She is marketing director at COFACE Group. Schuchert is the son of Dick and Pat Schuchert of Berkeley, Calif. He is assistant director of the American Museum of Natural History.

Taranto

Daughter to Matt and Lisa Taranto of Kansas City, Kan., St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., 2:58 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2002. Name, Emelie Lange. Weight, 8 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Taranto is the former Lisa Nussbaum, daughter of Robert and Marilyn Nussbaum of Jackson, Mo. Taranto is the son of Monroe Taranto of Florida and Mary Zamanske of Kansas City, Kan.