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Racine Oberkfell Obituary
Racine A. Oberkfell, nee Harrison, 84, of Maryville, Illinois, born on November 23, 1932, in Winchester, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth "Mope" Oberkfell; a daughter Brenda Oberkfell; and her parents Raymond Edward Harrison and Mary Deborah (nee Wilson) Harrison.
Racine is survived by her children, Randy (Venita) Rider of Guston, Ky., Kenneth R. Oberkfell of Maryville, Ill., Lawrence (Debra) Oberkfell of Maryville, Ill., Marie (Clayton) Dunn of Granite City, Ill., Jim Oberkfell of Powder Springs, Ga., Chuck (Lauri) Oberkfell of Collinsville, Ill., and Charmaine (Mike) Recklein of Maryville, Ill.; 23 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Memorials may be made to the family. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.hakassly.com.
Services: Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Herbert A. Kassly Funeral Home in Collinsville, Ill. Funeral is Friday, September 1, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Herbert A. Kassly Funeral Home in Collinsville, Ill.
HERBERT A. KASSLY FUNERAL HOME, LTD., Collinsville, Ill.
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Govenat family
August 30, 2017
Our prayers are with the OBERKFELL family
Terry&Sheila Carter/Bequette
August 27, 2017
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
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Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, P.C. - Collinsville515 Vandalia St, Collinsville, IL 62234
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10:00 a.m.
Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, P.C. - Collinsville515 Vandalia St, Collinsville, IL 62234
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