Emma "Jean" "Jean" Okenfuss
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Emma "Jean" Okenfuss 96 years old of Saint Louis, MO
October 9, 1928 - July 25, 2025
Survived By:
Son, Martin (Diane) Okenfuss, Daughter, Martha (Richard) Martin, Daughter, Deborah (Darrell) Hinkebein, Son, Rottler (Tina) Okenfuss, Daughter, Ruth (Richard) Fleschner, Daughter, Ann (Gene) Poisson, 12 Grandchildren, 16 Great-Grandchildren, as well as many Nieces and Nephews
Preceded in Death By:
Husband, Donald G. Okenfuss; Father, Richard B. Vessell; Mother, Mary Ann (Esselman) Vessell; Three Brothers, Alfred Vessell, Emil Vessell, Gilbert Vessell; Eleven Sisters, Thresa Roth, Frances Thompson, Laverne Kreitler, Ilene Moore, Dorothy Weber, Esselman Greminger, Vera Mangan, Alma Huck, Dora Vessell, Georgia Flocken, Bertha Vessell
Service will be at Church of Ste. Genevieve on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 10:00 am.
Burial will be at Valle Spring Cemetery in Ste. Genevieve, MO
She was a member of the Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church and Choir, Sodality of Mary, and American Legion Auxiliary Post #150 Ste. Genevieve.
Memorials can be made to St. Vincent De Paul
Online condolences can be left at www.baslerfuneralhome.com
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