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Doris Kieffer Obituary

Kieffer, Doris Emily

Doris Emily Kieffer, asleep in Jesus on December 15, 2025. Beloved daughter of Emil and Eda Kieffer and sister to Raymond (Ella) Kieffer who preceded her in death.

Special "adopted" member of the Herzog family survived by Judith Herzog, Jeffrey Herzog, Susan (Tony) Fazio, Laura (Jay) Ludewig, Stephanie (John) Herzog, Andy (Slava) Fazio, Jenny (Michael Rubenstein) Fazio, Rebecca Fazio, Emily (Robin Snyder) Fazio, Megan (Clay Parsons) Ludewig, Christen Ludewig, Sarah Ludewig, Benjamin Ludewig, Kayla (Justin) Pruett, Logan Brown, Ian Herzog, and Felix Fazio. Aunt, cousin, and loving friend to many.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 33 N. Clay Ave., Ferguson, Missouri, 63135.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Stephen's Food Pantry or St. Stephen's Memorial Fund.

Doris will be laid to rest with her parents at Valhalla Indoor Mausoleum, 7600 St. Charles Rock Road, St. Louis, Missouri, 63133.
Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Dec. 21, 2025.

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