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Joseph Behr Obituary

Behr, Joseph J. fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Fri., Nov. 20, 2009. Beloved husband of Eileen Behr (nee Pilla); dear father of Geoffrey and Charles Behr; dear son of Ruth and the late Joseph L. Behr; dear brother of Mary (Keith) Monahan, Anne (Tom) Christoffel, John (Jenny), Robert (Doreen) and Richard (Terri) Behr, and Chris (Tom) George; dear son-in-law of Frank and Clare Pilla; dear brother-in-law of Dan (Vicky) Pilla, and Joan Primo; dear uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to many. Services: Funeral from KUTIS AFFTON Chapel, 10151 Gravois, Wed., Nov. 25, 9:15 a.m. to St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Memorials to St. Joan of Arc Church Renovation Fund appreciated. Visitation Tues., 3-8 p.m.

Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Nov. 22, 2009.

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Betty Halley

November 27, 2009

Eileen,
I am so very sorry to hear of Joe's death. Our prayers are with you and the boys. May God bless you and keep you strong. I wish there was something that could make the pain go away but only time (a lot of it) and prayers will help heal your pain.
Peace and Blessing,
Tom and Betty (Zagarri) Halley

November 25, 2009

Eileen, Geoff and Charlie,
We send our love and prayers to all of you and the family on the loss of such a wonderful husband, father and friend. There are no words to express the sorrow of Joe's death. We will miss him greatly
Kevin, Lisa, Jacob, and Matthew Kamper

November 25, 2009

We are very saddened to hear about the loss of Joe. I will miss the the golfing and fishing outings we had at The Lake with the rest of the guys. October will not be the same without you Joe.

God bless you and your family.

Scott and Dayna Ecker

rose shoults

November 24, 2009

Eileen and boys, You and Joe were always so good and kind to me and Sam. Please know you will always be in all our thoughts and prayers. We went through a lot together and will always be grateful that we had the Behr family to help guide us through.
You are truly a blessing in our lives.

November 24, 2009

The Staff at Southwest Baptist Child Development Center has you in our prayers.

Tom & Pat Pashia

November 24, 2009

We are so sorry to hear about Joe. Our thoughts and prays are with you and your family during this time of sorrow. Tom & Pat Pashia

Tim and Debbie Lowry

November 24, 2009

Dear Eileen, Geoff and Charlie, our family is so sorry for your loss. Joe was a wonderful guy with a never ending smile. We'll always remember our time with Joe at the fish frys when we really got to know Joe and what a great man and role model to everyone he was. Joe will really be missed by our parish community. May God give you strength to continue on at this time. We are praying for your family. We know that Joe is with our Lord, and we will see him again. Please let us know if we can do anything for your family.

November 24, 2009

Eileen, Geoff and Charlie,

We were so very sorry to hear of Joe's passing. You couldn't meet a nicer guy, and he was so dedicated to his faith, family, friends and community, and so very proud of his sons. In the years that we knew him Joe gave us a great example of a life well lived. We will miss him greatly, but we will also give thanks to God for the blessing of having had him as our friend.

God bless you Joe.

Rich and Liz Barry.

Lisa McNeil

November 24, 2009

I want to express my sympathy to you Eileen and your family. My heart goes out to you and your sons. I just sometimes don't understand things that happen like this, and yet we are not supposed to question.
I will keep you in my prayers.

Lisa (Smith) McNeil

Kendall & Joni Killgore

November 24, 2009

Rich, Joni & I are so very sorry to learn of Joe's passing. Please accept our condolences during this time of sorrow for you & your family.

Wes Kinsey @ My Daddy's Cheesecake

November 24, 2009

We are also so sorry to hear about Joe. Our prayers are with you and your family.

November 23, 2009

Eileen
I am so sorry to hear about Joe! My prayers are with you and your family.
Tracy Mades & family
(Dimac)

Christine Weidhaas

November 23, 2009

Dear Eileen and family-
As CRHP brothers and sisters in Christ, my thoughts and prayers are with you. I already miss seeing Joe at mass yesterday, a quiet and gentle presence.

Amanda Mandernach

November 23, 2009

Eileen, Geoff and Charlie,
I am so sorry to hear about Joe. We will keep you and your family in our prayers. If you don't remember me, I worked with you at Dimac about 11 years ago.
Our deepest sympathies to the family.
Frank, Amanda and girls.

November 23, 2009

Dear Eileen and Family

Although I only met Joe once or twice, I know that he was a good man. Eileen I will hold your family deep within my prayers. May God bless and keep all of you safe during this most stressful time.

Prayers and thoughts for your entire family.

Debbie Wilson Humiston

Laurie Gianella

November 23, 2009

Dear Eileen:
As my CHRP sister you know when I say my prayers are with you I truely mean it. I have enjoyed many conversations with Joe about the garage between us. We both were amazed. I will miss seeing him at all the different parish events and walking to a from the house. Those are my fond memories of Joe and I hope that soon you will be able remember him with joy instead of sadness. Love Laurie

Tom Schaefer

November 23, 2009

What a great guy and what a loss. My thoughts and prayers are with Eileen and family.

Oliver Boxdorfer

November 23, 2009

Eileen....Joe was the BEST rep I ever known. I've been in this business for 37 years and no one was better than Joe. I looked forward to him coming by. Hopefully this picture will attach and you will feel some comfort. If not, please have someone e-mail me to where to send.

My deepest sympathy.

Ollie

Ruiz del Arbol Family

November 23, 2009

Dear Eileen, Charlie, and Geoffrey,

Words do not fully express our sadness at the loss of your beloved husband and father. Joe was a wonderful family man and so good with Charlie's classmates as their basketball coach. We cannot believe that we won't see him again or hear his voice. Please know that we are sending you all our love and that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

November 23, 2009

Buster and I loved Joe and your family and enjoyed the times we spent watching your Goeff and our Sam participate in sporting events together. You, Goeff, Charlie, Claire and Frank are forever in my prayers and most happy memories. Love, Sue Jochens

Patricai Johnson

November 22, 2009

Eileen, I met Joe 3 times, but I only needed one time to know how special he was to everyone.

Lori (Lange) Brandhorst

November 22, 2009

The Lange family is thinking about you guys during this difficult time. We love you!

Susan Price

November 22, 2009

Eileen, we are so sad for you. I can't believe it. Love, Susan Price

Martha Johnson

November 22, 2009

Joe was the most wonderful person. After working with him for two years, it will be hard to imagine this world without him. My prayers are with all of you. Words cannot express the sorrow of his loss.

November 22, 2009

Dear Eileen, Geoffrey, and Charlie. Although my husband and I only knew him a very short time we found him to be a very kind person. We understand loss of someone you love, we pray for God to hold you in the palm of his hands, and to give you strength through this most difficult time.. Buddy, Sharon, Sara, and Jim Varagona

James Schmerold

November 22, 2009

Dear Eileen and family, Aaron, Lisa and I will truly Miss him, he was a great wonderful person. He did so much for the kids at St. Joan of Arc. He was like a 2nd father to all of the 5th grade kids at SJA. We will always remember him in all of our hearts. Please give us a call should you ever need anything.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow., The Schmerold Family

Anne and Will Knese

November 22, 2009

Dear Eileen, Geoff and Charlie, Joe was an awesome man, a gentle giant of a coach,a caring and concerned friend, a strong man of faith and a inspiration to us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. If we can be of ANY help please call. Michael wants Charlie to know that he is sorry and will pray for him. God bless you all with peace.

Lynda Byrd

November 22, 2009

What a wonderful neighbor. I'll miss you.
Lynda Byrd

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