ObituariesMay 23, 2008

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hilda L. Luehrs, 95, of Perryville died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born July 7, 1912, at Farrar, Mo., daughter of Louis C. and Sarah Koenig Detjen. She and Walter H. Luehrs were married Sept. 29, 1935. He died Sept. 11, 1998...

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PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Hilda L. Luehrs, 95, of Perryville died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation.

She was born July 7, 1912, at Farrar, Mo., daughter of Louis C. and Sarah Koenig Detjen. She and Walter H. Luehrs were married Sept. 29, 1935. He died Sept. 11, 1998.

Luehrs was a lifelong member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Mo.

Survivors include a daughter, Gladys Wichern of St. Louis, Mo.; three sons, Clinton Luehrs of Venedy, Ill., Edgar Luehrs of Jackson and Gerald Luehrs of San Lorenzo, Calif.; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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She was preceded in death by a daughter, a sister and four brothers.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Chapel in Perryville.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, with the Rev. Roger Abernathy officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery.

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