February 26, 2010

Velda Witt

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Velda Mae Witt, 93, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born July 10, 1916, at Chaffee, daughter of Michael Henry and Gertrude Blocker Witt. Velda retired as a bookkeeper at Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Daughters of St. Ambrose and Chaffee Golden Agers Club...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Velda Mae Witt, 93, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Chaffee Nursing Center.

She was born July 10, 1916, at Chaffee, daughter of Michael Henry and Gertrude Blocker Witt.

Velda retired as a bookkeeper at Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Daughters of St. Ambrose and Chaffee Golden Agers Club.

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Survivors include a nephew, Paul (Jane) Pfefferkorn of Chaffee; great-nieces and nephews, Karen (David) Glueck, Kurt (Karla) Pfefferkorn, Diana (Chris) Knutson, all of Chaffee, Stephanie (Rob) Lawrence of Sullivan, Mo.; and 11 great-great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by parents, four sisters and a brother.

Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. Parish prayers will be at 6:30.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Church, with the Rev. Ralph Duffner officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, Mo.

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