June 15, 1917 ~ June 10, 2006
Hedwig Sophie Berhorst, 88, formerly of Jefferson City, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at St. Marys Health Center. She was born on June 15, 1917 in Koeltztown, MO, the daughter of Philip Casper and Margaret Mary Utrecht Ortbals. She was married on Oct. 20, 1945 in Koeltztown to Henry Francis Berhorst who died on Aug. 31, 1977. A homemaker, Mrs. Berhorst was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church; St. Anns Sodality; and the Legion of Mary. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Stanley P. and Jean L. Berhorst, Four Seasons, MO; two daughters and sons-in-law, Christine M. and Gary Schaefer, Linn, MO; and Jerene A. and Roger Buckman, Jefferson City; three grandchildren, Aaron Berhorst; Melissa Van Dyne and her husband, Jay; and Erica Buckman; one great-granddaughter, Sophie Van Dyne; and one brother and sister-in-law, Rudolph and Angela Ortbals, Jefferson City. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Oscar, Edmund, and Leander Ortbals; and two sisters, Olga Schneider and Wilma Evers. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2006, at St. Peter Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert H. Fields officiating. Burial will be in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 14th, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donors choice. Those wishing to email condolences or tributes to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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