Taake, Myrtle M. nee Meyer

Myrtle M. Taake nee Meyer, 73, of Waterloo, died January 1, 2006, in St. Louis. 
She was born February 14, 1932, in St. Louis, the daughter of the late Louis and 
Hilda Meyer nee Vasel. She was married to Burton Taake. Mr. Taake is survived 
by her husband; sons Marvin (Patricia) Taake of Waterloo, Larry Taake of St. Louis, 
Ronald (Althea) Taake of Waterloo, and Wayne (Lisa) Taake of Waterloo; grand-
children Chad (fiancee Natalie Baxmeyer) Taake, Krista Taake, Anna (Kevin) 
Guebert, Andrew Taake, Adam Taake, Adrian Taake, Emily Taake, and Griffin 
Taake; sisters Evelyn (Erwin) Walter of St. Louis, and Eleanor (Norman) Koch of 
Arnold, Mo.; sisters-in-law Rosalie Meyer of Arnold, Carol Taake of Belleville, and 
Arlene (Leslie) Stumpf of Columbia; and aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was
 preceded in death by her parents, brother Louis Meyer and brother-in-law Alvin 
Taake. Mrs. Taake was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ. She was 
involved with Columbia Sister Cities and Waterloo Sister Cities. She was also a member 
of Monroe County HCE and Monroe County Farm Bureau. Visitation was at Quernheim 
Funeral Home in Waterloo. Funeral services were at St. Paul United Church of Christ in 
Waterloo, Pastor Mary Beth Hartenstein officiating. She is buried at Kolmer Memorial 
Cemetery in Waterloo. Memorials may be made to Parkinson Disease support groups.
Mary F. Prange nee Jaeger, 83, of Waterloo, died January 1, 2006, in Belleville. She 
was born August 28, 1922, in Waterloo, the daughter of the late Walter and Aleda 
Jaeger nee Rosemann. She was married to the late Elmer J. Prange. Mrs. Prange is 
survived by her children John R. (Shayne) Prange of Morrison, William F. (Angela) 
Prange of Waterloo, Mark J. (Theresa) Prange of St. Louis, and Christine (Curt) Miller 
of Waterloo; grandchildren Stephen Prange, Brian Prange, Laura Prange, Brandy Prange, 
Nicholas Prange, Brittany Prange, Jennifer Prange, Jack Prange, Alex Prange, Cory Miller 
and Casey Miller; sister Dorothy (Joe) Viola of Chicago; brother-in-law Bob Bigalow of 
Minnesota; and nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, 
husband, son James Prange, sister Genevieve Bigalow and brother Robert Jaeger. Mrs. 
Prange was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Mary and Marth Society. 
She volunteered for the American Red Cross and the Monroe County Care and Rehab 
Center. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and was a Paul Harris Fellow. 
Visitation was at Quernheim Funeral Home. A funeral mass was at Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church, Msgr. Thomas Flach officiating. She is buried at Ss. Peter and Paul 
Cemetery in Waterloo. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or 
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Waterloo.