Vincent F. Langenhorst, 80, of
Beaver Prairie died Tuesday November 18, 2003 at St. Joseph Hospital
in Breese
He was born May 11, 1923 in rural Germantown to Bernard and Rose
(Leonard) Langenhorst; they preceded him in death
Also preceded in death by brothers; Ben Langenhorst, Clarence
"Johnny" Langenhorst, and Wilbert "Whip"
Langenhorst
Also preceded in death by A Sister Marie Beer and a half brother
Lavern Wobbe
Also preceded in death by Brothers-in-law Bernard Pingsterhaus,
Ben Rakers, Tony Rakers, Vincent Kalmer, Al Rakers, and David
Heimann; sisters-in-law Clara Rakers, Dolores Rakers and Agnes Wobbe
He married Dolores Rakers on September 21, 1948 at St. Francis
Catholic Church in Aviston; she survives in Beaver Prairie
Also surviving are sons Leon (Shirley) Langenhorst of St. Rose,
Vincent Langenhorst of Beaver Prairie, Douglas (Angelines)
Langenhorst of Madrid, Spain, and Mike Langenhorst of Beaver Prairie
Daughters Arlene (Jack) Cassady of Versailles, Mary (Eldon)
Gaffner of Pocahontas, Trudy (Friend Tom Isaak) Langenhorst of
Carlyle, Helen (Lester) Huels of Carlyle, Sharon (Steve) Kauling of
Carlyle, Alice (Don) Schwierjohn of Breese, Barb (David) Hempen of
Carlyle
28 Grandchildren & 13 Great-Grandchildren
A Sister Sophia Pingsterhaus of Germantown
Sisters-in-law Leona Langenhorst of Bartelso, Bernadette
Langenhorst of Germantown, Leona Rakers of Aviston, Rita Rakers of
Aviston, and Annie Kalmer of Trenton, Rita (Vic) Kalmer of
Damiansville, Mary "Sally" (Robert) Haselhorst of Breese,
Johanna Heimann of Fairview Heights, and Julie (Walter) Toennies of
New Baden
Brothers-in-law Ray Beer of Germantown, Charles Rakers of
Aviston, Jim (Marilyn) Rakers of Aviston
Vincent was a retired farmer and a Navy Veteran of WW II
He was a member of St. Felicitas Catholic Church in Beaver
Prairie, Carlyle VFW Post 3523, Breese American Legion Post 252, and
a past member of Beckemeyer American Legion Post 1227
Funeral Mass will be Friday, November 21, 2003 at 11 AM at St.
Felicitas Catholic Church in Beaver Prairie with Fr. Larry Nickels
officiating. Interment will follow at St. Felicitas Cemetery in
Beaver Prairie
Visitation will be Thursday, November 20, 2003 from 4 to 9 PM and
again on Friday, November 21, 2003 from 8 to 10:30 AM at the Moss
Funeral Home in Breese
Breese American Legion will hold services at 7:30 PM Thursday
night at the Funeral Home
Memorials can be made to St. Felicitas Church or St. Theresa
Church and will be received at the Funeral Home
