Carol J. Kirsch (Mimi), Stephenville, Texas (formerly of Branson, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri), passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
Carol was born on Jan. 21, 1934 in Buffalo, Missouri, the daughter of Edgar and Gertrude Kahler. She attended college in Springfield, Missouri and later moved to Kansas City in 1962. She was employed by Missouri Gas Energy for 25 years. After retiring, she moved to Branson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Orlie Kirsch; two brothers, Leland and Hershel Kahler; and one sister, Willa Anderson. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Owens (Dean) of Stephenville, Texas; her grandchildren Scott McLerran (Stephanie) of Jefferson City, Missouri and Alyssa Huckabee (Brandon) Stephenville, Texas; great-grandchildren Brinley Huckabee, Ella Huckabee, and Myles McLerran and her brother, Bill Kahler of Springfield. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held at Greenlawn Funeral Home South in Springfield on Thursday, April 11, 2024, followed by burial at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.