The Obituary Section

Kynlie Harper Burkholder

Edina, Missouri

June 10, 2024

    Kynlie Harper Burkholder, age 1 yr. 7 months and 29 days passed away peacefully at 11.41 p.m. on February 9, 2026 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.    Kynlie was born on June 11, 2024 in Kirksville, MO, the precious daughter of Jeffrey and Leann Burkholder, and sister to Kimbria Skye and Stetson Rydale.    At 23 hours old, she was diagnosed with a rare, hereditary, genetic condition called I-cell Disease. She was a feisty little girl, with a ready smile for everyone. She was doted on by her many little friends, cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents, Kenneth and Marlene Burkholder and Eugene and Minerva Oberholtzer. She was the light of her brother Stetson’s life.Kynlie will be greatly missed by her parents, Jeffrey and Leann Burkholder and her big brother Stetson Burkholder, almost 5.    She was preceded in death by her big sister, Kimbria Skye Burkholder on…

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John Bode

Edina, Missouri

    John Wesley Bode, 78, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday Evening, February 9, 2026, at the LaBelle Manor Care Center in Labelle, Missouri, surrounded by family and friends.    John was born February 28, 1947, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of George Glenn and Orinda Jen Hatcher Bode.He attended Shelbina Elementary and graduated from the South Shelby High School in the Class of 1965. John continued his education at the University of Missouri in Columbia graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics before pursuing a Master’s Degree in Economics.    After graduating from Mizzou he moved to Phoenix, Arizona and worked for U-Haul and later his work took him to Columbus, Ohio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bettendorf, Iowa, Geneseo, Illinois, and they made their home in Edina, Missouri and was a caregiver for his mother. He was called into the ministry and served at the Baring Community Church, A Home…

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