Obituary of Elizabeth Ann Gutmann

Funeral Services for Elizabeth Ann Gutmann of Elsberry, MO, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Rev. Mark Payne, pastor of Calvary Chapel in Winfield, MO, will officiate with burial in Valhalla Cemetery in St. Louis, MO. Ms. Gutmann, 62, passed away Saturday evening, January 11, 2014 at her home. Born August 10, 1951 in St. Louis, she was the daughter of Edward Louis and Helen Gertrude Baker Hoog, Sr. She was a 1971 graduate of Webster Groves High School. She was employed as a cashier for Wal-Mart. Elizabeth enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, genealogy research and gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Helen Hoog, Sr.; one brother, Joseph Hoog; and one sister, Catherine Hoog. Survivors include two daughters: Theresa Landfair and her husband, Jacob, of Wentzville, MO and Tina Melvin of Elsberry; one son, Lee Gutmann and his wife, Kimberly, of O'Fallon, MO; and her beloved grandchildren. She also leaves one brother, Edward Louis Hoog, Jr. of Elsberry; other relatives, co-workers, and many friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry with a prayer service held at 5:00 p.m. by Fr. Richard Rath, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Old Monroe, MO. Memorials may be made to the Tina Melvin Education Fund in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home; 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.