Obituary of Lorraine Peistrup

Funeral Services for Lorraine Peistrup of Elsberry, MO will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 9, 2019 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry.  Rev. John Zellmer will officiate with burial in the Elsberry City Cemetery near Elsberry.  

Mrs. Peistrup, 90, passed away Thursday morning September 5, 2019 at the Elsberry Health Care Center near Elsberry.  Born February 14, 1929 in Ina, IL, she was the daughter of William Robert and Grace Baugh Moss.  Lorraine was united in marriage on June 9, 1979 in St. Louis, MO to Loren Peistrup.  She worked for a number of years in the packaging department of Vita-Herb in St. Louis.  Lorraine was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church near Elsberry.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Grace Moss; several brothers and sisters; one daughter, Karen Black; and her beloved husband, Loren Peistrup.

Survivors include her son, Clifford Merriman and his wife, Sandy, of Elsberry; one grandchild, Brian J. Merriman and his wife, Lori, of Staunton, VA; and one great-grandchild, Cliff Merriman.  She also leaves one sister, Noma Lee Kash of Ina, IL; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 9, 2019 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry.  Memorials may be made to the New Hope Baptist Church in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.