Obituary of Robert "Bob" Bernard Burkemper

A Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Bernard “Bob” Burkemper of Winfield, MO will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Elsberry, MO. Father Charles Tichacek, church pastor, will officiate, assisted by Bob’s nephew, Father Dane Westhoff and cousin, Father Tim Cook. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville, MO. Serving as pallbearers will be Mike Bickhaus, Marc Czapla, Karl Dewey, Ken Reckelhoff, Brett Vaughn, Steven Vaughn, Chad Vaughn and Alan Gregory. Bob, 79, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023 the result of a farming accident near Annada, MO. Born November 17, 1943 in St. Charles, MO, he was the son of Victor Henry and Esther Marie Wilke Burkemper. Bob was a 1961 graduate of Winfield High School. He was united in marriage on November 12, 1966 in Wentzville, MO to Linda Katherine Hunsel. This union was blessed with eight children: Kristine, Jill, Scott, Julie, Bethany, Joseph, Jeremy and Katherine. Bob and Linda celebrated 41 years of marriage before Linda’s passing on November 28, 2007. He was a lifelong farmer at Annada Valley Farm and a logger for many years. Bob was known for helping anyone at any time, for his smiles and giving a “thumbs up”. He was married again on January 24, 2009 in Elsberry to Sandra Sue Henry Vaughn. He was on the board and served as Treasurer of the Annada Area Flood Control Association. Bob was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, especially assisting with the annual chicken dinner. He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Esther Burkemper; one son, Scott Burkemper, who died on October 9, 2016; and his first wife, Linda Burkemper in 2007. Survivors include his beloved wife of 14 years, Sandy Burkemper of Winfield; five daughters: Kristine Bickhaus and her husband, Michael, of Quincy, IL, Jill Czapla and her husband, Marc, of St. Louis, MO, Julie Dewey and her husband, Karl, of Louisiana, MO, Bethany Burkemper of Annada and Katherine Reckelhoff and her husband, Kenneth, of Lenexa, KS; two sons: Joseph Burkemper and his wife, Laura, of Wentzville, and Jeremy Burkemper of Little Rock, AR; and sixteen grandchildren. Bob also leaves three step-sons: Brett Vaughn of Moscow Mills, MO, Steven Vaughn of Austin, TX, and Chad Vaughn of Seattle, WA; two brothers: Gene Burkemper and his wife, Terry, of Elsberry and Don Burkemper and his wife, Jean, of Clarksville; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors Project in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389. Online condolences may be made at www.carterricksfuneralhome.com.