The son of William Behrens and Caroline C. "Carrie" Haselhorst, John's parents were married on 08 Jan 1901 in Calhoun County, Illinois. The family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in August of 1916 when John was still a young boy.
John's mother died from complications following childbirth in 1916, and the baby, Melvin, died a month later. John's father passed away in 1924.
John eventually returned to Calhoun County, Illinois, near Batchtown, where he was a farmer. He married Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" (nee Kroeschel) Malone on 22 Jan 1949 in Calhoun County. She was the mother of 2 children from her first marriage.
John battled metastasized lung cancer for the final 6 months of his life. He was a patient at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis for a week prior to his death there at the age of 57 years, 3 months and 27 days.
He was survived by his wife, Dottie; 1 step-son, Larry Malone of Waco, Texas; 1 step-daughter, Delores Ann DeSherlia of Batchtown; 5 grandchildren; and 1 sister, Frieda Stahl of St. Louis, Missouri.
Visitation was held after 7 p.m. on 24 Nov 1962 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. A Requiem High Mass was conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Nov 1962 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown.
John's wife, Dottie, later remarried. She died in 2002.
Children: 1 step-son, 1 step-daughter.
Step-father of:
Larry Gale Malone
Delores Ann Malone DeSherlia
John's siblings:
Infant Behrens
Freda H. Behrens Stahl
Catherine "Kate" Behrens
Infant Behrens
Sophia M. Behrens
Melvin Peter Behrens
John's mother died from complications following childbirth in 1916, and the baby, Melvin, died a month later. John's father passed away in 1924.
John eventually returned to Calhoun County, Illinois, near Batchtown, where he was a farmer. He married Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" (nee Kroeschel) Malone on 22 Jan 1949 in Calhoun County. She was the mother of 2 children from her first marriage.
John battled metastasized lung cancer for the final 6 months of his life. He was a patient at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis for a week prior to his death there at the age of 57 years, 3 months and 27 days.
He was survived by his wife, Dottie; 1 step-son, Larry Malone of Waco, Texas; 1 step-daughter, Delores Ann DeSherlia of Batchtown; 5 grandchildren; and 1 sister, Frieda Stahl of St. Louis, Missouri.
Visitation was held after 7 p.m. on 24 Nov 1962 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. A Requiem High Mass was conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Nov 1962 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown.
John's wife, Dottie, later remarried. She died in 2002.
Children: 1 step-son, 1 step-daughter.
Step-father of:
Larry Gale Malone
Delores Ann Malone DeSherlia
John's siblings:
Infant Behrens
Freda H. Behrens Stahl
Catherine "Kate" Behrens
Infant Behrens
Sophia M. Behrens
Melvin Peter Behrens
The son of William Behrens and Caroline C. "Carrie" Haselhorst, John's parents were married on 08 Jan 1901 in Calhoun County, Illinois. The family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in August of 1916 when John was still a young boy.
John's mother died from complications following childbirth in 1916, and the baby, Melvin, died a month later. John's father passed away in 1924.
John eventually returned to Calhoun County, Illinois, near Batchtown, where he was a farmer. He married Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" (nee Kroeschel) Malone on 22 Jan 1949 in Calhoun County. She was the mother of 2 children from her first marriage.
John battled metastasized lung cancer for the final 6 months of his life. He was a patient at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis for a week prior to his death there at the age of 57 years, 3 months and 27 days.
He was survived by his wife, Dottie; 1 step-son, Larry Malone of Waco, Texas; 1 step-daughter, Delores Ann DeSherlia of Batchtown; 5 grandchildren; and 1 sister, Frieda Stahl of St. Louis, Missouri.
Visitation was held after 7 p.m. on 24 Nov 1962 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. A Requiem High Mass was conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Nov 1962 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown.
John's wife, Dottie, later remarried. She died in 2002.
Children: 1 step-son, 1 step-daughter.
Step-father of:
Larry Gale Malone
Delores Ann Malone DeSherlia
John's siblings:
Infant Behrens
Freda H. Behrens Stahl
Catherine "Kate" Behrens
Infant Behrens
Sophia M. Behrens
Melvin Peter Behrens
John's mother died from complications following childbirth in 1916, and the baby, Melvin, died a month later. John's father passed away in 1924.
John eventually returned to Calhoun County, Illinois, near Batchtown, where he was a farmer. He married Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" (nee Kroeschel) Malone on 22 Jan 1949 in Calhoun County. She was the mother of 2 children from her first marriage.
John battled metastasized lung cancer for the final 6 months of his life. He was a patient at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis for a week prior to his death there at the age of 57 years, 3 months and 27 days.
He was survived by his wife, Dottie; 1 step-son, Larry Malone of Waco, Texas; 1 step-daughter, Delores Ann DeSherlia of Batchtown; 5 grandchildren; and 1 sister, Frieda Stahl of St. Louis, Missouri.
Visitation was held after 7 p.m. on 24 Nov 1962 at the C. C. Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin. A Requiem High Mass was conducted at 9 a.m. on the morning of 26 Nov 1962 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Batchtown.
John's wife, Dottie, later remarried. She died in 2002.
Children: 1 step-son, 1 step-daughter.
Step-father of:
Larry Gale Malone
Delores Ann Malone DeSherlia
John's siblings:
Infant Behrens
Freda H. Behrens Stahl
Catherine "Kate" Behrens
Infant Behrens
Sophia M. Behrens
Melvin Peter Behrens
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