Obituary: William “John” Kristen III Obituary: William “John” Kristen III
Obituary: William “John” Kristen III

William “John” Kristen III, a native of Topeka, Kansas, and longtime resident of both St. Louis and Nashville, Tenn., died December 27 at the age of 69 with his wife… Read More

Jill Flowers, 79, devoted wife and business partner of the late marine equipment magnate J. Russell Flowers, died April 30 in Greenville, Miss. For 49 years, she worked at J. Read More

Royce C. Wilken Royce C. Wilken, who spent 38 years at Archer Daniels Midland, served as the president of American River Transportation Company, and chaired both the American Waterways Operators… Read More

Capt. Dennis Odegard, 75, of Durand, Wis., died on May 15 after battling lung and brain cancer. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, he went to… Read More

Capt. Richard “Dick” Jay Silberhorn, 69, of Durand, Wis., died March 9 at his home. He worked on towboats for more than 30 years, working his way up from deckhand… Read More

Obituary: Juanita Cooper

March 19, 2024

Juanita Cooper, 84, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., passed away March 7. In the mid-1970s she had worked as a cook aboard the Ranger, of Dravo Contracting Company, and also aboard… Read More