Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Sandra Rakel (nee Breeher); loving father of Jennifer (Daniel) Parmeley, Christopher (Tania) and Nathaniel (Elizabeth) Rakel; adoring grandfather of Sophia, Reese, Natalia, Corbin, Nash and Grayson; dear brother of Carolyn, Barbara, Bernadette and the late Patricia; our dearest brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend to many.
Services: Memorial Mass at St. Simon the Apostle, 11011 Mueller Rd, 63123, on Thursday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, contributions to JDRF, 50 Crestwood Executive Center, Suite 401, St. Louis, MO 63126 or Colorectal Cancer Alliance, 1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20005, appreciated. A KUTIS AFFTON SERVICE.