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CHRISTINE M. HARDGRAVE (nee Poelker), 1952-2025
Christine, age 73 of St. Clair, Missouri, passed on Friday, August 8, 2025. She was born in Pacific, Missouri, on January 5, 1952, to Clemens and Mary Ellen Poelker.
Christine was preceded in death by her Parents. She is survived by her partner, Kim McKinney, Kim’s daughter Julia (Tim) Gaipa, two sisters, Suzanne (Terry) Taylor and Angela (Daniel) Richards, three nephews, Joe (Paula) Taylor, Caleb Richards and Jacob Richards, and one niece, Carrie (Robert) Kristopeit, and many family and friends.
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