Mary Jane (Novinger) Valuck, 88, formerly of Kirksville, Missouri passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 3, 2024 at Legacy Senior Living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with her loving husband by her side.
Jane was born in Kirksville on January 29, 1936 to Glen Wesley Novinger, Sr. and Dixie Mary (McReynolds) Novinger. She was the youngest of five children born into the family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, JoAnne (Novinger) Moritz of Kirksville, and a brother, Richard C. Novinger (Elida), of St. Louis, Missouri.
She was married to Dr. Richard Paul Valuck on October 6, 1957 at First Baptist Church in Kirksville. He survives. Other survivors include two brothers, William Robert Novinger (Kay), of Johns Creek, Georgia, and Glen Wesley Novinger, Jr. (Elaine) of Kirksville, three sons, Dr. Richard Paul Valuck, Jr. (Jennifer) of Hannibal, Missouri, Dr. Jonathan Eric Valuck (Louise) of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Dr. Thomas Brenton Valuck of Essex, Maryland. Other survivors include four granddaughters, Katherine Marie Fuller (Michael) and Grace Elizabeth Strube (Levi) both of Hannibal, and Mary Louise Valuck and Caroline Elizabeth Hudson (Samuel) both of Dallas, Texas. Also surviving are five great grandchildren, Kinsley Marie Fuller, Emery Thomas Fuller, Jesse Paul Strube, Joni Marie Strube and Jennifer Beth Strube all of Hannibal, and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are being made by Playle-Rimer-Millard Family Funeral Chapel. Services will be at First Baptist Church on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 with visitation at 10 am and funeral at 11 am, Reverend Jason Marlin officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville.
The family owes special appreciation to caregiver Dave Lesher, Trinity Hospice of Oklahoma City and Legacy Senior Living facility. Memorial gifts may be made to First Baptist Church in Kirksville.