Frances Ann Schuchardt, age 86 of O'Fallon, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, June 22,
2022, in O'Fallon, Missouri. She was born in Gillespie, Illinois on July 20, 1935, to Charles and
Edith Nepute (nee Perenchio ).
Frances' family moved to St. Louis in 1946, where she would eventually attend Beaumont High
School. She graduated in 1953 and married Lloyd Clark that same year. During those early years,
she worked various clerical jobs and with Lloyd raised her three daughters in Ferguson,
Missouri. Later she would continue her education, going on to earn a B.A. and M.A. from the
University of Missouri in Accounting. She was a professional accountant until she retired in her
70s. She also remarried; She would remain married to Robert "Bob" Schuchardt until his death
in 2000. During her retirement years, she enjoyed spending time with her family, church and
high school friends, and traveling.
Frances is survived by her daughters Deborah A. Clark Wachter(Greg); Gay K. (Jose) Reyes;
Karen E. (Mark) Dickherber; Grandchildren Christopher (Danielle) Adams, Kelly (Michael)
Brewer, Crystal Reyes, Daniel Reyes; Benjamin (Linda) Dickherber, Kathleen Dickherber,
Jennifer Dickherber; Siblings, Carl (Mary) Nepute, Carole Stephen, James (Ruth) Nepute; 9
great-grandchildren and a host of other family members and friends. She was preceded in death
by her parents Edith Perenchio and Charles Nepute.
In Lieu of flowers, donations are to be sent to American Heart Association and the American Parkinson disease Association.