Gunter Murder Case Headed For Grand Jury

William Lynn Gunter is charged with killing his wife March 18 in their West St. Louis County home.

The case of a St. Louis County man accused of murdering his wife is now in the hands of a grand jury. A preliminary hearing scheduled for William Lynn Gunter did not take place as scheduled Thursday. Gunter, 59, of the 1500 block of Mason Hill Court, is accused of killing his wife, Suzanne Gunter, on March 18 in their home. St. Louis County Police said Gunter struck his wife with a blunt instrument. He is charged with first-degree murder. The family were parishioners at St. Anselm Parish in Creve Coeur. A grand jury hearing has not yet been scheduled, court officials said. Initially, a 911 call on March 18 reported Suzanne’s injury as an accident, but a coroner said the incident could not have happened the way it was reported to a Town and…

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Update: St. Anselm Parishioner Charged in Killing of His Wife

William Lynn Gunter and Suzanne Gunter attended mass at the Creve Coeur church. Suzanne Gunter's funeral is scheduled to take place there Friday.

Updated 3:34 p.m. Wednesday following afternoon news conference The St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wednesday charged William Lynn Gunter, 59, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Suzanne. He's being held without bond. According to the St. Louis County Police department, which is now handling the investigation, Town and Country Police responded to the scene at 1515 Mason Hill Court Monday to an "accidental injury" call and found Suzanne Gunter lying in the foyer of the home near the front door. At a Wednesday afternoon news conference, Lt. Tom Larkin from the County Police said a neighbor called 911. Larkin said a forensic pathologist "almost immediately" determined that the cause of the injury was not …

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Creve Coeur Pastor: What Can We Learn From Groundhog Day

St. Anselm Parish's Father Michael Brunner used last weekend's bulletin to preview lessons about life and love from Groundhog Day.

Creve Coeur Pastor Writes On Advent and Anticipation

St. Anselm Church in Creve Coeur celebrates the third Sunday in Advent this weekend.

The following message from Fr. Michael Brunner to members of the St. Anselm Parish in Creve Coeur was shared in the church's weekly bulletin: Anticipation and reality can be somewhat different.   I was a Junior in high school when Bishop Fulton J. Sheen was appointed Bishop of Rochester, NY, my home diocese. That name might not mean much to most of you under 60 years of age, but he was a television superstar who out-polled  the great comedian Milton Berle who was on during the same time spot. He was also the widely known head of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the central fundraiser for the missions. The city was ecstatic at his appointment. I remember going downtown to the War Memorial Coliseum for his civic welcome ceremony…

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New Pastor In Charge At St. Anselm Parish

Father Michael Brunner was formerly headmaster at St. Louis Priory School in Creve Coeur.

St. Anselm Parish in Creve Coeur has a new pastor, just in time for the holidays. Father Michael Brunner, formerly the Headmaster at St. Louis Priory School, also located on the Abbey campus, was officially installed in a weekend mass featuring Archbishop Robert Carlson. Here is an excerpt from Father Brunner's message to his congregation in the church's weekend bulletin. The end is near, and so is the beginning. Or, to quote Mother superior in The Sound of Music, “Whenever the Lord closes a door, He opens a window.” The end I’m speaking of is of the Church year. And the beginning is of the new Church year. I think we fail to really get involved in these mileposts because they come so close to the secular celebration of commercial …

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Creve Coeur Church Parishes Looking To Help St. Patrick Center

Find out what Our Lady Of The Pillar and St. Anselm Church are trying to do and see if you can help.

A pair of Creve Coeur churches are in the middle of drives to help the St. Patrick Center, a St. Louis agency which provides housing, employment and mental health assistance to the area's homeless. See what you can do to help out.

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Remembering Brandon Hsueh

The funeral for the Priory School seventh grade student was Monday. Patch invites you to share your memories in the Comments section of this article.

Brandon Hsueh, the 13 year-old Priory School student who passed away Friday after suffering critical injuries Wednesday, will be remembered at events this week. Brandon was hurt in a car accident while he was practicing with his cross country team off campus.  His funeral was held Monday morning at the Episcopal Church of St. Michael & St. George in Clayton. Hsueh was a student at St. Michael prior to enrolling at Priory. He was mourned by a capacity crowd which heard his father, Dr. Eddy Hsueh, talk about a boy who would often share his pencils with those who asked, content with what he had when given the chance to upgrade to a newer gadget. Reverend Andrew John Archie praised his creativity and artwork, which was on display for a …

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