Boone County VFW 280 Auxiliary

05/30/2026

Rebecca Wischmeyer buddy poppy drive at HyVee West broadway
Hopefully we get more photos from other locations

05/19/2026

05/12/2026

2026-2027 new officers have been installed. Ed Miller Commander and Janey Hurt President. Congratulations to all the new Officers, may you do our VFW Post and Auxiliary proud.

04/20/2026

Here are some photos from Dick Coders celebration of life this past Saturday.

04/18/2026

Pancake breakfast this morning at American Legion. We sure miss our Pam helping us out.

03/24/2026

Pamela Ann Forck, 74, of Columbia, formerly of Jefferson City, passed away on March 21, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family, after a hard-fought battle with metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was born in Jefferson City on June 21, 1951 to George and Norma (Schneider) Rademan.

On May 27, 1972, Pamela married the love of her life, Emil Joseph Forck at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Wardsville. Together they built a life filled with love, laughter, and cherished memories. Pamela was a proud 1970 graduate of Blair Oaks High School and was among the first students to attend the school from its opening through graduation. She dedicated over 30 years of her career to the Missouri Department of Social Services, where she served with compassion and commitment before retiring.

She was an active member of the VFW Post 280 Auxiliary and a former member of the American Legion Post 6 Auxiliary and VFW Post 10227 Auxiliary. Pamela enjoyed life’s simple pleasures—going to the casino, fishing, playing shuffleboard, and especially taking bus trips with her husband. Above all, Pamela treasured her family. She loved her grandchildren deeply and took every opportunity to spend time with them, creating memories that will be cherished forever. Pamela will be remembered as a loving, caring, and passionate woman who poured her heart and soul into making the lives of those around her better.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Emil; her daughter, Marie (Bo); her beloved grandchildren, Autumn, Sunni, Ash, Marybelle, and Bastian; and her great-grandson, Da’siya. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother-in-law.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Trimble Funeral Homes, 3210 N. Ten Mile Dr., Jefferson City. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m., Friday at the funeral home. Darryl Goudeau will officiate. Burial will be in Hawthorn Memorial Gardens. trimblefunerals.com

In lieu of flowers, it was Pamela’s wish that donations be made to her grandchildren in her memory.

Pamela’s love, strength, and kindness will live on in all who knew and loved her. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

03/14/2026

02/17/2026

Members of our Auxiliary and our Post got together on February 4th to fill 100 boxes of goodies for our troops. Wonderful project our Post and Auxiliary were able to do together! The next day VFW and Auxiliary delivered to National Guard in Jefferson City, to then be shipped off to our Troops!

Thank you to the businesses who donated items for packages:
Jennings Premium Meats, New Franklin Mo
Sam's Club, Columbia Mo
Moser's Foods, Keene St, Columbia Mo
Jeff Offutt of Columbia

12/20/2025

Pancake breakfast and we had the pleasure of Santa Claus visiting us!!

12/18/2025

Christmas party with VFW post 280 and the American Legion. As well as celebration for VOD and PP winners as well as our art winners.