Annette Maria

Hinrichs

Annette Maria Hinrichs, née Franzen, of Marthasville, died Saturday, March 21, 2026 at the McClay Senior Care nursing home in St. Peters, Mo. Ms. Hinrichs was born August 22, 1949 in Vetlanda, Sweden to Bengt and Greta Bjork Franzen.

Ms. Hinrichs married Eric Hinrichs in 1976. Her first child, Bjorn, was born in 1977, but sadly passed away in 1979. Eric and Annette separated in 2001, and subsequently divorced. Ms. Hinrichs was a very gentle, warm and kind person. She loved animals, especially dogs and was interested in nature. Ms. Hinrichs was a devoted and loving mother to Bjorn, as well as to her next child, her daughter Jeanine (born 1982) and her son Goran (born 1983). She enjoyed travelling to Europe and visiting her parents and relatives in Sweden. She moved from Sweden to West Germany in the early 1970s, where she attended the University of Heidelberg, receiving a degree as a translator/interpreter. Ms. Hinrichs then worked for the U.S. Military as a secretary and also in the banking sector while in Germany. She then gave up her career to raise her children. She then moved to United States with her husband, Eric, and two children to Marthasville in 1991. Ms. Hinrichs worked as a caregiver for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities at Emmaus Homes in Marthasville for over 20 years, from 1993 to 2015.

Survivors include her son, Goran Hinrichs; her daughter, Jeanine Beisel and her husband Craig Beisel; her grandchildren Daniel, Mia and Lucia Beisel and many family members and extended family in Sweden.