South County Fire Claims 2nd Victim

Georgette Gapsch, 79, has died as a result of injuries from the house fire in South County early Tuesday morning, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported. Gapsch’s grandson, Terry “T.J.” Gapsch, 38, died Tuesday.

Maci Gapsch, 11, was listed as critical Wednesday morning at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, and Mia Gapsch, 13, was in satisfactory condition. T.J. Gapsch was the girls’ father.

Both girls are students at Sperreng Middle School in the Lindbergh School District. The district has set up a fund to benefit the girls.

The fire is still under investigation.

Read the full article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.