Obituaries
Grace Gianessi
Aug 12, 2015
GRACE LORRAINE GIANESSI Grace Lorraine Gianessi passed away Aug. 12, 2015 at the age of 92. She was a member of Hoover Christian Church. She was a devoted mother, wife, grandmother and great-grandmother. Grace was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Gianessi, son, Allen Gianessi, daughter Christine Walters, 2 great grandchildren, parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother. She is...
Darrell Kauer
Aug 10, 2015
Darrell D. Kauer, MSGT (Ret) Darrell D. Kauer, 86, of Liberty, Mo passed away August 10, 2015. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday August 14th at Terrace Park Funeral Home (169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Prkwy), with visitation preceding services 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the...
Teiko Sportsman
Aug 10, 2015
Teiko Sportsman, 85, of Gladstone, Mo passed away August 10, 2015. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday August 14th at Terrace Park Funeral Home (169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Prkwy), with visitation 6:00 – 8:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. Teiko was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Wayne Sportsman. Survivors include...
May Taylor
Aug 8, 2015
MAY TAYLOR May Taylor, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away August 8, 2015. May was born December 15, 1932 to John and Gussie DaMato. She is survived by 8 children; Marvin (Cheryl) Taylor, Jimmie (Camie) Taylor, Larry (Joetta) Taylor, Loretta (Bruce) Cantwell, John (Brenda) Taylor, Norma (Bob) Moon, Michael Taylor, Rose Beatty, 9 grandchildren; Christy, Tina, David, Lisa, Tammy,...
Steven Wallace
Aug 3, 2015
STEVEN K. WALLACE Steve Wallace, 61, of Kansas City, MO, passed from this life on August 3, 2015, after a long illness. He leaves his wife, Denise Wallace; sons Paul (Dodie) Wallace and Steven K. Wallace Jr.; his mother, Katherine Dye; sisters Loretta (Shawn) Malone and Vivian Aiuppa (Kelly Williams); grandchildren Tara Wallace and Steven K. Wallace III; two nephews...
Norma Clements
Aug 1, 2015
Norma I. Clements, 82 of Kansas City, MO passed away at Garden Valley Nursing and Rehab on Saturday, August 1, 2015. She was born in Greenville, Tennessee on July 30, 1933 to the late Mitchell Chandley and Nola Lawing Chandley. She was a wonderful wife and homemaker who had a talent for baking Coconut Cream pie, Red Velvet Cake and...
Joan (Jo) Stark
Aug 1, 2015
Joan (Jo) DeFoe Stark, 81 of Kansas City, Mo passed away August 1, 2015. A Celebration of Life Service will be 2:30 pm Saturday August 8th at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Prkwy, visitation will precede the service 1:00 – 2:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Unity Church of Overland Park....
David Tinsley
Jul 31, 2015
David C. Tinsley, 82, of Kansas City, Mo passed away July 31, 2015. Memorial services are 4:00 pm Friday August 7th at Northgate Baptist Church, 800 NE Vivion Road, with visitation preceding services 2:30 – 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Friends of Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., KCMO 64132. David was...
Violet Amos
Jul 30, 2015
VIOLET MARIE AMOS Violet Marie Amos, 98, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Thurs. July 30, 2015. She was born Sept. 14, 1916 in Clarksburg, MO to Bennett and Clara (Lindenbauer) Pennington. Violet spent her entire life in the Kansas City area and was a longtime member of Fairview Christian Church. Those left to cherish Violet’s memory include her...

Edmund Stawicki
Jul 29, 2015
Edmund H. (Rick) Stawicki, 70 of Kansas City, Mo went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2015. Rick was born June 12, 1945 in Detroit, MI. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam war. Rick worked in law enforcement for over 30 years, retiring as a Captain from the Kansas City Police Department. He was preceded...
Leland Welty
Jul 27, 2015
Leland Richard Welty, 83, of Gladstone, Mo passed away July 27, 2015. Funeral services are 1:00 pm Friday July 31st at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2003 NE Englewood Rd. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 pm Thursday at Terrace Park Lakeside Chapel, 169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Parkway, with a Mic-O-Say ceremony at 7:30 pm. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery....
Ann Walton
Jul 26, 2015
ANN (CONWAY) WALTON Ann (Conway) Walton, 92, of Kansas City, MO passed away July 26, 2015. She was born Nov. 9, 1922 in N. Kansas City, MO to Adolph and Sophia Conway. Ann is preceded in death by her parents, husband of 67 years, Kenneth Walton, and brother, Alfred Conway. Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Patrick...
Wanda Ferrero
Jul 21, 2015
Wanda V. Ferrero, 88 of Osage Beach, formerly of Parkville, Missouri passed away at Lakeside Meadows Nursing home in Osage Beach, MO on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She was born in Higbee, MO on December 22, 1926 to the late Eugene O. and Mary R. (Holtzclaw) Buckley. She retired from the Ben Franklin companies, enjoyed playing Yahtzee and spending time with...
Mary Johnson
Jul 21, 2015
MARY KAY JOHNSON Mary Kathryn Johnson passed away in Wichita, Kansas on July 21, 2015. Born near Winston, Missouri, Mary Kay graduated from Winston High School in 1947, attended Northwest Missouri State University for the summer, and then starting teaching grades 1-8 in a one-room schoolhouse. In 1952 she married Charles Thomas Johnson from Maysville, Missouri, and they moved to Spokane,...
Shigeko Simes
Jul 21, 2015
Shigeko Simes, 89, of North Kansas City, Mo passed away July 21, 2015. Funeral services are 2:00 pm Monday July 27th at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Parkway. Visitation will be 2:00 – 4:00 pm Sunday at her church, Avondale United Methodist Church, 3101 NE Winn Road. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. The family suggests that...
Roscoe Sellers
Jul 18, 2015
Roscoe William Sellers, 94 of Kansas City, Mo passed away July 18, 2015 at Lawson Manor. Services will be private. Roscoe was born September 23, 1920 in Mendon, Mo to Wheeler Raymond and Flossie (Lindley) Sellers. Roscoe was preceded in death by his wife Norma (Buck) Sellers in November of 2008. They were high school sweethearts and were married 65...
Jean Lytle
Jul 12, 2015
JEAN ALLENE (HEATH) KINDRED LYTLE Jean A. (Heath) Kindred Lytle, 92, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015. She was born May 9, 1923 in Smithville, MO to Daniel and Clella (McHenry) Heath. Jean loved to play golf and could be found at Mirror Lake Country Club or Liberty Hills Country Club. She played bridge all...
Jimmy Rockwood
Jul 11, 2015
Jimmy E. Rockwood, 85, of Kansas City, Mo passed away July 11, 2015. Funeral services are 10:30 am Friday July 17th at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Parkway, with visitation preceding services 9:00 - 10:30 am. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer's Assn. or American Diabetes...
Jule Theobald
Jul 7, 2015
Jule Velma Theobald, 90, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. She was born September 11, 1924, in Buffalo, NY, to Joseph and Mary Schott. Visitation will be at noon on Friday, July 10, 2015, until the time of service at 1 p.m. at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th St. (169 Hwy and Shoal...

Karmen Ford
Jul 7, 2015
Karmen Rae Kennedy Ford, 47, of Kansas City, Mo went to be with the Lord on July 7, 2015 after a long hard battle with leukemia. A Celebration of Life will be 10:30 am Monday July 13th at the First Christian Church of North Kansas City, 2018 Gentry, with visitation 10:00 – 10:30 am Monday at the church and Sunday...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted

HeartLight offers a variety of support groups, education, resources, and special programming related to grief and loss.