Obituaries

Grace Gianessi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...