Obituaries

Brenda Davis

Brenda Davis

Jan 26, 2022

Brenda L. Davis, 68, passed away on January 26, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born to the late George Francis Bross and Brenda Howard.

Brenda had the biggest heart and was the most loving, caring, and kind-hearted woman. She always made everyone feel so special and loved. She loved spending time with her friends and...

Tom Pickle

Tom Pickle

Jan 25, 2022

Tommy Dale Pickle, 71, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away on January 25, 2022. He was born on July 13, 1950 to Hester Lee and Oenida Pickle.

Growing up, Tommy loved to make model cars and airplanes. He was always tinkering with something, which carried on into his adult life. As a young boy, he loved visiting...

Donald "Corky" Harrison

Donald "Corky" Harrison

Jan 24, 2022

Donald Raymond Harrison, 83, of Liberty, MO passed away on January 24, 2022.

Don, or “Corky” as he was known by many, was born on January 20, 1939 to Charles Raymond and Ellen Marguerite Harrison. He grew up in Henrietta, MO, where he graduated high school and met his wife of 63 years, Shirley Harlin. Don and...

Janet Eshnaur

Janet Eshnaur

Jan 23, 2022

Janet Ann Eshnaur, 65, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on January 23, 2022. Janet was born on October 26, 1956 in Forrest City, Arkansas to James Sr. and Mary Jo Dees. She met her husband of 41 years, Tony Eshnaur, while living in South Carolina. They were married on December 18, 1980 and enjoyed many years of raising...

Linda VanDell

Linda VanDell

Jan 20, 2022

Linda was born in Kansas City, Kansas on March 4, 1948 and lived most of her life in the Kansas City, Missouri area.

On January 20, 2022 she died peacefully in her sleep after a six month battle with an illness.

She was a beautiful woman and amazing wife and mother and the love and...

Elizabeth Reinert

Elizabeth Reinert

Jan 19, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Reinert (“Liz”), 59, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at North Kansas City Hospital. Liz, a lifelong resident of Gladstone, Missouri was born on May 7, 1962 to Charles David and Mickey (Davis) Reinert.

Liz earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and a Master’s degree from the University of Missouri...

Howard Masoner

Howard Masoner

Jan 18, 2022

Howard Junior Masoner, 86, of Weston, MO passed away on January 18, 2022. He was born on September 22, 1935 and was raised by his guardians Howe and Lydie Shanks.

Howard will be remembered for being a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was a hardworking man who took care of his family.

He...

Linda Nelson

Linda Nelson

Jan 16, 2022

Linda Jean Nelson, 81, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away January 16.

She was born on January 12, 1941, to John and Mary Jane Baker, in New Castle, Indiana. She married Terrance Eugene Nelson on October 22, 1960, a marriage that lasted 61 adventuresome years.

She was an employee of the Jones Store for many...

Jaye Wholey

Jaye Wholey

Jan 15, 2022

Jaye Lynn Wholey, 60, of Parkville, Missouri passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones on January 15, 2022.

Jaye was born on February 21, 1961 in Kansas City, MO to Jay and Ellen (Moulder) Grunwald. After graduating from high school she began working for Hallmark. During her 30 years at Hallmark, she held many positions, including;...

Mary Miller

Mary Miller

Jan 15, 2022

Mary Carolyn (Wilcox) Miller  passed away peacefully in her home in Kansas City, Mo. on January 15th, 2022, knowing she was loved by her family and friends. She was born to Helen and John Wilcox on the family farm near Osborn, Mo. March 31, 1928. She was the first born of five, James, Naomi, and Robert who proceeded her...

Sharyn Freeman

Sharyn Freeman

Jan 14, 2022

Sharyn Sue Freeman, 76, of Kansas City, MO entered the gates of Heaven, on January 14, 2022. She was born to the late Roy Earl Craig, and the late Florence Edith Molineux, on April 03, 1945. She married the love of her life, Clifford Freeman in 1965, in Salina, Kansas.

Sharyn was a loving mother, grandmother, and...

Marvin Speiser

Marvin Speiser

Jan 10, 2022

Marvin William Speiser, 99, passed away on January 10, 2022. Marvin was born on February 8, 1922 in Forest Green, Missouri to Irvin and Dora (Klaus) Speiser. He grew up on his family farm and attended school in Glasgow, MO where he met his wife, Marjorie, and the two were married on September 15, 1940. In 1943, he joined...

Betty Heuermann

Betty Heuermann

Jan 10, 2022

Betty Louise (DeMoulin) Heuermann, Grandma, Mom or Betty was born on February 25th, 1940 in Hastings, Nebraska. She was Blessed to exit our world peacefully—-in her sleep at home Monday, January 10th following a lengthy deterioration of health due to COPD. Betty was the 3rd of 4 daughters to May and Ralph DeMoulin. Betty graduated from Hastings High School...

Ray Marcille

Ray Marcille

Jan 9, 2022

Ray Alan Marcille, 57, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 9, 2022.

Ray, or better known to his friends and family as Alan, was born on June 10, 1964 in Kansas City to Marvin and Maria Marcille. He married his high school sweetheart, Tammy Howery, on December 23, 1980 and from this marriage they had...

Ramonita Rios-Nazario

Ramonita Rios-Nazario

Jan 9, 2022

In the dawn of January 9, 2022, Mrs. Ramonita Rios-Nazario, entered the Gates of Heaven at 87 years old surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Pablo Rios Nazario and the late Matilde Nazario Garcia. Ramonita was a loving and faithful follower of Jesus Christ woman for more than 50 years. She was a beloved...

Rosemarie Orr

Rosemarie Orr

Jan 8, 2022

Rosemarie June Orr “Dutchie”, 92, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022.  Born March 25, 1929, she was preceded by her husband, Donald (2009), her parents, two brothers and a sister.  She is survived by daughters Denise (Jeff) Valentine, Barbara Markley, Linda Kennedy and  Diane (Dan) Michaelis, 5 grandchildren, Ben and Jessie Valentine and Kyle,...

Olive LaFollette

Olive LaFollette

Jan 8, 2022

Olive Evelyn LaFollette, 96, of Gladstone, MO, passed away on January 08, 2022, at her home.  She was born on September 02, 1925 to Leonard and Gladys Butts.

She married the love of her life, Virgil Franklin LaFollette on March 20, 1943. She was a homemaker and very active in raising her three sons. She spent a...

George Spolar Jr.

George Spolar Jr.

Jan 7, 2022

Our beloved George William Spolar, Jr. passed away on January 7, 2022 at St Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

George was born in Butte, Montana on March 7, 1954 to George and Kathryn (Kay) Markovich) Spolar, the youngest of 4 children. He attended Whittier Grade School, East Jr High and graduated from Butte High School in...

Ellen Stephens

Ellen Stephens

Jan 4, 2022

Ellen M. Stephens, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 4, 2022.

Ellen was born on Christmas Eve in 1931 to Mabel Weickert Milton and Fred Milton in La Cygne, Kansas. Her mother, Mabel, died of Tuberculosis when she was 3 months old.  She and her brother, Brice, and sister, Rosie, were raised my...

Charles Bernardic

Charles Bernardic

Jan 3, 2022

Charles Edward Bernardic, 96, passed away on January 3, 2022. Charles was born on January 12, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio to George and Helen (Sinkovich) Bernardich. He left high school to enlist in the United States Army where he served for 2 years. After his departure from the military he moved to Kansas City, Missouri to pursue a career in...