Obituaries

Mar 17, 2021

Gary Gene Perkins, Jr., 54, passed away on March 17, 2021.

Gary was born on January 14, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri. As a lifelong resident of the Northland, he attended St. Therese Catholic School and Park Hill High School. Gary was a jack of all trades and worked various jobs, but cooking was his passion in...

Mar 17, 2021

Danielle Lee Elam-Jobe, 48, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Wednesday March 17, 2021. She was born on May 12, 1972, in Great Bend, Kansas to Dennis and Eugenia “White” Elam. She was raised in Garden City, Kansas. She graduated from Garden City High School, class of 1990 and went on to study Criminal Justice at the University...

Mar 16, 2021

Gary Bost, 70, of Kansas City, MO passed away on March 16, 2021.

Gary was born on July 2, 1950 in Henrietta, MO. As a child, Gary’s family moved to the Kansas City area where he was a graduate of Oak Park High School. Throughout his life he worked at various jobs including General Motors. His passion...

Mar 16, 2021

Missing you "Frankie" Love You my son ❤

Frank Edward DeMoro ll "Frankie", 51, of Harrisonville, Mo. passed away surrounded by his loved ones on March 16, 2021.

Frankie was born in Harrisonville, Mo. on January 15,1970. He graduated from Oak Park HS, Kansas City, Mo. in 1988 and was a veteran of the US...

Mar 15, 2021

John Randolph Stewart, 73, passed away due to complications from Covid 19 on March 15, 2021 at North Kansas City Hospital. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 20, 2021 from 12:00-1:00PM, with services from 1:00-2:00PM and burial to follow immediately after the services, all at Terrace Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 801 NW 108th Street, Kansas City, Missouri.  Casual...

Mar 14, 2021

Donald Edward Kuenzi, 94, of Kansas City, MO, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Don was born January 16, 1927, at home on the family farm near Helena, Missouri to Jesse Edward and Eda Josephine Kuenzi.  His primary and secondary education took place in Helena.  On January 9, 1945 he joined the...

Mar 13, 2021

Dennis Nelson Brown, age 68, passed away on March 13, 2021 in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. Dennis was born to Cecil and  Helen (Nelson) Brown on December 29, 1952, in Kansas City, MO.

Dennis graduated from Southeast High School in 1971 and later obtained an associate degree in apostolic ministry.  He worked for Hallmark and Bendix (now...

Mar 10, 2021

William Larry Haney passed away on March 10, 2021, at the age of 75 after a courageous battle with lung disease.  Just like he dealt with all experiences in life, Larry managed his illness with strength and grace and wanted to spend as much time with his loved ones as possible. On his final day, he was surrounded by...

Mar 7, 2021

Harry M. Morningstar, 95, of Kansas City, Missouri, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 7, 2021. He was born July 7, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Harry and Gladys (Smith) Morningstar. Harry was a WWII Army Air Corp Veteran. He loved studying languages and religion. Harry was self-taught in 6 languages including...

Mar 6, 2021

Sherry Allen Pierce, 78, of Smithville, Missouri passed away on March 6, 2021.

Sherry was born on May 26, 1942 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Leland and Barbara (Hoover) Lewellen. Growing up, she lived in numerous small towns in Northwestern Nebraska. During her Junior year of high school, her family moved to Hill City, Kansas where she met...

Mar 1, 2021

Jerald Kenneth “Kenny” Mulkey, 66, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri passed away on March 1, 2021. Kenny was born on December 15, 1954 to James and Virginia Mulkey. He attended and was a part of the first graduating class from Winnetonka High School in 1972.  He was active in high school participating in football and wrestling. Kenny enjoyed the simple...

Mar 1, 2021

Frances E. Drummond, 79, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away March 1, 2021.

Frances was born on February 12, 1942 in Acworth, Georgia. She grew up in Cartersville, Georgia and graduated from Carterville High School. After high school, Frances graduated from Patricia Stevens Modeling School where she met her husband of 56 years, Richard T. Drummond. Frances...

Mar 1, 2021

Dennis P. Hackett, 73, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away March 1, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dennis was born on March 22, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri.  He grew up in the Northland and attended public and parochial schools.  He enlisted with the Navy during the Vietnam era and spent most of that time aboard the...

Feb 24, 2021

Donald Laird Atwell, age 74, passed on to his heavenly home on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, while he was at St. Luke’s North Hospital due to multiple medical issues following a heart attack the previous month.

Don was born on August 9, 1946 in Kansas City, MO, where he was a lifelong resident. He grew up in...

Feb 24, 2021

Donald D. Scanlon, 87, of Kansas City passed away February 24, 2021, in the company of his daughters and loved ones.

Born in Brookfield, MO, Don moved with his family to Kansas City during elementary school.  He graduated from Northeast High School and served in the Air Force during the Korean War.  Upon returning to the United...

Feb 23, 2021

Joycelyn L. (Murphy) McClure, 95, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away of natural causes on February 23, 2021 at Brookdale-Shawnee.

Joycelyn (Joy) was born in Denver, Colorado, in September 1925, to Alice Mae (Coder) and Patrick James Murphy.  She was a child of the depression era and lived in Colorado, Indiana, California, and Washington.  At the age of...

Feb 22, 2021

On Monday, February 22, 2021, Francis Dale Richmond of Kansas City, Missouri, a loving husband and father of two daughters passed away at age 77. He bravely faced Lewy Body Dementia.

Dale was born June 29, 1943 in Falls City, Nebraska to Eva Virginia (Strough) and James Orville Richmond. During his 27-year career as a civil/structural engineer...

Feb 21, 2021

Luis Michael Pagãn, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on February 21, 2021. Luis was born to Santos and Elsa (Zepeda) Pagãn on August 20, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to the Kansas City area with his family in 1997, due to his father's job placement. He married Shannon Roe (Ryan) on March 27, 2017 combining their families. They have 7 children...

Feb 21, 2021

Norma Lee Boen (Ricketts), 84, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on February 21, 2021. She was born on January 29, 1937 to Homer and Bertha (Hurst) Ricketts in Clarksville, Arkansas. She married James L. Boen on June 18, 1955 and they had four children. The family relocated to Kansas City, MO in 1968 due to job opportunities.

Feb 17, 2021

Andrea Lee Behrens Rinkel, 81, passed away on Wednesday, February 17 at McCrite Plaza Briarcliff, North Kansas City, MO.  Andrea was born June 21, 1939 to Leroy “Lee” and Silver (Swearingen) Behrens in San Antonio, Texas.

She spent much of her childhood living in Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Kansas and in Japan due to her father’s service...