Obituaries

Feb 22, 2020

Aurelia Agnes Askins, 96, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 22, 2020.

Aurelia was born on August 10, 1923 in Carroll County, MO to Ernest and Hilda Kruse. Growing up on a farm, Aurelia learned from a young age the value of hard work, carrying wood for the stove, feeding chickens and pumping...

Feb 22, 2020

Dorothy O. Bailey, 95, passed away February 22, 2020 in Kansas City, MO.  Graveside services will be held at Rowan Memorial Park in Salisbury, North Carolina, on Saturday, March 7, at 1:30 PM

Dorothy was born September 22, 1924 in Endicott, NY to Wilbert and Marie (Lawson) Ogden.  She attended college in Skidmore, NY, and was a...

Feb 21, 2020

Ruth Sargent, 89, passed away February 21, 2020. Funeral services will be held at Terrace Park Funeral Home and Cemetery on Thursday, February 27th, with visitation from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, followed by service and interment. Ruth is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond, and son, Michael. She will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughters, Doreen...

Feb 19, 2020

Kellie Kay Gunter, 52, of St. Joseph, passed away February 19, 2020 after a brief bout with stage 4 cancer.  A memorial service will be held at 6:00pm on Thursday, February 27 at Grace Evangelical Church, 5103 S. 50th Street, St. Joseph.  Inurnment will take place at a later date at Fisher Cemetery in Preston, Missouri.  Memorial contributions in...

Feb 15, 2020

Shirley Rae (Chrisman) Grissinger,

Beloved Mother, Mimi, and Family Matriarch.  Shirley was born November 16th, 1933 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Charles and Virginia Chrisman.  During her childhood in St. Joseph, Shirley was often seen with her younger brother Larry at the local movie theatre.  Shirley attended Central High School and in 1951, Shirley married Oakey Grissinger. ...

Feb 2, 2020

Alta Mae Davies, 91 of Gladstone, Missouri, Passed away on the morning of February 2, 2020. Visitation will be from 1:30-2pm with Services at 2pm and her committal to follow on Saturday February 8th at Terrace Park Funeral Home.

Alta was born in Bedford Missouri in 1928. Her life would change at the age of 14 when...

Jan 30, 2020

Larry James Robertson, 65, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 30, 2020 after a hard-fought and courageous battle with cancer.

Larry was born on June 29, 1954 in North Kansas City, MO to William and Norma Robertson. He worked for 31 years for Ford Motor Company as an assembly line upgrader. He is preceded in death...

Jan 30, 2020

Marilyn Kay Graves, 78, of Kansas City, MO passed away peacefully from pancreatic cancer on January 30, 2020.

Marilyn was born on November 12, 1941 in Independence, MO to Bernard and Leona Barker. She graduated from Lee’s Summit High School in 1959 and attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO and the University of Missouri...

Jan 29, 2020

Billie Jean Langton, 74, passed away January 29, 2020 at KC Hospice House. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 3, at Victory Free Will Baptist Church, 4041 NE Antioch Rd. Inurnment will follow at Terrace Park Cemetery. Billie was born January 26,1946 in Newport, Arkansas. She was the oldest of 4 children....

Jan 28, 2020

Elisabeth Adler, 98, passed away January 28, 2020. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 1 from 10-10:30 am at Terrace Park Funeral Home, with services to follow at 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the TWA Museum, 10 Richards Road, #110, Kansas City, Missouri 64116, 816-234-1011.

Elisabeth was born November 24, 1921...

Jan 28, 2020

Helen Margaret Wright, 91, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 28, 2020.

Helen was born on June 15, 1928 in Fayette, MO to Marvin and Lois Phillips. Helen loved to travel and spent many years working as a travel guide for bus tours. She also worked for a short time as a pastoral secretary, but...

Jan 27, 2020

Geneva Jean Baker, 64, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 27, 2020.

Geneva was born on April 29, 1955 in Seoul, Korea to Ralph and Kyung Dewey. Soon after, her family moved to the Kansas City area where she attended school. She met the love of her life, Terry Baker, and two years later they married...

Jan 22, 2020

Daniel Myers Bruns, born on August 21, 1947, died on January 22, 2020 at the young age of 72.   Danny had a 44-year career with the Union Pacific Railroad as an engineer before retiring in 2014.  He is survived by his wife and dear friends who are his family.  At his request, services will be private and he requested...

Jan 20, 2020

Billie D. Hill, 85, of Liberty, MO passed away on January 20, 2020. Bill was born on July 30, 1934 in New York Township, MO to Drexel and Hazel (Frazier) Hill. After graduating high school, he moved to Warrensburg, MO to attend the University of Central Missouri.  From there, he enlisted in the Army where he served for two...

Jan 18, 2020

Samuel A. Crookshanks, 96, Kansas City, passed away January 18, 2020 at Lindenwoods Village.  Visitation will be on Friday, January 24 from 12-1pm at Hillside Christian Church, 900 NE Vivion Road, with services to follow at 1:00pm.  Burial will take place at Terrace Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church’s Building Fund....

Jan 17, 2020

Alan Roth, 61, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 17, 2020. Alan was born on January 7, 1959 in Kansas City, MO to Richard and Lenora Roth. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Central Missouri State. Soon after graduating, he began his lifelong career in law enforcement working a short time for the Gladstone...

Jan 16, 2020

Austin Nguyen, of Kansas City, MO went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 16, 2020. Services will be held at Terrace Park Funeral Home and Cemetery with a Mass of Christian Burial  at  3:30pm followed by a gathering of friends and family until 7:30pm on Saturday, January 18th. A visitation will also take place from 10:00am to 11:30am on...

Jan 15, 2020

Wanda Hamilton Keller, 87, passed away January 15, 2020 at NorthCare Hospice House.  Visitation will be from 10-11am on Monday, January 27, at Terrace Park Funeral Home, with services to follow at 11am.  Burial will be in Terrace Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Shelter KC.

Wanda was born on October 20,...

Jan 15, 2020

Harold Lee Koch, 83, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 15, 2020.

Harold was born on February 11, 1936 in New Blaine, AR to John and Magdalena Koch. Nestled in the foothills of the Ouachita mountains, Harold grew up on the family farm where he learned the importance of hard work by milking cows by...

Jan 13, 2020

Arthur Gerald Shields, 75, passed away on January 13, 2020.

Jerry was born on February 20, 1944 in North Kansas City, MO to Arthur and Leona Shields. He married his wife, Roberta “Bertie” Campbell, on July 16, 1966. Jerry worked in construction for a short time before beginning his career as a truck driver for Ben Rose...