Obituaries

Dec 20, 2018

Ruth Ebbert, 84, of Kansas City, MO; died Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Riverstone Retirement Community. She was born November 24, 1934, in Quanah, Texas to the late Sam H. and Roxie F. (Booher) Sorensen.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children Karen Ebbert and Curtis (Mary) Ebbert; grandchildren Geoffrey Carpenter and Ashley (Sean) Iles and...

Dec 19, 2018

Virginia Mae Greene was born on March 6, 1922 in Hot Springs, Arkansas and reared in Globe, Arizona and departed this life on December 19, 2018 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. At the time of her passing she was 96 years of age.

Virginia was a loving and devoted mother and wife. While her husband, Charles, was working...

Dec 18, 2018

Ruth Arlene Smith, daughter of the late James & Ruth (Gillilan) Hanlin, was born on July 3, 1934 in Miller, Kansas and departed this life on December 18, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. At the time of her passing she was 84 years of age.

Arlene graduated from high school in Miller, where she met Bill Smith,...

Dec 18, 2018

Lillian (Goldsmith) Jonaitis, 89, passed away on December 18, 2018.

She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Charles; and sons, Robert Blake and Mark Russel.

A Celebration of Life will be held on December 24, 2018, with visitation from 12-30 p.m.  to 1:30 p.m., funeral and burial to follow at Terrace Park Funeral...

Dec 16, 2018

Herschell “Von” Faught, son of the late Herschell Bryan & Audrey (Harrison) Faught, was born on June 19, 1936 in Atlanta, Missouri and departed this life on December 16, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. At the time of his passing he was 82 years of age.

Von was reared in Macon, Missouri where he graduated from High...

Dec 14, 2018

Randall Lee McPike, 75, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at North Kansas City Hospital.  He was born on Aug. 22, 1943, to Dorothy R. and James R. McPike in Craig, Mo.  At the age of 4 he moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he lived for the remainder of his life.  Randy graduated from East High School where...

Dec 13, 2018

Edeltraut Adelheid Gold, 92, died peacefully December 13, 2018 and will be laid to rest privately.

Edeltraut was predeceased by her beloved husband of 64 years, Heinz-Guenther Gold, son, Manfred Gold, and daughter-in-law, Kathryn Gold. She is survived by her son, Hans-Dieter (Gretchen) Gold and son, Harry Walter (Lisa) Gold, 6 grandchildren, Eric, Andrew (Kate), Ryan, Kayla,...

Dec 11, 2018

Maxine Ruth Croy, daughter of the late Irvin and Edith Leavy, was born on March 24, 1922 in Boise, Idaho and departed this life on December 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. At the time of her passing, she was 96 years of age.

At a young age her family moved to San Diego, California where she...

Dec 6, 2018

Mary Alice Admire, 71, of Gladstone, MO passed away on December 6, 2018.

Mary was the oldest of five children, born on February, 20, 1947 to William and Mary Reynolds.

She married Samuel Admire on July 26, 1968. She was a homemaker for most of her years and her main focus was raising their there...

Dec 1, 2018

Marianna McCulloch, 94, of Trimble, Missouri passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at NorthCare Hospice House.  She was born April 17, 1924, in Paradise, Missouri to the late Harold and Nellie (Duncan) Fry.

Marianna was a feisty and independent woman, who loved the Lord and her family. She and Harold enjoyed traveling all over the U.S....

Nov 30, 2018

Dorothy Virginia (Olendorff) Maddox, 93, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.  Following a private burial, a Memorial Service will be held on Monday, December 17th at 2:00 pm at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Topeka, Kansas. Dorothy was born in Howard County, Missouri on April 2, 1925 to Aloyius “Alos” and Jesse Lorene (Thorton)...

Nov 30, 2018

Elizabeth "Betsy" Carmichael, 95, passed away on November 30, 2018 at the St. Luke's Hospice House.

She was born on December 11, 1922 to Elmer E. and Leona (McCollum) Ranes in rural Jamesport, MO. She attended school in Jamesport, graduating in 1941. On May 17, 1941, Betsy married George D. Carmichael. Betsy sold Real Estate in the...

Nov 29, 2018

Mary Ellen Rhodes, 80, of Rayville, MO passed away on November 29, 2018.

Mary was the youngest of 11 children born to Orville and Nola Murray on February 19, 1938  in Carrollton, MO. She spent her younger years growing up in Tina, MO. She married Gene Rhodes on February 23, 1973 and the two worked together for...

Nov 28, 2018

Charles John Englund died peacefully on November 28, 2018.

Charles was born on January 10, 1926 in St. Petersburg, FL the 2nd of three children of Albert and Mary Anna (Clemen) Englund. During childhood his family lived in many southern states including Mississippi and Arkansas.  They later relocated to New Market and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Leaving...

Nov 26, 2018

Alena Ann (Alexander) Albright, 85, passed away on November 26, 2018.

Alena was the youngest of nine children, born on October 21, 1933 to Henry and Anna Kramer in Fort Madison, Iowa. On June 13, 1954 she married Laurence Alexander. Laurence and Alena enjoyed raising their four children and traveling to new and exciting places. Alena worked as a registered...

Nov 22, 2018

Kathleen Frances (Saluzzi) Huffman, 69, of Kansas City, MO passed away on November 22, 2018.

Kathleen was born on January 5, 1949 to Joseph and Doris Saluzzi in Kansas City, MO. Apart from raising her children she also held a clerical job at Bob’s IGA and was a hairdresser for many years. Kathleen had some health setbacks...

Nov 21, 2018

Freda "Gerri" Head, 81, of Kansas City, MO passed away on November 21, 2018.

Gerri was born to Russell and Ethyl Webb on December 21, 1936 in Sedalia, Missouri. As a young girl, she moved to Kansas City with her family where she would continue to live. She met and married Porter R. Head, and spent many...

Nov 21, 2018

Martha Laverne Taylor, daughter of the late Martin & Mae Jones, was born on February 7, 1928 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and departed this life on November 21, 2018 in Olathe, Kansas. At the time of her passing she was 90 years of age. She was a member of the Overland Park Church of Christ for many years.

Nov 19, 2018

Joseph “Joe” Fredrick, son of the late Ervin & Ivola (Ludwick) Fredrick, was born on July 17, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri and departed this life on November 19, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. At the time of his passing he was 73 years of age.

He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri by his grandparents, where...

Nov 14, 2018

Alma “June” VanDever completed her life's journey Wednesday, November 14th at the age of 85. She passed peacefully at Liberty Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Visitation is Saturday, November 17th from 9:30-11:00 AM, followed by the memorial service at 11:00 AM at Platte Woods United Methodist Church, 7310 NW Prairie View Road Platte Woods, MO 64151.

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