Obituaries

Donyala Demaria

Nov 29, 2017

Donyala Demaria, 41, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away, Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at St Luke’s Hospital.  Donyala was born October 30, 1976 to Don and Patricia (Garcia) Demaria in San Antonio, Texas. She graduated from Alamogordo Senior High in 1994. Donyala will be remembered for her big heart, her care and concern for everyone she took care of....

Sylvia Neece

Nov 28, 2017

Sylvia Neece, 81, of Liberty, MO passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017. She was born September 26, 1936 in Fulton, Arkansas to the late Emmett and Beulah (Ruschhaupt) Treece

In addition to her parents, Sylvia is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, George Neece, who died earlier this year. Brother Emmett Treece, sister-in-law Barbara...

Lorene Hamman

Nov 25, 2017

Lorene Gladys Hamman, 89, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, November 25, 2017. Lorene was born October 5, 1928 to Garland and Ethel (Foster) Hamlet, in Bay City, Texas. Her mother passed shortly after giving birth to Lorene, and her grandma Leora (Momma) continued to raise her.  In 1946 graduated from Clayton High School, in Clayton, OK....

Hubert Nelson

Nov 24, 2017

Hubert Greene Nelson, 75, of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017, surrounded by family. Hubert was born July 15, 1942 to John and Winomia (McGinnis) Nelson, in Richmond, Missouri. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1960. On January 16, 1965 he joined the US Navy, where he served during the Vietnam War. He married Bonnie Shields...

Hubert Nelson

Nov 24, 2017

Charles Harper

Nov 18, 2017

Charles Leonard Harper, 74, of Kansas City, MO, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 18, 2017 of natural causes. He was born August 31, 1943, to the late Charles L. Harper and Dorothy Blue.

Chuck graduated from Park Hill High School in 1961 where he was a tri-captain of the football team. He also played...

Charles Harper

Nov 18, 2017

Joshua Lindsay

Nov 18, 2017

Joshua L. Lindsay, 23, of Platte City, MO, died suddenly on Saturday, November 18, 2017. He was born in North Kansas City on May 13, 1994, to John and the late Dena Lindsay. Josh graduated from Park Hill High School and the Northland Career Center. He went on to attend Linn State Technical College where he studied to become a...

Mark Stephens

Nov 17, 2017

Mark Alan Stephens, 52, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017. Mark was born November 14, 1965, to Charles and Patricia (Shaw) Stephens, in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated Park Hill in 1984. Mark got his pilot’s license at the age of 16 and worked for TWA as a mechanic. He served for more than 25 years...

Mildred Woody

Nov 16, 2017

Mildred “Lorene” Woody, 51 of Raytown, MO passed away on November 16, 2017.  She was born in Kansas City, MO on July 15, 1966 to Harold Tunis and Rosemary Bryant Trombly.  She grew up in the Pleasant Hill area and graduated from Belton High School in 1984.  Lorene worked for the United States Postal Service Processing and Distributing Center for thirty one years...

Karen Duff

Nov 16, 2017

Karen Kay Duff, 78, of Parkville, MO died at the NorthCare Hospice House on Thursday, November 16, 2017.  She was born March 31, 1939, in Iowa City, IA to the late Armand and Geneva (Kinney) Bonanno. Karen worked at the Walnut Creek Club House and the Walnut Creek Development Company; and she was a sales agent at the Remax North office.  She...

Stephen Rowse

Nov 15, 2017

Stephen Clive Rowse, 25, of Kansas City, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. He was born September 19, 1992 to Clive M. Rowse and the late Mary Kathleen Tobin. Stephen started his high school career at Park Hill South where he played football and baseball. He was a 2010 graduate of Ozark High School. He worked as...

Richard Murphy

Nov 14, 2017

RICHARD M. MURPHY Richard M. Murphy, 80 of Kansas City, MO died Tuesday, November 14, 2017. He was born April 2, 1937, in Calhoun, Iowa. He retired from Bendix Company. Services are private, Inurnment in Terrace Park Cemetery.

Jill Hall-Horn

Nov 14, 2017

Jill Elizabeth Hall-Horn, 47, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Menorah Hospital. Jill was born August 24, 1970 to Gerry and Theo “Teddi” (Hadley) Hall in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East in 1989. On June 24th, 2005 she married Wymon Horn in Platte County. Jill worked as a clerk for...

Jerry Noernberg

Nov 12, 2017

Jerry W. Noernberg passed away surrounded by family at his Lee’s Summit home on November 12, 2017 from complications of ALS. He was born January 25, 1944 in Kansas City, KS, graduated from Turner High School, and attended Penn Valley Comm. College and UMKC. He joined the US Army National Guard and served as a medic in Vietnam 1968-1969. He...

George Nicholson

Nov 10, 2017

George “Joe” T. Nicholson, of Gladstone, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, surrounded by family. He was 88. Joe was born in Corona, Kan., on March 28, 1929, to Matthew and Maggie (Marietta) Nicholson and grew up in Pittsburg, Kan. He was an older brother to Bill and Betty. He graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1946. His nickname “Joe”...

Jerry Devaney

Nov 7, 2017

Jerry Michael Devaney, 74,  of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the Lindenwoods Village. Jerry was born January 28, 1943 to John and Dorothy (Ross) Devaney, in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Hogan High in Kansas City in 1959, and on December 8, 1960 he joined the Army. He also served several years in the Army...

Harold Schroer

Nov 7, 2017

Harold Wayne Schroer, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed  away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at home. Harold was born July 31, 1933 to Walter and Delpha (Dillon) Schroer. He graduated from Higginsville High School. On December 18, 1952 he joined the Air Force and served until 1966. He worked as an electrician for Richards-Gebauer for several years. He retired as a...

Helen McDowell

Nov 6, 2017

Helen Lorene McDowell, 92, of Plattsburg, Missouri, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017. Helen was born September 21, 1925 to Tilford S. and Goldie M. (Howard) Ragsdale in Marionville, Missouri. She went to Benton High School, and on April 4, 1942 married her childhood friend Harold McDowell. The couple spent a lot of time dancing. Helen was a homemaker her...

C.A. Stratman MD

Nov 6, 2017

C.A. Stratman MD “Art”, 85, of Kansas City, MO died Monday, November 6, 2017. He was born February 17, 1932 in Omaha, NE to the late Charles and Hattie (Berster) Stratman, Art graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1959. He specialized in Family practice in the Northland from 1967-1990; he served on the staff at NKC Hospital during...