Obituaries
James Orr
Jul 19, 2017
James “Jim” C. Orr, 69, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at North Care Hospice. Jim was born March 26, 1948, to Tom and Glenna (Stovall) Orr, in North Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Park Hill High School in 1966, and received his bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri. He served 2 years in the Army...
Jacqueline McCart
Jul 17, 2017
Jacqueline McCart, 91, of Kansas City, MO passed away July 17, 2017 at North Kansas City Hospital. She was born June 10, 1926 in Kansas City, MO to the late Orville and Kathleen (Porter) Pearce. Jackie had 7 children whom she loved. She was married to Marvin McCart and they spent 56 years happily married and raised 6 children together....
Carol Thompson
Jul 15, 2017
Carol Sue Thompson, 70, of Kansas City, MO passed away July 15, 2017. She was born March 31, 1947 in Kansas City to the late Donnald and Aline (Bailey) Thompson. Carol was married to Vincent Thompson and together they spent over 46 years before his passing. Carol had a passion for quilting. She was a member of the Northland Quilters...
Julian Perez
Jul 15, 2017
Julian Domingo Perez, 89, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Julian was preceded in death by his parents, Julian and Dolores Perez and his son, Julian Perez. Julian is survived by his daughters, Lucy Gurrola, Maria Francis and husband, Steve Francis Sr.; grandchildren, Jennifer Cherco, Robert Gurrola, Yolanda Meneses, Rudy Meneses,...
Robert Helvey
Jul 15, 2017
Robert James Helvey, 87, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away, Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Liberty Health and Wellness Center. Robert was born October 28, 1929, to Clarence Albert and Nora E. (Braman) Helvey, in Smithville, MO. He was the youngest of six children. He graduated from Smithville High School and was an “All American Football Player” . He married...
Nikolai Sniezko
Jul 13, 2017
Nikolai Sniezko, 96, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away, Thursday, July 13, 2017, peacefully at his home in Garden Village. Nikolai was born May, 9, 1921 to Vincent Sniezko and Anna Alshuk, in Ilia, Belarus. He married his wife Valentina Gurinowicz, February 11, 1944. He was a loving father to Marnie (Regina Lenter) Sniezko and Sophie (Jerome) Brandon. Nikolai enjoyed...
Grace Roland
Jul 9, 2017
Grace Roland, 75, of Liberty, MO passed away peacefully, July 9, 2017. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed. Grace also worked for TWA for over 30 years. No services are scheduled.
Eugene Compton
Jul 7, 2017
Eugene D. Compton, 95, husband of the late Orveta Rowland Compton, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2017, in the home they had shared with his daughter and son-in-law, Edra and Danny Green. Also present with him was his granddaughter, Kristen Holloway, and care-giver and family friend, Anya Eremenko. Eugene was born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, on November 29, 1921....
Ralph Alley
Jul 6, 2017
Ralph Dale Alley, 100, passed away, Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Strafford Care Center, in Strafford, Missouri. He was born May 20, 1917, in Ludlow, Missouri to the late Ralph and Hallie (Chapman) Alley. Dale graduated from high school in Ludlow, MO and from the Midland Radio School in Kansas City. During the WW 2 he taught at the...
Andrew Tyhurst
Jul 5, 2017
Andrew Michael Tyhurst, age 43, of Kansas City, MO lost his battle with cancer on July 5, 2017 in Carterville, GA. A memorial mass will be held 2:30 PM, Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th Street, Kansas City, MO 64155. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Jamie’s Wish Foundation in Andy’s...
Jeanne Meadows
Jul 5, 2017
Jeanne JoAnn Meadows Jeanne JoAnn Meadows passed away peacefully on July 5, 2017, in Modesto, CA; at the age of 87. She was born September 1, 1929, in Kansas City, MO, to Joseph Nichols Compton and Marguerite (Murray) Compton. She was a homemaker and resident of the Kansas City area most of her life. She also lived in Nixa, MO for 20...
Helen Henderson
Jul 4, 2017
Helen Margaret Henderson, 93, of Kansas City, MO, passed away, July 4, 2017, at NorthCare Hospice. Helen was born Jan. 17, 1924, to Milton and Christine (Cooper) Moon, in Clark, MO. She graduated from Fayette H.S. in 1941. After moving to Kansas City she met the love of her life and married Kenneth E. Henderson on May 30, 1952. Together...
John Jenkinson II
Jun 30, 2017
John Henry Jenkinson II was born on November 21, 1950 to John H Jenkinson I and Clarice Mae (Stone) Jenkinson in Kansas City, Missouri. He joined the U.S. Army after graduating from Park Hill High School in 1968, at the age of 17. He completed training as a Clinical Specialist in the Army in 1969, following which he was deployed...
Kathryn Simpson
Jun 29, 2017
Kathryn Loker Simpson, 54, died peacefully at her home in Baltimore, MD on June 29, 2017, after bravely battling cervical cancer for seven months. She was surrounded by her life partner, Scott Rosenberger, and her three children, Taylor, Benjamin and Audrey Simpson. Kathryn also leaves her mother, Sallie Zajic Reynolds, sister Toni Lynne Loker and her husband Mike Ryan, brother...
Darla French
Jun 24, 2017
Darla Kay French, 54, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away at North Kanas City Hospital, after a long battle with cancer. Darla was born January 12, 1963, in Moberly, Missouri to Raymond and Beverly Ballew Dunkin. She graduated from Winnetonka High School. On June 27, 1987 she married her husband Chris French in the Winnwood Baptist Church. The couple met...
Quentin Straker
Jun 23, 2017
Quentin E. Straker, 96, died June 23, 2017 at the Illinois Veterans Home. He was born in Trenton, Missouri on September 2, 1920, to the late Ed and Buelah (Blanchard) Straker. He is survived by his son, Terry (Megan Cawley ) Straker, of Wilmette, Illinois and two grandchildren Kaitlin and Tanner. Quentin, proudly served in the Army Air Corps and...
Erma Thomas
Jun 22, 2017
Erma Thomas, 92, of Gladstone, MO passed away peacefully on June 22, 2017. She was born November 2, 1924 in Trenton, MO to the late Clarence Vernon and Martha Bessie (Dawson) Marrs. Erma was a wonderful person. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Erma had a passion for cooking and loved to have the family together...
Earle Kenyon
Jun 22, 2017
Earle W Kenyon, John Knox Village, Lee's Summit, Mo, passed away June 22, 2017. He led a good, adventurous, multifaceted life with many interests and abilities. He added richness to many lives here and abroad by modeling honesty, kindness and many other virtues. Proceeded in death by parents Ray and Olea Kenyon, his wife of 60 years, Willa and brother,...
JoAnn Bernier
Jun 19, 2017
JoAnn Bernier, 87, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2017. She was born in Trenton, MO, on October 28, 1929 to the late Sublett and Grace (Ream) Crawford. She was the last surviving child of 10; raised on a farm in Trenton, MO, she learned the value of hard work and love for family. Faith, family and...
Janette Langston
Jun 18, 2017
Janette Langston, 61, of Kansas City, MO passed away at home on Sunday, June 18, 2017. She was born August 7, 1955, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Anna Lois (Nichols) Ridge and the late John S. Ridge. Family was the most important part of Janette’s life, especially spending time with her grandchildren; taking an annual trip to Disney World. She was also...
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