Obituaries
Cooley Miller
Jul 24, 2016
Cooley E. Miller, born January 4, 1924, to Lottie Simpson Miller and Daniel Day Miller, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016. Cooley was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and attended Wyandotte High School, where he met his wife, Marjorie J. Radford Miller, who passed away, June 13, 1989, one day short of their 46th wedding anniversary. Cooley and Marjorie graduated...
Margaret Martens
Jul 23, 2016
Margaret Ellen Martens, 81, of Kansas City, MO passed away July 23, 2016. She was born August 10th, 1934 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Harold and Clara Belle Boles(Mohler). Margaret grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa and worked for TWA in San Francisco as a teletype operator. Later after raising her children, she served as a bank teller at Landmark Bank in...
Loretta Eddy
Jul 23, 2016
Loretta Jean Eddy, 69, of Cross Timbers, MO passed away July 23, 2016. She was born February 24th, 1947 in Wolf Point, Montana to Adrian “Shorty” Long and Elizabeth “Betty” Bates. Loretta was a kind, gentle soul who loved her family dearly. She married her husband Clyde Eddy on October 29th 1967. She was a member of the American Legion...
Dorothy Miller
Jul 20, 2016
Dorothy M. Miller, 82, of Kansas City, MO went peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, July 20th, 2016. Dorothy was born on July 5th, 1934 in Ritchey, MO to Charley W. Sharp and Cordia (Gardner) Sharp. She was a homemaker and worked for Visiting Nurse Association for 25 years after retiring in 1999. Dorothy Miller married Edgar E. Miller and...
Don Hyland
Jul 18, 2016
DONALD B. HYLAND Donald Byron Hyland, 76, Smithville, MO, passed away due to cancer. He died peacefully at his home on Monday July 18, 2016. A memorial will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Terrace Park Funeral Home in Kansas City, MO, with a gathering beginning at 10 a.m. Don was born on May 29, 1940, in Omaha,...
Freida Bechtel
Jul 17, 2016
Freida M. Bechtel, 90, of Lawrence, KS, passed away July 17, 2016 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born in Anderson, MO June 25, 1926 to Thomas Guymon and Fannie (O’Shay) Adcock. The family later moved to Wilson, KS where she lived until her marriage to Paul R. Bechtel in 1949. Paul’s service in the Air Force meant he and...
Willard Theilmann
Jul 16, 2016
Willard Theilmann, 89, of Kansas City passed away July 16th, 2016. Will was born in Kansas City but spent his youth in Tonganoxie with his mother Evilo Green and family. After graduating from high school in Arkansas Pass, TX, Will enlisted in the Army Air Force during WWII. Will retired from TWA after 27 years, followed by another 10 years...
Don Attebery
Jul 16, 2016
DON “RED” ATTEBERY Don “Red” Attebery, 84, of Kansas City, MO passed away July 16, 2016. He was born August 19, 1931 in Jasper County, MO to the late Luther Ernest and Nellie B. (Wigington) Attebery. Don was a member of Local 315 Carpenter Union for 54 years and also a member of the National and Kansas City Weimaraner Clubs....
Beverly Pipkin
Jul 14, 2016
Beverly C. Pipkin, 66, of Kansas City, MO passed away July 14, 2016. She was born March 8th 1950 in St. Genevieve, MO to Blair Boyd and Naomi (Winch) Boyd. Beverly was a kind, gentle soul who loved her family dearly. She enjoyed gardening, coloring and baking with her granddaughter. Other cherished memories include spending time with her family on...
Dawn Gregory
Jul 12, 2016
Dawn Elaine Gregory, 59, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at KU Medical center after a brief illness. She was born July 24, 1956 in Kansas City, MO to Beverly Pearson Gregory and the Late James Lester Gregory. She worked hard and enjoyed her time off with family and friends. She was an upbeat person who made...
Myron Riley Sr
Jul 10, 2016
Myron E. Riley Sr., 89, of Kansas City went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 10th, 2016. Myron was born on Jan 27th, 1927 to John Riley and Mabel May Stice in Sturgeon, MO. Myron never knew a stranger and was quite the handyman. He was married to his wife Geraldine Riley (Baker) for over 69 years. Myron...
Naomi Yasinski
Jul 8, 2016
NAOMI M. YASINSKI Naomi Yasinski, 95, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Kansas City, MO passed away July 8, 2016. She was born April 22, 1921 in Fillmore, MO to the late Walter and Mae (Fleming) Hardin. She retired from Commercial Union Ins. Co and was an insurance underwriter. Her favorite interests were bridge, traveling and ballroom dancing. Those left to cherish...
Rose Mills
Jul 8, 2016
ROSE MILLS Rose Mills, 90, of Lenexa, KS, passed away July 8, 2016. She was born Nov. 24, 1925 in Kansas City, KS to James Daniel and Louise (Sorrell) Wilson. Rose is preceded in death by her husbands, Robert David Jordan and Rutherford B. Mills; 6 siblings; son-in-law, Marshall Scott and grandson, Brian Wickam. Those left to cherish her memory...
Mr. Leo Anderson
Jul 7, 2016
Leo T. Anderson, 93, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Leo was born on May 11, 1923 in Lexington, Missouri to the late John Anderson and Silvia Leona Shotsman. Leo proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a great hunter and fisherman. There were many trips made to the Lake of the Ozarks and Stockton Lake to go...
JoAnn Collins
Jul 5, 2016
JO ANN COLLINS JoAnn (Riegel) Collins, 82, of Kearney, MO passed away July 5, 2016. She was born August 30, 1933 to Walter Dan and Orpha Cordelia (O’Dell) Riegel. JoAnn had a great zest for life and enjoyed many years square dancing with her husband. She loved her cat, but her greatest joy in life came from her grandchildren and...
Reba Windle
Jun 30, 2016
Reba E. Windle, 84 of Smithville, died on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice house in Kansas City. She was born January 3, 1932 in Nogo, Arkansas to the late David Arthur Walker and Eldottie Renfroe Walker. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and sister who enjoyed family gatherings at their home. She was proud...
Kimberly Sheppard
Jun 28, 2016
KIMBERLY ANN LOUISE BALDWIN-SHEPPARD Kimberly Sheppard, 40, of Napoleon, Missouri passed away unexpectedly, June 28, 2016 at her home. She was born October 18, 1975 in Kansas City, Kansas to Garry L. and Joyce A. (Chapman) Baldwin. Kimberly was a beautiful person, both inside and out. She was always putting others before herself and her family was her world. This...
Kenneth Ritchey
Jun 28, 2016
Kenneth Scott Ritchey, 71, of Parkville, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at his home. He was born on October 12, 1944 to Captain Kenneth Ira and Mary Lou Ritchey at Fort Devens Military Hospital in Leominster, Massachusetts. Scott is a graduate of Caney Kansas High School, Independence Missouri Community College (A.A.), Wichita State University (B.S.), and earned...
Vicki Stratton
Jun 24, 2016
Vicki L. Stratton, 73, of Independence, MO, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 in Littleton, CO. She was born February 17, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri to Randall and Evelyn Zuber. Vicki was employed at North Kansas City Hospital for over 20 years; where she was a unit secretary; and was a member of Community of Christ Church. She is survived...
Elinor Zurbuchen
Jun 21, 2016
Elinor L. Zurbuchen, 88, of Gower, MO went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her home. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She loved her family dearly and demonstrated that love by supporting endeavors, attending events, meeting needs and listening to updates. She enjoyed sharing the countless blessings God bestowed on...
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