Roger Martin Kirchhoff, 79, of Mokena, Illinois passed away on June 21, 2022.  Roger was born on August 15, 1942 in Deshler, Nebraska to parents, Martin and Lola Kirchhoff. After high school, he continued his education at Hastings College where he received a Bachelor in Business. Soon after, Roger began his long 35-year career in Marketing working for Standard Oil then Amoco. He was transferred around the midwest until he was placed outside Chicago for a ‘short time’, 20 years,...

Myrle Eugene “Gene” Kemerling, age 89, formerly of Riverside and Waverly, MO, died Saturday, June 25, 2022 at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff. Gene was born on Sep. 6, 1932 to Clay Myrle and Alice Lucille (Hill) Kemerling near Tarkio, MO. He married Grace Marie Ware on March 22, 1952 in Waverly, MO. The couple lived in Waverly until 1988, when they moved to Riverside, MO. Gene grew up on a farm, and worked on a farm after graduation from Tarkio High School. He also owned a trucking...

Mercedes “Dee” M. Parrett, 90, of Kansas City, Missouri entered the gates of Heaven on June 15, 2022. She was born to the late Elmer and Lillie Round on October 02, 1931. She married the love of her life, Charles Parrett, on May 08, 1952. Dee was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. She worked full time as a housewife, caring for her loving family. She owned Dee’s Denim Depot with her husband and spent 10 years at the North Kansas City Hospital in the ICU as a secretary. She was...

Phyllis J. Jennings, 89, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2022. She was born to the late Clarence and Ruby Goldsmith on December 06, 1932. She married the love of her life, Robert Jennings in June of 1954. She was employed as an Executive Secretary for Farmland Industries for over 25 years and spent much of her life caring for her daughter, her husband, and all of their animals. Phyllis had an artistic touch to everything she did. Sewing was her escape from the rest...

Richard Wayne Jobe, 69, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on June 21, 2022, after a courageous battle against pancreatic metastatic cancer. He was surrounded by family, loved ones and prayer.   Wayne was born on November 29, 1952 in Birmingham, Alabama to Robert and Eloise Jobe. He graduated W.A. Berry High School in 1970, something he proudly shared with those that new him well. Wayne continued his education and baseball career at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, where he...

Debbi Templeton, 66, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 5, 2022. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Charles and Madolene (Hodges) Spencer. She was a very artistic person, creating t-shirts, costumes, set designs for church. She gave a lot of time to her church helping with plays, teaching Sunday school, helping with children’s church. She was also a child care giver in a preschool and loved reading, puzzles and being with her...

Phillip Elkins, 64, of Kansas City, MO passed away on June 10, 2022. Phil was born on April 1, 1958 to William “Bill’ and June Elkins. Phil grew up in the Kansas City area and attended Winnetonka High School. He worked for over 35 years as a trucker and was a proud member of Teamster’s Local 41 Union. Many of his fellow truckers affectionately knew him by his CB handle – Magic Man. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching Chiefs football, but he especially...