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Betty Abend
Jun 13, 2023
Betty L. Abend, 83, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. She was born June 23, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Leo and Elizabeth (Blanton) Madison.
She met the love of her life, Emil “Chuck” Abend at the airport restaurant, and they were married on April 26, 1956. From this marriage they were...
Brennen Jaykob Goody
Jun 13, 2023
Brennen Jaykob Goody, 12, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on June 13, 2023.
Brennen was born on June 5, 2011 in Warrensburg, Missouri. He resided in Kansas City with his parents, Mikael and Jacquelynn Goody and two younger siblings, Lukas and Katy. In May of 2021 he was diagnosed with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and though he endured many health...
Maria Cronin
Jun 12, 2023
In Loving Memory of Maria Theresa Cronin
Maria Theresa Cronin, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2023 at the age of 95. Born on November 15, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, Maria lived a life filled with love, creativity and a zest for connecting with others. She now joins her husband, Robert J. Cronin, in...
Bobbie Lee McVey
Jun 10, 2023
Bobbie Lee McVey, affectionately known as Bobo, Bubba, Buttons, and Pockets by his friends and family, passed away June 10, 2023. Bobbie was born February 23, 1945, at Governor Davis’ plantation in Bronson, KS to Wayne and Verna (Crone/McVey).
Bobbie was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; son, Lawrence Wayne; daughter-in-law, Amber; son, Shawn; fiancé,...
Edward Alfred Laws
Jun 8, 2023
Edward “Eddie” Alfred Laws, 97, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on June 8, 2023.
Eddie was born on April 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois to Albert Laws and Edith (Brown) Laws. As a young boy he lived in both Oklahoma and Missouri. After high school he enlisted in the Navy. Then he attended the University of Oklahoma pursuing an...
Margery A. Baresel
Jun 7, 2023
Margery Alice Baresel passed away at the age of 101 on June 7th, 2023, just 18 days shy of her 102nd birthday. She was a beloved member of her community and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Margery was born on June 25, 1921, to Walter A. and Edith M. Cordts in Wamego, Kansas. Her family was...
Shirley J. Ball
Jun 7, 2023
Shirley J. Ball, born on August 4th, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on June 7th, 2023, in Kansas City at the age of 81. Shirley lived a beautiful life that was filled with love, joy, passion, and purpose.Growing up in Kansas City to Cecil Smith (father) and Ann Joann White (mother), Shirley developed her personality as the matriarch of...
Elizabeth Ann Kielman
Jun 4, 2023
Elizabeth Ann Kielman, 93, of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away at home on June 4, 2023. She was born November 9, 1929, in Newtown, Missouri to the late Homer and Parmelia (Edwards) Markel. In addition to her parents, Ann is preceded in death by her son Alan Fashion.
Ann worked in the insurance profession for many years, she also was a...
Jodell Ward
Jun 2, 2023
Jodell Ward, 89, of Kansas City, Missouri died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Tiffany Springs Rehabilitation Center.
Jodell was born to Lester E. Beaty and Marguerite W. Beaty in Kansas City, Missouri on August 13, 1933. She was the oldest of six children; she attended school including high school graduating from Kansas City Bible School...
Joe Dell Eddings
May 30, 2023
Joe Dell Eddings, 88, passed away on May 30, 2023 at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. Born on August 31, 1934 in Newton County, Oklahoma; Joe was the third oldest of seven children born to William Chester and Freda Elizabeth Eddings. His family moved to the small town...
Ninfa Mary Enderle
May 24, 2023
Ninfa Mary Enderle (Sterner), 98, passed away at her daughter's home in Meridian, Idaho on May 24, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; sister, Emanuella; and brother-in-law, George. Survivors include her children Tina and Rick; granddaughter, Kelly; and nieces Marinella and Georgiana.Ninfa was a remarkable painter & seamstress whose talent brought beauty and joy to all...
James "Jim" Willis Parks
May 22, 2023
James (Jim) Willis Parks, 94, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, after a prolonged battle with kidney and heart disease.Jim was born on February 25, 1929, in Wallace, Idaho. He often reminisced about his cherished childhood memories of playing in the mountains. At the age of 15, his family relocated to the family farm in Miami, Missouri, where...
Lothar E. Wunnicke
May 17, 2023
Lothar Edgar Wunnicke, 90, passed away peacefully in his home on May 17, 2023, and will be laid to rest privately.
Lothar was born on August 30, 1932, in Germany. In 1954, he met the love of his life, Rosa Petsch. Lothar and Rosa married on July 26, 1954, and went on to have three daughters – Christina, Lydia, and...
Nikki Jackson
May 13, 2023
Brandie Nicole Ellen Page Jackson’s life was cut short at age 37 when she passed away suddenly on May 13, 2023.
Nikki was born on June 21, 1985, in Atchison, Kansas. She was the beautiful daughter of Lisa R. Montgomery of Kansas City, MO, and father, David W. Page, of St. Joseph, MO.
Nikki graduated from North Kansas...
Colin J. Bruhn
May 13, 2023
Colin J. Bruhn, 20, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023. He was born April 29, 2003, in Wichita, Kansas.
Colin graduated from Park Hill High School and was accepted into the honors college at the University of Missouri Columbia where he was studying engineering. He loved movie nights with his parents, playing with his...
Delma Morgan
May 12, 2023
Delma Morgan, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on May 12th, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza. Delma was born September 25th, 1938 to mother Lam Chu Shee and father Chu Tong Way in St. Louis, Missouri, and lost her mother at birth due to complications from childbirth. Her father had a small Chinese restaurant with attached...
Charles William Bratten
May 10, 2023
Charles "Pop" WIlliam Bratten, 100, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2023.
Charles was born on June 5, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in Dayton, Ohio and later moved to the Kansas City area. He worked as a tool dye maker and loved hunting deer and fishing.
He married Rose Wanda Hagar, who passed in 1995, and...
Danyel Williams
May 9, 2023
Danyel Ritzinger, 46 of Gladstone, MO passed away unexpectedly at her home May 9th, 2023. She was born on January 21, 1977 to Daniel Ritzinger and Robin Belcher at Spellman Memorial Hospital in Smithville, MO. Danyel was employed 26 years at North Kansas City Hospital where she worked in admitting, patient accounts, as well medical billing and IT where she...
Betty Nadine Soper
May 9, 2023
Betty Nadine Soper (nee Reeser-De Spain) was called to her eternal home on May 9, 2023 at the age of 88. Betty was born July 1, 1934 in Jacksonville, AR and moved to Kansas City, MO in 1940 and remained in the area the rest of her life. She was preceded in death by her father John “Cloyd” Reeser,...
Randy Lynn Ball
May 8, 2023
Randy Lynn Ball, aged 61, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Monday, May 8th, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 20th at Terrace Park Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Please visit https://mdc.mo.gov/contact-engage/donate to make a donation in his honor.
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