Obituaries
Walter Eylar
May 2, 2015
WALTER H. EYLAR Dr. Walter H. Eylar passed away Saturday, May 2. Walt was born August 24, 1927. After serving 2 years in the Air Force, Walt graduated from UMKC Dental School in 1954. He began his dental career in Wakeeney, KS, then moved his practice to Gladstone, MO in 1957. In his retirement, he volunteered at St. Luke’s Hospital,...
James McHugh
Apr 26, 2015
Jim McHugh, 72, of Liberty, MO, was lifted to Heaven on April 26, 2015. He was born in Hannibal, MO, on November 14, 1942, the son of John McHugh and Imogene McHugh, and the stepson of Henry Ransdell. He graduated from Hannibal High School, and received his BA in mathematics at the University of Missouri Rolla, where he was a...
Anne Fink Simmons
Apr 23, 2015
ANNE C. FINK SIMMONS Anne C. Fink Simmons, 62, of Kansas City, MO passed away on April 23, 2015. A gathering will be Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 10:30-11:30 AM with a Remembrance Service to follow at 11:30 AM at Terrace Park Lakeside Cemetery Chapel (169 HWY & Shoal Creek PKWY). A Celebration of Life gathering will follow on Sunday,...
Frances Cockriel
Apr 22, 2015
Frances Belle Cockriel, 86, of Platte City, MO died on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Gower Convalescent Home. She was born in Dearborn, MO to the late David and Katie (McMillian) Eskridge. Frances was the loving wife of the late Donald Cockriel Sr., who died in 1992, dear mother of Donald (the late Mary Jane) Cockriel Jr., Richard (Linda) Cockriel...
Alfred McNeal
Apr 18, 2015
ALFRED JAMES McNEAL Alfred James McNeal, 90, of Smithville, MO passed on April 18, 2015 at the Kansas City VA Hospital. He was born on January 4, 1925 in Sayre, PA to Nathaniel McNeal and Susie Irene Strope. Alfred served in the United States Marine Corps. during WWII and received a purple heart for his sacrifices during the Battle of...
Blanche Harris
Apr 13, 2015
Blanche M. Harris, age 88, of Kansas City, Mo. passed away Monday, April 13, 2015. She was born to Victor and Thelma (Jenne) Bertsch on May 9, 1926. Blanche graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1943. After graduating, she married John P. Filger in 1944 and had 2 children, Carolyn Marlow and Kathi Rule. In 1968, she remarried Wayne Harris. Several...
Donal Smith
Apr 12, 2015
Donal J. Smith, 77, of Smithville, MO passed away April 12, 2015. Funeral services are 2:00 pm Friday April 17th at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 169 Hwy. & Shoal Creek Prkwy. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. Donal was born August 10, 1937 in Mount Judea, AR. He was...
Charlene Schroeder
Apr 10, 2015
Charlene Delanoza Schroeder, 59, of Kansas City, Mo passed away April 10, 2015 at Liberty Hospital from breast cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 am Thursday April 16th at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 900 NE Shady Ln. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 pm Wednesday at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 169 Hwy. & Shoal Creek Prkwy. Committal...

William Rose III
Apr 10, 2015
William B. Rose III, 68, Liberty, Mo., passed away April 10, 2015. Services are private. Survivors: sisters, Jane Sherman, & Ann Wright. Memorials to NorthCare Hospice. Arrgmts: Terrace Park Funeral Home
Pauline Kelley
Apr 8, 2015
Pauline June Kelley, 85, of Kansas City, Mo passed away April 8, 2015. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday April 10th at Terrace Park Cemetery Lakeside Chapel, 169 Hwy. & Shoal Creek Parkway. Visitation will precede services from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Wayside Waifs in...
Christina Wiese
Apr 8, 2015
CHRISTINA T. WIESE Christina Wiese, 55, of Plattsburg, MO passed away on April 8, 2015. She was born June 30, 1959 in San Francisco, California. Christina is preceded in death by her son, Dallas Hooton. Those left to cherish her memory include her parents, Jerry and Betty Brown of Gladstone, MO; daughter, Ocean Yracheta of Kansas City, MO; sister and...
Katherine Farmer
Apr 8, 2015
Katherine A. Farmer, 89 of Kansas City, died at Golden Living in Independence, MO on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. She was born in Tuscumbia, Missouri on November 8, 1925 to the late Charles Elvin Abbett and Bernice Richardson Abbett. She enjoyed her life as a homemaker, cooking, fishing and spending time with family and friends. During WWII, Katherine worked in the...
Mary Hurt
Apr 3, 2015
Mary Catherine Hurt, 57, of Edwardsville, Kansas passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015. She was born on March 17, 1958, to Gerald J. and Jule V. Theobald. She is survived by her husband, Raymond C. Hurt; her mother, Jule; her brother, Rick Theobald; five children: Anna Hurt, David Hurt, Amy Place, Lynn Foreman, and Kimberly Hurt; and eight grandchildren: Nicolas Fink,...
Rosalie Melville
Apr 2, 2015
ROSALIE MELVILLE Rosalie Melville of Kansas City, Missouri (formerly of Springfield, Mo.), went home to be with her Lord April 2, 2015. She was born November 9, 1932 in Springfield, Mo to Marian Earl and Lula Mae West. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Ralph Melville, of the home, two daughters, Marla O’Hern Rasco and husband Jay of Kansas...
Donna Fischer
Mar 31, 2015
Donna J. Fischer, 81 of Gladstone, died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at North Kansas City Hospital. She was born February 18, 1934 in Fayette, MO to the late Trumain and Frankie (Gravett) Miller. Donna and her husband Wayne were married February 14, more than 60 years ago. Together they raised three children Diana Fischer, Denise Boone and Richard Fischer and his...
John Williams
Mar 31, 2015
John J. Williams, 82, of Raytown, Mo passed away March 31, 2015. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday April 3rd at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Parkway, with visitation preceding services from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Sons of the American Legion, Post 21, Independence,...
Daniel Conklin
Mar 29, 2015
Daniel S. Conklin "Fiddlin Dan", 88, of Kansas City, Mo passed away March 29, 2015. Funeral services are 10:00 am Wednesday April 1st at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Parkway. Visitation is 6:00 - 8:00 pm Tuesday at Terrace Park Funeral Home. Burial in Terrace Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to...
Joyce Englund
Mar 28, 2015
Joyce Evelyn Englund died peacefully on March 28, 2015 surrounded by family at Ashton Court in Liberty. Joyce was born on March 12, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN the 6th of 10 children of Jacob and Ethel Laudert. She married Charles Englund on May 25, 1946. And she raised two children (Terry and Kevin) and many foster children in Minneapolis, followed...
Faith Schneider
Mar 27, 2015
Faith Elizabeth Schneider, 16, of Smithville, MO, born in North Kansas City, MO on July 30, 1998 was called home by our Lord and Savior on Friday, March 27, 2015. She was diagnosed July 2013 with Stage 4 Neuro-endocrine Carcinoma Cancer; underwent several chemo treatments and numerous radiation treatments. She loved school, was an exceptional student, well advanced in her...
Wesley Stites
Mar 23, 2015
Kenny Stites, 77, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Monday March 23, 2015, at NKC Hospital, after a long illness. Friends and family may visit Wednesday April 1 from 6-8 p.m. at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th St.(169 Hwy & Shoal Creek Parkway), Kansas City MO. There will be a Masonic Service held at 7:30 p.m. Kenny was born...
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