Obituaries

Apr 23, 2020

Donald R. Butterfield passed away on April 23, 2020 peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. Donald was born on February 15, 1929 in Kansas City, MO to Robert and Opal Butterfield.

He married the love of his life, Betty, in July of 1948, and from this marriage they had two children. Don began his 50 year career...

Apr 23, 2020

Richard A. Oliver, 78, of Gladstone, passed away April 23, 2020.  Local services will be private.  Inurnment will take place at Kermit City Cemetery, Kermit, TX, at a later date.

Richard was born on March 14, 1942 in Smith Mills, Kentucky, to Eddie Lee and Julia (Onan) Oliver, and grew up in Henderson, Kentucky.    He moved to...

Apr 20, 2020

Harold Lee (“Buster”) Burnette, 92, of Kansas City, MO passed away on April 20, 2020 after battling Alzheimer’s for several years. He was born September 18, 1927, and was the last surviving of six children born to Myrtle Mae (Miller) and Thomas Burnett. A hard worker, Harold began his first job when he was 14 at CertainTeed Roofing Company...

Apr 19, 2020

Erleen Esther Laut

8-24-1928 – 4-19-2020

Erleen passed on to be with JESUS.  She died peacefully at 9:12pm on Sunday, April 19, 2020.  Erleen wished to be cremated and not have a funeral service.  She requested that in lieu of flowers she would prefer a donation be made to your local animal shelter in her...

Apr 15, 2020

Billie (Bill) Monahan, 86, went to be with his Lord on April 15, 2020.  A private service for his family will be held at Terrace Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Winnwood Baptist Church.

Billie was born on May 17, 1933 in Unionville, Missouri, and was a 1950 graduate of Unionville High...

Apr 15, 2020

Sharon Rae Dakin, 74, of Gladstone, passed away April 15, 2020.  A private burial will take place at Terrace Park Cemetery.  Memorial services will be held at a later date.  Memorial contributions are suggested to First Baptist Church of NKC’s Benevolence Fund.

Sharon was born on May 1, 1945 in King City, Missouri, to Clifford and Lorene...

Apr 8, 2020

Ronald Rydell Anderson, 85, passed away on April 8, 2020. Ronald was born on May 5, 1934, in Concordia Kansas to Swedish immigrant parents, Algot and Greta Anderson. He grew up and graduated from high school in Scandia, Kansas and attended Kansas State University. He married his high school sweetheart, Barbara, in 1955. Together they had five children. In...

Apr 7, 2020

Ernest B. Brooks, Jr., 82, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on April 7, 2020.  Ernie was born to Ernest Brooks, Sr. and Wilma Brooks on July 17, 1937, and grew up in Metz, MO.  He attended Pittsburg State, earning a degree in mathematics, and worked in the very early days of computing at Phillips Petroleum before moving to...

Apr 3, 2020

Maurice Deondraye Brooks, 45, of Kansas City, MO passed away on April 3, 2020. Maurice was born in Jefferson City, MO on February 3, 1975 to Clarence and Sandra (Harris) Brooks. He grew up in Sikeston, MO where he enjoyed playing football and basketball in school. Maurice spent many years working as a Supervisor for the National Logistics Operational Center for...

Mar 31, 2020

Anna Dolores “Rooney” (Helvey) Moreland, Age 92, from Smithville, Missouri Passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at her studio apartment at Oak Pointe of Kearney. Anna was born March 16, 1928 to Albert Chris and Nora E. (Braman) Helvey in Weston, Missouri. She married O.H. Moreland on December 10, 1948. Anna was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Mar 28, 2020

James E. Hasler, of Trimble, Missouri passed away on March 28, 2020. Jim was born in Champagne, Illinois to Scott Sr. and Helen (Culbertson) Hasler. He married Janet (Simonds) on February 3, 1967 and from this marriage had two daughters. He furthered his education receiving Bachelor degrees in Psychology and Computer Science from the University of Maryland; later receiving...

Mar 26, 2020

William O. Jones, Sr., 77, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away March 26, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital.  Private services and burial will be held at Terrace Park Funeral Home and Cemetery.

William was born on March 16, 1943 to Orville and Ann (Haney) Jones.  He retired from Brinks Security after many years of service.

Mar 24, 2020

Hope Ann Butts, born on March 19, 2020, passed away March 24, 2020 at Children’s Mercy Hospital.  Private burial will be held at Terrace Park Cemetery, with a memorial service to be held at a later date.

Hope was preceded in death by her great grandfathers: Michael Hawkins, Jack Butts, and Lowell Witcher; great grandmother, Renee Butts;...

Mar 19, 2020

LaVern M. McKinzie, 80, of Gladstone, passed away March 19, 2020.  A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 18 at 10am, followed by memorial services at 11am, all at Terrace Park Funeral Home.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Briarcliff Church or Interim Hospice.

LaVern was born on June 18, 1939 in Magic...

Mar 18, 2020

Robert Dale Funkhouser, age 86, of Kansas City, MO, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Bob was born on July 28, 1933 in Shelby, NE. He married Elnora E. Morrow in September 1954 and they enjoyed a long and loving marriage before she beat him to Heaven in 2013. He served in the United States Air Force for 10...

Mar 18, 2020

Roger Lynn Schlotzhauer was born on July 19, 1948 to Arthur W. and Pearl A. Schlotzhauer in Massena, Iowa.  He passed away on March 18, 2020 at his home in Lee’s Summit at the age of 71.  Services will be private.  Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.

On June 26, 1993 Roger was united...

Mar 17, 2020

Ethel Ruth (Wilkerson) Weide was born in Junction City, Kansas on March 6, 1925, to William and Ethel Wilkerson. She passed away March 17, 2020. Ethel, her parents, and her 5 brothers moved to Kansas City, KS in 1941; while she was in high school.

Ethel worked for the Jones Store in the stationary department then went...

Mar 17, 2020

Donald Combs passed away March 17, 2020 at the age of 95. He was born on February 7, 1925 in Kusa, Oklahoma, the fourth of ten children and eldest son from the marriage of Lena Hanks and Alfred Combs. He was preceded in death by wife of 69 years, Anna Mae Parks Combs; his parents; brother and four sisters. He...

Mar 16, 2020

James “Jimmy” Paul Dare was born September 26, 1989, left this world at the age of 30, to live in eternity.

Jimmy lived a simple life, he attended Chouteau elementary, Eastgate Middle and North Kansas City schools. After graduating in 2008, he joined the United Sates Air Force where he was a mechanic. He was stationed in McGuire Air Force...

Mar 13, 2020

Dorothy Ann was born on March 31, 1946, in Atlantic City, NJ to Thomas and Dorothy McGough. She was the eldest of four children along with sister Diane and brothers Thomas Jr. and Robert.

Dorothy passed in Kansas City, MO on the evening of Friday, March 13, 2020. She was 73 years young.

Dorothy attended...