Obituaries

Samuel Crookshanks

Jan 18, 2020

Samuel A. Crookshanks, 96, Kansas City, passed away January 18, 2020 at Lindenwoods Village.  Visitation will be on Friday, January 24 from 12-1pm at Hillside Christian Church, 900 NE Vivion Road, with services to follow at 1:00pm.  Burial will take place at Terrace Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church’s Building Fund....

Alan Roth

Jan 17, 2020

Alan Roth, 61, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 17, 2020. Alan was born on January 7, 1959 in Kansas City, MO to Richard and Lenora Roth. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Central Missouri State. Soon after graduating, he began his lifelong career in law enforcement working a short time for the Gladstone...

Austin Nguyen

Jan 16, 2020

Austin Nguyen, of Kansas City, MO went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 16, 2020. Services will be held at Terrace Park Funeral Home and Cemetery with a Mass of Christian Burial  at  3:30pm followed by a gathering of friends and family until 7:30pm on Saturday, January 18th. A visitation will also take place from 10:00am to 11:30am on...

Wanda Keller

Jan 15, 2020

Wanda Hamilton Keller, 87, passed away January 15, 2020 at NorthCare Hospice House.  Visitation will be from 10-11am on Monday, January 27, at Terrace Park Funeral Home, with services to follow at 11am.  Burial will be in Terrace Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Shelter KC.

Wanda was born on October 20,...

Harold Koch

Jan 15, 2020

Harold Lee Koch, 83, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 15, 2020.

Harold was born on February 11, 1936 in New Blaine, AR to John and Magdalena Koch. Nestled in the foothills of the Ouachita mountains, Harold grew up on the family farm where he learned the importance of hard work by milking cows by...

Jerry Shields

Jan 13, 2020

Arthur Gerald Shields, 75, passed away on January 13, 2020.

Jerry was born on February 20, 1944 in North Kansas City, MO to Arthur and Leona Shields. He married his wife, Roberta “Bertie” Campbell, on July 16, 1966. Jerry worked in construction for a short time before beginning his career as a truck driver for Ben Rose...

Daniel Hale

Jan 13, 2020

Daniel Hale, 56, of Kansas City, Missouri, went to be with the Lord, unexpectedly on Monday, January 13, 2020. He was born March 21, 1963, in Racine, Wisconsin to Leonard and Shirley (Johnson) Hale.

Dan had a beautiful, loving spirit; he was a dedicated and hard worker. He loved animals, was a great cook and faithful supporter...

LaVaughn Weaver

Jan 11, 2020

LaVaughn Weaver, 92, of Kansas City, MO peacefully passed away on January 11, 2020.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 15th from 4:30pm-6:30pm, and funeral on Thursday January 16th at 11:00am, both at Barry Christian Church (1500 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64155). Burial immediately following at Maple Hills Cemetery (2301 S 34th St, Kansas City, KS 66106)....

Pamela Powers

Jan 9, 2020

Pamela Jean Powers, 57, of Kansas City, MO passed away surrounded by family on January 9, 2020.

Pam was born on January 9, 1963 in Frankfurt, Germany to Kent and Jeannette Babcock. She grew up in Urbandale, IA and attended Iowa State University where she met and married her husband, Ken Powers. She received her Bachelors in Psychology at ISU. Ken and Pam then moved to Michigan in 1985, where...

Richard Colaw

Jan 7, 2020

Richard Lee Colaw, 76, passed January 7, 2020.  A private inurnment will take place at Terrace Park Cemetery.

Richard was born on April 28, 1943 in Lamar, Missouri to Richard P. Colaw and Geraldine (Brauburger).  He was a 1961 graduate of Kansas City Kansas High School.  Richard retired from the Geo Space Center after many years of...

Sharon Christie

Jan 6, 2020

Sharon Christie, 73, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 6, 2020.

Sharon was born on January 26, 1946 in Long Beach, CA.  She and her former husband moved to the Kansas City area where she remained and raised her family. She spent many years working for Farmland Industries. Sharon loved Elvis Presley and enjoyed her...

Elmer Weide

Dec 31, 2019

Elmer William Weide, 100, of Kansas City, MO passed away on December 28, 2019. Funeral service will be held at Terrace Park Lakeside Chapel on Thursday January 2nd at 2:00pm, with visitation starting an hour prior.

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Bradley Boese

Dec 28, 2019

Bradley Curtis Boese, 73, of Warsaw, passed away on December 28, 2019.  A committal service with full military honors will take place at 1:00pm on Saturday, January 11 at Terrace Park Cemetery, 801 NW 108th St, Kansas City, Missouri.

Bradley was born on October 10, 1946 in Springhill, Illinois to Irvin Francis and Adeline (Peters) Boese.  He...

Matthew Eberting

Dec 25, 2019

Matthew Robert David Eberting, 35, passed away December 25, 2019.  Visitation will be from 1-2:30pm on Monday, December 30 at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th Street, KCMO, immediately followed by a graveside service at Terrace Park Cemetery.

Matthew was preceded in death by his father, David Eberting, and his survived by his mother and stepfather,...

Thomas "Tom" Daffron

Dec 24, 2019

Thomas "Tom" Daffron, 93, passed away on Christmas Eve, 2019.  Born in Hoxie, AR and delivered into this world on January 25, 1926 by a Mid-Wife named Mrs.Thomas and named after her.

Tom Daffron was a kind soul with a heart as big as the heaven he now resides.  He treated everyone equal, with respect and fairness. His...

Doris Pickard

Dec 23, 2019

Doris Jane “Janie” Pickard,

Janie was born on October 15, 1948 to Randall and Sophia Thornton in Marshall, Missouri. Her family moved to the Northland when she was five and she was in the first graduating class of Oak Park High School in 1966.. She had a variety of jobs over the years, but her main focus...

Norman Welty

Dec 22, 2019

Norman R. Welty, 64, died on December 22, 2019 comfortably at his home after a short battle with cancer.

Norman Richard Welty was born on September 17, 1955 in Waco, Texas, the son of Leland Richard and Beverly Jean (Jensen) Welty.

Norman graduated from Oak Park High School in the class of 1974. He was...

Patricia Schroer

Dec 22, 2019

Patricia Ann Schroer, 76, of Kansas City, passed away to be with her Lord on December 22, 2019.  Funeral services will be at 1:00pm on Friday, December 27 at Christ Lutheran Church, with visitation from 12-1:00pm.  Burial will follow at Terrace Park Cemetery.  Memorial donations are suggested to KC Pet Project.

Patricia was born on February 20,...

Oscar Davidson

Dec 22, 2019

Oscar Eugene Davidson, 92, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 22nd in Independence, Missouri.

“Oscar” or more often called “Gene” in his younger years, was born September 16, 1927 on the Davidson family farm in Sarcoxie, Missouri area.  He was the eleventh child and named after his father William Oscar Davidson - all...

Robert Campbell

Dec 21, 2019

Bob “G” Campbell, 73, of Weatherby Lake, Missouri, died December 21st at North Kansas City Hospital. He was the third of four boys, born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 23, 1946, to the late John and Temperance (Short) Campbell.

Bob always knew what he wanted, and never let anything stand in his way.  In fact, he...