Obituaries

Mildred Woody

Mildred Woody

Nov 16, 2017

Mildred “Lorene” Woody, 51 of Raytown, MO passed away on November 16, 2017.  She was born in Kansas City, MO on July 15, 1966 to Harold Tunis and Rosemary Bryant Trombly.  She grew up in the Pleasant Hill area and graduated from Belton High School in 1984.  Lorene worked for the United States Postal Service Processing and Distributing Center for thirty one years...

Karen Duff

Karen Duff

Nov 16, 2017

Karen Kay Duff, 78, of Parkville, MO died at the NorthCare Hospice House on Thursday, November 16, 2017.  She was born March 31, 1939, in Iowa City, IA to the late Armand and Geneva (Kinney) Bonanno. Karen worked at the Walnut Creek Club House and the Walnut Creek Development Company; and she was a sales agent at the Remax North office.  She...

Stephen Rowse

Stephen Rowse

Nov 15, 2017

Stephen Clive Rowse, 25, of Kansas City, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. He was born September 19, 1992 to Clive M. Rowse and the late Mary Kathleen Tobin. Stephen started his high school career at Park Hill South where he played football and baseball. He was a 2010 graduate of Ozark High School. He worked as...

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy

Nov 14, 2017

RICHARD M. MURPHY Richard M. Murphy, 80 of Kansas City, MO died Tuesday, November 14, 2017. He was born April 2, 1937, in Calhoun, Iowa. He retired from Bendix Company. Services are private, Inurnment in Terrace Park Cemetery.

Jill Hall-Horn

Jill Hall-Horn

Nov 14, 2017

Jill Elizabeth Hall-Horn, 47, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Menorah Hospital. Jill was born August 24, 1970 to Gerry and Theo “Teddi” (Hadley) Hall in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Shawnee Mission East in 1989. On June 24th, 2005 she married Wymon Horn in Platte County. Jill worked as a clerk for...

Jerry Noernberg

Jerry Noernberg

Nov 12, 2017

Jerry W. Noernberg passed away surrounded by family at his Lee’s Summit home on November 12, 2017 from complications of ALS. He was born January 25, 1944 in Kansas City, KS, graduated from Turner High School, and attended Penn Valley Comm. College and UMKC. He joined the US Army National Guard and served as a medic in Vietnam 1968-1969. He...

George Nicholson

George Nicholson

Nov 10, 2017

George “Joe” T. Nicholson, of Gladstone, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, surrounded by family. He was 88. Joe was born in Corona, Kan., on March 28, 1929, to Matthew and Maggie (Marietta) Nicholson and grew up in Pittsburg, Kan. He was an older brother to Bill and Betty. He graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1946. His nickname “Joe”...

Jerry Devaney

Jerry Devaney

Nov 7, 2017

Jerry Michael Devaney, 74,  of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the Lindenwoods Village. Jerry was born January 28, 1943 to John and Dorothy (Ross) Devaney, in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Hogan High in Kansas City in 1959, and on December 8, 1960 he joined the Army. He also served several years in the Army...

Harold Schroer

Harold Schroer

Nov 7, 2017

Harold Wayne Schroer, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed  away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at home. Harold was born July 31, 1933 to Walter and Delpha (Dillon) Schroer. He graduated from Higginsville High School. On December 18, 1952 he joined the Air Force and served until 1966. He worked as an electrician for Richards-Gebauer for several years. He retired as a...

Helen McDowell

Helen McDowell

Nov 6, 2017

Helen Lorene McDowell, 92, of Plattsburg, Missouri, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017. Helen was born September 21, 1925 to Tilford S. and Goldie M. (Howard) Ragsdale in Marionville, Missouri. She went to Benton High School, and on April 4, 1942 married her childhood friend Harold McDowell. The couple spent a lot of time dancing. Helen was a homemaker her...

C.A. Stratman MD

C.A. Stratman MD

Nov 6, 2017

C.A. Stratman MD “Art”, 85, of Kansas City, MO died Monday, November 6, 2017. He was born February 17, 1932 in Omaha, NE to the late Charles and Hattie (Berster) Stratman, Art graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1959. He specialized in Family practice in the Northland from 1967-1990; he served on the staff at NKC Hospital during...

Ivan Barney

Ivan Barney

Nov 2, 2017

Ivan Dwight Barney, 95, of Kansas City, MO, died at home on Thursday, November 2, 2017. He was born in Topeka, KS to the late Harry and Lena (Ottinger) Barney on February 26, 1922. Ivan proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He spent his career as a carpenter, millwright and supervisor in commercial construction. He was...

LeRoy Coleman

LeRoy Coleman

Oct 28, 2017

LeRoy Coleman, a humble follower of Christ, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017. He was born in Longview, Texas to the late Lauree and Mable (Pegues) Coleman. LeRoy was the loving husband of Arinda Baker Coleman, father of Eric (Marjorie O’Benar) Coleman, and Alec (Romney) Coleman.  He was the brother of Leonard, Bobby and Larry Coleman, Dorothy Burton and Helen Golbert.  ...

Darrell Abend

Darrell Abend

Oct 27, 2017

Darrell Howard Abend, 50, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017; at the NorthCare Hospice House.  He was born March 2, 1967, in Kansas City to Emil “Chuck” Abend and Betty Madison Abend. Darrell was a high energy guy who loved fishing any chance he could, it did not matter what kind of fish, he just loved...

Christopher Clark

Christopher Clark

Oct 25, 2017

Christopher James Clark, 33, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on October 25, 2017. Christopher was born in Kansas City, MO on August 10, 1984.  He graduated from Platte County High School in 2003 and then pursued police, fire and EMT training.  Most of his career was spent in security and health services at Argosy Casino and Truman Medical Center. Chris, with...

Clyde Jones

Clyde Jones

Oct 23, 2017

Clyde LaVerne Jones, 80, of Kansas City, MO passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 playing the game that he loved. He was born December 22, 1936 in Murphysboro, Illinois to the late Arch and Ethel (Deason) Jones. Clyde worked for AT&T and Sprint as an Engineer. He served as an Electronics Technician in the Navy Air Division. Clyde was an...

Nancy Miller

Nancy Miller

Oct 22, 2017

Nancy A. Miller, 72, of Kearney, Missouri passed away October 22, 2017 in Fletcher, OK. Nancy was born October 18, 1945 to George and Elsie Kvaternik in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1963 and then attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City earning a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She married Craig...

Elaine Smith

Elaine Smith

Oct 20, 2017

Elaine Halcyon Smith, 96, of Lake Waukomis, Missouri, passed away at home, on Friday, October 20, 2017. Elaine was born August 2, 1921, to Charles and Mary (Halcyon) Fleming, in Denton County, Texas. During World War II, Elaine worked as a Chief Clerk at Big Spring Bombardier School, where she also got her pilots license. She also worked as a...

Richard Adamek

Richard Adamek

Oct 19, 2017

Richard Edward Adamek, 85, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Thursday October 19, 2017, with his family by his side. He was born August 4, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois,  to the late Lewis and Florence (Leahy) Adamek. Richard joined the Air Force in 1952, and served during the Korean War. On November 20, 1954 he married Mildred Ohmes, the love of...

Jill Sikkema

Jill Sikkema

Oct 13, 2017

Jill Yvonne Sikkema, beloved sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully Friday, October 13, 2017 after a short and courageous battle with cancer at the age of 57. The daughter of Alfred Jay and Janice Alice (Wacek) Sikkema, she was born April 18, 1960 in Grand Rapids, MI. Jill was a graduate of Park Hill High School. She went on...