Obituaries
Warren Webster
Apr 30, 2017
Warren Leroy Webster, 96, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017, at the North Care Hospice House, in North Kansas City. He was born January 2, 1921, to Roy Ellis and Irene Sutter Webster, in Oronogo, MO. He joined the Army during World War II until his Honorable discharge in 1943. He worked as a machinist for...
Richard Gardner
Apr 29, 2017
Richard “Dick” Gardner died at home April 30, 2017. A Memorial Celebration will be held Friday, May 5, at 11:00 a.m. at Hillside Christian Church, 900 NE Vivion Road, Kansas City, MO, with visitation prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. Dick was a police officer with the Kansas City Police Dept for 26 years. As a very community minded person, he...
Brenda Elder
Apr 27, 2017
Brenda G. Elder, 65, of Gladstone, MO passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 27, 2017. She was born on March 28, 1952 in Mountain Home, Arkansas to Oakley and Violet (Harris) Elder. Brenda grew up in Gladstone, MO and graduated from Oak Park High School. She did office work for several businesses in the area over the years and currently...
Bonnie Waldon
Apr 27, 2017
Bonnie J. Waldon Bonnie J. Waldon. 76, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away, Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Stone Crest Assisted Living, in Kansas City, MO. Bonnie was born March 6, 1941, to Carl and Margaret McDaniel Heide, in Greenfield, MO. She graduated from Paseo High School, in 1959, and was a proud member of the National Honor Society....
Jeffery Wishard
Apr 27, 2017
Jeffery Thomas Wishard, 47, Smithville, Missouri, passed away April 27, 2017. Jeff spent the majority of his career in law enforcement; first as a Police Officer in Alaska, then with the Kansas City Police Department where he served in many roles to include Police Officer and Detective. Jeff retired in 2006, after serving on the department’s FBI task force. Jeff was...
Wilbur Dean
Apr 27, 2017
Wilbur Archie Dean, known to friends as “Sonny”, of Kansas City, MO, a beloved father and grandfather passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at Saint Luke’s North Hospital at the age of 76. Wilbur was born the son of Wilbur L. Dean and Anaise (Crittenden) on October 12, 1940 in Kansas City, MO. Survivors include two sons, Wilbur Christopher Dean and...
Valentina Kadochnikova
Apr 25, 2017
Valentina Kadochnikova passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at age 90. She was in her home in Kansas City, MO, surrounded by her loved ones. From her birth on April 5, 1927 to her death on Tuesday, she nourished all those around her with love. She was born in a small village called Berdanka to Galina and Ivan Varenik...
Ann Poston
Apr 21, 2017
Ann Genevieve Poston, 80, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away, Friday, April 21, 2017, peacefully at home in Kansas City, MO. Ann was born July 28, 1936 in Sioux City, IA to Francis and Marie Stanton Gales. She married Gerald Poston, June 27, 1959 and has been married for 57 years. Ann was a Nurse Practitioner, and loved her work...
Genevieve Purcell
Apr 16, 2017
Genevieve June Purcell, 92, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at the Mosaic Life Center in St Joseph, Missouri. Genevieve was born March 18, 1925, to the late George and Mary Drum Kramer, in Chicago, IL. She was married to James Francis Purcell, who preceded her in death in 1999. Private Service has been set. Burial will...
Doris Mandina
Apr 14, 2017
Doris M. Mandina, 91, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away April 14, 2017. She was born August 5, 1925 in Macon, Missouri to the late Frank Allen and Jennie L. (Mullinix) Cupp. Doris was a loving mom and grandma. She found joy in both her children and grandchildren and loved them unconditionally. Doris was also a loving wife. She met...
Bettye Gettings
Apr 10, 2017
Bettye Lou (Reid) Gettings, age 87, formerly of Smithville and Kearney, MO passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10th 2017 at North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, Missouri, while receiving care for Alzheimer’s disease. Bettye was born in Amarillo, Texas, February 22, 1930. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Riverside, CA where she spent her...
Milton Stock
Apr 9, 2017
Milton Eugene Stock, 85, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 after suffering a stroke at the Liberty Health and Wellness Center, in Liberty, MO. Milton was born September 7, 1931 to Frank and Opal Borton Stock in Claycomo, MO. After graduation from high school, he married Kay Seibert. The couple had met at the skating rink and have been together...
Jewel Baxter
Apr 7, 2017
Minnie Jewel Baxter of Kansas City, MO passed away the morning of April 7, 2017. She was 86 years old. Jewel was born in Protem, Missouri on July 24, 1930 to Walter and Ethel Long. Jewel and Bobby Baxter were married on March 10, 1961 and just celebrated their 56th anniversary. Jewel was an avid seamstress and accomplished quilter having made...
Darlene McCoy
Apr 7, 2017
Darlene Marie McCoy, 82, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away, Friday, April 7, 2017, surrounded by family. Darlene Marie Tiller was born June 9, 1934, to Earl and Lucille Kendzora Tiller in St. Joseph, Missouri. On February 7, 1952 Darlene married Edward McCoy in St. Joseph. Her favorite times were fishing with her husband at their lake home at Truman...
Arthur Schroeder
Apr 5, 2017
Arthur R. Schroeder, 81, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. He was born December 7, 1935 in Kingman, Kansas to the late Arthur and Meredyth (Smith) Schroeder. Over his 30 years of professional driving, Art drove for Greyhound Bus Line, he also drove for Russell Stover Candy and Dealers Transport. Later he drove a bus for North...
Lois Alley
Apr 4, 2017
Lois Gladine Alley, 97, passed away, Monday, April 3, 2017, at Cox South Hospital, in Springfield, Missouri. Lois Earl was born on June 24, 1919 at home on a farm near Mooresville, MO. She grew up living in the country where she attended a one room grade school. She had an older brother and a younger sister. Lois attended and...
James Brewer
Apr 2, 2017
James “Jim” Raymond Brewer, 68, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017. He was born on February 26, 1949 in Butler, MO to George and Ruth (Gorsline) Brewer. Jim grew up in Rich Hill, MO and graduated from Rich Hill High School. He moved to Kansas City in 1967 where he worked for Hallmark Cards for 46 years...
Michael Eslinger
Mar 31, 2017
Michael Glenn Eslinger passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 31st, 2017 in Kansas City, MO at the age of 65. A lifelong resident of Kansas City, he was born on August 17th, 1951 and graduated from Westport High School. Michael was a special man – a jack of all trades and a master of quite a few. His hobbies & interests were...
Harry Cowden
Mar 30, 2017
Harry Cowden died at the age of 94 on March 30, 2017 at North Kansas City Hospice House. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas on February 6, 1923 to Clarence and Frieda Cowden. He had a brother Clarence Jr. and sister Louise. He was married to Joan Mayden on June 12, 1948. They made their home in Kansas City,...
Robert Selders
Mar 30, 2017
Robert J. Selders, 83, of Weatherby Lake, MO passed away March 30, 2017. Visitation will be from 12-1 PM with a service at 1 PM on Monday April 3, 2017 at Terrace Park Funeral Home (169 HWY & Shoal Creek Pkwy). Burial with military honors in Terrace Park Cemetery.
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