Obituaries

Vasille Felton

Vasille Felton

Sep 26, 2016

Vasille M. Felton, 75, of Kansas City, Missouri, died at North Kansas City Hospital on Monday, September 26, 2016; he was born April 25, 1941 in Monroe County, Indiana to the late John R. and Dorothy A. (Pope) Felton. “Mr. V” as many of his friends called him loved fishing, Blue Grass Music and gardening.  He was privileged and proud to...

Larry Carnahan

Larry Carnahan

Sep 26, 2016

LARRY CARNAHAN Larry Carnahan, 68, of KCMO passed Sept. 26, 2016. A gathering will be held from 2-2:30 PM Tues. Oct. 4 at Terrace Park Lakeside Chapel (169 HWY & Shoal Creek Pkwy).

Catherine Wilber

Catherine Wilber

Sep 24, 2016

CATHERINE “KITTY” WILBER Catherine “Kitty” Wilber, 88, of Ft. Collins, CO formerly of Kansas City, MO, passed away September 24, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born December 6, 1927 in Dothan, Alabama to the late James Harvey and Willie Mae (Vann) Johnson. Kitty was a very strong, sweet southern woman. She was an amazing woman who...

Rosemarie Morse

Rosemarie Morse

Sep 23, 2016

Rosemarie H. Morse, 75, of Kansas City, MO; died on Friday, September 23, 2016, at NorthCare Hospice House.  She was born May 24, 1941, in Frankfurt A.M., Germany to the late Franz and Maria Kruetzer. She and her late husband Ronald, met in Germany and were married on October 20, 1958 in Mason City, Iowa.  They enjoyed time with family, traveling and...

Thomas Parr

Thomas Parr

Sep 17, 2016

Thomas A. Parr, 90 of Kansas City, MO died on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at North Kansas City Hospital.  He was born March 19, 1926 in Faucett, Missouri to the late A.D. and Frances (Stanton) Parr. Tom proudly served in the Army-Air Corps; he worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad for 40 years where he was a NARV member. He was a...

Clara Rush

Clara Rush

Sep 16, 2016

Clara A. Rush, beloved and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend died at the age of 97 on Friday afternoon September 16, 2016 at her residence. She was born on December 25, 1918 in Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Gilbert and Anna Johnson, the third of six children. Clara graduated from Alborn High School.  After...

Bobby Sanders

Bobby Sanders

Sep 16, 2016

BOBBY D. SANDERS Bobby D. Sanders, 82, of Smithville, MO passed away September 16, 2016. He was born August 18, 1934 in Oregon County, MO to the late Frank and Lura (Johnson) Sanders. Bobby loved all sports. He particularly loved the KC Royals and was delighted by the recent success of his team. He is preceded in death by his...

Virginia Jamison

Virginia Jamison

Sep 14, 2016

Virginia Ann (Ginny) Jamison died September 14, 2016 after a long illness.  She lived in the Kansas City North area for over fifty years.  Ginny and her husband Gene owned and operated Ginny’s Liberty Liquors in Liberty and Gene’s Party Shop in Gladstone for over 25 years.  They also owned The Liquor Hut and Spirit World in Independence for a number of years.  Ginny...

Ronnie Hunter

Ronnie Hunter

Sep 13, 2016

RONNIE E. HUNTER Ronnie E. Hunter, 79, of Roscoe, Texas passed away Sept. 13, 2016. He was born October 25, 1936 to Vernon M. and Jessie Viola (Meres) Hunter. He was an airman first class in the USAF and served in the Korean War. After his honorable discharge, he spent his career as an over the road truck driver; finishing...

James Borchers

James Borchers

Sep 5, 2016

James W. “Jay” Borchers, 85 of Dodge City, Kansas; formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Monday, September 5, 2016 at Trinity Manor in Dodge City.  He was born June 6, 1931 in Concordia, Missouri to the late William H. and Izola B. (Dillon) Borchers. Jay was an accomplished world traveler, crisscrossing the United States as well as trips abroad.  He loved...

Kenneth Ufferman

Kenneth Ufferman

Sep 4, 2016

Kenneth F. Ufferman, 75 of Kansas City, Missouri, died at his home on Sunday, September 4, 2016. He was born June 30, 1941 in Berwyn, Illinois to the late Elmer and Elsie (Rouse) Ufferman. Kenneth was a CPA at Farmland Industries for more than 20 years; he enjoyed gardening and was an avid Bridge Player where he earned the designation...

William Durham Jr.

William Durham Jr.

Aug 30, 2016

William F. (Willy) Durham, Jr., 57, of Topeka, KS passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016. He is survived by his dad, William F. Durham; mother, Judy Moore; step-mother, Marilyn Durham; sister, Doris Denning and his best friend, Joe King. Other survivors include niece, Natalie Denning; great-niece, Aleena Denning Reed; aunt, Sue Johnson and cousins, Cindy Johnson and Debbie Wagy; aunt,...

Ruth Lewis

Ruth Lewis

Aug 25, 2016

Ruth Ann Lewis, 77, of Kansas City, MO passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016. Visitation will be Sunday, August 28, 2016 from 2-4 PM at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 108 NW 108th Street (169 HWY and Shoal Creek Pkwy), Kansas City, MO. Graveside services will be Monday, August29, 2016 at 2 PM at Silent City Cemetery in Monroe, Iowa.

John Roades

John Roades

Aug 24, 2016

John A. Roades, 73, of Kansas City, MO died Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at NorthCare Hospice House.  He was born August 23, 1943 in Kansas City, MO to the late Harry Eugene and Mary Margaret (Bersuch) Roades. John worked at TWA for 40 years and 3 years for American Airlines where he retired from. Before the airlines, John met his wife...

Junior Sadler

Junior Sadler

Aug 22, 2016

Junior “JC” Sadler, 90, of Liberty, MO, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016. He was born December 27, 1925 in Daviess County, MO to the late Earl A. and Lena A. (Cutshall) Sadler. JC retired from General Motors where he was the General Foreman in the trim shop. He was talented with his hands; helping with many projects well...

Wayne Blankenship

Wayne Blankenship

Aug 21, 2016

Wayne Blankenship, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away August 21, 2016 at home. Wayne was born in McLean, TX in 1933. He was a graduate of Stinnett High School in 1953. He married Ann Matlock on November 18, 1961. Wayne retired from Farmland Industries in 1995 after 28 years of service. During his retirement he enjoyed traveling with Ann...

Jonathan Scheelk

Jonathan Scheelk

Aug 20, 2016

JONATHAN “JONJON” NICHOLAS SCHEELK Jonathan Nicholas Scheelk’s was born on March 17th, 2016 (St. Patrick’s Day) at 7:47 in the morning.  Jonathan’s diagnosis was determined pre-birth and also during the first few weeks of life.  Diagnosis’ that included Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), hydrocephalus, Coffin-Siris Syndrome, and among other birth defects that would require multiple surgeries.  Although he was only here for 5...

Patty Zumbrunnen

Patty Zumbrunnen

Aug 19, 2016

PATTY SUE ZUMBRUNNEN Patty Sue Zumbrunnen, 76, born Sept. 23, 1939, passed away Aug. 19, 2016. She is survived by her loving husband, Donald Zumbrunnen of 58 years; 4 children, Don Zumbrunnen Jr., Kowena Auten, Beverley Avery and Jerry Zumbrunnen; 6 grandchildren, Michael Zumbrunnen, Justin Zumbrunnen, Melissa Henderson, Kaily Ross, Nikki Longknife and Janessa Gist and 12 great-grandchildren whom she...

Eldon Spicer

Eldon Spicer

Aug 18, 2016

ELDON JAY SPICER Eldon J. Spicer, 92, of Fairway, Kansas, passed away August 18, 2016. He was born October 3, 1923 in Leon, Iowa to Harry John and Martha (McDaniel) Spicer. Eldon was a family man and family was very important to him. When he was able, he loved to go camping and fishing. Eldon could always be found in...

Jeanne Knight

Jeanne Knight

Aug 17, 2016

Jeanne A. Knight, 89 of Kansas City, MO passed away at Summit View Terrace on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.  She was born in Leavenworth, KS to the late Clarence Deloss and Mary Benetta Terry on June 18, 1927. She was a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints Ward 1 in Liberty for many years, a member of the ABWA-Liberty Belle...