Patricia Kroenke-Olivas

Patricia “Trish” J. Kroenke-Olivas, 63 of Blue Springs, MO passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 18, 2008 at the New Life Assembly of God Church in Oak Grove, MO. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Donations may be made to the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation. Trish was born May 18, 1945 in Bristol, VA to Samuel and Virginia L. (Jenkins) Church and was raised by her mother and step-father Bud Mulkins. She graduated from Northeast High School in 1963 and attended Metropolitan Community College. She was an accomplished commercial property manager and past president of I.R.A.M. Trish was a member of the New Life Assembly of God in Oak Grove and established her faith early in life at Calvary Temple of Kansas City. She enjoyed singing in the choir and was involved in the youth outreach program and continued her fellowship with her home church and served as an inspiration to many. Trish was married to Eugene A. Kroenke in 1966; he preceded her in death in 1994. She is survived by her loving husband, Frank Olivas whom she married November 13, 2004. Other survivors include; 2 sons, Barry Kroenke of Blue Springs, MO and Brian Kroenke and his wife Michelle of Lee’s Summit, MO; 2 sisters, Katie Major and husband Jeff of Blue Springs, MO and Barbara Rowe of Lenexa, KS; a brother, Jesse Church and wife Sharon of Odessa, MO; a step daughter, Kathleen Ashley Olivas of Manhattan, KS; her mother and father-in-law Jesus and Rosenda Olivas; bother-in-law David Olivas and wife Gloria and family; 3 sisters-in-law, Sylvia Villagrana and husband Victor and family, Cindy Garcia and husband Victor and family and Martha Matta and husband George and family all of El Paso, TX; 3 grandchildren, Paige Kroenke, MaKenzie Kroenke and Carsten Kroenke; 7 nieces and 7 nephews, her best friend, Louis J. Kellner and numerous friends and relatives.