Ralph C. "Sonny� LaRose, Jr. 48, of Grain Valley, MO passed away Friday, February 11, 2005. Services will be 10 am Thursday, February 17th at Carson-Speaks Chapel; with interment in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Sonny was born July 27, 1956 in Independence, MO. He was a self-employed electrician in the area and in Alaska for several years. Sonny is survived by his father, Ralph C. LaRose, Sr. of Independence, MO; mother, Shirley LaRose of Grain Valley, MO; sons, Ralph C. "Tripp� LaRose III, and Christopher Scott, both of Sitka, AK; daughter, Kimberly Harrell of Fairbanks, AK; six grandchildren; brothers, Dan LaRose of Grain Valley, MO, Steve LaRose of Guerne ville, CA; sister, Nancy Keener of Alma, AR.