LaVada G. Quick, 79 of Holden, MO, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in the Shambaugh & Cope Cemetery near Weatherby, MO. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. LaVada was born March 29, 1929 in Maysville, MO to Chester “Dick” and Dora Alice (Dean) Redman. She spent her early life in Maysville before moving to Michigan where she completed high school. In 1947 she met and married Siebert Quick and then returned to Missouri. She had worked for Wilcox and Butler Manufacturing Company during the Vietnam conflict and later in life worked at Woolco and Wal-Mart. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, craftwork and designing photo albums for family members. She served on the board of the Independence Square Town homes. She is survived by; 2 sons, Siebert Quick and his wife Marise and Ted Quick and his wife Lori all of Holden, Mo; a son-in-law Ron Sanders of Gladstone, MO; a sister, Leola Stadelbauer of Troy MI; 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Siebert Quick in 1979, a daughter, Paulette Sanders in 2005 and a brother, Ronald Redman.