Raymond Tapko

Raymond F. Tapko, 85, Sugar Creek, MO, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2010 with his family by his side. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 29 at St. Cyril’s Catholic Church, Sugar Creek, MO, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Cyril’s Altar Rosary Society or Kansas City Hospice.
Ray was born March 29, 1925, in Sugar Creek, MO, the son of John and Sophia Tapko. He was a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran of WWII and a lifelong member of St. Cyril’s Catholic Church. He retired from the Standard Oil refinery in 1982. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Mollie Ann Hicks, Sister Mary De La Salle, Irene Amick and brother, Joe Tapko and daughter, Donna Jean Tapko. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Ruby Jean Tapko; daughters, Janet Wittmeyer of Blue Springs, MO, Nancy Tapko and husband Mike Hagler of Chicago, IL; sons Steven Tapko and wife Deborah of Sugar Creek, MO, Mark Tapko and wife Julie of Kansas City, MO and John Tapko and wife Michelle of Overland Park, KS; sister, Mildred “Pat” Tapko of Independence, MO, twelve grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.