Frances Edwina Johnson (Hastings)
Nov 26, 2020
Frances Edwina Johnson, 88, passed away on November 26, 2020 at John Knox Care Center, Lee’s Summit, MO. Frances was born on August 3, 1932 in Independence, KS, the oldest daughter of Cecil Hastings and May Hudiburg. She grew up in Coffeyville, KS, and graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School in 1950. Frances continued her education at Coffeyville Community...
Donald "Joe" Pugh
Nov 26, 2020
Donald Joe Pugh, 75, of Lee’s Summit, lost his earthly battle but gained his heavenly wings when he died November 26,2020, after a short hospital stay where he fought COVID and complications due to cancer. In fact, Joe courageously fought four different types of cancer over the past 17 years: bladder, leukemia, prostate and multiple myeloma. A Mass of Christian...
Lois Laurelle Redford (Burton)
Nov 25, 2020
Lois Laurelle Redford, age 80, passed away at Menorah Medical Center on November 25, 2020. Laurelle, as she was known, was born on February 8, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri to Cecil and Lois (Scott) Burton. She graduated William Chrisman High School in the class of 1957 and attended Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa. She married Charles Redford Sr. on...
Norman Humphrey, Jr.
Nov 25, 2020
Norman Humphrey Jr, 83, of Independence, MO passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 following a courageous six-month battle with ALS. He was surrounded by members of his family. A private service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Independence, with burial following at Floral Hills...
Daniel Dean Brown
Nov 25, 2020
Daniel Dean Brown, 67 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Kindred Hospital. Cremation is planned with private services at a later date. Daniel was born August 21, 1953 in Council Bluffs, IA to Wilfred and Lois (Sorensen) Brown. He spent his early life in Iowa graduating from Tri-Center High School in Neola, IA and Iowa Western...
Gail Lee Griggs
Nov 25, 2020
Gail Lee Griggs, of Independence, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 at 73 years young. Gail was a Navy Veteran serving aboard the USS Severn as a Fireman and Damage Controlman after graduating. He also continued service in the National Guard as an E5 Sergeant before moving to Missouri in 1990. He met Jeannine while stationed in...
Norma J. Phillips (Kitchen)
Nov 25, 2020
Norma Josephine Phillips, 87 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital. Cremation has taken place and there will be a memorial service at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Private inurnment will be held in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Norma was born in...
Michael Joseph Foreman
Nov 24, 2020
Michael Joseph Foreman, 66, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020. He was born on January 21, 1954 to Millard and Mary Foreman in Spokane, Washington. After graduating high school Michael was a Union Carpenter for many years before retiring in 2012. He then led a simple life and spent his time...
Paul Kelly Casady
Nov 24, 2020
Paul Kelly Casady, a boisterous die-hard sports fanatic, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. He was born on March 4, 1969 to his loving parents Pat and Donna Casady in Kansas City, Missouri. Paul was a very genuine, authentic person. His laugh was contagious, and he was well known for his big smile and giant personality....
Ralph Eugene Beeler
Nov 24, 2020
Ralph Eugene Beeler, of Independence, MO, a man who loved to travel, took his final trip on November 24, 2020. He was 88 years old. Ralph was born on February 7, 1932 in Glasgow, Missouri, to Osborne and Ethel Beeler. He attended Northeast High School, then went on to marry Shirley Darling on February 14, 1951. Three sons were born...
Alec James Heatwole
Nov 24, 2020
On January 17, 2003, a wintery day in Independence, Missouri, a son was born to Larry and Debra Heatwole. To honor both sets of his grandparents, he was given the name Alec James Heatwole. As his two older brothers Lance and Christian and other extended family gathered closely to greet him, everyone could sense that Alec was a gift unto...
Raymond Weldon Noffsinger
Nov 23, 2020
Raymond Weldon Noffsinger, 61 of Sibley, MO, formerly of Lincoln, NE, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Cremation is planned with private services later. Raymond was born August 25, 1959, in Oklahoma City, OK, to Thomas and Linda (Shotwell) Noffsinger. He moved to Omaha, NE, at a young age and graduated from Technical...
Ember Blake Green Huey
Nov 21, 2020
Ember Blake Green Huey passed away on Saturday November 21st, 2020. Though stricken with obstacles from conception, Ember's quiet determination to fight for life against the struggles that ever seemed to come at her was inspiring. She was here for too short a time, yet she lit many lives with rays of love. She enjoyed music and loved to hear...
Joseph Peter "Joe" Sabella
Nov 20, 2020
Who was Joseph Peter Sabella? He was among 6 siblings of Anna and Frank Sabella. He always reminisced about his childhood, playing his Trumpet, helping his father build fireplaces for a living. He had an appetite for those huge garlic pickles he would buy from the small neighborhood store in Long Island. “They were the best Dill Pickles!” he would...
Richard Marvin Bertke
Nov 20, 2020
Richard M. Bertke, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend to many, passed away on November 20, 2020, St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born October 10, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Arnold and Martha Bertke. He and his wife (Betty Dunscomb) were married June 18, 1960. Shortly after Richard...
Marlene Mary Otis
Nov 19, 2020
Marlene Mary Otis, 88, passed away in Kansas City, Missouri on November 19, 2020. Marlene was born on June 26, 1932 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Allix and Margaret Louise Hutchinson Allix. She attended the local schools and played with her older sister Corrine and a neighbor boy named Gordon. Gordon and Marlene were inseparable from the get-go,...
Winona Alvina Brownfield
Nov 19, 2020
Winona Alvina Brownfield, beloved mom, grandma, and friend, passed away on November 19, 2020, one week after celebrating her 90th birthday. Winona was born on November 12, 1930 in rural Ludell, Kansas, to Frank and Edith (Moore) Reiter. Ten years later, her family relocated to the Sedalia area, where she was hired on to work for Lamy’s Manufacturing Company. On...
Dorothy Mae Young (Purdy)
Nov 18, 2020
Age 89 passed away November 18th 2020. She was born Dorothy Mae Purdy October 15, 1931 in Lincoln Missouri. At the age of 20 she landed in Kansas City, and in 1955 she met her husband to be Cormielee Weaver Young who preceded her in death in 1999. They were married in June of 1956 and were blessed with 6...
Shirley A. Holder (Hardin)
Nov 18, 2020
Shirley A. Holder, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all, passed away on November 18, 2020, in Independence, Missouri. She was born December 5, 1930 in Clyde, Kansas. As a young girl, she delivered newspapers from her bicycle, sewed clothes, styled hair and cleaned home, sometimes earning 10 cents an hour for her efforts! She graduated from Kansas State...
Geraldine Rose "Jeri" Diecidue
Nov 17, 2020
Geraldine Rose “Jeri” Diecidue born February 3, 1934, died of natural causes on November 17, 2020 at The Groves in Independence. Jeri was born on Witte Place in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lived with her father and mother, Nado and Mary Diecidue and her three brothers, Sam, Frank and Ross Diecidue. She was employed as a Confidential Secretary at...
