Diana Lynn Hobbs (Alexander)
May 16, 2020
Diana Lynn Hobbs, 64 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at her residence. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2020 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with burial to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the...
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Brodzinski
May 14, 2020
Lawrence Joseph “Larry” Brodzinski, 70, passed away peacefully in Lee’s Summit, MO on May 14, 2020. Larry was born on November 11, 1949, in Independence, MO, to Lawrence Brodzinski and Helen Olinskey Brodzinski. He went to grade school at St. Ann’s, and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. He received his associate’s degree from Maple Woods Community College. He was...
Mary Ella Shubkagel (Ross)
May 14, 2020
Mary Shubkagel, 72, of Independence, MO passed away May 14, 2020. Visitation will be 9-10am Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 10am at the chapel. Burial will take place in Missouri State Veteran’s Cemetery. Mary was born on October 13, 1947, one of 3 children born to Alfred and Violet (Crooks) Ross in Kansas...
Sharlene Fay Haney (Schmidt)
May 14, 2020
Sharlene Fay Schmidt - Wolford - Haney of Independence, Missouri entered into eternal rest on May 14, 2020. Born February 14, 1945 in North Belle Vernon, PA to Jacob Charles Schmidt, Jr. and Vera Lillian Hoffman, she attended Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (Class of 1964), and Gallaudet College (Class of 1969). Sharlene married and later divorced Charles Armon...
Betty Louise Constant
May 14, 2020
Betty Louise Constant, 96, passed away on May 14, 2020. Betty was born at home in La Tour, MO on February 3, 1924, the eldest child of Frances and Loyd Ervin. As a young girl, she delighted in riding horses, roller skating, and dancing, but at the age of 15 she became stricken with polio, the only person in her...
Betty Lou Maginness (Alden)
May 13, 2020
Betty Lou Maginness, 97 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at the Northcare Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with cremation to follow. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the...
Tearo Lee Condit
May 11, 2020
Tearo Lee Condit was born in Papeete, Tahiti, on June 28, 1961. She left this life on May 11, 2020, in Independence, Missouri, where she had made her home for many years. From her birth, Missie had the insight and determination to know she needed to survive. From a very early age, she was called Miss Lee, that name melding...
Norma Kathleen Wright
May 11, 2020
Norma "Kathleen" (Ragland) Wright, 82, of South Pittsburg Tennessee, beloved Wife, Mother, and Grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on May 11, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents; Gordon Ragland & Hilma Florence (Rose) Ragland, her grandparents: Hugh Ragland & Pansy Sitler-Ragland, Floyd Rose & Gladys Burd-Rose, her brothers John Ragland and James Ragland, her...
Jeffrey David "Jeff" Lang
May 10, 2020
Jeffrey David “Jeff” Lang, 54, of Independence, MO, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Jeff was born on September 30, 1965 and graduated from Truman High School in the class of 1983. He attended trade school before working for Armco Steel (later GST Steel). For 18 ½ years, he was a storekeeper for KCP&L and was involved in the...
Muriel Nadine Kruel
May 9, 2020
Muriel Nadine (Cutshall) Kruel passed away Sat. May 9, 2020 at the Montery Park Nursing Home. Nadine was born in Weir, Kansas and had previously lived in Warsaw, MO. She is survived by two sons, Larry E Kruel and his wife Carol of Kingsville, MO and Terry W. Kruel and wife Marge of Independence, MO. Four grandchldren and numerous Great...
Pamela Kay Stobart (Kummer)
May 9, 2020
Pamela Kay Stobart, 70 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at her residence. Pam was born May 29, 1949 in Salina, KS. She was the second born of three children to Edwin Richard and Bertha Louise (Losey) Kummer. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in 1967. Pam married Ron Stobart in 1969 and had...
Patsy Jane Kissee (Gardner)
May 8, 2020
Patsy Jane (Gardner) Kissee died peacefully in Raymore, MO in the early morning of May 8, 2020. She spent the evening previous with her family listening to stories and hymns, looking at photos of her great grandchildren, being read scriptures, and hearing fond remembrances. A private graveside service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Independence, MO. Donations may be...
Tonya Dee Fuchs (Hontz)
May 8, 2020
Tonya Fuchs, 48, of Kingsville, MO departed this life May 8, 2020 in Rosenberg, TX. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Tuesday May 19, 2020 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Graveside services will be 2pm Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Tonya will be laid to rest in Buckner Hill Cemetery with her beloved Grandmother Grace. Tonya was born August 27, 1971 in Independence, MO...
Heather Marie O'Connor-Smith
May 7, 2020
Heather M. O’Connor Smith, 43, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020. A visitation from 2-4:00pm, Monday May 11th, staggered to accommodate groups of no more than 10 at a time in the chapel while maintaining social distancing guidelines will be held at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St.; Independence, MO 64055. Heather was employed at Centerpoint Medical Center for...
Gene Maywood Hummel
May 7, 2020
Gene M. Hummel was born on November 12, 1926 in Lancaster, Ohio. His parents were Ivan (Bill) Hummell and Mildred Black Hummell of Canal Winchester, Ohio. Gene grew up on a farm in rural central Ohio. In 1944, during his senior year in high school, at the age of 17, Gene enlisted in the US Navy (Naval Aviation) and served...
Kenneth Michael Evans
May 7, 2020
Kenneth Evans, 67, beloved Husband and Father, was called to his eternal resting place on May 7, 2020. He was born on June 27, 1952 in Kansas City, MO, to Kenneth and Joyce Evans. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 49 years Jean Evans, daughter Wendy Dobratz (David), grandson Dylan Dobratz, Mother Joyce Evans, and...
David F. Jameson Jr.
May 7, 2020
David F. Jameson, Jr., 52, of Independence, MO died in the line of duty on May 7, 2020 in Independence, MO. A public drive thru visitation will be held from 4-7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at the Independence Events Center. Following a procession by David’s Station, a 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 18, graveside service will take place at Oak...
Daniel Leroy Walters
May 4, 2020
Daniel Leroy Walters, 60, of Independence, MO passed peacefully on Monday, May 4th, 2020 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. There will be a small gathering of family and friends at the Mill Creek Community Park in Independence, MO from noon until 3 PM on Saturday, May 16th, 2020. Dan was born on July 20, 1959...
Florence Renee Fletcher
May 3, 2020
Florence “Renee” Fletcher, 87, passed away on May 3, 2020, in Lee’s Summit, MO. Renee was born on March 12, 1933 in Independence, MO, the daughter of George B. Allee and Florence Mary Chappelow Allee. She attended Northeast High School and graduated in the class of 1951. In 1953, she was crowned “Tip-Off Queen” for the National Intercollegiate Basketball tournament....
Linda Gail Dobson (Burnup)
May 3, 2020
Linda Gail Dobson, 75 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at her residence. Private visitation and graveside services in Woodlawn Cemetery will be by family invitation. The family suggests donations in her name to Animals Best Friends or to the American Cancer Society. Linda was born August 22, 1944 in Washington, DC to Robert H. and Edwina...
