Obituaries

Jill Howe

Jill Howe

Feb 7, 2014

Jill D. Howe, 67, of Independence, MO, passed away February 7, 2014. Visitation will be from 7:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday, February 11, at Carson Speaks Chapel. There will be a Gathering of friends and family from 10:00 am to 12 noon, Saturday, February 15, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Burial to take place in the Forrest Home...

Harold Mcnaul

Harold Mcnaul

Feb 6, 2014

Harold Wayne McNaul, 85 of Concordia, formerly of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away, Thursday, February 6, 2014 at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 10, 2014 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel. Burial with full military honors will be in Buckner Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7:00...

Doris Bryant

Doris Bryant

Feb 6, 2014

Doris Loretta Bryant, 92, Bolivar, Mo formerly of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2014 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Private burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Doris was born December 15, 1921 in near Walnut Grove, MO the daughter of...

James Harbison

James Harbison

Feb 5, 2014

James M Harbison, 59 of Ferrelview, MO, passed away at his home on February 5, 2014. Memorial services are pending. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Carson-Speaks Chapel (816) 252-7900)

Dorothy Foster

Dorothy Foster

Feb 4, 2014

Dorothy Foster, 94, of Independence, MO passed away February 4, 2014 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Saturday, February 8, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial at Centerview Cemetery, Centerview, MO. Dorothy was born December 10, 1919 in Jefferson City, MO...

Donna Shaffer

Donna Shaffer

Feb 3, 2014

Donna Mae Shaffer, 83, passed away February 3, 2014 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. She was born in Moorhead, Iowa on March 30, 1930 to Leslie David Outhouse and Gladys Muzetta Nuzum. She grew up on the family farm in Iowa. In 1948 she graduated from Soldier High School where she was a cheerleader and played 6-on-6 basketball....

Rodger Dudley

Rodger Dudley

Feb 2, 2014

Rodger W. Dudley, 83, of Independence, MO, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 10:00 a.m. at the chapel with procession to Oak Ridge Memory Gardens for inurnment. Rodger was born April 20, 1930 in Columbia, MO and was raised...

Joseph Johnson Jr

Joseph Johnson Jr

Feb 2, 2014

Joseph Johnson Jr 89, of Independence passed away February 2, 2014, at The Veterans Hospital. Funeral services with full Military Honors will be10:00 am Monday, February 10, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, with visitation beginning at 9:00 am prior to the service. Joseph was born on July 16, 1924 in Atherton, MO, to Joseph Johnson Sr and Thirza Paxton Johnson. Joseph...

Mary Colletti

Mary Colletti

Feb 1, 2014

Mary L. Colletti, 78, of Independence, MO passed away February 1, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 7, at the Suburban Chapel with burial to follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Kansas City, MO....

Shirley Winkinhofer (Stover)

Shirley Winkinhofer (Stover)

Feb 1, 2014

Shirley S. Winkinhofer, 77, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 1, 2014. Services will be 10 am, Sat., Feb. 8 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will begin at 9 am Sat. before the service at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association...

Linnea Brandt

Linnea Brandt

Jan 31, 2014

Linnea Ann Brandt, 71, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away, Friday, January 31, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Speaks Suburban chapel. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 6, at the chapel. The following is written in her own words. I, Linnea Ann Brandt, was born on a...

Barbara Casey

Barbara Casey

Jan 31, 2014

Barbara Ann (Blatt) Casey, passed to her next life on January 31, 2014. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, at Speaks Suburban chapel. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. A private inurnment will be held at Woodlawn at a later time. Barbara was born May 23, 1939 to Cecil and Lois Blatt in...

Frank Tuttle Jr

Frank Tuttle Jr

Jan 31, 2014

Frank George Tuttle Jr. left us to be with his Heavenly Father on January 31, 2014. He was born on September 23, 1929 in Wyandotte, Kansas. Frank was preceded in death by his Wife of 53 years, Dorothy Mae Tuttle; his Son, Jeffrey Kent Tuttle; Sister, Frances Ferguson; and his Parents, Frank George Tuttle Sr. and Frances Luella Rowe. Frank...

Mike Simpson

Mike Simpson

Jan 30, 2014

David Michael Simpson, 63, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, February 7 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 7:00 p.m. at the chapel. Mike was born March 27, 1950 in Maryville, MO to Robert and Dorothy (Beck) Simpson. He graduated from Ruskin...

John  David Musslin

John  David Musslin

Jan 30, 2014

John David Musslin, 80, of Independence, MO died on Thursday January 30th, 2014. He was born on July 20, 1933 to Bernice I. Kaenke and Andrew A. Musslin in Syracuse, MO. John attended Olive Branch School. He served Honorably in the United States Army, 5th Armored Division from 1953 up to 1961 during which he served in the Korean Conflict...

Keith Vassar Raak

Keith Vassar Raak

Jan 30, 2014

Keith V. Raak, 73, Independence, MO passed away Jan. 30, 2014. A Celebration of Keith’s Life will be scheduled at a later date; cremation.. He was born Oct. 29, 1940 in Primghar, IA. He worked at AT&T for thirty-two years and retired in 1993. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed spending time at his house at Truman Lake...

Catherine Diane "Cathy" Lipps (Bruns)

Catherine Diane "Cathy" Lipps (Bruns)

Jan 29, 2014

Catherine Diane Lipps, 48, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 after a long courageous battle with leukemia. Cathy was born July 29, 1965 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Ronald Dean and Sharon Shelly (Stevenson) Bruns. She was a 1983 graduate of Ft. Osage High School and received her bachelors in psychology from UMKC. Cathy was employed...

Thomas Gann

Thomas Gann

Jan 29, 2014

Thomas Andrew Gann, 81 of Independence, MO passed away, Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 31, 2014 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full military honors will be in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening...

Alberta Josephine Dieckman (Ahring)

Alberta Josephine Dieckman (Ahring)

Jan 29, 2014

Alberta J. Dieckman, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014. A visitation will be held 9:00-10:00 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2014 at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 10:00 a.m. at the chapel. Burial will be at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Alberta was born February 16, 1922 in Sibley, MO to Albert and Josephine (Jackson)...

Gloria Alonzo

Gloria Alonzo

Jan 29, 2014

Gloria Ann Alonzo, 58, of Gladstone, MO passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, February 3, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 4, at the chapel. Gloria was born November 12, 1955 in Topeka, KS to Henry and Jennie (Florez) Alonzo as one...