Obituaries

Donna Candillo

Donna Candillo

Sep 27, 2013

DONNA IRENE (RICE) CANDILLO Donna Candillo, 80, of Bates City, MO passed away Friday, September 27th 2013. A visitation will be held from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. Friday, October 4th at Carson Speaks Chapel, Independence. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5th at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO. Donna was born...

Dr. Rowena Ferguson

Dr. Rowena Ferguson

Sep 27, 2013

Dr. Rowena R. Ferguson of Independence, MO went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 27, 2013. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Wed. Oct. 2 with a Celebration of Life, following the visitation at 7 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. She was born May 17, 1946 and was preceded...

Gordon Davis

Gordon Davis

Sep 26, 2013

Gordon Dale Davis, 73, Kansas City MO, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013. Gordon was born December 1, 1939 in Novinger, MO the son of Harold and Alice (Ishmal) Davis. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Gordon worked as a machinist for a number of years and retired in 2007 from Midwest Lighting. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with...

Zelda Herrick

Zelda Herrick

Sep 26, 2013

Zelda Doreen VaLeu Herrick, also known as Grandma Z, was reunited with her Heavenly Father and many family and friends on September 26, 2013. She was born on October 19, 1918 in Quincy, IL. Zelda was the youngest of six children born to Ben and Bertha VaLeu. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Paul J....

James Gorbet Sr

James Gorbet Sr

Sep 25, 2013

Jim Gorbet, 71, of Independence, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at Centerpoint Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM., Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 600 N. Liberty St., Independence, MO 64050, with burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM., on Monday, September...

Dennis Zuba

Dennis Zuba

Sep 25, 2013

Dennis Lee Zuba, 60, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Dennis was born October 15, 1952 in Independence, MO the son of George A. and Nadine (Langstaff) Zuba, Sr. He was a brick layer by trade and owned and operated Zuba Construction for a number of years. Dennis was also a member of the Bricklayer Union Local #15....

Edward Welch

Edward Welch

Sep 24, 2013

Edward J. Welch, 73, Kansas City, MO died Sept. 24, 2013. Memorial service at 2:30 pm, Sat. Sept. 28; visitation 1-2:30 pm, Sat. at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO; cremation. Shriners The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations.

Jesse Phillips

Jesse Phillips

Sep 24, 2013

Jesse A. Phillips, 24, of Independence, MO passed away September 24, 2013. A visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. followed by a service at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Cremation will follow. Jessie was born April 26, 1989 in Kansas City, MO. He is survived by his...

Helen Chamblin

Helen Chamblin

Sep 24, 2013

Helen Nadine Chamblin, 91, passed away peacefully at John Knox Village on September 24, 2013. She was born in Braymer, Missouri on October 10, 1921 to Lester and Nola Hays who predeceased her. Helen was united in marriage to L. Graham Chamblin on May 31, 1942 and the couple was married for 63 years until Graham’s passing on September 7,...

Geraldine Mundy

Geraldine Mundy

Sep 24, 2013

Geraldine Mundy, 79, Kansas City, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM., on Saturday, Sept 28, 2013, at Valhalla Gardens of Memory Mausoleum, 3412 Frank Scott Parkway West, Belleville, IL 62223. In lieu of flowers memorial are suggested to the Southern Care Inc., 1240 N.E. Windsor Dr. Lee’s...

Betty Noble

Betty Noble

Sep 23, 2013

Grace Elizabeth “Betty” Noble, 91, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Sept. 23, 2013. Graveside services will be at 2 pm, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 at Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Kansas City, 3846 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS 66208. Betty was born August 22, 1922 in...

Shirley Roe

Shirley Roe

Sep 22, 2013

Shirley E. Roe, 82, Independence, MO passed away Sept, 22, 2013. Memorial services will be at 11 am, Thursday, Sept. 26 at the First Presbyterian Church of Independence, 100 N. Pleasant, Independence, MO 64050 followed by inurnment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 am before the service at church. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions...

Zona Moreland Raveill

Zona Moreland Raveill

Sep 22, 2013

Zona Maurice Moreland Raveill, 84, transitioned from this earthly plain on September 22, 2013. Born in Alva, Oklahoma on November 9th, 1928, Zona was the second of seven children born to Sherman Walter Moreland and Gayel Celeste (Ritter) Moreland. An older brother died in infancy, leaving Zona the oldest sibling of Leona, Jim, DeAnna, Bonita, and Ronald. Nicknamed “Doughie” by...

Laura Gosserand-Liles

Laura Gosserand-Liles

Sep 21, 2013

Laura Ellen Gosserand-Liles, 58 of Kansas City, MO, passed away, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Cremation is planned with a Memorial Mass to be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 416 W. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the...

Randy Gist

Randy Gist

Sep 21, 2013

Randy Lee Gist, 55, Independence, MO passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013. Randy was born May 4, 1958 in Independence, MO. He was a 1976 graduate of William Chrisman High School and attended Maple Woods Community College. Randy worked as a machinist for nearly 30 years and recently was employed as a tool and die maker for B.E. Aerospace Inc....

Denzel Wikle

Denzel Wikle

Sep 21, 2013

Denzel Irene Wikle, 80, North Platte, NE formerly of Lees Summit, MO passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013. Irene was born May 9, 1933 in Osawatomie, KS the daughter of Harley “Jack” and Grace E. (Jones) Weaver. She had worked at the Kansas City Star as a linotype operator, and after raising her sons, worked for and retired from UMKC...

Lowell Wake

Lowell Wake

Sep 20, 2013

Lowell “Ray” Wake passed away at the age of 67, on Friday, September 20, while among family and friends at the Groves Nursing Home. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO 64052. The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, on Monday,...

Harold Sawyer

Harold Sawyer

Sep 19, 2013

Harold Sawyer, 92, of Springfield, formerly of Independence, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Cox Health South Hospital, Springfield. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, on Monday, Sept 23, 2013, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055, with inurnment at a later date in Mount Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00...

Maximiliano "Don Max" Fierro

Maximiliano "Don Max" Fierro

Sep 19, 2013

Maximiliano, or (“Don Max”) as he was affectionately called by loved ones, was born on June 24th of the Taraumara Indigenous community of Nararachik Chihuahua, (Mexico). Upon birth “Don Max” was named by his birth parents “Juan Ochoa”. However, Max’s father passed away when he was a year old, and his mother also died when he was eight. However on...

Gerald Winholtz

Gerald Winholtz

Sep 18, 2013

Gerald S. Winholtz of Blue Springs, MO, passed away at home on September 18, 2013 at the age of 101 years. Visitation will be at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Monday September 23rd from 6:00-8:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Remnant Church of...