Obituaries
Charlotte Dorsey
Jan 12, 2011
Charlotte Anna Dorsey, 85, Grandview, MO passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Entombment to follow at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the...
James Elkins
Jan 11, 2011
James Allen Elkins, 73, Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Sycamore Hills Baptist Church; 15200 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial will follow at Hickory Point Cemetery, near Green Ridge, MO. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial...
Mary Van Laningham
Jan 11, 2011
Mary Frances Van Laningham, 87 of Kansas City, MO passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Plaza Manor in Kansas City, MO. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Private burial will be at a later date in Leavenworth National Cemetery
Estelle Weimer
Jan 10, 2011
Estelle Mae Weimer, 76, of Independence, MO passed away January 10, 2011 at Villages of Jackson Creek. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the chapel. Cremation to follow. Contributions may be made to...
Patrick Stuart
Jan 9, 2011
Patrick R. Stuart, 72 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 13, 2011 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the Carson-Speaks Chapel...
Karen Freberg
Jan 9, 2011
Karen Freberg, 73, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2011 at The Villages of Jackson County. Karen is survived by her husband, Dana D. Freberg and daughter, Lisa Kay Freberg. Her son, Kent Donald Freberg preceded her in death on January 19, 1995. She is also survived by her brother, Evert Robert Elliott and his family, and her sister, Elizabeth...
Robert Petrovic
Jan 8, 2011
Robert B. Petrovic, 90, Independence, MO passed away Jan. 8, 2011. Services will be 7:30 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO. Visitation will begin at 5:30 pm prior to the service. Private committal services at Woodlawn Cemetery will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family requests...
Carolee Corn
Jan 8, 2011
Carolee Corn, 69, of Sibley, MO peacefully passed away Saturday, January 8, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Speaks Buckner Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in the chapel. Burial in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Carolee was born January 7, 1942 in Buckner,...
Karen Woodall
Jan 8, 2011
Karen L. (Martin) Woodall, 68 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2011 surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 13, 2011 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at...
Shirley Donaldson
Jan 8, 2011
Shirley Jean Donaldson, 81, Independence, MO passed away Jan. 8, 2011. Memorial services will be at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at Eastside Baptist Church, 19901 E. 78 Hwy (23rd St.), Independence, MO; cremation. Visitation will follow the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Crossroads Hospice, 9237 Ward Pkwy. Ste. 300, Kansas...
Kenneth Walker
Jan 7, 2011
Kenneth P. Walker, 86, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3726 Lee’s Summit, Rd., Independence, MO 64055 with Father Jim Taranto as Celebrant and Father James Healy as Con-Celebrant. Visitation and the rosary will be one...
Margaret Young
Jan 6, 2011
Margaret A. Young, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence. Margaret was born May 11, 1919 in Albert, CO. She grew up in Independence and graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1937. After graduation she received her cosmetology certificate. Margaret moved to California and met her husband Carrol and they...
William Todoruk
Jan 6, 2011
William A. “Bill” Todoruk, 74, Independence, MO, formerly of Lilburn, GA, died Jan. 6, 2011. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to EMU...
William Douglas
Jan 5, 2011
William “Bill” Douglas, 74, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Wednesday, January 05, 2011. Memorial Services will 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Children’s Mercy Hospital, Oncology Dept., 2401 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, MO...
Paula Jorgensen
Jan 5, 2011
Paula Kay Jorgensen, 52, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at her home. Paula was born April 4, 1958 to Dean and Betty (Kelly) Ellison in Fairfax, MO. She graduated from Richmond High School and then married Jeffrey Jorgensen. Together they raised two sons. Paula was a second mother to many of the children to whom...
Frances Beshoner
Jan 5, 2011
Frances Beshoner, 93, of Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, 9020 E. 51st Terr., Kansas City, MO 64133. The Rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m., followed by visitation prior to Mass. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of...
William Womack
Jan 4, 2011
William “Bill” Womack, 58, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in Carrollton, MO. Bill was born September 23, 1952 to Orville and Esther Womack and was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Truman High School and married Jerilyn Bogue. After owning Four Seasons Bait Shop in Independence for many years, Bill was a dedicated employee to...
Leonard Wrabec
Jan 2, 2011
Leonard E. Wrabec, 87, Independence, MO passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2011 at St. Cyril’s Church; 11231 Chicago Ave. Sugar Creek, MO. Burial to follow at St. Mary’s Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested...
Gela Stevenson
Jan 2, 2011
Pearl Stevenson, 94, of Blue Springs, MO, died January 2, 2011. She was born April 3, 1916 in Independence, MO to Walter and Irma Stover. She was a life long resident of the Independence/Blue Springs area and a long time member of Gudgell Park RLDS/Community of Christ Congregation. She is survived by her two children, Viola Berry and Johnny Stevenson;...
Alice Lenning
Jan 1, 2011
Alice Lee Lenning, 64 of Blue Springs, MO passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Blue Springs, MO. Inurnment will follow in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6...
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