Obituaries

Bertha Steck

Bertha Steck

Mar 23, 2009

Bertha A. Steck, 99, Independence, MO, passed away Monday, March 23, 2009 at the Groves. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday, March 27, 2009 at the Community Room at the Groves. Private family burial will be at Mound Grove Cemetery. Because of her long association with the Groves, in lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made...

Mark Kendrick

Mark Kendrick

Mar 23, 2009

Mark Allen Kendrick, 46, Independence, MO passed away Monday, March 23, 2009 from complications with diabetes. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO. Graveside services will be private. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 PM Sunday at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Juvenile Diabetes...

Ronald White

Ronald White

Mar 22, 2009

Ronald W. White, 64, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. Ronald was born April 11, 1944 in Tulsa, OK the son of Harold Wayne and Lydia Isabel (Sanders) White. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. He was an avid Harley rider...

Ronald Eastburn

Ronald Eastburn

Mar 21, 2009

Ronald K. “Ron” Eastburn, 72, of Bates City, MO passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in the chapel. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the...

Michael Corliss

Michael Corliss

Mar 21, 2009

Michael Eugene Corliss, 56, of Blue Springs, MO passed away, Saturday, March 21, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 27, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Donations may be...

Donald Heater

Donald Heater

Mar 21, 2009

Donald Rea Heater, 73, formerly of Marshall, MO passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab Center. Cremation is planned with private family services; inurnment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Donald was born October 10, 1935 in Independence, MO to Clarence and Bertha (Parker) Heater. He lived at the Arrow Manor I group home and loved painting...

Roselyn Fagala

Roselyn Fagala

Mar 19, 2009

Roselyn Fagala, 80, Independence, MO passed away March 19, 2009. Services will be 10 am, Monday, March 23, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Roselyn was born Sept. 11, 1928 in Frankfort, IN. After working for the Chrysler Motor Co. in Indianapolis for nineteen...

Joyce West

Joyce West

Mar 19, 2009

Joyce West, 68, Independence, MO passed away March 19, 2009. Services will be at 2 pm, Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Committal services will be at 11 am, Monday at Carroll Memory Gardens, Carrollton, MO. Visitation will be from noon �" 2 pm, Sunday at the funeral home. Joyce was born April 1, 1940 in McBain, MO...

Csm (Ret'D) Henry Carrillo

Csm (Ret'D) Henry Carrillo

Mar 19, 2009

Henry Selen Carrillo, age 62, Independence, Missouri passed into eternal life and happiness on March 19th, 2009 at home, following an 18 month struggle with head and neck cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Vickie, of the home. Henry was born September 24, 1946 at Alameda Naval Air Station in Alameda, California to Douglas John Carrillo, Sr. and...

David Sperry

David Sperry

Mar 19, 2009

David Gordon Sperry, 62, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. A visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. David was born August 18, 1946 in Kansas City, MO to Dr. Earle and Mary (Winslow) Sperry. He graduated from William Chrisman high school in 1964...

Joyce West

Joyce West

Mar 19, 2009

Joyce West, 68, Independence, MO passed away March 19, 2009. Services will be at 2 pm, Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Committal services will be at 11 am, Monday at Carroll Memory Gardens, Carrollton, MO. Visitation will be from noon �" 2 pm, Sunday at the funeral home. Joyce was born April 1, 1940 in McBain, MO...

Ruby Lackey

Ruby Lackey

Mar 18, 2009

Ruby Lee Lackey, 90, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at her home. A visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Friday, March 20 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence. Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 21 at the chapel with burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Ruby was born Feb. 10, 1919...

Ethel Mchardy

Ethel Mchardy

Mar 18, 2009

Ethel Elizabeth McHardy, 94, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Cremation is planned with a private family memorial service to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Mid-America Council of Girl Scouts or Blue Ridge Boulevard United Methodist Church. Ethel was born in Minneapolis, MN on Oct. 14,...

Nancy Barger

Nancy Barger

Mar 18, 2009

Nancy Barger, 74, of Independence, MO passed away March 18, 2009 at her home. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Kansas City Hospice. Nancy was born July 21, 1934 in Graham, MO...

June Enloe

June Enloe

Mar 17, 2009

June M. Enloe, 82, of Independence, MO, peacefully passed away, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at the home of her son, Darin Enloe while under the loving care of her daughter-in-law, Janet Enloe. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2009 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00...

Naomi Burke

Naomi Burke

Mar 17, 2009

Naomi Lee Burke, 80, of Lee’s Summit, formerly of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at her home. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation with private inurnment in Walnut Creek Cemetery, Wellsville, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice. Naomi was born March 26, 1928...

Steven Heater

Steven Heater

Mar 17, 2009

Steven Albert Heater, 57, Independence, MO passed away March 17, 2009. A graveside service for Steven and his brother, Lawrence Heater, who passed away Jan. 3, 2009 will be held at 1 pm, Monday, March 23, 2009 at Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Odyssey Hospice. Steve was born June 2, 1951 in Independence...

Cyndi Starke

Cyndi Starke

Mar 16, 2009

Cyndi Starke, 53, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away, Monday, March 16, 2009 at her residence following a long battle with ALS. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Unity Village Community Hall. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the community...

Blanche Rondomanksi

Blanche Rondomanksi

Mar 13, 2009

Blanche Lillian Rondomanski, 98, of Independence, MO passed away, Friday, March 13, 2009 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Temple Endowment Fund Community of Christ. Blanche was born January 18, 1911 in Groton, CT to Caleb...

Josephine Lusso

Josephine Lusso

Mar 12, 2009

Josephine F. Lusso, 86, Independence, MO passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Maywood Terrace Living Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Monday, March 16, 2009 at Carson Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 pm Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made...