Obituaries
Martha Sisk
Dec 25, 2008
Martha Jean Sisk , 86, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Memorial Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64050. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made...
Marcele Lychwick
Dec 24, 2008
Marcie Lychwick, 88, of Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Ft. Dodge, IA, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at St. Luke’s East. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at the United Methodist Church of Lee’s Summit, 114 SE Douglas, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063. Visitation will be at church prior to the service starting at 9:30 a.m....
Virgil Dobson
Dec 24, 2008
Virgil Irving Dobson, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday December 24, 2008 at the Golden Living Center of Independence. Services will be 10 am, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Sunday at Speaks. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Association or to the...
Ruth Miller
Dec 24, 2008
Ruth Melissa Miller, 87 of Kansas City, MO passed away Dec. 24, 2008 at Carmel Hills Living Center. A Memorial Service will be 2 pm Tue. Dec 30, 2008 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Contributions are suggested to Crossroads Hospice. Mrs. Miller was born on Jul. 6, 1921 to Milo and Margaret (Crawford) Hindman...
Wathena Baldus
Dec 24, 2008
Wathena Mae Baldus, 78, of Buckner, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at her daughter’s home. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. Burial will be in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society....
John Roe
Dec 22, 2008
John Roe, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be from 9-11:00 AM Saturday, December 27 at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Pleasant, Independence. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 AM at the church. The family suggests contributions to Children’s Mercy Hospital in John’s memory. John was born...
Beulah Hutson
Dec 21, 2008
Beulah A. Hutson, 91, of Sugar Creek, MO died on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Hutson was born January 8, 1917 in Belle River-Ontario, Canada. Beulah has lived the last twenty-two years in Sugar Creek, MO. She had been a volunteer at the Independence Regional Health Center. She was also a devoted member of the Sugar Creek...
Thomas Pontalion, Sr.
Dec 20, 2008
Thomas E. Pontalion, Sr., 68, of Independence, MO passed away December 20, 2008 at his home. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the chapel. Burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Thomas was born March 27,...
Katherine John
Dec 20, 2008
Katherine Corrine John, 45 of Blue Springs, passed away, Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Research Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 26, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with visitation to follow until 6:00 p.m. Graveside services and burial will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday at the St. John’s Cemetery in Bellevue, NE. Katherine was born April 16,...
William Gordon
Dec 19, 2008
William E. “Bill” Gordon, 88, of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cameron, MO. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Pleasant, Independence, MO 64050. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Cremation with private inurnment...
Edward Gomez
Dec 18, 2008
Edward Wesley Gomez passed away peacefully on December 18, 2008. He was born in Detroit, MI to Annabelle Pearson. Annabelle married her love, Paul Gonzalez-Gomez, who later adopted Ed. Ed was raised in and around the Detroit area and graduated from Detroit Lutheran High School. He attended college at Walsh School of Accounting, where he graduated with a Bachelors degree....
James Oshel, Sr.
Dec 18, 2008
James “Jim” L. Oshel, Sr., 64, of Independence, MO passed away December 18, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Jim was born February 17, 1944 in Kansas City, MO to Fred and Dorothy (Watson) Oshel. He is survived by two sons, James Leslie Oshel, Jr. and Evan James Oshel; mother, Dorothy Oshel; two brothers, Fred Oshel, Jr. and wife Lorraine, David...
Vicky Armstrong
Dec 16, 2008
Vicky Lynn Armstrong, 57 of Independence, MO passed away, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 22, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Monday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers donations may...
Hershel Redford
Dec 15, 2008
Hershel E. Redford, 92, of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, December 15, 2008 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, 22, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Six-Mile Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Monday at the chapel. Hershel was born March 11, 1916 in Little...
Lynn Vance-Kershner
Dec 14, 2008
Lynn Vance-Kershner, 67, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center surrounded by her family. Memorial services to be scheduled at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or to the ASPCA. Lynn was born September 25, 1941 in Kansas City, MO. She was a loving mother and grandmother....
Marthabel Kassen
Dec 14, 2008
Marthabel (Marty) Wilson Kassen, 93, of Independence, died Sunday December 14, 2008, at Independence Manor after an 11 year battle with Alzheimer’s. Born Feb. 22, 1915 in Grant City, MO, she had lived in Independence since 1941. Marty was the youngest in a family with 6 brothers, playing sports, piano in the local theater for silent movies, and helping her...
Marion Conyers
Dec 14, 2008
Marion A. Conyers, 94, of La Crosse, WI, formerly of Independence, MO passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 9-10:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Free...
Danielle Meyer
Dec 13, 2008
Danielle Elizabeth Meyer, 24, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs. Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills East...
Grace Herbst
Dec 13, 2008
Grace Lucinda Herbst, 96, of Independence passed away December 13, 2008 at the Golden Living Center. Grace was born Oct. 14, 1912 in Flint, Michigan to William and Pearl Herbst. She was preceded in death by brothers Lewis and George and sisters Ruth and Lois. Grace is survived by her sister-in-law, Clarice Herbst; nephews: Bill Coddington and wife Cathy, Tom...
Charlene Bergman
Dec 12, 2008
Charlene Louise Bergman, 55, of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 after a courageous fight against cancer. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Speaks. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Charlene Bergman Scholarship Fund in c/o...
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