Obituaries
Wallace Neidig
Apr 27, 2008
Wallace R. Neidig, 83, Independence, MO died April 27, 2008. Graveside services will be 10 am, Wed., April 30 at Woodlawn Cemetery. There are no affiliations for Wallace Neidig
Edward Branstetter
Apr 27, 2008
Edward E. Branstetter, 89, of Independence, MO passed away April 27, 2008. A memorial visitation will take place from 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. with a memorial service to immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 2, at The Community Room at the Groves. There are no affiliations for Edward Branstetter
Angelo Costanza, Jr.
Apr 26, 2008
Angelo (Andy) Costanza, Jr. 73 of Buckner passed away Sat. April 26, 2008, after a short illness. He was surrounded by family and friends. Services will be 11:00 am, Wed. Apr. 30, 2008 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 603 N. Jennings, Indep. MO 64056. Burial in Glenridge Cemetery, Liberty, MO. Visitation will be from 6 �" 8:00 p.m. Tuesday...
Idabel Hengel
Apr 25, 2008
Idabel Mae Hengel, 80, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, April 25, 2008 at St. Mary’s Manor. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2008 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m.. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice or First...
Violet Mcfarlane
Apr 24, 2008
Violet Mildred McFarlane, 98, of Lamoni, IA, formerly of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008 at her home. Graveside services will be 12:00 noon, May 17, 2008 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the graveside service at 11:00 a.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Outreach International. Vi was born August...
Margie Paris
Apr 24, 2008
Margie Paris, 76, of Independence, MO passed away April 24, 2008 at the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial visitation will be held from 6-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, at the Blue River Church of Christ, 221 NE Woods Chapel Dr., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064. The service will follow at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Margie was...
Ed Hawkins
Apr 23, 2008
Wayne passed away April 23, 2008. He was born April 6, 1959. Wayne is survived by his wife, Gladice Ellen Hawkins and two sons: Richard Wayne Hawkins and Ben Hawkins of Independence, MO. Wayne and Gladice have been married 14 years, buy the total time together as a family is not important, It’s the quality of time that was unmeasured....
Betty Hedges
Apr 23, 2008
Betty L. Hedges, 84, passed away on April 23, 2008 at her home of over fifty years. She was surrounded by her family and loved ones. Betty was born and raised in Lamoni, IA, before moving here in 1937, where she remained the rest of her days. She graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1941. She worked at Lake...
Lavera Vandel
Apr 22, 2008
LaVera Peters-Vandel, 97, of Independence, MO passed away April 22, 2008 at the Rosewood Health Center. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO, with a service to immediately follow at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. LaVera was born June 12, 1910...
Lenore Larsen
Apr 22, 2008
Lenore W. (Gosling) Larsen, 65, passed from this life into the next on April 18, 2008, at her home in Independence. Lenore was born on Nov 17, 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the third of five children born to Reginald and Irene (Fisher) Gosling moving with her family to Independence, Mo in Sept 1952. She retired from J.E. Dunn as...
Virgilio Pena
Apr 20, 2008
Virgilio M. “Chilo” Pena, 70, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Susquehanna Assembly of God Church. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Virgil was born January 19, 1938 in...
Kathryn Gann
Apr 20, 2008
Kathryn Gann, 70, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, April 20, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs, MO. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Kathryn was born...
Alice Lindgren
Apr 20, 2008
Alice R. Lindgren, 75, Independence, MO passed away April 20, 2008 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Services will be at 10 am, Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Stone Church; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30-8:30 pm, Wed. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Stone Church Memorial Fund in...
Novella Wilson
Apr 20, 2008
Novella L. Wilson, 92 of Independence, MO formerly of Topeka, KS passed away Sun. Apr. 20, 2008 at her home. Services will be 10:00 am, Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO, followed by a Graveside service at 2:30 pm in Westlawn Memorial Gardens in Topeka, KS. Visitation will be from 7...
Raymond Rejda
Apr 19, 2008
Raymond “Ray” William Rejda, 69, Independence, MO died April 19, 2008. Graveside services with Full Military Honors will be at 12:30 pm, Wed., April 23, 2008 at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Ray was born Dec. 30, 1938 in Brainard, NE. Following graduation from Brainard High School he began a twenty-two-year career...
Ray Jackson, Jr.
Apr 19, 2008
Luther “Ray” Jackson, Jr., 60, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO 64055. Cremation to follow with private interment. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Kansas...
Robbie Ross
Apr 19, 2008
Robbie Ross, 66, of Kansas City, MO peacefully passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 24 at Kansas City Community Church, 5901 Leavenworth Rd., Kansas city, KS 66104. Robbie was born February 4, 1942 in Kansas City, MO to William and Vivian (Springfield) Sullivan. She received her Masters...
George Curtis
Apr 18, 2008
George M. Curtis, 81, Kansas City, MO died April 18, 2008 at his home. A private memorial service will be held at a later date; cremation. The family requests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice. George was born July 15, 1926 in Kansas City, MO. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II. He worked for the Kansas City...
Richard Willcoxson
Apr 18, 2008
Richard L. Willcoxson, 67, of Bates City, MO passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. in the chapel. Cremation to follow. Richard was born May 19, 1940 in Kansas City, MO...
Emel Kissee
Apr 17, 2008
Emel Dean Kissee, 78, Warrensburg, MO formerly of south Kansas City passed away April 17, 2009. A committal service with Full Military Honors will be held at 1 pm, Friday April 24, 2009 at the National Cemetery in Springfield, MO; cremation. Emel was born Nov. 5 1930 in Sparta, MO and graduated from Ozark High School. He enlisted in the...
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