Obituaries
Bernice Coon
Jun 23, 2007
Bernice Coon, age 98, passed away on June 23, 2007 at the Rehab Center of Independence. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will follow at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Bernice...
Michael Lee Johansen
Jun 23, 2007
Michael Lee Johansen, 52, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday June 23, 2007 at North Kansas City Hospital. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 28, 2007 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with visitation to follow. Donations may be made to the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation, 5525 NE Scout Camp Road...
Wilson "Jim" Gene Potter
Jun 22, 2007
Wilson “Jim” Gene Potter, 75 of Independence passed away Fri. Jun 22, 2007 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 am Wed. Jun 27, 2007 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Indep. MO. Visitation will be held from 7 �" 8:30 pm Tuesday at the chapel. Graveside services will be 1:30 pm Wednesday at Wharton Cemetery;...
Paul Flanegin
Jun 22, 2007
Paul “Gene” Flanegin, 81 of Independence went to be with the Lord on Fri. Jun 22, 2007 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 11:00 am, Wed. Jun 27, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO, with the visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Contributions...
John James Maasen, Sr.
Jun 22, 2007
John James Maasen, Sr. 83 of Raytown, MO passed away Fri. Jun 22, 2007 at his home. Visitation will be from 9:30 �" 10:30 am, Thu. Jun 28, 2007 at St. Regis Catholic Church, 8941 James A. Reed Rd., Raytown, MO with the Mass beginning at 10:30 am. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. John was born one of eleven children...
Gene Williams
Jun 22, 2007
Gene Williams, 68, of Independence, MO passed away on June 22, 2007 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 28, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Gene was born October 18, 1938 in McCrory, Arkansas. He retired from Independence Power and Light in 1998 after 33 years...
Donald L. Ausmus
Jun 21, 2007
Donald L. Ausmus, 66, longtime Independence, MO resident, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at his home. Don was born May 30, 1941, in Macon County, MO, he was the only child of the late Derril Ausmus and Fern (Collins) Ausmus. He attended school in LaPlata, MO, and graduated in 1959. In July of 1965, married Georgia L. Durham...
Ethel Ann Bilyeu
Jun 20, 2007
Ethel Ann Bilyeu, 75, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2007 surrounded by her family. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Entombment in Mt. Washington Mausoleum. Ethel was born August 9, 1931 in Independence, MO to Ray Francis and...
Beverly Ann Maclachlan
Jun 18, 2007
Beverly Ann MacLachlan, 78 of Independence passed away Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at Carmel Hills Living Center. At Beverly’s request, she will be cremated and then buried in Hawaii. Beverly was born on Sep 13, 1928 to Ray and Nellie Stepp in Hutchinson, KS and had live in California and Hawaii before moving to Independence five years ago. She was...
Bertha F. Shaw
Jun 18, 2007
Bertha F. Shaw, 71, of Buckner, MO passed away, Monday, June 18, 2007 at her residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2007 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel followed by cremation. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the chapel. Bertha was born January 3, 1936 in Independence, MO to Delbert and...
Jack R. Cooper
Jun 16, 2007
At peace and surrounded by his family, Jack left this world for a better one on June 16, 2007. He was 66 years old. His 18-month battle with leukemia is finally over. Left behind to mourn, but grateful to have had him in her life, is his wife of 46 years, LaNita Kroesen Cooper. His children are: Elizabeth Anne Cates...
Patricia A. Mansfield
Jun 16, 2007
Patricia A. Mansfield, 66, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Blue Springs Care Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Blue Springs Care...
Virginia Rose Bertelson
Jun 14, 2007
Virginia Rose (Witthar) Bertelson, 76, of Independence, MO, quietly passed away Thursday, June 14, 2007 at her daughter’s home after a brief illness. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 18, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...
Dorothy Evans
Jun 13, 2007
Dorothy Fairbanks Evans, 89, of Independence, MO, died at the home of her son and daughter-in-law on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, following a brief illness. Born to J. Glenn and Vera (Hartshorn) Fairbanks in Chicago, IL on May 10, 1918, she grew up in Independence, graduated from William Chrisman High School and attended the University of Kansas City. In 1941,...
J.L. "Pappy" Holland
Jun 13, 2007
J. L. “Pappy” Holland, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at North Kansas City Hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2007 in the chapel. Burial in Buckner Hill Cemetery. J. L. was born July 20, 1922 in Blytheville, AR to William...
Norma Anne Holik
Jun 11, 2007
Norma Anne (Kirkendall) Holik was born Nov. 15, 1918, in Ashland, KY. She died June 11, 2007 in Independence, MO. She was graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. degree and later earned her Th.D. degree from the School of Theology, Chicago University. She taught at Ohio State University, Ashland High School and Ashland College in Ashland, Ohio. She...
Artis C. Hotchkiss
Jun 11, 2007
Born Artis Croweley in 1918 at Knob Noster, MO, Artis died June 11, 2007, at her residence in Kansas City, MO. Services will be 1:30 pm, Friday, June 15, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, Independence, MO; burial in Floral Hills East cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Thursday at the Chapel. A seamstress by trade, she raised her three children in...
Allene Black
Jun 11, 2007
Ruby Allene Black, 77, of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, June 11, 2007 at Rosewood Health Center. Memorial services will be 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2007 at East 39th Street Community of Christ Church. Allene was born February 7, 1930 in Wichita, KS to Chester A. and Clarice N. (Robinson) McClaran. She was a faithful member of the Community...
Edith Marie Stewart
Jun 10, 2007
Edith M. Conatzer Stewart, 81, Sibley, MO passed away June 10, 2007 at her daughter’s home. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, June 16, 2007 at Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness, 500 Lee’s Summit Road, Independence, MO. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Worldwide Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Edith was born Jan. 28,...
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