Obituaries
Laverne K. Nitzsche
Apr 18, 2006
Laverne K. Nitzsche, 80 died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at the care center in John Knox Village. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 22, 2006 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will follow the services. Donations to Kansas City Hospice. Laverne was born August 25, 1925 in St. Louis, MO to Victor and Caroline (Buck) Kurt. She was...
Helen W. Howard
Apr 18, 2006
Helen W. Howard, 90, Independence, MO passed away April 18, 2006. Services will be 10 am, Monday, April 23, 2006 at Immanuel Baptist Church, 112 W. 23rd St., Independence; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Sunday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Helen was born in Kansas City, MO. but was raised in Willow Springs, MO. She was...
Bettye Sue Long
Apr 18, 2006
Bettye Sue Long, 71, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, April 18th at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 24th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Sunday in the chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Bettye was born December 17, 1934 in Independence, MO to Henry and Alberta (Leaverton)...
Elizabeth Susan Hirst
Apr 17, 2006
Elizabeth Susan Hirst, 22, Independence, MO passed away April 17, 2006. A memorial visitation will be held 6-8pm. at Speaks Suburban Chapel on April 24. Cremation with inurnment at a later date at Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon, MO. Elizabeth was born July 7, 1983 in Independence, MO and attended school in Blue Springs. She is survived by her mother Catherine L....
Jean Eileen Saliers Kane
Apr 17, 2006
Jean Eileen Saliers Kane, 85, of Kansas City, MO passed away on April 17, 2006 at her home. She was born March 22, 1921 in Tiffin, Ohio to Harold A. and Grace E. Saliers. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen Ann; and her father and mother, Hal and Gracie. She is survived by her husband of 64...
Glenna Radmall
Apr 16, 2006
Glenna Radmall, 101 of Independence passed away at Rosewood Health Center on Apr. 16, 2006. Services will be 10:00 am, Fri. Apr. 21, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to the Community of Christ Church. Mrs. Radmall was born on Jul 26, 1904...
Terry P. Matthews
Apr 15, 2006
Terry P. Matthews, age 56, died on April 15, 2006 at home surrounded by those who loved him. He fought ALS (Lou Gerhig�s disease) with the same courage and determination that he showed as a young Navy pilot landing fighter jets on carriers. A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Speaks Chapel 18020 E. 39th...
Mose Fuimaono Vaeao
Apr 15, 2006
Mose Fuimaono Vaeao, infant son of George & Shannon (Fuimaono) Vaeao died April 15, 2006. A memorial visitation will be held 6-7 pm, Wed., April 19 at the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Independence, MO.
Jean D. Maness
Apr 15, 2006
Jean D. Maness, 86, of Independence, MO died on Saturday, April 15, 2006. Jean was born in Chillicothe, MO on April 23, 1919. She married William H. Maness on November 23, 1941, who preceded her in death in 1975. Jean worked for Western Auto in KC, MO from 1936-1945, and Lake City Arsenal from 1965-1974. She was a member of...
Wendell Van Tuyl
Apr 14, 2006
Wendell M. Van Tuyl Wendell M. Van Tuyl, 93 of Independence, Mo. died on April 14, 2006 at The Groves Rosewood Care Center. A visitation for Mr. Van Tuyl will be at The Groves Chapel on Tuesday from 9:00 until 10:00 A.M. Services will follow at 10:00 A.M. at The Groves Chapel. Entombment will be in Mound Grove Cemetery Mausoleum....
William Victor Hall
Apr 14, 2006
William Victor Hall, 56 of Kansas City passed away Fri., Apr. 14, 2006. Services will be 2:00 pm, Wed. Apr. 19, 2006 at the Praise Tabernacle Church of God, 900 N. Bly Rd. Independence, MO. Mr. Hall was born on Jul 24, 1949 in Kansas City, KS to William and Evelyn Anderson. He had been a millwright with Con Agra...
Joseph Robert "Bob" O'Brien
Apr 11, 2006
Joseph "Bob� Robert O�Brien, 74, of Independence, MO passed away on April 11, 2006. Bob was born on April 7, 1932 in St. Louis, MO. He married Lorraine Formento on June 4, 1955 in Washington, D.C. and lived in Mexico, MO before moving to Sugar Creek, MO in 1966. Bob served in the United States Air Force during the Korean...
James Sirginous
Apr 10, 2006
James "Jimmy� Sirginous, 86 of Independence passed away, Mon. Apr. 10, 2006 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10:00 am Fri., Apr. 14, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm, Thursday at the chapel. Mr. Sirginous was born on Jan...
Mary Louise Jackson Comer
Apr 9, 2006
Mary Louise Jackson Comer Mary Louise Jackson Comer, 90, of Independence died April 9, 2006 at a local hospital. Mary will lie in state at the Northern Boulevard Methodist Church on Tuesday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Carson-Speaks Chapel in Independence, Mo. She was born on April 7, 1916...
Mary Jane Rucker
Apr 9, 2006
Mary Jane Rucker, 55, of Lee�s Summit, MO, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on April 9, 2006. Services will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at the Woods Chapel United Methodist Church. A graveside service will be 3:00 pm Thursday, April 13, 2006 at Brown�s Grove Cemetery in Burdett, KS. The family will greet friends...
Eva Louise Casteel
Apr 8, 2006
Eva Louise Casteel, 89, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2006 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Eva was born April 21, 1916 in Dove, MO to Henry E. and Ethel F. (Arnold)...
Delmar E. Stone
Apr 6, 2006
Delmar E. Stone, 89, of Independence, MO, passed away April 6, 2006. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Thursday April 13, 2006 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation from 7-8:30 pm Wednesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel.
Lula Mae (Lou) Welsh
Apr 6, 2006
Lula (Lou) Mae Welsh, 88, of Independence, MO, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 6, 2006. She fought a brave fight with ovarian cancer. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 10th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 9th in the chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made...
Willie Lee Spicer
Apr 6, 2006
Willie Lee Spicer, 83, of Blue Springs passed away Thursday, April 6, 2006 at Blue Springs Care Center. Graveside services will be 10am Monday at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation 7-8:30pm Sunday at Speaks Buckner Chapel. US Army The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations.
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