Obituaries

Felix Thomas Oziomek

Felix Thomas Oziomek

Jan 18, 2004

Felix Thomas Oziomek, 66, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, January 18, 2004 at his home. Services will be 2 pm Wednesday, January 21st at Speaks Midtown Chapel; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Felix was born December 31, 1937 in Akron, OH to Zigmund Oziomek and Connie...

Lester Sanders Iii

Lester Sanders Iii

Jan 18, 2004

Gene Sanders, 47, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at his home. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Mount Washington Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Wednesday from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the chapel. Gene was born on August...

James R. Gibson

James R. Gibson

Jan 17, 2004

James R. Gibson, 56, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, January 17, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Speaks Midtown Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Wednesday at the chapel. Cremation following. Memorial contributions may be made directly to the family. James was born October 3, 1947 in Independence,...

John F. Watkins

John F. Watkins

Jan 16, 2004

John F. Watkins, age 89 of Independence, MO & a former part-time resident of the Bennett Spring area, passed away Jan. 16, 2004 at the Excelsior Springs Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a. m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at the Masonic Cemetery, in Excelsior Springs, MO. Visitation will be held at the Speaks Midtown Chapel...

David Arnold Bodenstab

David Arnold Bodenstab

Jan 15, 2004

David Arnold Bodenstab, 63, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at Messiah Lutheran Church. Graveside services 2:00 p.m. in St. Paul�s Lutheran Cemetery in Concordia, MO. Visitation will be 7-9:00 p.m., Monday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Robert J. Meints

Robert J. Meints

Jan 15, 2004

Robert Joseph Meints, 75, of Raytown, MO, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at the VA Medical Center. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 am Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Entombment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-7:30 pm Tuesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30....

William L. Larkin, Sr.

William L. Larkin, Sr.

Jan 15, 2004

William L. Larkin, Sr. 76, of River Bend, MO passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at Liberty Terrace Rehabilitation Center. Services will be 10 am Monday, January 19th at Speaks Midtown Chapel; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 9 am until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ararat Shrine Wings of Mercy...

Boyd W. Casey

Boyd W. Casey

Jan 15, 2004

Boyd W. Casey, 80, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:00 a.m., Monday, January 19, 2004 at St. Mary�s Catholic Church. A graveside interment services will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday at the St. Charles Cemetery in Bevier, MO. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30...

Arthur D. Bagley

Arthur D. Bagley

Jan 15, 2004

Arthur D. Bagley, 68, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10 am Tuesday, January 20th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Arthur was born June 24, 1935 in Kansas City, MO to Arthur...

Lawrence Amil Brodzinski

Lawrence Amil Brodzinski

Jan 15, 2004

Lawrence Amil Brodzinski, 87, Sugar Creek, MO, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004, at the Carmel Hills Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 20, at St. Cyril�s Catholic Church; burial in the St. Mary�s section of Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Monday at Speaks Midtown Chapel, with the Rosary at 6:30...

Andrew James Cresswell

Andrew James Cresswell

Jan 14, 2004

Andrew James Cresswell, 43, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 19, 2004 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Visitation will be 2-3:30 pm Sunday, January 18, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel with the Rosary to be recited at 3:30. Burial in Forest...

Helen Marie Miller

Helen Marie Miller

Jan 14, 2004

Helen Marie Miller, 67, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10 am Saturday, January 17th at Speaks Midtown Chapel. A graveside service will be 2:30 pm Saturday at Pilot Grove Cemetery, Pilot Grove, MO. Visitation will be Friday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Helen was born...

Velma L. Katschkowsky

Velma L. Katschkowsky

Jan 13, 2004

Velma L. Katschkowsky, 96, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, January 12, 2004 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10 am Friday, January 16th at Speaks Midtown Chapel; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Messiah Choir c/o The Auditorium. Velma...

Kenneth C. Bentz

Kenneth C. Bentz

Jan 13, 2004

Kenneth C. Bentz, 84, of Independence, MO, formerly of Fremont and Schuyler, NE, passed away at home on the morning of January 13, 2004. Cremation, no services planned. He was born on December 21, 1919 in Hooper, NE. Ken served in the Navy Seabee�s during World War II. He married Jane Moffet on June 24, 1939 in Fremont, NE. In...

David Howard Minter

David Howard Minter

Jan 12, 2004

David H. Minter, 65, Independence Mo., died Jan. 12, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 2 pm, Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm, Thursday at the funeral home. There will be a ceremony performed by the Boy Scouts Tribe of...

Barbara Charlyne Ward

Barbara Charlyne Ward

Jan 11, 2004

Barbara Charlyne Ward, 58, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, January 11, 2004 at the Research Medical Center. Services will be held 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, with the burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO. The visitation will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the chapel. Charlyne was a manager of...

Rubynell B. Walker

Rubynell B. Walker

Jan 11, 2004

Rubynell Brown Walker, 82 of Independence, MO passed away on Sun. Jan 11, 2004 at Independence Manor Care Center. Services will be 1:00 pm, Thur. Jan 15, 2004 at the Speaks Midtown Chapel, 1101 West Walnut, Indep. MO. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Wednesday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to Crossroads...

Charlotte Aleen Harder

Charlotte Aleen Harder

Jan 10, 2004

Charlotte Aleen Harder, 75, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, January 10, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2004 at Village Heights Community of Christ Church in Independence, MO. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday January 13, 2004 at the Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear Lake, IA. The family will greet...

Elsie Viola Mellendorf

Elsie Viola Mellendorf

Jan 9, 2004

Elsie Viola Gonyou Mellendorf, 95 of Independence, passed to her eternal reward on Jan 9, 2004 at Carmel Hills Living Center. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Sat. Jan 17, 2004 at the South Crysler Restoration Branch. 16101 E. Salisbury, Indep. MO. A Memorial Service with inurnment will the held at a later date in Oxford, MI with arrangement through...

Carl W. King

Carl W. King

Jan 7, 2004

Carl W. King, 78, of Buckner, MO passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2003 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel with the burial at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held an hour prior to service from 2-3:00 p.m. Carl was...