Johannah Lynne DeSchepper
Jan 21, 2026
Johannah Lynne DeSchepper, age 56, passed away January 21, 2026.
Services will be held Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Avondale United Methodist Church, 3101 NE Winn Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64117, with visitation beginning at 12Noon, followed by funeral services starting at 1:00PM. Committal service will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions in Johnanna's honor may be directed to Wayside Waifs.
Gloria Pearl Ortiz-Ramirez
Jan 20, 2026
Gloria Pearl Ortiz Ramirez was born on May 31 in Kansas City, MO. She grew up in Kansas City’s Westside Neighborhood, attending West Junior and High school. She worked at a local credit union and helped to start their woman’s softball team. She married her husband Francisco, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church in KC, where the family...
Earl DeWayne Trowbridge
Jan 19, 2026
Earl DeWayne Trowbridge, 91, of Liberty, Missouri passed away on January 19, 2026
Earl was born on August 12, 1934, in the Mountain View, Missouri farming area to Carl and Lorene Trowbridge. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching sports.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years Helen Trowbridge, His parents’ Carl and Lorene Trowbridge, his brother, Howard...
Frances Nadine "Dee" Koesterer
Jan 19, 2026
Frances Nadine "Dee" Koesterer, age 69, entered eternal rest on January 19, 2026. Services will take place at St. John LaLande Catholic Parish on Friday, January 23rd, 2026, with visitation beginning at 9am, Rosary being prayed at 9:30am, followed by funeral mass beginning at 10am. Committal services will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Dee was born June 6, 1956, in...
Martha "Marty" Young
Jan 18, 2026
We lost an extraordinary mother, meemaw, sister, aunt and friend when Martha Young, 92, passed away in hospice care after a short illness on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
Marty was born on October 15, 1933, in Kansas City to parents Clarence Herriman and Alma Abrams Herriman. She was the younger sister to brother Jack Herriman, who gave her the affectionate nickname ‘Moose.’...
Anne Kay Brooks
Jan 18, 2026
Anne Kay Brooks, 73, Holt MO passed away peacefully surrounded by her family January 18th 2026 at Liberty Hospital. Anne was born on September 24th 1952 in Fort Benning GA to Robert and Joyce (Ricenbaw) Parmley.
She and her family later moved to Liberty. Anne was a 1970 graduate of Liberty High School. After high school Ann worked as a bookkeeper...
Don L. Reffitt
Jan 18, 2026
Don Lavern Reffitt, 79, of Kansas City, MO, went to his heavenly home on January 18, 2026. He was surrounded by his family.
Don was born on April 6, 1946 in Kansas City, MO to Charles Jacob and Mildred Lorene (O’Rear) Reffitt. Don married Mary Katherine Kelly on January 30, 1965 and they were happily married for 58 years until Kathy’s...
Erma Stephens
Jan 16, 2026
Erma Lois (Murray) Stephens was born May 5th, 1937, to Harry C. and Fannie (Goldstein) Murray in Kansas City, Missouri. Erma was the youngest of eight children. Erma passed away at the age of 88 in Prairie Village, Kansas. Her services will be held at Park Lawn Funeral Home on Wednesday the 21st, The visitation will begin at 10:00 AM...
Gladys "Elaine" (Ingraham) Lamb
Jan 15, 2026
With God’s grace and His perfect timing, our mother, Gladys “Elaine” (Ingraham) Lamb passed away peacefully on January 15, 2026 in Pleasant Valley, MO at the age of 90. She was a good and faithful servant to her Savior and her family. She is survived by three of her children; Doug, David and Kelly, and her sister, Gayla. Her adoring...
Lou Ann Bowles
Jan 13, 2026
Lou Ann Bowles, 89, of Liberty, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 13, 2026.
Lou Ann was born April 10, 1936, in Excelsior Springs, MO to Leon Virgil and Flora Marie (Stephens) McCrorey. She was united in marriage to Marvin C. Bowles on May 1, 1953,
at Providence Baptist Church.
Along with her parents, Lou Ann was preceded in death...
Linda Mae Turner
Jan 12, 2026
Linda Mae (Wahl) Turner, age 84, a resident of Kansas City, MO, passed away January 12, 2026, at American Home at Burlington Creek Senior Living Facility.
Mrs. Turner was born February 2, 1941, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Melvin Wahl and Lova (Teegarden) Wahl.
Linda spent her early childhood on small farms in Jackson County, Missouri. When she was twelve...
James "Jim" Robert Power
Jan 11, 2026
James (Jim) Robert Power experienced victory over death through his faith in Jesus Christ on January 11, 2026, surrounded by his family.
Jim was born on December 20, 1943, in Liberty, MO to Paul & Roma Power. He lived his entire life in the Liberty/Pleasant Valley area graduating from Liberty High School in 1961.
He proudly served in the US Air Force...
Harry Magee
Jan 8, 2026
Harry Magee passed away on January 8th 2026. He left behind many family and friends who loved him dearly. A full obituary will be posted at a later date.
Donna Marie Jefferson
Jan 7, 2026
Donna Marie Jefferson, 77, of Kansas City, Missouri, a devoted believer and faithful servant of God, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on January 7, 2026.
Donna was born on June 22, 1948, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Benjamin Jefferson and Helen Naomi Walker. She was raised in Bonner Springs, Kansas, where she attended Bonner Springs High School. At...
Pamela King
Jan 7, 2026
Pamela W. King, 65, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. She was born December 24, 1960, in Goldsboro, North Carolina to the late Elton and Mary (Mann) Robinson.
Pam’s family was her greatest joy in life. Married to husband Paul for 47 years, they had two sons, Paul Michael and Christopher Scott and was later blessed...
Allen Henry Jackson, Jr.
Jan 6, 2026
Allen Henry Jackson Jr., 83, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Allen was born October 17, 1942, to Allen Sr. and Jessie Mae Jackson in Kansas City, Missouri. Both parents preceded him in death.
Allen was educated in the Kansas City Missouri School System and graduated from Central High School....
Stephen Paul Melenson
Jan 6, 2026
Stephen Paul Melenson, age 66, of Kansas City, MO, passed away January 6, 2026.
Service times are pending.
Evelyn Kopulos
Jan 6, 2026
Evelyn Kopulos, age 95, of Kansas City, MO passed away on January 6th, 2026.
She worked in the family business until her retirement. She was also very involved in supporting the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, where her faith and service were an important part of her life. She was a friend to many and will be deeply missed by those whose...
JoAnn Byrd
Jan 6, 2026
JoAnn Byrd, 92, of Kearney, MO passed away January 6, 2026 with many members of her loving family by her side.
JoAnn was born July 28, 1933, in Kansas City, MO, to Clifford Lee Copeland and Eva (Peak) Copeland. They lived on a small farm near Belton, MO. Eva passed when JoAnn was just three years old. Clifford later remarried JoAnn's...
James Duane Coons
Jan 4, 2026
James (Jim) Duane Coons, 92, of Cleveland, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2026, following a short illness. He was born on May 26, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Homer and Mary (Cubine) Coons, and grew up in White City, Kansas. His entrepreneurial interests grew from living on his Grandparent’s farm. What might have been an ordinary...
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