Obituaries

Terry W. Jesse

Terry W. Jesse

Jan 20, 2021

Terry Wayne Jesse, 54, of Kearney, MO, passed away January 20, 2021, at Liberty Hospital.

Terry was born June 30, 1966, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Louis Jesse and Ruby Embree Jesse (now Dillon). He graduated from Excelsior Springs High School. Terry worked as an Engineer in Computer Drafting. He served as an Elder at Salem Christian Union...

Doris M. Moormann

Doris M. Moormann

Jan 20, 2021

Doris Marie (Hopper) Moormann was born June 20, 1930, to Nellie Mae Hopper and Vernon B. Hopper.

Doris joined her loved ones in Heaven on January 20, 2021, which was her father’s 116th birthday. Doris had two brothers who she loved dearly: Auther Stanley "Sonny" Hopper and her baby brother Dean W. Hopper. Both brothers have proceeded her in death....

Raymond L. Beatty

Raymond L. Beatty

Jan 20, 2021

Raymond Lee Beatty, 91, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

Raymond was born on June 4, 1929 in Cockrell, Missouri the only child to Leonard Lee Beatty and Eunice Ethel (Eagleson) Beatty. He began school in 1935 at Hazel Dell School where he graduated from 8th grade in 1943. He then went to Lone Jack High...

James L. Brown

James L. Brown

Jan 20, 2021

James Leonard Brown, 84, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away January 20, 2021, at Rosewood of Independence, MO.

Jim was born December 24, 1936, in Salina, KS, the only child of Leonard R. and Amelia Mary (Halbleib) Brown. He was united in marriage to Virginia "Ginny" Kneib on October 19, 1963.

Jim served in the US Army from 1957...

Doris M. Moormann

Doris M. Moormann

Jan 20, 2021

Doris M. Moormann, 90, passed away January 20, 2021.  Visitation 1230PM, services 1PM, Tuesday, January 26 at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation 1230PM, services 1PM, Tuesday, January 26 at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Velma Mae Pittman

Velma Mae Pittman

Jan 18, 2021

Velma Mae Pittman was called into God's loving arms on January 18th, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Olathe Kansas. She was born on July 5th, 1925 to Clarence and Orvaline Harvey and was a lifelong Kansas City area resident. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Gerald Pittman, son Jerry Pittman, brother Ted Harvey,...

Leoda N. Williams

Leoda N. Williams

Jan 18, 2021

Leoda N. Williams, 102, passed away January 18, 2021.  Visitation 9AM-1030AM, Tuesday, January 26 at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial to follow in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation 9AM-1030AM, Tuesday, January 26 at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial to follow in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Janet L. Pritchard

Janet L. Pritchard

Jan 17, 2021

Janet Lynn Pritchard passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021. She is survived by her 3 sons, John Pritchard, his wife Lisa, four (4) grandchildren, Eve, Hayden, Ivy and Isaac and one great grandchild, Amethyst;. Brandon Pritchard and five (5) grandchildren, Damian, Paula, Marissa, Brandon Jr. and Kimberly; Richard Fisher, his wife Angela and three (3) grandchildren, Joseph, Hunter and Cloe.

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Richard “Ric” J. Slanczka

Richard “Ric” J. Slanczka

Jan 16, 2021

Richard "Ric" Joseph Slanczka, 64, of Liberty, MO, passed away unexpectedly on January 16, 2021.

Ric was born April 6, 1956, in Elyria, Ohio, the younger of two children of Anthony Joseph and Selma (Naylor) Slanczka. He grew up in Elyria, Ohio and graduated from Elyria Catholic High School. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University...

Constance L. “Connie” Jones

Constance L. “Connie” Jones

Jan 16, 2021

Lee’s Summit, Missouri - Connie Jones, 83, went to be with the Lord Saturday morning surrounded by her loving son and daughter, who were blessed to be by her side. Connie was born August 21, 1937 in Ottawa, Ontario Canada to Romeo and Marguerite Larocque. She was schooled in both French and English, skipped a grade, and graduated High School at...

Frances V. Glenn

Frances V. Glenn

Jan 15, 2021

Frances Virginia Glenn, 97, of Kansas City, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021 surrounded by family. She was born April 6, 1923 to Joseph and Teresa (Falcone) Grego. Frances grew up in the Northeast area and graduated from Northeast High School and Kansas City Business College. Following her graduation, she worked as a secretary for Corn Products and traveled...

Billy E. “Bill” Wheeler

Billy E. “Bill” Wheeler

Jan 14, 2021

Billy Eugene "Bill" Wheeler, 93, passed away January 14, 2021. Bill was born September 22, 1927 to Claude D. Wheeler and Anna Grace (Hopkins) Wheeler at their homestead farm in the community of Black Oak, Missouri. He was a 1945 graduate and class president of Braymer High School. Near the end of World War II, Bill enlisted in the United...

Melba J. Young Mullies

Melba J. Young Mullies

Jan 14, 2021

Melba J Young Mullies, passed away on January 14th 2021 Melba was born March 15th 1932 to Theodore Schumacher and Hulda Cordis Schumacher. As a child she grew up in Alma Missouri out on April 15th 1954 she married Virgil Ora young Jr. They were married for 50-plus years until his passing December 21st 2003. They were blessed with four...

Laberta J. Guess

Laberta J. Guess

Jan 13, 2021

LaBerta June Guess, 80, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away January 13, 2021, at St. Luke's Plaza Hospital.

LaBerta was born May 15, 1940, in Picher, Oklahoma and lived in this area most of her life. She worked as an office manager for Lift Truck Sales in Kansas City.

LaBerta was preceded in death by her parents, Violet and...

Glenda Kay (Murphy) Crandall

Glenda Kay (Murphy) Crandall

Jan 13, 2021

Glenda Kay (Murphy) Crandall, 70, passed away Jan. 13, 2021 in Mesa, Ariz. with family at her side. She was born Dec. 8, 1950, in Leavenworth, Kan., the daughter of Marvin and Bessie (Poole) Murphy.

She graduated from Park Hill High School in 1968 and on Oct. 30, 1969, she married John Dale Crandall in Kansas City, Mo. John and...

Paul W. Houk

Paul W. Houk

Jan 11, 2021

Paul Warren Houk, age 89, passed away January 11, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. Paul was born on September 6, 1931 in Centertown, Missouri, to John T. Houk and Margaret Cochran Houk.

He attended schools in Cahoun, Missouri and Windsor, Missouri and enlisted into the Navy on May 19, 1950. He served during the Korean War on the USS Henrico...

Gary L. Forsbeck

Gary L. Forsbeck

Jan 8, 2021

Gary Leon Forsbeck passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on January 8, 2021, at the age of 85.

Gary was born June 17, 1935 in Gotham, Kansas to Ansel and Ruffina (Haarberg) Forsbeck. He attended school in Imperial, Nebraska graduating from Chase County High School in 1953. After completing one year of studies at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he enlisted in...

Reta M. Schaefer

Reta M. Schaefer

Jan 6, 2021

Reta M. Schaefer, 89, passed away January 6, 2021.  Private services and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Private services and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Patrica J. Cole

Patrica J. Cole

Jan 6, 2021

On March 17th, 1933 Patricia Jean McClement (known to family and friends as Pat), was born to Jeanne Isabel and William Hugh McClement in Independence, MO.

As a child, Pat’s father worked for the Missouri Highway Department and had to relocate about every eight months, resulting in her attending 21 different schools by the time she was a junior in...

Barbara L. Skivers

Barbara L. Skivers

Jan 4, 2021

Barbara Louella Lang Skivers, age 83, passed away Monday, January 04, 2021 in Lexington, MO. She was born July 09, 1937 in Kansas City, MO, and was the last living child (of thirteen) of George Victor and Emma (Bowman) Lang. Barbara married William (Bill) Skivers on September 26, 1953. He preceded her in death on Feb 08, 2001. They had...