Obituaries

Feb 27, 2019

Lois Maxine (Webb) Spurgeon, 93, of Lathrop, passed away February 27, 2019, at Cameron Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm, followed by a service celebrating Lois’s life at 2:00 pm, on Friday, March 1, at Park Lawn Lathrop Chapel, 901 Clinton Street, Lathrop. Burial will follow in Lathrop Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to...

Feb 27, 2019

Sara Anne McCarroll, 58, passed away surrounded by friends and family on February 27, 2019. She was born November 11, 1960 in Wichita, KS, to John and Patricia Holbrook. Along with her parents, Sara was preceded in death by her brother J.W. Holbrook.

Sara will forever be remembered by her two daughters: Megan McCarroll of Smithville, MO and Rachel McCarroll...

Feb 27, 2019

Robert Lee Allen was born to Lacreshia Njorge and Charles H. Allen IV on September 19,1994 in Kansas City, MO.

He attended Martin City Elementary and Middle Schools and a 2013 graduate of Grandview High School. He briefly attended Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO.

He was introduced to Christ and St. Thomas More Catholic Church where he was baptized and...

Feb 26, 2019

Bill Mooney, 78, passed February 26, 2019. Visitation 12PM, service 1PM, Friday, March 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation on Bill’s behalf to Hillcrest Ministries or RESTART, Inc.

Bill leaves behind his beloved wife Mary, his four children - Pamela, Miles, Sara and Roxanne...

Feb 24, 2019

Jan went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 24, 2019. We rejoice that she is now free from the body that held her so captive these last few years. We praise God that we will see her again in heaven. A celebration of life will be 2-4:00pm Saturday, March 9 at the Blue Hills Room, Manhattan, KS....

Feb 23, 2019

Imogene Brooks, 94, passed away February 23, 2019.  Visitation will be 1030AM, with services at 1130AM, Thursday, February 28 at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 1030AM, with serviecs at 1130AM, Thursday, February 28 at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Feb 23, 2019

John Wayne Ropcke, 72, of Warsaw, MO, passed away February 23, 2019. He was born December 16, 1946, in Kansas City, MO, to Walter F. and Katherine Ropcke. Along with his parents, John was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter "Sonny" and David Ropcke.

John retired from Ford Motor Company (Claycomo) in 1998 following 32 years of service. He...

Feb 22, 2019

Barbara June (MacGowan) Roby of Liberty, MO, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019. She was born on June 25, 1943, the middle of three children of Bruce E. and Evelyn D. (Maxson) MacGowan in Iowa City, Iowa. She attended seven different schools before graduating from West Liberty High School in 1962. Barbara attended business school in Iowa City prior to...

Feb 22, 2019

Feb 21, 2019

Kenneth Carl Wieneke, 93, passed away February 21, 2019, in Texas, following a brief illness. He was born February 26, 1925, in Bloomfield, IA, the son of Adolph Earl and Jennie Edith (Haines) Wieneke.   Along with his parents, Kenneth was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Wieneke; and siblings, Harold, Clell and Wayne Wieneke, and Hazel Price. He...

Feb 19, 2019

Wayne was born March 30, 1941 to Orvel and Irene Yeisley of rural Sheldon Missouri. At a young age, Wayne accepted Christ as his personal Savior while attending church camp. He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1959, excelling in academics, music, athletics and ALWAYS looking good. In 1961, Wayne married his high school sweetheart, Donna Kay Gonterman. She passed...

Feb 19, 2019

Georgie Ann "Georgia" Smith, age 91, of the Flemington, Missouri area, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on February 19, 2019.

Funeral service will be  11:30am, Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Park Lawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday evening, 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

 

Service Information: Visitation: 6-8PM, Monday, February 25, 2019 at Park Lawn Funeral Home,...

Feb 19, 2019

Melvin D. Grossman, 81, formerly of Gladstone and Sunrise Beach, MO, passed away February 19, 2019, at Travanse Living at Olathe, KS. The Rosary will be recited at 5:00 pm, followed by visitation until 7:00 pm, on Friday, February 22, at Park Lawn Northland Chapel, I-35 at State Route 291, Liberty. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00...

Feb 14, 2019

Mary Jane Davis, 86, passed away Feb. 14, 2019. Memorial visitation 1-2 pm and service at 2 pm Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at the Liberty LDS Church, 1120 Clayview Dr., Liberty. Private burial will precede the service in Green Lawn Cemetery, Plattsburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, Loren and Iona Orser; husband, Raymond Davis; daughters, Patricia Peterson...

Feb 13, 2019

Michelle Ann Lahey, 61, of Independence, Mo, passed away very peacefully, with a smile on her lips, surrounded by people she loved, on February 13, 2019. Michelle was born in Kansas City, Mo, on September 29, 1957 to William (Bill) and Sue (Blankenship) Lahey. Michelle grew up with her slightly bratty, but quite lovely sister Kimm. Michelle was the #1...

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 12, 2019

Donald Louis Esslinger, 86, of Kearney, MO passed away on February 12, 2019 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri. He had battled Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency since 2007.

Esslinger was born the fourth child of Charles and Kathryn (Wohlschlegel) Esslinger of Madison, KS on August 13, 1932. He attended KSU majoring in General Agriculture & was in the Army ROTC. After...

Feb 12, 2019

Feb 12, 2019

Dean Winningham, age 88, of Kansas City, MO, died Monday, February 12, 2019. He was born in Kansas City, MO on November 8, 1930 to Virgil and Viola (Fern) Wininngham. He married Edna Marjorie Bryan in 1950 of Kansas City and three sons were born of this marriage. He later married Marianna Creten on December 6, 1976 and they had...

Feb 10, 2019

Yvonne “Dee Dee” Lickteig Cletcher passed away at 11:35 pm on 02/10/19 at Autumn Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Raytown, MO. She was 53 years old.

Over the years she had been employed at MBPI, AT&T, St Luke’s Hospital, and as a caregiver and loving mother.

Dee Dee was preceded in death by her father and mother Martin Sr....