Obituaries

Jan 18, 2023

Alda May Boren, 63, passed away January 18, 2023.  Alda graduated from Maple Valley State School and worked at Blue Valley Industries for 30 years.  She was very active in Special Olympics, loved the color pink, bowling, the KC Chiefs and the KC Royals.  She was awarded a star on the Kansas City Walk of Fame pictured under the star...

Jan 18, 2023

Jan 18, 2023

Christine May (Oshel) Girvin, 91, of Liberty, MO, passed away January 18, 2023, at home with loved ones at her side.

Christine was born December 23, 1931, in Topeka, KS, one of eight children of Boyd and Gwendolyn (Anno) Oshel. She was united in marriage to Robert Lee Girvin on September 1, 1951, and they were blessed with two sons,...

Jan 17, 2023

Barbara Jean Glendenning, 90, passed away January 17, 2023.  Visitation will be 10:30AM - 11:30AM, Thursday, January 26 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; 11:30AM graveside service to follow in Green Lawn Cemetery.  Barbara was preceded in death by her husband Bud, of nearly 66 years. She is survived by her son Scott and his wife Bonnie,...

Jan 17, 2023

Doris May was born September 13th 1924, to William and Pearl Shoaf in Kansas City, Missouri. She passed away peacefully on January 17th 2023.

Doris is proceeded in death by her parents, siblings John Shoaf, Robert Shoaf and Stella Thompson. And her beloved husband Jack Hickson.

She founded Environmental Temperature Control Inc with Jack in 1970. They worked side by...

Jan 17, 2023

Jetta S. Williams-Jackson, 71, passed away January 17, 2023.

Jetta Jackson, second oldest of six children. She is preceded in death by her parents, Izetta and Earl Williams, her brother Lee Solon, and her son, Marqus. She is survived by her siblings Jeanette, Earl (Sylvia), John (Beverly) and Joy (Paul). In 1969 she graduated from Lincoln High School in Kansas...

Jan 16, 2023

Albert Winkler Sandring, 91, of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023. A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, January 20 at Second Baptist Church, 300 East Kansas Street, Liberty, MO. A Visitation luncheon will begin at 11:30 am with the service following at 1:00 pm. Private burial will be in Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, MO. Memorial...

Jan 16, 2023

Ralph Omer Wilcox, 78, of Liberty, MO, passed away January 16, 2023, at Liberty Hospital. He was surrounded by family in his final days.

Ralph was born January 16, 1945, in Centerville, KS, the fifth of six children of Omer Jewell Wilcox and Madge Naomi (Peery) Wilcox. He graduated from Parker (KS) High School and served two years in the...

Jan 16, 2023

Betty June (Shirk) Still, 90, of the Primrose Retirement Community in the Kansas City Northland, joined her Lord and Savior on January 16, 2023, at her home.

Betty was born June 15, 1932, in Kansas City, MO, one of five children of Ralph and Eva (Martin) Shirk. She graduated from Central High School and later in life received her Associate’s...

Jan 15, 2023

Geraldine "Jerri" R. Detwiler, 77, passed away January 15, 2023.  Visitation will be 12PM, with services to follow at 1PM, Friday, January 27 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 12PM, with services to follow at 1PM, Friday, January 27 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251...

Jan 14, 2023

Donna Jean Wilson Lentz was born to Hugh Preston and Ramona Wilson in Clarksville, Arkansas. She passed away peacefully on January 14th with the comfort of family by her side.

Donna is preceded in death by her mother, Ramona Catlett Wilson. She is survived by her father, Hugh Preston Wilson; sisters, Christi Dudrey (Les), and Lori Tajchman (Ken), all of Liberty...

Jan 13, 2023

Carolyn F. Welch, 74, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away Friday January 13, 2023 at Centerpointe Medical Center.

Services will be 10:30am Friday January 20, 2023 at the Park Lawn Funeral Home, Visitation will be from 9am until service time at the chapel. Interment in Memorial Park Cemetery KCMO

Carolyn was born August 26, 1948 in Independence, MO to J.W....

Jan 11, 2023

Erin Morgan McAreavy, 23, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2023, with loved ones at her side at Liberty Hospital.

Erin was born September 30, 1999, in North Kansas City, Missouri, the elder of two children of Andrew William McAreavy and Jennifer Lynn (Piepho) McAreavy. She graduated from Maple Valley State School in 2020. Erin...

Jan 8, 2023

Jan 8, 2023

Jim passed peacefully at 83 years young on Jan 8, 2023, joining his beloved wife Carol who passed before him. Jim was a proud son to deceased parents Ruby and Ted, a loving husband to Carol and a role model to his three sons, daughter and six grandchildren. His sense of humor and caring nature were always showing. A zest...

Jan 7, 2023

Robert L. Johnson, 92, passed away January 7, 2023.  Visitation will be 1PM, with services to follow at 2PM, Wednesday, January 11 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 1PM, with services to follow at 2PM, Wednesday, January 11 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251...

Jan 7, 2023

Marlene B. Durnell, 84, passed away January 7, 2023.  Marlene is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 64 years, Charles Durnell, sons Jeffrey Durnell and Rodney Durnell, grandson Blake Durnell, granddaughter Jordan (Grant) Heavner, and great granddaughter Palmer Heavner. She is also survived by brother Dale (Vanita) Heil; and sister Donna Heil.

Visitation will be 9:30AM, with services...

Jan 7, 2023

Marilyn Pearl Sanders Findley, 91, of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away January 7, 2023, at NorthCare Hospice House.

Marilyn was born December 2, 1931, in Maryville, Missouri, one of five children of William L. and Clara Pearl (Archer) Findley. Following the sudden death of her mother when Marilyn was six years old, she went to live with cousins, Louise and...

Jan 6, 2023

Louise (O’Connor) Van Liew passed away January 6th, 2023 in Lees Summit, MO due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease. She was surrounded by family.

Louise was born on August 16th, 1942, in Parsons, KS to Leo O’Connor and Leona (Ruttgen) O’Connor where she grew up and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School. After graduating, she was intent on moving out...

Jan 6, 2023

Jeffrey Todd Morhaus passed on January 6, 2023, at his home.

Jeff was the beloved son of Opal and Paul Payne, born on October 17, 1963, in Washington, Mo. Jeff spent most of his younger life in Brookfield, Mo., where he played football, basketball and ran track. Many of his closest friends were his teammates and classmates from high school....