Obituaries

Sep 17, 2022

Richard Eugene Covey, 78, of Kingston, MO, passed away September 17, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital with loved ones at his side.

Rick was born January 27, 1944, in Orrick, MO, one of 12 children of David and Margaret (Ashby) Covey. His parents and an infant sister, Alice Marie, preceded him in death. Rick graduated from Richmond High School....

Sep 16, 2022

Teddy Harrison Davis, 65, of Independence, MO, passed away September 16, 2022.

Ted was born August 15, 1957, in Kansas City, MO, the youngest of seven children of Mary and Melburn Davis. He grew up in Independence and graduated from William Crisman High School. Ted was a member of Fort Osage Church of the Nazarene.

Ted was preceded in death...

Sep 16, 2022

James Samuel Massey, Jr., 67, of Stover, MO and a longtime resident of Kansas City, passed away September 16, 2022, at Lake Regional Medical Center in Osage Beach, MO.

Jim was born December 20, 1954, the son of James Samuel and Bernice Frances Rhodus Massey. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years,...

Sep 16, 2022

Betty C. Heath, 82, Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.

Betty Christine Payne was born December 15, 1939 in Hancock County, Illinois, the daughter of Verl and Opal (Alton) Payne. She married Ralston G. Heath, Sr. on July 31, 1971 at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, Overland Park,...

Sep 15, 2022

Karen Ruth Frazier, 75, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away September 15, 2022, with loved ones at her side.

Karen was born September 9, 1947, in Norborne, MO, the daughter of John D. and Stella Mae (Leakey) Booker. Along with her parents, Karen was preceded in death by her sister Betty and brother Larry. Karen worked as an Accounts...

Sep 15, 2022

Sep 15, 2022

Lena Nanos graduated to heaven on September 15, 2022 at home in Kansas City, MO surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, John Nanos; her daughter, Stephanie Boyce (Jack); her grandkids Caleb and Carson Boyce; son, John Nanos, II; her sister Margaret Pitman (Gary); her mother-in-law, Vera Nanos; her sisters-in-law, Angie Nanos, Carol Nanos...

Sep 14, 2022

Dustin Anthony Galeassi, 33, passed away September 14, 2022.  Dustin was a very talented BloxStarz stunt rider. He was loved by so many. Dustin was a loving father to his daughter Evelynn and loved his dog Lulu. He accomplished many things in his short life and was a genuinely caring, loving and a loyal friend. Dustin always wanted to lend a...

Sep 14, 2022

William Arnold Bruley, Sr., 76, of Liberty, MO, passed away September 14, 2022, at Liberty Hospital.

Bill was born May 21, 1946, in Duluth, Minnesota, the eldest of two children of Arnold and Sharline Crawford Bruley. He grew up in Duluth graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School. Bill was united in marriage to Judy Riley Stevenson on February 14, 1981....

Sep 12, 2022

Glenda Kay Masonbrink, 69, of Liberty, MO, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2022, at home with loved ones by her side.

Glenda was born December 28, 1952, in Carthage, MO. She graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City. Glenda was united in marriage to Buddy Michael Masonbrink on July 14, 1970, in Ralston, Nebraska. Her career in Pharmaceutical...

Sep 11, 2022

Larry R. Armstrong, 71, passed away September 11, 2022.  Larry graduated from Southeast High School in 1969 and earned his Associates degree from Longview Metropolitan Community College. He worked for Burns & McDonnell and eventually retired from George Butler Associates. He was a lifelong Scouter (Eagle Scout, Tomtom Beater Little High Climbing Ironhorse, Brotherhood in the Order of the Arrow, and...

Sep 10, 2022

Anne Lipari Lombardo, 93, a resident of Independence, Missouri passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at St Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs, Missouri. Anne was born June 25, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri to Saverio and Antonina (DiMaggio) Lipari.

Anne married James Lombardo on August 31, 1947. They had three sons, Frank, Sam and Steve Lombardo. They traveled...

Sep 9, 2022

Tom is survived by his wife, Diana, of 61 years, his daughter, Kelli Cox (Larry), son, Adam Todd Jones (Mouna), his sister, Ada Shissler, four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Tom was recruited from Elmwood, Illinois with a scholarship to William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri in 1958. He was a proud member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, graduating in...

Sep 9, 2022

William Elwin Moreland

The younger son of Cicero and Geneva Flannery Moreland, Bill was born December 18, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up near 66th and Prospect, attended Blenheim Elementary and graduated from Southeast High School in 1944. Prior to this eighteenth birthday Bill enlisted in the Army. In 1945 he was on a ship in the Pacific...

Sep 7, 2022

Theresa Ann Watson (Bass), 44 years young, was murdered outside of her home on September 7, 2022. The loss of her love and light will be felt, forever.

Theresa was born on the first day of winter solstice, December 21, 1977, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a 1996 graduate of Park Hill High School, and later graduated from Colorado...

Sep 7, 2022

The Reverend Dr. Richard Hays “Dick” Neiderhiser, 91, of Raymore, Mo., completed his Earthly mission on September 7, 2022. He lived his life in service to God and humanity through the Church of the Nazarene. Born in Grove City, Pennsylvania, he experienced God’s calling into the pastorate at the age of 14. He pursued his calling by attending Olivet Nazarene...

Sep 7, 2022

It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Randall L. Webster on Wednesday, September 7th, in Kansas City, Missouri.

His life began December 15, 1945, in Long Beach, California, one of three children born to Gilbert and Mary Webster. Most of his childhood was spent in San Francisco, CA. After graduating from Washington high school, he went to...

Sep 7, 2022

Daniel Robert Flexer, 81, a longtime resident of Liberty, MO, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2022 at Liberty Hospital with family at his side.

A native of Pennsylvania, Danny was born April 8, 1941, one of two children of Lawrence Robert and Hilda Elizabeth (Girard) Flexer. He had an older sister, Nancy Kay. He grew up in Pennsylvania and...

Sep 6, 2022

Bradley George Sitzman, 60, of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away September 6, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital.

Brad was born June 19, 1962, in McCook, Nebraska, the youngest of three children of Jim and Shirley Sitzman. His hometown was Culbertson, Nebraska.

In 1965, the Sitzman family moved to Kansas City from Culbertson through a work transfer of their father, Jim...

Sep 6, 2022

John Edward Osiecki Jr., age 76, passed away on September 06, 2022.

Jack was born in Chicago, IL on November 23, 1945 to John and Josephine Osiecki. The family moved to the Baltimore, MD area in 1955 where he spent most of his life before moving to Missouri in 2010.

He loved tinkering with cars and spent his working career...