Obituaries

A. Bruley Sr. William

A. Bruley Sr. William

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....

Glenda K. Masonbrink

Glenda K. Masonbrink

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...

Larry R. Armstrong

Larry R. Armstrong

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...

Anne  Lombardo

Anne Lombardo

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...

Thomas Robert Jones

Thomas Robert Jones

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...

William E. Moreland

William E. Moreland

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...

Theresa A. Watson Bass

Theresa A. Watson Bass

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...

Rev. Dr. Richard H. Neiderhiser The

Rev. Dr. Richard H. Neiderhiser The

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...

Randall L. Webster

Randall L. Webster

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...

Daniel R. Flexer

Daniel R. Flexer

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...

Bradley G. Sitzman

Bradley G. Sitzman

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...

E. Osiecki Jr. John

E. Osiecki Jr. John

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...

Erin M. Wilson

Erin M. Wilson

Sep 5, 2022

Erin Marie Wilson (nee Driskill), 44, of Kansas City, Missouri suddenly joined the angels all too soon on September 5, 2022. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona on February 10, 1978.  Erin obtained her Business Degree from the University of Phoenix, and on a whim visited Kansas City and decided to stay. She found her place as an Accountant with...

Bobby T. Watson

Bobby T. Watson

Sep 4, 2022

Bobby Thomas Watson, 86, of the Kansas City Northland, and formerly of LaSalle, IL and Malden, MO, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital with loved ones at his side.

Bobby was born April 6, 1936, in Portageville, MO to Robert and Alice (Kimble) Watson. Bobby worked many years as a Welder and Mechanic for...

Sharon E. Hiebert

Sharon E. Hiebert

Sep 4, 2022

Sharon Elizabeth Hiebert, 63, of Liberty, MO, went to be with the Lord on September 4, 2022.

Sharon was born June 24, 1959, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Charles and Jackie (Stevens) Leathers. She received both Bachelor's and Master's degrees and taught school for many years.

Sharon was preceded in death by her father. She leaves her husband...

Nancy J. Peniston

Nancy J. Peniston

Sep 4, 2022

Nancy Jean Peniston, 68, passed away September 4, 2022.  A memorial service will be held 1PM, Saturday, September 17 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: A memorial service will be held 1PM, Saturday, September 17 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in...

Barbara J. Anderson

Barbara J. Anderson

Sep 4, 2022

Barbara Jean Anderson, 69, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away September 4, 2022. Barb was born on August 20, 1953 in Kansas City, Missouri. Her mother Cecelia Buchanan and father Ed Bradley took her older brother, Jim, to St. Anthony’s Home for Infants, where Ed and Cecelia had adopted Jim three years earlier, to specially select his new baby sister....

Tonya Lynn Holcomb

Tonya Lynn Holcomb

Sep 1, 2022

Tonya Lynn Holcomb, 47, of Liberty, MO, passed away unexpectedly at her home on September 1, 2022.

Tonya was born May 3, 1975, in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Grandview High School in 1993 and after receiving her nursing degree from Northland Career Center, worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Tonya was united in marriage to David Paul Holcomb...

Jackie Lee Roberts

Jackie Lee Roberts

Aug 31, 2022

Jackie Lee Roberts, 90, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away August 31, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital. Jackie was born January 25, 1932, in Kansas City, MO, the youngest of six children of Carl E. and Alta L. (Woods) Roberts. Jackie served in the US Air Force during the Korean War from 1951 to 1956, receiving honorable discharge...

Patricia A. Sparks

Patricia A. Sparks

Aug 31, 2022

Patricia Anne Sparks, 81, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away August 31, 2022, at Excelsior Springs Hospital.

Pat was born January 14, 1941, in Whiteville, NC, the daughter of Paul and Veturia "Judy" Strickland Fipps. She worked as an Accountant, retiring from both Farmland and MetLife.

Pat was preceded in death by her daughter, Kimberly McKinley, and four siblings.

Survivors...