Jennifer G. Ragusa
Jul 18, 2022
Jennifer G. Ragusa, 54, passed away July 18, 2022. A memorial service will be held 1 PM, Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City, MO.
Jennifer was born July 13, 1968 in Lincoln, Nebraska and is the daughter of Glen and Sandy (Scaggs) Tubbs. She married Chuck Ragusa on June 17, 2006....
Daniel R. Johnson
Jul 17, 2022
Daniel Robert Johnson, 63, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at his home in the Kansas City Northland.
Danny was born March 19, 1959, in North Kansas City, MO. He grew up in Hamilton, MO where he graduated from high school. Danny later received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from DeVry University. He was united...
Lee D. Mcgraw
Jul 17, 2022
Lee D. McGraw, 77, passed away July 17, 2022. Lee was an artist, an adventurer, a world traveler, an entrepreneur, a tinkerer an above average magician, a father and a PapaLee. His children Darla Hennigh, Debra Babich and Max McGraw, his son-in-laws “the Jasons” along with his grandchildren Sawyer and Harper Hennigh and Cooper and Tucker Babich and his little...
Andy Whiteaker
Jul 16, 2022
Andreas William Whiteaker was born on July 30, 1951 to William and Margot Whiteaker in Markt Schwaben, Germany. Andy enjoyed living in Adelanto, California during his elementary school years. He thought the desert was beautiful and loved exploring with his dog. He had many wonderful memories of this time in his life. The next six years their family moved often...
Henrietta Blocker
Jul 16, 2022
Henrietta Blocker, 93, passed away July 16, 2022. Funeral services will be 11AM, Saturday, August 6 at Progressive Baptist Church, 2945 Bales Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will precede the service.
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Funeral services will be 11AM, Saturday, August 6 at Progressive Baptist Church, 2945 Bales Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial...
Ruth L. Williams
Jul 15, 2022
Ruth LeClair Holmberg Williams, 102, of Scottsdale, AZ, and formerly of Liberty, MO and Higginsville, MO, passed away July 15, 2022, in Scottsdale.
Ruth was born May 15, 1920, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of George E. and Lillian Shonbeck Holmberg. The family moved to Branch, MO. Ruth graduated from high school in Macks Creek, MO, and later received...
Charlotte L. Simon
Jul 13, 2022
Charlotte Richardson Simon, 85, passed away July 13, 2022. Charlotte was born July 27, 1936 to Isaiah and Bernice Richardson in Kansas City, Kansas. She was one of five children: Floyd Eugene Richardson, Barbara Gene Richardson, Norvel Richardson and Verna Taylor Tyson; all but Verna have preceded Charlotte in death.
Charlotte attended school in Kansas City, Kansas and also attended Walnut...
Rachel A. Fox
Jul 13, 2022
Rachel Ann Fox, 34 years old, unexpectedly passed away Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 at her home.
Rachel was born March 7th, 1988 in Kansas City, Missouri to proud parents, Mike and Tina Fox. Rachel was the youngest of three siblings. She went on to graduate from Park Hill South High School in 2006. Next, she decided to follow her passion...
Larry A. Pierce
Jul 12, 2022
Larry Pierce, 80, of Raytown, MO, passed peacefully on July 12, 2022 at Lakewood Care Center. He was born on September 26, 1941 in Kansass City, MO to Henry and Mary Bess Pierce. Larry attended Raytown High School, Kansas City Technical Institute and the Kansas City Art Institute. He served 6 years in the Air Force Reserve. After working for...
Robert Kelly
Jul 11, 2022
Robert Allen (Bob) Kelly, 69, of Liberty, Mo., passed away July 11 after a long bout with cancer.
Bob is survived by his wife of 43 years Marianne; daughter Susanne; son Stephen and his wife, Katy; and three grandchildren, Laine, Anderson and Turner. He is the brother of Tim and Lester Kelly and sisters Doris Stevenson and Kathy McBride. He...
Martin R. Trefz
Jul 10, 2022
Martin “Sonny” Robert Trefz, aged 80, of Lake Lotawana, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at the Kansas City Hospice House. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 30, 1942 to Fredrick Daniel Trefz and Adelaide “Scottie” Grace Wilson Lockheart.
Sonny was preceded in death by his Grandfather, Martin Alouis Trefz of Ft. Scott, Kansas; Grandmother,...
Peggy J. Houston
Jul 8, 2022
Peggy Jean Houston passed away on July 8th, 2022 at Trustwell Living of Overland Park (Formerly Bickford of Overland Park). Born to Fred Irwin and Beatrice Tomlinson on March 30, 1928, she was a longtime resident of south Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City Mo and later married Walter M. Houston. Walt and Peggy...
John R. Cole
Jul 7, 2022
John Russell Cole entered this world on August 24th 1931 in Platte County, Missouri in a house located on the property that is currently the KCl Airport. He was the youngest of three children bom to George Russell and Lucy Cole. John died peacefully at home on July 7th, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. John was preceded in death...
Carolyn K. Towler
Jul 6, 2022
Carolyn Kay Towler, 76, formerly of Pleasant Hill, passed away July 6, 2022 at The Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence where she lived the past two months.
Carolyn was born May 24, 1946, in Leavenworth, KS, the sixth of seven children of Clarence and Louise (Howard) Jones. Her parents preceded her in death. Carolyn worked 19 years at Hope's...
Steven F. Wohlert
Jul 6, 2022
Steven Frank Wohlert, 61, passed away July 6, 2022. A memorial service will be 10AM, Saturday, July 16 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Swan Pond.
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A memorial service will be 10AM, Saturday, July 16 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial...
Rev. Phillip D. Dillon
Jul 5, 2022
Reverend Phillip Dean Dillon, 81, of Excelsior Springs, went to be with Jesus on July 5, 2022. He passed away unexpectedly at Liberty Hospital with loving family at his side.
Phil was born February 1, 1941, in rural Clay County, MO, the youngest of eight children of William Ira and Ethel (Colley) Dillon. He graduated from Kearney High School and...
Herman Stanley Tankersly
Jul 4, 2022
Herman Stanley Tankersley, 94, of Liberty, MO, passed away July 4, 2022 at Liberty Hospital. He was surrounded by family in his final days.
Herman was born February 29, 1928, in Shirley, Arkansas, the youngest of nine children of Jess and Minnie (Elliott) Tankersley. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Herman was united in marriage to...
Vicki L. Miles
Jul 3, 2022
Vicki was born March 18, 1968, to Linda and Charlie Chouteau. Vicki remained with her birth mother Linda when her step father Don Miles raised her, adding a brother John in 1970. Vicki graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1986, and cosmetology school following that.
Vicki met Dennis Boyles and married in 1990. They brought Dennis Jr. (DJ) into...
Joan Mclain
Jul 3, 2022
Joan Jessie (Harper) McLain, 85, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2022, at Anthology of Burlington Creek where she resided the past two years.
Joan was born January 9, 1937, in Phoenix, Arizona, the youngest of seven children of Fred R. and Jessie May (Clarke) Harper. Along with her parents, Joan was preceded in death by her husband of 63...
Karen Shields
Jun 30, 2022
Karen Shields, 55, of Kansas City, MO, passed away June 30, 2022, at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 24, 1966 in Merriam, KS to John and Frances Butler. Karen married Tim Shields in 1990, and to them were born a daughter, Mary, and son, John.
Karen graduated from American Intercontinental University cum...
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