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Olene  Crowley

Olene Crowley

Dec 28, 2020

Olene Crowley quietly passed away December 28, 2020 at The Groves Retirement Village in Independence, Missouri at the age of 103. It was probably the first time in her life that she did anything quietly. She had lived her life with a fire in her soul and in her actions. On December 30th the family gathered for a private funeral.

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Cheryl L. Cantrell

Cheryl L. Cantrell

Dec 27, 2020

Cheryl “Girlfriend” Lynn Cantrell, age 74, of Kansas City, KS, passed away December 27, 2020, in her home.

Cheryl is survived by her husband and soul mate of 46 years, John T. Cantrell III; children and their spouses: Angela & Tracy Jones and Thomas & Christina Fortner; 5 grandchildren: John T. Fortner, Al’Xandrya Fortner, Gunnar Jones, Mason Fortner, Leighton Jones;...

Bonita  Bryant

Bonita Bryant

Dec 27, 2020

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Bonita “Bonnie” Lea (Valentine) Bryant was born at 1838 Pacific, Kansas City, Kansas, on May 25, 1931. Bonnie passed on December 27, 2020, in her home after a brief illness. She leaves behind her five children: Deborah Arnette of Plano, TX, David Bryant of Plattsburg, MO, Diane...

Stephen  Untrif

Stephen Untrif

Dec 26, 2020

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It is with great sadness that the family of Stephen "Steve" Untrif announce his passing on December 26, 2020 at the age of 83, following a valiant fight with cerebrovascular disease.

Steve will be remembered lovingly by Beverly, his wife of 60 years;...

Robert P. Geisinger

Robert P. Geisinger

Dec 26, 2020

 Robert P. Geisinger, 87, passed away very peacefully in the home on December 26, 2020.  He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, a daughter and son-in-law, two granddaughters, two grandsons, two great granddaughters, one great grandson, and two sisters.  He is preceded in death by an older sister and a younger brother.  Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 29th...

Jr. John Charles Tezon

Jr. John Charles Tezon

Dec 26, 2020

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John Charles Tezon Jr., 71, of Kansas City, Missouri, and recently Paris, Missouri, passed from this life into the next on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at the Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, due to complications from COVID-19. At his side were his beloved wife and best friend of 35 years, Robin and their...

Sandra Kay (Lindsey) Hensley

Sandra Kay (Lindsey) Hensley

Dec 25, 2020

Sandra Kay (Lindsey) Hensley

1940 – 2020

Sandra Kay (Lindsey) Hensley, 80, of Liberty, MO, died Friday, December 25, 2020 at Seasons Memory Care in Kansas City, MO.

Sandra Kay Lindsey, daughter of Nathan and Geneva (Snipes) Lindsey, was born on March 10, 1940 in Washington Center, MO, the oldest of three children. She attended school in Martinsville and graduated...

Delores  Schick

Delores Schick

Dec 25, 2020

Delores M. Schick, 90, of Versailles, MO, died peacefully Friday December 25, 2020 at the Laurie Care Center in Laurie, MO with her loving husband of 72 years at her bedside. She was born February 2, 1930 in Grain Valley, MO. Delores was the oldest child of the late Leroy and Myrtle (Johnston) Perdue. She met Ervin ‘Peka’ Schick in...

Leo Frank Lusher

Leo Frank Lusher

Dec 25, 2020

Leo Frank Lusher passed on December 25, 2020 in his home in Kansas City, Missouri.  Frank Lusher was born November 3, 1929 in Pueblo, Colorado to Leo Claude and Gladys Ella Anne (Peery) Lusher. He was preceded in death by his parents, his older sister Lois Claytor and his older brother Mason Lusher. He was raised in a small community...

Charles Roger Kimmel

Charles Roger Kimmel

Dec 24, 2020

Charles Roger Kimmel, 87, of the Kansas City Northland and formerly of the Warsaw, MO area, passed away December 24, 2020 at The Benton House of Tiffany Springs.

Roger was born February 13, 1933, in Sheldon, Iowa, the son of Paul and Mildred (Perkins) Kimmel. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953 until receiving honorable...

Carol Fay Maxey

Carol Fay Maxey

Dec 24, 2020

Carol Fay Maxey, age 74, passed away December 24, 2020.

Visitation will be held at Park Lawn Funeral Home from 5-7PM, Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020. The funeral home address is 8251 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138. Enter at Gate 1.

Due to current pandemic restrictions, Graveside Services will be held in the spring at Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Lawrence Chester Jones

Lawrence Chester Jones

Dec 22, 2020

Lawrence Chester "L.C." Jones, 60, a lifelong Liberty resident, passed away December 22, 2020, at Redwood of Carmel Hills in Independence, MO. L.C. was born March 2, 1960, in Liberty, MO, the son of George Rozelle Jones, Sr. and Dorothy Marie (Smith) Jones. He attended school in Liberty, was a baptized member of the First Baptist Church, and worked for...

Ernestine “Tina” Hyland

Ernestine “Tina” Hyland

Dec 22, 2020

On an unusually warm and sunny 22nd day of December, 2020, as the earth ushered in the solstice promise of longer days and increasing light, and the Heavens continued their proclamation of the most beautiful of all seasons, the strongest woman I know decided that this year she wanted to spend Christmas with her mother and father, husband, Miles, son,...

Donna Corrine Geabhart

Donna Corrine Geabhart

Dec 20, 2020

Donna Corrine Geabhart was born on August 17th, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri. She passed from this life on Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee. A Celebration of life service will be held Monday, December 28 at Blue Ridge Baptist Church located at 9320 E. 35th Street Independence, Missouri. Visitation will be at 10:00am and the Service will follow...

Carmen L. Stevens

Carmen L. Stevens

Dec 20, 2020

Carmen Louise (Vialle) (Martin) Stevens, age 97, died peacefully on December 20, 2020. She was born on April 8, 1923, in Osage City, Kansas, to Henry and Louise (Vialle) Cellier. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Eugene and Jules Cellier, her sisters, Marie (Runyan) and Eleanor Cellier, her first husband, Russell Martin, and infant son, Dennis...

Joe  Grantham

Joe Grantham

Dec 20, 2020

Joe Ray Grantham, 78 of Independence, MO, born April 30, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, passed away at home on December 20, 2020, returning to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father.   He was the son of Joe H. Grantham and Lula Margarite Brooks Grantham, formerly of Walnut Grove, MO.

Joe was a tool and die maker for General...

Allan C. Olson

Allan C. Olson

Dec 19, 2020

Allan Claude Olson, 75, passed away on December 19, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Allan was born on August 27, 1945 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Claude Leonard Olson and Kathryn Ahart Olson. Allan graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, IA) in 1963 and graduated from Omaha University (Omaha, NE) with a Bachelor’s Degree in...

Barbara Lou Foster

Barbara Lou Foster

Dec 19, 2020

Barbara Lou Foster, 82, Independence, MO passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. Private Family Services and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. A Celebration of Barbara's Life will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Barbara Foster to the Alzheimers Association, www.alz.org.

Barbara was born...

Allen Dale Berry

Allen Dale Berry

Dec 18, 2020

Allen “Dale” Berry, 63, of Pleasant Valley, MO, passed away December 18th, 2020, after a courageous battle with COVID.

Dale was born July 8th, 1957, in Independence, MO, to Eddie Berry and Wanda Crockett. He was a member of the Army National Guard from 1975 until he was honorably discharged in 1981. He retired from Ford Motor Company after 30...

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