Obituaries

Sep 28, 2025

Irene Sheridan, age 85, passed away September 28, 2025. Services will be private.

Sep 24, 2025

Mary Quinn Rafferty (Coulter) — aka, Maryquinn and MQ, age 80, of Liberty, Missouri, died on September 24, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.

Maryquinn was born to Joseph McKean Coulter and Alma (Dennis) in Clinton, Iowa, on October 23, 1944. She has a sister, Louneille (Parker), who is currently living near Annapolis, MD. The Coulter family was members of the First...

Sep 24, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of Lucida Louise Albers. She was born December 31, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri to Lubirtha and Calvin Bushnell and was lovingly raised by Leroy and Louise Hays. She passed away September 24, 2025 in Olathe, Kansas.Lucida was a devoted wife to Donald Albers, a loving mother to Cecilia and...

Sep 24, 2025

Olga G. (née Degranou) Maragos, 89, of Athens, Greece and Prairie Village, KS passed away peacefully on September 24, 2025 surrounded by her family.

Olga was born on February 26, 1936, in Piraeus, Greece. Olga’s parents, Stavros and Margarita (Gioulekas) Degranou, were among the more than one million Greek Orthodox natives of Asia Minor who fled to mainland Greece during the...

Sep 22, 2025

Donna, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2025, at the age of 68. Born on September 2, 1957, to James Gantt Sr. and Grace Dodd of Liberty, Missouri, Donna was a woman known for her honesty, strength, and unapologetic spirit.

Donna graduated from Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and devoted 16 years of her...

Sep 22, 2025

Oliver Jacob Duvall (“Ollie”), age 88, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on September 22, 2025, at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence.

Ollie was born on August 25, 1937, in Nevada, Missouri to Bertha and Oliver Duvall. He was raised in Kansas City, the sixth of nine children. Life in such a big family taught him patience, generosity, and loyalty—qualities he carried throughout...

Sep 19, 2025

LaRee Joyce Justis Pollock Passed away peacefully on September,19 surrounded by her family following a long battle with dementia. She was born in Washington Kansas to Neal Justis and Agnes Leubken Justis Montegue. She is preceded in death by her parents and siblings Dwayne, Audrey, Maxine and Ardith. LaRee is also preceded in death by her husband Robert Lee Pollock...

Sep 16, 2025

Ingrid Dema, 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 16, 2025. She was born on November 5, 1941, in Munich, Germany, to Albert and Elsa Horwig.

Ingrid’s life was one filled with devotion to family, love, and resilience. On November 21, 1960, she married the love of her life, Sazan, after a whirlwind courtship in Munich. At just 21...

Sep 16, 2025

Dear friends and family,

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Rose Marie Green on September 16, 2025, at Carmel Hills Nursing Home. Rose, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend, was 80 years old. Born June 8, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mr. and Mrs. Canning, she lived a life filled with...

Sep 15, 2025

Herbert "Bo" L. Woodruff, 78, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away September 15, 2025. Born October 30, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, to Herbert and Hazel Woodruff, Bo lived a life brimming with love, lots of conversation, and generosity.

Raised in Lepanto, Arkansas, where he was known as Herby, Bo moved to California after high school, eager for new adventures. He was drafted...

Sep 15, 2025

Kenneth L. Mayo, born on November 10, 1957, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, passed away on September 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri.

After graduating from high school, Kenneth established his residence in the Kansas City area, where he would spend many years.

Kenneth really liked football and baseball, but was known for his passion for golf, a sport that brought him joy and...

Sep 15, 2025

Lisa Gaye Solomon Shoemaker

1955-2025

Lisa Gaye Solomon Shoemaker passed away September 15, 2025, at home surrounded by her family in Liberty, MO. Born in 1955 in Fayette, MO, she was the first daughter of Clell Edward and Marilyn Brown Solomon. A majority of her childhood was spent in Jefferson City, MO. She graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1973 and...

Sep 14, 2025

Irma Pearl Hooten, 92, was born on May 25, 1933, in Yazoo City Mississippi to James Aultman and Ida Catherine Jeffries. Pearl is preceded in death by her husband, Alvis Hooten, siblings Jessie Thompson, Martha Holden, Clarence Aultman, Bud Aultman, Louis Aultman, Gene Aultman, Roy Aultman, and Tommy Aultman, and her Granddaughter Barbara Hooten.

On January 16, 1954, Pearl married Alvis...

Sep 14, 2025

Dean A. Sutherland, 86, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025. He was born March 13, 1939 in Raytown, Missouri to the late Lonnie and Esther Lee (Cole) Sutherland. After graduating from Raytown High School in 1957, he attended the University of Kansas where he studied architecture and was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.

Dean...

Sep 14, 2025

Norma Lou Mack, 98, of Grandview, Missouri was born in Hamilton Missouri on April 27, 1927, to Harry and Eva Mason. She passed away September 14, 2025. 

Norma attended Grandview Assembly of God, now known as New Vision Christian Center. She was a member of Women's Aglow Fellowship, a global Kingdom movement of women and men with a unified purpose: to...

Sep 9, 2025

Evelyn Gayle Amos, 72, of Liberty, Missouri, passed peacefully away on September 9, 2025, at North Care Hospice House.

Born on September 30, 1952, in Marceline, Missouri, to Robert “Bobby” and Shirley Jean Terrell Dorrell, Evelyn grew up in Liberty and was a proud 1970 graduate of Liberty High School. On September 2, 1972, she married Larry E. Amos, and they...

Sep 7, 2025

Daren Maurice Johnson Sr., a devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather, uncle, and treasured friend, departed this life on the morning of Sunday, September 7, 2025. He was born on May 5, 1965, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to Elbert Johnson and Joann, both of whom preceded him in death.



Daren shared a beautiful life with the love of his life, his wife,...

Sep 7, 2025

Sep 7, 2025

Harley Wahl passed away peacefully on September 7th, 2025, at the age of 94. Born in Chicago, Harley was raised in Oak Park, Illinois, by his parents, who he loved dearly, Harley and Pearl Wahl. He graduated from Oak Park high school after which he attended General Motors Institute in Michigan graduating with a degree in engineering.

He is survived by...

Sep 6, 2025

In Loving Memory of Bobbi Jean Miller Fackler

On December 3, 1969, in Bloomington, Indiana, a bright light entered this world in the form of Bobbi Jean Miller Fackler. On September 6, 2025, that same light did not go out—it was simply passed on into the hearts of all who loved her.

Bobbi’s greatest joy in life was her family. She was...