Obituaries

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William Butts Jr.

William Butts Jr.

Jun 10, 2020

William P. Butts Jr., age 66, of Kansas City, Missouri passed June 10, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Charles Hunter Jr.

Charles Hunter Jr.

Jun 2, 2020

Charles R. Hunter Jr., age 58, of Kansas City, Missouri passed June 2, 2020 at his residence in Kansas City, Missouri. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Andrew Van Thullenar

Andrew Van Thullenar

May 21, 2020

Andrew S. Van Thullenar, age 61, of Kansas City, Missouri passed May 21, 2020 at his residence. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Michael Maday

Michael Maday

May 18, 2020

Michael Aravinda Maday died Saturday, May 16, age 71. Born on March 4, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, Michael graduated from Fitzgerald High School (Warren, Michigan) in 1967 after editing the school newspaper in his senior year and starring in a school production of The Sound of Music, for which he was offered a scholarship to study drama in England. He attended...

Bernard Smith

Bernard Smith

May 17, 2020

Bernard Smith, of Liberty, Missouri passed May 17, 2020 at Ashton Court Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Liberty, Missouri. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Patricia Jackson

Patricia Jackson

May 17, 2020

Patricia Ann Jackson Miller, age 69, passed peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 17, 2020 in Raytown, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her father Robert Merrill. She is survived by her husband, William T. Miller, mother Marleen Merrill, daughter Lea (Jackson) Remigio, son Casey E. Jackson, and step-son Zachary Miller. She is also survived by her...

Stacey Parker

Stacey Parker

May 10, 2020

Stacey Parker, age 43, of Independence, Missouri passed May 10, 2020 at her residence. Stacey joined her daughter and grandparents who preceded her in death.

Stacey was a very loving, caring, and thoughtful person who was loved and cherished by her family and her friends.

She leaves her husband Ricky Parker; Daughter: Tiffany Parker; son:...

Ronald Martin

Ronald Martin

May 9, 2020

Ronald Martin, age 84, passed May 9, 2020 at Redwood of Carmel Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Independence, Missouri. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

May 8, 2020

Robert Leader Smith

9/7/1922    to    5/8/2020

Robert Smith died peacefully on May 8, 2020 at the age of 97 in Lees Summit, Missouri.

Robert is survived by his daughter, Christy (Sandy) Steinberg of Leawood, Kansas, daughter Janet Smith of Overland Park, Kansas, and son Clifford Smith of Overland Park, Kansas.  He is also survived by one...

James Stansbury

James Stansbury

May 4, 2020

James Stansbury, age 59, of Independence, Missouri passed May 4, 2020 at Independence Manor Care Center, Independence, Missouri. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Graham Shirkey

Graham Shirkey

May 2, 2020

Graham Patterson Shirkey passed away Friday May 1, 2020. He was born and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He went to school at Edison High School and Cascia Hall High School. He was a very talented cinematographer with a passion for the arts and helping the less fortunate. He was also an avid runner and cyclist. He competed in...

Esther Radetsky

Esther Radetsky

Apr 29, 2020

Esther Sarah Radetsky, 85, passed away April 29th, 2020. She is survived by her sons, Joe and Mike Radetsky, and grandchildren, Brittany and Nicholas Brower, whom she adored. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Radetsky, and her daughter, Sherri Brower. Private family services at The Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery. A Celebration of her Life will...

Charles "Rex" Galloway

Charles "Rex" Galloway

Apr 28, 2020

Charles “Rex” Galloway, passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri, at 10:26 pm on April 28, 2020, at the age of 86.

Rex was born on May 9, 1933, in the family home on their farm near Redding, Iowa. His parents were Julian and Elsie (Saville) Galloway.  Rex had three sisters and one...

Morris "Gene" Norton Jr.

Morris "Gene" Norton Jr.

Apr 20, 2020

Morris 'Gene' Norton, age 84, of Leawood, Kansas passed April 20, 2020 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Juanita Stolle

Juanita Stolle

Apr 19, 2020

JUANITA P. STOLLE

April 19, 2020

Juanita Pauline Stolle, known as our Beloved Queen, passed away on Sunday, April 19th, 2020 at the age of 99 surrounded by family at The Heritage of Overland Park.

Juanita was born on December 24, 1920, in Akron, OH, to parents William and Frances Wheat. She...

Alexuas Acord

Alexuas Acord

Apr 17, 2020

Alexuas Acord, age 21, of Grandview, Missouri passed April 17, 2020 in Grandview, Missouri. Detailed obituary to be posted when available.

Janis Gormly

Janis Gormly

Apr 17, 2020

Janis Katherine Gormly , age 83,  of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away at the home, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 17, 2020. Janis was born in Kansas City, Missouri on July 21st 1936, to Theodore and Celia Leavell.  Janis attended Redemptorist, now known as  Our Lady of Perpetual Help  Catholic school  from Kindergarten until graduating high...

Stacey Webb

Stacey Webb

Apr 14, 2020

Stacey Dianne Webb, 58, of Kansas City, Missouri, transitioned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.  She was born June 12, 1961, to the union of Luther Webb, Jr. and Lois Jean Fuller Webb.  Her father preceded her in death.

Stacey was educated in the Kansas City Public School System and graduated from Southeast Senior...

James Costello

James Costello

Apr 14, 2020

James Costello, of Kansas City, Missouri passed April 14. 2020 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Detailed obituary will be posted when available.

Richard 'Rick' Wright

Richard 'Rick' Wright

Apr 9, 2020

Richard (Rick) John Wright passed away April 9, 2020 after a valiant fight with Parkinson's Disease.

Rick was born in Ellensburg, Washington on November 18,1944 to John C. Wright Jr. of Buffalo, New York and Barbara Pfenning Wright of Ellensburg.  He grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. Rick received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University...