Obituaries
Dorothy Mae Ulshafer
Nov 28, 2020
Dorothy Mae (Miles) Ulshafer, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, November 28th, 2020. She was 94. Dorothy was born August 6, 1926, to Edward and Eula Miles. She was preceded in death by her father and mother; husband, William Ulshafer Sr.; sister, Maxine Wilson; brother, Edward Miles; and daughter, Linda Mitchell. Survivors include, daughter, Diane Belshe and son, William Ulshafer...
Nathan Allen "Nate" Graves
Nov 28, 2020
Nathan Allen Graves, of Lone Jack, MO, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the age of 46 at his home. Nathan was born to parents Kenneth and Linda Graves on October 03, 1974 in Kansas City, MO. Nathan grew up as the eldest of three boys and attended Lone Jack High School. After high school, he went to...
Dorothy Joan Short
Nov 27, 2020
Dorothy Joan (Dickens) Short, 88, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020. Private services will be held at Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Dorothy was born in Kansas City, MO, on February 7, 1932, and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Kansas State University and taught for 23 years in the Kansas City...
Jack Edward Janes Jr.
Nov 27, 2020
Jack Edward Janes Jr., a gentle, loving soul, passed away peacefully at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Missouri on Friday, November 27, 2020. He was 91. Jack was born on November 10, 1929 to Jack and Mary Janes in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating high school Jack spent several years in the United States Navy before marrying the...
Susan Cecile "Suzi" Scott
Nov 27, 2020
Susan Cecile “Suzi” Scott, a beautiful soul, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 27th, 2020 in Independence, Missouri. She was 61. Suzi was born on July 23, 1959 to Benjamin and Helen Scott in El Dorado, Arkansas. Suzi was a dreamer. After graduating from Fort Osage High School she went on to earn her Master’s degree and...
Calvin Vincent "Vince" Stowell
Nov 26, 2020
Calvin Vincent “Vince” Stowell, 95, passed away at home on November 26, 2020 under hospice care. Vince was born at the family home in Flasher, North Dakota on April 4, 1925 to John Arthur Stowell and Zenia Minerva McElwain Stowell. The Stowell family relocated to Independence, Missouri when Vince was a toddler. He grew up during the difficult years of...
Daniel Arthur "Danny" Vogel
Nov 26, 2020
Daniel Arthur “Danny” Vogel, the plant whisperer, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was 72. Danny was born July 19, 1948 to Roy and EmmaJean Vogel in Kansas City, Kansas. After graduating from Washington High School in 1967 Danny found his place in the automotive industry. He worked as a parts wholesaler at Lee’s...
Frances Edwina Johnson (Hastings)
Nov 26, 2020
Frances Edwina Johnson, 88, passed away on November 26, 2020 at John Knox Care Center, Lee’s Summit, MO. Frances was born on August 3, 1932 in Independence, KS, the oldest daughter of Cecil Hastings and May Hudiburg. She grew up in Coffeyville, KS, and graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School in 1950. Frances continued her education at Coffeyville Community...
Donald "Joe" Pugh
Nov 26, 2020
Donald Joe Pugh, 75, of Lee’s Summit, lost his earthly battle but gained his heavenly wings when he died November 26,2020, after a short hospital stay where he fought COVID and complications due to cancer. In fact, Joe courageously fought four different types of cancer over the past 17 years: bladder, leukemia, prostate and multiple myeloma. A Mass of Christian...
Lois Laurelle Redford (Burton)
Nov 25, 2020
Lois Laurelle Redford, age 80, passed away at Menorah Medical Center on November 25, 2020. Laurelle, as she was known, was born on February 8, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri to Cecil and Lois (Scott) Burton. She graduated William Chrisman High School in the class of 1957 and attended Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa. She married Charles Redford Sr. on...
Norman Humphrey, Jr.
Nov 25, 2020
Norman Humphrey Jr, 83, of Independence, MO passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 following a courageous six-month battle with ALS. He was surrounded by members of his family. A private service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Independence, with burial following at Floral Hills...
Daniel Dean Brown
Nov 25, 2020
Daniel Dean Brown, 67 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Kindred Hospital. Cremation is planned with private services at a later date. Daniel was born August 21, 1953 in Council Bluffs, IA to Wilfred and Lois (Sorensen) Brown. He spent his early life in Iowa graduating from Tri-Center High School in Neola, IA and Iowa Western...
Gail Lee Griggs
Nov 25, 2020
Gail Lee Griggs, of Independence, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 at 73 years young. Gail was a Navy Veteran serving aboard the USS Severn as a Fireman and Damage Controlman after graduating. He also continued service in the National Guard as an E5 Sergeant before moving to Missouri in 1990. He met Jeannine while stationed in...
Norma J. Phillips (Kitchen)
Nov 25, 2020
Norma Josephine Phillips, 87 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital. Cremation has taken place and there will be a memorial service at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Private inurnment will be held in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Norma was born in...
Michael Joseph Foreman
Nov 24, 2020
Michael Joseph Foreman, 66, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020. He was born on January 21, 1954 to Millard and Mary Foreman in Spokane, Washington. After graduating high school Michael was a Union Carpenter for many years before retiring in 2012. He then led a simple life and spent his time...
Paul Kelly Casady
Nov 24, 2020
Paul Kelly Casady, a boisterous die-hard sports fanatic, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. He was born on March 4, 1969 to his loving parents Pat and Donna Casady in Kansas City, Missouri. Paul was a very genuine, authentic person. His laugh was contagious, and he was well known for his big smile and giant personality....
Ralph Eugene Beeler
Nov 24, 2020
Ralph Eugene Beeler, of Independence, MO, a man who loved to travel, took his final trip on November 24, 2020. He was 88 years old. Ralph was born on February 7, 1932 in Glasgow, Missouri, to Osborne and Ethel Beeler. He attended Northeast High School, then went on to marry Shirley Darling on February 14, 1951. Three sons were born...
Alec James Heatwole
Nov 24, 2020
On January 17, 2003, a wintery day in Independence, Missouri, a son was born to Larry and Debra Heatwole. To honor both sets of his grandparents, he was given the name Alec James Heatwole. As his two older brothers Lance and Christian and other extended family gathered closely to greet him, everyone could sense that Alec was a gift unto...
Raymond Weldon Noffsinger
Nov 23, 2020
Raymond Weldon Noffsinger, 61 of Sibley, MO, formerly of Lincoln, NE, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Cremation is planned with private services later. Raymond was born August 25, 1959, in Oklahoma City, OK, to Thomas and Linda (Shotwell) Noffsinger. He moved to Omaha, NE, at a young age and graduated from Technical...
Ember Blake Green Huey
Nov 21, 2020
Ember Blake Green Huey passed away on Saturday November 21st, 2020. Though stricken with obstacles from conception, Ember's quiet determination to fight for life against the struggles that ever seemed to come at her was inspiring. She was here for too short a time, yet she lit many lives with rays of love. She enjoyed music and loved to hear...
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