Obituaries
Paul Wolfgeher
Dec 31, 2016
PAUL ALOYSIUS WOLFGEHER Paul Wolfgeher, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. A visitation will be from 9-10 am on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A service will follow at 10am. Interment will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery at 1pm that day. Paul was born on January...
Virginia Durocher (Mcqueen)
Dec 31, 2016
Virginia DuRocher, 90, of Independence, MO passed away December 31, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions may be made to S. Crysler Restoration Branch in Virginia’s name. Virginia was born October 11, 1926 in Escatawpa, MS to Abraham...
Helen S. Schowengerdt (Shaffer)
Dec 30, 2016
HELEN S. SCHOWENGERDT Helen Schowengerdt, 84, of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016. A visitation will be held from 9-10am on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church 3736 S. Lees Summit Rd, Independence, MO, 64055. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10am at the church. Helen was born on April 7, 1932 in...
Zartie D. "Dee" Perry Sr.
Dec 30, 2016
Zartie “Dee” Perry, Sr., 81, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 30, 2016. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Jan. 6 at Speaks Suburban chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-7:30 pm Thursday at the chapel. Zartie was born April 10, 1935 in Kansas City, MO and was a U.S....
Carol Woebke
Dec 30, 2016
Carol Lynne Woebke, 68, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away on December 30, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Kansas City. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 1701 NE 96th Street, Kansas City, MO 64155. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 5, at 10:00...
Natalie Harmon
Dec 29, 2016
NATALIE JUNE HARMON Natalie June Harmon, of Independence MO, passed away December 28, 2016. Services will be at 2:00pm Tuesday, January 3rd at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence MO; interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation begins at 1:00p.m. prior to the service. The family suggests contributions to Unity Village, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village MO 64065....
Alma "Lee" Grubb
Dec 29, 2016
Alma Lee Grubb, 82, of Independence, MO passed Dec. 29, 2016. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Lee was born in 1934,...
Dolores Joan "Dee" Runyon Smith (Case)
Dec 28, 2016
Dolores J. “Dee” Runyon Smith, 81, Higginsville, MO passed away Dec. 28, 2016. Graveside services will be 11 am, Sat., Dec. 31 at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO 64016. Dee was born March 8, 1935 in Chillicothe, MO and graduated from high school there. She a founder of...
Laura Isabel Cole
Dec 28, 2016
Laura Isabel “Izzy” Bailey Cole, (known more recently as simply “Nana”), passed away December 28, 2016 after more than a decade of fighting cancer. A visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 6, from 6-8pm, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial will take place in Blue Springs Cemetery on Jan. 7, at 2:00 pm. Isabel...
Joyce S. Williams Andring (King)
Dec 26, 2016
Joyce S. Williams Andring, 71 of Overland Park, KS passed away December 26, 2016. She was born May 25, 1945 in Oneida, WI to Robert King and Grace Danforth King. She was also raised by Raymond and Lydia Cornelius. She is survived by: her husband, Michael Andring of the home and her beloved dog Tonks; her brother, Warren King and...
Carolyn Sue Haddock Piel (Smith)
Dec 25, 2016
Ms. Carolyn Sue (Haddock) Piel, 73, Grain Valley, MO died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital, Blue Springs, Missouri. Her life will be celebrated at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28th at The Lighthouse Church of Independence, 14411 E. 33rd Street South, Independence, Missouri. She was born in Kansas City on March 16, 1943, daughter of Edna and...
James R. "Jim" Karas
Dec 25, 2016
Jim R. Karas, 81, of Independence, MO passed away December 25, 2016. A memorial service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Kaitlin Grace Scholarship Fund, c/o Sycamore Hills Baptist Church Preschool, 15200 E. 39th St.,...
John William Brown Sr.
Dec 25, 2016
John William Brown, Sr., 87, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on Dec. 25, 2016 at the John Knox Village Hospice House, Lee’s Summit, MO. Services will be private followed by interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the John Brown, Sr. Memorial Fund, c/o Blue Ridge Blvd. Christian Church, 3625...
Shirley Ann Judy
Dec 23, 2016
Shirley Ann Judy, 79, a long-time resident of Independence, MO, died Wednesday, Dec 23rd at The Groves in Independence. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00am, Thursday, Dec. 29th with a memorial service following at 10:00am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Shirley was born to Ralph and Rachael Michaelis in 1937, in Fairfax,...
Gregory A. Leaming
Dec 21, 2016
Gregory A. Leaming, 80, of Independence, MO passed away December 21, 2016. A visitation will be held Tuesday, December 27th from 12-2:00pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence. A service will follow at 2:00pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial with full military honors will take place Wednesday, December 28th at 12:00pm at Dadeville Masonic Cemetery. Gregory was preceded in...
Thomas Darrell Bull
Dec 21, 2016
Thomas Bull, 65, of Lake Tapawingo, MO passed away December 21, 2016. A visitation will take place from 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. followed by a 3:00 p.m. memorial service on Wednesday, December 28, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Thomas was born March 4, 1951 in Golden City, MO to Vance Darrell and Maxine D. Bull....
Steven P. Boyer
Dec 20, 2016
Steven P. Boyer, 54, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Dec. 20, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the John Knox Chapel, 400 NW Murray Rd. Lee’s Summit, MO 64081. The family requests contributions to Village Hospice. Steve was born Dec. 24, 1961 in Kansas City, MO. He had many friends and...
Marjorie G. Howe
Dec 19, 2016
Marjorie G. Howe, 86, of Independence, MO passed away December 19, 2016. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mary Ann Burton (Sorensen)
Dec 18, 2016
MARY ANN BURTON Mary Ann Burton, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016. A visitation will be 10:00-11:00am on December 22, 2016 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 17200 E. 39th St. S., Independence, MO, 64055. A service will follow at 11am at the church. Mary Ann was born on August 24, 1931 in Davenport, IA to August...
William Franklin "Bill" Sperry
Dec 18, 2016
William “Bill” Franklin Sperry, 83, was called home to be with the Lord on Dec. 18, 2016. Born to Lucille and Gifford Sperry on Oct. 6, 1933, in Henry County, Missouri, Bill graduated from Leeton High School in 1951 and married his sweetheart, Lois Jean Stone, in 1952. She preceded him in death in 2010, 10 days after their 58th...
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