Obituaries

Cecil Eugene "Gene" Wiley

Cecil Eugene "Gene" Wiley

Sep 1, 2006

Cecil Eugene (Gene) Wiley Cecil Eugene "Gene� Wiley, 78, of Independence, Mo. died September 1, 2006 at his home. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Sept. 10th from 2-4 p.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services will be held on Monday at 10:00 am at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside Services will be held at 12:30 pm at the Englewood Cemetery in...

Samuel S. Ryffe'

Samuel S. Ryffe'

Sep 1, 2006

Samuel S. Ryff�, 76, of Lenexa, KS passed away Friday September 1, 2006 at St. Luke�s Hospital. Cremation is planned with memorial services at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at St. Peter�s United Church of Christ, 700 East 110th Street, Kansas City, MO 64131. Visitation will precede the services from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Sam...

Nestora Polina

Nestora Polina

Aug 31, 2006

Nestora Polina 87 of Sugar Creek passed away Thu. Aug. 31, 2006 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 am Wed. Sep. 6, 2006 at St. Mary�s Catholic Church. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 - 8:30 pm Tuesday at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO with...

Ivan Leroy Hough

Ivan Leroy Hough

Aug 31, 2006

Ivan Hough, 8, passed away August 31, 2006, at Children�s Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. A celebration of Ivan�s life will be Friday, September 8, 2006 from 6-8:00 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation to follow. Ivan was born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 7, 1998. His bright eyes, big smile, and his willingness to help others will...

Michael Patrick Kennedy

Michael Patrick Kennedy

Aug 30, 2006

Michael Patrick Kennedy passed away wed. Aug 30, 2006 at his home. He was born on Mar. 5, 1976 to Diana K. Kennedy and the late Ronald E. Kennedy in Jefferson City, MO. Michael attended Truman High School and Paseo Music Magnet school before obtaining his GED. His interests included oriental movies and statues, computers, video games and cars. He...

Carol E. Peterson

Carol E. Peterson

Aug 30, 2006

Carol E. Peterson, 65 of Blue Springs, Mo. died August 30, 2006 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 5th from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A Memorial Service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel. Mrs. Peterson was born on September 16, 1940 in Independence, Mo. the daughter...

Merlin E. Knoles

Merlin E. Knoles

Aug 28, 2006

Merlin E. Knoles Merlin E. Knoles, 86, of Independence, Mo. died August 26, 2006 at his home. Mr. Knoles was cremated. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday evening at 7:00 P.M. at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Mr. Knoles was bor in Windsor, Missouri on December 11, 1919 the son of David Lesley and Bertha Ethel (Collins) Knoles. Merlin was a...

Tressie Lee Pater

Tressie Lee Pater

Aug 28, 2006

Tressie Lee Pater Tressie Lee Pater, 84 of Bates City, Mo. died August 28, 2006 at her home. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7-9 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside services will be Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at Harrisonville Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Mo. Tressie was born in Larkin, Arkansas on October 12, 1921 the daughter of Elmer and Annie Betty...

Nellie Belle Hirst

Nellie Belle Hirst

Aug 27, 2006

Nellie B. Hirst, 97, of Independence, MO, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2006 at Rosewood Health Center. Graveside services will be 11:15 a.m. Thursday, August 31, 2006 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 10-11:00 a.m. Thursday at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Nellie was born July 9, 1909 in Parsons, KS to Ira G. and Ethel May (Phillips) Whipple. Mrs. Hirst was...

Norma G. Harper

Norma G. Harper

Aug 26, 2006

Norma G. Harper, 91 of Independence, MO passed away at 4;00 a.m., Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday at the Community of Christ Stone Church sanctuary. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Norma...

Mary Margaret Stebelton

Mary Margaret Stebelton

Aug 26, 2006

Mary Margaret Stebelton, 77, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Monterey Park Care Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 2, 2006 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to services from 10-11:00 a.m. Cremation to follow with interment in Swan Lake Memorial Garden. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice,...

Mary E. Guarino

Mary E. Guarino

Aug 25, 2006

Mary E. Guarino, 82, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, August 25, 2006 at St. Mary�s Hospital in Blue Springs, MO. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at St. Mark�s Catholic Church. Visitation will be 6-9:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at Speaks Suburban Chapel where the rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m.....

Harold D. Srader

Harold D. Srader

Aug 25, 2006

Harold D. "Zip� Srader Harold D. "Zip� Srader, 88, of Independence died August 25, 2006 at Carmel Hills Living Center. Visitation will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening at Speaks Suburban Chapel followed by Funeral Services at 7:30 p.m. Graveside Services will be held on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Independence. Mr. Srader was born...

Richard Allen Couch

Richard Allen Couch

Aug 25, 2006

Richard Allen Couch, 59, Blue Springs, MO, passed away Aug. 25, 2006 following a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006 at the Noland Road Baptist Church; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Monday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society. Richard was...

Viola M. Moran

Viola M. Moran

Aug 22, 2006

Viola M. Moran Viola M. Moran, 92, died August 22, 2006 at the Monterey Park Nursing Center after a short stay. Visitation will be held on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 12:00 noon at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Interment will follow in Lee�s Summit Historical Cemetery. Viola was born...

Hunter Allen Ruff

Hunter Allen Ruff

Aug 21, 2006

Hunter Allen Ruff Hunter Allen Ruff, 2 month, 9 day old son of Shane Ruff and Natalie Howe died in Lee�s Summit, Mo. on August 21, 2006. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, August 24th, at 9:00 a.m. at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens in Independence. He was born in Independence, Missouri on June 13, 2006. Hunter is survived by...

William H. Robinson, Jr.

William H. Robinson, Jr.

Aug 21, 2006

William H. Robinson Jr., 84, died Monday, August 21, 2006, at the Rosewood Health Center at The Groves in Independence. Bill was born September 14, 1921 in Collins, Iowa to William and Mable Robinson. He graduated salutatorian of his class in 1938, and then began working for the Milwaukee Railroad. He worked as a telegraph operator, depot agent, traveling auditor,...

Anna Petentler

Anna Petentler

Aug 21, 2006

Anna Petentler, 83 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Monday, August 21, 2006 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 25, 2006 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Donations may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church. Anna was...

Ruth M. Barrett

Ruth M. Barrett

Aug 21, 2006

Ruth M. Barrett, 92, of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, August 21, 2006 at Rosewood Health Center. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2006 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will follow the service in the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the African Restoration Ministries, PO Box 4085, Independence, MO 64051. Ruth was born February 9,...

Mary Bernadine Bellm

Mary Bernadine Bellm

Aug 20, 2006

Sister Mary Bernadine Bellm, OSF, 88, Independence, MO died Aug. 20, 2006. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Wed., Aug. 23, 2006 at Sisters of St. Francis; graveside services will be held 2 pm, Wed. at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Nevada, MO. Visitation will be 6:30-9 pm, Tuesday, with a Wake Service at 7 pm at...