Obituaries
Paul Robert Geelan
Apr 8, 2005
Paul R. Geelan, 54, Independence MO, died Friday, April 8, 2005, at the home of his daughter, surrounded by his family and friends after a 7 month battle with brain cancer. Visitation will be 6:30-8:00 pm Wednesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel; rosary and eulogy at 8:00 pm. A memorial mass will be said at a later date. In lieu of...
Helen I. Davis
Apr 8, 2005
Helen I. (Whitt) Davis, 77, of Independence, MO formerly of Roland, AR was called to heaven April 8, 2005. Services will be 10 am Friday, April 15th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; with interment in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 pm at the Chapel. Helen was born February 12, 1928 in Kalamazoo, MI to...
Mary Loporto
Apr 8, 2005
Mary (Giamalva) LoPorto, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, April 8, 2005. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Tuesday, April 12th at St. Mark�s Catholic Church in Independence, MO; with interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The Rosary will be said 6 pm Monday with visitation following until 8:30 pm at the Church. Contributions may be made...
Ruth Stone
Apr 8, 2005
Ruth N. Stone, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, April 8th at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, April 13th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at 10:00 am. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Contributions may be made to John Knox Hospice, 400 NW Murray Rd., Lee�s...
Forrest L. Swetnam
Apr 7, 2005
Forrest L. Swetnam, 87, of Independence, MO, died April 7, 2005. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO. Private graveside services and interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Forrest was born March 11, 1918, in Lincoln, NE, and married Ruth Edwards in Kansas City, MO, in 1943. Forrest registered for...
Brionna Paige Shelton
Apr 7, 2005
Brionna Paige Shelton, James and Savannah�s beautiful baby girl has gone to fly with the angels in heaven. She will be missed by everyone who knew and loved her. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 10th, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday at the chapel. Burial...
John F. B. "Jack" Green
Apr 6, 2005
John F. B. "Jack� Green, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, April 6th at St. Mary�s Hospital in Blue Springs, MO. Memorial services will be 11:00 am Monday, April 11th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at 10:00 am. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes...
Joseph Lee Love
Apr 5, 2005
Joseph Lee Love, 34, Odessa, Mo. died April 5, 2005. A memorial visitation will be held 6 - 9 pm, Thurs., April 14, 2005 at the First Assembly of God Church, Odessa, Mo. Cremation. (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel)
Vivian E. Postupack
Apr 5, 2005
Vivian E. Postupack, 77, Independence, Mo. died April 5, 2005 at Independence Regional Hospital. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., April 9, 2005 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the C.P.R.S. Restoration School. Vivian was born June 15, 1927 in...
Ethel D. Pugh
Apr 5, 2005
Ethel D. Pugh, 72, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Tuesday, April 5th at Regency Care Center. Services will be 10:00 am Friday, April 8th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice. Ethel was born June 24, 1932 in...
Donna Kay Milton
Apr 3, 2005
Donna Kay (Mosley) Milton, 58 of Richmond, MO passed away Sun, Apr 3, 2005 at her home. Services will be 12 Noon, Thu, Apr 7, 2005 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Wednesday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association....
Pope John Paul Ii
Apr 2, 2005
Karol J�zef Wojtyla , known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932...
Vernon Hearn
Apr 1, 2005
Vernon Lloyd Hearn, 78, of Clinton, MO, passed away on April 1, 2005 at Pleasant Valley Manor, Liberty, MO. Vernon was born on January 27, 1927 in Stafford, KS to Alfred and Lela (Ferguson) Hearn. At an early age he moved to a farm near Cole, MO. He was inducted in to the United States Army on May 24, 1945....
Marva Ruth Hurst
Apr 1, 2005
Marva Ruth Hurst, 77, of Independence, MO, passed away April 1, 2005 at Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 4, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Indep. MO. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the chapel with burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery....
Agnes Bennett Calderon
Apr 1, 2005
Agnes M. Bennett Calderon, 81, Independence MO, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Monday, April 4, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence MO; burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 7-9:00 pm Sunday at the chapel. Mrs. Calderon was born January 3, 1924, in Albany, OK, to...
Eileen Marie Masi
Apr 1, 2005
Eileen Marie Masi, 86, of Belton, MO passed away Friday, April 1st at her home. Cremation. Interment at Leavenworth National Cemetery at a later date. Eileen was born August 20, 1918 in Pittsburg, PA.
Orson R. "Bob" Robinson
Apr 1, 2005
Orson R. �Bob� Robinson, 88, died peacefully March 31, 2005 at 88 years of age, Groves Retirement Center in Independence, Missouri. Born June 16, 1916 in San Marcial, New Mexico and moved early in life to Independence. 1934 graduate of William Chrisman High School. Served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, including World War II and the Korean War....
Joseph N. Lamanno
Apr 1, 2005
Joseph N. "Joe� Lamanno, 72, of Sugar Creek, Mo, passed away, Friday, April 1, 2005 at Medical Center of Independence. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at St. Ann�s Catholic Church. Entombment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel where there will...
Patricia Fay Simons
Mar 31, 2005
Patricia Simons, 50, of Independence, MO passed away on March 31, 2005 at the Independence Regional Health Center. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, at the chapel, with burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Contributions may be made to...
Betty F. Zinser
Mar 31, 2005
Betty F. Zinser, 86, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully, after a long struggle with colon cancer Thursday, March 31, 2005 at Olathe Good Samaritan Center in Olathe, KS. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until service...
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