Obituaries

Dorothy M. Gabbert

Dorothy M. Gabbert

Feb 12, 2005

Dorothy M. Gabbert, 90, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, February 12th at Rosewood Health Center. Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, February 17th at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 7611 State Line Rd, Ste 200, Kansas City, MO 64114. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of...

Janet Lea Large

Janet Lea Large

Feb 11, 2005

Janet Lea (Stephens) Large, 50, Independence, Mo. died unexpectedly Feb. 11, 2005 at her home. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Monday at the funeral home. Janet was born June 22, 1954 in Kansas City, Mo. In lieu of flowers, a trust...

Paul J. Ott

Paul J. Ott

Feb 11, 2005

Paul J. Ott, age 91, passed away on February 11, 2005 at the Missouri Veterans� Home in Warrensburg. Cremation. Private services are planned. Paul was born on November 27, 1913 to Paul Karl and Rosa (Kolrus) Ott in Chicago, Illinois and was a long time resident of Independence, Missouri. In 1946, he married Bernice A. Petru and they shared 50...

Marina Nicollette-Francis Burks

Marina Nicollette-Francis Burks

Feb 11, 2005

Marina Nicollette-Francis Burks, of Independence, MO went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 11th at the Medical Center of Independence. Marina is the daughter of Farris L. and Stacie Yvette (Sutton) Burks, Jr. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Tuesday, February 15th at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. She is survived by her parents; sister Marissa; maternal grandparents Linda...

Iva R. Morris

Iva R. Morris

Feb 10, 2005

Iva R. Morris, 80, Kansas City, Ks., formerly of Independence died Feb. 10, 2005 at Medicalodge East in K.C., Ks. A memorial gathering will be held at 7 pm, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 at her daughter, Cheryl Fox�s home at 9506 E. 16th Street South, Independence, phone 816-254-8422. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer�s...

Romagene Schuble

Romagene Schuble

Feb 9, 2005

Romagene Schuble, 89, of Independence, MO passed away on February 9, 2005. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 14, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. A service will be held immediately following at 10:00 a.m. at the chapel with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Fairmount Christian Church, 641 S. Ash, Indep....

Ross E. Moore

Ross E. Moore

Feb 9, 2005

Ross E. Moore, 96 of Lee�s Summit, MO passed away on Wed. Feb. 9, 2005 at the Lee�s Summit Hospital. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Moore was born on Sep 16, 1908 to Dallas and Ida (Eastwood) Moore in Tucumcari, NM. He had been an Accountant at Allis Challmers retiring in 1971. Ross was a...

Mary Elizabeth Leiter

Mary Elizabeth Leiter

Feb 9, 2005

Mary Elizabeth Leiter, 91, of Raytown, MO passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2005. Visitation will be Saturday, February 12th from 10 to 11 am, with the funeral service following at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lexington, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Northern Blvd. United Methodist Church. Mary was...

Hazel Darlene Perry

Hazel Darlene Perry

Feb 9, 2005

Hazel "Darlene� Perry, 62 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at her home. Services will be 4 pm Sunday, January 13th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 pm until service time. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the family. Darlene was born January 26, 1943 in Kansas City, MO. She is survived...

Joann Ring

Joann Ring

Feb 9, 2005

JoAnn "Judy� Davis Ring, 66, of Independence, MO, passed away, Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at her residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, KS. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Monday at the chapel. Donations may be made to the...

Myrtle Schweitzer

Myrtle Schweitzer

Feb 7, 2005

Myrtle Schweitzer, 91, of Kansas City, KS passed away Monday, February 7th at Independence Health Care. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Friday, February 11th at Highland Park Cemetery. Myrtle was born November 10, 1913 in Sedalia, MO to William and Elizabeth (Maltsberger) Arvinx. She is survived by her daughter Billie Sue Mock of Independence, MO, son Jerry O�Neill of...

Fern Rosalee Allen

Fern Rosalee Allen

Feb 7, 2005

Fern Rosalee Allen, 75, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, February 7th at her daughter�s home in Lee�s Summit. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, February 10th at Rockwood Baptist Church. Burial will be in Scott Cemetery in Amsterdam, MO. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Wednesday, February 9th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made...

Felix John Desmedt, Sr.

Felix John Desmedt, Sr.

Feb 7, 2005

Felix John DeSmedt, Sr. 92, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, February 7, 2005. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Crossroads Hospice, or St. Mary�s Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 am Friday, February 11th at St. Mary�s Catholic Church; with interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A Prayer Service will be said at 6:30 pm...

Mary Elizabeth Orr

Mary Elizabeth Orr

Feb 7, 2005

Mary Elizabeth Orr, 105, of Independence passed away Monday, February 7, 2005 at Rosewood Health Center. A graveside service will be 10 am Saturday, February 12th at Mound Grove Cemetery. Mary was born in Harlan, IA October 6, 1899. She was married to Fred A. Orr in 1921, and he preceded her in death in 1924. She was a resident...

Ruth Mae Senzee

Ruth Mae Senzee

Feb 6, 2005

Ruth Mae (Ramey) Senzee, 84, Kansas City, Mo. passed away Feb. 6, 2005 at St. Luke�s Hospital. Services will be 10 am, Wed., Feb. 9 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, Mo. Visitation will be Tuesday 6:30 - 8 pm, at the funeral home. A graveside service will be 3 pm, Wed. at the Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Ks. Ruth...

Viola Ruth Schnack

Viola Ruth Schnack

Feb 6, 2005

Viola Ruth (Carlile) Schnack passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2005, at the age of 88. She was born on February 9, 1919 to George and Ethel Carlile of Logan, Iowa. She was the eldest of five children. She was baptized at the age of eight by her father in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints....

Theresa Lee Holland

Theresa Lee Holland

Feb 6, 2005

Theresa Lee Holland, age 58, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2005 at home, with her family at her side. Theresa had courageously fought a sixteen-month battle against cancer. A Mass will be held in her honor at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at St. Cyril�s Catholic Church. Visitation and a Prayer Service will be from 7:00 to...

Viola Augusta Bourland

Viola Augusta Bourland

Feb 6, 2005

Viola Augusta Bourland, 93, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, February 6, 2005 at the Rosewood Health Center. Mrs. Bourland donated her body to the University of Kansas Medical Center for research. Mrs. Bourland was born June 24, 1911 in Kansas City, KS to Florence Wilhelm and Etta (Berg) Oberlag. She was employed for 9 years at Rearwin Aircraft &...

Regina Ann Gardonia

Regina Ann Gardonia

Feb 5, 2005

Regina Ann Gardonia, 71, Independence, Mo. passed away Sat., Feb. 5, 2005 surrounded by her family at Independence Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby W. Gardonia. She is survived by two sons Kenneth and Gary; three daughters, Paula Malleck, Donna Gardonia-Sands, Mary Sommer; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; brother Lawrence Ludwig and sister Virginia...

Bonnie G. Park

Bonnie G. Park

Feb 5, 2005

Bonnie G. Park, 71 passed away on Feb 5, 2005 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Graveside services will be 3:00 pm, Sat. Feb 12, 2005 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens on Salisbury Rd, East of M-291 Highway. Following the Graveside Service, a gathering of family and friends will occur at 4:00 pm, at the Waldo Avenue Restoration Branch, 819...