Obituaries
Anthony John "Butch" Bootka, Sr.
Aug 23, 2022
Anthony John “Butch” Bootka, Sr. Anthony Bootka, Sr., of Independence, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022. He was 87 years of age. Anthony was born on July 11, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended East High School and in 1954 married his best friend and love of his life, Mary Martin, from their union came 3 children. Anthony...
Margarete A. "Gretchen" Thum (Itzban)
Aug 22, 2022
Margarete A. “Gretchen” Thum, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on August 22, 2022. She was 92 years old. Gretchen was born on July 21, 1930 in Usch, Poland. In the early 1950’s, she met the love of her life, Heinz, in Berlin, Germany. They married in 1954, and moved to the United States of America in 1958. Gretchen loved to...
Dale Kenneth Kemery
Aug 20, 2022
Dale Kenneth Kemery Dale Kenneth Kemery of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022. He was 70 years of age. Dale was born on October 20, 1951, in Peru, Illinois. The son of Dale and Betty (Smith) Kemery, he was one of two children. Dale moved to the Kansas City area with his family at a young age, graduating...
Jessie G. Gordon
Aug 19, 2022
Jessie G. Gordon, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022. She was 86. A visitation will be held from 10-11am on Thursday, August 25th with a funeral following at 11am, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Interment will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence. Jessie was born on October 30,...
Dona Elaine Hattey
Aug 19, 2022
Dona Wertz Hattey, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at the Villages of Jackson Creek, Independence, MO. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. August 26, 2022, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO, 64055, 816-373-3600. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. A...
Glenn E Harbaugh Iii
Aug 18, 2022
Glenn E. Harbaugh III, 69, passed away on August 18, 2022. A lifelong resident of Independence, MO, is survived by his sister, Shaun, and her husband, Steve Smith; a niece, Blair Smith; two nephews, Taylor Smith and Cooper Smith; five great nieces; three great nephews; one great-great nephew; two uncles and an aunt, Harold and Betty Lou Harbaugh, and William...
Richard B. Kelley
Aug 18, 2022
Richard Burgess Kelley, 82, of Independence, MO, passed away on August 18, 2022. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00pm on Thursday, August 25th at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St.; Independence, MO 64055. A graveside service with full military honors will take place at 9:00am on Friday, August 26th at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. Richard was...
Psalm Valarie Alesha Lee-Tillman
Aug 18, 2022
Little Angels When God calls little children to dwell with Him above, we mortals sometimes question the wisdom of His love. For no heartache compares with the death of one small child who does so much to make our world seem wonderful and mild. Perhaps God tires of calling the aged to His fold, so he picks a rosebud before...
Harold Thomas "Tom" Hull
Aug 18, 2022
Harold Thomas Hull was born in Greenfield, MO on August 13th, 1939 to Cecil and Ethel Hull. Tom graduated from Greenfield Highschool in 1957, he then proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1962-1965. Tom was married to his wife, Linda Hull for 57 years, and they had two children together, Greg and Lori. Tom was a...
Thomas Brian Morgan
Aug 17, 2022
Thomas B. Morgan, 63, of Independence, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at his home in Independence. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO, 64052, 816-252-7900. Funeral services will be Monday, August 29, 2022, at Carson-Speaks Chapel beginning at 10:00 a.m. with burial at...
Susan Kay Mcentee
Aug 17, 2022
Susan Kay (Kelsey) McEntee, 71, of Kansas City, MO, passed away in her home with her daughter and granddaughter by her side on Wednesday August 17, 2022. Susan was born on November 10, 1950, in Aurora, IL to John and Mary (May) Kelsey. She was a wonderful woman with a very caring heart. Susan always rooted for the underdog and...
Christopher Allen Hachinsky
Aug 16, 2022
Christopher Allen Hachinsky, 19, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Chris was born to Wade Hachinsky and Amy Hendricks on December 19, 2002 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. As a young boy, Chris enjoyed spending time with his family and playing with his brothers. He was “all boy” and would try to keep up with...
Rex Carmean
Aug 14, 2022
Rex Carmean, 70 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a celebration of life to be held to be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Rex was born August 17, 1951 in Austin, TX to Robert and LouAnn (Bragg) Carmean...
Joanne Opal Horn (Doutt)
Aug 14, 2022
Joanne Opal (Doutt) Horn Joanne Opal Horn, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Sunday August 14, 2022. She was 88 years of age. Joanne was born on February 8, 1934, in St. Edward, Nebraska, the daughter of William A. and Opal (Dodson) Doutt. Joanne and her family moved to the Independence area at a young age. She attended and graduated from...
Richard Lee Warford
Aug 14, 2022
Richard L. Warford, age 81, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Sunterra Springs Nursing Home in Independence. Richard Lee Warford was born on June 20, 1941, in Moberly, MO to Odus and Anna Hutchinson Warford. He grew up and graduated from Moberly High School in 1959. Following high school Richard attended Moberly Junior College and continued...
Donald L. Ploeger
Aug 13, 2022
Donald L. Ploeger of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022. He was 87 years of age. Donald was born on November 24, 1934, in Independence, Missouri, the son of Olin and Ruth (Schroder) Ploeger. He graduated from William Chrisman High School and obtained his bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Central Missouri and was employed at...
Marlene Millstead (Siler)
Aug 12, 2022
Marlene Millstead, 84 of Warrensburg, MO passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a graveside inurnment to be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 19, 2022 at the Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, MO. Marlene was born July 1, 1938 in Austin, TX to William Merle and Margaret (Thomas) Siler and spent her early life...
Mary Ann Winslow
Aug 11, 2022
Mary Ann (Shields) Winslow, 90, of Independence, Missouri, died peacefully on August 11, 2022. Mary Ann is survived by her three sons, David Winslow (Debbie) of Independence; Lee “LD” Winslow (Stephanie) of Winter Springs, FL; and Mike Winslow of Independence; her one daughter, Paula Glaser (John) of Independence; 14 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; her brother, Jim Shields of Ozark, MO;...
Darlene Marie Lauderdale (Maxwell)
Aug 10, 2022
Darlene Marie Lauderdale, 68, Our loving mother of Lee's Summit, Mo, passed away on August 10th, 2022. Proceeded in death by Father Francis and Mother Ardeena Maxwell, sister Carolyn Maxwell. Survived by Son, Thomas Lauderdale (Stacey), Daughter Kaitlyn Wilson (Derek)and Son Robert, Grandchildren Liliana, August, Chase, and Banks, and Sisters Pam Simms and Jan Wickham. Darlene was a longtime season...
John G. Olivarez
Aug 10, 2022
John Guadalupe Olivarez, 91, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. A visitation will be held from 9-11am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow at 11 am. Interment will follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. John was born on February 11, 1931, in Independence, Missouri, to Joseph...
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