Chris Lavern Grafton, age 70, of Greenwood, Missouri passed away March 14, 2021 at home. A memorial gathering will be held from 6:00pm – 8:00pm on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Mo 64133. Graveside services will be held at 1:00pm Saturday, March 27, 2021 at…

Lawanna B. (Schultz) Andrews, 85, of Raytown, MO passed away on March 7, 2021. She was born May 31, 1935, in Neillsville, WI the daughter of Harvey and Clara (Riphenberg) Schultz. Lawanna is survived by six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by…

Robert Carver October 11, 1940 – March 6, 2021 Robert Carver, our beloved husband, father & grandfather, of Kansas City, Kansas, left us gently and peacefully on Saturday, March 6, 2021. He loved his family deeply and provided for all with his 42 year career at St. Gobain/Certainteed. He is survived by: wife of 37…

Patricia “Cookie” Karther, 77, Kansas City, Missouri passed away March 7, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Missouri 64133. A visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to the start of the service. To view the service live, online…

Donnell Keith Poke, 33, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Saturday, March 6, 2021. An open viewing will be held 11 a.m.-noon on Tuesday, March 16, at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society in Raytown, Missouri. If you would like to watch the visitation live, please click HERE. A celebration of life event will be held…

Bobby E. Brunk, 62, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away March 11, 2021 at his home from natural causes. Bobby was born on December 25, 1958 in Elgin, IL, the third child of what eventually became five. Bobby was born blind and with intellectual disability but he lived life to the fullest, he loved his…

Sherry Lynn Medley passed away on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 at home with family. Sherry was born on March 13, 1957 in Independence, MO to Floyd and Jean Felten as the first of three girls. Sherry has two children from a previous marriage, Andy Jackson and Sarah Young.  She married Murray Medley in 1998 and…

Albert Vaughn Oetting, age 86 of Levasy, Missouri passed peacefully on March 9th, 2021. Vaughn was born on February 1, 1935 in Raytown, Missouri to Ruth Benfield and Albert Oetting. He attended Raytown High School, and then served in the US Army Reserves. He later attended the University of Central Missouri where he earned two…

Jerry D Weisser, 79, Shawnee, Kansas passed away February 10, 2021. Services will be held at a future date. Jerry was born May 4, 1941 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Harry and Ella (Mellem)Weisser. Jerry graduated from Devils Lake High School in 1959.He joined the Army…

Peter McDonald, 72, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on February 28, 2021, after an 18-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Pete was born in Evansville, Indiana, to Robert Jackson and Mary Kathleen (Kelly) McDonald. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1970 and served in the US Army at Fort Hood, Texas, from 1971 to…

Detriana Fann, 86, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on March 7, 2021 after her brave battle with Alzheimer’s. The visitation will be at 1:00 P.M. on March 10, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri with the funeral service to follow at 2:00 P.M. Mrs. Fann was born on February 23, 1935…

Cherre Gene Bybee, 67, of Columbia, Missouri, was born in Odgen, Utah on August 5, 1953 and passed away peacefully on March 7, 2021 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Cherre was hospitalized on February 24, 2021 due to complications from an aggressive cancer. Cherre was an avid collector of hobbies and a life-long adventuress.…

Gabriela Leimomi Kelley, 74, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away March 6, 2021 at home from leukemia. Gabriela was born on December 18, 1946 in Hakalau, Hawaii. Gabriela “Gabe” was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. Gabe graduated from Hilo High School and soon after moved to Richmond, California where she met…

Joseph “Joey” David Cochran, 31, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away March 1, 2021. Joey was born on May 10, 1989 in Kansas City, Missouri. Joey was raised in Raytown. He attended Raytown South High School. He was preceded in death by: grandmother, Aucoin; uncle, Dennis; cousin, Darrel; and best friend, Jake. Survivors include: daughter,…

Jean Begley Schmitz was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world unexpectedly on February 27, 2021 at age 74. Jean was born to Tom and Marie Begley on November 9, 1946 in St. Louis, MO. She loved her childhood growing up on Washington Blvd. in a house full of kids…Ginny, Mike,…

Harold L. Mauller, 95, of Columbia, MO, passed away on February 28, 2021 at his home, from natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, MO. He was born on July 5, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of…

Donald William Hulla, 84, went to be with the Lord on March 1st, 2021. Born on July 15, 1936, in St.Louis, Missouri, son of William Benedict and Mary Helen Hulla. Don served in the Army and worked a number of years for the Pullman Company and Terminal Railroad. He later started his own building business.…

Michael Kerry Cardwell, 72, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away February 22, 2021 at home.  He was born on September 11, 1948 in Sedalia, Missouri. Michael worked for Alliant Energy for 30 years. He enjoyed working with his hands and spending time with family. He was preceded in death by: parents, Robert and Cynthia Cardwell.…