Catherine Mason Purdy, 66, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, passed away on April 4, 2019, in Bland, Missouri. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 6, 1952. Known to her family as Cathy and Nana, she spent most of her adult life in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. There she raised three…

James Michael “Mike” Taylor, 67, of Independence, Missouri passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, in Independence, Mo. He was born January 21, 1952 in Independence Mo, to Maxine and Orville Taylor. Mike is survived by his two sons, James “Jim” Michael Taylor of Pleasant Hill, Missouri and Steven Scott Taylor of Independence, Missouri, three sisters,…

Stanley D. Fugate, 74, Kansas City, Missouri passed away April 6, 2019. He was born January 28, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri. Stan is survived by his wife Carolyn of the home, daughter and son-in-law Stacy and Joe Pretz and son Jeffery, five grandchildren; Sam, Max, Jordan, Joseph and William and two great-granddaughters. He is…

Veronica M Garcia-Saunders, 68, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away April 5, 2019. Veronica was born in Questa, New Mexico on September 10, 1950 to Felimon and Odelia Garcia. She was employed in the medical field in the Physical Therapy Department at Trinity Hospital and Truman Medical Center East. Veronica was preceded in death by:…

John Robert Fagan “Bob”, 76, formerly of Salina-Saline County, passed away April 4, 2019. He was born in Reading, Kansas on January 11, 1943 to James Vincent and Neomi Lulu Fagan. His family moved to Saline County in 1951, settling in the Hedville then Bavaria areas. In 1960, John joined the United States Marine Corps,…

David M Kunzweiler 69 Independence Mo passed away Friday April 5th at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents Louis C Kunzweiler and Elizabeth B Kunzweiler (Branscum) and a sister Patricia Kunzweiler. He is survived by his sisters Dorlis Lyle of Green Ridge Mo and Deanna Kunzweiler of Independence Mo as well…

With heavy hearts we share the sad loss of our cherished son, brother, father and friend, (John) Mark Appleberry, 55, who left us too soon Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in suburban Kansas City, MO. Residing most recently in Marshall, MO, Mark was the son of James Appleberry, Louisville, and late mother Patricia Trent Appleberry. Along…

Dixie Lee (Howland) Givan of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on March 30, 2019 with her family by her side. Born June 23, 1940 in Norborne, MO, Dixie later graduated Van Horn High School in 1958 after relocating with her family to Independence, MO. An incredible beauty, she was immediately noticed by a judge at…

JoAnn Palmer, 72, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on April 3, 2019. A memorial service will begin at 9:00AM, Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. A visitation will follow the service until 11:00AM. JoAnn Palmer was born on July 15, 1946 in Chariton, Iowa to…

On September 19, 1973, a baby boy was born to the union of Leonard C. Brown, Sr. and Doris (Nevels-Brown) Busari, in Kansas City, MO. Leonard was baptized at an early age and was united with the Faith Mission Baptist Church under the late pastor Elder Malone. Leonard graduated from Tempe High School, in Tempe,…

Lois Helene Schenke Huffman died peacefully in her home on Monday, April 1, 2019. She was 88 years old. Born September 7, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas, Lois lived in the metropolitan area for her entire adult life. Lois was preceded in death by Errol Nine Huffman, her husband of 52 years; her parents Alfred…

Lee Joseph Jones,88, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away at home on March 28, 2019.  Lee was born June 16, 1930 in St. Mary’s Kansas to Harry and Josephine Jones.  As soon as he was old enough, he joined the Army and served during the Korean War.  Lee worked 30 plus years for IBM as…

Ann Elizabeth Daugherty, 60, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on March 28, 2019 at Research Medical Center. A memorial service will be held from 10:00am – 12:00pm, Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Ms. Daugherty was born on February 12, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri. Ann Elizabeth was…

Jacob Lee Martin, 24, passed away March 31, 2019. Celebration of life gathering will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 1-3 pm at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo 64133. Jacob was born July 2, 1994 in Kansas City, Mo. He is survived by his mother Danie’le Thompson, father Ray Martin, step-mother Tracy…

Lawrence LaGrece, 75, of Independence, Missouri passed away March, 28, 2019 at home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2019 from 11:00am-1:00pm at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, MO 64133. Funeral Services will be held following the visitation at 1:00pm, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society,…

Paul Charles LeBlanc, 60, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on March 27, 2019. A memorial service will be held from 4:00-6:00pm, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, Missouri. Mr. LeBlanc was born on October 13, 1958. Paul was born in Allen Park, Michigan.  He grew…

Eva Jacqueline “Jackie” Ochs, 86, of Jefferson City, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Bluffs alongside her two loving sons. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at…

Joyce Wiese, 72, of Independence, Missouri passed away March 16th at home from cancer. A Memorial Mass will be held at Nativity of Mary in Independence on April 13, 2019 at 9:00am. A celebration of Joyce’s life will be held on April 27, 2019, 2:00-5:00pm at Elks Lodge 1705 in Festus, Missouri.  Mrs. Wiese was…

Carol A. (Schoelen) Coats entered into eternal rest March 25, 2019.  Beloved mother of the late Helen M (Robert) Wischerath, Steven C and Mark C (Rugeania); Devoted grandmother to Matthew, Megan and Lauren Wischerath, Chris (Brittany) Coats and Vicki (Anthony Krug) Coats; great grandmother to Maverick Coats and Meredith Krug. A visitation will be held…

Mark Vincent Ludden passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22nd, 2019 at his home in Raytown, MO. At Mark’s request there will be no formal service, instead a celebration of life will be held between 5-10pm on Saturday April 6th, 2019 at the Grand Summit Golf & Country Club 15101 Grand Summit Blvd, Grandview, MO…