Amoron Aholelei Tonga, passed away in Independence, Missouri on April 27, 2018 at the age of 21 years old. He is survived by his mother Suliana Tonga, grandfather Paul Tonga, and son Kash Tonga.  He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Tupou Tonga.…

Irene Shumate, 74, of Columbia died Monday, April 30, 2018 at her home.   Cremation has taken place and a Memorial will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday May 4, 2018 at Heartland, 616 Jackson St., Columbia, MO 65203.   Irene is survived by her children; daughters Tammy Peterson and Sharon Noe and sons…

Stanley Angelo Grants was born June 24, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri to Joseph Calvin Grant and Helen Jackson. He had three brothers; Joseph Calvin Grant II, Victor Grant, and Waddie Grant and six sisters; Dorothy J. Grant-Kirby, Beverly A. Higgins, Linda Grant, Violet Madlock, Carolyn Eddy and Robin Jones. He joined the Navy on…

Darrell Ellsworth Brown, 82, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on April 26th, 2018 with his family by his side. A visitation will be held 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Jackson Building) 5550 N Jackson Ave, Kansas City, Missouri.  Funeral services will be held…

Verilius “Verl” D. Schnepf, 84, of Sedalia, passed away April 11, 2018 at MU Hospital, Columbia, MO. He was born January 26, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of Conrad & Sylvia Horak Schnepf. During and after his graduation from Brandon (IA) High School, he worked with the livestock & farmed his family’s farm. He was proud…

Christina Bea Boston Nichols, 64, of Macon, Missouri, passed away April 15, 2018 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Mrs. Nichols was born February 9, 1954 to Alzada Cosby Boston and Ray Boston, who preceded her in death.   Survivors include husband Lonnie J. Nichols and two sons, Chuck Shawn McKinstry and Christopher Ryan Nichols.…

Sheree Wilson-Haverland, 59, of Greenwood, MO passed away April 20, 2018. A Catholic Mass will be held at St. Bridget Parish in Pleasant Hill, MO, on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at 12 PM. Sheree was preceded in death by her parents Jim and Audie Wilson. Survivors include her husband, Paul Haverland, and her Godchildren, Mariah,…

Patricia J. Lewis, 87, died on April 23, 2018 at Provision Living in Columbia, MO. She was the daughter of Earl and Laura Matthews of Niles, MI and the wife of Frank Hoblick Jr. of Carthage, MO until his death in 1991. Together they raised four daughters. Pat was heard to say she led a…

Neil Edwin Guenther, 81, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away peacefully in his home on April 21, 2018.  A memorial service will be held at 6:30pm, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Midtown Baptist Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. Neil was the 5th son born to Fred Arthur and Sarah Alice Guenther on December 31, 1936 in Yates…

Kitty Rauzi passed away peacefully on April 9, 2018 in Independence, Missouri at the age of 91 years.  She was born Catherine Ann Hasenzahl on October 22, 1926 to Alfred and Margaret Louise Hasenzahl, in Kansas City, where she grew up with her brother Charlie and sisters Mary Lou, Edna, and Dorothy.  Kitty graduated from…

Chester Lee Johnson, Jr., 93, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri (formerly of Fallbrook, California), passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Saint Luke’s East Hospital, in the presence of his daughter, Janet Lynn Johnson, and her husband, Thomas Bauman, of Palatine, Illinois. He will be dearly missed by them and by his sisters Pauline Stears, of…

Betty Black Benton, 88, Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away April 18, 2018. A visitation will be held 9:00 – 10:00 AM, Monday, April 23, 2018 followed by a memorial service will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, April 23, 2018 at Blue Ridge Blvd United Methodist Church, 5505 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Betty Lou Black…

Memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on April 21, 2018 at Graceway, 5460 Blue Ridge Cut-off, Kansas City, Misouri 64133. El 24 de febrero de 1936 nació en la ciudad de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, una humilde y sencilla campesina llamada Primitiva Castro-Aponte, mejor conocida como “Tivita”. Al estar rodeada de un hermoso…

A Life to be Celebrated Mrs. Sharon Fayetta Edmondson was born August 22, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas, to her father Reverend John Henry Thompson Jr. a Pastor, and her mother Margaret Jessie Thompson (Walter) a seamstress. Sharon Edmondson is 1 out of 11 children. In her early life she was baptized into the Catholic Church at…

Aaron Robert Olsen, 26, our beloved son, brother, grandson, friend, and husband of Sarah will be greatly missed. He unexpectedly passed away on April 15th in his home. Aaron was known for his compassion, integrity, sense of humor, and will be missed immensely by everyone whose lives he touched.  The visitation will be held in…

It is with great sorrow that the family of Genie (Hodes) McCowen announce her passing on April 15, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 11, 1939 at home in Kansas City, MO to Katherine Rose and Herman J. Hodes, the 7th of 9 children. She attended Visitation Grade School and graduated…

Maxine Loretta Forsberg Maxine Loretta Forsberg, 89, passed away on March 31, 2018 surrounded by loving family members at Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation services will be at 9:00 AM Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1800 State Route 150, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, 64082. The Rosary will be prayed prior to the…

Sharon Eggers, 80, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on April 13th, 2018. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00am on Saturday, April 21, 2018 with a Memorial Service to follow at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, Missouri 64133. She was born on June 30, 1937 in Independence, Missouri to…