Anthony “Tony” Tesar

December 18, 2018

Anthony “Tony” Tesar,78, of Independence, Missouri passed away 12/14/18 at Villages of Jackson Creek. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Christ United Methodist Church, Independence, MO. Tony graduated high school from Pomona Ks high school. He was a proud Marine veteran. He worked as a pressman at the…

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Linda Sue Reed

December 17, 2018

Linda Sue Reed, 75, of Independence, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Maywood Baptist Church, Independence, MO. Gaveside services will be held following the service at 3:30pm at Oak Ridge Memory Cemetery. Linda was born July 6, 1943 in Atchison,…

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Paula Jean Hickey

December 17, 2018

Paula Jean Hickey, 63, Independence, Mo passed away Dec. 15, 2018. A memorial service to celebrate Paula’s life will be held 11 AM, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 at Ward Parkway Presbyterian Church, 7406 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.

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Helen Louise White

December 17, 2018

Helen Louise White, 82, of Independence, Missouri passed away December 16, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Mt Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO. Helen was born on September 15, 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri. Helen had a fulfilling and enjoyable work career at Bendix/Honeywell which she retired from…

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Charles E. Blackmore

December 14, 2018

Charles Edward Blackmore, 89, Shawnee, KS passed away December 13, 2018 at Homestead of Lenexa. Charles was born November 27, 1929 near Nevada, Mo to Ralph and Rose (Shanks) Blackmore. He was one of six children. After high school he joined the US Army and served honorably during the Korean War Era. He married Peggy…

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Loretta Pearson

December 14, 2018

Loretta Pearson, 1930 – 2018 of Overland Park, Kansas, peacefully entered into eternal rest the morning of December 8, 2018 . Her favorite things were baking, making quilts, and was a gifted designer and decorator and was frequently consulted to assist friends, family and neighbors to make their homes “special”. Survived by daughters Deborah ‘Candy’…

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Dominic Miranda

December 12, 2018

Dominic Miranda, 44, of Columbia entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 7, 2018 at his home. A funeral will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 14, 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, Columbia, MO 65203. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the…

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Robin ‘Rob’ Roberts

December 11, 2018

Services for Robin Lee Roy “Rob” Roberts, Overland Park, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood. A reception will follow. Rob died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at his home. He was born Aug. 23, 1956, in Independence, Mo., the son of Lewis E.…

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Steve Beadles

December 11, 2018

Steve Beadles of Kansas City Missouri passed away on December 7, 2018. He was born on May 15, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Delmar and Lola Beadles (Scrutchfield). He graduated from Blue Springs High School in 1969. A voracious reader, lover of airplanes, golf and tennis, Steve was diagnosed in his infancy with neurofibromatosis,…

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Mary Brenda Rearden

December 8, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Brenda Rearden, of Independence, Missouri announces her passing at the age of 64. She was born in Vienna, Missouri on March 2, 1954. She entered Heaven’s gates on December 6, 2018. A loving mother of two daughters and homemaker, Brenda was a remarkable cook. She…

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William “Billy” James Dale

December 6, 2018

William “Billy” James Dale, 29, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away December 2, 2018 from Melanoma. Mr. Dale was born March 10, 1989 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a loving father, the best big brother, and loyal friend. Billy had the best sense of humor, unmatchable intelligence, and the ability to make anyone smile.…

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Montie G. Montgomery

December 5, 2018

Montie G. Montgomery, 93, Independence, MO passed away December 3, 2018 at John Knox Village House Hospice. He was born October 8, 1925 in Bakersfield, CA.  Montie honorably served his country during World War II as a member of the Army Air Force. He loved fishing and hunting, Pepsi and chewing tobacco. He was preceded…

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Jean M. Quimiro

December 4, 2018

Jean Marie Quimiro, 95, of Bates City, Missouri passed away December 2, 2018. A private family service will be held at a later date. Jean was preceded in death by daughter Bonnie and son Andrew. She is survived by her remaining children Joanne, Joyce, Jenny, John, Dorothy, Daniel, and Justin.

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Barbara Freschi Matteson

December 4, 2018

Barbara Freschi Matteson, 69, of Hallsville, Missouri, passed away on November 30, 2018. The funeral mass will be held at Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church at Centralia, Missouri at 11:00 a.m. on December 8, 2018. Father James Offutt will be officiating. Private inurnment will be at a later date. A gathering of friends and family…

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Michael Bruce Patterson

November 29, 2018

Michael Bruce Patterson, age 70, of Kansas City, Ks. passed away November 16, 2018 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. A military burial to take place 10 am on December 14, 2018 at Veterans Cemetery, 1208 North College St. in Winfield, Ks.  Following burial services there will be a Celebration of Life in Wellington,…

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Jacqueline R. Boyd

November 27, 2018

Jacqueline R. Boyd June 21,1972 – November 15, 2018 Jacqueline R. Boyd, 46, of Independence MO was called home November 15, 2018. Jacque is survived by parents Billy and Carla Schutz; siblings William Schutz (Independence) and Christopher Schutz-Haig (Philadelphia); Jacques adult children Nicole Fletcher, Ryan Boyd, Amanda Boyd-Quintanilla; grandchildren Elliot, Jonah, Liliana, Scarlet. Private cremation…

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Kenneth James Searcy

November 27, 2018

Kenneth James Searcy, 75, of Kansas City, MO passed away November 23, 2018. Kenny was born August 12, 1943 in Medford, Oregon to Kenneth Junior Searcy and Eunice (Patton) Searcy. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am on December 1, 2018 at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64133. Kenny is retired…

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Robert Eugene Truitt

November 27, 2018

Robert Eugene Truitt, 70, was born in Ozark, Missouri on April 21, 1948. Robert passed away on November 26, 2018 with his loving family by his side. His parents were Weldon Truitt and Clella Abney Truitt. Robert graduated from Marshfield High School and then joined the Navy as a Radarman. He worked for over 30…

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Robert L. Chace (Bob)

November 24, 2018

Robert L. Chace (Bob) of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018.   A visitation will be held from  5:00PM – 6:00PM, Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, Missouri 64133, with a memorial service to follow beginning at 6:00PM. Bob was born October 14, 1942…

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Marine Veltrop Hopkins

November 21, 2018

Marine Veltrop Hopkins died November 6, 2018 at 99 years of age. She was born in Folk, Mo. March 10,1919, the third of six children of Martin Veltrop and Mary Massman Veltrop. After graduation from Westphalia High School, she moved to St. Louis for twenty years and worked as a seamstress and a bookkeeper. There…

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