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…

Randolph Stayton Marsh (May 1, 1958 – January 25, 2018) Randy, as he was known to family and friends, passed away at age 59 as the consequence of a stroke after having successfully managed serious cardiac problems for several years. He was the son of Frank Stayton Marsh (1916-1983), of Portsmouth, Ohio and Kansas City,…

Ralph Henderson, 65, of Joplin Missouri passed away on April 11th, 2018. Mr. Henderson was born April 12th, 1952  in Champaign, Illinois.  He graduated from Unity High School in Pesotum, Illinois. He was owner and operator in a trucking company. Ralph was a wonderful provider and father to Tim and Jenn. He was preceded in…

Rhonda Ann Vusich, 50, passed away in Lee’s Summit, Missouri on April 9, 2018. Rhonda was first and foremost a devout Christian, and a loving Servant of the Lord. Rhonda was born in Decatur, IL, to Sandie and Richard Parcel, on July 13, 1967. Rhonda nearly finished high school at Fort Osage in Independence, MO,…

Carolene Betty Holscher, 73 Raytown, Mo passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 10, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 13, 2018 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, Mo. Carolene enjoyed her flower beds and gardening, spending time at the lake and visiting Branson, spending time with…