Rosalie A. Vanzant

October 11, 2016

Rosalie Vanzant, 90, formerly of Raytown, Mo., passed away Monday, October 10, 2016. Memorial service Friday, Oct. 14, 11:30 am at Blue Ridge Boulevard United Methodist Church, 5055 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO, visitation from10:30 to 11:30 prior to the service. Cremation. Interment to follow at a later date at Floral Hills Cemetery. Rosie was born Oct. 18, 1925 in…

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Geraldine Gardner

October 11, 2016

Geraldine Gardner, 79, Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away October 10, 2016.  A visitation will be held 11:00  AM-12:00 PM, Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.  Graveside services will follow at Lee’s Summit Cemetery, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Gerry was born October 4, 1937 in Laredo, Texas.…

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James Edward Higgins

October 10, 2016

James Edward Higgins, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016.  Jim was born Sep 6, 1934, in Leavenworth, KS.  He served in the U.S. Air Force.   After getting married, he ran the family’s dairy farm in Leavenworth, KS.   He also worked for Milgram grocery, National Cash Register (NCR), and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). James…

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Calvin Dean McCormack

October 10, 2016

Calvin Dean McCormack, 59, Independence, Missouri passed away October 6, 2016 at Centerpoint Medical Center.  A visitation will be held 12:00 – 1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Heartland Cremation &  Burial Society, 616 Jackson, Columbia, Missouri 65203.  Graveside services will follow at 1:30 PM at Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Missouri. Calvin was born August…

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Hadley June Barbie

October 10, 2016

Hadley June Barbie of Belton, Missouri was born September 27, 2016 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.  She was born sleeping at 25 weeks. Hadley will be forever loved and missed by her family. Survivors include parents Shawn and Jessica Barbie, grandparents;  Kerry and Julie Creach and Martin and Teri Barbie, aunts and uncles; Erin…

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Gene Reiss

October 8, 2016

Gene Reiss, 79, Kingsville, Missouri, formally of Raytown, passed October 7, 2016 at his home.  A memorial gathering will be held 1:00 – 2:30 PM, Saturday, October 15th 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Gene was the fourth child born to George & Christine (Worsham) Reiss on August…

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Louis Udell McElvoy

October 7, 2016

“PAPADELL” Louis “Papadell” Udell McElvoy, 76, Grandview, Missouri passed away October 6, 2016. A memorial gathering will be held 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Born in Malden, Missouri on July 31, 1940 the son of Vilous & Ruby Mae (Cluck)…

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Kelly Thuy Nguyen

October 6, 2016

Kelly Thuy Nguyen, 57, of Raytown, MO passed  on September 29, 2016 at Truman Medical Center.  Funeral/memorial services will be held at 10 AM, Friday, October 7, 2016 at Ascension Lutheran Church, Kansas City, MO. Ms. Kelly Nguyen was born on Oct 21, 1958, in Saigon Vietnam. Kelly came to the United States with her parents and siblings in 1975.  The…

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Margaret F. Cox

October 4, 2016

Margaret F. Cox, 91, of Independence, MO, formerly of Jefferson City, MO, died peacefully surrounded by family members on Sept. 30 at the Villages of Jackson Creek. Margaret was born on April 27, 1925 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Samuel and Marie (Romcho) Feciura. She married Dr. William A. Cox on August 29, 1947…

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Sally J. Dayton

October 4, 2016

Sally Jean Dayton, 87, of Independence, Missouri, passed away October 1, 2016 in Independence, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 2:00PM, Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Mrs. Dayton was born August 23, 1929 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Sally married Robert D. Dayton on May 29, 1957. She was…

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Dorene Hodges

October 3, 2016

Dorene E. Hodges, age 83, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 7, 1933 to the late Oswald Lyman and Leta Goff. She retired from her occupation as a bookbinder in 1980 , but her family and church were her passions…

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Nellie Marie Rice

October 3, 2016

Nellie Marie Rice, 88, of Raytown, Missouri went to be with the Lord October 3, 2016. Visitation services will be held from 1pm-2pm at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Graveside services will follow at 2pm, Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Mrs. Rice was born July 30, 1928 in Datto, Arkansas. She is…

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William “Bill” Wolhuter

September 30, 2016

William “Bill” Wolhuter of Lenexa, Kansas, went to his eternal peace Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Bill was born June 6th, 1961, and grew up in Leawood, Kansas. He is survived by his mother, Alice Wolhuter (Bellevue, NE), two brothers, Bruce Wolhuter (Willard, KS), and Bob Voliter (Boquete, Panama) and by a daughter, Mary Logan (Littleton,…

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Frances Gardner

September 25, 2016

  Frances Joan Gardner, 82, passed away quietly at her home on September 22, 2016. Frances was born on January 28,1934 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Frank and Gladys Wormington. Frances was also nurtured and influenced by Frank Wormington’s second wife, Martha. Frances grew up primarily in Kansas City. She attended Central High…

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Barbara Lorraine Paul

September 23, 2016

Barbara Lorraine (Allen) (Dreessen) Paul, 80, of DeSoto, KS, Kansas City, MO and Marshalltown, IA, passed away September 20, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born August 28, 1936, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Rama (Verd) Kuhleman and Roy (Margaret) Allen. Barb married Roger Dreessen of Gladbrook, Iowa in 1954 and lived in…

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Wendell Clair Mustain

September 22, 2016

Wendell Clair Mustain, 93, with a sideways wink broke out of the dementia lockdown unit of the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mexico, MO on September 20, 2016, to go to that special golf course in the sky.  He joined family and friends in Heaven’s club house before playing a round and making another hole in…

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Ruth Lee Barr

September 20, 2016
Heartland Cremation - Ruth Lee Barr

Ruth Lee (Piacentine) Barr, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, September 17, 2016. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 22, 1921 to Hilda and John Piacentine. On October 27, 1951, Ruth married Robert Alvin Barr. Robert preceded Ruth in death on August 4, 2004. Also preceding her…

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William Williams

September 20, 2016
Heartland Cremation - William Williams

William Williams, 64, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on September 18, 2016 at the Kansas City Hospice House. A Celebration of Life for William will be held on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Brush Creek Community Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Williams was born of August 4, 1952 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to William…

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Thoai K. Nguyen

September 20, 2016

Mr. THOAI KIM NGUYEN, 85 years old of Gladstone, MO., died peacefully at home on September Sunday 18, 2016 after fighting a very courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Thoai Kim Nguyen was born on March 10, 1931 in Vietnam. He married Mrs. Duong Kim Tu in 1957. They have four children. He was the Lieutenant…

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Caleb Dan Young

September 16, 2016
Heartland Cremation - Caleb Dan Young

Caleb Dan Young, 25, Raytown, Mo, passed away Sept. 9, 2016.  Caleb was a loving, big hearted free spirit. He was never one to go with the crowd and always stood up for what he believed in. Caleb was with us for a very short 25 years and there will never be enough words to…

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