Lexanna Ryan was a very extraordinary woman. She was a very intelligent woman. Though she chose to be a stay at home Mother to her children. Her hobby’s were reading her bible, cooking, researching, and spending individual time with her family. She was a very strong person and a true christian. She walked hand in hand…

Emmilyn Sarsozo, 42, Overland Park, Kansas passed away March 16, 2015.  A memorial gathering will be held 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.  Contributions may be made to help defray Emmilyn’s medical bills or Jocilyn’s college fund. Emmilyn was born December…

Jeanne Bequette, 74, of Hallsville died Tuesday, March 17, 2015.  A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 Locust St, Columbia, MO 65201. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at a later date.…

David Oliver completed his “Exit Strategy” on March 14, 2015, dying of the cancer that invaded his head and neck four years ago. He dared to share his journey with the world with the goal of taking the strangeness out of dying. He appeared with his wife Debbie live in the New York Studios on CBS This Morning with…

Teresa Ann (Dunser) Bice went to heaven on Friday, March 13th 2015. She died quietly at the John Knox Village Care Center. Her family was able to spend a great deal of time with her before she passed. Teresa was born on April 21st 1928 in Chillicothe, Missouri, the fifth daughter, and fifth of sixth…

Ilse Bettin, 68, born in Stuttgart, Germany passed away in the comfort of her own home surrounded by her family on March 11th, 2015. She came to the United States at the age of 18 and resided in South Kansas City for the rest of her life as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.  She…

Cyle Christopher Crowley, 27, of Columbia passed away March 10, 2015. Cyle was born on August 15, 1987 in Columbia to Charles Christopher and Lisa (McCarty) Crowley. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Little Boone Femme Baptist Church in Columbia at 3 pm, visitation will be held from 1-3pm.…

Mary Kathryn (Closson) Barge peacefully passed on Sunday, March 8, 2015. She will be greatly missed by her three sons, three brothers, her sister, her “sisters”, her loving daughter-in-law, her family, her friends, and all that knew her. She adored her grandchildren, Abbi and Gunnar more than anything in this world.   Mary Kathryn Closson was born to Glenn (“JR”) and Kate Closson on July 27th,…

Chuck Wilson, 77, of Columbia, died at his home Tuesday, March 10, 2015.  Visitation will be Friday, March 13, 2015 from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Heartland Cremation & Burial, 616 Jackson St., Columbia, MO 65203.  A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic…

Crystal Louise Gebhart Humpf, 60, of Ashland, MO passed away on March 10, 2015.  Crystal was born on April 2, 1954 in Germantown, OH to James and Martha (Koontz) Gebhart.   A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2015 from 6-9 pm at the Ashland Optimist Club; 511 Optimist Dr.; Ashland,…

Neil Andrew Burr, 60, passed away March 1, 2015, while resting comfortably in his home in Olathe, KS. Celebration of life will take place Friday, March 13, at 10:30 a.m. at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island.  Dan Naranjo will officiate. To honor his wishes, Neil was cremated. A gathering of family and friends will be held…

Michael Orender, 62 of Independence, Missouri passed away on March 6th, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00pm, Thursday, March 12th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown. Missouri. A visitation will be held at 3:00 – 4:00 PM at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society.  A celebration of life dinner will…

Gerald Gene Dresslaer, 87, of Lamar, Missouri passed away March 5, 2015.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Milford Christian Church in Milford, Missouri.  He was a WWII/Korean War Veteran and retired from GM Leeds.  Gerald was married to Maurine Dresslaer for 61 years. He loved to…

Dolores J. “Dee Dee” DeHardt Dee Dee DeHardt passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015.  A celebration of her life will be held at The Blue Springs Country Club, 1600 Circle Drive, Blue Springs, MO 64014, Friday, March 13, 2015, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dee Dee was born on May 1, 1932, to Virgil…

Betty Jean Stark Cullen, 93, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on March 1, 2015. Betty was born December 28, 1921, in Kansas City to John (Skipper) and Elmira (Pinkie) Stark. Pinkie wrote of the John K. Lincoln Farm, also known as the Excelsior Farm, in Clinton County Missouri, where she was raised in a brick…

Shirley Ann Henson, 63, passed away at her home on February 28th with her family at her side. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 5, 2015, at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church, Kansas City, MO. Shirley was born on June 6th, 1951, to Leonard and Edyth Elliott, the third of eight children. She…