Diane Layman passed away on December 12, 2006, following a long illness. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 15, at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. Diane was born January 9, 1947, to Leslie and Genevieve Seedorff in Oelwein, Iowa. She is survived by her parents; husband Charles Layman; son and daughter-in-law Brian and…

Linda L. Bly, 57, Independence, Missouri, passed away December 11, 2006 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Cremation with no services

Ronald Simmons, 69, Kansas City, MO, passed away Dec. 11, 2006. He is preceded in death by his mother Elma, and step-father Jim Gibbs. Ronald is survived by, Father James W. and Stepmother Marguerite Simmons, Children; Christina, Ronda and Carolyn. He is also survived by his grandchildren, a brother, Louis Gibbs and lifelong friend Jerry…

Richard F. Henrichs, 65, passed away on December 11, 2006 at his home in Braymer, Mo. Rick’s passion for farming reflected his love of and spiritual connection to nature. Rick is survived by his partner of thirty years, Larry Dyer, and his son, Johnathan David Dyer-Henrichs, of Braymer, Mo., and by his sister, Glenda Foeller…

Bethany Marie Sheil, was born to Shannon Sheil and Angela Gomez on December 11, 2006. She passed away the same day. Cremation.

John A Stafre, 77, Overland Park, KS, passed away December 9, 2006. John is survived by his wife Olga, son Nick & family, daughter Ria & sister Dorothy Suflas. Memorial contributions can be made to KC Hospice House.

Joyce B. Szilagyi, 51, peacefully passed on to her Lord’s care on December 8, 2006. Joyce was born in Passaoc, NJ on Nov. 9, 1955. After graduating from State College Area High School she attended South Hills Business College. Prior to moving to KC in 1998, Joyce had lived and worked in Lexington, KY, Stanford,…

Richard Wayne Diale, 51, Kansas City, KS passed away December 8, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS. Cremation.

Frances was born June 23, 1922 in Clearmont, MO to Amy & Clarence Holbrook and spent her childhood years in Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa. During a June, 1945 visit to friends in Wyoming she was delighted to see snow on the ground and decided that this would be a wonderful place to live. After…

Leonard L. Hanson, 81, Pleasant Hill, MO passed away December 7, 2006 at his home. Cremation

Mary Lentz Mazon, 74 years old, of Blue Springs, Missouri entered into eternal rest on December 7, 2006. Born in Marceline, Missouri on May 28, 1932, Mary lived in the greater Kansas City, Missouri area for most of her life, but also lived in Overland Park, KS, Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA and Spanish Town, Jamaica.…

Barbara (Wilborn) Dawson, 53, Kansas City, MO passed away December 6, 2006. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, December 9th at Metropolitan Community CHurch, 3801 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO starting at 2:00 PM.

Mary K. Miller, 52, Kansas City, MO passed away December 5, 2006 at home. Cremation with no services at this time.

Andrew “Andy” Kramer, 79, Raytown, MO died Dec. 4, 2006. Memorial services will be held 2PM, Thurs, Dec. 7, 2006 at Blue Ridge Trinity Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice. Andy was born to Karl & Emilia Kramer on May 15, 1927 in Ashley, ND. He was an Army Korean…

Ahmad Hasan-El, 65, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Dec. 4, 2006, at Indian Meadows Nursing Center in Overland Park, KS. A memorial service is planned for Friday Dec. 8 at Crosspoint Community Church, 10508 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64134, at 11 AM. There will also be a graveside service at Leavenworth National Cemetery…

Kenneth F. Smith, 66, resident of Cuba, MO, formerly of Festus, MO passed away December 4, 2006 in Shawnee, KS. He is survived by his daughters, Melissa Lawson of Shawnee, KS and Jennifer Emmerth of Ozark, MO; 3 grandchildren, Landon, Logan, and Laine Emmerth, a brother, Donald and a sister, Sandra, both of Festus, MO;…

Mic Amata, Kansas City, Missouri passed away on December 12, 2006 at his home. Cremation.

Elena Bondoc, 76, Kansas City, MO passed away December 2, 2006 at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Cremation.

Merry Jo Turner, age 66, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2006. A special service will be held in her honor this following spring in Arkansas.

Frank Benedict Jr., 70, Leavenworth, KS, passed away November 30, 2006. Military graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 8, 2006 at Ft. Leavenworth Cemetery.