Jerome William O’Laughlin

February 5, 2021

Jerome William O’Laughlin, 90, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Bluffs. Jerome (Jerry) was born February 25, 1930 in Shakopee, MN to William and Margaret (O’Brien) O’Laughlin.  He attended the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN where he received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He was offered a position…

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Travis Christopher Meier

February 3, 2021

Travis Christopher Meier, 36 of Olathe, KS, passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 28th, 2021. Travis was born December 24th, 1984 in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Lenexa, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Economics where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.…

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Patrick (PJ) Oxenfeldt

January 30, 2021

Patrick (PJ) Oxenfeldt, 36, of Independence, MO passed away January 24, 2021 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 2:00pm-4:00pm, Monday, February 1, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Patrick was born on July 14, 1984 in Kansas City, MO. PJ loved sports whether he…

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Marylyn Gonzalez

January 29, 2021

Marylyn Gonzalez, 57, of Lincoln, Missouri, passed away January 26, 2021 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri due to a brain aneurysm. Marylyn was born April 11, 1963 in Arkansas. She loved working in the garden and maintaining her fish aquariums. Most of all, she loved her daughter, her siblings and her mother and father.…

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Timothy L. Hoskins

January 28, 2021

Timothy Lewis Hoskins, 60, of Parkville, MO, died January 21, 2021 at Hillview Nursing & Rehab, Platte City, MO after a long decline in health.  Born July 25, 1960 in Kansas City, KS to the late Aleene C. (Frazier) and Gaylon E. Hoskins Sr.  A graduate of Parkhill High School (1978) and of Missouri Western…

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MARC LAFOND

January 28, 2021

MARC LAFOND NOVEMBER 15, 1941 – JANUARY 23, 2021 KANSAS CITY MO Marc LaFond, 79, passed away on January 23, 2021. Marc was born November 15, 1941 in Kankakee IL. Marc served in the US Air Force, worked as a Forest Ranger in the Grand Tetons and retired from General Foods in Kankakee IL. Marc…

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Kathleen Ellen Beller

January 28, 2021

Kathleen Ellen Beller, aged 73, died Friday, January 22nd at Kansas City Hospice House in her hometown of Kansas City. In her life, she enjoyed an eclectic fashion and decoration sensibility. She adored her pets, lavishing them with care and homemade cuisine. Striking up easy conversations with strangers was common, be it in a grocery…

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Donald R. Mead

January 27, 2021

Donald Raymond Mead, 83, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away January 20, 2021 at his home. A celebration of life will occur this spring or summer for family and close friends (date and location TBA). Donald was born in Independence, Missouri on April 7, 1937.  He lived his entire life in the Kansas City Metro…

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Patricia R. Daugherty

January 27, 2021

Patricia R. Daugherty left us on January 20th 2021. Pat was the daughter of Ed and Jean Daugherty and one of ten children. She is survived by her daughter Jennifer, brothers Ed, Mike & Tom, and sisters Theresa and Elizabeth. Pat was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1952. As the child of an Airman, she…

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ROMIE “EDWARD” GOFF

January 27, 2021

Edward (Ed) (Eddy), 72 of Independence, Missouri passed away January 25, 2021. He was born in Jackson County, Missouri to his parents Robert James Goff and Eula Mae (Batten) Goff-Cunningham. Ed started out in carpentry and eventually found his life’s work in and out of caves eventually retiring from Union Quarries, La Farge being his…

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Donald Ivan Dunlap

January 26, 2021

Donald Ivan Dunlap, 92, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on January 20, 2021. A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Winston Cemetery in Winston, Missouri. Mr. Dunlap was born on January 14, 1929 to Alfred Alfonzo and Anola Mae (Nevitt) Dunlap. He was a Police Officer…

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William Walker Kennard

January 26, 2021

William Walker Kennard was born in Mobile, Alabama on August 1, 1943 and died in Ashland, Missouri on January 25, 2021. He was the middle of three adopted children, and loved to tell the dramatic story of how that particular family was formed. Bill was a life-long Episcopalian and a life-long educator. He will be…

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Cynthia L. Montgomery Bell

January 25, 2021

Cynthia L. Montgomery Bell, 63, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away January 21, 2021. She was preceded in death by her mother, Darlyne Behee Montgomery, and her first husband, Raymond Bell. She is survived by her father John Montgomery, brother John Montgomery, Jr., second husband Todd Werts, her daughter and best friend, Apryl Bell McGill…

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Linda Ann Clasby Malicoat

January 25, 2021

Linda Ann (Clasby) Malicoat, 74, joyfully entered Heaven on January 23rd, 2021, surrounded by loved ones at her home in Independence, MO. Linda was born on June 26, 1946 to Lawrence and Pearl Clasby, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Van Horn High School in 1964, and raised her family with late Husband,…

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Edward O. Barry, Jr.

January 25, 2021

January 18th, 2021 the Barry family lost its most beloved goofball, to cancer.     Edward Oliver Barry Jr. was born November 3rd, 1963 to Fay and Edward Barry Sr. The tall, lanky kid lovingly referred to as EJ, grew up in a blended family with three adoring sisters, and three ornery brothers who loved to…

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Katherine Ann Klote

January 25, 2021

Katherine Ann Klote, 58, of Lone Jack, Missouri lost her battle with cancer on January 21, 2021. She passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family listening to John Denver. Due to the COVID -19 there will be no services, Kathy and the family are very concerned about this virus and do not want to put…

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Patricia Ann Josey

January 25, 2021

Patricia Ann Josey 4/15/1950-1/18/2021 Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, leader, advocate, mentor, peacekeeper, friend. Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, she moved to Overland Park, Kansas with her family in 1984. The many hats she wore were constantly in motion as Pat Josey always put the needs of others before her own. Pat passed away unexpectedly on…

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ESTHER LOUISE MCDONALD

January 22, 2021

ESTHER LOUISE MCDONALD December 14, 1922-October 4, 2020 Esther Louise McDonald was born December 14, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas and died October 4, 2020 in Prairie Village, Kansas.  She was predeceased by her parents; her sisters, Deloris Maxine DeBord, Bernice Williams, and Verna Young; and her brother, Carl DeBord.  Esther was the youngest child…

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Carol Smith

January 22, 2021

Carol Smith of Kansas City passed away of natural causes on January 21, 2021at her daughter’s home in Kansas City, MO. She is survived by son, Stephen Wall-Smith, and his wife Elisabeth of St. Louis; daughter, Jackie DiPasquale of Kansas City; two granddaughters: Mona Rife and husband Ryan of St. Louis, and Laura Zupan, husband…

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Don Walley

January 21, 2021

Don Walley, 100 of Columbia, Missouri passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at The Bluffs Nursing Home in Columbia. After three years of asking “where is my Lorene?” Don is finally reunited with her in their heavenly home. How we wish we could have witnessed that joyous reunion, but on January 20, 2021, Don woke…

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