Leonard Rogers Eckman, 45, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Wednesday, October 20th. At this time due to COVID-19 restrictions, the family has requested to have an immediate family only viewing on Thursday, October 28th then his cremation following. Another memorial will be arranged at a later date for everyone in March 2022. Mr.…

Anne Lucille (Meyer) Will, 78, beloved daughter, mother, grand-mother and friend, passed away Tuesday, October 12th, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, with her family by her side. Anne, the oldest of four children, was born March 29th, 1943, in Steele City, NE to Orvel and Lucille Meyer. She was raised on the family farm…

Vicki Rachelle Hedberg (Yarmark) – 66, of Lee’s Summit Missouri passed away peacefully in the home on October 22, 2021, with her husband, daughter, and stepdaughter by her side. Vicki grew up in Raytown and attended Raytown South High School where she graduated in 1973. She then went on to Northwest Missouri State in Maryville…

Opal G Long, 79, of Kansas City, MO passed away October 20th, 2021, in her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold & Olive Skaggs, brother Dwight Skaggs, husband Cecil M Long Jr, and son Jimmie W Long. Opal is survived by her daughter-in-law Virginia Long, grandson Michael Long, granddaughter Nicole Starnes…

Lynda L. Carty, 63, of Independence, MO passed away October 19, 2021. Lynda was born December 13, 1957 in Independence, MO. She was a telephone operator at Southwestern Bell for 25 years. She was preceded in death by: mother, Betty Jean Mann; father, Robert Lee Mann; grandmother, Willie May Ward; and Grandfather, Gilbert Ward all…

Velma Dalton, 75, of Grandview passed away October 20, 2021. Memorial services were held at 9:00am, Friday, October 22, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, MO. Velma was born May 22, 1946 in Gravois Mills, MO. She was preceded in death by: both parents, Dink Merriott and Nora Peterson; siblings, Robert Merriott and…

Deborah Perz, 65, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away from natural causes on October 28th, 2021 at Ascension Living. Debbie was born August 12, 1956 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to parents John and Lucy Perz. Debbie lived for the weekends spent with her good friends or “the girls”. The girls-trips to NYNY & Vegas were the most recent. The many laughing memories…

Siripon Sheldon of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 18, 2021.

Mrs. Bonnie Lou Pagenkopf, of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, passed away on August 28, 2021, at the age of 84. Bonnie was born on August 23, 1937, to Homer and Gail Kipling in Dallas City, Illinois. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Verna Klein, Irene Ludlum, and Betty Kipling, brother Homer Kipling Jr., …

Dennis Smith, 61, of  Deepwater, MO,  passed away October 14, 2021. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Dennis came out a hero and stayed strong until the end. Dennis was born Kansas City, Missouri. Dennis graduated from Lee’s Summit High…