Gail Ruth Dowdle, 84, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully on March 31 at 7:58 a.m. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Gail lived a life marked by deep faith, strength, independence, and love for her family. She faced life head-on with a persistent spirit and resilience. Gail will be remembered for her…

Michael “Mikey” James Tatum Jr., age 40, of Raytown, Missouri, passed away on April 6, 2026. Mikey was a deeply social person who never met a stranger. He was easy to talk to and wherever he went, friendships followed. Whether he knew you for five minutes or five years, he had a way of making…

Mildred “Millie” Mae Moore, 93, passed away on March 31, 2026, at Cross Creek in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was born to Flora and Emmett English on May 9th, 1932, in Trousdale, Kansas. Millie attended school in Trousdale and at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Millie moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1953 where…

Birdie Lorene “Lorene” Myers, 99, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away on March 31, 2026. Lorene was born on January 16, 1927, in Carthage, Missouri, to Barney E. Rowe and Gladys (Skeleton) Rowe. She was united in marriage to William E. Myers in February 1965, and together they shared 33 years of love and companionship…

Alyssa Zapata passed away on the afternoon of Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the age of 26. She left us at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, where she was able to give the gift of organ donation to six people. Alyssa was born on August 6, 1999, at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton to…

Joan (JoAnn) Wilson, 91, formerly of Raytown, Missouri, passed away on March 27, 2026, at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Joan was born on March 1, 1935, in Warrensburg, Missouri, to Vernon and Lillie (Bell) Elwell. She graduated from College High (also known as the College Laboratory School) at Central Missouri State College…

Beverly Beatrix Berndt, passed away on the morning of Thursday July 17th, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born to Lois Norseen Berndt and Garfield William Berndt on February 4th, 1961 in Fremont, Nebraska, the youngest of seven children. She is preceded in death by: her parents, a niece,…

Mark Edward Luck passed away Monday, March 23, 2026, at home. A Celebration of Life will be 2-4pm, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri 64133. Memorial contributions may be made to Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64137, or online at waysidewaifs.org.…

Darrell Johnson, 56, of Atchison, KS passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026. He was born on March 6, 1970 in Neptune Township, NJ. Darrel was a man of many talents who loved his kids and helping others. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, camping, four wheeling, collecting things, and spending his free time with family…

Nancy Brown, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away March 22, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born in San Francisco, California, to Betty and Donald Miller, and was raised in Palo Alto alongside her siblings Sherry, Betty, Donnie, and Dale. Growing up, Nancy loved being part of the energy and tradition…