Obituaries

William Zanderick Horace

William Zanderick Horace, 50, passed away October 12, 2020 at 3:35am at Olathe Medical Center from complications of Sickle Cell Anemia Disease. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Horace was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He was baptized at an early age. After Zan completed high school, he later attended Travel Agency…

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Richard Erecius

Richard (Rich) Andrew Erecius, 83, of Independence, MO passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2020. Rich was born September 14, 1937 in Chicago, IL to Elsie Parke. Rich proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1958. Rich married Dorothy Snelling on March 3, 1982. He worked in the plastic molding production business for…

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Bernard (Bernie) Luetkemeyer

Bernard (Bernie) Luetkemeyer, 87, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away October 13, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born in Tuscumbia, Missouri, he was the oldest son of fifteen children of Ben and Lucy Oligschlaeger Luetkemeyer. He graduated from St. Elizabeth High School in 1951. He was a veteran of the Korean war and graduated…

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Daniel Patrick Stitt

Daniel Patrick Stitt, 48, Greenwood, Mo passed away October 7, 2020 at his home. He was born April 21, 1972 in Excelsior Springs, Mo to Ronald Jack and Patricia Louise Stitt. Private family services will be held. Dan was survived by his daughter Kayla Marie Stitt Williamsen, her husband Taylor Williamsen, their daughter Olivia Williamsen. …

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James Russell Berry

James Russell Berry, 81, passed away October 13, 2020 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. A private family service will take place at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Jacksonville. Mr. Berry was born July 30, 1939 in Mexico, Missouri to Gaither and Willa (West) Berry. He is survived by two children, Russ (Denise) Berry and…

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Kathleen Horton

Kathleen M. Horton (Norris), 84, passed away October 12.  A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Mrs. Horton was born on December 31, 1935 in Omaha. She lived in Bellevue, NE, Belleville, IL. and Stanhope, NJ before retiring to Newnan, GA, where she loved the weather, her dogs, church and…

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Gary David Roberts I

Gary David Roberts I, 61, passed away September 19, 2020 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born May 20, 1959 to Willard “Tex” and Tanzie (Creason) Roberts, the youngest of 14 children. He is survived by his wife Macie, son Gary, daughter Rebecca, step-daughter Tammy, sisters, Beverly, Anita, Ola, and Bonnie, brothers Ernie, and…

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Doris O. Buss

Doris O. Buss, 89, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 11, 2020 from Covid-19 at The Bluffs in Columbia. She is now in her Heavenly home and remembered by her family and friends. Doris was born at home in Syracuse, Missouri on October 15, 1930 to Roy E. Turner and Goldie M. (Peoples) Turner, and…

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Ronald Rodney Hashagen

Ronald (Ron) Rodney Hashagen, 77, of Westmoreland, Kansas went to be with our Father in Heaven October 3, 2020 after a battle with cancer.  Ron was born in Bloomsbury, Pennsylvania on April 16, 1943. His aunts and uncles lovingly raised him and he was beloved by his cousins and siblings, with whom we credit his…

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Richard “Dick” Allen Tower

Richard “Dick” Allen Tower, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, died peacefully in his Independence home on October 7, 2020 at the age of 80. Dick was born to John and Carrie (Berger) Tower on June 25, 1940 in Mendota, Illinois. Dick was active in the boy scouts, making lifelong friends and becoming an Eagle…

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