Obituaries

Lawrence Lee Latimer

On Friday, March 27, 2020 Lawrence Lee Latimer passed into Larger Life with God. Lawrence was born on April 7, 1954 in Independence, Missouri. He was a graduate of Van Horn High School. Lawrence studied broadcasting at Columbia School of Broadcasting. He also studied biology at both Longview Community College and University of Missouri Kansas…

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Mary Helen (Rios) Williamson

Mary Helen (Rios) Williamson, 78, of Kansas City, MO passed away Monday, April 20, 2020. Burial will be held on Friday, May 1, 2020 at Mt. Washington Cemetery, 614 Brookside Ave, Independence, MO. Mary was born March 15, 1942, in Kansas City, MO to Rosalio and Evira C. (Perez) Rios, one of 19 children. Mary…

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Ermgard Irene Gladman

Ermgard Irene Gladman (Wisniewski), 83, a long time resident of Raytown, Kansas City and Lee’s Summit, MO, and a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away April 24, 2020 due to cancer. She was born to Johan and Anna (Talerek) Wisniewski on April 29, 1936 in Schutzen, Germany. As a young…

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Melissa Nothnagel

Melissa Nothnagel, 58 of Raytown MO passed away on April 25th in her childhood home surrounded by family. Melissa was known for her lively personality and fighters spirit. She loved being surrounded by her children and grandchildren making many trips to the Kansas City Zoo and Deanna Rose Farms each year. Melissa was proceeded in…

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Leta Fern (Luetjen) Hake

Leta Hake, 85, of Raytown, Missouri; was born February 15,1935, in Higginsville, Missouri; the daughter of Marvin and Dorothy (Stapleton) Luetjen. She departed this life, Saturday, April 25, 2020 at St Joseph Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. Leta was a 1952 graduate of Higginsville High School. On February 20,1954; she was united in marriage to…

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Cynthia Marie Lynders

Cynthia Marie Myzer Lynders, 60, of Leawood, KS passed away April 17, 2020. She was born April 24, 1959 in Topeka, KS. Cynthia graduated from Shawnee Heights High School and Kansas State University where she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. Cynthia started a career in social work in Kansas after college and later…

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Gerald “Jerry” Nothdurft

  Gerald ‘Jerry’ Nothdurft, 64, of Columbia, Missouri passed away on April 27, 2020 from colon cancer.  A private family inurnment will be held at a later date in Fredericktown, Missouri. Gerald was born on May 3, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of the late D.D. and Marie E. (Myers) Nothdurft.   On June…

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Pamela S. Smith

Pamela S. Smith, 60, of Overland Park, KS passed away on April 27, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born in Louisville, KY on October 3, 1959. She was fortunate enough to work in a career she thoroughly enjoyed, dealing with all facets of commercial insurance throughout her entire career, most lately as a…

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Edward “Ned” Munroe Heppenstall

Edward “Ned” Munroe Heppenstall, 86, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at his residence at Shawnee PARC in Overland Park, Kansas after a lengthy illness. Ned was also known fondly as “Beef” by his closer friends. Ned was preceded in death by his son, David, and he was also predeceased by his father and…

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Toni Lee Preston

Toni Lee Preston, age 70, of Holden, Missouri, died April 19, 2020.  Toni’s death was due to the effects of long-term lung disease. She passed away in her home about ten miles south of Holden.  She moved south of Kansas City in 1996 to enjoy country living. During her working life, she worked in various…

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