Obituaries

Stanley David Fugate

Stanley D. Fugate, 74, Kansas City, Missouri passed away April 6, 2019. He was born January 28, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri. Stan is survived by his wife Carolyn of the home, daughter and son-in-law Stacy and Joe Pretz and son Jeffery, five grandchildren; Sam, Max, Jordan, Joseph and William and two great-granddaughters. He is…

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Veronica Garcia-Saunders

Veronica M Garcia-Saunders, 68, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away April 5, 2019. Veronica was born in Questa, New Mexico on September 10, 1950 to Felimon and Odelia Garcia. She was employed in the medical field in the Physical Therapy Department at Trinity Hospital and Truman Medical Center East. Veronica was preceded in death by:…

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John Robert Fagan

John Robert Fagan “Bob”, 76, formerly of Salina-Saline County, passed away April 4, 2019. He was born in Reading, Kansas on January 11, 1943 to James Vincent and Neomi Lulu Fagan. His family moved to Saline County in 1951, settling in the Hedville then Bavaria areas. In 1960, John joined the United States Marine Corps,…

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David Michael Kunzweiler

David M Kunzweiler 69 Independence Mo passed away Friday April 5th at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents Louis C Kunzweiler and Elizabeth B Kunzweiler (Branscum) and a sister Patricia Kunzweiler. He is survived by his sisters Dorlis Lyle of Green Ridge Mo and Deanna Kunzweiler of Independence Mo as well…

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John Mark Appleberry

With heavy hearts we share the sad loss of our cherished son, brother, father and friend, (John) Mark Appleberry, 55, who left us too soon Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in suburban Kansas City, MO. Residing most recently in Marshall, MO, Mark was the son of James Appleberry, Louisville, and late mother Patricia Trent Appleberry. Along…

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Dixie Lee Givan

Dixie Lee (Howland) Givan of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on March 30, 2019 with her family by her side. Born June 23, 1940 in Norborne, MO, Dixie later graduated Van Horn High School in 1958 after relocating with her family to Independence, MO. An incredible beauty, she was immediately noticed by a judge at…

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Jo Ann Palmer

JoAnn Palmer, 72, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on April 3, 2019. A memorial service will begin at 9:00AM, Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. A visitation will follow the service until 11:00AM. JoAnn Palmer was born on July 15, 1946 in Chariton, Iowa to…

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Leonard Connell Brown, Jr.

On September 19, 1973, a baby boy was born to the union of Leonard C. Brown, Sr. and Doris (Nevels-Brown) Busari, in Kansas City, MO. Leonard was baptized at an early age and was united with the Faith Mission Baptist Church under the late pastor Elder Malone. Leonard graduated from Tempe High School, in Tempe,…

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Lois Helene Huffman

Lois Helene Schenke Huffman died peacefully in her home on Monday, April 1, 2019. She was 88 years old. Born September 7, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas, Lois lived in the metropolitan area for her entire adult life. Lois was preceded in death by Errol Nine Huffman, her husband of 52 years; her parents Alfred…

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Lee Joseph Jones

Lee Joseph Jones,88, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away at home on March 28, 2019.  Lee was born June 16, 1930 in St. Mary’s Kansas to Harry and Josephine Jones.  As soon as he was old enough, he joined the Army and served during the Korean War.  Lee worked 30 plus years for IBM as…

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