Joanne Witting of Columbia, Missouri – formerly of Boonville, Missouri, passed away November 18, 2018 at her home. Joanne was born August 25, 1940 to William Joseph and Emma Bousek Duffy in Ames, Iowa. She graduated from Ames High School in 1958 and then went on to graduate from Minneapolis General Hospital School of X-Ray…

Betty Ruth Kluck, age 78, of Boonville, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at University of Missouri Hospital with family by her side. She was born December 24, 1939 in Corbin, Kentucky. She married James Earl Kluck November 14, 1979. One sister, Carol Winfield, of Boonville, survives Betty. Betty is also survived by her six…

Emma Elizabeth Breshears, 81, of Independence, Missouri passed away November 12, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Charity Missionary Baptist Church, 9300 Independence Ave Independence, MO 64053. Emma Elizabeth Payne, the youngest child of James Luther and Lillie Howard Payne, was born January 12th 1937 at…

Scott Allen Johnson, 54, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at home, surrounded by his loving family after battling brain cancer. Scott was born June 17, 1964 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1982. He married his wife Janie on April 21, 1995. He spent 38…

Esther Berniece (Jobst) Sherman passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 12, 2018 in her home at the age of 94. Esther was born on April 11, 1924 in Merriam, Kansas to John Ludwig Jobst and Beatrice May (Blackmore) Jobst. She graduated from Wellington High School in 1942. She was united in marriage…

  James W. Baldino, Jr., 79, of Mission, Kansas, formally from Nutley, New Jersey, and retired to Toms River, New Jersey in 1998. passed away November 11, 2018 at his home in Mission, Kansas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM, Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society in Raytown, Missouri.…

Sherry Lattin, 42, of Independence, Missouri passed away November 9, 2018 at Saint Luke’s Hospice House, from stage 4 colon cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1 o’clock pm, Friday, November 16, 2018 at Rose of Sharon, Kansas City, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 12 o’clock pm November 16, 2018. Mrs. Lattin…

Brandon Michael Whetsel, 37, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away on November 11, 2018,  at home with his family after an 18-month battle with peritoneal mesothelioma. He was born on January 16, 1981, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, and was an only child to Tonya and Jim Whetsel. Brandon was an avid…

Elden E. Grittman, 87, of Raytown, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 at Seasons Care Center, Kansas City, Missouri. His funeral will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 16 at Blue Ridge Trinity Lutheran Church in Raytown, Missouri, with the Rev. Orin Cummings officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov.15 at Heartland,…

Patricia Eloise Holman of Blue Springs, Missouri lost her battle with cancer on November 8, 2018 at the age of 70. Patricia is survived by her husband of 50 years Kenneth, sister Maria Anderson, two brothers William Brooks and Richard Brooks, and four children; Pamela (Vincent) Venier; Victoria (Juan) Valdez, Michael (Katie) Holman and Christopher…