Obituaries

Donald Leon Montgomery

DONALD LEON MONTGOMERY Donald “Don” Leon Montgomery, 91, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away January 22nd, 2024. Graveside services will be held February 9th, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at the Higginsville Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, Missouri with a Celebration of Life following at the First Baptist Church, Oak Grove, Missouri. Don was born April 15th, 1932…

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Loyd Bruce McLain

Loyd Bruce McLain “Bruce”, 72, of Independence, MO passed away peacefully on January 21, 2024. Memorial gathering will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm, Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Following the service there will be a dinner at the VFW #1000. Bruce was born June…

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Mitzi Lou Borel

Mitzi Lou Borel passed into the presence of Jesus on January 21, 2024. She died in her sleep at the Kansas City home she shared with her daughter Meredith, her son-in-law Joshua, and her grandson Luke. She also leaves her son Jim, her daughter-in-law Lyn, her grandsons Chris and Justin, her granddaughter-in-law Jessica, and her…

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Joseph Michael Quinn Jr

January 2, 1945 to January 24, 2024, Age 79, Columbia, Missouri. Joe succumbed to the numerous maladies he had as a result of his exposure to Agent Orange. Womb-to-Tomb Roman Catholic. SSgt, US Marine Corps 1962-1970 (Vietnam 1968). FAA Air Traffic Controller 1970 to 2000. Knight of Columbus (3rd Degree 1985, 4th Degree 1989). St.…

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Mary E. Adler

Mary E. Adler, 88, of Independence, Missouri, passed away January 9, 2024. She was born August 9, 1935 to Ollie and Nancy Houghton, in Gallatin, Missouri. She lived all her life in the Kansas City area, retiring from the Kansas City YMCA. She was very talented and loved knitting, needle work, and painting. She is…

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George “Eddie” Edward Berry

George Edward Berry, 72, of Raymore, Missouri passed away January 21, 2024, at Carnegie Village and Rehabilitation. Services for Eddie will be Friday January 26th, 2024, at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, MO 64133. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. His Funeral will follow at 11:00…

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Robert Gary Forbes

Robert Gary Forbes, 62, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on January 20, 2024. Funeral services will be held from 2:00-4:00PM on Saturday, January 27th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society. Rob was born on September 8, 1962 to Addie Forbes and Bud Williams in Sacramento, CA. Rob played baseball for the William Chrisman Bears…

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Jeffrey Claude O’Hara

Jeffrey Claude O’Hara “Jeff”, 78, of Parkville, MO passed away December 30, 2023. Jeff was born July 17, 1945 in Raytown, MO. He was born and raised in KCMO, and grew up in Raytown with his family (parents Guy and Evelyn, younger siblings Kathy and Mark and older half-sister Sherryl). He loved to explore Raytown…

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Ruby V. Kitts

Ruby V. Kitts, 86, of Independence, MO passed away January 12, 2024. Ruby was born February 20, 1937 in Norwood, MO. She was preceded in death by: son, Kris Woodard. Survivors include: daughter, Kim Angotti; grandson, Sam Angotti; cousins and friends. Memorial contributions are suggested to: Pet Resource Center of Kansas City.

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Reid Haskell Pickard

Reid Haskell Pickard was born on September 18, 1958, to Erica Carlan Pickard and Dr. Clarence Mott Pickard at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He died at his home in Overland Park, Kansas on January 16th, 2024 from complications of cancer. His parents both predeceased him, as well as his sister, Lydia (Pickard) Schoene. He…

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