Obituaries

Kelly Thuy Nguyen

Kelly Thuy Nguyen, 57, of Raytown, MO passed  on September 29, 2016 at Truman Medical Center.  Funeral/memorial services will be held at 10 AM, Friday, October 7, 2016 at Ascension Lutheran Church, Kansas City, MO. Ms. Kelly Nguyen was born on Oct 21, 1958, in Saigon Vietnam. Kelly came to the United States with her parents and siblings in 1975.  The…

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Margaret F. Cox

Margaret F. Cox, 91, of Independence, MO, formerly of Jefferson City, MO, died peacefully surrounded by family members on Sept. 30 at the Villages of Jackson Creek. Margaret was born on April 27, 1925 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Samuel and Marie (Romcho) Feciura. She married Dr. William A. Cox on August 29, 1947…

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Sally J. Dayton

Sally Jean Dayton, 87, of Independence, Missouri, passed away October 1, 2016 in Independence, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 2:00PM, Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Mrs. Dayton was born August 23, 1929 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Sally married Robert D. Dayton on May 29, 1957. She was…

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Dorene Hodges

Dorene E. Hodges, age 83, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 7, 1933 to the late Oswald Lyman and Leta Goff. She retired from her occupation as a bookbinder in 1980 , but her family and church were her passions…

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Nellie Marie Rice

Nellie Marie Rice, 88, of Raytown, Missouri went to be with the Lord October 3, 2016. Visitation services will be held from 1pm-2pm at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Graveside services will follow at 2pm, Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Mrs. Rice was born July 30, 1928 in Datto, Arkansas. She is…

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William “Bill” Wolhuter

William “Bill” Wolhuter of Lenexa, Kansas, went to his eternal peace Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Bill was born June 6th, 1961, and grew up in Leawood, Kansas. He is survived by his mother, Alice Wolhuter (Bellevue, NE), two brothers, Bruce Wolhuter (Willard, KS), and Bob Voliter (Boquete, Panama) and by a daughter, Mary Logan (Littleton,…

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Frances Gardner

  Frances Joan Gardner, 82, passed away quietly at her home on September 22, 2016. Frances was born on January 28,1934 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Frank and Gladys Wormington. Frances was also nurtured and influenced by Frank Wormington’s second wife, Martha. Frances grew up primarily in Kansas City. She attended Central High…

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Barbara Lorraine Paul

Barbara Lorraine (Allen) (Dreessen) Paul, 80, of DeSoto, KS, Kansas City, MO and Marshalltown, IA, passed away September 20, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born August 28, 1936, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Rama (Verd) Kuhleman and Roy (Margaret) Allen. Barb married Roger Dreessen of Gladbrook, Iowa in 1954 and lived in…

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Wendell Clair Mustain

Wendell Clair Mustain, 93, with a sideways wink broke out of the dementia lockdown unit of the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mexico, MO on September 20, 2016, to go to that special golf course in the sky.  He joined family and friends in Heaven’s club house before playing a round and making another hole in…

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Heartland Cremation - Ruth Lee Barr

Ruth Lee Barr

Ruth Lee (Piacentine) Barr, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday, September 17, 2016. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 22, 1921 to Hilda and John Piacentine. On October 27, 1951, Ruth married Robert Alvin Barr. Robert preceded Ruth in death on August 4, 2004. Also preceding her…

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