Obituaries

Heartland Cremation - Michael Orender

Michael Orender

Michael Orender, 62 of Independence, Missouri passed away on March 6th, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00pm, Thursday, March 12th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown. Missouri. A visitation will be held at 3:00 – 4:00 PM at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society.  A celebration of life dinner will…

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Phillip “Dean” Stephens

Phillip “Dean” Stephens, 59, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at home, surrounded by love and family. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Kimberly; his son and daughter, Austin (wife, Hillary) and Rachel (boyfriend, Michael); his grandkids, Charity, Emi and Ivan; his siblings, Holland, Rick (wife, Terry), Eric (wife, Vaughn) and Diane; best…

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Heartland Cremation - Nancy Georgianna Welchon

Gerald Gene Dresslaer

Gerald Gene Dresslaer, 87, of Lamar, Missouri passed away March 5, 2015.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Milford Christian Church in Milford, Missouri.  He was a WWII/Korean War Veteran and retired from GM Leeds.  Gerald was married to Maurine Dresslaer for 61 years. He loved to…

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Heartland Cremation - Dolores J. "Dee Dee" DeHardt

Dolores J. “Dee Dee” DeHardt

Dolores J. “Dee Dee” DeHardt Dee Dee DeHardt passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015.  A celebration of her life will be held at The Blue Springs Country Club, 1600 Circle Drive, Blue Springs, MO 64014, Friday, March 13, 2015, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dee Dee was born on May 1, 1932, to Virgil…

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Arlin F. Shaw

Arlin F. Shaw , 78, of Buckner, Missouri passed away February 28, 2015. Survivors include his daughters, Lois Shaw Short of Buckner and Linda Shaw of Sugar Creek. One brother & two sisters. A Celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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Heartland Cremation - Betty Jean Stark Cullen

Betty Jean Stark Cullen

Betty Jean Stark Cullen, 93, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on March 1, 2015. Betty was born December 28, 1921, in Kansas City to John (Skipper) and Elmira (Pinkie) Stark. Pinkie wrote of the John K. Lincoln Farm, also known as the Excelsior Farm, in Clinton County Missouri, where she was raised in a brick…

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Heartland Cremation - Shirley Ann Henson

Shirley Ann Henson

Shirley Ann Henson, 63, passed away at her home on February 28th with her family at her side. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 5, 2015, at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church, Kansas City, MO. Shirley was born on June 6th, 1951, to Leonard and Edyth Elliott, the third of eight children. She…

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Heartland Cremation - Tevin I. Garth

Tevin I. Garth

IN LOVING MEMORY To our Little Miracle Son Tevin, You are loved, missed and honored deeply by your parents & family. We thank God for the gift of love he shared and left us with. You are truly a blessing to everyone that graced your presence. We now bear your cross and represent you. Only…

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Kenneth W. Conner

Kenneth W. Conner, 63, December 3, 1951 – February 22, 2015 Survived by: One brother, Charles L. Conner of Grandview, Missouri One sister; Donna Bryant of Blue Springs, Missouri Several nieces, nephews, great nieces, nephews and great-great nieces and nephews. Services will be held on March 5, 2015 at 8:00 pm at the Lee’s Summit…

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Heartland Cremation - Florence Marie "Flo" Carmack

Florence Marie “Flo” Carmack

Florence Marie “Flo” Carmack, 89, died February 22, 2015 at Menorah Hospital after a brief illness. Flo was born October 25, 1925 in Cleveland, OH to Walker and Thea Hanssen but lived most of her life in TN, FL, and KS.  She graduated from Fairview Parl Nursing School in Cleveland, where she met Church, her…

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