Sheila Laughlin, 59, passed away December 30, 2014 in Independence, MO surrounded by family and friends. Sheila was born August 20, 1955 in Kansas City to Verne and Ray Philpott, and lived her life in Eastern Jackson County. She graduated from Truman High School in 1973. She was a member of Job’s Daughters and spent…

Gerd (Lucie) Webb, 71, of Kansas City, MO passed away 12/27/2014 at the KC Hospice House from Cancer. Lucie was born 10/16/1943 in Oslo Norway, during the Nazi Occupation. She came to the United States in Oct of 1963. She worked for 3 different local hospitals, all which were in the same buildings for 35…

Phyllis Marie Brown died on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 9:45 pm. She passed at home with her loved ones. She was preceded by her parents. Phyllis was born on February 25, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas. She was the first child of Jon Matthew and E. Maxine (Anderson) Preuitt. She married Edward Brown, III…

James Ehlers, 63, of Jefferson City, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia.  He is survived by his wife Tammy, four children, Carman, Daniel, Breanna and Crystal, four brothers, Dean, Sammy, Jackie and Johnny and one sister, Nancy.

Peter Hasselriis died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at home. Born in Forest Hills, New York, February 8, 1937 to Caspar Henrik Wolffsen Hasselriis IV and Doris Dodge, Pete graduated from Valley Stream High School in 1954. He received his BS in Music Education from the State University of New York-Fredonia. From 1958 to 1962, Pete…

Charles Barnes, 70, Belton, MO, formerly of Raytown, MO passed away December 27, 2014 at his home in Belton after a courageous battle with cancer.  A visitation will be held Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 AM at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd.…

Eugene Carl Laemmli, 93, of Columbia, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 24th at Lenoir Woods in Columbia.  Memorial services will be held at Broadway Christian Church, Columbia, MO at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday January 3, 2015 followed by the internment of his ashes at the Broadway Christian Church Memorial Garden. Gene was born to the…

Nho Thi Masoner, 65, Kansas City, MO passed away December 26th, 2014 with her family by her side. Nho was born in 1949 to Thep Van Tran and Nam Thi Tran (Nguyen) in Saigon, Vietnam. She was married to the late David Masoner and had five children. After coming to the United States in 1970,…

Merle Dean Williams passed away unexpectedly December 26, 2015 at home.  Services will be at Heartland Cremation 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, MO on Saturday, January 3rd from 2 – 4pm.  Dean was born September 17, 1928 in Ottumwa, IA.  He was adopted by Floyd and Jennie (Haney) Williams.  He grew up and graduated in…