Obituaries

Heartland Cremation - Betty (Rhodes) Burgess

Betty (Rhodes) Burgess

  Betty Burgess, 89, Kansas City, MO went to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb 2, 2012.  Betty was preceded in death by; sons, Terry & Joseph Rhodes; granddaughter, Christina Rhodes.  She is survived by; daughter, Janice Yerkes, Lake Isabella, CA; sons, Richard Rhodes, Bodfish, CA, Mark Rhodes, Raytown, MO; 8 grandchildren, and…

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Edith C. Mueller

Edith C. Mueller, 91, resident of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away January 26, 2012.  A memorial Mass is planned at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Lee’s Summit at a future date.  Ms. Mueller was born on July 5, 1920 in Anoka, MN. She was preceded in death by her mother Meryl Babb Lash, her father…

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Eunice L. Smith

Eunice L. Smith passed away February 1, 2012, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. Born April 9, 1942, she was the fifth child of William Hudson and Odessa Frances Scott Hudson. She graduated from Smithton High School in 1960. She married Max A. Smith on March 6, 1970. She was a member of Maplewood Church where…

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Heartland Cremation - Robert L. Waldron

Robert L. Waldron

Robert Leon Waldron passed away on February 1, 2012, to be with his Lord and Savior.  “Bob”, as he was known, was born on July 1, 1936, in Morrilton, Arkansas, to Clinton Leon Waldron, a civil and chemical engineer, and Virginia Wilson, a graduate of Arkansas College and school teacher.  Bob grew up in El…

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Heartland Cremation - Charles McNeil Graham

Charles McNeil Graham

Charles “Michael” McNeil Graham Charles Graham, 89, of Raytown , MO. Passed away Jan.31, 2012.  A memorial service will be held at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. in Raytown, at 3:00 – 5:00 on Friday, February 10th. Charles was born in Clinton, MO on June 23rd, 1922. He served his country in…

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Jay Evan Paussa

Jay Paussa, 51, Liberty, MO passed away January 30, 2012 at his home. A memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at St. James Catholic Church, 309 S. Stewart Road, Liberty, MO 64068.  A Visitation will be held from 11 AM – 1 PM on Saturday, the 4th, prior to…

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Heartland Cremation - Dorothy Mae Knutter Ferns

Dorothy Mae Knutter Ferns

Dorothy Ferns was born January 20, 1932 and died on January 31, 2012. She was born the fourth of nine children to John Theodore and Gladdys Marie Knutter, in Ray County, Missouri. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Ferns in 1993.  She is survived by three brothers, a daughter and five grandchildren.…

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Heartland Cremation - Gary R. Ewan

Gary R. Ewan

Gary R. Ewan, 72, of Bozeman, MT, passed away on January 27, 2012 surrounded by family.  He kept his humor and battled courageously with Parkinson’s Disease complicated by Lewy Body Dementia. Gary was born in Worland, Missouri near Nevada on November 1, 1939 to Stanley R. Ewan and Jennie Hazel Ewan (Houghtaling) who have both…

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Heartland Cremation - Thomas Gene Hartupee

Thomas Gene Hartupee

June 9, 1942 – January 24, 2012 Thomas Gene Hartupee of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012.  Tom was born June 9, 1942 in St. Louis to Omer and Evelyn Hartupee.   Tom is preceded in death by his father Omer Hartupee and his brother James Hartupee.  He is survived by longtime companion…

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Heartland Cremation - Dwight Pfeiffer

Dwight Pfeiffer

Dwight Allen Pfeiffer, 59, of Prairie Home passed away January 25, 2012. He was born February 12, 1952 to Nelson and Fannie Pfeiffer of Prairie Home who have both preceded him in death. Dwight had a career in both law enforcement and emergency medical service over a span of 25 years serving many citizens of central Missouri. Dwight…

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