Steven Carl Ahrens, 58, Blue Springs, MO passed away March 6, 2011 at Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence, MO.  Steven was born November 3, 1952 in Kansas City, MO to Charles H. and Margaret J. Ahrens.  He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not…

Vera Krogh, 55, Independence, MO passed away March 5, 2011. Visitation will be held 6-7 PM, Thurs, March 10, 2011 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, MO. A celebration of life will follow at 7PM.(arr. Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 816-313-1677)

Susan L. Rice, 77, Kansas City, MO passed away March 5, 2011 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.  She was born August 1, 1933 in Elmira, NY to Leslie and Carolyn Legg.  Susan will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at…

Roger L. Swearingen, 71, Olathe, Kansas, passed away March 4, 2011. He was born March 2, 1940, to Ralph and Margaret Swearingen and is survived by two children; three grandchildren; one brother. Burial will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2011 at Ft. Scott National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kansas.

Michael Wayne Martin, 55, Leavenworth, KS passed away March 4, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS.  Michael was born June 10, 1955 in Wichita, KS to Kernit and Nelda Martin.  He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place with burial at Leavenworth National Cemetery at…

Robert Lee Hutsell, 63, of Kansas City, MO, died March 4, 2011. Inurnment services will be at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville MO. Memorials may be made to the family.

Earl Jones, Harrisonville, MO passed away March 3, 2011 at Golden Years in Harrisonville.  He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Richard Leslie Lee, 85, of Columbia passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Lenoir Woods.  Cremation has taken place and there will be no services.  Richard was born November 18, 1925 in Purdin, MO to the late Virgil and Rose (Dodge) Lee.  During WWII, he served on and aircraft carrier in the Pacific.  When he…

Genevieve F. Masters, 92, of Columbia passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at her home.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Oakland Christian Church.  Burial of her cremains will be at a later date in Kansas City.  Genevieve is survived by three daughters, Carol (Tommie) Lee of Columbia, Sharon (Jerry)…

Richard Hugill Jr., 61, Oak Grove Missouri, passed away March 2, 2011 at home. Visitation will be held 1:00 – 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Richard was born September 24, 1949 in Versailles, Missouri. Rick loved Bluegrass music and spent most…