Marlene Esther (Haller) Wheatley passed away on January 2, 2012 at Lakeview Village Care Center in Lenexa, Kansas.  She was born in Decatur, Illinois on October 17, 1934 to George and Edna Bessie (Hendricks) Haller. Life in post-depression, pre-WWII, America could be challenging at times for a traveling salesman and his wife. Her father preceded…

IRIS MAE MILLER Iris Miller, 60, loving wife, mom, sister, aunt and friend to many passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 31, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House.  A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at the Blue Ridge United Methodist Church, 5055 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO at 2 PM…

REGINA LYNN BOYD Regina “Gina” Lynn Boyd, 52, Raytown, MO passed away January 1, 2012 at home.  Visitation will be held 1:00-2:00 PM, Friday, January 6, 2012 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO.  Memorial services will follow at 2:00 PM.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made…

Robert “Bob” Dean Meacham, 81, Overland Park, Kan., passed away surround by loved ones on August 8, 2011. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kan. A visitation will follow the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made…

Marie Josephine Shaver, loving wife, wonderful mother, of Las Vegas, NV, age 83, passed away Friday July 7, 2011 in Overland Park, KS, following an injury from a fall. She was born February 10, 1928, in the town of Atchison, KS, to the late Asaph Merriam (Dick) Higley and Mary Josephine Hamm Higley. She attended Atchison…

Rachel (Rae) Willoughby, 82, Lake Tapawingo, MO, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, Sunday, August 21, 2011.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Lake Tapawingo Clubhouse, 244 Dockside Dr., Lake Tapawingo, MO 64015. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Wayside…

John Reed, 89, Lee’s Summit, made his transition on Saturday Aug. 20th 2011 at home. John was born on October 23rd, 1921 in Salina, Kansas. Graduate of Kansas State College.  WWII service included installing radio stations in China, Philippines, and Marcus Island.  Received his Master’s degree in business from George Washington University simultaneously received a…

FRANK SBISA Frank Sbisa, 79, born in Rovina, Italy, passed away Aug 20, 2011. A visitation will be held 11–1 pm, Wednesday Aug 24th at Heartland Cremation, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown. Survived by wife Joann; daughters, Cindy, Toni and Debbie (Larry) Pace; son, George (Kathy) ; 9 grandchildren ; sister in-laws, Virginia Sbisa, Mary…

Adon F. Salazar, 65, of Independence, Missouri passed away Friday, August 12, 2011 at home surrounded by family. Adon was born August 2, 1946 in Clovis, New Mexico to Arsenio Salazar and Dolores Gutierrez.  He lived in Tucumcari, New Mexico until 1954 when he moved to Vallejo, California with his family.  He graduated from Vallejo…

Randall Akers, 54, Kansas City, MO passed away August 11, 2011 at NorthCare Hospice in North Kansas City, MO.  Randall was born September 12, 1956 in Kansas City, MO to Clyde and Sandra Akers.  Randall will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 14, 2011…