Stephen Eugene Van Stratten Stephen E. Van Stratten, 52, Pleasant Valley, MO., passed away October 10, 2008. A memorial service will be held 11am Saturday Oct 18th at Tower View Baptist Church 7301 NE 50th Street Kansas City, MO. Stephen is survived by his wife of 32 years Barbara, son Bryan & wife Miranda, daughter…

Forrest "Barry" Orear, 79, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on October 10, 2008, at home. Barry is survived by his wife, Linda, son Derek, and sister JoAnne McKinney. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Aaron Glover, 66, Kansas City, MO, passed away October 9, 2008 at Blue River Care Center. Cremation no service.

Don Choate, 88, a gentle man, friend, artist, humanitarian, singer and lover of life, made his journey on October 9th at home, surrounded by the love of his family. Don delivered ice when he was a young man growing up in Greenville, Michigan, it was before television, when families sat around and listened to the…

Betty L. Hughes, 78 of Columbia, MO, entered into eternal rest Wednesday October 8, 2008 at University Hospital in Columbia.  Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday October 18, 2008 at Parker Mortuary in Joplin.  Betty was born September 8, 1930 in Lincoln, KS to the late Archie…

Gary R. Scott, 64, Topeka, KS passed away October 8, 2008 at Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center.  Burial at Leavenworth National Cemetery on October 14, 2008 at 2:30 PM.  Mr. Scott was born October 2, 1944 in Kansas City, MO.  He graduated from Ruskin High School in KCMO and served for four years in the US…

Stephen George Pfaltzgraf, of Pleasant Valley, Missouri, died on October 8, 2008.    Born September 21, 1954 in Tom’s River, New Jersey, Steve was the eldest son of Ralph and Lorrell Pfaltzgraf, and older brother of Edward, Timothy and Charles Pfaltzgraf.  He graduated from Kemper Military Academy in 1973 and earned his Bachelor of Science…

Joyce Irene Pearse passed away October 7, 2008.   She was born February 4, 1924, in south St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Albin D. and Ada Mae Challberg. Her father was a superintendent for the Cudahy Meat Packing Co., and she attended schools in St. Paul, Denver, and Omaha, graduating from Benson High there…

Madge D. Arfsten, 103, Kansas City, MO passed away October 7, 2008 at Timber Lake Care Center in KCMO.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Marie (Goodman) Reach, 61, passed away Mon. Oct. 6th, 2008 in Lee’s Summit. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 37 years, Jack E. Reach. She is survived by her parents Ralph and Jackie Goodman; her brothers Dave, Jeff and Joe, and their families; her son Nick Reach and her daughter Nicole…