May 29, 1929-January 24, 2008 Verna McDonald, 78, of Gladstone, Mo., died at her home on Thursday. She was born in Grant County, North Dakota to Edward and Olga Fried. She was a 1948 graduate of the Bismarck Hospital School of Practical Nursing in Bismarck, North Dakota. She moved to Kansas City soon after and…

Marcy Ruth Despard, 53, Osage City, KS passed away January 23, 2008 at home.  Cremation.  Services will be held at a later date.

Keith E.W. Holder, 61, Kansas City, MO passed away January 21, 2008 at home. He is survived by his loving wife Cathy; and four wonderful children Ian, Scarlett, Dan and Katie. A family service will be held at a later date.

Terry Franklyn Cole, 69, son of Frank & Frances Cole of Emerson, passed away January 20, 2008 at his home in KCMO after battling lung cancer. Although Terry spent more than 30 years in the KC area, he kept close ties to his roots in Iowa. His loving wife Linda passed away only 1 week…

Pedro Acosta, 83, passed away Jan. 20, 2008, at Research Medical Center. A mass of Christian burial will be held, 7:30 PM, Thursday Jan. 24, 2008 at Christ is King Catholic Church, 8510 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114. An hour of visitation will precede the mass at the church.

Robert Hoover, 55, Kansas City, MO passed away January 19, 2007 at Plaza Manor. Cremation no services.

Jimmie A Williams, 69, Clinton, MO Passed away January 17, 2008 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital.

Margaret Carol Halvorsen, 81, Kansas City, Mo., passed away January 16, 2008. Cremation. No services are planned at this time.

Lois Genevieve Hathaway of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away at John Know Village in Lee’s Summit, MO. Cremation. Services to be held at a later date.

Peter Voitenko, 81, Independence, MO (formerly of Shenandoah, IA), died January 14, 2008, after a brief illness. Pete was born on February 26, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, to Fred and Rose (Koprla) oitenko. Raised in the Bronx, he joined the Army Air Corps after graduating from high school. In 1945, while stationed at Fort…