Stephen W. Buren, 50, Independence, MO. passed away June 8, 2005, at his home. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Monday June 13th, at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Stephen is survived by his fiance Connie Alexander; parents Carolyn Crone and James…

Glenn Hunter, 90, Independence, MO, passed away June 6, 2005, at Medical Center of Independence. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO. No reception following the service. Glenn was born February 1, 1915, in Damsel, MO, to Edgar and Lura…

Robert Vincent Wilds, 58, passed away June 6, 2005. Services will be noon on Sat., June 11, at Heartland in Raytown; visitation one hour prior. Survivors include his wife Gail; and sons Danny and Vincent; sister Mary Travis and stepfather, Irving Russell. Visits: 1

Dorothea Melitta Johnson, 85, Liberty, MO passed away June 6, 2005 at Pleasant Valley Manor. Cremation. Visits: 2

Mary Alberta Townsend, 73, Independence, MO passed away June 3, 2005 at Independence, Manor. Cremation. Visits: 2

Mose Gross, known to friends and family as Mike, always said that his real life began on December 7, 1941. That day he was 21, assigned as the Assistant Navigation Officer on the USS Helena, a light cruiser, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By 7 a.m., the Helena was under attack and Ensign Gross rushed to…

Willa ?Juanita? Thomas, 86, KC, MO formally of St. Joseph, MO passed away May 30, 2005. A memorial service will be held from 2-4 PM, Saturday, June 4, 2005 at The Groves, 1515 W. White Oak, Independence, MO. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made…

Francisco “Frank” Balderrama, 45, Lawrence, KS passed away May 29, 2005 as a result of a car crash. He was a chef. He is survived by his wife, Teresa of the home and his children. Cremation. Visits: 2

Clifford D. Gorman, 47, Gladstone, MO, passed away May 29, 2005. Memorial service 12:30-1 p.m. Fri., June 3 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Liberty. Contributions to NAMI or the family for funeral expenses. He attended St. Stephen Lutheran Church, was a van driver for Drop In Center, a member of NAMI (National Alliance of the…

Rodger Nelson Lindgren of Kearney, MO, passed away on May 28, 2005. No services are planned. The body is to be cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to “Martha Lafyete Nature Sanctuary” of Liberty, MO, or “Synergy Services” of Parkville, MO. Mr. Lindgren was born on February 22, 1942, in Kansas City, KS. He lived…