Gerald Ruokangas, 58, Overland Park, KS, passed away Feb. 27, 2005, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Kansas City. Gerald is survived by two daugthers, Wendy, and Misty; son, Wayne; and three grandchildren.

Bobby Lee Brown, 70, Warsaw, MO, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2005, in Belton, MO. Bob was born in Herrington, KS, on November 10, 1934, to Walter and LaVeta (Hankerson) Brown. He served our country in the Armed Forces during the Cold War era. Bob then founded Mar-Kay Plastics, Inc., where he was president…

Jerry M. Roach, 77, died Saturday, February 25, 2005, at Kingswood Health Center in Kansas City, MO. A Graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, and a former drawing instructor there. Mr. Roach was a painter of Western landscapes, and a freelance artist whose clients included Hallmark, Inc. Mr. Roach was born, June 21, 1927,…

James Shelby, 79, Kansas City, MO passed away February 23, 2005 at Blue River Care Center, Kansas City, MO. Cremation.

Gilbert Louis Lefholz, 74, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2005. He was born April 27, 1930, in Grand Pass, MO. Gil was preceded in death by his loving wife Donna and his adored puppy, Louis. He is survived by his daughter Dr. Kimberly Lefholz, Ft. Worth, TX, and many nieces and nephews, including Amy Boogher,…

Cynthia Richeson, 44, Raytown, MO, died Feb. 18, 2005. Celebration of Life 6 p.m. Tues., Feb. 22 at Holmeswood Baptist Church, 9700 Holmes Rd., KCMO; doors open at 5:30 p.m. Contributions to the church or KC Hospice.

Wilma L. Myers, 92, Raytown, MO, died peacefully on Saturday, February 19, 2005, at the Hidden Lake Care Center with her three surviving sons at her side. Mrs. Myers had moved from the Pecan Plantation, Granbury, TX, to Bickford House in Raytown, MO, in 2002. Mrs. Myers was a member of the Acton United Methodist…

Ramey E. Beachly Husband, father, banker, golfer and community leader–passed away of natural causes on Feb. 18, 2005, in Kansas City at age 80. Ramey is survived by his wife, Nancy, Kansas City; daughter, and sonin-law, Michelle Beachly Rodrigues, and Eddie Rodriguez, San Francisco; and daughter, Meredith Beachly, Los Angeles; sister, Mary Ellen McPherson, Denver,…

Harry T. Irwin, 90, Kansas City, MO passed away February 18, 2004 at Baptist Medical Ceneter. Cremation. Survivors include wife, Nancy, of the home; son, Richard Irwin, Kansas City, MO; sisters, Edna Reinecker, Osawatomie, KS, Ruth Dawson, Palm Springs, CA; sister-in-law, Virginia Miller, Grain Valley, MO.

Gladys Virginia Shonk was born in Bath, South Dakota on July 19, 1914 and died of Alzheimer’s disease in Olathe, KS on February 15, 2005. Her husband, Elbert Vernon Shonk preceded her in death in 1989. They had lived in Lakeland for many years and will be buried in Oak Hill Cemetery at a later…