Mary Helen Hamm (1943–2025) Born August 8, 1943, in Concordia, Kansas, Mary Helen Hamm came into the world ready to educate, organize, and out-class everyone around her — and she pretty much did just that for 82 glorious years until September 30, 2025. Armed with a Master’s in Education from the University of Kansas (Rock…

Elaine Bossola Byrd Robison, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away on October 7, 2025. Born in Overland, MO, to Sylvia and Raymond Bossola, she graduated from All Souls grade school and Mercy High School. She married Ron Byrd, started a family, and relocated to the Kansas City area. As a divorced mother of three girls,…

Margaret Elizabeth Boyer, age 90, passed away on October 8, 2025, at the John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Margaret was born on August 24, 1935, in Rome, Georgia, to William and Helen (Merrill) Thomas. Throughout her early years, she moved often with her family before finally settling in Pleasant Hill, Missouri,…

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Barbara Gail Gold, 88, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Her final moments were tender and full of feeling- just like the life she lived. Barbara was deeply knowledgeable, well-read, and curious about the world. She engaged with thoughtful perspective…

Rose Marie (Campbell) Miller was born in Kansas City, Kansas on September 8th of 1948. She is the daughter of Captain George Willis (G.W.) and Leona Ruth (Miller) Campbell. She spent her early years traveling across the United States with her parents and siblings, Sue and John. As a small child, her mom recalls that…

Mieko “Bigmom” Hershberger, 95 years young, of Raytown, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on October 5, 2025, surrounded by her devoted husband Richard and numerous family members. She was never alone and always embraced by love. Born on April 9, 1930, in Osaka, Japan, Bigmom was strong-willed, hardworking, and full of life. Throughout her…

Jayson Michael Simpson, 46, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on October 4, 2025. He was born on November 22, 1978, in Ventura, California, the beloved son of Michael Wayne Simpson and Charlotte (Norton) Simpson. Jayson was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Jayson Simpson; his grandparents, William Howard Norton Jr. and Winnie Bell (Cowles)…

Kristy Lynn Parkison Reich, 50, of Gladstone, Mo passed away at her home on September 30, 2025. Kristy attended Park Hill High School and college part time. Kristy had a loving and giving heart and enjoyed making many friends throughout her life while working at Southwestern Bell and in the transportation industry. She was preceded…

Pamela Kathryn (Zeikle) LaGrece, known lovingly as Pam, was born on September 5, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Clarence and Geraldine Zeikle. She passed away on October 3rd, 2025, at home surrounded by her family. Pam lived a life filled with warmth, laughter, and kindness that touched everyone around her. She is survived by…

Tommy Linn Nussbaum, 70, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Friday, September 26, 2025. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri on April 16, 1955, to Cletus and Ethel Nussbaum. Tommy had a love of monster truck rallies and mud truck races, but above all else, he loved building mud trucks with his son Troy.…