Obituaries
Verla Jean Achey Thomas, age 93, died peacefully at home surrounded by love on October 4, 2022. To the end, she remained faithful, grateful and joyful. Born June 30, 1929, at Paola, Kansas, to Ray and Mary Ellen Russell Achey, Verla grew up in Paola and graduated from Paola High School with the Class of…
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Margaret A. Ondrejka, 86, of Lenexa, Kansas (formerly of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin), passed away peacefully on September 20, 2022. Marge graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she started her first job with the telephone company. After that, she worked for the Walt Disney Corporation as a booking agent for Wisconsin movie theaters.…
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Sue Alyce Manning Funk, of Overland Park, KS passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held from 2:00pm – 4:00pm, October 22, 2022 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, Missouri. Sue was a dedicated nurse, working at Olathe Medical Center from…
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Leslie Wicksey, 65, of Independence, Missouri passed away September 30, 2022. He was born August 24, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Joseph and Winnifred Wicksey (now Tulloch). Les grew up in Toronto, where he attended George Brown College. He moved to the United States in 1989 when he married Darlene Stewart, having met her…
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Robert (Bob) C. Moss, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away September 9, 2022. He was born August 1, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, growing up in the West Plaza neighborhood around 45th & Mercier. After graduating from Westport High School, he enlisted in the Marine Corp in 1957 where he worked with early computers…
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Patricia “Pat” Drewes, age 73 of Williamsburg, Missouri passed away Saturday, September 24, 2022. Pat was born October 9, 1948. She enjoyed going to baseball games and rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals, concerts, watching Disney movies, singing karaoke and just having fun. Her smile and laughter was contagious and could light up a room.…
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Tamara Brock, 34, of Kansas City, MO passed away September 20, 2022. Visitation will be held from 2:00pm-4:00pm, Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Tamara was born 8/8/1988. Tamara’s number one love was her children. They would sing and dance around the house to…
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Mitchell Clark, age 65, of Leawood, Kansas passed away peacefully on Friday, September 23, 2022 surrounded by his family. Mitchell was born in Dalton, Georgia on October 13, 1956. Mitchell graduated from North Whitfield High School in 1974. He went on to study at Georgia Southern University where he was a member of Sigma Chi…
Read MoreDecember 8, 1943 to September 24, 2022 Born in a farmhouse in Southwest Missouri, Pat was the third of six siblings and the only one with even a hint of red hair. She retired from an executive position at the company that made Twinkies after a lifetime of other jobs, among which were co-owner of…
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Deno Steven Parris, born December 28, 1976, passed away at age 46 on September 4, 2002. He is survived by his 4 children Ellie, Sam, Leah, and Max, in addition to his mother Doris, father Len and 2 sisters Sami and Kasi. Deno led a very happy, active life filled with family, friends, and travel.…
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