Obituaries
Louis Miller
Aug 23, 2022
Louis J. Miller Jr, 72, of Claycomo, MO left this earth on August 23rd, 2022. Our hearts and souls are heavy with his absence.
Lou was born on October 17th, 1949, to Lola and Louis J Miller Sr. in Kansas City, MO. After graduating from North Kansas City High School in 1967, Lou was drafted by the...
Samuel Warren
Aug 20, 2022
Like a Wild Mustang he couldn't be broken. A Free spirit, harnessed only by his true nature. He always showed up and showed out!
April 23 1963, Samuel Byron Warren was born to the union of Wilda & Clifford Warren, and later brought up by Dennis Winslett. In his youth he enjoyed sports with a highlight in...
Larry Corum
Aug 11, 2022
Larry Lee Corum, 66. Of Grandview, Missouri, passed away on August 11, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Kansas City Hospice House. Larry was born to LeRoy and Shirley M. Corum in Butler, Missouri on November 30, 1955.
He was a track athlete with an exceptional GPA while attending Ruskin High School. He enjoyed working on...
Brian Reiff
Aug 6, 2022
Brian Reiff, age 50 of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away peacefully on August 6, 2022. He was born in Denver Colorado to John (Doug) Reiff and Joyce Carey Reiff on March 30, 1972. He was an amazing and loving son, brother, father, and friend.
Brian led a simple life; he made friends everywhere he went and was...
Kenley Ruhl
Aug 5, 2022
Kenley Marie Ruhl, passed away on August 5, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at Longview Funeral Home, with visitation on Friday, August 12th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., followed by the funeral service on Saturday, August 13th at 10:00 a.m..
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Deana "Frankie" Fotopoulos
Aug 4, 2022
After extended illnesses, a caring, kind and loving soul, Frankie Deana Fotopoulos, died Aug. 4, 2022, in Belton, Missouri.
A 1968 graduate of Ponca City Senior High School, Deana received a B.A. in Education from Central State College (now Central State University) in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1973, joining the faculty of the Tonkawa, Oklahoma, high school. She...
Darion Lesui
Aug 4, 2022
Darion Joseph Lesui departed this earth and entered into eternal rest on August 4, 2022. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Clark Lesui.
Darion, known fondly as DJ, was born on March 3, 1995, in Kansas City, MO, to Kayla Yvonne Brown and Roy Joseph Lesui. DJ spent his young years surrounded by a loving...
Wallace Okazaki
Aug 1, 2022
Wallace (Wally) K. Okazaki, 89, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away peacefully on August 1, 2022. Wally was born on September 15, 1932, the youngest of nine children born to Kaichiro and Hisano Okazaki in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Wally is survived by his daughter Lisa Okazaki, and his sisters Sueno (Gladys) Okazaki and Patricia Okazaki. He was preceded...
Dian Reagan
Jul 30, 2022
Our dear mother, Dian Marie Reagan, passed away on July 30, 2022, at the age of 83, at her home in Gallatin, MO.
Dian was born on June 23, 1939, in Grand Canyon, AZ to Alida Lucile and Beecher Starbird DuVall.
She was raised in Kansas City, attended Southwest High School, and worked as an...
Jonathan "Jon" Conrad
Jul 19, 2022
Jonathan “Jon” Ross Conrad, 37, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on July 19, 2022. Jonathan was born into the loving home of Ross Charles Conrad and Lisa Ann (Mitchell) Conrad on December 26, 1984, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the youngest of 3 children growing up with the biggest heart but always getting injured and keeping...
Sharon Freeborn
Jul 7, 2022
Sharon Freeborn, 83, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on July 7, 2022. She was born in Iola, Kansas to the late Ray and Lela Ruth Hoss on June 27, 1939.
She will be remembered as a wonderful nurse, mother and grandmother. She was happily retired for more than twenty years, she enjoyed a lifestyle of Saturdays....
Tracy Shelton
Jul 6, 2022
Tracy Lynn Shelton, 53, of Grandview, Missouri passed away peacefully on July 6th, 2022. Tracy was born on July 15, 1968 and was the daughter of Roger and Cheryl Shelton of Grandview, Missouri.
Tracy graduated from Lee’s Summit High School and was a Girl Scout, participated in Special Olympics, and worked at the AMC theatre in Independence,...
Bobby Johnson
Jul 5, 2022
Our dearest Bobby, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on August 28, 1959. He passed in the comforts of his home on July 5, 2022. Praise God he was saved. He was born to the loving parents of Clarence Johnson and Hazel Johnson. He is survived by his wife Taina Johnson; his four siblings, Sheryl Roulette, Ronald Johnson, Carla...
Daren Wade
Jul 2, 2022
Daren Ward Wade,90, of Raymore, Missouri passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Daren was born on September 29, 1931, in Liberal, Missouri to the loving home of Merle Edward Wade and Dorcas Laurene (Worsley) Wade. He would later graduate from Bronaugh High School in Bronaugh, Missouri in May of 1949.
After High School Daren served...
LeRoy Cornwell
Jul 1, 2022
LeRoy Eugene Cornwell, 91, of Raymore, Missouri passed away peacefully at the Missouri Veteran Home in Warrensburg, Missouri on July 1, 2022. LeRoy was born on November 18, 1930, in Bushong, Kansas to the loving home of Raymon Cornwell and Villa (Duncan) Cornwell.
LeRoy later enlisted in the United States Air Force in Kansas City, Kansas on...
Forrest Ponto
Jun 22, 2022
Forrest Mathew Ponto of Lee's Summit, Missouri was born on December 10th 1951, to Emil and Harriette (Nelson) Ponto and was welcomed into heaven on June 22nd 2022 he was 70 years of age.
Forrest was born in Hillsboro, North Dakota but as a small child the family moved to Chandler, Arizona where his parents owned a...
Rosa Marsh
Jun 22, 2022
Rosa Isabella Marsh, 70, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away peacefully on June 22,2022 at her home after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Mrs. Rosa Isabella Marsh was born April 26, 1952, in Martin, St. Mary to Adina McCalla and Alfred Brown. She graduated from Martin Primary School and throughout her life had a quest for learning and...
Ruth Eichmann
Jun 14, 2022
Ruth Jeanette Eichmann, 94, of Belton, Missouri passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Home. Ruth was born into the loving home of Henry and Dora Borcherding in Norborne, Missouri on January 3, 1928. Ruth attended Trinity Lutheran school through elementary and went on to attend High School in Carrollton, Missouri after her Junior...
George Robinson
May 29, 2022
George William Robinson was born in 1941 in Flushing, New York to Theodore and Agnes Robinson. While studying architecture and art at Cooper Union he met and married his first wife. Together they had three children Chris, Alex, and Ian. After living in Washington, California, and Mexico, they settled in Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico where they helped found and...
Ruby Ash
May 24, 2022
Ruby Ruth Ash, 78, passed away unexpectedly in her home in Independence, Missouri on May 24, 2022.
She was born September 23, 1943, in rural El Dorado Springs, Missouri to the late George N. and Grace L. (Conyers) Henry.
Ruth grew up in an era in which there was no telephone nor electric lights on...
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