Obituaries

Sep 9, 2021

James Anthony Roos was born on January, 19th 1937 to Ed and Esther Roos in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim passed on to eternal life on September 9th, 2021 at the age of 84. In his life, Jim actively participated and contributed to countless communities, as he was a man of faith, commitment, and reliance.

As a young...

Sep 8, 2021

Mary Theresa McClain, 72, of Raytown went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 8, 2021.  A private graveside service will be held at Longview Cemetery.  A celebration of life service will be held at Lee’s Summit Academy on Saturday, September 18, at 1 PM, and is open to all.  In lieu of flowers, memorial...

Sep 7, 2021

James “Jim, Jimmy” Lester Williams of Warrensburg MO, passed peacefully away on September 7, 2021. He was surrounded by his wife Bonnie of 48 years, his brother-in-law Barry, and his two close friends, Carl and Carmen Schick. He was being treated at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit MO for complications due to COVID. Jim was preceded in...

Sep 1, 2021

Lisa Ann Holm-Block, 53, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away peacefully at her home on September 1, 2021. Lisa was born into the loving home of Earle & Sherry Holm in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1995, Lisa married Jeff Block, and from that union was blessed with three amazing children Jessica, Miranda, and Matthew. Wanting to spend most of...

Aug 28, 2021

Daniel Douglas Cox passed away quietly from complication of Covid-19 on August 28, 2021, at age 45 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Dan was born July 1, 1976, in Saint George, Utah and was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, St. George, Utah, and Orem, Utah by his parents Douglas Malin Cox and Linda Staples Cox. He graduated from Orem High...

Aug 26, 2021

James Joseph Bosiljevac, 78, of Lee’s Summit, Mo passed away on August 26, 2021. Jim was born on November 30, 1942, to the loving care of Nicholas and Lucille Bosiljevac in Omaha, Nebraska. Jim went on to graduate from South High School. Later he met the love of his life Diane, and they were married from that union they were blessed with 2...

Aug 23, 2021

Mary Ann Coble, 84, of Liberty, Missouri, peacefully passed away on August 23, 2021.

Mary was born on August 13, 1937, in Kansas City, Missouri to Thaddeus Joshua and Margaret Wright.  Mary and Dale L. Coble were married on September 17, 1955 in Kansas City. She worked as a secretary for Western Auto and later as a...

Aug 22, 2021

Dawn Segalo, 68, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on August 22, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Dawn was born on March 24, 1953, in Wichita Falls, Texas to the loving home of H. Lawrence Hedmark and Berenice “Mandernack” Hedmark.

Later Dawn’s family moved to Bloomington, Illinois where she graduated from Bloomington High School in 1971....

Aug 22, 2021

Frances Kay “Frankie” (Steed) Sprouse, 78, passed to the eternal life promised by Jesus on Sunday, August 22, 2021, in Lee’s Summit, MO after a prolonged battle with the rare and progressive Sjogren’s Syndrome disease.

Known by her friends as “Frankie” in her youth and simply Kay as an adult, she was born in St. Louis, MO...

Aug 19, 2021

Albert Joseph Dunalewicz, age 93, was born on September 11, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and passed away on August 19th, 2021. Albert was the youngest and last surviving of seven children. He became a machinist's apprentice when he was 16 years old, but joined the 82nd Airborne to train as a paratrooper in 1945. After leaving the Service, he...

Aug 18, 2021

Sharron Ann Johnson, 77, passed away August 18, 2021.  A Memorial Mass will be held at 11am on Monday, August 23, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1800 MO-150, Lee’s Summit.

Sharron was born on February 12, 1944, in Dallas, Texas, to Jack and Lucille (Bishop) Hardaway.  She was a very creative person; she loved crafting, quilting, and...

Aug 18, 2021

James William “Bill” Carr, Jr., 72, of Grandview, passed away August 18, 2021.  A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, August 29, from 1-4pm at the Elks Lodge in Grandview.  Military Honors will be accorded at 2pm.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Veteran's Community Project.

Bill was born on December...

Aug 18, 2021

D. Juanita Alumbaugh, 94, of Lee’s Summit, passed away August 18, 2021, at John Knox Village.  Visitation will be from 6-8pm on Friday, August 27 at Longview Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be at 10am on Saturday, August 28 at Longview Christian Church, with burial to follow at Longview Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to...

Aug 15, 2021

Scott Curtis Swim, 63, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on August 15, 2021. Scott was born on July 18, 1958, to the loving home of Keith and Donna Swim in Atkinson, Nebraska.

Scott was raised with two brothers and graduated from West Holt High School in 1976. Later he attended and completed a degree from...

Aug 12, 2021

Harvey “Hoyl” Ray, devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and brother left this world on August 12, 2021, at the age of 92.

Hoyl was born to Clint and Dollie (Palmer) Ray in Buffalo, Missouri on March 31, 1929. Growing-up in southern Missouri, he found many boyhood adventures (and a little mischief) in the nearby woods, rivers, and...

Aug 12, 2021

Carol Blankenship, 65, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on August 12, 2021. She was born on November 20, 1955, to the loving home of Gordon and Eleanor Burt, and was raised in Kansas City, Missouri with her brother David. She attended and graduated from Ruskin High School in 1974 with her lifelong friend Cyndi.

Growing up Carol...

Aug 2, 2021

Mildred L. "Millie" Sands, 83, of Grandview, Missouri passed away at home on August 2, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Millie was born on August 13, 1937, the oldest daughter of Eldon and Ruth Kreisler in Lincoln, Missouri.

Mildred grew up in Sedalia, Missouri and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School.  Later she met and married her...

Aug 2, 2021

Sharon Langworthy, 65, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on August 2, 2021. She was born on November 29, 1955, to the loving home of John and Patricia Zinner. Sharon was one of 3 children born and raised in the Kansas City Area.

Sharon Loved the simple life always having an open-door policy. When her boys were...

Jul 28, 2021

Janice Sue Bachtel, 50, of Independence, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on July 28, 2021. Janice was born on September 22, 1970, to the loving care of James and Joyce Hebblethwaite. She graduated from William Crisman High School in 1989.

Janice originally met her husband in high school but didn’t reconnect until a few years later when she...

Jul 27, 2021

Barbara Joan (Byram) Coons was born on August 22,1937 in Florence, Kansas. Barbara was raised by her grandparents, Scott, and Frances Byram, whom she regarded as “Mom and Dad.”    Barbara spent her childhood and school years in Florence, and upon graduation in 1955, she moved to Halstead, Kansas to attend the Halstead Hospital School of Nursing.

While...