Obituaries

William Messer

William Messer

May 6, 2020

William P. Messer, 79, of Blue Springs, passed away May 6, 2020.  A private graveside service will be held at Longview Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

William was born on April 6, 1941 in upstate New York and grew up in Auburn, NY.  He attended the University of Kansas as well as Cornell University.  After college, he...

Shannon Beard

Shannon Beard

May 3, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions the funeral home will adhere to the 10/10/10 guidelines and ensure social distancing precautions are followed.  The family extends their apologies for this inconvenience and will share a video recording of the service on the following day for those unable to attend.   A recording of the funeral services may be viewed by copying...

Larry Pyle

Larry Pyle

May 2, 2020

Larry R. Pyle, 75, Lee’s Summit, passed away May 2, 2020.  A memorial service will be held at 11am on Friday, June 26 at Terrace Park Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 10am.  In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.

Larry was born on June 29, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri to...

Dana Collins

Dana Collins

Apr 28, 2020

Dana William Clarence Collins, of Raytown, MO, age 67, passed away on April 28, after a valiant battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Marcia (Bassing) Collins; children Melissa (Collins) Jones, Scott Collins, Emily Collins, and Kevin Collins; grandchildren Aidan, Finnegan, and Clancy Jones; siblings Donald F. Collins, Jr (Vickie), Diane McDaniel (Asher), and Darla Faler (Mike);...

David Hannasch

David Hannasch

Apr 27, 2020

On Monday, April 27th, 2020, David Thomas Hannasch passed away, at the age of 59. David will be greatly remembered by his wife and best friend, Sherry; his children; Chassity (Russ), Korey (Jamie), and Tony (Katie). David will also be remembered by his numerous grandchildren (listed oldest to youngest); Lori (23), Landra (21), Zachary (17), Zayden (14), Zavier (13),...

Freddie Garcia

Freddie Garcia

Apr 25, 2020

Freddie Garcia Sr. of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on April 25, 2020 after lengthy battles with health issues.

Freddie was the first of seven children born to Dioniseo and Dolores Febres Garcia in Santurce, Puerto Rico on October 5, 1940.

He journeyed to the states during the 1950’s and ended up living and working...

Barbara Williams

Barbara Williams

Apr 23, 2020

Barbara Wuyts Williams, 71, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on April 19, 2020 after a 13 year battle with breast cancer.  She was born on November 14, 1948 to Harold and Virginia (VanDen Boogart) Wuyts in Green Bay, Wisconsin. There, her lifelong connection to football was started with the Green Bay Packers and ended with the Kansas City...

Clarence Refer

Clarence Refer

Apr 19, 2020

Clarence Refer died at home on April 19, 2020 at the age of 82 of a lung condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in 1937 in Denver, Colorado but moved to Kansas City as a child. He served in the Army from 1956 to 1958 in Korea. He married the former Linda Norwood in 1977. He and...

Alma Hammonds

Alma Hammonds

Apr 19, 2020

To view the recorded services for Alma Hammonds please copy and paste the following link in the web address bar:

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Never Alone Life is just a little gift God let us have on loan But in time he will come back for us and take us to his heavenly home written by Alma Sue...

Karen Hogan

Karen Hogan

Apr 17, 2020

Karen Sue Hogan, 81, of ‪Kansas City, MO passed away on April 17, 2020.

Karen was born on February 23,1939, in Wellington, KS to Raymond and Birdie Berg. She moved to Leavenworth, KS to pursue a career in nursing. Karen worked as a registered nurse at Children’s Mercy in the cranial reconstruction unit and then for many...

Doris Hixon

Doris Hixon

Apr 14, 2020

Doris Mae Hixon, 88, of Belton, passed away April 14, 2020.  A private burial will be held in Ash Grove, Missouri, with a memorial service to be held at a later date.  Memorial contributions are suggested to Friends of Children Everywhere http://foce.harnessapp.com/wv2/

Doris was born on January 16, 1932 in Ash Grove, the ninth of ten children...

Joelle Fisher

Joelle Fisher

Apr 10, 2020

Joelle DeLova Fisher, 50, of Lee’s Summit, passed away April 10, 2020.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.

Joelle was born on August 5, 1969 at Richard-Gebaur Air Force Base and was a 1987 graduate of Ruskin High School.  Joelle was always very active:  she loved bowling, playing softball, rollerskating, golfing, playing...

Jeweldean Nelson

Jeweldean Nelson

Apr 9, 2020

Jeweldean Wilma (Myers) Nelson (Judy) was born October 24, 1926 near Phillipsburg in Laclede County, MO, the daughter of Marion W. “Boss” Myers and Nancy Emaline (Montgomery) Myers.  She went to be with her Lord on April 9, 2020.

Judy attended grade schools in Laclede County and high school in Phillipsburg, finishing her high school education in...

Stephen Sackrider

Stephen Sackrider

Apr 5, 2020

Stephen Douglas Sackrider, 67, of Kansas City, MO passed away on April 5, 2020. Stephen was born on September 14, 1952 in Kansas City MO to George and Laura (Teeter) Sackrider. Stephen enjoyed working with his hands, which lead to his career and a maintenance man working for multiple apartment complexes. In 1973, he joined the U.S. Army where he served...

Makenzie Lawrence

Makenzie Lawrence

Apr 3, 2020

Makenzie Mae Lawrence, 26, passed away on April 3, 2020. Makenzie was born on October 18, 1993 to Kent and Tina Lawrence in Kansas City, MO. After graduating high school, Makenzie attended cosmetology school. Makenzie is preceded in death by her mother, Tina Lawrence, and is survived by her father, Kent Lawrence; children, Kameron and Lyllian; brothers, Parker and...

Robert Ginavan Jr.

Robert Ginavan Jr.

Mar 30, 2020

Robert William Ginavan Jr., 91, passed away on March 30, 2020. Robert was born on September 21, 1928 in Florence, KS to Robert Sr. and Winona (Britton) Ginavan. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952. On June 2, 1956, he married the love of his life, Katheryn Ritter, and from this marriage they had four children....

Virginia Sevier

Virginia Sevier

Mar 27, 2020

Virginia Sevier, 94, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away at home surrounded by family on March 27, 2020. Private family service will be held Thursday, April 2, 2020 with private interment at La Monte Cemetery in La Monte, Missouri. Celebration of life to be scheduled later.

Virginia was born on July 2, 1925 in Hughesville, Missouri to the...

Ricky Riddle

Ricky Riddle

Mar 23, 2020

Ricky "Rick" R. Riddle, 65, passed away Monday morning March 23 at his home surrounded by family.  Rick was born August 5, 1954 in Vincennes, Indiana. After moving to Lee's Summit, Rick became an avid and exceptional athlete.  He made time for working part-time jobs, water skiing, fishing, and riding bikes & his motorcycle.  Rick loved everything outdoors and...

Nathaline George

Nathaline George

Mar 17, 2020

Nathaline Zimminia (Ruby) George was born on June 3, 1929 to William and Margaret Ruby in Sagamore, Pennsylvania. She departed this life on March 17, 2020.

Although she spent much of her childhood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Nathaline graduated from nearby Barnesboro High School in 1948 and immediately headed to Washington D.C.  Nathaline worked for the Merchant Marine...

Fred Mountjoy

Fred Mountjoy

Mar 15, 2020

Fred Mountjoy, 71 years of age, passed away peacefully with his wife, Linda Mountjoy by his side at Hospice House of Kansas City on March 15, 2020.

Fred was born April 23, 1948, to Jack and Mary Kathryn Mountjoy.

Survivors include three children: Christina Collette, Robert Mountjoy, and Jasen Foster and nine grandchildren, Freddy Collette,...