Obituaries

Jul 14, 2018

Arlene M. Jones, 97, passed away on July 14, 2018. She is survived by two children: Ray and Sandee Jones of Shell Knob, Mo., and Beth and Larry Heslop of Kansas City, Mo.

She leaves five devoted grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Arlene was multi-talented and active all her life.

During WWII, she worked at the military Quartermaster Depot...

Jul 13, 2018

M. Kathy Meppelink, 66, a resident of Lathrop for 32 years, passed away July 13, 2018, at Cameron Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 10 am until 12 noon Saturday, July 21, at Park Lawn Lathrop Chapel, 901 Clinton Street, Lathrop. Dinner will follow at the Lathrop American Legion Hall. Memorials to her husband Gerald would be very...

Jul 13, 2018

Loretta Monnig (Marek) passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, at the age of 88.

The eldest of 4 siblings, Loretta was born in Hamden, Missouri to parents Tom and Elizabeth (Nanneman) Marek.  Loretta is preceded in death by her husband Fredrick J. “Jim” Monnig; son Gary Monnig; grandson Nicholas Monnig; sister Alice Stephens (Marek), and brother Andrew Marek. She is...

Jul 12, 2018

Service: 1PM, Monday, July 16, 2018 at Park Lawn Funeral Home

Visitation: 12-1PM, Monday July 16, 2018 at Park Lawn Funeral Home

Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery

Service Information: Service: 1PM, Monday, July 16, 2018 at Park Lawn Funeral Home

Visitation: 12-1PM, Monday July 16, 2018 at Park Lawn Funeral Home

Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery

Jul 12, 2018

Uda Lavone Stagner, 91, of Kearney, passed away July 12, 2018 at Liberty Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, July 16, at Park Lawn Northland Chapel, I-35 at State Route 291, Liberty. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Chandler Baptist Church, where Uda was a member.

Uda was born November 14, 1926, in...

Jul 11, 2018

Bonnie Louise Elliott, 67, passed away July 11, 2018, at Liberty Hospital. She was born July 2, 1951, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Evelyn Viola (Leichliter) and Everett McGee. Along with her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death by four siblings.

Survivors include her husband, Ricky J. Elliott; children, Gary, Angela, Terry, Randy, Ronald, Katie and Charlotte; siblings, Everett,...

Jul 10, 2018

Thomas Paul Mattes, 50, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Crystal Lake, IL, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Tom was born December 17, 1967, in Elk Grove Village, IL, the eldest of three children of Paul and Kathleen (Katschke) Mattes. Tom was a graduate of Crystal Lake Central High School and the University of Illinois-Champagne/Urbana, where he was a member...

Jul 10, 2018

Guadalupe (Lupe) Andrade Muro went with the angels on July 10, 2018 at 4:30 in the afternoon.  Lupe was born on December 12, 1930 in Kansas City, MO where she lived all of her life.  Above all, she always put her family first and she considered everyone her family. She raised not just her own six children, she raised any...

Jul 9, 2018

Kathleen Wackerly was born in Sulpher Rock, Arkansas on October 9th, 1934 and passed from this life In Kansas City, MO on Monday, July 9th, 2018 at the age of 83 years, 9 months. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Kathleen worked as a manager at Deluxe Cleaners for 18 years and worked for the...

Jul 9, 2018

Rita-Ann Roessel Comfort, 88, passed away comfortably on July 9, 2018, slipping peacefully into the next life. She was born in Elmira Heights, New York, on June 27, 1930 as the only child to John Alan Roessel and Anna Frances Smitka.

She married Earle H. Comfort on August 15, 1959 and is survived by five children: Earle H. Comfort, Jr....

Jul 9, 2018

Graveside Service: 11AM, Monday, July 23, 2018 at Green Lawn Cemetery

Service Information: Graveside Service: 11AM, Monday, July 23, 2018 at Green Lawn Cemetery

Jul 4, 2018

John Calvin Soltys, born July 18, 1927; died July 4, 2018. John was born in Pound, Wisconsin, the son of Reverend Anthony Soltys and his wife Edna. John, his brothers Dan, Ted, sisters Alma and Jeanette moved to the Kansas City area when he was a toddler. Reverend Soltys led the 15th Street Baptist Church where John received his religious...

Jul 3, 2018

Robert Kevin Slates, 37, of Gladstone, passed away July 3, 2018, at NorthCare Hospice House. Visitation will be held from 1-3 pm Saturday, July 7, at Park Lawn Northland Chapel, I-35 at State Route 291, Liberty.

Robert was born February 14, 1981, in Kansas City, MO. He was preceded in death by his father, Eric Slates, Sr., and brother, Jeremiah...

Jul 3, 2018

William Everett Wilson of Harrisonville, Missouri passed into the presence of His God and Savior Jesus Christ on July 3rd, 2018 at Kansas City Hospice House having reached the age of eighty-seven years, eleven months, and eighteen days. He was born on July 15th, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, a son to the late William Jackson Wilson and the late...

Jul 3, 2018

Barbara J. Farajat

Barbara J. Farajat, 83, passed away July 3, 2018. Graveside service will be 10AM, Saturday, July 7 at Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Service: 10AM, Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Green Lawn Cemetery

Jul 2, 2018

Kenneth A. Corcoran, 79, passed away July 2, 2018. Funeral services will be 1PM, Monday, July 9, 2018 at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Kenneth is survived by his wife of 59 years, Beverly Corcoran; children: Gordon Corcoran and his wife Mary, Darren Corcoran and his wife Joann, Janet Martin, Leslie Kerr, Kimberly Finkenbinder, Pamela...

Jul 1, 2018

John E. Attebery, 86, of Lee's Summit, passed away July 1, 2018. Friends may call from 2-3PM, Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Park Lawn Funeral Home followed by graveside services with Military Honors at 3PM in Memorial Park Cemetery.

John was born November 6, 1931 in Kansas City. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He...

Jul 1, 2018

Betty J. Williams, 79, passed July 1, 2018. Graveside service 11AM, Friday, July 6, 2018 at Green Lawn Cemetery at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.

Service Information: Service: 11AM, Friday, July 6, 2018 at Green Lawn Cemetery

Jul 1, 2018

Jun 30, 2018

Margaret Taylor, 87, passed away June 30, 2018.  Margaret was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. She is survived by daughter Deborah Taylor, son Dennis Taylor and grandsons Shane Williams, Joshua Williams and Gunnar Williams. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Milton Taylor and daughter Pamela Williams.

Since her marriage, she and Milton resided...