Obituaries

Sep 19, 2022

Satsuko Dudgeon, 91, passed away September 19, 2022.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Saturday, October 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Saturday, October 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.,...

Sep 19, 2022

Dawn Michelle Parkhurst, 55, passed away September 19, 2022.  Dawn was preceded in death by her brother John W. Parkhurst, II and her grandfather Gale Emery.  She is survived by her mother Jacqulyn Parkhurst-LaForte; grandmother Erma Emery; aunt Michelle Schmidt and her husband Will; uncle Ed Parkhurst and wife Jenny; cousin Laurel Boles and her husband James; cousin Alisha Emery; cousin...

Sep 18, 2022

Gary Dean Ewer, 51, of Kearney, MO, passed away on September 18, 2022, at Liberty Hospital following a medical emergency. His wife and Blue family were at his side.

Gary was born April 14, 1971, in Whittier, CA. He grew up in Independence, MO and was a 1989 graduate of William Crisman High School. He attended UMKC where he worked...

Sep 18, 2022

Helen Virginia Coover was born February 7, 1926, in Kansas City, MO to William Harrison Coover II and Mary Theresa Booth Coover. On May 9, 1945, she married Ivan Jerald Hartzler. They brought 4 children into the world: Robert (Beth) Hartzler, Barbara (Alan) Otto, Rebecca (Lon) EuDaly, and David (Jill Ross—div.) Hartzler.

Helen took joy in the lives of each...

Sep 17, 2022

Gary F. Chapple quietly passed after a long illness with cancer on September 17, 2022. He was surrounded by his family at home. Gary was born August 2, 1948, in Kansas City, KS, to Charlene and Donald Chapple of Kansas City, both deceased. As a youth, Gary earned his Eagle Scout, and he was an avid animal lover and always...

Sep 17, 2022

Richard Eugene Covey, 78, of Kingston, MO, passed away September 17, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital with loved ones at his side.

Rick was born January 27, 1944, in Orrick, MO, one of 12 children of David and Margaret (Ashby) Covey. His parents and an infant sister, Alice Marie, preceded him in death. Rick graduated from Richmond High School....

Sep 16, 2022

Teddy Harrison Davis, 65, of Independence, MO, passed away September 16, 2022.

Ted was born August 15, 1957, in Kansas City, MO, the youngest of seven children of Mary and Melburn Davis. He grew up in Independence and graduated from William Crisman High School. Ted was a member of Fort Osage Church of the Nazarene.

Ted was preceded in death...

Sep 16, 2022

James Samuel Massey, Jr., 67, of Stover, MO and a longtime resident of Kansas City, passed away September 16, 2022, at Lake Regional Medical Center in Osage Beach, MO.

Jim was born December 20, 1954, the son of James Samuel and Bernice Frances Rhodus Massey. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years,...

Sep 16, 2022

Betty C. Heath, 82, Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.

Betty Christine Payne was born December 15, 1939 in Hancock County, Illinois, the daughter of Verl and Opal (Alton) Payne. She married Ralston G. Heath, Sr. on July 31, 1971 at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, Overland Park,...

Sep 15, 2022

Karen Ruth Frazier, 75, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away September 15, 2022, with loved ones at her side.

Karen was born September 9, 1947, in Norborne, MO, the daughter of John D. and Stella Mae (Leakey) Booker. Along with her parents, Karen was preceded in death by her sister Betty and brother Larry. Karen worked as an Accounts...

Sep 15, 2022

Sep 15, 2022

Lena Nanos graduated to heaven on September 15, 2022 at home in Kansas City, MO surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, John Nanos; her daughter, Stephanie Boyce (Jack); her grandkids Caleb and Carson Boyce; son, John Nanos, II; her sister Margaret Pitman (Gary); her mother-in-law, Vera Nanos; her sisters-in-law, Angie Nanos, Carol Nanos...

Sep 14, 2022

Dustin Anthony Galeassi, 33, passed away September 14, 2022.  Dustin was a very talented BloxStarz stunt rider. He was loved by so many. Dustin was a loving father to his daughter Evelynn and loved his dog Lulu. He accomplished many things in his short life and was a genuinely caring, loving and a loyal friend. Dustin always wanted to lend a...

Sep 14, 2022

William Arnold Bruley, Sr., 76, of Liberty, MO, passed away September 14, 2022, at Liberty Hospital.

Bill was born May 21, 1946, in Duluth, Minnesota, the eldest of two children of Arnold and Sharline Crawford Bruley. He grew up in Duluth graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School. Bill was united in marriage to Judy Riley Stevenson on February 14, 1981....

Sep 12, 2022

Glenda Kay Masonbrink, 69, of Liberty, MO, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2022, at home with loved ones by her side.

Glenda was born December 28, 1952, in Carthage, MO. She graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City. Glenda was united in marriage to Buddy Michael Masonbrink on July 14, 1970, in Ralston, Nebraska. Her career in Pharmaceutical...

Sep 11, 2022

Larry R. Armstrong, 71, passed away September 11, 2022.  Larry graduated from Southeast High School in 1969 and earned his Associates degree from Longview Metropolitan Community College. He worked for Burns & McDonnell and eventually retired from George Butler Associates. He was a lifelong Scouter (Eagle Scout, Tomtom Beater Little High Climbing Ironhorse, Brotherhood in the Order of the Arrow, and...

Sep 10, 2022

Anne Lipari Lombardo, 93, a resident of Independence, Missouri passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at St Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs, Missouri. Anne was born June 25, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri to Saverio and Antonina (DiMaggio) Lipari.

Anne married James Lombardo on August 31, 1947. They had three sons, Frank, Sam and Steve Lombardo. They traveled...

Sep 9, 2022

Tom is survived by his wife, Diana, of 61 years, his daughter, Kelli Cox (Larry), son, Adam Todd Jones (Mouna), his sister, Ada Shissler, four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Tom was recruited from Elmwood, Illinois with a scholarship to William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri in 1958. He was a proud member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, graduating in...

Sep 9, 2022

William Elwin Moreland

The younger son of Cicero and Geneva Flannery Moreland, Bill was born December 18, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up near 66th and Prospect, attended Blenheim Elementary and graduated from Southeast High School in 1944. Prior to this eighteenth birthday Bill enlisted in the Army. In 1945 he was on a ship in the Pacific...

Sep 7, 2022

Theresa Ann Watson (Bass), 44 years young, was murdered outside of her home on September 7, 2022. The loss of her love and light will be felt, forever.

Theresa was born on the first day of winter solstice, December 21, 1977, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a 1996 graduate of Park Hill High School, and later graduated from Colorado...