Obituaries

Jun 8, 2021

Peggy Suzanne Hope Babb, age 80, of Excelsior Springs, MO, went home to be with the Lord June 8, 2021.

Peggy was born in Excelsior Springs June 4, 1941, to Virgil and Maxine Hope. She graduated from Excelsior Springs High School with the class of 1959. Peggy was a lifelong resident of Excelsior Springs.

Her husband Robert “Bob” Babb was...

Jun 8, 2021

Gloria Jean Goodman, 69, passed away June 8, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.  Gloria was born April 22, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jack and Gladys Cooper.  She leaves behind her husband, Thomas Goodman; daughter Rachael German and her husband Dennis; her son Christopher Gray; four grandchildren; her sister Jacquelyn Pfeifer; and her brother...

Jun 7, 2021

Mary Jane Joplin, 74, passed away June 7, 2021.  Visitation will be 10AM, with memorial services to follow at 11AM, Saturday, June 12 at Countryside Christian Church, 6101 Nall, Mission, KS.

Service Information: Visitation will be 10AM, with memorial services to follow at 11AM, Saturday, June 12 at Countryside Christian Church, 6101 Nall, Mission, KS.

Jun 6, 2021

Jean Caldwell, of Independence, MO, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 6th, 2021 at the age of 93, surrounded by her family.

Family and friends will honor her life at Park Lawn Funeral Home in Kansas City MO. Visitation will be Thursday, June 10th, 6-8 pm. Funeral Services will be June 11th at 1pm. Burial will be in Memorial Park...

Jun 5, 2021

Beverly Ann Blair Sasek, of Liberty, Mo went home to be with the Lord on Saturday June 5th 2021. She passed away very unexpectedly at North Kansas City Hospital. Beverly was born to Calvin Blair and Betty Lyon Blair on September 3, 1955 in Lincoln Kansas. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1973 and from Fort Hays State University...

Jun 5, 2021

Dixie Gaylene Erickson, 62, of Liberty, MO, passed away unexpectedly on June 5, 2021 at her home.

Dixie was born July 3, 1958, in North Kansas City, MO, the daughter of William T. Sherman Gurley and Mary Ann Locke Gurley. She graduated from North Kansas City High School.

Along with her parents, Dixie was preceded in death by a brother,...

Jun 5, 2021

Don E. Smith, 81, passed away on June 5, 2021 in Hospice Care at Liberty Hospital. He was an only child and never married but every person he met became his friend.

He is preceded in death by his parents: Wilfred (Fat) and Marie Smith from Seneca, KS and Shirley Britt (companion/best friend).

He attended Saints Peter and Paul Catholic...

Jun 5, 2021

Ricki Diane (Thompson) Cox, 54, of Pleasant Valley, MO, passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on June 5, 2021, at Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab. She was taken too soon, following a year-long battle with Multiple Systems Atrophy.

Ricki was born September 25, 1966, in North Kansas City, MO, the youngest of five daughters of James Wayman and...

Jun 3, 2021

Barbara J. Maslen, 77, passed away June 3, 2021. Barbara was born November 3, 1943 to Roy Joseph Rust and Florine Victoria (Banks) Rust. She graduated from East High School, Kansas City, Missouri in 1961. Barbara worked as a table games dealer at the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, Missouri. She was married to David Brower on June 8, 1961...

Jun 2, 2021

Donna M (Wandrie) Mashek age 87 of Kansas City, passed away on Wednesday June 2, 2021, at Saint Lukes Hospice House.

Donna was born on May 2, 1934 in Becker County, Minnesota. She has lived in numerous cities and towns across Minnesota. Donna has tried her hand at many different vocation, including waitress, factory line work, building houses, teacher and...

Jun 2, 2021

Mrs. Jo Dorsey Overton was born November 11, 1927 in Bristow, Oklahoma, to the union of Jasper and Rosa Lee Howell. She was the last born of four children to this union. She departed this life on June 2, 2021, surrounded by ones who loved her dearly. She was raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and proudly announced that to all, that...

Jun 1, 2021

Sandra Lee Bowring, 72, a longtime Liberty resident, passed away June 1, 2021, at Liberty Hospital.

Sandy was born October 16, 1948, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the daughter of Owen Stanley and Grace Arleith Halling. She moved with her family to Costa Mesa, CA and graduated from high school at Corona del Mar.

Sandy met her future husband William Ray...

May 30, 2021

Ross Dean Troutner February 10, 1947 – May 30, 2021 in Lathrop, Missouri. Ross passed away peacefully at home on May 30, 2021. Ross was born in Kansas City, KS and later moved with his family to Cameron, MO where he would spend his high school years playing at proms and parties as the lead singer in a cover band....

May 29, 2021

Peggy McCoy, 92, of Grain Valley, MO passed away May 29, 2021. She was born September 14, 1928 in Kansas City, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard McCoy of Lamar, MO and her son Dennis “Dinger” Dixon of Grandview, MO. She is survived by her daughter Diane Bell of Blue Springs, MO, granddaughter Stacey Goodfellow (Eric...

May 28, 2021

May 27, 2021

Gennadiy S. Kasparov, 82, passed away May 27, 2021.  Visitation will be 9-10AM, Tuesday, June 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; 10AM graveside service to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9-10AM, Tuesday, June 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; 10AM graveside service to...

May 26, 2021

David William Taylor, 76, passed away on May 26, 2021 in St Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo surrounded by his family. David (Dave) was born in Kansas City, Mo on June 11, 1944 to Wallace and Betty Taylor and was the eldest of the four siblings (Ronnie, Steve, Rick). Dave attended Ruskin High School and graduated in the class...

May 25, 2021

Delois J. Humphrey, 72, passed away May 25, 2021.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 11AM, Friday, June 4 at Bannister Road Baptist Church, 7503 Bannister Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 11AM, Friday, June 4 at Bannister Road Baptist Church, 7503 Bannister...

May 23, 2021

Jack Bennie Buhrman was born October 21, 1941, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Grover and Pearl Buhrman. His father passed away when he was in the ninth grade, so Jack dropped out of school and went to work to help support his mother and siblings. That was the kind of person he was. Not afraid of hard work and always ready...

May 23, 2021

Karen J. Chiles, 60, passed away May 23, 2021.  Graveside services will be 3PM, Friday, May 28 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Service Information: Graveside services will be 3PM, Friday, May 28 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.