Obituaries

Aug 21, 2021

Bryan unexpectedly passed away at his home on August 21st, 2021 at the age of 41. Bryan was born on May 9th, 1980 to James Turpin and Sara Rumford Gardner. Bryan graduated from Emporia High. Shortly after high school, he went to work for Wrights Tree Service, where he found his passion for and knowledge of trees. Bryan married Crystal...

Aug 20, 2021

Brandi Garcia died unexpectedly at Truman Medical Center- Hospital Hill on August 20th, 2021 in Kansas City, MO at the age of 40.

Brandi is survived by her son Antonio Garcia (22); her daughter Alecia Monday (20); her son James Long lll (18); her father Theodore Garcia; her sister Angie Garcia; her brother Tino Garcia; her brother Jimmy Brisbin; and...

Aug 17, 2021

Lawrence "Larry" Lombardo died peacefully on August 17th, 2021 in Blue Springs, MO at the age of 83.

Larry is survived by his wife April Lombardo of Blue Springs, MO; his son Nick Lombardo with his wife Melanie Lombardo and their two children Noah Lombardo (22) and Zach Lombardo (20), all of Lake Winnebago, MO; his son Mike Lombardo with...

Aug 12, 2021

LaVon Sheumaker, who lived at Foxwood Springs Senior Living in Raymore, MO, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the age of 95. A Celebration of Life service will be held on October 10, 2021 from Noon to 4:00 at Memorial Park in Raymore, MO.

LaVon was born Bertha LaVon Hartschen on September 23, 1925 on a farm near Hatfield,...

Aug 12, 2021

Carla Ellen (Broaddus) Layne was born January 3, 1950 to Keith and Elfrieda (Agin) Broaddus in Kansas City, MO. She was 71 at the time of her death. Carla passed away at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

Carla married the love of her life, Robert (Bobby) Layne, on October 4, 2009, and they made their...

Aug 12, 2021

Lunette (Williams) Cozine

It’s difficult to find the right words to pay tribute to a woman who raised and cared for so many. But just like how she tucked us in and told us bedtime stories, this is our opportunity to tell her story.

Lunette left this earthly realm in her sleep on August 12th, 2021. She was 92 years...

Jul 29, 2021

Kevin LeRoy Rogers (TAZ) was born on April 4, 1969 in Independence, MO and unexpectedly passed away in a motorcycle accident on July 29, 2021 in Belton, MO at 52 years young. He is survived by his mother Katheryn Rogers (Swearingin), father Frankie Rogers Jr., brother Frankie Rogers III, sister Virginia Woodall (Rogers), son Tyler Michael Rogers and his wife...

Jul 28, 2021

Dawn M. Herlund, 56, of Garden City, Missouri, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 28th 2021 at 10:48 A.M. at the Kansas City Hospice House due to a very aggressive case of Stage 4 Lung Cancer.

Born on July 6, 1965 in St. Paul, Minnesota to her parents Patricia and Kenneth Hall, Dawn is the youngest of her...

Jul 25, 2021

Charlene “Cheri” Lane Dice (Pruett) died unexpectedly of lung failure at her home in Nevada, Missouri on July 25th, 2021, at the age of 63.

Cheri is survived by her husband, Stan Dice, of Nevada, MO; her sister, Barbara Cline, of Washington State; her brother, Bryan Pruett, of Washington State; her sister, Jo Tollifson, of Minneapolis, MN; her sister, Dorothy...

Jul 21, 2021

James Bishop Thornhill, 84, of Belton MO passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. He was born October 25, 1936 in Kansas City MO, the son of Noel and Mary Catherine (Bishop) Thornhill. He is preceded in death by his parents. Jim is survived by his wife of 30 years, Felicia, son David Thornhill, brother Jerry Thornhill...

Jul 13, 2021

Beloved wife, mother, daughter, grandma, and aunt, Nancy Lee Fallat (Haws) passed away in her Peculiar, Missouri home at age 65 surrounded by many loved ones on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Nancy courageously battled a rare brain tumor called Glioblastoma for three months before it took her life, but this will never define her; she will always be remembered for...

Jun 30, 2021

In Memory of Charles William Addleman

Charles “Charlie” William Addleman, 85, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died peacefully Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the Golden Years Center in Harrisonville, Missouri.

Charlie was born October 24, 1935 in Archie, Missouri to J.B. and Jessie Belle (Oyler) Addleman.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: James Harvey and Duane Addleman; two...

Jun 12, 2021

Jenny Lynne (Bird) Lawson-Choate (Duncan) died unexpectedly on June 12, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 50.

Jenny was born on June 6, 1971, in Fayette, Missouri to Donna Shelnutt and Delmer Duncan.

Jenny is survived by her daughter Jade Lawson, of Columbia, Missouri. Grandson Jordan Potter of Boonville, Missouri. Five sisters, Angela Purdy of Oklahoma. Hang...

Jun 7, 2021

Verdie Lou Maggio was born on July 18, 1941 in Crowley, Louisiana. She died peacefully in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday, June 7, 2021 at the age of 79.

Verdie is survived by her brother Curtis Quebodeaux (Sally), and children Diana Layson, Joseph Maggio (Mari Butler), and Michael Maggio (Krista). She was very much loved by her many great and...

May 5, 2021

Dawn Renee Hoffhines was born Dawn Renee Yingst on February 4th, 1977 in Kansas City, Missouri. She lived in Independence until her passing on May 5th, 2021.

She is survived by her 3 children: Sage Hoffhines, Taylor Hoffhines, and Luke Hoffhines; her mother, Mary Fetters and father, Danny Yingst; her three siblings, Matthew Fetters (fiancé Heather McColm), Rebecca Rader (husband...

Apr 24, 2021

Rose Mary Goddard was born on June 26th, 1950 and passed away unexpectedly on April 24th, 2021 at the age of 70.

She is survived by her mother, her two loving sons, Richard (Ricky) Goddard and his spouse Dawn (of Liberty, MO) and James Goddard (of Independence, MO), as well as four sisters, two brothers, five grandkids, and two great...

Apr 9, 2021

Donald Francis Mattli, Jr. died peacefully surrounded by his family April 9, 2021, in Garden City, Missouri.

Don was born July 17, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri (just three days after the hottest day recorded in St. Louis history) to Donald F. Mattli, Sr. and Virginia Ruth Mattli, nee Wiggins. Raised in Florissant, Missouri, Don was the second of four...

Mar 31, 2021

Ronald “Ron” Vernon Knudsen died peacefully at KU Medical Hospital on March 31, 2021 in Kansas City, Kansas at the age of 77.

Ron is survived by his children Darrin (Dawn) Knudsen of Gretna, Nebraska; Jon (Nikki) Knudsen of Roca, Nebraska; Kari Murray of Lincoln, Nebraska; Brian (Kathrine) Knudsen of Atchison, Kansas; Jason (Amanda) Knudsen of Lincoln, Nebraska. Grandchildren: Kayla,...

Mar 13, 2021

Mr. Charles Henry Lancaster entered into the Glory and Joy of Christ on March 13, 2021 at the age of 69. He is survived by his beloved wife Pamela, his 3 daughters, Kimberly, Melanie, and Rachel, his four grandchildren, Charlotte, Noah, Rhiannon and Garrett, as well as his cherished mother, Pansy, his brother, Ed, his sisters, Emily and Mary, and...

Feb 23, 2021

Vada Louise Arrowood, 87, of Centerview, MO, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 23, 2021. She was born on November 23, 1933, in French Camp, California, the daughter of the late James and Maletha (Clark) Ellis. She was preceded in death by two brothers Bill Clark and Gerald Ellis and one sister Norma Jean Schieve.

On November 12,...