Obituaries

Apr 17, 2018

Delores Magaña, 79, of Greenwood, MO, passed away on April 17, 2018 at home, surrounded by loved ones.

Delores was born June 2, 1938 in Saint Joseph, MO to Thomas and Nora Langley.  Delores was a graduate of Benton HS and received her cosmetology license from G’s Beauty School both of St. Joseph MO.  Delores was the...

Apr 17, 2018

James “Jim” Schmidt, 63, of Lee’s Summit, passed away on April 17th, 2018.

Jim was born November 16, 1954 in Kansas City to David and Martha Schmidt. He was a 1972 graduate of Raytown South High School. He spent 38 years selling construction supplies. Jim is best remembered for his sense of humor and loved making others...

Apr 11, 2018

Letah Kay Eagles, 74, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away on April 11, 2018 at home.

Kay was born December 6, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri at St. Luke’s Hospital to Preston and Josephine Wright. She graduated from Southeast High School and attended Kansas City Community College. She married Dale William Eagles on May 15, 1965.  They...

Apr 8, 2018

Janna Lynn Stringberg, 63, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on April 8, 2018 peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

Jan was born on May 17, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Alden and Joyce (Curtis) Cady. Jan married David Stringberg on March 5, 1977. In her retirement, she found a passion in motorcycles and riding,...

Apr 6, 2018

Anita Geritz, 88, of Lee’s Summit MO, died Friday, April 6 at the St. Luke’s Hospice House. She was married 50 years to Hank Geritz who preceded her in death eighteen years ago. Anita is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Curt Brown, her son, Greg Geritz (Tracee Davis), grandchildren  Matt Brown (Julie),  Andy Brown(Sarah)  ,Kevin Brown (Rachel...

Apr 5, 2018

Kenneth Wayne Porchia, Sr. known to many as “Kenny”, was born December 28, 1962 to the late JD and Patsy Porchia. He was preceded in death by his parents, JD & Patsy; stepmother, Vernisteen; two brothers Nigel Marcelle Colbert and Lorenzo McCoy.

Kenny accepted Christ at an early age. He attended Southwest High School and in October...

Mar 25, 2018

Wayne Irvin Highland, Jr., 63, of Independence, MO passed away March 25, 2018.

Wayne was born on September 17, 1954 to Wayne Highland, Sr. and JoAnn Highland in Kingsville, Texas.

Wayne was a physicist, a writer, an artist, a son, a brother, a husband, and a father. Above all else Wayne was a Christian. Wayne...

Mar 17, 2018

Jane E. Lewis, 68, of Raymore, MO, died Sat. Mar. 17, 2018. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 6, 1949 to the late Charles and Amy (Phillips) Lunsford.

Jane worked for the U.S. Government as an account receivable clerk; She was a hardworking and dedicated mother, grandmother, and wife.

She was the loving...

Mar 16, 2018

Gregory Schneider of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on March 16th 2018 after a well fought battle with pancreatic cancer.

Greg was born on September 25th, 1974 in Kansas City, MO.  He married his wife Jamie on January 4th, 2003 and they have 2 children.

Greg owned GSE Remodeling that Jamie will continue operating in...

Mar 13, 2018

In loving memory of Robert Charles Clarkson (90), who went to be with the Lord on March 13, 2018, with his family by his side. Robert was born March 30, 1927 in Rich Hill, Missouri to James and Elsie Clarkson.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife, Dorothy, of 71 years. He...

Mar 9, 2018

Elaine K. Talley, formerly of Green Ridge passed away on March 9, 2018.  Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on March 20 at the Longview Funeral Home, 12700 Raytown Rd, Kansas City, MO.  Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00.  Lunch will be served at 12:00 at Little Blue Baptist Church, 7119 Noland Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Mar 3, 2018

Mary Ann Appel passed away March 3, 2018. Visitation is March 9, 1-2 p.m., with the funeral service 2-3 p.m. at Longview Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO., and burial following at Longview Cemetery.

She was born May 22, 1926, in Frankfort, Indiana, to Ralph Charles Barnett and Flossie Mae (Harshman) Barnett, the youngest of four children that...

Feb 24, 2018

Wilma Reid, 80 of Grandview, Missouri, died on February 24, 2018. She was born September 5, 1937, in Willow Springs, MO to the late Rex and Christene (Anderson) Brown.

She married Jack Reid on December 1, 1954, she worked for the Grandview School District as the cafeteria manager, retiring in 1998 after 27 years of service. She...

Feb 22, 2018

Mary Elizabeth “Kathryn” Hacker, 101 years of age of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away February 22nd, 2018.

The daughter of Ernest Shirk and Clementine Lininger Shirk born October 25, 1916 in Belton, Missouri.

Kathryn was an extremely talented seamstress, starting her career at Nelly Don Garment in Belton, MO in 1938. She continued to work...

Feb 20, 2018

Carol G. Terry, 86, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on February 20, 2018 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center

Born April 19, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of Marvin and Edna Tatge.  While living in Detroit, where she grew up and graduated high school, Carol met her husband...

Feb 10, 2018

Frederick "Fred" T. Owens, 56, of St. Paul, Minnesota passed away on February 10, 2018.

Fred was born on June 20, 1961 to Thomas and Betty Owens in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At this time, the family will hold private services for Fred and an inurnment will take place in Longview Cemetery at a later date.

Feb 8, 2018

Agnes Patricia Lackey, 81, of Smithville, Missouri, passed away on February 8, 2018 at Liberty Hospital.

Aggie was born December 3, 1936 in Elmira, New York to John and Elizabeth Owens. She spent her life as a beloved wife to her devoted husband, Richard M. “Bud” Lackey, from the time they married on June 5, 1954 until...

Feb 6, 2018

Mark Wayne Bauer, 60, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on February 6, 2019 at KC Hospice House.

Mark was born June 5, 1957 in San Francisco, CA to Ronald W. Bauer and Mary L. Wakefield. At age 21, Mark left Kansas City to travel Europe, where he met his first wife Gudren in Germany, where they...

Feb 3, 2018

Mary Nadine Jennings, 91, of Ft. Worth, Texas, passed away on February 3, 2018.

Mary Nadine was born January 11, 1927 in Maysville, Missouri to Virgil and Mary Yeater. Nadine married her husband, Hugh Maurice Jennings, on November 16, 1959 and he passed away in 1974. Before getting married she worked primarily as a seamstress, but then...

Jan 28, 2018

Benny Montemore, 92, of Raytown, Missouri, died peacefully in her home on Sunday, January 28, 2018. The daughter of the late Elton and Hattye McMurry, she was born Sept. 2, 1925, in Bentonville, Arkansas.

After graduating from Benton High School in St. Joseph, MO., she married her husband, the late Raymond “Ray” Montemore, on April 19, 1946....