Obituaries

Feb 26, 2023

John Wallace “Johnny” Zeiler, Jr. died peacefully at home in Peculiar, MO on 02/26/2023 at the age of 66.

He was preceded in death by his wife Marianne Zeiler; father John Wallace Zeiler, Sr.; mother Virginia Marion Zeiler; brothers Wendel Zeiler, Daniel Zeiler, and Chris Zeiler; and sister Zoe Zeiler. Johnny is survived by his daughter Melissa Zeiler of TX;...

Feb 22, 2023

Jon Thurmond passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on February 22nd, 2023 at the age of 67. Jon is survived by his wife Carolyn, his daughter Sara, his son Patrick, his grandsons Connor, Corbin, and Finley as well as his sisters Vivian, Gigi, Jeanette, Sherri, and his brother George.

He was born on April 28th, 1955 in Fort...

Jan 30, 2023

Vicki Lynn Davis, age 61, of Garden City, MO, passed away unexpectedly on January 30th, 2023, at Cass Regional Hospital in Harrisonville, MO. She is survived by her grandkids Cheyenne Woolery, Alexis Foreman, and Parker Foreman, and her great grandkids Jasper Woolery, Axton Woolery, Silas Woolery, and Amelia Woolery. She is preceded in death by her son Lawrence Foreman in...

Jan 23, 2023

In Loving Memory of Our Beautiful Daughter

Bridgette Chantel Castaneda, of Belton, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly, suddenly and tragically young on 01/23/2023 at Bates Memorial Hospital. Bridgette was only 29 years old. Our family is devastated and shocked by this loss. Bridgette was born on 06/07/1993 in Kansas City, MO at Menorah Medical Center to parents Joseph and Tosha Castaneda....

Jan 6, 2023

Patricia Ann Hansen-Bronson passed to her Heavenly Father on January 6th, 2023, at the age of 87 years old. She was proceeded in death by her parents James Jacob and Bertha Olive Hansen, her siblings Ora, Nadine, Oliver, Oscar, Galen, and her husband Garnet Gale Bronson.

Pat was born in Barnard, Missouri on June 25, 1935. She graduated from Jefferson...

Dec 25, 2022

Tyler Scott "TyTy" Kelley, 26, of Lowry City, MO, died December 25th, 2022, in a single car accident in Independence, MO. Tyler was born to James Lee Huff and Lisa Kelley (Braaten) on August 30th, 1996. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he spent from age 5 to age 18 being raised by his grandparents Jim and Trudy Kelley. He graduated from...

Dec 19, 2022

Sarah Taylor passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 19th, 2022 in Harrisonville, MO at the age of 42.

Sarah was born January 28,1980 in Kansas City, MO. A 1998 Grandview High School graduate, she had an excitement for life and experienced life with wide-eyed wonder. Everything would take her breath away, from the butterflies at Powell Gardens, to...

Dec 5, 2022

Ellen L Essman, age 97, passed away peacefully in Oak Grove, MO on December 5, 2022. She was born December 29, 1924, in Leeds, Iowa. She was married to Lodelle T Essman, who preceded her in death in 2001. She had 7 children, 3 of which preceded her in death: Jimmy Allen, Victor Allen and Nancy Littlefield, and 4 of...

Nov 26, 2022

Yvonne Maxine Hursh, age 93, of rural Johnson County passed away on 26 November 2022, at the Ignite Medical Resort in Blue Springs MO. She was born May 20, 1929 in Warrensburg MO, the daughter of Raymond Marion Hursh and Bertha Johnson Hursh. Yvonne grew up in Warrensburg and graduated from Warrensburg High School. She married Kenneth Noel Carter in...

Nov 26, 2022

Marilyn Kay (Boeth) Caban, aged 29 (with 44 years experience), passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at KC Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the Faith Baptist Church, Harrisonville, MO starting with visitation for family and friends at 2:00 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 3:00...

Nov 21, 2022

Marcus Allen Meriwether departed this life in his home on November 21, 2022, in Independence, Missouri at the age of 37.

Marcus is survived by his mother, Cathy Dyer (stepfather, Chad Dyer) of Independence, Missouri; his sister, Vanessa Meriwether of Blue Springs, Missouri, and brother, Andrew Meriwether of Kansas City, Missouri; his daughter, Jolene Prosch (daughter’s mother, Aron Prosch) of...

Nov 20, 2022

Kevin Noel Griffith, 65, Harrisonville, Missouri, died peacefully at home in his sleep on November 20, 2022. Kevin leaves his wife of 25 years, Holly, of the home, daughter Nicole (Joe) Loring, Independence, MO, sons Jake Griffith, Warrensburg, MO, and Luke Griffith, Lee’s Summit, MO, and three grandchildren. He leaves his mother, Nedra Griffith, Kansas City, MO and brother, Brian...

Nov 16, 2022

James Arthur (Jim) Grinlinton, devoted husband, proud father, big brother and overall great man died peacefully in Lee’s Summit, MO on November 16, 2022, at age 81 by the side of his loving wife, Carole. Jim graduated from Atchison High School, Atchison, Kansas in 1960. It was while a student in high school that he learned to work on cars....

Nov 12, 2022

Sharon “Gram” Klemme died on November 12, 2022, in Kansas City, MO at the age of 81.

Sharon is survived by her children Sandra Farris, Monica Reed, Christopher Buchanan, and James Buchanan. Her grandchildren Stephanie Buchanan, Crystal Kinard, Timothy Farris, Adam Reed, Brandon Farris, Ashley Reed, Mckenzie Bruce, James Buchanan II, Abel Buchanan, Bri Buchanan, and Chloe Buchanan and 7...

Nov 11, 2022

Donna Louise Hooper (Todd) was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. She was surrounded by her family when she passed away on November 11, 2022 at the age of 80. Donna was born to Howard Allison Todd and Naomi Faye Todd in their family home on November 21st, 1941 in rural Harrisonville, Missouri. Most of...

Nov 8, 2022

Margaret Jane (Vernon) Robshaw, 80, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away November 8, 2022. She was born May 8,1942 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Margaret, who commonly went by Jane, had fought dementia for many years and is finally at peace.

Jane is survived by one sister, Sue (Richard) Cummings, of Papillion, Nebraska, and two daughters, Allison Robshaw (Chris Ayre), of Bloomington,...

Nov 3, 2022

Pamela Ann Mason-Russell (Pence), 69, passed away, peacefully, Thursday, November 3rd, 2022, at home surrounded by family.

Pam was born May 16, 1953, in Kansas City, MO to the late Forrest Ray and Betty Ruth Mason (Johnson). She attended St. Peter’s Catholic School, Ohara High School and went on to Center High School to finish, all in Kansas City, MO....

Oct 24, 2022

Mr. Glenn Bernard Pearson died peacefully at his home on October 24, 2022, in Kansas City, MO at the age of 68 yrs old.

Bernard is survived by a host of nephews and nieces and friends.

He is preceded in death by his father Mr. Robert Pearson, his mother Mrs. Bertha Pearson Carpenter, his stepfather Mr. Ben Carpenter, three brothers:...

Oct 22, 2022

Stephen Manning Parmely, 84, died October 22, 2022, with family at his bedside. He was born June 15, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Claude H. Parmely of Iowa and Ruth J. Timberlake of Missouri.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Loyal Gardner of New York.

He is survived by...

Oct 10, 2022

Forrest Ellis Webster, of Harrisonville, MO, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 10th, 2022.

Forrest, known as F.E. or Ellis by most, was born to Dale and Margaret Webster on January 27th, 1930, in Cass County. Ellis attended Harrisonville High School, graduating in 1948. He then served in the United States Navy, where he maintained the...