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Juan Carlos Venegas Gonzalez
April 3, 2024
Juan Carlos Venegas Gonzalez, was born April 20, 1995, in Kansas City MO. He died April 3, 2024, at the age of 28.
Juan Carlos tenía un espíritu muy alegre y positivo que se sentía cada vez que entraba a una habitación. Una hermosa sonrisa contagiosa que haría sonreír también a quienes lo...
Mary Margaret Plack
April 2, 2024
Mary Margaret Plack, age 81, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the NorthCare Hospice House at NKC Hospital. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Tuesday, April 9, followed by a funeral Mass at 7:00 pm at St. James Catholic Church, 309 S. Stewart Rd., Liberty, MO. In lieu of flowers...
Mu Thu
April 1, 2024
Ms. Mu Thu, 64, passed away April 1, 2024. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, followed by burial at Mt. Saint Mary's Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husband Poe Kay Lay .
Matthew Lee Thomas Cordray
March 30, 2024
Matthew Lee Thomas Cordray, 48, of Pleasant Hill, MO, passed away March 30, 2024, at his home.
Matthew was born July 10, 1975, in Kansas City, MO, and attended Northeast High School. He loved to spend time with family and friends. He enjoyed writing poems and going to the movies. He was a...
Betty Kay Dukovich
March 29, 2024
Betty Kay Dukovich, 83, a longtime resident of northeast Kansas City, MO, passed away March 29, 2024. Services will be held on Saturday, April 6, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Excelsior Springs, MO.
Carl Joseph Lasala
March 29, 2024
Carl J. LaSala of Raymore, MO, passed away March 29, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Services will be at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lee's Summit, MO. On Wednesday April 3, the Rosary will be prayed at 4:30 p.m. followed by Visitation 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The...
Diane Pisciotta Hansen
March 23, 2024
Diane Frances (Pisciotta) Hansen, 73, passed away on March 23, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Services will be held on Wednesday, April 3, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kansas City. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 12:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
...John Anthony Amaro
March 18, 2024
John A. Amaro, 76, passed away March 18, 2024, at his Double Canyon Ranch estate in Carefree / Cave Creek, Arizona, where he loved to ride his horses, donkeys and enjoy his kitty cats.
John is survived by his wife of 34 years, Dr. Debra Richel; and his nephew Frank Ferguson and wife...
Anona Joan Ishmael
March 17, 2024
In loving memory of our mother, Anona Joan (nee Spaw) Ishmael, who was born to Anona and Basil Spaw on December 2, 1932. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers Vernon and Paul. Joan passed away on March 17, 2024.
She is survived by her sister Dorothy Stone, and...
Esther Giarraputo Barnes Shelton
March 17, 2024
Esther J. Girraputo Barnes Shelton passed away March 17, 2024, at the age of 92. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, at St. Gabriel Archangel Catholic Church, where the Rosary will be prayed at 5:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 22, at St. Gabriel Church,...
Hugo J. Bartolomi
March 16, 2024
Hugo J. Bartolomi, 98, passed away March 16, 2024.
Hugo was born on November 25, 1925, in Kansas City, MO, to the late Nazzareno and Angelina Giambartolomie. He grew up in the Northend (Little Italy) at 5th and Campbell and lived there his whole life. He was drafted into the U.S. Navy at...
Florine Elizabeth Demeo
March 12, 2024
Florine Elizabeth DeMeo, "Flo", 103, of Gladstone, MO, passed away March 12, 2024, peacefully surrounded by family. Services will be held on Wednesday, March 20, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 12:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Mt. Saint Mary's Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to...
Joseph Anthony Dintino
March 9, 2024
Joseph Anthony Dintino, 73, of Olathe, KS, passed away March 9, 2024.
Joe was born July 20, 1950, in Washington D.C. to the late Alfred and Mary (nee Colea) Dintino. He was owner of Restaurant Mechanical Services in Lenexa, KS, and had worked in the HVAC industry since 1969. More than anything, he...
John Henry Purk
March 9, 2024
Deacon John Purk, DDS, PhD of Kansas City, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2024.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 10, 1952, to Henry and Jane Purk, John was the oldest of seven children. After graduating from University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL), he relocated to Kansas City in 1973 to...
Joseph Anthony Becchina
March 8, 2024
Joseph Anthony Becchina of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on March 8, 2024, at Liberty Hospital. Joe was born on April 12, 1939, and was proud to have been raised in Northeast Kansas City and graduated from Northeast High School.
Joe started his career at Western Electric and spent numerous years working in...
Joann C. Boes
March 6, 2024
JoAnn (Catalano) Boes was a force of nature, a beacon of love who illuminated the lives of those around her. Her journey through life was marked by both triumphs and tribulations. She faced storms that would have left others shattered, yet she stood strong.
Love and loss were woven into the fabric of...
Thomas Wenston Adams
March 1, 2024
Thomas Wenston Adams was born May 30, 1945, in Seattle, King County, Washington to Lela Grace Clymore and Roy Wenston Adams, and passed away March 1, 2024, at his home in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Tom was proud of his Southern Baptist upbringing and believed that with Baptism he was saved. He loved his...
Bret Matthew Ramsey
February 29, 2024
Bret Matthew Ramsey, age 44, passed away at his home in Prairie Village, KS on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. He is survived by his two sons, Austin Ramsey and Blake Ramsey. Bret is also mourned by his father Robert Ramsey, mother Marsha Ramsey, older brother Brian Ramsey, and loving fiancée Mackenzie Quinn Dolinski.
...Thomas Franklin Wright
February 28, 2024
Thomas F. Wright, 85, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at home.
Thomas was born in Cedaredge, CO on October 7, 1938, to Leonard and Lena Wright. He had a younger brother Don, who passed way too early in life. After graduating from high school, Tom moved to...
Hugh Ellsworth Maddox
February 27, 2024
Hugh Ellsworth Maddox, 100, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 26th, 2024, at McCrite Plaza – Briarcliff, in Kansas City, Missouri. Hugh was born February 3rd, 1924, close to Golden City, Missouri, to Leon E. and Maggie Maddox.
Hugh joined the United States Army during World War II, on February 5th, 1943. He...
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