Obituaries

Apr 15, 2023

Lisa Renee Walker, 54, went to sleep on April 15, 2023, and woke up in the arms of her daddy. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, April 29, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home.

Lisa was born July 11, 1968, in Kansas...

Apr 13, 2023

Charity KorneBari Nwike, 49, passed away April 13, 2023. Services will be held at Hope Church , 4800 NW 88th Street, Kansas City, MO 64154. On Friday, May 12, a 'Service of Songs' will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, May 13, viewing will begin at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral Service...

Apr 13, 2023

Francisco Mata, 81, passed away April 13, 2023. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home.

Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com

Apr 11, 2023

Luciano Martin Gomez-Chapman, 15, of Independence, MO, passed away April 11, 2023. Services will be held on Friday, April 21, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the Funeral Service at 12:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com

Apr 9, 2023

Mrs. Be Thi Le, 86, passed away April 9, 2023. Visitation and Prayer will be Thursday, April 13, and Friday, April 14, at Chua Quan Am Temple. Cremation will follow.

Apr 9, 2023

Mr. John Peter Sung Dinh Tran, 78, passed away April 9, 2023. Visitation and Prayer will be 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at Church of the Holy Martyrs, followed by burial at Mt. Saint Mary's Cemetery.

Apr 3, 2023

Mrs. Kiu A Ly, 89, passed away April 3, 2023. Visitation and Prayer will be Saturday, April 8, and Sunday, April 9, at Chua Quan Am Temple. Burial will be Monday, April 10, at Resurrection Cemetery.

Apr 1, 2023

William Jerry "Bill" Parrish, 70, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in the Northeast area of Kansas City, graduating from Northeast High School and attended Maple Woods Community College.  He married the love of his life, Rose Marie (Favoroso) Parrish, 47 years ago and they lived...

Mar 31, 2023

Mary Christine (Infranca) Poppa, 97, passed away quietly at home with family on March 31, 2023. Services will be held Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church, 130 NW Murray Rd, Lee's Summit, Missouri 64081. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Service of...

Mar 28, 2023

Rose (Ancona) Campobasso passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Services will be held Monday, April 3, at St. Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church, 6415 NE Antioch Road, Kansas City, Missouri. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 12:00 p.m. Entombment will follow at Mount Olivet Mausoleum in Raytown, Missouri.

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Mar 22, 2023

Laura Kay Willhaus Emerson, 53, of Kansas City, MO, died peacefully in her sleep, March 22, 2023, after a two-month battle with AML.

Laura was born April 1, 1969, daughter of William and Ida May Willhaus.   She graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1987, attended Northwest Missouri State University and earned...

Mar 20, 2023

Shirley Lee LaBruzzo, 93, passed away at Linden Woods Village in Gladstone, Missouri on March 20, 2023.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jack and son Nick, her parents Thomas and Gertrude Garrison, her brothers Johnny, Thomas and Danny Garrison, and sister Barbara Hixson, brothers-in-law Donald Hixson and Al Hammes, and her nephew Chad...

Mar 10, 2023

Joanna Marie (LeGrotte) Bonavia passed away peacefully on March 10 th , 2023, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Joanna was born on June 6 th , 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Nettie and Sam LeGrotte. She graduated from Northeast High School in 1959. Joanna married her sweetheart Tony on June 30...

Mar 10, 2023

David Eugene Scheele, 79, of Shawnee, Kansas (formerly of Belton, Missouri), passed away March 10, 2023.

David was born August 14, 1943, in Diller, Nebraska, to the late Henry Louis Carl Scheele and Effie Greider-Scheele. He was a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam, serving from 1961 until his honorable discharge as...

Mar 9, 2023

John Steven Glorioso, 81, of Kansas City, MO, passed peacefully with his wife Gerry by his side on March 9, 2023.

John was born August 6, 1941, to the late John Glorioso and Mary Ruth Jennings in Kansas City, MO and was a lifelong resident of the Historic Northeast community. John graduated from...

Mar 9, 2023

Mr. Khanh Ngoc Nguyen, 60, of St. Joseph, MO, passed away March 9, 2023. Services will be held at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Visitation and Prayer will be 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18; and 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 19, followed by cremation.

Mar 8, 2023

Sister Genevia Tucker was born in Tunica, Mississippi on April 18, 1950 to the union of Rosie Mays and Leroy Mays. Both parents and siblings, sisters Delores Bell and Jessis Mae Jones, and brothers Eddie Ray Jones and Willie Mays, precede her in death. Genevia's husband, Elder McGee, also precedes her in death.

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Mar 8, 2023

Henry Louis Esteban, 64, passed away March 8, 2023. Services will be held on Friday, June 16, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by the Funeral Mass at 4:00 p.m.

Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com

Mar 5, 2023

Salvatore "Sam" Joseph Marsala, Sr., 71, of Kansas City, MO, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on March 5, 2023.

Sam was born October 24, 1951, to the late Frank Marsalla and Barbara Poindexter (Marsalla) and was a lifelong resident of Kansas City, MO, having grown up in the Historic Northeast District. He...

Mar 4, 2023

Sean M. Elliott "Big Country" of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on March 4, 2023, at North Kansas City Hospital. He was 51.

Sean was born in New Hartford, New York, on November 21, 1971, to Terry and Margaret "Peggy" (Rooney) Elliott.  Sean graduated from Platte County R-III High School.

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