William Jerry Parrish
April 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...
Mary Christine Poppa
March 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...
Rose Campobasso
March 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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Laura Willhaus Emerson
March 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...
Shirley Lee Labruzzo
March 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...
Joanna M. Bonavia
March 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...
David Eugene Scheele
March 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...
John Steven Glorioso
March 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...
Khanh Ngoc Nguyen
March 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.
Genevia Mays Tucker
March 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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Henry Louis Esteban
March 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
Salvatore "Sam" Joseph Marsala
March 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...
Sean Murray Elliott
March 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.
John William Melcher
March 2, 2023
John W. Melcher (Big John) of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away in his home on March 2, 2023.
John was born on January 5, 1941, in Anthony, Kansas, to Jay and Mary June Melcher. He served in the United States Marine Corps and retired from TWA/American Airlines where he was sheet metal mechanic...
Dung Thi Nguyen
February 28, 2023
Mrs. Dung Thi Nguyen, 85, passed away February 28, 2023. Visitation and Prayer will be 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16; and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, March 17, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Family and Friends will gather on Saturday, March 18, at Church of the Holy Martyrs, where the Funeral...
Maria D'Angelo
February 25, 2023
Maria (Occhipinti) D'Angelo, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Services will be held on Thursday, March 2, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by a Prayer Service at 11:30 a.m. Entombment will be at Resurrection Mausoleum.
Maria was born in Camporeale, Sicily on...
Leonard J. Mckee
February 22, 2023
Leonard J. McKee, 77, died February 22, 2023, at home in Lenexa, Kansas.
Leonard was born December 4, 1945, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Dr. Leo F. and Lillian (Leonard) McKee. Leonard graduated from Chase County High School and attended Emporia State University. He was a brakeman and conductor for BNSF for 41...
Victoria Anne Brancato
February 21, 2023
Victoria Anne "Vicki" Brancato, 50, passed away on February 21, 2023.
Vicki was born on March 2, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Jack and Rosalind (Buccero) Brancato and lived in Blue Springs, Missouri. She attended Blue Springs schools and graduated from Blue Spring High School. Vicki was an animal lover and through...
John Joseph Miller
February 21, 2023
John J. Miller, 84, passed away February 21, 2023, at his home.
John was born August 6, 1938, in Kansas City, KS. He retired as a captain with the Kansas City, MO Police Department after serving for 29 years. He later worked at the Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Courthouse. John was...
Thien Thi Nguyen
February 18, 2023
Mrs. Thien Thi Nguyen, 104, of Kansas City, MO, passed away February 18, 2023. Visitation and Prayers will be 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23; and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, at Church of the...
