Obituaries

January 12, 2022

Lee Lane Dillard, 67, passed away January 12, 2022. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 16, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, where a celebration of his life will begin at 3:00 p.m. ( live stream )

Lee was born September 12, 1954, to the late William (Bill) J....

January 8, 2022

Louis Cecilio Madrigal, 72, passed away January 8, 2022. Graveside Services with Military Honors will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday, January 27, at Leavenworth, KS National Cemetery.

January 7, 2022

Russell Patrick "Rusty" Denes left this life on January 7, 2022. He passed while in University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, after a brief stay due to COVID. This was exacerbated due to his COPD and issues from the chemicals that he worked with for many years.

Born on June...

January 6, 2022

Mr. Kog Van Huynh, 66, passed away January 6, 2022. Visitation & Prayer will be 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Cremation will follow.

January 1, 2022

Virginia Mae Cipiti, "Tut", 90, passed away January 1, 2022. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. with a Funeral Service at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 10, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Saint Mary's Cemetery. The family respectfully ask that masks be worn for the services. In lieu of flowers, contributions are...

December 31, 2021

Manuela Fonseca-Santana, 64, of Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico, passed away December 31, 2021.

December 31, 2021

Celia (Nunez) Martinez, 88, passed away December 31, 2021, at her home. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 7, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kansas City North. Entombment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, KCK.

Celia was born June 26, 1933. She was...

December 27, 2021

Hal H. Travis, passed away on December 27th, 2021, at the age of 62 at his home in Kansas City, KS.  Hal elected not to have any public services.

Hal was born to Charles Travis and Geneva Gomez on November 28th, 1959, in Columbia, MO.  He was a selfless, kind, family man, an...

December 26, 2021

Gina Candillo, beloved daughter, sister, mother and grandmother, passed away December 26, 2021, at the age of 56.

Gina born August 4, 1965, in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended Northeast High School and went on to graduate from cosmetology school. She was a well-loved hairstylist for 33 years.

Gina...

December 25, 2021

Michael "Mike" Dorcy, 83, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, peacefully at home.

Mike was born April 23, 1938, to parents Albert and Agnes Dorcy. He fell in love with Maizie "Sue" (Shortino) Dorcy and was married on September 8, 1958. Mike and Sue were happily married for 63 years. Together they raised...

December 21, 2021

Jean Marie Slavin Schwaller, 92, passed away December 21, 2021, at University Health Lakewood Care Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Private services were held on December 24th, followed by interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Harvesters or the KC Pet Project

Jean was the daughter...

December 19, 2021

Anna Lee Diefendorf, 86, of Northeast Kansas City, MO, passed away December 19, 2021. She was born November 10, 1935, in Otterville, MO, to the late Eugene F. and Ines Lea (Speaker) Diefendorf. She is survived by her sister Donna Haughenberry of Overland Park, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Anna will be...

December 9, 2021

Carl Armato, 88, passed away December 9, 2021. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 13, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at Resurrection Mausoleum.

Carl was born on July 13, 1933, to Dominick Armato and Lena (Plas) Armato. He was inducted...

December 8, 2021

Guadalupe Cecilio Madrigal, "Lupe", 39, passed away December 8, 2021. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. with a Memorial beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Cremation will follow.

December 8, 2021

Pedro Esteban, 92, born in Kansas City, Kansas, and a lifelong resident of The North End and Northeast Kansas City, MO, passed away December 8, 2021. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. with the Rosary at 11 a.m. and Funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at...

December 1, 2021

William Ashmore Tinsley, 96, of Lee's Summit, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Ignite Hospice Center in Blue Springs, MO. Bill lived his adult life in Kings Mountain, NC, until 2017 when he moved to Missouri to live with his son Kevin.

Bill met and married Peggy Dixon, daughter of the...

December 1, 2021

Annette May Moser, age 54, passed away peacefully in her home on December 1, 2021. She was named after her grandmother Anna Mae Moser. Annette was born in Independence and lived in Lee's Summit, Missouri for the past 30 years. She earned her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice at University of Central Missouri. Annette was a probation...

November 30, 2021

Sharon Rose Pollina was called home on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the young age of 67, doing what she did best and what she loved to do more than anything, feeding her family and spending all of her time with her children and grandchildren.

Sharon was born March 1st, 1954, in Kansas...

November 30, 2021

Anthony James Bruscato, 73, passed away November 30, 2021. Memorial Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday, December 9 at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. Inurnment with Military Honors will be 10 a.m. Friday, December 10, at Leavenworth, KS National Cemetery.

Anthony was born November 1, 1948. He was a brave United States Army veteran...

November 29, 2021

Louise Battaglia, 88, passed away November 29, 2021. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 12 p.m. on Friday, December 3, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Saint Mary's Cemetery. The family respectfully request that masks be worn for the services.

Louise was preceded in...