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Kansas City Obituaries
Raffaele "Ralph" Mandato
Aug 30, 2020
Raffaele "Ralph" Mandato went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 30, 2020.
Ralph was born in Naples, Italy on August 10, 1928 to Giovanni and Carmela Mandato. He was the oldest of eight children. His parents, and siblings, Nicola, Rosaria, Giuseppe, Teresa, Pietro, Anna and Antonio all, preceded him in death....
Thien Vu Nguyen
Aug 28, 2020
Mr. Thien Vu Nguyen, 64, passed away August 28, 2020. Visitation & Prayer will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, September 4, and 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124, followed by cremation.
Alice Schmidt
Aug 25, 2020
Alice Schmidt, 91, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Visitation will be 10 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1 at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church, 10017 E. 36 th Terrace South, Independence, MO 64052. Entombment will follow at Mount Olivet Mausoleum.
Born on April...
Rose Joanne Marchese Balestrere
Aug 24, 2020
Rose Joanne Marchese Balestrere, 91, of Overland Park, KS, passed away August 24, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be 10 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 28, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 11822 Holmes Rd., KCMO 64131. Burial will be private. Masks and social distancing are required for the services....
Jeanette Caponetto
Aug 24, 2020
Jeanette F. Caponetto, 89, of Kansas City Missouri, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 24, 2020. Due to the pandemic, services were private with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery
Jeanette was born on May 12, 1931 to Mateo and Jennie Stabile, the youngest of five daughters and later followed...
Rosemary Chacon
Aug 23, 2020
Rosemary Chacon, 69, passed away August 23, 2020. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, August 27, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 28, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 1029 Bennington Ave., KCMO 64125. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, KCKS.
Rosemary was...
Helen May
Aug 23, 2020
Helen Elizabeth May, 103, formerly of Riverside, MO, passed away August 23, 2020, in Virginia. Visitation will be 10 a.m. with the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City, MO. (Mass will be live-streamed at www.facebook.com/golddomekc ). Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery,...
Michael John Batton
Aug 22, 2020
Michael John "Mike" Batton, 70, of Independence, MO, passed away in his sleep on August 22, 2020.
Mike was born in 1950 to parents Kenneth and Irene Batton of Independence, MO. He graduated from Van Horn High School in 1968, and married Christine "Chee-Chee" Batton in 1972 at St. John the Baptist Church...
Frances Montaleone
Aug 20, 2020
Frances Montaleone, 93, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 20th, 2020.
Frances was born on September 18th, 1926 in Kansas City to Joe and Jennie (Garbo) LaBella. She graduated from Northeast High School in 1944. She worked at City Hall and other jobs in the downtown area of Kansas City. She...
Rosalie M. Ross
Aug 20, 2020
Rosalie M. Ross, 80, of Liberty, Missouri passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Rosalie was born October 9, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri. The daughter of John and Sandina Falco, she is survived by Fred Ross, her loving husband of nearly 63 years, and their 12 children: Fred (JoAnn), Ruth, Marie, John (Madelyn), Francis (Lori), Linda...
Clarinne Virginia Digiovanni
Aug 9, 2020
Clarinne V. DiGiovanni, 90, of Kansas City, passed away August 9, 2020. She was born in Kansas City, MO, on April 10, 1930 to the Honorable Frank Benanti and Josephine LaBoi, and attended St. Aloysius grade school and high school. In 1948, she attended Webster College in St. Louis, MO. She later met her husband, Paul A....
Ralph Michael Lanfranca, Jr.
Aug 2, 2020
Ralph M. Lanfranca, Jr., 58, of Independence, MO, was called home by our Lord Jesus on August 2, 2020, while at home, suddenly and unexpectedly. Due to the pandemic, memorial services were private. Ralph was cremated and laid to rest with his father.
Ralph was born December 27, 1961, in Kansas City, MO,...
Carolyn D. Stancil
Jul 31, 2020
Carolyn D. Stancil, 71, Independence, MO, passed away July 31, 2020. Visitation will be 11 a.m. with a Funeral Service at 12 p.m. on Monday, August 10, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Independence, MO.
Carol was born August...
Pauline A. Mcgrew
Jul 30, 2020
Pauline A. McGrew (Vivona), age 91, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020, from natural causes. Private ceremony and entombment at Mount Olivet Mausoleum, Raytown, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested in Pauline's name to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Cancer Society .
Pauline was born January 28, 1929 in Kansas...
Carol Lee Grimes
Jul 29, 2020
Carol Lee Grimes, 84, of Odessa, MO, passed away July 29, 2020. Visitation will be 11 a.m. with Funeral Services at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., KCMO 64124. Burial will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO.
Carol was born December 15, 1935, in...
Josepha Aurelia Pulido Ramirez
Jul 26, 2020
Strong and Brave, Josepha Aurelia Pulido Ramirez, known as "Phenie", grandma, and most notably "mom" was born on July 27, 1930 at her family home on Kansas City's Westside to Benigno Pulido and Maria Macaria Rivera. As a child, her family moved back to the family farm in San Pedro de Los Hernandez, Leon Guanajuato, where she...
Richard Glen "Rick" Carrell
Jul 26, 2020
Richard Glen "Rick" Carrell, 68, Kansas City, MO, passed away July 26, 2020. Visitation will be 11 a.m. with a Memorial Service at 12 p.m. on Sunday, August 2, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., KCMO 64124.
Rick was born July 1, 1952, in Sacramento, CA. He was raised on the...
Amy Janette Bengimina
Jul 23, 2020
Amy Janette Bengimina, 56, passed away unexpectedly Thursday July 23, 2020.
Amy was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. She graduated from Bishop Miege High School in 1982. While raising her family Amy worked off and on in the dental industry for many years. She truly brought joy to all she...
An Van Ho
Jul 20, 2020
Mr. An Van Ho, 77, passed away July 20, 2020. Visitation & Prayer will be 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25, and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, July 26, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124, followed by cremation.
Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com...
Hon. Charles J. Defeo, Jr.
Jul 20, 2020
On Monday, July 20, 2020, the Honorable Charles Joseph DeFeo, Jr. passed away at the age of 77.
Chuck was born on August 27, 1942, in Kansas City, MO to Charles and Anne DeFeo. He graduated from Assumption grade school, De La Salle Military Academy, and Benedictine College. In 1970, he completed his...
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