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Hoang Thi Nhiem

Hoang Thi Nhiem

Jan 18, 2020

Mrs. Hoang Thi Nhiem (Nhiem Nguyen), 97, passed away January 18, 2020. Visitation & Rosary will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, January 30, and 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 31, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 1, at Church of the Holy...

Vonda Kathleen Clark

Vonda Kathleen Clark

Jan 18, 2020

Vonda Kathleen Clark, 65, of Independence, MO, passed away on January 18, 2020.

Vonda was born on May 24, 1954, in Niagara Falls, NY, to the late Frieda Richards and Robert Francis Sanders. She loved to travel and see new places and enjoyed trying different foods from all over. She loved her grandchildren...

Theodore A. Brunson

Theodore A. Brunson

Jan 15, 2020

Theodore A. Brunson, 72, passed away January 15, 2020. Visitation will be 10 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 24, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 7049 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64133. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Ted was born August 3, 1947,...

Jorge Emiliano Borjas

Jorge Emiliano Borjas

Jan 14, 2020

Jorge Emiliano Borjas, 50, passed away January 14, 2020. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, January 16, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. Cremation will follow the services.

Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com

Tina June Hayes

Tina June Hayes

Jan 14, 2020

Tina June Hayes, 56, passed away January 14, 2020. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 17, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, January 18, at Bethel Cemetery near Jamestown, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in care of the Funeral...

Duyen Huu Ho

Duyen Huu Ho

Jan 13, 2020

Mr. Duyen Huu Ho, 82, passed away January 13, 2020. Visitation & Prayer will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, January 18; and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, January 19, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124, followed by cremation.

Lena (Fontana) Locatelli

Lena (Fontana) Locatelli

Jan 12, 2020

Lena Locatelli, age 98, passed away January 12, 2020, at the Northland Rehabilitation & Care Center.

Lena was born in Waco, TX, on January 24, 1921, to Peter and Anna Casciola Fontana and lived most of her life in Kansas City. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph Locatelli; former...

Paul J. Guarino

Paul J. Guarino

Jan 10, 2020

Paul Joseph Guarino, 85, passed away on January 10, 2020. Memorial Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 17, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. In lieu of Flowers, the family requests a donation to the American Heart Association.

Born July 6, 1934 to Jasper and Jennie...

Josephine Calandra

Josephine Calandra

Jan 9, 2020

Josephine Calandra, 93, of Kansas City, passed away January 9, 2020. Josephine was born on March 1, 1926 to Frank Maenza and Calogera Battaglia in Camporeale, Sicily. She married Filippo Calandra, and together with their children, they immigrated to the United States in 1963.

Josephine worked for many years as a seamstress at...

Laura Mae Riley

Laura Mae Riley

Jan 7, 2020

Laura Mae Anna Boss Riley was born in Morrison, Missouri at home on Sept. 6,1927.  She attended Morrison Catholic grade school and then graduated from Chamois High School in 1945.  She worked at Swatchhouse General Store through high school and afterwards until she married William Ray (Daisy) Riley on Feb. 12, 1949.  The couple moved to Jefferson...

Elizabeth "Joan" Boman

Elizabeth "Joan" Boman

Jan 6, 2020

On Monday January 6, 2020, Elizabeth "Joan" Boman, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away at the age of 83 years.  She was a loving mother, truly devout Catholic, and a strong businesswoman.  She married our father Robert L. Boman Sr. in 1953 at the age of 18 years old and shared 53 years of marriage...

Betty Janelle Allman

Betty Janelle Allman

Jan 2, 2020

Betty Janelle Allman passed away January 2, 2020 in Camden, Mississippi.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Allman Clark; her sister, Barbara Bailey; and her great-niece, Trinity McGhee. She is survived by her two sons, Eric and Jackson Warman; her siblings, Mickey Allman, Theresa Rodriguez (John), Mary Jo Johnson (Clayton),...

Frank J. Poppa

Frank J. Poppa

Dec 29, 2019

On Sunday, December 29, 2019, Frank Joseph Poppa passed away surrounded by his loving family.

Frank was born November 10, 1936, to Micheal and Lena (Barber) Poppa. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1955. He attended KU for two years with his lifetime best friend Larry Buccero. The two of them loved...

Aurora Salleza Samilin

Aurora Salleza Samilin

Dec 28, 2019

Aurora Salleza Samilin, 70, became an angel on Saturday, December 28th, 2019 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Her visitation will be 2:00PM to 4:00PM on Saturday, January 4th, 2020 at the Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, located 2117 Independence Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64124, where a memorial service will begin at 3:30PM. Cremation will follow...

Marion F. Biondo, D.O.

Marion F. Biondo, D.O.

Dec 28, 2019

Marion F. Biondo, D.O., 90, passed away December 28, 2019.

Marion was born September 6, 1929, to the late Frank Biondo "Chick, the huckster" and Mary LaSala Biondo. He attended Holy Rosary Catholic School, was a 1946 graduate of De La Salle Military Academy, and a 1952 graduate of Rockhurst University. On May...

David Charles Blank

David Charles Blank

Dec 26, 2019

David Charles Blank, 61, passed away December 26, 2019. Born May 1, 1958, in Clarinda, Iowa, to the late Lowell and Martha (Chase) Blank. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Cremation.

Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com

Kathleen Fontana Davis

Kathleen Fontana Davis

Dec 23, 2019

On Monday, December 23, 2019, Kathleen Fontana Davis, loving wife, mother, sister, and nani, passed away at age 61.

Kathleen was born on December 19, 1958, in Kansas City, MO, to Russell and Virginia (DePlasita) Fontana. On October 27, 1984, she married Eddie Davis. They raised two girls – Emmalee and Mackenzie. She...

Tony Nguyen

Tony Nguyen

Dec 21, 2019

Mr. Tony Nguyen, 55, passed away December 21, 2019. Visitation & Prayer will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, December 27; 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, December 28; and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, December 29, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124, followed by cremation.

Rosalie A. (Lombardo) Wilson

Rosalie A. (Lombardo) Wilson

Dec 19, 2019

Rosalie Ann Wilson (Lombardo), 85,  joined her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 19 th , 2019.

Rosalie was born on September 22, 1934 to Jack and Katherine Lombardo. Rosalie married Thomas Wilson in 1961. They had two daughters, Katrina and Julie, and a home always filled with family and love. Rosalie's family...

Robert L. Trusty

Robert L. Trusty

Dec 17, 2019

Robert L. Trusty, 72, passed away December 17, 2019. Visitation will be 10 a.m. followed by the Rosary at 10:30 a.m. and a Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 18 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 600 N. Liberty St., Independence, MO 64050. Inurnment will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, at Leavenworth, KS National Cemetery....

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