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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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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