Obituaries

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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...

January 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),...

December 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...

December 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...

December 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...

December 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.

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December 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...

December 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.

December 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...

December 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....

December 14, 2019

Sallie Warren Kirk Dorsey, 75, passed away December 14, 2019.

Sallie was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on July 31, 1944.  She grew up a "tom boy" on the Kirk farm in Plattsburg, Missouri. Sallie was the regional administrator of Home Life Insurance before she retired. She was a pilot (single engine land)....

December 14, 2019

Robert L. "Bobby" "Bob White" Ferrara, 84, passed away unexpectedly on December 14, 2019. Visitation will be 10 a.m. with a Funeral Service at 12 p.m. on Saturday, December 21, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. Burial will follow at Terrace Park Cemetery.

Bobby was born September...

December 6, 2019

Matthew "Gene" Molinaro was welcomed into our Loving  Lords Arms, December 6th, 2019, at age 93.  He passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He fought a courageous battle for six months, due to health complications.  He promised he would fight until his last breath, and he did; with faith, determination, and never a...

December 3, 2019

Ross J. Cascio, 90, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in the Northeast area of Kansas City, graduating from Gladstone Elementary School and Northeast High School.  He married the love of his life, Clarene, 69 years ago and they lived out their love story until she...

December 1, 2019

Camille Lianne Keeton, 60, of Raytown, MO, passed away December 1, 2019. Memorial Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, December 7, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124.

Camille was born February 11, 1959, in Great Falls, Montana, and was an amazing wife, mother, dog mom, and friend....

November 26, 2019

Jeanette Messina, 98, passed away November 26, 2019. A Memorial Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday, December 15, in the SR Room at Wexford Place, 6500 N. Cosby Ave., Kansas City, MO 64151. A private burial was held at Mt. Saint Mary's Cemetery.

Jeanette was born September 9, 1921, in Salisbury, MO, to...

November 24, 2019

Pearl Kathryn Guarino, 86, passed away on November 24, 2019. Memorial Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Saturday, December 7, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society .

Pearl was born May 12, 1933, to the...