The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri (2024)

January 3, 2003

Publication:

The Kansas City Stari

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Kansas City, Missouri

Issue Date:

Friday, January 3, 2003

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19

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wwwkansa8citycom 5 DEATHS AND FUNERALS THE KANSAS CITY STAR Friday January 3 2003 I' Continued from B-4 HOWARD HENDRICKS Howard Hendricks 95 Raytown MO passed away Wednesday January 2003 at home Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday January 3 at DW Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel Kansas City MO where funeral service will be 9 am Saturday burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice Mr Hendricks was bom in Billings MO He is survived by his daughter Dorothy and husband Howard Massey grandson Ronald and wife Becky Beatty and granddaughter Barbara and husband Stewart Hink all of Raytown MO great-granddaughter Michelle and husband Weaver Independence MO great-grandson Mark and wife Jessica Beatty Raytown MO and great-granddaughter Renee Hink Raytown MO He was preceded in death by his wife Thelma dricks and grandson Robert Beatty Mr Hendricks was a retired member of Carpenter's Union Local 61 He was a member of the Swope Park Baptist Church since 1943 He was dedicated to his church and loved his family deeply (Arrangements: DW Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel) ETHEL HERBERT Ethel Herbert 82 Raymore MO passed away January 1 2003 at Ftk-wood Springs Living Center Raymore Funeral services will be at 3 pm on Saturday January 4 2003 at DW Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel Visitation Friday January 3 2003 from pm at the chapel Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery Kansas City MO Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Earl Herbert son Gary Herbert Sr and granddaughter Angela Herbert She is survived by her son "and daughter-in-law Stan and Judy Her--bert of Kansas City MO daughter-in-law Barbara Herbert of Independence MO six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Fellowship of John co Foxwood Springs Living Center or the Alzheimer's Association of Kansas City (Arrangements: DW Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel 816-353-1218) TRESSIE HODGKINS Tressie Hodgkins 87 Baxter Springs KS (formerly a 30-year resident of Overland Park KS) died December 31 2002 in Olathe KS Funeral services will be 11:30 am Saturday January 4 at Derf elt's Baxter Chapel Baxter Springs: burial in Baxter Cemetery The casket will remain closed Condolences may be sent to Vicki Kaufman co the funeral home Memorial funds may be made to Hall Johnson County Nursing Center 11875 Sunset Olathe KS or North Care Hospice Mrs Hodgkins was a member of the First Christian Church Baxter Springs She had worked as a cashier for Thriftway Kroger's in Old Overland Park and Payless Foods Surviving are her daughter Vicki Kaufman of Shawnee KS four grandchildren Theresa Hen-shaw of Denver CO Bill Welch Jr of Bucyrus KS Ritchie Hodgkins of Olathe KS and Jacque Duskin of Osceola MO and 10 great-grandchildren MAURICE "BILL" HOMBS Maurice Hombs 82 of Columbia MO (formerly of Kansas City MO) died January 1 2003 Graveside sendees will be 10:30 am Saturday January 4 in Harrisburg Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association PO Box 30638 Columbia MO 65205 Survivors include his wife Mary Elizabeth Hombs two children two stepdaughters and one niece (Arr Parker Funeral Service Columbia MO) CLARYCE HUMPA Claryce Humpa 88 Kansas City MO passed away January 1 2003 at Village Care Center Lee's Summit MO Memorial service will be 2 pm Saturday January 4 2003 at Langsford Funeral Home Lee's Summit MO In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association Mrs Humpa was bom May 25 1914 in Green brush MN She was preceded In death by her parents husband Stephen daughter Louise Simon son Lenard Me-saros and granddaughter Elaine Simon She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Ruth and Lowell Walter of Kansas City MO son and daughter-in-law James and Fleta Mesaros of Ten Mile TN son and daughter-in-law Lee and Connie Mesaros of Yardville NV daughter Patricia Nanz of Ft Lauderdale FL sister Rosalia Lucarelli of Lauderdale FL brothers Vem and LeLand and sisters Violet Arlene and Ardith beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren numerous nieces and nephews (Arrangements Langsford Funeral Home Lee's Summit MO (816) 524-3700) MARY ROSE IPPOUTO Mary Rose Ippoiito 83 of Kansas City MO passed away Tuesday December 31 2002 at home Graveside services will be 10:30 am Saturday January 4 2003 at Mt Olivet Cemetery Visitation wtt be 9-10 am Saturday at the Sheil-Biackmen Funeral Home Memorial con tributions may be made to any Catholic charity She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother (Arr: SheS-Blackman Funeral Home 81 6-241 FAITH JANZEN FaMhJenzen 48 of Overland Park KS eked Wednesday January 1 2003 at me Truman Medical Center Memorial services wt be 2 Saturday January 4 at tie Path Meonontte Church Newton KS Pastor Gordon Smith officiating No visitation Memorial contributions may ba mads to American Sodsty of Women Accountants andor Harvesters Kansas C8y MO co Broadway Cotoroal Funeral Home 120 Broadway Newton KS 67114 (316)283-4343 Ms Janzen wss bom April 25 1954 fo SeUersvMe PA tie daughter at Lester who preceded her deem October 2002 and Eien (Epp) Janzen who survives In North Newton KS Fair received a Master of Accountancy degree bom Bowling Green State Unto contributions may be made to foe American Diabetes Association (Arr: Park Lawn Funeral Home 816-523-1234) LUCILLE (SPEARS) SOOK Lucille (Spears) Sook 70 Independence MO passed away January 1 2003 Graveside services will be 11 am Saturday January 4 at Martin Cemetery north of Trenton MO Visitation will be 6-6 pm Friday at Charter FuneralsEarp Sons Chapel 5000 Blue Ridge Cutoff where a rosary will be prayed at 7 pm Lucy was born November 6 1932 in Groines IA She graduated from Spickard High in 1951 and soon after moved to the Independence area Lucy married Phil Milazzo and had three daughters Marilyn Holman of Cleveland MO Vickie Gulley and Christine Bur-naugh of Independence MO On December 28 1975 Lucy and Gordon Sook were married Lucy worked for Dixon's Chjli for many years before opening Lucy's Chili on 24 Highway Three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death Lucy is survived by her husband Gordie Sook one brother Basil Spears three daughters four granddaughters two grandsons two great-granddaughters and numerous nieces nephews and cousins She will be missed greatly by all (Arrangements: Charter Funerals 816-921-5555) FEBELENE STEVENS Mrs Febelene Stevens 76 Kansas City MO passed away Monday December 30 2002 at St Luke's Hospital Funeral services will be 12 noon Saturday January 4 at Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapel burial in Park Lawn Cemetery Visitation will be 10 am-12 noon Saturday at foe chapel (Arrangements: Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapei) EARL DEE "TENNESSEE" STINNETT Earl Dee "Tennessee" Stinnett 67 of Ozawkie KS passed away January 1 2003 at his home Memorial services will be 5 pm Sunday January 5 2003 at Maple Hill Funeral Home Friends may call 2-5 pm Sunday at foe funeral home Family suggests contributions to foe Earl Stinnett Memorial Fund co Maple Hill Funeral Home Earl was bom in Dayton TN and had lived most of his life in the Kansas City area He retired from General Motors in 1974 Earl was co-owner of Tennessee's Champions ED Vending Corporation New Silver City Bar of Kansas City KS Tennessee's Other Place Sun and Fun Camp Grounds in Oskaloosa KS and Deanna's CafE Grantville KS He was a Mason and a member of the Ar-mourdale Optimist Club He was preceded in death by his parents Luther Mary Stinnett stepmother Gladys Garrett brother Carl Stinnett two sisters Mildred Smith King and Vernia Blake Survivors include wife Deanna Stinnett of foe home four sons Stephen Stinnett Clearwater FL Kenny Stinnett Naples FL Joe Stinnett and Michael Stinnett both of Ozawkie KS two daughters Jennifer Stinnett Edwardsvilie KS and Jessica Stinnett Kansas City KS four brothers Arvil Stinnett Donna TX James Stinnett Welda KS Luke Stinnett Tarpon Springs FL and Charles Stinnett Lebanon TN three sisters Virginia Overby Loup City NE Martha Evon LeBlanc Lansing KS and Thelma Roark Hudson FL 13 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter (Arrangements: Maple Hill Funeral Home 913-831-3345) CLARENCE JOHN WAGNER Clarence John Wagner 74 Easton KS died Tuesday December 31 2002 in St Louis MO Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Saturday at St Lawrence Catholic Church Easton burial St Lawrence Cemetery Visitation will be pm Friday at the Davis Funeral Chapel Leavenworth KS and 4-8 Friday at St Lawrence Church where foe rosary will be prayed at 7 pm Memorials may be given to foe church ROY WALLACE JR Roy Wallace Jr 59 Florence CO (formerly of Kansas City MO) passed away December 31 2002 Funeral service win be 1 pm Saturday January 4 at Duane Harvey Funeral Directors Blue Ridge Chapel 9100 Blue Ridge Bhrd burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Friends may can 12 noon-1 pm Saturday at foe chapel (Arrangements: Duane Harvey Funeral Directors 816-763-9100) SHEILAH KAY WINTERS Shetlah Kay Winters 28 Niangua MO died Tuesday December 31 2002 from injuries received in an automobile accident Funeral services will be 10:30 a Saturday January 4 at St James Cafoo lie Church Liberty MO burial in Fairview Cemetery Kearney MO Family win receive friends pm Friday at Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Chape1 where foe rosary wM be prayed af 8:30 pm Miss Winters was bom May 16 1974 in BeHevitte IL She moved to foe Kansas Cty area in 1985 where she lived until March of this past year when she moved to Niangua She was Catholic Survivors include her father and stepmother Jerry and Dee Winters Kansas Cty MO her mother Susan Brotharton Niangua MO two sisters Tammy Hasenohr Kansas Cty MO and Kimberly Winters Beaumont TX two brothers Chrisiophe' Winters Fort Leonard Wood MO and William Brotharton Niangua MO on stepsister Lisa Thurston Kansas City MO maternal grandparents Charles and Marguerite Bryan Mountain Home AF one niece Virginia Winters and three nephews Cody Hasenohr Dawson Winters and Christopher Winters LLOYD WREN Woodrow Wen 89 Vrooman Acres Kansas Cty MO died January i 2003 at his home Funeral eenfoes win be 11 a Saturday at the Church Arche-Pasley Chapel Liberty buna! in Gten Ridge Cemetery Liberty Friends mav cad 10-11 a Saturday at the funeral home Mr Wen was bom November 3 1013 in Liberty MO foe son of Oscar and Sadie Sparks Wren He was a Watong Clay County resident Mr Wren was a retired farmer and cartteman He was a member of the Birmingham Bapl st Churoh He was preceded in deeth Of ns wit Dephna Wren "996 He is survived by one eon Otem Wren and ms wffe Katyn of Vrooman Acres Kansas Cty one granddaughter Kmh Krt and her husband Tim Fort Worth KS grandson Lloyd Wren and his wde jemette Vrooman Acres four great granddaughters and arm great-grandson sity in 1977 after earning a BA in Business Administration from Ottawa University She was employed as Manager of Project Management Accounting with HNTB in Kansas City Previously she held the positions of Business Manager with BNIM Architects Director of Administration with Rose Broulllette Shapiro PC Controller and President with Trans-Mark Travel Controller with KC Masterpiece Products Inc and Staff Accountant and Manager of Accounting and Auditing with Mayer Hoffman McConn CPA's all located in the Kansas City area She was a member of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of CPA's Faith is also survived by sisters Cheri Jantzen of Houston TX and Judith Janzen of Salem OR brothers Joel Janzen of Denver CO and Scott Janzen of Evergreen CO Jour nephews three nieces uncles and aunts cousins and many friends MILTON JENKINS Milton Jenkins 69 Kansas City MO passed away December 31 2002 Memorial service will be 3 pm Sunday January 5 2003 at DW Newcomer's Sons Stine McClure Chapel 3235 Gill-ham Plaza Milton was a furniture liquidator at 89th and Troost He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years three children nine grandchildren and one greatgrandchild (Arr: DW Sons Stine McClure Chapel (816) 931-7777) ROBERT "BOB" JOHNSON Robert "Bob" Johnson 80 of Gardner KS passed away Thursday January 2 2003 at Meadowbrook Rehab Hospital Gardner KS Funeral services will be 11 am Saturday January 4 2003 at Bruce Funeral Home Gardner KS Burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens Shawnee KS Visitation will be 10 am until service time Saturday at the funeral home Memorial contributions may be made to Meadowbrook Rehab Hospital Mr Johnson was bom November 29 1922 in Marshalltown IA He served in the US Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict On March 4 1948 he married Doris Hendron Johnson in Kansas City MO Mr Johnson moved to Gardner on November 1 1999 from the Shawnee Mission area where he had lived since 1951 He worked as a PBX Technician out of the Kansas City MO office for Southwestern Bell then transferred to for 36 years retiring in 1984 He was a member of Pioneers Local with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Mr Johnson was preceded in death by his parents Henry William and Daisy Elisabeth Carkhuff Johnson brothers Henry William Johnson Jr sisters Helen and Hazel and half-brothers Gerald Johnson and William Henry Johnson He is survived by his wife Doris Johnson of the home daughter Donna Lynn Mulford of Denver CO and four grandchildren Elizabeth Katy Lee and Robert Mulford (Arrangements: Bruce Funeral Home 106 Center Gardner KS 66030 (913) 856-7111) GERDA MARIE MARTHA JURKO Gerda Marie Martha Jurko age 79 died December 31 2002 at Excelsior Springs Medical Center Funeral Services will be 10 am Saturday January 4 2003 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior Springs Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery Visitation will be Friday evening at Prichard Funeral Home from 6-8 pm Memorial contributions are respectfully suggested to the Excelsior Springs Medical Center 1700 Rainbow Boulevard Excelsior Springs MO 64024 Gerda was bom September 27 1923 in Hamburg Germany to Henrich and Martha (Lehmbacker) Graht She was married November 6 1947 to Jan Jurko and they moved to the United States in 1951 With daughters Anja and Heidi they made their home in Excelsior Springs In 1958 Gerda was proud to become a citizen of the United States She was a member of the Elks Ladies Auxiliary and a volunteer at the Excelsior Hospital gift shop She was employed at Linda Lane Garment Factory Mount Calvary Lutheran was her church home for over 40 years She loved traveling back to Germany to visit friends and family Jan preceded Gerda in death in 1994 She is survived by two daughters and their families Anja Sweanngin and husbands Jack of Excelsior Springs MO and Heidi Winkler and her husband Richard of Kansas City MO nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren Her sister Hilde Dembsky also survives in Hamburg Germany with several nieces and nephews (Arrangements: Prichard Funeral Home 217 West Broadway Excelsior Springs MO 64024 (818) 630-3131) MARK ANDREW KASPER Mark Andrew Kasper 51 -died Monday night December 31 2002 due to diabetic complications at the family's Mission KS home Mass ot Christian Burial win be 1:30 pm Saturday January 4 2003 at the cemetery chapel at Mt Olivat Cematary St Josaph MO Friends may call from 6-6 pm Friday January 3 at McGHley Hoga Memorial Chapel 8024 Santa Fa Drive Overland Park KS where a prayer service wW be held at 7pm In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Mark's memory to the American Diabetes Association Always and Forever Memorial Honor Program PO Box 2680 North Canton OH 44720 Bom in Dodge City he attended St Francis Xavier elementary school St Joseph MO He was a graduate of Bishop Miege High School in Roe land Park KS and attended Johnson County Community Coliege and the University of Kansas He was employed at CTC Ana lytical Services in Kansas City In the firm laboratory He had also worked at Shade Foods Inc In Olafoe The second youngest of four boys in las youth Mark was often a teftng reenri to schemas hatched by hia brothers Asa tittle boy he was the one older boys would tower rao atetm sewers to retrieve stray basebete Later he often served as die jovial lineman in pick-up football games played with neighbors and cousins An avid student of geography he ooMected globes and maps A demoted son Mait lived with his parents Harry and Mary who predeceased him Soft-spoken and foougMM ha regteety sent birthday card to brother as wet as to he nephews andreece He had recently returned Kansas Cty from a trip lb Bafhmore to relative there dure the Christmas houdeys and had planned to attend a New Years Eve taro-ty dtorter Mark it survived by three broth ra Dan and hit wda Sharer at Watsi MA Robert and ho write Jusr of Baltimore MO and chan and his Ksfhy of Lenexa tour nsetoews Brendan Greenfield Funeral Chapel Greenfield MO (Arrangements: Greenfield Funeral Chapel Greenfield MO) ELIJAH McCURRY Mr Elijah McCurry 21 Kansas City MO son of Johnny and Rosie Lee McCurry passed away December 29 2002 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center Services will be 1:30 pm Saturday January 4 at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ 2901 Benton Plaza burial in Brooking Cemetery Raytown MO Visitation 11:30 am pm Saturday at the church (Arrangements: Lawrence A Jones Sons Linwood 816-921-1800) MARY McNEILL Mary McNeill 64 of Kansas City MO passed away December 31 2002 Memorial services will be 10 am Tuesday January 7 2003 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Cremation Mrs McNeill is survived by husband Jeff McNeill and her children Frankie Evans and Bobby McNeill (Arr: Sheil-Blackman Funeral Home (816) 241-6665) MARY LOU MILLER Mary Lou Miller 91 of Kansas City MO died January 1 2003 Funeral services will be 11 am Monday January 6 at Mt Moriah Freeman Funeral Home 1-435 at Holmes Road Burial will be in the Mt Moriah Cemetery Visitation will be from 3-5 pm Sunday at the chapel In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Pastoral Care at Country Club Christian Church Mrs Miller was bom September 4 1911 in La Monte MO She was a longtime member of Country Club Christian Church Mrs Miller retired from the John Deere Company and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 360 White Shrine and the Keystone Conclave Mrs Miller was preceded in death by her husband Charles Wesley Miller in 1993 and is survived by her daughter Wanda Mllis and her husband Jimmy of Kansas City MO one granddaughter a niece Melva Rose Teegarden of California and numerous great-nieces and nephews (Arrangements: Mt Moriah Freeman Chapel (816) 942-2004) ANNABELLE PAPE Annabelle Pape 75 Sweet Springs MO (formerly of Concordia MO) passed away Thursday January 2 2003 Family graveside services will be private at St John's Cemetery Emma MO In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association co Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home Sweet Springs MO DOROTHY ELIZABETH (JONES) PETERSON-LAMBKIN Dorothy Elizabeth (Jones) Peterson-Lambkin 70 of Kansas City MO passed away Tuesday December 31 2002 Memorial services will be 2 pm Sunday January 5 2003 at DW Newcomer's Sons White Chapel 6600 Antioch Cremation The family will receive friends from 12 noon-2 pm Saturday at Norton Heights Congregation RLDS 436 Norton Kansas City MO In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice Dorothy was bom in northeast Kansas City MO She graduated in 1949 from Northeast High School and graduated from Graceland College with a Music Degree and later from UMKC with a Teacher's certificate She was preceded in death by two husbands Edward Peterson and Walton Lambkin son Duane Peterson and parents Roy and Elizabeth Jones Dorothy and Walt were members of the Hyde Park Renovation Effort in foe inner city of St Louis MO: they worked with community leaders and residents to restore many homes some on the National Register of Historic Places She was a great wallpaperer painter and sander and she loved to do that sort of work She was a member of the ESAA Parent Advisory Council (or foe St Louis Magnet Schools at foe Academy of Mathematics and Science and a supporter ot her sons' sports and extracurricular activities at the same school She loved her family she was a member of the RLDS church fourth generation and was an excellent mother Dorothy is survived by two sisters Donna and her husband Richard Tub-besing of Gladstone MO Barbara and her husband Joseph Hargrave of Kansas City MO tour sons Calvin Lany and his wife Jennifer Michael and his wife Susan and Vernon of Kansas City MO three foster children Dawn Lisa and Brent nine grandchildren Christopher and his wife Vicki of Georgetown MD Ariel Samuel Zerubbabel Manahaim Cresa Salem Amber and Erin (Arrangements: DW Newcomer's Sons White Chapel 816-561-0024) LORENZA PETTIGREW Lorenza Pettigrew 77 Independence MO passed away December 31 2002 at Independence Regional Health Center Services will be 10 a Satur day January 4 at St Paul A 200 Lexington with Pastor Ralph Crabbe officiating burial be 11 am Monday in Leavenworth National wmetery Visitation wilt be 8-10 a Saturday at foe church (Arr: Lawrence A Jones Sons Linwood Chapel 816-921-1800) BETTY JPOFF Betty Pott 72 ot rural Leavenworth County KS passed away at her son's home December 31 2002 alter a long bathe with cancer Servioe be 10 a Friday January 3 at foe Barnett Larkm-Brown Funeral Home 707 6th St Leavenworth KS (913) 682-2820 Burial in Sunset Memory Cemetery In lieu ot Mowers family requests memorials to Cafooic Chanties Hospice or American Cancer Society co tie funeral home VERNON RAGSDALE Vernon Ragsdale 69 Kansas Cty KS passed away Sunday December 29 2002 at KU Medical Center Funeral services te be 11 am Saturday January 4 2003 at Thatcher Funeral Home 1520 5fo Kansas Cty KS burial tel be 11 a Tuesday January 7 in Leav enworth National Cemetery VwAsbon win fee 9-11 a Saturday at the chapel (Arrangements Thatcher Funeral Home 913-321-1211) SUE RENFRO-MIXON Mrs Stic Renfro-Mixon ot Olathe KS died January 1 2003 Funeral service will be 2 Friday January 3 2003 at foe DW Newcomer Sons Johneon County Funeral Chapei 11200 MefcaM With burial in New Hope Cemetery Friends may call upon the tamty foam 1-2 pm before foe service Sue bom March 27 '920 in Irene TX She was member at foe Ne Avenue Bapess Church Sue was preceded in deefo ty her two huabenda Henry Ren fop Wdtem Matte Survivors rxte tier one granddnugfoter Mchee Camp and one great granddaughter Marilyn Camp both at Florence SC brother Weldon Hoyle Of Olathe KS and one sister Ernestine Pindjak of Shawnee KS (Arrangements: DW Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel 11200 Metcalf (913) 451-1860) RITA RILEY Rita Riley 95 of Kansas City MO passed away Tuesday December 31 2002 at the Little Sisters yf the Poor Nursing Home Visitation will be 9-10 am Saturday January 4 2003 at the Little Sisters of the Poor Chapel 8745 James A Reed Rd Kansas City MO 64138 with the Rosary being said at 10 am-and foe Mass of Ct ristian Burial immediately following Burial in Mount St Mary's Cemetery In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to foe Little Sisters of foe Poor Nursing Home in her memory Mrs Riley was bom on March 5 1907 to Alfonse and Julia Gabriel in Lafayette LA one of 11 children She grew up in the Plantation Fields of Louisiana and moved to the Kansas City area in 1944 She had been a caretaker for many Kansas City families She was very active in Kansas City area Catholic churches including St Aloysius Holy Rosary and St Michael's She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Riley her parents and several brothers and sisters She is survived by a sister Mabel Howard ot Lafayette LA three grandchildren Rita Dysart of Kansas City MO Jeff Dysart of Overland Park KS and John Thompson of California a stepdaughter Hadiyah Roadaman and eight nieces Mrs Riley is also survived by her special friends Gary and Karen Adams of Kansas City MO (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel) MARY ANN ROSE Mary Ann Rose 70 Prairie Village KS died Saturday December 28 2002 at home Memorial service will be 2 pm Saturday January 4 at Bethany Lutheran Church 9101 Lamar Overland Park KS Cremation In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice 12006 87fo St Pkwy Lenexa KS 66215 or Sisters Servants of Mary 800 18th St Kansas City KS 66102 (Arrangements: Charter Funerals) RALPH RUPP Ralph Rupp 84 of Kansas City KS died Thursday January 2 2003 at the Manor of Kansas City Funeral Liturgy will be 9:30 am Saturday January 4 at St Mary-St Anthony Catholic Church 615 7fo Kansas City KS Burial in Gate of Heaven Friends may call am Saturday at the church The family suggests memorials to foe church Ralph was bom July 6 1918 in Hays KS He worked 30 years for foe AFL-CIO Local 1290 Fifteen of those years he served as the SecretaryTreasurer He was preceded in death by brother Clarence Ftqpp and sister Maurine Gile Ralph is survived by his wife of 42 years Gertrude Rupp of the home two sons Larry Rupp Olathe KS and Wayne Rupp Kansas City KS daughter Judy Siebert Kansas City MO two brothers Dr Floyd Rupp Tulsa OK and Ernest Rupp Shawnee KS sister Ruth Williams Kansas City MO six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave Kansas City KS (913) 621-6400) JANE FRANCES RUSSELL Jane Frances Russell 61 Kansas City MO passed away December 24 2002 at foe home No viewing or services as requested by foe family Memorial contributions may made to foe charity of choice (Arrangements: Morticians Service 538 Campbell Kansas City MO 64106) ANGELO "TIPSTIP TOES" SANTA MARIA Angelo "TlpsTip Toes' Santa Maria 82 Kansas City MO passed away Tuesday December 31 2002 Friends may caN 2-6 Saturday at Passantino Bros Chapel 2117 Independence Btvd Kansas Cty MO 64124 where a service wit! begin at 4 pm inurnment will be private The family requests no flowers Angelo was bom March 28 1920 in LF cata Sicily He was a foreman for Kansas City Southern Railroad retiring in 1987 He was a US Army veteran ot WWtl serving in the Pacific campaign He received the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars He was a member of Campo-Manfre-Barbieri Post 151 of foe American Legion Survivors include his wife ot 56 years Betty Jo Santa Maria ot foe home son and daughter-in-iaw Frank A and Chris Santa Maria of New Braunfels TX daughter and son-in-law Susan and John Abbott of Kansas City MO grandchildren Frank Joseph Santa Maria Betty Ann Frazier Bennie John Abbott Angeto Michael Abbott two great-grandchildren and sister Congetta Bona and niece Elisa Sferrazza both of Licata Sicily (Arrangements Passanhno Bros Funeral Home) VIRGINIA HORNER SCHMITT Virginia Homer Schmitt 83 of Lake Lotawana MO passed away Tuesday December 31 2002 Funeral services will be held 11 am on Saturday January 4 2003 at Park Lawn Funeral Home: bunai in Green Lawn Cemetery The lamty wifi receive friends from 10 a until service time at the chapel In lieu of flowers foe tamty requests contributions be made to foe John Knox Hospice in care of John Knox Village in Lee's Summit MO or foe Cancer Foundation Virginia was bom June 17 1919 in Kansas Cty and was a Ntelong area resi-dant She graduated from Westport High School in 1936 She was preceded in death by her husband George Schmitt who died December 7 1985 George and Virginia lived in Raytown MO for many years before retiring to She Knob MO Some years later after her husband death Virginia moved to Lake Lotawana where he kved wffh her youngest daughter Virginia leaves behind her three daughters Ellen Collier of Sheri Knob MO Marianne Farrill and husband Larch FarrW of Columbia MO and Christine Leary and husband Jim O'Leary of Lake Lotawana MO three grandchildren Kenneth Moore ct Kansas Cty MO George Fen of Beffon MO and Stephanie Roberts of Jacksonville NC and eight great-grandchildren (Arrangements Park Lawn Funeral Home 816623-1234) HENRY SMfTTt Henry Smith 64 Kansas Cty MO passed away Tuesday December 31 2002 at hte hema Funeral services be 2 pm Saturday January 4 2003 as the Park Lawn Chape burial in Memon Park Cemetery The emty wM receive friends troro 1 irM service am Saturday at tha Chapel In keu ffowera of San Francisco Jeremy of Fairbanks AK Matthew and Michaei of Baltimore and a niece Krista of Lenexa arid numerous cousins in St Joseph Oak Park IL and Memphis TN (Arrangements: McGilley Hoge Memorial Chapel (913) 642-3565) ISABEL ALEXANDER KIENE Isabel Alexander Kiene 77 of Fainway KS passed away Tuesday December 31 2002 in Osawa-tomie KS Memorial services will be 11 am Monday January 6 2003 at St Andrew's Episcopal Church 6401 Wor-nall Terrace Kansas City MO The family will receive friends 4-6 pm Sunday at DW Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel 8201 Metcalf Cremation In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to Episcopal Social Services 11 East 40th Kansas City MO 64111 or to Rainbow Hospital Auxiliary 2205 63rd Kansas City KS 66103 Isabel was bom May 14 1925 in Oklahoma City OK to Norman and Helen Alexander longtime residents of Tulsa She was also the granddaughter of the late Thomas and Isabel Duncan Alexander longtime residents of the Kansas City area Isabel was a resident of Kansas City since 1952 She was a former Counselor and teacher with the School District of Kansas City MO from 1966-1978 She attended Ohio State University and Oklahoma University graduating with a BFA and a ME She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority St Andrew's Episcopal Church and a fbrmer Altar Guild Sacristan member and Past President of the Board of Directors of the Cabot Clinic from 1982-1992 She was a member of Friends of Art and a Docent for 20 years at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Isabel was also a Board Member of the Rainbow Ho6pital Auxiliary and member of the Westport Chapter of the DAR Isabel was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Kiene Jr Survivors include her children Whitfield McCoskrie and his wife Virginia Fulton MO Duncan McCoskrie and his wife Mary Elizabeth Clark Manhattan Beach CT and Sarah Dorsett MD and her husband Jeffrey Osawatomie KS grandchildren Brian and Robert McCoskrie Julia Daniel Benjamin and Christopher Dorsett stepchildren Robert Kiene Prague Czech Republic William Kiene Papua New Guinea John Kiene Olathe KS and David Kiene Prairie Village KS sisters Jeanette A Reynolds Ft Worth TX and Sheila A Stanley Hot Springs Village AR and brother Norman Alexander Northridge CA For so many years Isabel cherished the friendship she shared with her fellow bridge players docents and world travelers Her love for this special group of friends and her family will last forever (Arrangements: DW Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel (913) 648-6224) OWEN DENNIS LARRISON Owen Dennis Larrison 76 Childress TX (formerly of Overland Park KS) died December 31 2002 Services will be 2 pm Friday January 3 at First United Methodist Church Childress burial in Lonie Olympus Cemetery Childress County TX Survivors include his wile Billie Faye Larrlsion and two children Rebecca (Steve) Prewett and Kart Owen (Dana Liza) Larrison (Arr Johnson Funeral Home Childress TX) ELSIE LEWIS Elsie Lewis age 94 Warrensburg MO formerly of Kansas City MO passed away Wednesday January 1 2003 at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg She was the wife ot the Reverend Theodore Scott Lewis of Kansas City MO Visitation will be 1 pm followed by Funeral services at 2 Saturday January 4 at Sweeney-Phillips Holdren Funeral Home 617 Maguire Warrensburg MO Burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery Memorial contributions are suggested to the Show Me Christian Yodfo Home co the funeral home JOHN MATTHEWS MD Dr John Matthews MD 66 a physician in St Louis for 40 years died December 30 2002 In Overland Park after a long bout with Alzheimer's Dr Matthews earned his medical de gree from St Louis University in 1940 and served in the Army Medical Corps where he met his bride Kathleen He was appointed to the staff of St John's Mercy Hospital and the Deaconess Hospital and worked in general medicine at Ms office in south St Louis for Ms entire career Dr Matthews was a member ot the American Medical Association the Missouri State Medical Society and the St Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Among his survivors are his six children Mary Matthews of McLean VA Ka tie and Mark Buckman ot Overland Park KS Peggy and Tom Likens of Helena MT John Matthews of Mission Hilts KS Chris Kyle of House Springs MO end Francis and Evonne Matthews of Harri-sonvtlle MO He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law Frank and Eden Matthews of Washington DC and six loving grandchildren Dr Matthews wl be interred at a private ceremony at Leavenworth National Cemetery Friends may cad at the home on Friday January 3 horn 4-7 pm at 2801 West 67th Street Mission Hids KS He will always remembered lor Ms loving kindness compassion and generoe-tty (Arrangements: McGilley Hoge Chapel 8084 Santa Fe Drive Overland Park KS 66204 642-3565) LOfS MAYHUGH Lois Mayhugh 85 of Grandview MO passed away Wednesday January 1 2003 at Belton Research Hospital Funeral service be 11 a Monday January 6 at Newcomers Sons Floret Hills Chapel BunW in Floral Hite Memorial Gardens VMMton tel be 2-4 pm Sunday January 5 at the chapel Lois was bom September 10 1917 California MO Her husband Chester MavftugF preceded her dear February 1974 She was a homemaker and devoted mother to her chadreo Luann Downs of Holden MO Chester Mayhugh of Grerxhriew MO Robert Mayhugh of Pleasant mm: MO arid Terry Hughes of Kansas City MO She also leaves seven grandchildren five greaf-grendcNkiren and two great -great -grendchUfren (Arrangements Newcomers Sons Floral ttes Chapei 618) ass-ins' TOM ROGER McCOMNCU 3B Tom McConned S' 82 Omcfc MO dted Deeemhe- 30 2002 at North Kansas Cy Hospital Graveside sarvtces be 2 pm Saturday January 2003 Masonic Cemetery MO Friends may caff 7-8 pm Friday at Classified Funeral Notices bmplory HUH GsrWr KUAQ SS86 114-7W fc 5 nerei MHti raver Sw Ssri teN WHi set 1-f 1 Srtieadt '5-Hi low sar-afial Nfc let 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