Obituaries

Nov 29, 2022

Patricia Mae Dill, age 90, of Olathe, KS, formerly of Pilot Grove, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center in Olathe.

Patricia was born August 26, 1932, in Kansas City, MO, a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Kever) Laughlin. She married the love of her life, Ignatius John Dill on July...

Nov 27, 2022

Robert Anthony Dureka, 65, of Syracuse, MO, passed away November 27, 2022 at his home. He was born April, 27, 1957 in Kansas City, MO, a son of Paul and Esther (Todd) Dureka. Robert worked for the IBEW Local Union 124 in Kansas City. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Raytown, MO. He enjoyed classic...

Nov 27, 2022

Marilyn Koechner, age 93, of Tipton, MO, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, MO.

Marilyn was born May 6, 1929, in Vernon County, MO, the daughter of Rev. Lemuel F. and Mary Belle (Price) Ryan, who preceded her in death.

On September 15, 1947, she married Frederick...

Nov 27, 2022

Darryl Richard Gagnon, 84, of Tipton, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia.

He was born June 18, 1938, in Groveton, New Hampshire, son of Albert and Ida (Coty) Gagnon.

He was married to Martha (Albert), who preceded him in death.

Darryl served in the...

Nov 26, 2022

Norman Joseph Claas, 69, of Tipton, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Tipton Oak Manor.

He was born July 25, 1953, in Boonville, son of Arthur P. and Betty P. (Ketterlin) Claas. After their deaths, Norman bought their home so that his family could continue to gather there as they had done for so long. His home...

Nov 25, 2022

On November 25, 2022, Gwendolyn Yvonne Williams went to be with our Lord.

She was born to David "Dick" Kruse and Verna Maness Kruse on February 17, 1937.

Yvonne enjoyed being outdoors with her family. She would often come to visit her family on Sunday after church. She also enjoyed going to deer camp and...

Nov 25, 2022

James Marshall Allen, Sr., 91, of Versailles, MO, formerly of Bordentown, N.J., died Friday, November 25, 2022, in Pilot Grove, MO.

He was born January 19, 1931, in Bordentown, son of Clarence and Agnes (Lenoir) Allen.

He was married to the late Eileen (Dallas) Allen.

James was a U.S. Navy veteran...

Nov 23, 2022

Helen Bowers (Patton) Schollmeyer, 89, of Tipton, passed away peacefully with family by her side on November 23, 2022 at Tipton Oak Manor.

Helen was born March 9, 1933 to Conner Blaine and Nan Patton. She was the youngest of her family. They lived in Raleigh, NC and she attended Peace College for teaching.

She...

Nov 21, 2022

Virginia L. “Pook” Stuedle, 68, of Otterville, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, surrounded by her family, after a three-year battle with cancer.

She was born July 10, 1954, in Sedalia, daughter of George “Mack” and Mildred Sue (McNeal) Oswald.

On July 15, 1972, in Otterville, she married...

Nov 20, 2022

Chester Baker, age 67, of Independence passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022 at his home. On the 13th day of January in 1955, Irston Adelbert and Edith Ann Baker welcomed their baby boy, Chester Adelbert, into their home in Independence. Chester worked as a press operator for a printing company. Chester loved the KC Chiefs and getting together with...

Nov 17, 2022

Jimmy Jones, age 83, of Stover passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022 at his home. He was born, James Lee, on April 11, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas. For work Jimmy traveled all of the United States working as a pipe fitter for the Local 178. On August 28, 1985 in Port Neches, Texas, he married Loretta Kralina. Jimmy enjoyed...

Nov 14, 2022

Donald Deane Yoest, age 81, of Tipton, MO, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, at his home.

Don was born January 17, 1941, in California, MO, a son of Andrew and Agnes (Hartman) Yoest, who preceded him in death.

He married the love of his life, Marilyn Kay Null on September 18, 1965, at St....

Nov 13, 2022

Mary Cable, age 94, of Stover passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. Mary Lee Cable was born on the 1st day of January, 1928 in rural Morgan County, Missouri to Charles Estel Simmons and Dollie Rose Gerlt. Mary grew up on the family farm and spoke often of the work she did...

Nov 9, 2022

Ernest Floyd Tempfel, age 82, of Warsaw, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia.

Floyd was born August 29, 1940. in Boonville, MO, a son of Francis and Katie (Troupe) Tempfel, who preceded him in death.

He married the love of his life, Karen Sue Cochran on September...

Nov 4, 2022

Carol Joyce “Jeannie” Coons, 82, of Tipton, MO, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022, at her home.

She was born December 31, 1939, in Hillsboro, OR, daughter of Louis A. and Clara A. (Lee) Monchamp.

On November 29, 1960, in Ayer, MA, she married Donald R. Coons, who preceded her in death on September 2,...

Oct 29, 2022

Shelly Dee (Brenner) Hicks, 55, of Stover, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.

She was born February 18, 1967, in Muscatine, IA, daughter of William Brenner and Linda (Lincoln) Zurmiller.

Shelly was a 1986 graduate of Morgan County R-1 School. She worked as a CNA, in a factory...

Oct 16, 2022

Donald Lee Aggeler, 88, of Clifton City, passed away Sunday morning, October 16, 2022, at his home.

He was born August 7, 1934, in Cooper County, son of Hubert “Buddy” and Bernice (Schuster) Aggeler.

On October 30, 1954, in Kansas City, he married Dorothy Ann (Kramps), who preceded him in death on March 8, 2002....

Oct 14, 2022

Caleb Garrett Brodersen, 16, of Florence, passed away Friday evening, October 14, 2022, near Florence, as a result of a car accident while on the way home from a soccer game.

He was born August 9, 2006, in Florence, one of four children of Kevin Wayne and Amber Marie (Poff) Brodersen.

Caleb was a sophomore...

Oct 14, 2022

Tillie Fay Holmberg, 91, of Tipton, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City.

She was born September 19, 1931, in Tipton, daughter of Lacy and Ethel (Lawson) Embry.

On April 28, 1955, she was married to Edwin Albin Holmberg, who preceded her in death on April 29,...

Oct 11, 2022

Charlie Malotte, age 76, of Stover passed away Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City. It was on the 30th day of July in 1946 when Bert and Margaret (Piatt) Malotte welcomed their baby boy, Charles H., into their home in Boonville. On May 11, 2016 he was united in marriage to Joann Pearson....