Obituaries

January 17, 1937 – March 30, 2023 Shirley Ann Luke Schnell passed away in Independence, Missouri, on March 30, 2023. She was 86. Shirley was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, on January 17, 1937, to Hjalmar and Dorothy Ruth (Ledwein) Luke. She…

January 1, 1971 ~ June 8, 2023 Christopher Neal Yoder, 52, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, died on June 8, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.  He was born to his loving parents, Elvin “Al” and Bonnie Yoder, in Iowa City,…

Mary Anne was born on June 12, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri to Roland and Florence Bockhorst. She grew up at 900 Bernice Avenue in Kirkwood; graduating from Kirkwood High School in 1962.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Washington…

April 11, 1938 – June 6, 2023 Judith “JoAnn” Yoakum went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 6, 2023.  She was from a large family of 5 generations, including many veterans, all born in Lee’s Summit, MO and…

November 10,1948 ~ May 12,2023 Barbara Ann Young Stevens, 74, Kansas City, MO, passed away in her home on May 12,2023.  Barbara was born on November 10,1948 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Ernest Young and Pauline (Couch) Elliott. She attended…

May 10, 1938 ~ June 4, 2023 Warren “Wally” Dew was born on May 10, 1938, in Peoria, Illinois. He was raised in Chillicothe, Illinois, and considered this to be his hometown. Warren was the youngest child of Walter Dew and Beulah…

September 12, 1943 – May 29, 2023 Daisy Mae Thuston, age 79 passed away on May 29, 2023 at St Luke’s Hospice House. She was preceded in death by her husband Howard Thuston. Her parents Alvin and Minnie Hagerman, her brother Ed…

Jan 6, 1926 ~ May 31, 2023 Dr. Russell H. Ritter, born in Lee’s Summit on Jan 6, 1926, passed away on May 31, 2023, at the age of 97.    Russell graduated from LSHS in 1944.  After serving in the US Army…

October 4, 1948 ~ May 23, 2023 Rosabeth Anne Huffman (Beth) of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away peacefully on May 23, 2023, at the age of 74. She is survived by her brothers, Jesse Huffman III (Jay) and wife Nancy, Charles Huffman…