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January 27 obituaries
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Ronald Eugene Gulley
Dec. 22, 1956 - Jan. 14, 2012
Ronald Eugene Gulley was born Dec. 22, 1956, in Kansas City and died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at his home in Blue Springs. Funeral services were Jan. 20 at Wallace Funeral Home. Burial was in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, with full Military Honors.
Arrangements: Wallace Funeral Home, 422 N. Lake St., Pleasant Hill, MO 64080; 816-987-2127.
Kenneth Wayne Danforth, Sr.
Oct. 27, 1936 - Jan. 16, 2012
Kenneth “Kenny” Wayne Danforth, Sr., 75, of Harrisonville, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his home. Kenny was born Oct. 27, 1936, in Sugar Creek, the son of Clarence John and Thelma Leona (Wall) Danforth.
He was a lifelong Harrisonville resident and attended Harrisonville public schools. He went to work for Leslie’s Complete Service at the age of 12 at the original location at 1801 South Commercial. By age 22, he owned and operated the business as Kenny’s Service. After 20-plus years at the South Commercial location, he built and operated his current shop on East Outer Road. He worked at the new location for 30-plus more years. Kenny was baptized at the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church when he was 33.
Kenny was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Clarence J. and Jimmie F. Danforth, and one son, Clarence Ray Danforth. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Doris Ann Danforth; two sons, Kenneth Wayne Danforth, Jr. and Harold Eugene Danforth, and two daughters, Roberta “Bert” Danforth-Erisman (Ron Erisman) and Connie Leann Danforth-Brakebill, all of Harrisonville; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, Raigen Mickelberry, Brycen Mickelberry, Dakoda Rei Allen, Ayden Allen, Jacqueline Sheffer and Charlie Sheffer. Funeral services were Jan. 19 at First Baptist Church in Harrisonville. Burial was in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Online condolences may be made to atkinsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements: Atkinson Funeral Home, 600 W. Wall, Harrisonville, MO 64701; 816-380-3268.
Myrtle Louise Hamilton
July 26, 1915 - Jan. 17, 2012
Myrtle Louise Hamilton, 96, of Pleasant Hill, was born Monday, July 26, 1915, in Duenweg. She died at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services were Jan. 20 at the funeral home. Interment was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.stanley-dickeyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements: Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, 203 N. Armstrong St., Pleasant Hill, MO 64080; 816-540-5550.
Samuel Newell
Jan. 17, 2012
Samuel Newell died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at the age of 27. There will be a memorial service from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in the Cass Room at the Harrisonville Community Center, 2400 Jefferson Parkway, Harrisonville.
Ralph W. Kochsmeier
March 25, 1924 - Jan. 18, 2012
Ralph W. Kochsmeier was born near Harrisonville on March 25, 1924, to Walter H. Kochsmeier and Bessie V. (Muench) Kochsmeier. He died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at Aberdeen Village, Olathe, Kan.
Ralph graduated from Harrisonville High School in 1941. He attended Missouri Valley College and the University of Missouri before joining the U.S. Navy in March 1943.
On June 1, 1947, Ralph married Frances L. Gilkeson. To this union two daughters were born, Vera and Shirley.
During Ralph’s Navy career as an electronics technician, he served in WWII in the Pacific Theatre. He was at PT Boat Base 25 on Okinawa when the war ended. He served at Naval Air Stations and was on a radar picket ship that patrolled in the Bering Sea during the Cold War. The home port during this time was Pearl Harbor, where his family resided. In 1963, he retired at the rank of Chief Petty Officer and moved his family back to Harrisonville.
Ralph worked at DIT-MCO International Corporation in Kansas City for 22 years, retiring in 1987.
In 1982, he was granted a U.S. Patent on an apparatus for effecting electrical connections with multiple contact points. It is primarily used for testing computers.
After living in Harrisonville for 44 years, Ralph and Frances moved to Aberdeen Village Retirement Community in 2007.
Ralph was a member of Harrisonville United Methodist Church, Fleet Reserve Association, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a former member of the Harrisonville Lions Club.
Ralph was an avid woodworker and enjoyed working in his garden. He and Frances enjoyed their annual winter vacations in Hawaii.
Besides his parents,. Ralph was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne H. Kochsmeier.
He is survived by his wife Frances of the home; his children, Vera L. Brecheisen and husband Ted, Baldwin City, Kan., and Shirley A. Siegel, Centerville, Ga.; and grandchildren, Dana Barnett, Lawrence, Kan., Andrea Siegel, Birmingham, Ala., and Jeffrey Siegel, Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services were Jan. 21 at United Methodist Church, Harrisonville. Burial will be at Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, with Military Honors conducted by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard, Kansas City, and the Harrisonville Honor Guard.
Contributions may be made to Harrisonville United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or to Alzheimer’s Association.
To view the video tribute or to send the family online condolences, go to www.dickeyfh.com.
Arrangements: Dickey Funeral Home, 2401 E. Mechanic St., Harrisonville, MO 64701; 816-884-6244.
Russell Gregg Kircher
Dec. 6, 1939 - Jan. 19, 2012
Russell Gregg Kircher, 72, of Harrisonville, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at his home. Russell was born Dec. 6, 1939, in Harrisonville, the son of Jacob Fred and Otella Veta (Gregg) Kircher, II. He lived in the Harrisonville area all of his life and was a 1957 graduate of Harrisonville High School.
He married Donna Sue Russell on April 13, 1977, and together they had five children. Russell was a farmer all of his life.
He loved farming, hunting and riding his motorcycle. He was on the Board of Directors of the Central Cass Fire District, had been a member of the Harrisonville School Board and had served on the MFA Oil Board of Directors.
Russell was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife Donna of the home; three sons, Gary Kircher and wife, Debbie, Harrisonville, Jack McGraw and wife, Jamie, Archie, and Chris McGraw, Clinton; two daughters, Brenda McGraw of Holt and Dana Bohlken, Shawnee, Okla.; one brother, Jacob Fred Kircher, III, and wife, Elaine, Higginsville; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Russell will be missed by his family and friends. Funeral services were Jan. 21 at Harrisonville Community Church, officiated by Richard Schrock. Burial was in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville.
Casketbearers were Gene Noell, Marty Livingston, Jack Kagarice, Bruce Kagarice, Bob Drury and Ron Osgood.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice of Kansas City, 1001 East 101st Terrace, Suite 180, Kansas City, MO 64131.
Online condolences may be made to atkinsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements: Atkinson Funeral Home, 600 W. Wall, Harrisonville, MO 64701; 816-380-3268.
Iona Ruth Hartzler Schrock
Aug. 26, 1915 - Jan. 19, 2012
Iona Ruth Hartzler Schrock was born Aug. 26, 1915. She died Jan. 19, 2012.
Graveside services were Jan. 22 at Clearfork Cemetery near Garden City, officiated by Richard Schrock, Cheryl Hershberger and Wendy Miller. Services also were Jan. 23 at Schowalter Villa Chapel in Hesston, Kan.
Casketbearers were Jeff Bontrager, Stephen Bontrager, Luke Burckhart, Phillip Burckhart, Don Rushly, Roger Rushly, James Watkins, Jerald Yoder.
The Christian life is not easy but the most rewarding. God has promised us strength for each day. I certainly feel that my paths have fallen in pleasant places. In these days when so much is heard about child abuse, troubled and broken homes it makes me feel very grateful for my heritage, they were not perfect people but people endeavoring to live according to the Bible. My conclusion in the words of another is that, “An ordinary person who discovers that living each day honorably with faith in God and a selfless concern for others can make for a truly wonderful life.” If this ordinary country girl has influenced her family to live that kind of life, she feels well rewarded. –Iona Schrock
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
To view the video tribute or to send the family online condolences, go to www.dickeyfh.com.
Arrangements: Dickey Funeral Home, 711 Old 7 Hwy., Garden City, MO 64747; 816-862-6345.
Lenora Dean (Bain) Cummings
July 21, 1920 - Jan. 21, 2012
Lenora Dean (Bain) Cummings was born July 21, 1920, in Lineville, Iowa, and died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Kansas City at the age of 91.
Funeral services were Jan. 25 at Wallace Funeral Home. Burial was in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.
Arrangements: Wallace Funeral Home, 422 N. Lake St., Pleasant Hill, MO 64080; 816-987-2127.
Chester Monroe “Ted” Hamilton
Sept. 25, 1913 - Jan. 21, 2012
Chester Monroe “Ted” Hamilton, 98, of Pleasant Hill, was born Thursday, Sept. 25, 1913, in Ansley, Neb. He died at 7:17 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services were Jan. 24 at the funeral home. The final salute ceremony was performed by the Pleasant Hill VFW Post #3118. Interment was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with full Military Honors by the Pleasant Hill VFW Post #3118 Honor Guard.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.stanley-dickeyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements: Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, 203 N. Armstrong St., Pleasant Hill, MO 64080; 816-540-5550.
Gary D. Walton
Nov. 26, 1949 - Jan. 21, 2012
Gary Walton, 62, Harrisonville, died Jan. 21, 2012, at Benchmark Healthcare of Harrisonville. He was born Nov. 26, 1949, in Tulsa, Okla. Graveside services were Jan. 25 at Glencoe Cemetery in Glencoe, Okla.
To view the video tribute or to send the family online condolences, go to www.dickeyfh.com.
Arrangements: Dickey Funeral Home, 2401 E. Mechanic St., Harrisonville, MO 64701; 816-884-6244.
Chris Cameron Magers
Feb. 20, 1952 - Jan. 22, 2012
Chris Cameron Magers, 59, died at 9:25 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, following many years of suffering. He was surrounded by his wife, children and friends at the time of his death.
Chris was born Feb. 20, 1952, at General Hospital in Kansas City to Betty Marie and Bernard Eugene Magers. They later divorced and Betty married William Leon Dodson on June 1, 1953 when Chris came to know his beloved “Pop”. He grew up in Grandview until moving to Peculiar in 1962. He graduated from Raymore-Peculiar High School in 1970.
He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and served later in the Missouri Army National Guard for six years. He worked for many years as a retail manager before his illness forced him to retire in 2001. On July 7, 1990, he married the love of his life, Jeanene Kay Jennings. They lived in Belton for seven years and then in Peculiar for the last 15 years. At their marriage, he became the father of Jeanene’s children, Michelle L. Willis of Belton, Michael S. Willis of Kansas City, and Melissa L. Brocious and her husband, James, also of Kansas City.
Chris also is survived by a brother, George J. Kibler, of Altamont, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and his faithful and constant dog, “Tazz.”
Funeral services were Jan. 26 at Park Lawn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Peculiar Cemetery, Peculiar.
Arrangements: Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd. K.C., MO 64138 816-523-1234.
