Area Obituaries

Harold Benjamin Steinbach, 82, passed away on October 19, 2024 in Lee’s Summit, MO after a courageous battle with numerous health conditions. He was born to Bert and Evelyn (Newland) Steinbach on September 18, 1942 in Bardstown, KY. The family moved to Warrensburg, MO in 1948. Harold graduated from Warrensburg High School with the class…

Cleo Hunter, age 91, of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Warsaw, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024 at the Degreef Hospice House in St. Louis. She was born on March 25, 1933 in Shawnee Mound, Missouri the daughter of Norman and Florence (Frisch) Kreisel. Cleo grew up on a farm near Shawnee Mound and graduated…

Clyde Jeannine Ogden, 92 of Holden, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 19, 2024 at Aspire of Oak Grove. Clyde was born July 9, 1932 in Holden, Missouri, daughter of Reid and Lucille (Morgan) Wilson. Clyde graduated from Holden High school in 1950. Her first job was secretary at Mussers Clothing Store in Holden. From there…

Robert Paul Hirner Jr., 79, passed away Monday, September 23, 2024, at his home in Warrensburg, Missouri. Bob, as he was known by, was born May 02, 1945, in Hannibal, Missouri to the late Robert P. Hirner and Clarine (Hicks) Hirner. Bob graduated from Hannibal High School in Hannibal, Mo. and attended Hannibal-LaGrange College. He…

Turner Robert “Bub” George, 18 of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away Friday, September 27, 2024. Turner was born June 15, 2006 in Warrensburg, Missouri, son of Bradley George and Misty Phillips. He recently graduated from Warrensburg High School. Turner was very excited to start Ocean Corp in Houston, Texas where he was going to study commercial…

Wallace Briscoe “B” Fitzgerel, 87 of Holden, Missouri passed away Friday, September 27, 2024 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. Wallace was born September 17, 1937 in Holden, the son of Wallace N. Fitzgerel and Gertrude M. (Briscoe) Fitzgerel. He was a graduate of Holden High School, Class of 55. He was united in…

Nancy M. Snyder, 78 passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. Nancy was born on Friday, June 07, 1946, to Robert and Jesse Maye Troy in Kansas City, MO. Nancy was a 1964 graduate of Northeast High School in Kansas City, MO. She worked as an Office Administrator in…

Shirley Canaday McGeary, 89, of Roeland Park, KS passed away at the home of her daughter in Lawrence, KS with family by her side. A private graveside service was held on September 17, 2024 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Holden, MO. The family gathered after at the Cowboy Inn and reminisced about what life must…

Patrick “Pat” Douglas Clarida, 68, died September 17, 2024, in Holden, MO. Patrick was born February 12, 1956 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France. Patrick was the second child and only son of SFC Orville Douglas Clarida and wife Paulette (Cassen) Clarida. Pat was a 1974 graduate of Warrensburg High School in Warrensburg, MO. He was married…