Area Obituaries

LeRoy Oren VanGilder, 86, of Garden City, Missouri passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 22, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Vernon County, Missouri Friday, November 22, 1935, to Lloyd and Estella (Davis) VanGilder. LeRoy attended Scaley Bark grade school, from there going to and graduating from Holden…

Shirley passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 at Ignite Rehabilitation Center in Blue Springs. She was born August 31, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Robert and Bertha (Robison) Whitaker. She graduated from Loretto Academy in Kansas City and received her BS in Education from Central Missouri State Teacher’s College in Warrensburg. Shirley…

Homer Carroll Jarman, 88, of Centerview, Missouri, passed away Friday July 22, 2022. He was born on April 23, 1934 to the late Eugene Carroll and Enna Elizabeth (Windsor) Jarman. A lifelong resident of the Columbus area, he attended a one-room schoolhouse there from 1st through 6th grades. He graduated in 1952 from College High…

Johnnie Ivan West Jr, 58 of rural Holden, Missouri, passed away doing what he loved, farming, on Monday, July 11, 2022. He was born Sunday, February 2, 1964, in Oxnard, California, to Johnnie Ivan West Sr. and Mary (Spickler) Berry. After leaving school Johnnie went to work with his father. He tried his hand at…

Dennis James McCaskill, 65, of Holden MO, passed away peacefully at Kansas City Hospice on July 13, 2022. Dennis was born July 14, 1956, to Jerry D. McCaskill and Ruby Jean (Fitzgerel) McCaskill in Kansas City, MO. On June 4, 2022, Dennis did something he had not done for many years – – he did…

Carl Thomas Anderson, 74, Lee’s Summit, MO (formerly of Holden), passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Carl was born July 15, 1947 in Kansas City, KS the son of M. G. “Andy” Anderson and Mary Martha (Peresko) Anderson. He graduated from Holden High School. He served in…

Sandra Kay Dean (85), Holden, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City. Sandy was born March 2, 1937 in Pittsville, daughter of Jonathon Clark Jones and Mattie Allene (Slack) Jones. She graduated from Holden High School. She was united in marriage to Murray “Allan” Dean on May 22,…

Lawrence William Conner Jr., 43, of Kingsville, Missouri passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 24, 2022, at home. He was born on Friday, February 2, 1979, in San Bernardino, California. In 1993, Larry and his family moved to Kingsville, Missouri, where he attended Holden High School. After leaving school, he drove a truck for different companies…

William Eugene “Bill” Brunner, 90 of Holden, Missouri passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in a farm accident. Bill was born June 10, 1932, in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Frank and Alma (Kunkel) Brunner. He attended school in Springfield, Illinois, and married Marjorie Ann Buerkett on January 3, 1953, at Cathedral of the Immaculate…

  Jacqueline Fay Hartwell Jacqueline Fay Hartwell passed away on Friday, June 24th, 2022 in her home in Grandview, Missouri. She was born on April 1, 1948, in Warrensburg, Missouri to Jack Curtis Hartwell and Georgia Lee Stuckey. As Jackie grew up she attended several schools. She had fond memories of her time at the…