All Obituaries

Micha Venetta age 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the Homestead of Overland Park, KS. She was born in Seoul S. Korea to her parents, Pak Sung and Chu Myeong-Han. She immigrated to the United States in the year of 1973. She worked at Westinghouse in Vicksburg, MS. for two years. She married Harry Venetta in 1975. Micha worked at the Woolworth Company in Junction City, Ks. until her retirement. After retiring, Micha enjoyed flea markets and traveling to the old...

Robert “Bob” E. Elliott age 93,passed away  December 25, 2022, surrounded by his family in Kansas City, Kansas.   He was born in Missouri and moved to Tonganoxie, Kansas at the age of 15 where he worked at the Franklin Ice Cream Company until he joined the Air Force in 1946 as an airplane hydraulic mechanic. He received a WWII Victory Medal, Occupation Medal – Japan and Germany with Berlin Airlift Device. He served our country until his honorable discharge in...

Lorene Golubski Chambers of Kansas City, Kansas passed away on November 17, 2022  Lorene was born in 1925 to Florian and Helen (Jaster) Dombroski in Pulaskifield, Missouri.  She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Eugene and Lawrence and triplets, Jacobus, Helena and John who with their mother died shortly after childbirth in 1930.  Her Father died in November of 1941 but the children grew up on their farm in Pulaskifield during the Great Depression milking their...

We are saddened to announce that our father, Edward “Ed” Ibarra, passed away in the early morning of Monday, November 14, after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by those he loved. He was 65 at the time of his passing. Edward is survived by his children, Sarah, Brian, Kelli, Megan, Julia, Connor, and Cason, by his grandchildren, Grace, Isabella, Ian, and Noah, and by his siblings, Roger, Humbert, Armando, Dan, Dolores, Nicholas, and Ann. Edward was the consummate...

Roy Edward Wheat, age 65, died October 7, 2022 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents AV "Skip" Wheat and Joanne Winters. Roy is survived by his sister, Renee Wheat Weigel (Steve ), Four Nieces & Nephews: Farrah Brown (Jim), Seth Weigel (Vanessa) , Leah Strydom (Malcolm) , Stephen Weigel (Rachel)  and his 10 great Nieces and Nephews with one on the way. Roy grew up loving to swim and he swam competitively throughout high school. He was in...

Reflections of Life Shawn Marie Wikoff Shawn M Wikoff, 60, of Kansas City, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. She was born 1962 in  Iowa. Shawn was raised by her mother Nancy Zeimet and father Neil Faiferlick  at The Lake of the Ozarks. Graduated in 1980 from Camdenton high school. Shortly after graduation she relocated to Kansas City, Missouri. Shawn enjoyed all music and arts, she would always recall her times playing her saxophone...

Dr. (Leland) Keith Larimore, Ph.D., age 81, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at his home in the Anthology Senior Living facility of Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City).  Keith was born in,1940, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of the late John Keith and Aurealia Farris Larimore. He moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, around the age of 14 and then to Joplin a couple of years later. During his teen years, Keith had a passion for cars and drag racing. His pride and joy at...

Larry R Nelson (known as “Bubba” passed away on Sunday 9-4-2022 in Kansas City, Ks. Larry was born in St. Joseph, MO and is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kay Nelson. And daughters Heidi Nelson of KCKS and Randi Gladwell of Kansas City, MO. Larry and Kay were married 7-29-1972 in St. Joseph, MO. Larry served 20 years in the army and national guard. He was employed by ABC (Auto Body Color) from 1986 to 2020 at locations in St. Joseph, Mo., DesMoines, IA, and Kansas City,...

On Sunday, August 28, 2022, Benjamin H. Johnson, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away at home at the age of 77. Ben was born in Wichita, KS to Robert and Dorothy Johnson and was one of three boys, including brothers Robert and Joe. As an adult he joined the U.S. Navy as a medic and served in Vietnam. He went on to earn his Masters degree and later became a paramedic and firefighter for the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department.. He spent his life helping others,...

Orlando Xavier Martinez, 57, passed away on August 7, 2022 at Kansas City Hospice House. A visitation will be held Friday, August 26 at St Patrick Catholic Church, Kansas City, KS at 10am with the funeral immediately following at 11am. There will be a private burial at Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery. All are invited to a luncheon following the Mass at the St Patrick Parish Center. Orlando was born December 15, 1964 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Henry and MaryAnn (Barela) Martinez. He married...