Ruby Telgemeier
Ruby Telgemeier, 98, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2022, at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab in Oak Grove, Missouri. She was born August 23, 1923 and grew up on the family farm south of Levasy, Missouri.
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Charles A.“Chuck” Smith
INDEPENDENCE - Charles “Chuck” Allan Smith, 68 of Independence, MO passed away January 16, 2022. Graveside service will Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m.
Harry T. LaMastres
INDEPENDENCE - Harry Thomas LaMastres, 87, of Independence, MO, passed away on Tuesday, January 18th. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Tuesday, January 25th with a service on Wednesday, January 26th at 10am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Interment with full military honors will follow at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens in Independence.
Marlene S. Moore
BLUE SPRINGS, MO - Marlene S. Moore, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away on Tuesday, January 18,2022 at the age of 87. Arietta Marlene Sturm was born to Merle and Opal (Logan) Sturm in Teton County, Wyoming on September 1,1934. She grew up in Fairbury, Nebraska.
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