Obituaries

 Thelma Marie (formerly Burton) Lease, 92, of Kansas City, passed away peacefully on December 18th at Lawson Manor. Family services will be held at a later date at the Sni-Mills…

 Denis Hare, until November of 2021, a resident of Independence, Mo., passed away at Research Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. on December 22, 2022. Denis was born June 27, 1953,…

 Thomas M. “Tom” Shoemaker passed away far too soon on December 20, 2022. He was 60 years old. A visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Friday, January 6…

 Francis “Frank” E. Gauld, 90, of Independence, Mo., passed away on December 26, 2022. A Celebration of his Life will be held at a later date this spring. Frank was born…

 Eleanor (Ellie) Lynn (Shippy) Closson of Blue Springs, Mo., 85, the daughter of Charles S. and Esther A. Shippy, was born in Newton, Iowa, on June 12, 1937, and passed…