obituaries
Recent obituaries in Bates and Cass County, MO.
The obituaries in the Bates and Cass Counties reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Bates and Cass County, MO history and identity.
Joy Ann Crook
Jan 3, 2024
Joy A. Crook, 83, of Archie, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO. Funeral services were held Monday, January 8, 2024. Burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, MO. Contributions may be made to the Austin Baptist Church or the Missouri Baptist Children's Home.
Joy was born...
Joyce Verline Burke
Jan 2, 2024
Joyce Verline Burke, 87, of Peculiar, MO, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones.
Joyce was born June 4, 1936 to Ralph and Pauline (Fox) Harness in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up in Kansas City, MO. After high school, she married the love her life, Jim Burke, on...
Robert S. Bricker
Dec 31, 2023
Robert S. "Bob" Bricker, 89, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held Friday, January 5, 2024 at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Interment in Raymore Cemetery in Raymore, MO. Memorial contributions can be made to the University of Missouri Livestock...
Mark Edwin Disselhoff
Dec 30, 2023
Mark Edwin Disselhoff, 57, of Adrian, MO, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, MO. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Calvary Baptist Church in Adrian, MO, with a visitation beginning at 1:00 PM. Memorial contributions can be made in...
Diana Jeanice Stuber
Dec 29, 2023
Diana Jeanice Stuber, 66, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023 at Carnegie Village in Belton, MO. Private services will be held with inurnment at Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO.
Robert Eugene Krasowski
Dec 21, 2023
Robert Eugene Krasowski, 72, of Adrian, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Lee's Summit Medical Center in Lee's Summit, MO. No Services are planned at this time.
Robert was born on August 2, 1951 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He eventually found himself living in Missouri on several acres of land with...
Billy Joe Fort
Dec 21, 2023
Billy Joe Fort, 74, of Freeman, Missouri, passed away at home on Thursday, December 21, 2023 and went to be with the Lord. Graveside services, with military honors, were held Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Glenwild Cemetery in Cleveland, MO. A Celebration of Life will be held at later date as well. Memorial contributions may be made to...
Dale Lee Bishop
Dec 20, 2023
Dale Lee Bishop, 74, of Adrian, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at his home. The family will have a Celebration of Life on Sunday, December 31, 2023 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Frontier Village in Adrian, MO.
Dale was born February 28, 1949 to Clifford Lee and Anna "Annie"...
Deborah Sue Murray
Dec 19, 2023
Deborah Sue Murray, 68, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Services will be held at a later date.
Deborah was born April 22, 1955 in Lockwood, Missouri, a daughter of Albert and Joan (Hall) Frock. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1973...
Donna K. Jones
Dec 19, 2023
Donna Kay Jones, 63, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Inurnment will be held in Orient Cemetery at a later date.
Donna was...
Charles "Chuck" Leslie Feris
Dec 15, 2023
Charles "Chuck" Leslie Feris, 62, of Adrian, MO, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. His wishes were to be cremated and to have a celebration of life at a later date. Chuck was born July 21, 1961 to Charles...
Julie Anne Bretz
Dec 14, 2023
Julie Anne (Kropf) Bretz of Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Research Medical Center surrounded by her family. The family will host a Celebration of Life at a later date.
Julie was born August 30, 1972, to Kirby and Stephanie (Larsen) Kropf in Harrisonville, MO. She was united in marriage to...
Elroy Phillip Brabender
Dec 9, 2023
Elroy "Al" Phillip Brabender, Jr., 75, of Archie, MO, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his home. A Memorial Service was held Friday, December 15, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, MO with an inurnment to following at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, MO.
Al was born December 23, 1947...
Lon Bernard Brown
Dec 9, 2023
Lon Bernard Brown, 93, went home to be with his Lord December 9, 2023, at Foxwood Springs Senior Living in Raymore, Missouri. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 16, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Interment in Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO. In lieu of flowers, Lon requested donations to Courts Redford College of Theology...
Helen Irene Arasim
Dec 9, 2023
Helen Irene Arasim, 95, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at John Knox Village Care Center in Lee's Summit, MO. Private family viewing followed by cremation. Inurnment will be in Wills Cemetery in Peculiar, MO, at a later date.
Helen was born October 1, 1928, in Peculiar, MO, the...
John Earl "Jack" Davis
Dec 8, 2023
John Earl "Jack" Davis, 81, of Archie, MO, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on the 8th of December 2023 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services were held Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, followed by interment in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian,...
Thomas E. Prettyman
Dec 8, 2023
Thomas Edward Prettyman, 81, Freeman, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at St Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with burial in Freeman Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Belton Assembly of God Church in Belton, MO.
...Donna Sue Kagarice
Dec 8, 2023
Donna S. Kagarice, 63, Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at her home in Harrisonville. Funeral services were held Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Donna was born October 15, 1960 to Harley and Dovie...
Carolyn Elizabeth Adams
Dec 6, 2023
Carolyn Elizabeth Adams, 89, of Peculiar, MO, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Belton Regional Medical Center in Belton, MO. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the Peculiar Cemetery in Peculiar, MO.
Carolyn was born September 6, 1934 to Jack Simone and Laura Edna Mae (Schutz) Buchan in...
Marie F. Fisher
Dec 5, 2023
Marie F. Fisher, 89, of Raymore, MO, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at Foxwood Springs in Raymore, MO. Funeral services were held on Monday, December 11, 2023 at Lee's Summit Christian Church in Lee's Summit, MO. Interment, folllowing the service, in Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO.
Marie was born June 6, 1934...
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