Birdie Lorene “Lorene” Myers, 99, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away on March 31, 2026. Lorene was born on January 16, 1927, in Carthage, Missouri, to Barney E. Rowe and Gladys (Skeleton) Rowe. She was united in marriage to William E. Myers in February 1965, and together they shared 33 years of love and companionship…

Alyssa Zapata passed away on the afternoon of Thursday, March 19, 2026, at the age of 26. She left us at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, where she was able to give the gift of organ donation to six people. Alyssa was born on August 6, 1999, at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton to…

Joan (JoAnn) Wilson, 91, formerly of Raytown, Missouri, passed away on March 27, 2026, at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Joan was born on March 1, 1935, in Warrensburg, Missouri, to Vernon and Lillie (Bell) Elwell. She graduated from College High (also known as the College Laboratory School) at Central Missouri State College…

Beverly Beatrix Berndt, passed away on the morning of Thursday July 17th, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born to Lois Norseen Berndt and Garfield William Berndt on February 4th, 1961 in Fremont, Nebraska, the youngest of seven children. She is preceded in death by: her parents, a niece,…

Mark Edward Luck passed away Monday, March 23, 2026, at home. A Celebration of Life will be 2-4pm, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri 64133. Memorial contributions may be made to Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64137, or online at waysidewaifs.org.…

Darrell Johnson, 56, of Atchison, KS passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026. He was born on March 6, 1970 in Neptune Township, NJ. Darrel was a man of many talents who loved his kids and helping others. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, camping, four wheeling, collecting things, and spending his free time with family…

Nancy Brown, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away March 22, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born in San Francisco, California, to Betty and Donald Miller, and was raised in Palo Alto alongside her siblings Sherry, Betty, Donnie, and Dale. Growing up, Nancy loved being part of the energy and tradition…

Robert Jay Smith “Smitty” beloved husband, father and “Papou,” born September 28, 1947 passed away peacefully on March 17, 2026. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he and his siblings Linda and Janet were raised in Independence by his devoted parents, Francis and Frances Smith. He graduated from Van Horn High School before enlisting in the…

Richard Wayne Steckelberg, age 92, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on March 21, 2026. Wayne was born on February 28, 1934 to Meinhardt Ludwig Von Carl Steckelberg and Elsie Krogh Steckelberg on the family farm in Manilla, Iowa. Wayne graduated from Manilla High School in May, 1952 and went on…

Phillip Lee Brown, 65, passed away on February 22, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born on July 8, 1960, in Austin, Texas, to Dorothy Ann Brown and B.J. Brown. Phillip is preceded in death by his father, B.J. Brown. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Ann Brown of Dallas, Texas; his life…