Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Nodaway County, Missouri.

Dolores Summa

Dolores Summa

Feb 26, 2012

Dolores Messner George Summa died February 26, 2012 at the age of 94 at North Kansas City Hospital. Dolores was born on October 31, 1917 in Albany, MO to Ross and Pearl (Grooms) Messner. She was a graduate of Albany High School and had a teaching degree from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. After teaching for 2...

Gayland Myers

Gayland Myers

Feb 19, 2012

L. Gayland Myers passed away at the Golden Living Center, on Sunday, February 19, 2012. He was 87 years old. Known for his craftsmanship and attention to detail, Gayland was a carpenter who built countless hundred of custom homes throughout northwestern Missouri using blueprints and stick lumber. He could us his capenter’s square to flawlessly calculate the geometric sequence...

Helga Sheil

Helga Sheil

Feb 18, 2012

Paula Maria Helga (Scheifenbaum) Sheil age 78, of Maryville, MO passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 18, 2012, at the Heartland Hospital in St. Joseph, MO. Helga was born in Wiesbaden, Germany on February 21, 1933 to Theodor and Katharina (Laupheimer) Schliefenbaum. She married Michael (Mike) Sheil on June 2, 1956 in Wiesbaden and they moved to the United States...

Russell Vangundy

Russell Vangundy

Feb 18, 2012

Russell VanGundy 92, of Maryville, MO passed away peacefully with his family at his side, Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville. Russell was born on October 16, 1919 in Corning, MO, to Wilbur and Lucille (Morse) VanGundy. Russell was a lifelong resident of northwest Missouri. On January 21, 1946 Russell was united in marriage...

Phebe M. Reed

Phebe M. Reed

Feb 17, 2012

Phebe M. Reed 90, of Burlington Junction, MO passed peacefully from this life on Friday, February 17, 2012, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville, MO Phebe was born in Burlington Junction on June 26, 1921 to Clyde and Lydia (Bollinger) Shadduck, and was a lifelong resident of the area. She graduated as Valedictorian from the Burlington Junction High School,...

Roger Lee Carter

Roger Lee Carter

Feb 7, 2012

Roger Lee Carter 57, of Emporia, Kansas died on February 7, 2012 at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kansas. Graveside inurnment services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Skidmore, MO. Roger was born on April 29, 1954 in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Lee and Lillian (Armagost) Carter, Skidmore, MO. He...

Darlene M. Florea

Darlene M. Florea

Jan 30, 2012

Darlene Marie Florea 82, of Maryville, MO passed away peacefully Monday, January 30, 2012 at her home in Maryville with her family at her side. Darlene was born on October 25, 1929 in Gaynor, MO, to Francis and Anna (Loch) Howard, and was a former resident of that area before moving to Maryville. She worked as a clerk at...

Richard C. Neal

Richard C. Neal

Jan 21, 2012

Richard C. Neal 84, of Maryville, MO passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Golden Living Center, Maryville. Richard was born in Maryville on August 3, 1927 to Melvin B. and Edith (Hartness) Neal, and lived most all his life in the area. A retired dairyman and farmer, Richard enjoyed visiting with his morning coffee group. He was...

Georgia P. Russell

Georgia P. Russell

Jan 19, 2012

Georgia Pauline Russell 82, of Maryville, MO passed from this life on January 19, 2012 at the Heartland Hospital in St. Joseph, MO. Georgia was born on November 21, 1929 in Ravenwood, MO to Wesley Cleaven Spoonemore, and Jessie Jane (Messner) Spoonemore McFarland. She had been a resident of the Parnell, Ravenwood, Hopkins, and Maryville areas for most all...

Ellouise Decker

Ellouise Decker

Jan 16, 2012

Mary Ellouise (Tote) Decker 83, of Maryville, MO passed from this life on January 16, 2012 at her home in Maryville. Ellouise was born on August 18, 1928 north of Maryville to Oliver Vincent and Mary Elizabeth (Heitman) Roney. She had lived most of her life in the area. She attended the former Mount Pleasant School, and graduated from...

Lynn Prather

Lynn Prather

Jan 13, 2012

Lynn Prather 90, of Maryville, MO was born on August 14, 1921 in Tarkio, MO to parents James F. and Flora (Peck) Prather. His younger years were spent on the farm where he was the youngest of 2 sisters and one brother. He was a Tarkio High School graduate and attended Tarkio College, then the Iowa State University. He...

Myrtle Katherine Simpson

Myrtle Katherine Simpson

Jan 11, 2012

Myrtle Katherine Simpson 87, of Clearmont, MO, formerly of the Burlington Junction, MO area, passed from this life on January 11, 2012 at the Golden Living Center, Maryville, MO. Myrtle was born in Lathrop, MO on January 16, 1924, to Edward and Ginny Pearl (McGee) Hackworth. She had been a resident of the Burlington Junction, MO area since the...

Brohdy Joseph Holtman

Brohdy Joseph Holtman

Jan 5, 2012

Brohdy Joseph Holtman was born on January 4, 2012; he left us peacefully a few hours later on January 5th, in the arms of his parents Rick and Tabitha Holtman, at the St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was preceded in death by his maternal great grandfather Marvin Auffert, and his paternal great grandparents Lawrence and Pauline...

Fern E. Metcalf

Fern E. Metcalf

Dec 23, 2011

Fern E. Metcalf 85, of Maryville, MO and formerly of Maitland, MO passed away Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Golden Living Center, Maryville. Fern was born on January 7, 1926 in Skidmore, MO, and was a lifelong resident of the area. Her parents were James and Mearl (Smith) Reese, they preceded her in death. She was also preceded...

Jean Rucker

Jean Rucker

Dec 13, 2011

Jean Rucker 86, of Ravenwood, MO passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her home. Jean was born in Stanberry, MO on February 13, 1925 to William H. and Cora Ann (Jennings) Arnold. She lived in Stanberry before moving to Ravenwood over sixty years ago. She was a member of the Ravenwood Christian Church. She was preceded in death...

David Martin Devers

David Martin Devers

Dec 12, 2011

David Martin DeVers 63, of Maryville, MO passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, MO. David was born in Maryville, MO on January 20, 1948 to John Willis (Jack) and Ella Roberta (Elliott) DeVers. He lived in the Maryville area prior to joining the Army, he later spent 12 years in Canada...

James Donald Henry

James Donald Henry

Dec 11, 2011

James Donald (Jim) Henry 62 of Burlington Junction, MO passed at his home on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Jim was born in Maryville, MO on April 28, 1950 to Donald Richard and Jean (Dolph) Henry. He was a lifelong resident of this area, graduated from West Nodaway High School in 1968, and was of the Christian faith. Jim liked...

Lois Mae Monk

Lois Mae Monk

Dec 8, 2011

Lois Mae Monk 83, of Maryville, MO passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Parkdale Manor Nursing Home in Maryville. Lois was born on August 5, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Edwin and Myrtle Corrine (Lingren) Heiniger, they preceded her in death; she was also preceded by her husband Gordon Stillman Monk on December 28, 2007; and...

Margaret M. Calfee

Margaret M. Calfee

Dec 7, 2011

Margaret M. Calfee 91, of Elmo, MO passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. Margaret was born on July 22, 1920 in Omaha, NE. She graduated high school there and was a resident when she married Everett W. Calfee on June 3, 1947 at St. John’s Catholic Church. Her parents were Francis and Agnes...

Lucille Guthrie

Lucille Guthrie

Dec 5, 2011

Lucille Guthrie 86, of Maryville, MO and formerly of Stanberry, MO passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 at the St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, after a long illness. Born February 2, 1925 in Stanberry, MO to Claude and Eva Florence (Canaday) Lawrence, she had been a resident of Maryville since 1966. She had also lived in Keokuk, IA, and Fort...