Joyce Faye (Neal) Mercer, age 87, died December 13, 2023, surrounded by family. Joyce was born April 11, 1936 in Richmond, Mo., the daughter of Perry T. and Madge Elena (Edwards) Neal. She was a coal miner’s daughter. Her parents later owned a small general store, then her father...
Scott St. John
Scott DeWayne St. John, 66, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, after a prolonged illness. He was born in Excelsior Springs on July 24, 1957, to the late James and Janice Marilyn (McKown) St. John. He married his wife, Debbie, in 1985. Scott was a 1975...
Harlan D. Hilsabeck
Harlan D. Hilsabeck, 87, a proud veteran of the United States Navy, passed away peacefully at his home in Excelsior Springs, MO, on Friday, December 8, 2023 with his wife and niece, Loretta by his side. At the age of 17, Harlan enlisted in the United States Navy. He...
Anna Belle Hanks
Anna Belle (Gilby) Hanks, 96, born September 24, 1927, the only child of Joseph William Gilby and Erma Amanda Stout Gilby, passed away December 12, 2023, at Norterre in Liberty, Missouri. She had been a resident there since July 12, 2023. On June 5, 1954, she married Keith Carroll...
Kevin Albert Schmuecker
Kevin Albert Schmuecker, 66, of Holt, MO, passed away December 9, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from an accident. Mr. Schmuecker was born on February 4, 1957 in Omaha, NE. Kevin was a jack of all trades with a degree in industrial technology design from Eastern Washington University. He...
Janet McNeil
Born on July 3, 1952, to proud parents, Donald and Roberta (Hook) Haley, Janet McNeil’s journey was marked by love, compassion, and a commitment to family. She graduated from Kearney High School in 1970 as valedictorian and attended Central Missouri State, carrying with her the values that would shape...
Tabitha Jane (Russell) Due
Tabitha Jane (Russell) Due, 90, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, passed away December 6, 2023. Tabitha was born August 6, 1933, in Millville, Missouri, to Wray G. Russell and Nina L. Haynes. She graduated from Excelsior Springs High School, class of 1951. She met her husband, Herbert Morgan Due at...
Dr. Roy Fred Keller
Dr. Roy Fred Keller, 96, of Wexford Place, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), died December 5, 2023. Roy was born in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, on April 3, 1927, at home on the Oakwood Stock Farm to Fred A. Keller and...
David Ray Shafer
David Ray Shafer passed away December 5, 2023. David was born April 19, 1938, to parents Everett Ray Shafer and Mary Abby Criger Shafer. He was husband to Shelva Jean Shafer and loving grandfather of 11 and a great grandfather of two beautiful great grandchildren. David was preceded in...
Mary June Hughes
Mary June Hughes, 84, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023. June was born on May 27, 1939, to Ray and Edith Bosley in Lawson, Missouri. June graduated from Lawson High School, class of 1957. June married the love of her life and high school sweetheart,...
Norman Osterberg
On Sunday, December 3, 2023, a beloved father, Norman Osterberg, passed away with his family by his side. Born to Ewald and Esther Osterberg on November 29, 1942, in Salem, South Dakota, Norm was raised on the farm among lots of family. In the summer of 1960 he graduated...
Charley “Vester” Cates, Jr.
Charley “Vester” Cates, Jr., 82, Lawson, MO, passed away on December 3, 2023 at his home with family by his side. Vester was born October 23, 1941 in Lawson, MO. He was lifelong resident of Lawson where he was a business owner, community leader and dear friend to many....