Deaths

Ken Bailey

Ken Bailey “Bailey” died Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at his home. He was born to Billy Mac Bailey and Wilma Jean Wray Bailey Leone. He was married to Debbie Dyche. They later divorced. Mr. Bailey had a successful career driving trucks. He was a long-time beer distributor for PBR and Schlitz and then over-the-road driving

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Bill Yates

William “Bill” Franklin Yates, 92, Burlington Jct., died Saturday, November 11, 2023. He was born September 20, 1931, in Burlington Jct. to Roberta Ellsworth and Leo Yates. On July 2, 1955, he married Cornelia “Connie” Lee Rogers in St. Joseph. She preceded him in death in 2015 after 60 years of marriage. Mr. Yates served

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Gladys Strauch

Gladys Emma Marie Ebert Strauch, 102, Maryville, died Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Oak Pointe. She was born October 17, 1921, to John and Emma Klute Ebert near Westboro. She graduated from Westboro High School in 1939 and Northwest Missouri Teachers College in 1943. On May 28, 1944, she married Cleo Leonard Strauch at St.

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Denis Bredlow

Denis L. Bredlow, 71, Ravenwood, died Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Maryville Living Center. He was born September 8, 1952, in Forest City, IA, to Leroy and Mildred Goll Bredlow. He was a graduate of Garner-Hayfield High School in Garner, IA, in 1970. He received his bachelor’s degree from Central College, Pella, IA in 1974

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Joyce Louise Mall

Joyce Louise Walker Mall, 73, passed away peacefully among family on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at her home in Lenexa, KS. She is preceded in death by her parents Clifford and Maxine Walker and an infant sister, Beverly. She will be deeply missed by her four children: Christina Spieker, Shawnee, KS, Stephanie Mall, Shelton, WA,

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Joseph Farnan

Joseph Earl Farnan died July 25, 2023. A graveside memorial service will be at 11 am, Saturday, November 18 at St. Columba Cemetery, Conception. A dinner will follow the service at Adam and Sarah Emery’s, 33982 State Hwy. NN, Hopkins.

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Vicki Stewart

Vicki J. Stewart, 68, Maryville, formerly of Creston, IA, died Sunday, November 5, 2023, at her home in Maryville. She was born March 8, 1955, in Clarinda, IA, to Frederick LeRoy VanPelt and Norma Jean Abbott VanPelt. She graduated from Creston Community High School in 1973. In 1973 she married Jim Stewart. They later divorced.

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Peggy Reed

Peggy Ann Reed, 87, Maryville, died Monday, November 6, 2023, at Village Care Center, Maryville. She was born May 5, 1936, in Skidmore, to James M. and Ruth E. (Sloan) Lawson. She attended school in Skidmore and graduated from Maryville High School in 1954. On May 9, 1953, she married Elbert Lee Reed in Skidmore.

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Pat Dobbins

William Patrick “Pat” Dobbins, 68, Pickering, died Sunday, November 5, 2023, at his home near Pickering. He was born July 30, 1955, in Kansas City, to George Elliot and Essie Lena Melton Dobbins. On July 13, 1974, he married Karen Louise Boaz in Kansas City. Mr. Dobbins served as a corpsman for the Navy and

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Rogene Goudge

Rogene Marie Goldammer Goudge, 99, died Thursday, November 2, 2023, 19 days before her 100th birthday. She was born November 21, 1923, in Lincoln, NE, to Theodore and Adelaide Phelan Goldammer. She spent her childhood in Lincoln. She attended one year at the University of Nebraska and worked for the Stover Candy company. In November

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