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001 Saturday, January 6, 2001 DEATHS AND FUNERALS THE KANSAS CITY STAR B5 MARIAN JUANITA GALLE Marian Juanita Galle, 75, Kansas City, MO, died Thursday, January 4, 2001, at North Kansas City Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 8, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons White Chapel Funeral Home; interment in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m.

Sunday at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Heart Association, or the American Diabetes Association. Marian was born October 24, in Kansas City, MO. Marian was a Christian and was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Galle in 1994. She is survived by her children, Linda Foos of the home, Gary Galle and his wife, Robin, Sunrise Beach, MO, and Robert Galle, Independence, MO; three sisters, Wilma Marstellar and Beulah Lighthouser, both of Raytown, MO, and Martha Gibson, Nashville, tour grandchildren, Shawn Foos, Kendra West, Kari Galle and William Galle; and two Abbi White and Blake Edward West.

(Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons White Chapel) CALVIN LEE ALGENO GARRETT III Continued from B-4 Mr. Calvin "Geno" Lee Algeno Garrett, II1, 29, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Tuesday, January 2, at Truman Medical Center, Kan- sas City, MO. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 13, at Word of Life Worship Center, 6800 E.

116th Kansas City, MO; burial in Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday, at the church. Mr. Garrett is survived by fiancee, Lisa Weaver, Kansas City, MO; stepdaughters, Rani Mercer and Imani Mercer, Kansas City, MO; mother and stepfather, Doris Jean and Alvin Love, Kansas City, MO; father, Calvin Lee Garrett East St.

Louis, IL; brothers, Cecil (Marsha) Garrett and Antonio (Sherita) Garrett, both of Kansas City, MO; sisters, Christine Hunter, Kansas City, Belinda Watson, Kansas City, MO, Portia Garrett, Jacksonville, FL, Sonia Miller, Kansas City, MO, Catrice Garrett and Shayla Garrett, both of East St. Louis, IL; and a host of nieces and nephews. (Arrangements: Lawrence A. Jones and Sons Linwood Chapel) MARY JANE GILSTRAP Mary Jane Gilstrap, 78, Shawnee, KS, passed away, after a valiant fight with cancer, at Shawnee Gardens on Friday, January 5, 2001. Mass of Resurrection will be 10 a.m.

Monday, January 8, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Shawnee, KS. with burial at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mary Jane was born in Kansas City, KS, and lived in this area all her life. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and former member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church.

She prepared income tax as a volunteer. Mary Jane was a graduate of KCKCC, volunteered with school children, RCIA Program, taught calligraphy at Johnson County Community College, and was a former lay minister at Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Mrs. Gilstrap was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Jane Anderson; three brothers, Thomas, Daniel 1 and Robert Anderson. She is survived by her husband, William "Bill" Gilstrap of the home; three sons, Mike and his wife, Claudia Gilstrap of Kansas City, KS, Senator Mark and his wife, JoAnne Gilstrap of Kansas City, KS, and Kevin F.

and his wife, Liz Gilstrap of Overland Park, KS; two daughters, Jane Vogel of Lenexa, KS, and Elizabeth A. "Liddy" and her husband, Jim McCrary of Lenexa, KS; 12 grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and two sisters, Patricia Smith of Shawnee, KS, and Kathleen "Teeny" Anderson of Kansas City, KS. (Arrangements: Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, (913) 631-5566) SUZANNE LOUISE GOODLET Suzanne Louise Goodlet, 72, Rushville, MO, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at her home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 8, at the Rushville Christian Church, Rushville, MO; burial in Mt.

Bethel Cemetery in Weston, MO. (Arrangements: Vaughn Funeral Home, Weston, MO (816) 386- 2281) FRANCES GORDON Frances Gordon, 83, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Menorah Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, January 7, at Louis Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at the Mt.

Carmel Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, family prefers contributions to the Kansas City Hospice, 1625 W. 96th Kansas City, MO 64114. Mrs. Gordon was a lifelong area resident.

She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Aron, Fairway, KS; a son, Marshall Gordon, Vail, CO; granddaughters, Elizabeth Aron, Berkeley, CA, Debbie Aron, San Francisco, CA, Kathy Aron and Cindy Gordon, both of Kansas City; grandson, Richard Gordon, Brooklyn, NY; dear friend and caregiver, Lee Wilson. (Arrangements: Louis Memorial Chapel) MARVA L. GROSS Marva L. Gross, 76, Ridgedale, MO (formerly of. Kansas City, MO), passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at the Skaggs Community Health Center, Bran- Classified Funeral Notices In Memoriam 15 JOE STASI Feb 6, 1907-Jan 3, 1985 Sadly missed, but never forgotten.

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Monday, January 8, at the Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home, Branson, MO. Burial will be 3 p.m. Monday, in the Pisgah Cemetery, Chilhowee, MO. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday, January 7, at the funeral home.

(Arrangements: Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home, 1638 E. Hwy. 76, Branson, MO 65616 (417) 334-3670) CHARLENE HERFORD Charlene Herford, 72, of Lenexa, died January 3, 2001. She was borh April 3, 1928 in Brownwood, TX. Preceding her in death was a son, Jerry Ray; daughter, Sonja; sisters, Mildred and Betty; and special person, Hiram Eddings.

Charlene is survived by her husband, Ron, of 36 years; sons, Jimmie, David, and Michael; daughters, Dixie, Sandra, and Kay; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and Gabby. Private family graveside services. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, January 7, at Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa, (913) 888-6611. JOHN ELMER HOUK John Elmer Houk, 56, Kansas City, KS, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at KU Medical Center.

Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday, January 8, at Park Lawn Funeral Home. Friends may call 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. (Arrangements: Park Lawn Funeral Home, (816) 523-1234) JOHN M.

JACKSON John "Mart" Martin Jackson, 98, of Wheatland, MO (formerly of Kansas City, MO), passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, MO. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, January Hathawayservices, Peterman Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Kent Parson officiating. Burial will follow in Iconium Cemetery.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to donor's choice. (Arrangements: Hathaway-Peterman Funeral Home, Wheatland, MO (417) 282-5534) MARCIA P. KALEN Marcia P.

Kalen, 80, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001. Graveside services will be 9 a.m. Saturday, January 6, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Country Club Christian Church.

Mrs. Kalen was born January 1, 1921 in Kansas City, KS. She was a lifelong resident of Kansas City. As a talented, loving, and joyous daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, she will be missed by everyone who knew her. (Arrangements: D.W.

Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel) OLLIE C. KENDRICK Ollie C. Kendrick, 85, Archie, MO, died Friday, January 5, 2001, at Cass Medical Center, Harrisonville, MO. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, January 7.

at the Atkinson Chapel, Archie, MO; burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, MO. Friends may call p.m. Sunday at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Survivors include one son, William "Bill" Kendrick and wife, Susie, Archie.

MO: three daughters, Rita Brown and husband, Bill, Archie, MO, Evelyn Warren and husband, Eugene, Adrian, MO, and Christine Holbrook and husband, Lee, Valley, NE; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. (Arrangements: Atkinson Funeral Home, Archie, MO) EUGENE J. KLASSEN Eugene J. Klassen, 72, of Norborne. MO, died Thursday, January 4, 2001, at his home in Norborne.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, January 6, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne, MO. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, north of Norborne. Visitation will be held 10 a.m. -12noon Saturday, at the Thurman Funeral Home in Norborne, MO The family suggests memorial contributions be made to HELP Service Cancer Fund.

9 North Virginia, Carrollton, MO 64633, or to Southern Care Hospice, 3536 Vann Road, Birmingham, AL 35235 Mr. Klassen was born September 18, 1928, in Hutchison. KS, to Peter and Mary (Ebel) Klassen. He married Mary Witte of Norborne on July 13, 1990; she survives of the home. Additional survivors include two stepdaughters and stepsonin-law, Jan and Shawn Leakey of Carrollton, MO and Kay Dewees of Warrensburg; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Janice Klassen of Springfield, MO and Wesley and Bertha Klassen of Kansas City, MO; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ethel and Kenneth Snow Nixa, MO and Lois and Dale Murray of Wichita, KS; and a host of friends.

Mr. Klassen was a lineman for the Central Paper Box factory in Kansas City, MO, retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne, where he had served on the finance board, and was also a trustee for a number of years. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Norborne. the JAYCO Travel Club, the Freedom Retirement Board in Norborne, the Grand River Square Dance Club in Brunswick, MO.

He was a a a a a a a a a a a veteran of the US Army serving from 1951-1953. and was also a very avid fisherman. He had lived in Oklahoma, Springfield, MO, and Kansas City, MO, before moving to Norborne in 1990. (Arrangements: Thurman Funeral Home, 108 S. Pine, Norborne, MO 64668 (660) 593-3233) MAURICE LaTIER SR.

Maurice LaTier 74, of Edwards, MO (formerly of Kansas City, MO), passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2001, at the University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, MO. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2001, at the Branch Memorial Adventist Church in Branch, MO, with Pastor Paul Blake officiating. Burial in Cable Ridge Cemetery, near Edwards. Family will receive friends 7-8 p.m.

Monday, January 8, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, MO. Memorials may be made to the Branch Memorial Adventist Church, Reser Funeral Home, 105. W. Main PO Box 910, Warsaw, MO 65355 (660) 438-5151. FERNANDO LUNA Fernando Luna, 72, Kansas City, MO, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 8, 2001. at Sacred Catholic Church, 2544 Madison, Kansas City, MO; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m.

Sunday, January at McGilley Midtown Chapel, 20 W. Linwood with a Rosary being recited at 6 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, 907 Cer sar Chavez, Kansas City, MO 64108. (Arrangements: McGilley Midtown Chapel (816) 753-6200) next cause ursday )0 feet 140- I trees nville ere rethe ff the the had ab for parent wner, Pipe sed to al gas Michi- who resiwere the ed to ine or or to their early mage id the ed to stora- rking nt of slates leter- and il to Surviia M. Willis other, randceded and ginsJanu- ter in held the 0415 The Montery, 12 in Willie rried er 4, JanuElsie the nsas son, MO; (earan of rown and ents: 1).

Ruth E. Gill Maley, passed away Thursday, January 4,2001, at her daughter's home in Lone Jack, MO. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 7, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 2-3 p.m.

Sunday at the chapel. A second funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, at the Burnsville Funeral Home, Burnsville, MN; burial in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Visitation will be p.m. Monday at the funeral home in Burnsville.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Kansas City Hospice or Church of Christ (Temple Lot) Missionary Fund. Mrs. Maley was born January 22, 1909, in Chicago, and had lived in Minnesota most of her life before moving to Lone Jack a year ago. She was preceded in death by her first husband, George W. Gill in 1970; and second husband, Thomas S.

Maley in 1999. Mrs. Maley was treasurer of the local Church of Christ (Temple Lot), Minneapolis, MN. Surviving are her children, Phyllis Swanson, Rosemount, MN, Glenn W. Gill and his wife, Margret, John R.

Gill and his wife, Nana, Honduras, Central America, Harold E. Gill and his wife, Carol, Mesa, AZ. Bonnie E. Case and her husband, James, Lone Jack, MO, Charles M. Gill and his wife, Jan, Kenyon, MN; 23 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Wynnette Frishkorn, San Diego, CA.

(Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Independence, MO) DON RUSSELL McCRARY RUTH E. GILL MALEY Don Russell McCrary, 68, of Excelsior Springs, MO, died Friday, January, 5, 2001, at home. Funeral services be 2 p.m. Monday, January 8, at the Mosby (MO) Baptist 'Church; burial in Crown Hill Cemetery, Excelsior Springs.

The family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Prichard Funeral Home, Excelsior Springs. Contributions are suggested to the Mosby Baptist Church. (Arrangements: Prichard Funeral Home, Excelsior Springs, MO, (816) 630-3131) PATRICIA LOUISE McVAY Patricia Louise McVay, 58, of Liberty, MO, passed away January 4, 2001, at Liberty Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m.

Monday, January 8, at Liberty Christian Church; burial in Fairview-New Hope Cemetery. Friends may call 10 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Liberty Christian Church organ fund. (Arrangements: Park Lawn Northland Chapel, (816) 781-8228) LOLA L.

MERSMAN Lola L. Mersman, 73, Grandview, MO, died January 2, 2001, at Herman Memorial Hospital in Houston, TX. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, January 8, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Longview Funeral Home, interment at Longview Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the family to help defray funeral expenses. Mrs Mersman was born August 31, 1927, in Montreal, MO. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred H. Mersman Sr. in 1994, survived by sons, Alfred H. Mersman Windsor, MO, Marty R. Mersman, Grandview, MO; daughter, Lola "Susie" Horn, Grandview.

MO; brother, Frank Wilson, Herman, MO; half sister, Lucille Flueger, Waynesville, MO; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. DEAN EDWARD MILLER Dean Edward Miller, 73, Spring Hill, KS, died Friday, January 5, 2001, at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, KS. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Monday, January 8, at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill nurnment in Spring Hill Cemetery later date. Friends may call 6-7 p.

Monday prior toe services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bell Choir at Spring Hill United Methodist Church. (Arrangements: Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill, KS) BERNARD P. OELKE Bernard P. Oelke, 73, Kansas MO, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2001, at home.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 6, at Muehlebach Funeral Home; interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. Mr. Oelke was born on June 9, 1927, in Cheyenne, WY. He was a radar meteorologist for the National Weather Service, retiring in 1974, after 20 years.

He was a Marine veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul L. Marguerite H. Oelke; son, Bradley P. Oelke (1994); granddaughter, Rachael N.

Oelke, (1975); and daughter-in-law, Charmaine Oelke (1999). Survivors include wife, Eleanor Oelke of the home; sons, Gary Lee Oelke of the home; Gregory Lane DeeDee Oelke, Springeld. MO, Dave Alfred Oelke and Charles Louis Oelke, both of Kansas City, MO, and Timothy Andrew Angela Oelke, Shawnee, KS; daughter-in-law, Nancy S. Oelke, Independence, MO; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. (Arrangements: Muehlebach Funeral Home) RUBY A.

PAUL Ruby A. Paul, 77. Concordia, MO, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 8, at Bethel United Church of Christ, Concordia, MO; burial in Bethel Cemetery, Concordia, MO.

Visitation will be after 3 p.m. on Sunday, with family receiving friends from 7:30 at Berg Mortuary, Concordia, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel United Church of Christ Cemetery or Concordia Senior Center. (Arrangements: Berg Mortuaries, Concordia, MO (660) 463-2266) JASON MICHAEL PHILLIPS Jason Michael Phillips, 19, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2001, at St. Joseph Health Center.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2001 at Duane E. Harvey Funeral Directors, Blue Ridge Chapel; burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Friends may call 11 a.m. until service www.hallskc.com time Monday, at the chapel.

Jason was born January 28, 1981, in Kansas City, MO, to Connie and Mike Parker and was a lifelong area resident. He attended school in the Hickman Mills School District. He stock car racer. He was a wonderful son, brother, an excellent father, and a very special "Bubba" to his nephews and nieces. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him.

He leaves one daughter, Destiny D. Phillips, Lee's Summit, MO; his parents, Connie and Mike Parker of the home; one brothers, Michael Mindy Parker, Phillips, Grandview, Kansas City, MO; MO; paternal grandfather, Jim Parker, Grandview, MO; paternal grandmother, Audra Parker and maternal grandmother, Margie Phillips, both of Kansas MO; paternal great- Rebecca Reed, Eldon, MO; two nephews, Dezmond and Isaiah and three nieces, Destiny, Dymond, and Makayla, and a host of family and friends. (Arrangements: Duane E. Harvey Funeral Directors (816) 763- 9100) LARRY D. REEVES Larry Dean Reeves, 45, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2000, at his home.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 2001, at the Hixson- Klein Funeral Home, Gower, MO. Inurnment in Allen Cemetery, Gower, MO. Larry was born December 27, 1955, 1 to Franklin and Dorothy (Keen) Reeves in Lebanon, MO. He grew up and attended school in Kansas City, MO.

He worked as a custodian for the Center School District in Kansas City for several years. Larry was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by one sister, Ann Cody, Cowgill, MO; two nieces, Dorothy George, New Point, MO and Denise Ledford, Lee's Summit, MO; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. (Arrangements: Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Gower, MO (816) 424-6481) MINNIE PESSETTO ROSTINE Minnie Pessetto Rostine, 94, Lexington, MO, died Friday, January 5, 2001, at Lexington Care Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m.

Monday, January 8, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lexington; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lexington. Friends may call 7-8 p.m. Sunday, January 7, at the Walker-Nadler Chapel, Lexington, where a rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church Altar Society. (Arrangements: WalkerNadler Funeral Home, Lexington, MO) WALTER L.

RUTLEDGE Walter L. Rutledge, 77, Lawrence, KS (formerly of Prairie Village, KS), died Sunday, December 24, 2000, at his residence in Lawrence. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday, January 19, 2001, at Old Mission United Methodist Church, Fairway, KS. Cremation; inurnment will 1 p.m.

Wednesday, January 10, at McGehee Cemetery, McGehee, AR. Memorials may be made to Hospice Care in Douglas County, Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044. Mr. Rutledge was born December 24, 1923, in Monroe, L.A, son of J.

Rutledge and Mary Elizabeth McMullen. He married Marie L. Jeanneret on January 13, 1946, in McGehee, AR. He was an auditor for the Firestone Tire Rubber Company (Bridgestone ne) for 33 years, retiring in 1982. He moved to Lawrence, KS, in August of 2000, from Prairie Village, KS.

He was a flight. instructor in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Marie Rutledge of the home; daughter, Rebecca Rutledge of Lawrence, KS; sisters, Ethel Thomas of North Little Rock, AR, Omera Selman of Little Rock, AR, and Dorothy Ramsey of Hoover, AL. (Arrangements: RumseyYost Funeral Home, Lawrence, KS) MAURICE SCHWALM Maurice Schwalm, 72, Kansas City, MO.

died January 3, 2001. Requiem Mass will be 4 p.m. Saturday, January 6, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes Kansas City, MO; inurnment in the Columbarium. Reception immediately following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Maurice was a graduate of Paseo High School and University of Kansas City. He was retired from the St. Paul Insurance Co.

Maurice was a published author of "Mo-Kan Ghosts," a member of Mensa, and a long-time member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Maurice is survived by his wife of 18 years, Ann Borcherding Schwalm and their beloved pets; sisterin-law and brother-in-law, Ruth and Steven Davis, Harrison, AR; mother-in-law, Mabel Ahmann Borcherding, Odessa, MO; uncle, William Anderson of Kansas City, MO; and cousins and friends. ALMA V. SCOTT Alma V.

Scott, 88, Mesa, AZ (formerly of Gladstone and Raymore, MO), died Wednesday, January 3, 2001, in Mesa, AZ. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2001, at. D.W. Newcomer's Sons White Chapel; interment in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Monday, at the chapel. Alma was born May 15, 1912 in Vinson, OK. She worked as a long distance telephone operator for Southwestern Bell, retiring in 1974 after 20 years. She was a member of the Red Bridge Church of Christ.

Alma was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Raymond P. Scott in 1984; her son, Raymond P. Scott Jr. in 1978; and her grandson, Russell Scott in 1995. She is survived by her sons and their wives, Charles and Margie Scott, Chandler, AZ, Jerry and Judy Scott, Raymore, MO, Gary and Emily Scott, Warner, OK; one sister, Virginia Messure, Gilroy, CA; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

(Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons White Chapel) NEWSPAPER DELIVERY QUESTIONS? To start a subscription or report a delivery or billing problem, call your metro area carrier or the Star Company's Customer Service Department at 234-4545 for delivery of missed copiesMonday-Friday 6:30 am to 10:30 am Saturday 6:30 am to 11:30 am Sunday 8:00 to 12:30 pm THE KANSAS CITY STAR ANTHONY SPINO Anthony Spino, 70, northeast Kansas City, MO, away Wednesday, January 3, 2001, at his home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, JanuHary 8, at St. Vincent DePaul Roman Church, 3106 Flora; burial in Cemetery.

Catholic, Friends may call 2-9 p.m. Sunday, at Passantino Bros. Chapel, 2117 Indep. where the Rosary will be said at 6 p.m. Please omit flowers.

Anthony owned and operated Tony's Auto Park at 701 Grand, the same site of the Soup House, which he and his late wife, Antoinette, operated from 1964- 1966. 1 The location is now Anthony's Restaurant Lounge, where he was a partner with his son, Anthony. Anthony was preceded in death by his wife, Antoinette Tarantino Spino; parents, Isodore and Jennie Spino; father-in-law and motherin-law, Tony and Angeline Tarantino; brothers, Nazio Spino and Joseph Spino; brother-in-law, Anthony Tarantino and sister-in-law, Florence Simone Older. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony "Butch" and Teresa Spino, Joseph and Josephine Spino, Domonic and DeAnna Spino; sister, Pearl Cervello; sisters-in-law, Joey Tarantino and Marie Spino; grandchildren, Anthony Joe, Vito, Antoinette, Georgianna, Domonic, Maria; many nephews, cousins, and best friends, John Pace, Joe Pace, Henry Hamilton, Joe Sacco, and Lawrence Musso. Pallbearers: John Pace, Joe Sacco, Steve Morgan, Henry Hamilton, George Disciacca, Joe Cervello, Isodore Spino, Joe Tarantino.

Honorary Pallbearers: Lawrence Musso, George Smith, Ross Lipari, Joe Pace, Joe T. Pace. (Arr: Passantino Bros.) ANTHONY SPINO MAXINE A. STAGEBERG Maxine A. Stageberg, 74, Overland Park, KS, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2001.

Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday, January 8, at the Atonement Lutheran Church, 9948 Metcalf. Graveside services will be private at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Atonement Lutheran Church. Mrs.

Stageberg was born February 1, 1926 in Fairfax, MN. She was married to Robert D. Stageberg for 54 years and was a member of the Atonement Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert; one daughter, Deborah Eaverson and her husband, Robert; two granddaughters, Sarah and Anna. (Arrangements: D.W.

Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel) GARY L. STREVEL JR. Gary L. Strevel 35, Liberty, MO. passed away Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Menorah Medical Center.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, January 8, at Park Lawn Funeral Home; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Friends may call 1-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Mr. Strevel was born July 24, 1965, in Kansas City, MO. He was a volunteer for the Seniors Group of Liberty. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Jayne and Rusty Saighman, Plattsburg, MO; father, Gary Strevel Grand Prairie, TX; two sisters, Donna Bingham, Liberty, MO, and Jacquelyn Strevel, Arlington, TX; three stepbrothers, John Saighman, Claycomo, MO, Donald Topeka, KS, and Bear SaighSmithville, MO; stepsister, Cristine Lewis, St. Paris, OH; and maternal grandmother, Jane Morgan, Frederick, MD.

(Arrangements: Park Lawn Funeral Home, (816) 523-1234) LaREINE A. SWANN LaReine A. Swann, age 92, of Kansas City, MO, passed away January 2, 2001, at Carondelet Manor. Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 6, at Christ the King Church; interment at Mt.

Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call a.m. Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor. Mrs.

Swann was born November 27, 1908, in Kansas City, MO. Before she was married, she worked for Sears and Woodmen of the World. After raising her family, she went to work as a Secretary for Little Sisters of the Poor for 15 years. She was a member of Christ the King Church and a former longtime member of St. James parish.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Swann in 1999. Survivors include a son, Raymond C. and wife, Kathleen Swann, of Kansas City, MO; daughters, Suzanne S. and husband, Charles Adams, of Kansas City, MO, Eleanor A.

Swann, of Kansas City, MO, LaReine L. and husband, Richard Kelley, of Kansas City, MO; Mary C. and husband, Dennis St. Clair, of Chesterfield, MO: and Margaret D. and husband, Jerome Galvin, of Barrington, IL; sister-in-law.

Sister Margaret M. Swann, Dubuque, IA; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. (Arrangements: Muehlebach Funeral Home) LOUISE HUGHES THOMPSON Louise Hughes Thompson, 90, Kansas City, MO, died Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Manor. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2001, at D.W.

Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf. Cremation. Inurnment will be at a later date in Crown Hill Cemetery, Excelsior Springs, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the International Loan Fund of Beta Sigma Phi. Louise was born August 14, 1910, in Kansas City, MO.

She grew up in Excelsior Springs, MO and spent most of her life in Kansas City, MO. She was the retired Director of Special Services for Beta Sigma Phi. She had 1 been a member of Beta Sigma Phi since its inception. She married Ray Hughes; he preceded her in death in 1951. Louise later married Claude Thompson; he passed away in 1985.

Louise is survived by a daughter, Michele Hughes and her husband, Terry Chapman of Leawood, KS; son, Terry and his wife, Judy Hughes, Kansas City, MO; brother, Bernays Burnette, Merriam, KS; stepdaughter, Carol and her husband, Dennis Cushing, Overland Park, KS; "brother" Joseph Morgan, Liberty, MO; 10 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren. ROBIN L. WHITE 3, L. White, 45, Raytown, MO. passed away Wednesday, January 2001, at St.

Luke's Hospital. Funeral services will be 6 p.m Sunday, January 7, at Charter Funer- Sons Chapel, 5000 Blue Ridge Cutoff, Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday, at the chapel. Mr.

White was born May 22, 1955. He graduated from UMKC in 1995. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Raytown Optimist Club. Mr. White was an Alderman from 1995-2000 and was Raytown's Mayor Pro-Tem from 1999-2000.

He was a network systems engineers for Ex-Op of Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Christine and children, Amber Marie and Jason, all of the home; brother, Richard H. White, Littleton, CO; mother, Cherie White Meyerhoff and stepfather, Alan G. Meyerhoff, Panama City, Fl; many other relatives and special friends. (Arrangements: Charter Funerals (816) 921-5555) MILDRED M.

ZONKO Mildred M. Zonko, 72, Kansas City, KS, died Thursday, January 4, 2001, at Trinity Lutheran Manor in Merriam, KS. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 8, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kansas City, KS; burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kansas City, KS.

Friends may call 5-7 p.m. Sunday, January 7, at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs, KS. Mrs. Zonko was born March 22, 1928, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and was a resident of Wilkes -Barre until 1967, then moved to Kansas, City, King KS. Catholic She Church.

member She was of preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Charles Zonko, in 1994. She is survived by one son, Charles and wife. Bonnie Zonko of Shawnee, KS; four brothers, Richard and wife, Ann Savner, Jerry and wife, Phyllis Savner, and Bob and wife, Audrey Savner, all of Kansas City, KS, and Leonard and wife, Mary Fountain Hills, AZ; and two granddaughters, Lauren and Victoria Zonko of Shawnee, KS. (Arrangements: Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs, KS) TAKE THE STAR INTO YOUR LIFE TODAY. To subscribe: 816-234-STAR 'Memorial' Service Guaranteed Providing quality funeral, cremation, and cemetery service with care, compassion and dignity.

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