Obituaries

The family of LeeRoy Martens Jr., formerly of Richmond, announces his peaceful passing on June 17, 2026, at Parkway Assisted Living in Blue Springs, Missouri.

Shirley Anita Judd, 89, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2026, at North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City.

Mary Ann Bartel, 87, of Concordia, MO, died Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at the Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia.

Wayne Englebert Scheible, 85, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.

Frederick “Fred” Homer Monteil, Jr., 75, of Richmond, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at his home.

Lois Maureen Chalmers, 82, of Kearney, passed away Monday, June 15, 2026, at North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City.

Joyce P. Johnston, age 96, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Indian Hills, Chillicothe, Missouri. Joyce was born the daughter of George and Alma (Hockenson) Bilquist on February 12, 1930, in Atherton, Missouri….

Ronald Henry “Ron” Burfeind, 89 of rural Malta Bend, MO died Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Higginsville resident, Dennis Hubert “Denny” Grannemann, 86, died Friday, June 12.

Higginsville resident, Howard Nelson Fisher, 102, died Tuesday, June 9.