Randall Lee Shade
1963-2015

Randall Lee Shade 51, of Saint Joseph, Missouri passed away Tuesday June 30, 2015 at Mosaic Life Care. He was born September 10, 1963 in St. Joseph, Missouri, son of Wanda & Carl Shade. He married Debra Webber Shade on July 2, 2001 and she survives of the home. He attended Lafayette high school and worked at Midwest Scrap and Missouri Iron Metal – salesman and welder. Randy was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Stanley and Dennis Shade, and sister, Carlene Shade. He is survived by wife, Debra Shade of the home, two sons, Josh Shade and Greggory Taylor a daughter, Barbara Webber, all of St. Joseph, MO., 3 grandchildren: Zayden, Blayke and Tyler. He will be cremated under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home. There are no scheduled visitation or memorial services at this time. Memorials are requested to the Randall Lee Shade Memorial fund in care of the Rupp Funeral Home. Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com
 

Dale Anderson
1926-2015

Dale Anderson, 88, of St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his home.

Dale was born in Agency, Missouri to Paul and Vernia (Gibson) Anderson
He served in the US Army during Korean Conflict and was a farmer in the Agency and Helena areas for more than 40 years before retiring and moving to St. Joseph.
Dale was Preceded in death by parents; brother, Howard and infant sister, Nadine; son, Scott; daughter, Dorothea (Dee Dee) Worley.
Survivors: Daughter, Cindy (Tom) O’Brien, Liberty, MO; Sons, Mike (Linda), Helena, MO; Dan (Jolene), Agency, MO; Edward (Marla), Clarksville, AR; Philip (Amanda), Florida; Sisters, Luray Jones and Darleen (Bill) Young, St. Joseph and Melba Chambers, Agency, MO; 13 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services 10:00 AM Friday at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel.
Interment Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 6:00 PM Thursday at our chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday.

 

Robert “Babe” L. Shimer
1932-2015

Robert “Babe” L. Shimer 83, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 20, 1932 in St. Joseph, MO, son of Nellie and Earl Shimer. He proudly served in our United States Army and is a veteran of the Korean War where he was captured and became a Prisoner of War for three months in Korea. He worked at Armour over 20 years, Land Construction and owned and operated Shimer paving company. He loved trap shooting, and fishing the Missouri river. He was a member of the American Legion Post 359, VFW post 6760, 4F Flathead club, the St. Joseph Yaught Club and the Lake Contrary Lake Association. Babe was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Donald Easter, Jr., sister, Doris King, and his faithful companion – Snooty Sue Shimer. Survivors include, wife, Toni Shimer of the home, eight children: Beany (Alfred) Shunk, Kelly (Doug) Schmeidler, Chrissy (John) Rosenthal, Donna (Calvin) Miller, David (Cheryl) Easter, Waynie (Shiela) Wilson, Jason Wilson, and Stephanie Wilson, 30 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, three sisters, Virginia Lavadure, Betty Frazee, and Patty Kincaid, five brothers, William, Dale, Donald, Earl, and James Shimer.People will forget about what you said, about what you did, but they will never forget about how you made them feel. You will never be forgotten Babe!
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 am, on Friday, July 3, 2015 at Rupp Funeral Home, with Pastor Rob Diamond officiating, The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday at the Rupp Funeral Home. The Interment will be at the Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are requested to the Wounded Warriors. Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com.

 

Ruby Nellie Webster Munshaw
1918-2015

Ruby Nellie Webster Munshaw, loving and devoted wife, for 63 years, and a partner in ministry, to the late Reverend Joseph J. Munshaw was born December 6, 1918 in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, and died June 9, 2015 , at 1 o’clock at the Oregon Care Center, Oregon, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur H. Webster and Anna Crystal Webster; two brothers George and Lorne Webster, and a sister Ruth Clark.

Ruby is survived by three sons,who were with her, Dr. Joseph Arthur Munshaw (and wife Coke Hennessy) of Manchester, Missouri, John William Munshaw (and wife Joyce) of Oregon, Missouri, and Robert Wayne Munshaw of Independence, Missouri. She also is survived by eight grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.

When she was four years old her family moved from Canada to Central Point, Oregon, where she grew up and graduated valedictorian of her senior class in 1936. In 1943 she became a U.S. citizen.

When she was seven, Ruby was asked to become the pianist for her church. This began a lifetime of music ministry that lasted more than eighty years. She played piano, organ, and autoharp. She directed and accompanied church choir cantatas at the Methodist churches in Guilford, Barnard, Bolckow, Oregon, and Forest City, Missouri. Even when her eyesight and memory were failing, she brought comfort and joy to herself and others playing the piano and organ at the Oregon Care Center, where she resided in the last years of her life.

At her request, her body was cremated. A memorial service celebrating the life of Ruby Munshaw will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the Price Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri. A visitation will occur one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Inter-Serv, 200 Cherokee St., St. Joseph, MO. 64504, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Price Funeral Home, Maryville, is in charge of arrangements. Online information is at www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com