Lorraine (Clouser)Klepac
1921-2013

Lorraine (Clouser)Klepac, 91, St. Joseph, formerly of Kansas City Missouri, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at Northcare Hospice, North Kansas City Hospital.
She was born October 16, 1921 to Lloyd Guiles and Juna Faye (Swearingen) Sebby in Osborn, Missouri.
She married John Klepac. He preceded her in death.
As a young woman, she owned and operated a beauty parlor in St. Joseph. Upon moving to Kansas City, she became an office manager for Sinclair & Valentine, Inc. in North Kansas City retiring in the early 80’s. Mrs. Klepac was a member of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and volunteered at Heartland Regional Medical Center after retiring.
Lorraine enjoyed traveling with bank groups and was known by her grandchildren and friends as “Baba”.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Lloyd “Bud” Sebby.
Survivors: son, Randy Clouser (Pat), Kansas City, Missouri; grandson, Jason Clouser, Overland Park, Kansas; and granddaughter, Melanie Clouser, Kansas City, Missouri.
Graveside Service & Interment: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, Memorial Park Cemetery. Care provided by Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family requests memorial gifts be made to Harvest Ball Society, PO Box 34423, Kansas City, Missouri 64116. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Betty J. Shope, 77, formerly of Allen, Ks, passed away Friday, June 28, 2013 at her son’s home in St. Joseph, surrounded by family.

Born February 14, 1936, the daughter of Harry and Hazel Adkins Milam.

On March 26, 1953, she married Irving (Hap) Shope, he preceded her in death October 6, 1992.

Betty worked for USD 251 as a bus driver for many years and as summer custodial help. She also worked at the senior center in Allen, KS.

Preceding her in death are her parents; her husband; four brothers; one sister and grandson Jason Meyer.

Survivors include ten children, Barbara (Don) Meyer, Savannah, Mo; Rick Shope, White City, Ks; Glenda (Dan) Kerstetter, Leon, Ks; Kathy Woodwood, Jacksonville, Fl; Gloria (Rick) Darrow, Easton, Ks; Ron (Deb) Shope, Emporia, Ks; Gerald (Heather) Shope, St. Joseph, Mo; Jackie (Rich) Leakey, Winchester, Ks; Don (Christy) Shope, DeSoto, Ks; and Kim Hodge, Silver Lake, Ks; twenty-five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

Services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Allen Youth Center under direction of Clark-Sampson Funeral Home. Interment following in Allen Cemetery, Allen, Ks. Visitation will be one hour prior to service.

Memorials are suggested to Allen Youth Center, Allen, Ks 66833 or Hands of Hope Hospice, 137 N. Belt Highway, St. Joseph, Mo 64506.

Online condolences and obituary at www.clarksampson.com

Gladys Howard
1926-2013

Gladys Howard, 87, St. Joseph, Missouri died Thursday, June 27, 2013 at North Kansas City Hospital.

She was born January 22, 1926 to Basil and Nelle Howard in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

She worked for Quaker Oats as a receptionist for thirty-five years.

Gladys was a proud resident of St. Joseph, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and three sisters, Joann Howard, Irene Lemasters, and Ilo Lickteig.
Survivors: sisters, Betty Kramer, Shawnee, Kansas, Carol Willis, North Kansas City, Missouri, Bess Mickaelson (Ron), Leawood, Kansas, Patsy Meton, Overland Park, Kansas and Cathy Worley (Ken), North Kansas City, Missouri; brothers, John Howard (Mary), Marysville, Kansas and Robert Howard (Carlyn), St. Joseph, Missouri; twenty-one nieces and nephews; as well as great nieces and nephews; and great-great nieces and nephews.

Services: 1:00 P.M. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. The family requests memorial gifts made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of the donor’s choice. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Stanley E. “Gene” Ruoff
1937-2013

Stanley E. “Gene” Ruoff, 75, St. Joseph, Missouri born November 3, 1937 went to be with his heavenly father on June 24, 2013.
Gene married Janice Blodgett in Union Star on November 23, 1958. She survived of the home.
He spent his life in the Union Star area where he farmed and worked at the Union Star Elevator. After retirement Gene farmed with his son in Chillicothe.
Gene was a member of the former Union Star Christian Church and was currently a member of Central Christian Church in St. Joseph.
Gene enjoyed driving his Case in tractor cruises and watching the Mean Green Pulling Team with his sons and grandsons.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn and Helen (Barton) Ruoff.
Survivors: Children, Terry (Carla) Ruoff, St. Joseph, Chris (Brenda) Ruoff, Chillicothe, Stephanie Ruoff, St. Joseph and Kathleen (Marco) Rangel, Kansas City; grandchildren, Adam (Alena), Cody, Connor, Colby and Christina Rangel; one great-granddaughter, Rylin Ruoff; siblings, Allan, Rick, Randy, Jeanette, Wanda, Sandy and their families.
Services: 10:00 A.M. Thursday, Central Christian Church. Interment Union Star Cemetery, Union Star, Missouri. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends may call after 5:00 P.M. Wednesday. Mr. Ruoff will be removed from Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory to arrive at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Luke’s Heart Transplant Program or Midwest Transplant Network. He was patient 289 to receive a heart transplant at St. Lukes. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Akima Aguer Garang

1971-2013

Akima Aguer Garang, 42, St. Joseph, Missouri died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1971 in Wangulei, South Sudan. Survivors: children, Agot Manyang and Alier and Mach Mayom; and numerous other family and friends. Services: 3:00 P.M. Saturday, 1st Lutheran Church. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

 

Grace Jean (Frisby) Davidson

1922-2013

Grace Jean (Frisby) Davidson, 90, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at a healthcare facility in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born July 9, 1922 to Jackson C. and Gladys (Selby) Frisby in Bethany, Missouri. Grace Jean attended district county schools and graduated from Bethany High School and Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri. She taught thirty-one years in schools in Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois. Grace married Dale C. Davidson on May 23, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri. He preceded her in death on August 11, 2002. While living in Kansas City, Missouri, she worked in the offices of Locke Stove Company and Sinclair Coal Company, taught four years in Raytown (a suburb of Kansas City), and was a proof reader for a publishing company. After they welcomed a baby daughter, work and teaching were “on hold” for a few years. Wilson and Company transferred them to Denver, Colorado, then Chicago, Illinois. Dale retired from his position in 1988, and, at the end of the school year, they sold their home in suburban Chicago and made their way to St. Joseph, Missouri. She was a former member of the American Association of University Women and an honorary speech society. Grace was also a member of the Church of Christ, where she taught children’s Bible classes and women’s Bible classes most of her adult life. Grace was also preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Kathleen Frisby and Lucile Longfellow. Survivors: daughter, Janet Davidson; grandson, David Davidson; brother, James C. Frisby(Hazel); sister, Louise Thomas; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Services: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Iowa. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to Diabetes Association and Autism Society. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

 

 

Blanche Marguarite Arms, 97, Maryville, Missouri died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at her home in Maryville, Missouri.

Blanche was born January 23, 1916 in Altamont, Missouri, the daughter of the late Lewis Alfred and Ethel Blanche (Grieve) Smith.

Blanche was a 1933 graduate of Westboro High School, Westboro, Missouri. On January 14, 1934 she was married to Gilbert Meredith Arms in Westboro.

She was a homemaker and later was employed by Northwest Missouri State University where she had worked 22 years in the housekeeping department.

Blanche was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women (Naomi-Phoebe Circle), Care Group, and the former Herron Homemaking
Club all of Maryville.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gilbert (1988), daughter, Myrna Lawson (1996), two brothers, Lee A. and Lewis W. Smith.

Surviving are sons, Walter (Marianna) Arms, Dalton, Georgia, Robert (Karan) Arms, Fort Worth, Texas, Charles (Anita) Arms, Greenville, South Carolina, daughter, Donna (Ed) Roush, Maryville, son-in-law Palmer Lawson, Pacific, Missouri, 6 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 4 step-great grandchildren, and one great great grandson.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM, Sunday, June 23, at the Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, June 24, at the First United Methodist Church, Maryville. Burial will be in the Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Maryville.

Memorials: First United Methodist Church or SSM Hospice and Home Care Foundation, both of Maryville.

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Wilbur LeRoy Hilbert, 91, of Maryville, Missouri, (formerly of Skidmore,
Missouri) died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Golden Living Care Center,
Maryville.

Wilbur was born on January 20, 1922, West of Maryville, the son of Curtis
Clarkson and   Mildred Cora (Brown) Hilbert.  After  graduating from
Skidmore High School he joined the US Army.  Wilbur was awarded three (3)
Bronze Stars, a Good Conduct Medal, a Presidential Citation and a Purple
Heart for his service during World War II.  After he was discharged from the
Army in 1945, he came home to Nodaway County to farm with his family.

Wilbur was a member of the Skidmore, Missouri Christian Church.

Preceding Wilbur in death were his parents and a brother: Lawrence Hilbert.
He is survived by nephews: Larry Hilbert, Soloman, Kansas; Roger Hilbert,
Bennett, Colorado Rick Hilbert, Mound City, Missouri and John Hilbert,
Bloomfield, Iowa; three cousins:  Margaret Goslee, and Eva Peter, both of
Skidmore and Beverly Myers, Canton, South Dakota.

Visitation is anytime at Price Funeral Home, Maryville where
funeral services will be held 10:30 AM, Tuesday, June 25, 2013 with burial
in Miriam Cemetery, Maryville.

Graveside Military Services will be conducted by James Edward Gray American
Legion Post 100, Maryville.

Price Funeral Home (www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com