Jose Luis Bravo Gonzalez
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Jose Luis Bravo Gonzalez, 48, of Garnett, KS passed away on November 13, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Private family services have been held. Burial will take place in Santa Ana, Guanajuato, Mexico.
William "Bill" Christopher Hansen II
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- Published: 01 December 2020
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William “Bill” Christopher Hansen II passed away on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the age of 81. Bill is preceded in death by his father and mother William C. Hansen I and Dixie Dean Small, stepfather James “Jimbo” Small, and his sister, Barbara Lasta. Bill is lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Elizabeth. The couple wed on February 16, 1966 at Guardian Angels Church in Kansas City, MO. He is survived by a sister, Jackie Blasco of Independence, MO, sons William Christopher III “Chris” (Melissa) of Overland Park, KS, Brian (Sheila) of Shawnee, KS, Kevin (Pam) of Lexington, TN, and Darin (Kara) of Roeland Park, KS. He was a proud “Grampy” to Cal, Libby, Emma, Clare, Hannah, Drew, Hank, Jett, and Luke.
Bill was born in Kansas City, MO on July 28, 1939. He graduated from Glennon High School in 1957. Bill was a proud United States veteran, serving in the Air Force from 1958 to 1963. He worked as an electrician for over 50 years through the IBEW Local 124 and spent most of his time at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Bill was an avid sportsman and enjoyed bowling, fishing, golfing, and hunting. He enjoyed coaching and watching his sons play sports as they grew up, and later attending his grandkids’ events and activities. He was a founding member of the adoration chapel at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Roeland Park, Kansas and faith played a large role in his life.
Bill’s family is eternally grateful to the caregivers at Addington Place of Prairie Village and at Ascend Hospice for all of their love and support. Bill prayed the rosary daily, always asking for help and guidance for all of his friends and family. Please consider offering one for him.
Kevin R. Hill
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Elise M. Johnson
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Elsie, also called Cookie, worked at Fisher Body Auto Plant in the paint division before leaving due to a work injury. As a Certified Nursing Assistant, she loving cared for all of her elderly clients. She also served as a house manager in a home for unwed mothers. She made friends wherever she lived, Grand Rapids and Lansing, MI., Martin, TN., Iowa City, IA., or Kansas City, KS. Elsie encouraged her friends through her greeting card ministry. Elsie will be remembered for her contagious laughter, fantastic cooking skills, and her love and care for people who hurt. All of this was born out of her love for her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. She gives all the glory and honor to Him who enabled her to finish the race of life with success.
Condolences, cards, and gifts can be sent to Kansas City Funeral Directors, c/o Jackie Lynch, 4880 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, KS 66106 in support of Elsie’s children and the ministry work she supported.
Lena Mae Espey
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Ela Shacklett
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On October 30, 2020, Ela Shacklett, loving wife, mother of two children and two grandchildren, beloved teacher for visually impaired children, passed away at the age of 85 from Covid.riding their bikes to board a boat in the last open harbor. They moved to Curacao, an island in the Dutch West Indies and then to New York a few years later. She grew up in Rye, New York and received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University. In 1957 she married Richard “Dick” Shacklett of Wichita, Kansas and they settled in New Jersey where Ela worked as a school teacher. They had a daughter, Renee, and moved to Wyoming where Dick was the minister in the Episcopal Church. They had a son, David, and shortly thereafter, permanently moved to Kansas City.
Ela dedicated her life to serving others. She was a teacher for more than 30 years for blind and partially sighted pre-schoolers at the CCVI, Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired, in Kansas City. Even after retirement, Ela continued to volunteer at the school. For many years, Ela was the president of ACLD, the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities. She volunteered to help parents, teachers and administrators understand and provide services for
children with learning disabilities. Countless evenings were spent with parents from all over the state who could not get an appropriate education for their child. Ela was an activist and
pushed to pass legislation guaranteeing that all children have the right to an education. Although Ela was recognized for her work, even by the Kansas City Chiefs, her greatest reward
was seeing her students grow up and learn to overcome challenges. Ela was a devoted mother to David and Renee. She encouraged their activities and was always there when they needed help. Special memories included long summer camping trips to national parks in the western states, visits to Dutch relatives and April vacations to Padre Island, Texas. Ela loved her granddaughters’ summer visits, gardening, making crabapple jelly, attending cultural events, and evenings watching whodunits with a cat on her lap. She always
wanted to travel and was able to go to Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. She kept busy, but was never too busy to help out a friend or donate time to those in need. Ela is survived by her husband, Richard Shacklett, her son David, daughter Renee and her husband Terry, and her two granddaughters, Madeleine and Jacqueline. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired: https://ccvi.org/donate-today.
Jesus Eduardo Macias Aguero
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Jesus Eduardo Macias Aguero, 22, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on October 15, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. A private family visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 27 at Kansas City Funeral Directors. A private family Mass will take place on Wednesday, October 28 with burial to follow at Bonner Springs City Cemetery in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
Eduardo is survived by his loving parents, Jesus Macias & Benita Aguero; his loving brother, Ricardo Macias Aguero; and many more family members and friends. Eduardo will be deeply missed and never forgotten.
Charles Ray "Chuck" Dickerson
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Charles Ray “Chuck” Dickerson passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the age of 45. A memorial service for Chuck will be announced at a later date.
Chuck was born in Ft. Scott Kansas to Corrine Parker and Charles Dickerson. He attended Northeast High School In Arma Kansas. He liked Kenpo; and enjoyed being outside tinkering with anything he could get his hands on. Chuck always enjoyed the company of his family and close friends.
Chuck was preceded in death by one son, Kevin Fleck of Cherokee, Kansas; maternal grandparents, Della Mae Keeling and Emmett Ray Goodwin; and paternal grandparents Pascal E. and Rose Dickerson.
Chuck is survived by his parents, Corrine Parker (Allen) of Mulberry, Kansas and Charles Dickerson (Nancy) of McCune, Kansas; sisters, Ashley Amayo of Williamsburg, Kansas, Tanya Compton of Mulberry, Kansas, and Tiffany Webb of Kansas City, Kansas. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Chuck will be dearly missed and never forgotten.
Brian Sexton
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Brian Sexton, 58, of Lake Winnebago, Mo. passed away very unexpectedly Oct. 22, 2020. Brian was born on October 10, 1962 at St Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO to Betsy Lee Hesser and William Charles Sexton. Brian attended and graduated Hickman Mills schools in 1981. He was devastated when he lost his father, Bill, in February 1981. He attended Longview Community College and graduated with an Associates Degree in Applied Science in 1984. Brian married his high school sweetheart Jill Thomsen in 1986. Brian spent his entire 36 year career working in the plumbing and plumbing fixtures industry. He loved his boss, Billy Welker and his wife, Lisa Welker, owners of B&L Plumbing, their kids, Jace, Josh and Dustin and his coworkers. They were just like family to him. He was a very kind hearted man who loved his boys, his wife, his mom, his sister, his animals, living at Lake Winnebago and Chiefs football.
He loved being The Captain and taking his friends and family for rides around the lake.
He let his wife adopt any stray animal she ever brought home and never once complained about it. Over their 34 year marriage, they adopted 15 homeless dogs and he loved them all to the end. He stopped on busy roads to move turtles out of harm's way. He never met a dog he didn't like. He was a foster and adoptive parent.
Brian was an organ donor, he had signed his donor card years ago because of a friend who needed a kidney and never got one. They said his donation would help a hundred and fifty people.
He loved his boys, Aaron and Vince, more than life himself.
He was thrilled to have a wonderful new daughter-in-law, Emma Lamberton Sexton. The proudest days of his life were when Aaron graduated from UCM with finance degree and when Vince became an A-10 mechanic and crew chief in the United States Air Force and served our country in Afghanistan. The world needs more husband's, dad's, son's and brother's like Brian.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Jill Sexton, of the home , his son and daughter-in-law Aaron and Emma Sexton of Glendale, Colorado, Vince Sexton of Denver Colorado, his beloved mother Betsy Sexton of Lee's Summit, Missouri, his his sister Lori Markham and husband David of Lee's Summit, MO, and their children Gabrielle, Jackson (Madison) , Tanner and Olivia He is also survived by his amazing aunts Janice Bossing (Lewis Bossing) of Wilmington, NC and Vicky Bradford of Denver, Colorado, and 2 cousins, Lewis Bossing of Washington, DC, snd Bill Bossing (Meghan) of Raleigh-Durham NC. Missing Brian every day also are his beloved pets, Winston Rudder, Trevor Dean, Ruby Tuesday and Miss Kitty Margaret.
In lieu of flowers, he would have appreciated any donations to Wayside Waifs or any animal rescue charity of your choice.
