Archived Marriage Records
Vera E. Corbett
Date of Death: 09-11-2001
Service Information
Location: Porter Chapel
Date: 09-15-2001 Time: 10:00 AM
Obituary
Vera Edna Corbett, 88, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at Trinity Lutheran Manor. Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 15, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, Kansas. Burial in Highland Park Cemetery. Friends may call 9-10 A.M. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to the AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY 9201 WARD PARKWAY, SUITE 300, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64114. Vera was born April 14, 1913, in Kansas City, Kansas and was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. She was a Dental Assistant and Office Manager for Dr. Aubrey Gentry for 23 years, retiring in 1980. She was a member of the Overland Park Presbyterian Church, lifetime member of the PTA, and was past president of the Kansas State Dental Assistant Association. She was preceded by her husband, Harry and two sons, Jack and Paul. She is survived by a sister, Edith Allison, Mission, KS, aunt, Ann Blowers, Prairie Village, KS 9 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and 5 nieces and nephews.
Lola L. Turner
Date of Death: 09-08-2001
Service Information
Location: Porter Chapel
Date: 09-17-2001 Time: 2:00 PM
Obituary
Lola L. Turner, 88, of Oregon City, OR, formerly of Kansas City, KS died Sat., Sept. 8, 2001 at the Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin, OR. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.m. Monday, Sept. 17th at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minn. Ave., KCKs. 66102. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, KCKs. Friends may call from 1-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 2900 Minnesota Ave. KCKS 66102. Lola was born Sept. 16, 1912, in Lansing, KS. and had lived in KCKs for most of her life before moving to be near her daughter in Oregon in 1999. She was employed with the W.T. Grant Department Store in KCKs. for 16 years where she retired as the office manager in 1980. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert in 1967, and sister, Phyllis Pike in 1963. Survivors include her daughter, Alice Marie Sherwin, of West Linn, Oregon; 2 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home, KCKs 913-621-6400)
Rose E. Taylor
Date of Death: 11-07-2001
Service Information
Location: Porter Funeral Home
Date: 11-10-2001 Time: 10:30 AM
Obituary
Rose E. Taylor, 88, of Kansas City, KS, died Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 10, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS. Burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 9:30-10:30 A.M. Saturday at the Porter Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice of Kansas City . Rose was born February 19, 1913, in Iuka, KS and had been a resident of Kansas City, KS most of her life. She was a Registered Nurse for Bethany Hospital and Providence Medical Center for 17 years retiring in 1971. She was a member of Community of Christ Church. She was preceded in death by her husband William B. Taylor in 1979. She is survived by 2 daughters Vicki Womack, Sherry McCarthy, both of Kansas City, KS, 3 grandsons Todd, Rodney, Andrew, 2 great-granddaughters Sorrella and Lilly. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Blanche M. Mathas
Date of Death: 09-08-2001
Service Information
Location: Porter Chapel
Date: 09-11-2001 Time: 2:00 PM
Obituary
Blanche May Mathas, 87, Bonner Springs, KS, died Saturday, September 8, 2001 at the CLC of Bonner Springs. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 11, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, Kansas 66102. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call 1-2 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Action, Inc. 1831 Minnesota Ave. KCKs 66102 or to First Presbyterian Church, 4000 Victory Dr., Kansas City, KS. . Blanche was born October 30, 1913, in Kansas City, KS and was a lifelong area resident. She had been a switchboard operator for 15 years with Montgomery Ward's before retiring in 1984. She was a member and former deaconness of the First Presbyterian Church of Kansas City, KS. Blanche was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Howard Mathas who died March 21, 1974. There are no immediate survivors. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS 913-621-6400)
Willard E. Kampmeier
Date of Death: 09-07-2001
Service Information
Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Date: 09-10-2001 Time: 11:00 AM
Obituary
Willard Ernest Kampmeier, 90, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Friday, September 7, 2001 at Providence Medical Center. Visitation will be 10-11 A.M. Monday September 10 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 18th and Washington Blvd., Kansas City, KS. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 A.M. Burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cancer Action, Inc. 1831 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS 66102, or The American Heart Association 6800 W. 93rd Overland Park, KS 66212. Willard was born February 25, 1911, in Kansas City, KS. He graduated from Wyandotte High School, where he was in the Drama Club and Marching Band. He later attended Kansas City Kansas Junior College. He married
Edith Jane Minturn. He worked two years for the United States Postal Service, and 40 years for the Phillips Petroleum Fairfax Refinery, retiring in 1976. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He is survived by a son, Willard Earl Kampmeier, Silver Lake, KS, a daughter, Sharon Malcolm, Kansas City, KS, 7 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Ronald E. Hillers
Date of Death: 09-16-2001
Service Information
Location: Christ the King Catholic Church
Date: 09-07-2001 Time: 11:00 AM
Obituary
Ronald E. "Bud" Hillers, 85, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at his home. The Funeral Liturgy will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 7, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd Kansas City, KS 66104. Burial in Mt. Calvary Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 10-11:00 A.M. Friday at the church. The family suggests memorials to the church. Bud was born March 14, 1916, in Kansas City, KS. and had been a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. He was a switchman for the Union Pacific Railroad for 30 years, before retiring in 1981. He was an Army veteran, a member of the VFW and the Eagles Lodge, St. Anthony and Christ the King Parishes. He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister. Bud is survived by his wife, Frances Hillers, of the home., two daughters, Lee Jennings, Littleton, CO, Sharon Perkins, Littleton, CO, two brothers, Kenneth and Bill Hillers, both of Kansas City, KS, a sister, Mary Hillers, Kansas City, KS, two grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Rosella Fink
Date of Death: 09-05-2001
Service Information
Location: Memorial Park Cemetery
Date: 09-07-2001 Time: 1:00 PM
Obituary
Rosella Fink, 97, of Kansas City, MO, died Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at the Saint Joseph Health Center. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 7, at Memorial Park Cemetery, 3223 N. 18th St., K.C.KS. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Keystone Class at the Colonial Presbyterian Church, K.C.MO. Rosella was born May 4, 1904, to Charles and Rose Bash in Ferrelview, MO and was a lifetime Kansas City area resident. She was a member and active in many of the organizations at the Colonial Presbyterian Church and was a past president of the Central Grade School PTA in K.C.KS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Fink in 1978 who had been an architect in the K.C. area and a son, Richard Lee Fink. She is survived by a son and his wife, K. William and Mary Ellen Fink, K.C.MO, grandson and his wife, Steven and Becki Fink, K.C.MO, granddaughter, Cynthia Nickel, Fayetteville, N.C., daughter in law, Diana Fink, Lee's Summit, MO, and 3 great grandchildren, Steven, Chelsea and Braxton. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Mary Lou Clark
Date of Death: 07-19-2001
Service Information
Location: Knox Presbyterian Church
Date: 07-23-2001 Time: 10:00 AM
Obituary
Mary L. Sontheimer Clark, 44, Overland Park, KS, died Thursday, July 19, 2001 at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 23, at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 9595 W. 95th St. Overland Park, Kansas 66212; Burial in Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, Kansas. Friends may call 4-7 P.M. Sunday at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to Knox Presbyterian Church . Mary was born May 22, 1957, in St. Joseph, MO and had lived in the Kansas City area since 1981. She was a 1975 graduate of Lafayette High School in St. Joseph, MO and received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Missouri Western State in St. Joseph, MO in 1979. She was a member of the Sigma Kappa Sorority. She had been employed with the United States Postal Service; the Internal Revenue Service; and the Marine Corps Finance Center before beginning her career with the Environmental Protection Agency in 1984. She was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church and its Stephen Ministry. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Susie Bartlow Sontheimer, of St. Joseph, MO. Mary is survived by her husband of 18 years, Terry Clark; daughter Kelly; and son Kevin, all of the home; 2 brothers Tom Sontheimer and wife Cathy; and William Sontheimer, all of St. Joseph, MO.as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and many friends. She will be remembered by her family and friends for her warm smile, and as a person who cared more, gave more, and loved more than was ever expected. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 8535 Monrovia Lenexa, KS)
Vera Mae Darbonne
Date of Death: 07-07-2001
Service Information
Location: Porter Funeral Home
Date: 07-11-2001 Time: 10:00 AM
Obituary
Vera Mae Darbonne, 70, of Kansas City, KS, died Saturday, July 7, 2001 at her home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, Kansas 66102. Burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hillcrest Children's Home in care of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, 1315 N. 64th St., Kansas City, KS 66102. Mrs. Darbonne was born February 24, 1931, in Solomon, KS and has lived in Kansas City, KS since 1954. She was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor for 33 years before retiring in 1995. After retiring Vera was a substitute teacher for the Kansas City KS School District #500. She had been an active member of the Assembly of God Church for 54 years serving as a Sunday School and Children's Church teacher, Missionette leader, and member of Women's Ministry. Vera is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Ezeb Darbonne, of the home; 3 daughters, Patty J. Walter and husband Tom; Charlene L. Plotycia; Marilyn K. Beaird, and husband Robert; 1 son, Fred Darbonne, and wife, Rosemary; 2 brothers Kenneth W. Bledsoe, John Bledsoe; 4 sisters, Lucile Webber, Leveda Fancher, Nancy Kirby, Betty Gleason; 8 grandchildren, Nathan and Natalie Walter; Paul, Monica, and Rebekah Plotycia; David Darbonne; and Sophia, and Raquele Beaird. Vera loved the Lord Jesus. She served Jesus Christ with all her heart since she accepted him as her Lord and Savior at the age of 16. She loved all children, and especially her grandchildren, family and her husband. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
