Mt. Moriah, Newcomer and Freeman Funeral Home / Mount Moriah Cemetery South

Michael J. Meckes was reunited with his parents and brothers on Monday, May 3, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 1:00pm at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 4101 East 105th Street, Kansas City, MO. This service will be livestreamed. It can be viewed on this website at that time. For more information and to leave condolences, please visit: https://www.dignitymemorial.com//k/michael-meckes-10181255 His beloved parents,... Matthew Meckes and Odelia (Johannes) Meckes, passed in 1989, and his brothers Thomas and Lawrence followed in 2016 and 2006 respectively. Mike was born in Keokuk, IA on August 5, 1943. He lived a long, happy life and died peacefully in his sleep at Research Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Alice M. (Maas) Meckes and their nine children: Julie Perry, Connie (Sam) Lobina, Cindy (Tony) Lloyd, Lori (Jason) Obermark, Gretchen (John) Overstreet, John Meckes, Matt (Kaylah) Meckes, Lisa (Charlie) Pritchard, and Mary (Andy Garner - fiancée) Meckes. He was a devoted Grandpa to 14 grandchildren: Jason, Justin, Jordan, Anthony, Alex, Trevor, Thomas, David, Jesse, Ellis, Kyler, Al, Alora and Noah. Mike graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 1961. After school, he enlisted in the Army, where he served in Ethiopia for 18 months as a cartographer. He returned to Quincy and married Alice on June, 7, 1968 at St. Francis Solanus church. They moved to the Kansas City area shortly thereafter to follow a job opportunity shared by a friend. Mike worked 32 years as an artistic engraver for Hallmark Cards. He was a wonderfully handy man to have around slowly remodeling their home from a 2 bedroom / 2 bath to a 5 bedroom / 3 bath all to shelter those he loved. He gave his children lots of fun memories during annual week-long camping trips. He could often be found tinkering on a vehicle or woodworking project while listening to the Royals on the radio. Mike spent many a night challenging his kids to either a game of HORSE around the basketball goal or a ping pong tournament. He loved 1:24 scale model cars / planes / motorcycles; which he enjoyed sharing with his grandkids. He also had a passion for our feathered friends providing an assortment of feeders and seed for them to enjoy while protecting them from the clutches of squirrels, raccoons and deer.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful Moms. We also honor and remember Mothers who have gone before as we cherish their memory especially today.

Marty Joseph Feuerborn Mass of Christian Burial held at St. Thomas More Church

OBITUARY Marty Joseph Feuerborn MAY 26, 1964 APRIL 29, 2021 Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Thomas Catholic Church 11822 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri at 10:30am with committal services following at 11:30am at Mount Moriah Cemetery South 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri....Continue reading

Robert Alan Schaedel Funeral Service held at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home

Kathleen Stubbers passed away peacefully on December 3, 2020. Private Graveside Services will be held Saturday, December 5 at 11:00am in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, 10507 Holmes, Kansas City, Missouri. This will be livestreamed on this Facebook page. For more information and to leave condolences, please visit: https://www.dignitymemorial.com//kansas-city-mo/kathleen-s

Mary Louise Preuss Funeral Service

Dr. Turner Lee Peck Funeral Service

Mary Louise Preuss, 72, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on November 18, 2020. A Funeral Service will be held, Friday, December 4th at 11:30am. This will be livestreamed on this Facebook page. Mary was born on September 11, 1948 in Topeka, Kansas and raised in Cape Girardeau, Missouri by Marvalee & her husband. She was reunited with her father, Robert Wonder, at the age of 15.... Mary attended the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. She worked s an insurance broker. Her hobbies included trick horseback riding, fencing, photography, painting and sewing. Mary is survived by her son Michael (Michiru) Preuss, her daughter Erika Schneider, her grandchildren Zachary Schneider, Jorney Zephier, Rainbow Star Zephier & Tahca Zephier, her great-grandchild Rowan Schneider and her cousin Pat (Marylin) Emmitt (who she loved and called uncle). For more information and to leave condolences, please visit: https://www.dignitymemorial.com//kansa/mary-preuss-9926911

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Dr. Turner Lee Peck, 76, Olathe, KS passed away November 27, 2020. A private family service will be held, Friday, December 4th at 10:00am. This will be livestreamed on this Facebook page. Lee, the second oldest of six children, was born in Tulsa, OK to Wallace and Dorothy Peck. He received his BS at Brigham Young University and graduated from the UMKC School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry in South Kansas City for 45 years.... Lee loved children and making people laugh. He enjoyed cooking, football and playing and watching golf. Above all, he loved his very large family and spending time with them. Holidays and birthdays were especially favorite times for Lee. He was preceded in death by his parents, his older brother, Dennis, and a brother-in-law, Robert Holgate. Lee is survived by two children, Suzanne (Troy) Bragg and a son, Ryan Peck; three grandchildren, Anthony (Cydney) Bragg, Terik Bragg and Saraya Bragg; a great-grandson, Tegan; four sisters, Rita (Joseph) Hughlett, Terri Holgate, Michelle (Pat) Endicott and Carla Cates-Hardiman; sister-in-law, Dixie Peck; numerous nieces and nephews; and his former wife, Janeene Peck. For more information and to leave condolences, please visit: https://www.dignitymemorial.com//kansa/turner-peck-9920246

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Bruce LeRoy Ellis, Sr. Committal Service with Full Military Honors

Bruce LeRoy Ellis, Sr. Funeral service

Bruce L. Ellis, Sr., 87, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away October 27, 2020. He was born to Bob and Betty Ellis in Ogden, Kansas on October 2, 1933, the third of five siblings. Bruce graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines. He was married to Judy M. Ellis for 57 years until her passing in 2012. They are survived by three children Bruce (Kim) Ellis, Maria (Jorg) Will, and Lisa Ellis Brown all living in the greater KC area. Bruce enlisted in the U...Continue reading

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Dr. Stuart Chen - Graveside Funeral Service Military Honors

Dr. Stuart Tsau-Shiong Chen, 87, passed away on October 17, 2020, following complications from a stroke. A graveside viewing will occur at 1:30 p.m. followed by a graveside memorial service at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27th, at Mt. Moriah Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131. The service will be livestreamed on this Facebook Page. For more information and to leave condolences, please visit: https://www.dignitymemorial.com...//kansa/stuart-chen-9859654 Stuart was born on August 2, 1933 in Tainan, Taiwan, where he enjoyed a happy childhood with his parents and eight siblings. It was in his childhood where Stuart first demonstrated diligence, devotion, and an easy infectious laugh -- traits that served him well all throughout his life. After earning a medical degree from the National Taiwan University and completing residency and military service, he earned a PhD in microbiology from the University of Minnesota and completed a second residency and fellowship at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. While in Minnesota he also met and married Yeh-Jung Lee, a fellow scholar from Taiwan. The young couple moved to Morgantown, West Virginia, where in 1972 they were blessed with their treasured daughter, Jennifer. Their final place to call home was Kansas City, Missouri, where they settled in 1976. In Kansas City, Dr. Chen worked as a Gastroenterologist at Truman Medical Center and was also an instructor in the University of Missouri Kansas City Medical School. As teacher and mentor to many aspiring young students and doctors and nurses, Dr. Chen shared many insights and created fond memories over the years. He influenced scores of doctors and nurses and, through them, countless patients who had better health care experiences because of him. Also while in Kansas City, Stuart was active in the local Taiwanese Association and in the North American Taiwanese Medical Association. Throughout his career, Dr. Chen was invited to attend conferences and to deliver seminars around the world. He seized upon these occasions and brought his wife and daughter with him, and the three of them traveled the globe -- Stuart always the dutiful photographer capturing moments for posterity. In 2012, Stuart became an agong (grandfather) when Jennifer and husband Erik brought Margot into this world. Each time Stuart or Yeh-Jung saw or talked to Margot, they lit up as if just discovering they won the lottery. This same reaction was repeated every single time bestowing upon their precious Margot a sense of being loved as only grandparents can. Stuart was a wonderful husband, father, and agong. He was preceded in death by Yeh-Jung and Jennifer, with whom he is now reunited, and his eldest sister. He is survived by granddaughter Margot Lee-Chen Tyler; son-in-law Erik Tyler; his other siblings and many nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by family, friends, and colleagues.

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