Donald Lee Gorsage, 67 of Rayville, MO passed away surrounded by his loving family at North Kansas City Hospital on July 14, 2022. 

Don was born to Walter Lee Gorsage and Virginia Gorsage (Drehel) on Mar. 11, 1955, in Harrisonville, MO. He graduated Oak Park High School in 1973. Following graduation, Don enlisted in the US Naval Academy and served aboard The USS White Plains (AFS-4). From there his career began at Ford Motor Company, retiring in 2007. For years he served in the Army National Guard. Don was employed by Orscheln Farm and Home, until his passing. 

Karla Kay Patterson, of Excelsior Springs, MO was born in Pittsburg, KS on Dec. 22, 1939. She passed away, Feb. 11, 2022, at her home, with her children and grandchildren by her side.  

Karla had a life so beautiful and had a heart so deeply loved. She lived a life that mattered. She was kind, loving, caring and always encouraged us to live up to our highest potential.  

With deep sorrow we mourn the unexpected passing of Irene Jeffries, 73, on July 1, 2022. Irene was born January 29, 1949 to Lodis and Iris (Rock) Tuma. She lived and attended public schools in Belleville, Kansas. She was a pre-nursing student at Kansas State University for two years. There she met her soulmate, Phil, and began a wonderful 54-year journey with him through life. She earned a BSN degree in nursing at the KU Medical Center. She worked as an RN at several medical facilities in Massachusetts, Kansas, and Missouri.

Vicki Lynn Miles  

Vicki was born March 18, 1968, to Linda and Charlie Chouteau.  Vicki remained with her birth mother Linda when her step father Don Miles raised her, adding a brother John in 1970. Vicki graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1986, and cosmetology school following that.