Obituaries

Larry James Engler, 82 a native of Westbrook, MN, and resident of Richmond. He passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Lake Regional Health Systems in Osage Beach.  Larry was born on July 1, 1939, the son of Lawrence and Frances (Lindley) Engler.

Anna “Pauline” Masters passed peacefully from this life December 5, 2021, in the company of her daughters, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO.  Pauline was born in Orrick, MO on November 9, 1923 to Daniel H.

Thelma Marie Jacobs, 100, of Richmond died on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Thelma was born on October 1, 1921 in Richmond, the daughter of Virgil and Beulah (Seek) Railey.

Jerry Don Folvarcik 48, born in Clinton, OK but raised in Durant, and a resident of Richmond, unfortunately succumbed to his battle with PTSD on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Jerry was born on November 28, 1972, the son of Mike and Erline (Brown) Folvarcik.

Michael D. “Mykel” Minnick, Jr., 48, of Kansas City, died Friday, November 26, 2021, at Adventhealth of Shawnee Mission, KS.  Mykel was born on September 20, 1973, in Richmond, the son of and Michael D. Minnick, Sr. and Brenda Hilton. 

Alice Pauline (Eaton) Danner, 72, of Lexington, Missouri passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021, at home surrounded by family in Lexington, Missouri.

Casey Cline, 25, or Richmond, MO passed away Friday, Nov. 19, 2021.   Casey was born on Jan. 17, 1996. He is the son of Tom and Lynda Cline.   Casey had two loving children he leaves behind, Colton and Miya Cline.

Lee Roy Van Oster, 76, a resident of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at North Care Hospice in North Kansas City.  Lee Roy was born on January 3, 1945, the son of Roy and Emma (Palmer) Van Oster.

June C. Kusick, 99, of Rayville, died Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond. June was born on June 23, 1922, in Kirkwood, the daughter of Charles L. and Josephine (Nuhs) Kostedt.  She was united in marriage to Charles V. Kusick, Sr.

Travis Lee Guthrie, 35, of Orrick, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Travis was born on July 14, 1986, in Independence.