Obituaries

On March 18, 2023, Stephen J. Block, 71, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family following a brief illness.

Beatrice Goldstein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 25, 1927, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2023, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 

Ruth Susan (Gitomer) Bell, 81, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on March 7, 2023, at Colonial Oaks at Leawood, Kansas.

The stone unveiling for Brita Horowitz will be at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Rose Hill Cemetery (6900 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO 64131).

Marjorie Ruth Montague (née Robinson), of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Feb. 20, 2023, at the St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.

Mel Birnbaum passed away on Feb. 25, 2023, of natural causes. 

Michael "Mickey" Myron Marks, 84, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.

Dedicated to family and country, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Edward L. Winthrop of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on Feb. 11, 2023.

Roberta (Bobby) Berwin (Nov. 6, 1943 - Feb. 24, 2023) grew up in West Los Angeles, California, as the only child of Melvin and Frieda Lind.

Elma Beatriz Bigus, 92, passed away on Feb. 13, 2023.