MISSING CLASSMATES

North Kansas City High School
Class of 1969

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Recent News and Updates:
09-30-2022: Gus Leimkuhler died on September 29. His obituary has been added to his profile. Go to Classmate & Other Profiles. Scroll down to Guest Members. Click on his name. Click Profile Questions to read his obituary. This will also be posted on our group Facebook page. Our sympathy to his family and friends and NKCHS alumni who remember him fondly. 
09-23-2022: Leslie Cowden's obituary has been added to his In Memory page. Thank you to Alan Bivins for notifying us that the obituary had been published. Once again, our sympathy to Les' family and friends.
09-23-2022: Photos and a recap of the 53rd fall reunion have been posted on this website under the Reunion Photos link. The photos are also on our group Facebook page. 
09-14-2022: Our classmate, Leslie (Les) Cowden died on September 12. His name has been added to In Memory. Our thanks to his cousin, Ron York, for notifying us. Our sympathy to his family and friends.
09-08-2022: The REUNIONS link has been updated with info about a high school tour.
08-25-2022: The REUNIONS link has been updated with more info about the Sept. 17 reunion.
08-24-2022: Our classmate Dale Kemery died on August 20. His name and obituary have been added to In Memory. Thank you to John McKee for notifying us. Our sympathy to Dale's family and friends.
08-10-2022: We have learned that Phil McCauley recently died. His name has been added to In Memory. Additional information will be added as we learn of it. Our sympathy to his family and friends. 
07-19-2022: Info about the September reunion has been updated. See the REUNIONS link on the gold column. 
07-02-2022: Hive fives to Isabelle Hutson for the generous donation in memory of our classmate and her husband, Rick. Rick's birthday is July 6, and one of the ways Issy remembers that special date is making a donation to our class. Thank you, Issy. We miss him, too. 
06-05-2022: We have learned that our classmate, Theron Leekley, Jr., died on June 17, 2015. His name and obituary have been added to In Memory. Our sympathy to his family and friends.
06-03-2022:  Our classmate, Dave Huskisson, died on the morning of May 29, 2022. His name has been added to In Memory. More information will be added as we learn of it. Our sympathy to his family and friends. Thank you to Ron Ely and Renna Ely for notifying us. 
05-28-2022:  Our classmate, Cliff Musser, died on April 1, 2021. His name and obituary have been added to In Memory. Thank you to John McKee for notifying us. Our sympathy to Cliff's family and friends.
05-14-2022:  Photos from the Sept. 2021 and May 2022 mini-reunions have been added to REUNION PHOTOS. 
04-08-2022:  A new link -- REUNIONS -- has been added to the Gold Column. It has the latest information about upcoming reunions. 
03-15-2022:  Our classmate, Gary Nellor, died on Sunday morning, March 13, 2022. His name has been added to In Memory and additional information will be added as we learn of it. Our sympathy to Gary's family and friends, and our thanks to Dennis Lucas for notifying us. 
03-10-2022:  Our classmate, Phillip Bosley, died on March 4. His obituary and recent photo have been added to In Memory. Thank you to Nancy Blakely Byers for notifying us. Our sympathy to his family and friends.
03-08-2022:  Jerry Norsworthy's obituary has been added to his In Memory page. Information about the celebration of his life is also included, along with a current photo. Once again, our sympathy to his family and friends. 
02-24-2022:  Pat Ragan's obituary has been added to his In Memory page. Information about the celebration of his life is also included. Once again, our sympathy to his family and friends.
02-21-2022: We just learned that Jerry Norsworthy has died. We'll send more information as we receive it. Our sympathy to his friends and family.
02-20-2022: Our sympathy to Sandy Birkes Rogers at the passing of her brother, Ricky Ray Birkes (class of 1967), on February 19. 
02-20-2022: Our classmate, Pat Ragan, died on February 17. His name and a brief obituary has been added to In Memory. Our sympathy to his family and friends. Thank you to Sandy Birkes Rogers and Rick Rogers for notifying us.
01-28-2022: Our classmate, Frances George Brooks, died January 18. Her name has been added to In Memory, as well as her obituary and a recent photo. Our sincere sympathy to her family and friends. 
09-13-2021: In Memory pages for Billy Jenkins and Wilma "Billie" Hollis have been added, and the In Memory page for Sharon Rodgers has been updated. 
08-10-2021: In Memory pages for Theresa Martin, Sharon Myers, Marvin Prentice, Kent Ulrich, and Jim Wood have been updated. 
08-06-2021: In Memory pages for Gary Gaddis, Lonnie Jackson, Bob Malmberg, Drew Pigler, John Pointer, Cliff Resch, and Mike Rush have been updated. 
07-09-2021: Hive fives to Ron Ely and Kathy (David) Ely for their generous donation to the class website. THANK YOU!!
07-07-2021: In Memory pages for Terrie Cook, Gilbert Tinney and John Whisman have been updated. Thank you to Clarence Carlson for doing online searches to provide this information!
07-06-2021: Today we received a generous donation from Isabelle Hutson in loving memory of Rick Hutson's 70th birthday, which is today. Thank you, Issy!
07-06-2021: We learned today that Patrick Vagnino died in April of this year. His name has been added to In Memory. Our sympathy to his family and friends. Thank you to Alan Bivins for notifying us. 
06-20-2021: We learned today that Kathy Winders died in November 2019. Thank you to her son for notifying us. Her name has been added to In Memory. Our sympathy to her family and friends.
05-11-2021: Our classmate, Brian Dye, died today. His name has been added to In Memory. Thank you to Sandy Birkes Rogers for notifying us. Our sympathy to his family and friends. 
11-28-2020: Our classmate, Cecilia Thomas Carter, died on November 24. Her name has been added to In Memory. Our sincere sympathy to her sister Cindy (class of 1971) and all of Cecilia's family and friends. 
10-27-2020: Wrestling team photos from Northgate and Eastgate have been added to their profile page. Thanks to Jim Joffee (Northgate photo) and John McKee (Eastgate). 
07-22-2020: We just learned, too, that our classmate, Mark Starner, died in 2016. His name has been added to IN MEMORY, as well as his obituary and a recent photo. Our sympathy to his family and friends. Thank you to Danny Baresel for letting us know. 
07-22-2020: We just learned that our classmate, David Mathes, died July 3, 2019. His name has been added to IN MEMORY. Our sympathy to his family and friends. 
07-09-2020: Hive fives and many thanks to Isabelle Hutson for making a generous donation to the class website in Rick's name. THANK YOU!!
07-05-2020: Information about Rick Hutson's memorial service has been added to his In Memory page.
05-14-2020: Our classmate Jay Allison has been added to In Memory. He died in 2005. His sister, Libby, was also in our class. Our sympathy to her and Jay's other family and friends. 
05-13-2020: Our classmate Vicki Sue Anson (Bogart) has been added to In Memory. She died in December 2009. Our sympathy to her family.
04-30-2020: We have just learned that our classmate, Marleen Joyce Hedge (Bennett Martin) died in 2012. Her name and obituary has been added to In Memory. Our sympathy to her family and friends.
04-27-2020: Thanks to Danny Baresel and Danny Murdock, many photos have been added to the profile pages for Norclay and Briarcliff Elementary Schools. Enjoy! 
04-23-2020: Rick Hutson's and Linda Spencer's obituaries have been added to their In Memory pages.
04-22-2020: Our classmate Linda Spencer Hope died April 21, 2020. Her name and life information has been added to In Memory. We extend our sympathy and love to Linda's family.
04-21-2020: Our classmate Rick Hutson passed away suddenly yesterday. His name has been added to In Memory, where you can also read a message to our class from his wife, Isabelle. We extend our sympathy and love to Issy and Rick's family. 
04-16-2020: Hive Fives to Danny Murdock for sharing photos from Norclay and Briarcliff. The Norclay photos have been added, and the Briarcliff photos will be added soon. If you can identify any of the kids, please do so under each photo. Enjoy!
02-24-2020: Hive Fives to one of our classmates for a generous (but anonymous) donation to support this class website. THANK YOU!
02-23-2020: New page on our website. Check out The Vault!!
02-03-2020: Wade Ross' obituary has been added to his In Memory page.
01-23-2020: Our classmate, Wade Ross, died on January 19. His name has been added to In Memory. Thank you to his sister, Sarah, for notifying us. Our sympathy to his family. 
01-13-2020: Attention Northgate Gators! The 1964, 1965 and 1966 Rotags have been added to the Junior High Schools link on the gold column. A very cool decal has been added to Northgate's profile page. Thank you to Roger Fuller for sharing his memorabilia with us!
01-03-2020: Our classmate Daryl Billings died yesterday. His name has been added to In Memory, along with his obituary and information about the Celebration of Life. Our sincere sympathy to his family.
11-30-2019: Five more photos have been added to Crestview's profile page. Thank you to Julie and Ted Horn for sending them! Take a look and see if you can identify some of these little faces. Enjoy!
11-24-2019: Coach Joe Crouthers died in October and his obituary was printed in the Kansas City Star today. His obituary and an accompanying photo have been added to his profile page. To read it and/or make comments, go to Classmate & Other Profiles, scroll down to Guest Members, and click on his name. Our sympathy to his family.
09-29-2019: Our classmate, Debbie Holleman Shackelford, died September 13. She was married to our classmate, Keith Shackelford. Her name, obituary and photo have been added to In Memory. Our sincere sympathy to Keith and Debbie's family. Thank you to Francie Brown McDonald for notifying us of Debbie's passing.
09-19-2019: Our classmate, Kerry Rowell, died September 10. His name has been added to In Memory. Our sympathy to his family. 
09-15-2019: Our teacher, Brad Hirni, died September 9. His obituary and current photo has been added to his profile. (Click on Classmate & Other Profiles.) Our sympathy to his family.