Monday, July 17, 2023
What's Up by LeRoy Cook
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Friday afternoon’s thunderstorms, brushing by mostly to the north of Butler, showed some impressive cumulus mammatus formation under the overhanging cloud. Mammatus refers to the bulging pockets of cloud pushing down, like a cow’s udder, indicative of extreme turbulence within the cloud. Nobody was flying around that line of storms, of course.
Few transient movements were seen last week, probably suppressed by the heat. A Cessna Skyhawk came by, a Piper Archer made approaches and a Mooney stopped in. Dr. Ed Christophersen flew down from New Century in his Piper Archer. The local traffic included the AirTractor agplane, out spraying fungicide early and late, Captain Les Gorden flying his North American T-28C Trojan in formation with another T-28 from St. Louis, and Jon Laughlin, retrieving his Piper Cherokee 180C from the shop. CFI Eric Eastland gave dual in the Cessna Skyhawk.
After 20 years or more of service, the entrance door for the airport waiting room will need a replacement pane of plate glass, as it showed up last week with a shattered lower part. It was probably a stone hit, thrown by a careless pilot running up his engine at the fuel pumps. Debris lying around airport pavement should be picked up to keep propellers and property from suffering nicks and damage, known as “FOD” for “foreign object damage”.
“Ever hit a bird?” is a common question I get from non-flyers, expecting it to be a normal part of flying. Actually, bird strikes are rare, even though we see a feathered flyer zip past every once in a while. Cars on the road kill many more birds than do planes. Most of the time, birds hear and see airplanes as a predator and will fold their wings and drop to evade our clutches. I do pull up or bank away, if the strike seems eminent. If it’s a big bird, like a goose or buzzard, they can break through a windshield or bash in a wing. In any case, we do what we can to avoid collisions.
CFI Jay McClintock, in practice at Harrisonville airport, had to retrieve his Piper Tomahawk trainer from Topeka Saturday, after a hapless student braked too heavily and blew out both main tires, from burning holes in the tread. It’s always hard to get service done on a weekend, even if the airport has a repair shop, but Jay obtained some replacement tires and tubes and got the bird flying again.
Our week’s question wanted to know how to tell if an airplane had a turbocharged engine, versus normal aspiration. In general, count the exhaust stacks; a turboed plane will have a big single exhaust outlet below the turbocharger, while a non-boosted engine will have two stacks, one for each bank of cylinders on left and right sides. For next time, why are plastic airplanes, made with composite materials in a mold, most often painted white? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.
Obituary - Robert Keith Rape Jr.
Services will be held at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2023 followed by a burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Robert was born in Harrisonville, Missouri on May 6, 1980 to Robert K. Rape Sr. and Sherry Rape. After graduating high school, Robert continued his education and achieved an associate degree in business. For many years, he worked in the Local 12 Elevator Union where he started as a technician and continued to work his way up the ladder until he became the VP of Operations. During his time with the elevator union, Robert got to travel to several places such as Germany and Switzerland as well as different States. His favorite state to work out of was New York.
Robert was always up for a challenge so it was no surprise in October of 2022 when he decided to try his hands in the towing industry and joined his brother in law and sister’s company, J's Southland Tow as an outside sales rep. Robert didn't just stop there, he ended up with many more titles within as he took on every role possible. In life, Robert was a very intellectual, hardworking, and kind man.
He was often the life of the party as he was a jokester. Robert's grandparents were very important people in his life, and he always enjoyed mornings on the farm with his Uncle Mike. Family was a big part of his life. He really enjoyed it when he was able to get nerf gun wars started with all of the kids along with throwing around balls in the house for fun. Robert was blessed with two children, a daughter, Madison and a bonus son, Chase. When they were younger, he enjoyed coaching their soccer teams. Robert enjoyed watching mafia movies, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, and enjoyed trying his luck at the casino.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Sr. and Sherry Rape; as well as paternal and maternal grandparents.
Here to cherish Robert's memory are his wife, Kari Rape; children, Daughter, Madison Rape and Bonus Son, Chase Roy; siblings, Angela Brown (Jeremy), Robert Shaun Rape, Bryana Francis, and Lindsay Francis; and nieces and nephews, Ali, April, Kyria, Jeremy Jr., Jesse, Savana, Tegan, Kamrin, Ivy, and Luna; Great-niece, Adeline.
Memorial contributions may be given to the American Heart Association online at www.heart.org
Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Sr. and Sherry Rape; as well as paternal and maternal grandparents.
Here to cherish Robert's memory are his wife, Kari Rape; children, Daughter, Madison Rape and Bonus Son, Chase Roy; siblings, Angela Brown (Jeremy), Robert Shaun Rape, Bryana Francis, and Lindsay Francis; and nieces and nephews, Ali, April, Kyria, Jeremy Jr., Jesse, Savana, Tegan, Kamrin, Ivy, and Luna; Great-niece, Adeline.
Memorial contributions may be given to the American Heart Association online at www.heart.org
Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278
MRI Project Completed at BCMH
Providing quality imaging services close to home is a priority for Bates County Memorial Hospital.
This summer, the hospital completed a project to replace its 2009 MRI unit with a Canon Vantage Orian 1.5T MR System featuring compressed SPEEDER technology. Installation was completed mid-June and patients needing magnetic resonance imaging are now being seen in the new MRI suite.
Why update? The new MRI replaces outdated technology, delivers high quality imaging and improves the patient experience with decreased noise and scan times.
As the final leg of a package including a new CT scanner in 2019, the MRI project began in March 2023 and involved temporarily removing an external wall of the hospital’s MRI suite for the replacement. During the installation phase, MRI services continued to be offered at BCMH using a mobile unit.
Magnetic resonance imaging, or an MRI, is a non-invasive procedure generating images that allow the physician to make the best diagnosis possible, sometimes eliminating the need for surgery or a biopsy. The new MRI’s technology includes improvements that increase patient comfort, including reduced noise and scan times, while ensuring clinical quality.
Why update? The new MRI replaces outdated technology, delivers high quality imaging and improves the patient experience with decreased noise and scan times.
As the final leg of a package including a new CT scanner in 2019, the MRI project began in March 2023 and involved temporarily removing an external wall of the hospital’s MRI suite for the replacement. During the installation phase, MRI services continued to be offered at BCMH using a mobile unit.
Magnetic resonance imaging, or an MRI, is a non-invasive procedure generating images that allow the physician to make the best diagnosis possible, sometimes eliminating the need for surgery or a biopsy. The new MRI’s technology includes improvements that increase patient comfort, including reduced noise and scan times, while ensuring clinical quality.
At BCMH, we believe having convenient access to excellent medical care is vital to a rural community’s health.
See more details and the time-lapse installation video at https://www.bcmhospital.com/new-mri-technology/
Obituary - Nellie Marie (Bysor) Wheeler
She was born August 28, 1939, to Samuel Hill Bysor and Mary Catherine (King) Bysor as their 6th child. Nellie lived her entire life in Henry County, spending time in LaDue, Urich, and Clinton.
Nellie married Robert Eugene Wheeler Sr. in Clinton on February 22, 1958. Bob and Nellie had 2 children, Robert Eugene “Gene” Wheeler Jr. and Debby Jo (Wheeler) Van Winkle.
She was a Homemaker and a stay-at-home mom to their children until their youngest, Debby, started school. In 1966, she started her job as a cook at the Urich Elementary School and Sherwood Schools and worked there for over 20 years. She later worked at Rival Manufacturing until retirement.
Once she retired, she started her new role, which included being ‘Grandma of the Year.’ She won this award over 40 years in a row, according to her granddaughters, Miranda and Bethany. She would be their chauffeur to and from sports practices and school, taking them food before they left for games and anything else they could ever need. She loved going on field trips, making play dough for Bethany’s school class, or stopping in to see Miranda while she was working. She loved this new position so much that she and Bob moved from Urich to Clinton to be closer to her beloved granddaughters. All of her granddaughters' friends loved to be around "Grandma Nellie" as she was one of a kind that would do anything for anyone.
While she loved spending time with her kids and grandkids, nothing brought her as much joy as her great-grandchildren. She always had something special for them, never missed any of their events, and loved their hugs and kisses more than anything.
Nellie was hilarious, telling silly jokes and endlessly teasing her son-in-law, Ron. Bob and Nellie loved to stop into Blue Ribbon Bakery to chat and drink coffee with the ‘coffee drinkers’ and show them photos of her grandkids and great-grandkids. She also truly enjoyed helping out at Vansant Mills Funeral Home, as they were always so sweet to her and treated her like part of their family.
Nellie had a true skill and love for crafting, gardening, quilting, and cooking. If you ever had one of her hot rolls, noodles, or anything else that she made, you know how great of a cook and baker she was. She loved sharing this passion with others by baking them a pie, decorating a cake for a special event, or creating something special when thinking of someone. After her stroke in 2017, she fought so hard to be able to still do the things that she loved to do, and we are so grateful for our time with her. Thankfully, she passed her skill in cooking to her daughter, Debby.
She loved going to tractor pulls with Bob, watching hummingbirds outside her window, watching the Royals and Chiefs on TV, and playing cards. She also loved visiting her son Gene and daughter-in-law Lorri and seeing the progress of their garden. Nellie also loved to go fishing and hunt for mushrooms.
She will be missed more than words can express, but she set an incredible example of how to be the absolute best wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her legacy will truly live on forever by all of those who knew her.
Her parents and siblings preceded her in death - Harold King, Samuel Bysor, Nancy Kerwood, Robert Bysor, John Bysor, and Joe Pete Bysor.
Surviving are her husband of over 65 years, Bob Wheeler; her son Robert Eugene Wheeler Jr and his wife Lorri of Columbia, MO; her daughter Debby Jo (Wheeler) Van Winkle, and her husband, Ron of Clinton, MO; her granddaughters Miranda (Van Winkle) Day and her husband Anthony, Bethany (Van Winkle) Ross and her husband Tayler, Great Grandsons Kingston and Kai Day, Great Granddaughters Vandy and Molina Ross all of Clinton, her sister Rosemary Hunter (Russell) of Clinton. Nellie also had an extra special nephew, Randy Bysor (Becky), whom she considered her own and loved dearly. She also had many nieces, nephews, cousins, and many other loved ones.
The family wants to thank Three Rivers Hospice, especially Vince Ninemire and Clinton Healthcare and Rehab, for their exceptional care of Nellie.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.
Obituary - Donald Curtis Kohler
Visitation will be from 10:00 am to 11:00 AM at the chapel. Burial services will follow in the Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, MO. Family suggests contributions to the Orent Cemetery Association or the Bayard No. 179 Order of the Eastern Star Lodge, Harrisonville, MO and may be left in care of funeral home.
Donald was born October 23, 1929, the youngest child of John Harold Kohler, Sr. and Dora Isabelle (Beckerdite) Kohler. On July 23, 1950, he was united in marriage to Joan Virginia Nelson in Bentonville, Arkansas. They shared 60 years together before her death on May 30, 2011. Mr. Kohler was a farmer first and foremost. He also was employed early in his career at Ford Motor Co. and Bendix Corp. before going into the home construction business with Robert Hon, and later with Jack Cotton. He left the construction business in 1974 to pursue farming full time, raising hogs and cattle while continuing farming his crops on his farms located east of Harrisonville. An injury to his back forced him to give up the hog operation in 1977 so he turned all his efforts to farming his crops each year, which continued until his passing.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Harrisonville. He was an active member of the Harrisonville Optimist Club from 1961 until the club dissolved, having served as President, Vice President and Treasurer and receiving many awards for his service. One such award was received in 2011 recognizing his 50 years of continued active service to the club and the community of Harrisonville. He was a member of the Cass County Democrat Club and received the honor of Cass County Democrat of the Year in 2010. He was a member of Cass Lodge #147, AF & AM, Harrisonville for 55 years, a member and Past Patron of Bayard Chapter #179, Order of the Eastern Star for 49 years, and an active member in the Cass County Shrine Club at the time of his death. In 2013, he along with his son, Douglas, and grandson, Patrick, joined the Spirit of 76 Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Harrisonville. It was an event that he was extremely proud of.
He and Joan spent their retirement years traveling about the country in their motorhome, hosting the best family vacations at the lake, and camping, traveling, and playing a wicked game of pitch with 5 other couples who were their lifelong friends. He was an avid fisherman and loved to hunt, making may trips to Colorado with Douglas to hunt elk. He also was a huge sports enthusiast. He played college football at MU in 1948 and 1949 so rooting for the Tigers was a must. Family was always important to him and he spent much of his later years visiting and keeping in touch with those he loved the most.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan; his parents; brothers: John Harold Jr., Guy, Neil; and sister, Hazel Clegg. He is survived by two daughters: Deborah Mills and Deadra (Gene) Clay of Harrisonville, MO; a son, Douglas (Gaye) Kohler of Belton, MO; and one sister, Dorothy Lindley, Chillicothe, MO; 6 grandchildren: Kimberly (Michael) Best, Kelley (Michael) Worthley, Curtis (Shelley) Mills, Christopher (Brandi) Mills, Carey Beth Mills, and Patrick (Erin) Kohler; as well as, 12 great grandchildren: Braedan Best, Aubrey Best, Marissa Worthley, Mason Worthley, Mattie Mills, Riley Mills, Renae Mills, Annie Mills, Easton Mills, Sean Kohler, Makenna Kohler, and Riley Kohler; dear cousins: Phillip Kelley and David Wolfe; as well as, many nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri
Donald was born October 23, 1929, the youngest child of John Harold Kohler, Sr. and Dora Isabelle (Beckerdite) Kohler. On July 23, 1950, he was united in marriage to Joan Virginia Nelson in Bentonville, Arkansas. They shared 60 years together before her death on May 30, 2011. Mr. Kohler was a farmer first and foremost. He also was employed early in his career at Ford Motor Co. and Bendix Corp. before going into the home construction business with Robert Hon, and later with Jack Cotton. He left the construction business in 1974 to pursue farming full time, raising hogs and cattle while continuing farming his crops on his farms located east of Harrisonville. An injury to his back forced him to give up the hog operation in 1977 so he turned all his efforts to farming his crops each year, which continued until his passing.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Harrisonville. He was an active member of the Harrisonville Optimist Club from 1961 until the club dissolved, having served as President, Vice President and Treasurer and receiving many awards for his service. One such award was received in 2011 recognizing his 50 years of continued active service to the club and the community of Harrisonville. He was a member of the Cass County Democrat Club and received the honor of Cass County Democrat of the Year in 2010. He was a member of Cass Lodge #147, AF & AM, Harrisonville for 55 years, a member and Past Patron of Bayard Chapter #179, Order of the Eastern Star for 49 years, and an active member in the Cass County Shrine Club at the time of his death. In 2013, he along with his son, Douglas, and grandson, Patrick, joined the Spirit of 76 Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Harrisonville. It was an event that he was extremely proud of.
He and Joan spent their retirement years traveling about the country in their motorhome, hosting the best family vacations at the lake, and camping, traveling, and playing a wicked game of pitch with 5 other couples who were their lifelong friends. He was an avid fisherman and loved to hunt, making may trips to Colorado with Douglas to hunt elk. He also was a huge sports enthusiast. He played college football at MU in 1948 and 1949 so rooting for the Tigers was a must. Family was always important to him and he spent much of his later years visiting and keeping in touch with those he loved the most.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan; his parents; brothers: John Harold Jr., Guy, Neil; and sister, Hazel Clegg. He is survived by two daughters: Deborah Mills and Deadra (Gene) Clay of Harrisonville, MO; a son, Douglas (Gaye) Kohler of Belton, MO; and one sister, Dorothy Lindley, Chillicothe, MO; 6 grandchildren: Kimberly (Michael) Best, Kelley (Michael) Worthley, Curtis (Shelley) Mills, Christopher (Brandi) Mills, Carey Beth Mills, and Patrick (Erin) Kohler; as well as, 12 great grandchildren: Braedan Best, Aubrey Best, Marissa Worthley, Mason Worthley, Mattie Mills, Riley Mills, Renae Mills, Annie Mills, Easton Mills, Sean Kohler, Makenna Kohler, and Riley Kohler; dear cousins: Phillip Kelley and David Wolfe; as well as, many nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri
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