Elmo Anthony Kroner Jr.

Mo Kroner, age 82, passed away peacefully due to complications of Lewy Body

Dementia on Saturday, December 16, 2017, in Independence, MO.

Mo was born on June 23, 1935 in Moberly MO to Elmo Anthony Kroner Sr. and

Helen Elizabeth (Miller) Kroner. He graduated from Missouri University and

married Sharon Maxey (born as Sharon Lee Kessler) on May 24, 1958. Together

they had two daughters and enjoyed over 59 years of marriage. He served in

the US Army from 1958 to 1961 including a tour of duty in Korea. Mo had a lifelong

career in the insurance industry and retired from Wausau Insurance

Company in 1996.

Mo enjoyed running “before running was cool!” and participated in 5 marathons

and numerous half-marathons, 10Ks and 5Ks. He had a life-long love of cars and

Suzuki-style motorcycles. He read and logged over 1,000 fictional novels and

loved watching his grandchildren play sports. When squirrels began gnawing on

his house, Mo found great pleasure in trapping, logging and relocating 363 of

them to Lake Jacomo (along with a few rabbits, snakes and chipmunks).

Mo is preceded in death by his parents and half-brother Donald Joseph Kroner

of Kansas City.

Mo is survived by his wife Sharon of Independence, MO; his two daughters and

their husbands Julie and Dan Garland of Webster Groves MO and Stacy and

Tom Ernst of Kansas City MO; and his grandchildren Shane, Jamie and Sydney

Garland and Jake, Max and Joseph Ernst.

Mo touched us all with his charming playful sense of humor and his sweet

endearing nature. He will be greatly missed by all who were blessed to have him

in their lives.

A 9:00am visitation and 10:00am funeral mass will be held on Saturday,

December 23rd at St. Mark’s in Independence at 3736 S Lee’s Summit Road and

interment will occur at a private graveside service in Moberly MO.

Mo’s family offers many thanks to the staff at The Villages of Jackson Creek

Memory Care for their loving attention to his needs. In lieu of flowers, please

consider a donation to further Lewy Body Dementia research at www.lbda.org.