LINDA R. ULSHAFER MITCHELL Linda R. Ulshafer Mitchell, 70, of Independence, MO, passed away February 29, 2016. Funeral service will be 10am, Friday, March 4, 2016, at Floral Hills. Burial will follow. Visitation Thursday, 6-8pm, at the chapel. Linda was born April 15, 1945, to William and Dorothy (Miles) Ulshafer Sr. She was preceded in death by her father, William Ulshafer Sr. Survivors include the love of her life, Robert Weihe; mother, Dorothy Ulshafer; daughters: Kerri O’Malley and her husband,Daniel; and Sally Wait Grimes; siblings: Diane Ranallo Belshe, William Ulshafer Jr. (Dianne); grandchildren: James Grimes Jr., Jeremy Bowles, Mallory O'Malley and Meredith O’Malley, and Katlynn Shannon; great grandchildren: Chase Grimes and Addison Grimes. Memorial tributes may be directed to Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri, (816) 353-1218.