Laura Louise Silkwood

Laura Louise Silkwood obituary, Liberty, MO

Laura Louise Silkwood

Laura Silkwood Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Excelsior Springs on Jun. 12, 2025.

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Laura Louise Silkwood, 61, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on June 10, 2025. Visitation will be held at 10:00AM, June 13, 2025 at Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Excelsior Springs. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM on June 13, 2025 at Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Excelsior Springs with burial to follow at Black Oak Cemetery, Braymer, Missouri. Miss Silkwood was born on July 29, 1963 in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Laura liked to venture outside, loved car rides, and especially liked to people watch. She enjoyed listening to music and indulging in sweet treats and loved having visitors. She was always surrounded by many different people who loved her including family, friends, and her care givers.
She was preceded in death by her parents Eldon Silkwood and Mary Snelling and grandparents Jude and Louise Redhair.
Survivors include sisters; Becky (Ron) Johnston, Barbara Harper, and Kelly (Daryl) Satterfield, brother Mike (Jennifer) Snelling, many nieces and nephews, and close friend and long time caregiver Cheryl Green.

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