JOSHUA BALTZELL

Joshua W. Baltzell, 11 of Independence, died Tuesday, July 9, 1996, at Children's Mercy Hospital.

He was born April 5, 1985, at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster. He would have been a fifth grade student at Fleetridge Elementary School in Raytown.

Survivors include his mother, Lori Baltzell of Independence; his father, Mark Baltzell of St. Albans, Vt.; a brother, Bryce Baltzell of Independence; maternal grandparents, Donald and Mary Broyles of Raytown, and paternal grandmother, Colleen Baltzell of Cape Girardeau.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather.

Friends may call at D.W. Newcomer's Longview Funeral Home in Kansas City from 7-8:30 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Longview Memorial Gardens.