Obituary for Kansas City Mobster Joseph "Joey Rag" Ragusa he was 78 years old. Have a look at the honorable pallbearers, you got Sciortino, Cammisano Jr, DeLuna, SImone and Moretina all supposed K.C mob figures. JOSEPH RAGUSA

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JOSEPH RAGUSA Obituary
Joseph Ragusa, 78, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. The Rosary will be prayed at 4 p.m. followed by Visitation from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 12 p.m. Monday, March 6, at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6415 NE Antioch Rd., Gladstone, MO 64119, followed by burial at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Joe was born January 17, 1939, in Kansas City, MO, to Charles and Maria (Pagano) Ragusa. Joe was everyone's favorite uncle, from his own nieces and nephews to his friends' grandchildren. There wasn't a child he didn't love and spoil. His favorites eventually became his own grandkids who were the center of his world. He had the softest heart not only for children but there was not an animal he didn't love and many seemed to find their way to his home. Joe was one of kind and a loyal friend who was never one to miss a game of gin or an evening "supervising" at his nephew's deli. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Tony and Pete Ragusa; brothers-in- law, George DiGiovanni and Joe Cuda; and nephew, Pete Ragusa Jr. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Gerry Ragusa; his children, Maria Ragusa, Carl Ragusa (LuAnn), Paula O'Rear (Jeff); grandchildren, Nicki, Joseph and Carl Ragusa, Michelle and Melaina O'Rear; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Carol and Frank Poppa, Annita Cuda, Virginia DiGiovanni; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers: Joe Mike Ragusa, Anthony DiGiovanni, Michael Poppa, Joe Pete Christiano, Sal Abbott, Michael Pizzichino, Tony Mike Nigro. Honorary Pallbearers: Frank Poppa, Dominic Messina, Pete Simone, Johnny Joe Sciortino, Frank DeLuna, Jim Moretina, Willie Cammisano, John Palma, Alex Garcia. Condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com Passantino Bros. Funeral Home & Cremations. Family Owned. www.passantinobros.com (816) 471-2844
Published in Kansas City Star on Mar. 3, 2017
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Can you post the pictures?

Sorry pal I don't have any photos to share, if you want to see the photo of Ragusa on his obit just google it.

I didn't even know Kansas City had a viable family anymore

It is more of a crew then family.

Do any of the KC experts know by any chance if that Tony Biase character out of Omaha was a bonafide made man of the KC family?

He isn't in any of Bill Feather's mafia charts of the KC family.

What people don't understand about small families is that more times than not, their brothers,cousins and nephews are members,thier born into the mob. As for the experts, when ligambi was running things in the 2000's, people said they was just a street crew when ligambi had guys in Florida,south jersey and who know"s where else.

Yes but even with this they had only 20 made men, mostly over 60s; so its just like an another gang in kansas city.

Yes, but I have a problem when people use the term "gang" or "crew" to put a family down, those labels don't measure influence, for example, in the 20's they called the Chicago outfit the Capone gang...and he had the whole city in his pockets, but when you guys use the term gang or street crew to describe a family it takes on a different meaning

Thebigfellas they called it capone gang and not chicago crime family or the outfit because until Valachi hearings terms like crime family" or "family" used to refer to a oc group isnt widely knowed, but knowed the meaning of the word gang
After valachi every crime families take the name of its bosses in 1963.

The KC family can easily call gang because out the almost 30 made men there was no making ceremony in the last 20 years and murder related to the family.

Kansas city has about 14 made men tops.

this are a members/associates list

KANSAS CITY LCN FAMILY

Boss:John "Johnny Joe” Sciortino
Underboss: Peter "Las Vegas Pete" Simone
Caporegimes:

William “Little Willie” Cammisano Jr.
Vincent “Vince” Civella

Soldiers:

1. Jack Lascuola b.1940
2. Anthony "Tony" Simone
3. Philip "Phil" Simone (Son of Peter Simone, probably not made)
4. George Chiavola b.1939
5. Joseph "Joe" Ragusa 1940
6. James Moretina b.1950
7. John Calia
8. John Cuezze b.1961
9. Peter Ribaste b.1954
10. Carlo Cavallaro b.1944
11. Eugene "Gene" Picone
12. Frank Deluna b.1940
13. Benjamin "Ben" Palmentere b.1949
14. Joseph Barletta b.1961
15. Nathan "Nat" Brancato b.1966
16. Phillip Saladino
17. Nicholas LaBruzzo
18. Richard "Rick" DeLuna b.1942
19. John Termini b.1939
20. John Glorioso b.1941
21. Salvatore Agrusa
22. Pasquale Sellaro
23. Samuel Scardino b.1966

Imprisoned members

ANGELO PORRELLO
Register Number: 01633-045
Age: 93
Race: White
Sex: Male
Located at: Fort Worth FMC
Release Date: 12/15/2022

My god will you please fucking stop with this made list you always posts its so freaking wrong, jesus, how many times do you have to be corrected. 3/4 of the guys you have listed furio are dead. I have posted numerous times the list of remaning made guys, with the recent losses due to death to include Rags and Joey P, Scalish is pretty close to it.

Lol, you're exactly right. I think there's several people here who don't believe that KC, St Louis, Tampa, New Orleans, Buffalo, etc. all pretty much died out after the eighties. I mean, they may have had a case or two, but really smalltime stuff.

You guys act like as soon as the boss make people there suppose to jump on the phone and notify you, its a secret society...I bet if I dig hard enough I can find mob activities in most of those cities

I've been checking the "Mob Transactions" section of the paper, and haven't seen much.

Never said if there was activity or not, nor will I and I would know. But I do know Furio is full of shit on this at least. Let me break it down for you.

this are a members/associates list

KANSAS CITY LCN FAMILY

Boss:John "Johnny Joe” Sciortino
Underboss: Peter "Las Vegas Pete" Simone
Caporegimes:

William “Little Willie” Cammisano Jr.
Vincent “Vince” Civella

Soldiers:

1. Jack Lascuola b.1940 DEAD
2. Anthony "Tony" Simone
3. Philip "Phil" Simone (Son of Peter Simone, probably not made)DEAD AND NOT HIS SON IT WAS HIS UNCLE
4. George Chiavola b.1939 DEAD
5. Joseph "Joe" Ragusa 1940 DEAD
6. James Moretina b.1950
7. John Calia
8. John Cuezze b.1961
9. Peter Ribaste b.1954
10. Carlo Cavallaro b.1944 DEAD
11. Eugene "Gene" Picone
12. Frank Deluna b.1940
13. Benjamin "Ben" Palmentere b.1949
14. Joseph Barletta b.1961
15. Nathan "Nat" Brancato b.1966
16. Phillip Saladino
17. Nicholas LaBruzzo
18. Richard "Rick" DeLuna b.1942 DEAD
19. John Termini b.1939
20. John Glorioso b.1941
21. Salvatore Agrusa
22. Pasquale Sellaro DEAD
23. Samuel Scardino b.1966

If your going to name dead guys how come you didn't name Joe Porrello.


Imprisoned members

ANGELO PORRELLO
Register Number: 01633-045
Age: 93
Race: White
Sex: Male

And he doesn't have members and associates he should have such as

Vince Pisciotta
Jimmy Scola
Paul Varsalona
Gerry Cammisano
Joe Vigliturro
Joe Spino
Izzy Spino
Vince Abbott
Jimmy Dicapo
Tony Sansone
Michael Sansone
Michael Baddaluca
Sal Begulia
Charlie Simone
Joe Pete Simome
Marcus Arnone
Paul Silvio
Joe Mortina
Joe Mandacina
Mark Sorrentino

I am sure there are some I am forgetting but I am bored and tired. I am not saying these guys are made before you start that crap.

Angelo Porrello is still alive?

Yep he is still kicking. Pretty sure his son Joseph passed away though and his brother Joseph.

Thanks Scalish, it was his brother I was thinking of that was what my confusion was about.

N.P my friend.

Yeah Jo Jo passed from cancer earlier this year.

Surprised Peter Ribaste has not been mentioned at all as a active member

Would that be the same Peter Ribaste at number 9 in the above list?

Yep, missed that

He died young to I think he was only 46?

Yeah and he had just been given a sentence reduction a few years back, cut his time by 10 years he didn't have much longer to go before he was eligible for release, just a couple of years. I've been told that Piscotta has cancer its never good to get cancer and to have to rely on prison doctors.

Yep that was the bid for the jewel thing with his pops right? Shit news to me about Piscotta, you get sick in prison good luck.

Yeah, the Tivol robbery they set up.

Yep that is the one brother.