Obituaries

Jerry Whitehead

Nov 28, 2019

Jerry Whitehead, 79, of Emporia, Kansas died at Olathe Medical Center on November 28th, 2019 in Olathe, Kansas.

Jerry was a very loved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend.  He loved to fish, spend time with his family, watch football (Go Redskins!), dance, joke and tell stories.  Jerry was an amazing man.

Jerry was...

William "Bill" Love Jr.

Nov 26, 2019

William “Bill” Heberd Love, Jr., beloved son and brother, passed away on November 26, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 92.  Bill was born on May 18, 1927 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri to Marion Willson Love and William Heberd Love.

In 1936 he moved with his family from Kansas City...

Betty Jean Boswell

Nov 19, 2019

Betty Jean Boswell, 86, of Overland Park, KS, passed away November 19 2019.  There are no services scheduled at this time.  Betty's full obituary will appear soon.

Reverend Richard Olson

Nov 13, 2019

Reverend Richard (Dick) Edward Olson passed away on November 13, 2019 at the age of 81. He was born September 9, 1938 St. Joseph’s Hospital in Concordia, KS, the only child of Edward and Helen (Lundquist) Olson and grew up on their farm near Clifton, Kansas. They were all very active in the lived faith of Brandtford Covenant Church....

Mary Lou Taylor

Nov 8, 2019

Dr. Mary Lou Taylor, 88, passed peacefully November 8, 2019 in the arms or her loving husband of almost 64 years, Allen G. Taylor.

Mary Lou was born in Springfield, Missouri September 19, 1931 to Mary Etta and Floyd Robards.  She attended Drury University attaining a degree in Biology while also earning her Degree in Nursing from...

Onnie Elliott

Nov 5, 2019

Onnie Elliott died November 5, 2019 at her home in Tennessee.

Visitation will be held at Overland Park Funeral Chapel from 9 to 10 am Saturday, November 9, 2010.

Funeral Service will be held at the Overland Funeral Chapel at 10 am Saturday, November 9, 2010

Mary Antos

Nov 1, 2019

MARY ANTOS

Mary Antos, 93, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on November 1, 2019.

Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5th at St. Dionysios Greek Orthodox Christian Church – 8100 W 95th St. Overland Park, Ks, with interment immediately following at Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Dorothy Hagemann

Oct 27, 2019

Dorothy Gaylen Hagemann, 89, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2019 at the Vineyard House in Overland Park, Kansas.

Gaylen was born on November 2, 1929 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Dorothy Mae Stormont and William Smith. She graduated from College High in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and then attended The Kansas City Art Institute where she met Donald J....

Shirley Pentz

Oct 22, 2019

Shirley Jean Friesen Pentz entered eternal life with her Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, in heaven this past Tuesday morning, October 22, 2019 at the age of 84.

Shirley was the first-born daughter to Willie and Bernice Friesen in Hutchinson, Kansas on June 26, 1935. Two daughters followed, Marilyn Wall, of Wichita, Kansas, and Wilma  Joy Frederick,...

Errol Cooper

Oct 21, 2019

Errol C Cooper, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 21st. Born in Brampton, North Dakota on August 15th, 1924. Born at the Cooper Family farm, that he loved so much, to Lance Errol Cooper and Olive Catherine Clark.

He and his younger bother Kent, grew up there with many uncles and aunts and grandparents, until his...

William Van Auken

Oct 16, 2019

William Van Auken (Bill), son of Howard and Norma Van Auken, was born June 19, 1920 in Mason City, Iowa and died October 16th at Lakeview Village, Lenexa, KS at the age of 99.  When he was a young child, his family moved to Wichita, KS. At Wichita East High School, he played trombone in marching band, was manager...

Marjorie "Midge" Nelson

Oct 12, 2019

Marjorie "Midge" Nelson, 77, of Kansas City, MO, passed away October 12, 2019 surrounded by her family.  Service dates are pending.  Please check back for the full obituary.

Captain Christopher Arnold

Oct 5, 2019

Chris Arnold, 57, of Kansas City Kansas passed away in his home on October 5, 2019. Chris was a lifelong resident of Wyandotte County. He resided in the very home in which he was born and raised as a young man. His career spanned 28 years of service with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department.  Chris rose through the ranks...

Vivian Hughes

Oct 4, 2019

Vivian Ruth Hughes, 93, passed away October 04, 2019. Vivian was born in Emporia, KS to Oakley Edward Borders and Iva (Carey) Borders and was the only daughter of their six children. Vivian graduated from Argentine High School in Kansas City, KS. She married Frank C. Hughes, Sr. on October 16, 1945 and they were blessed with two children,...

Janice Munger

Oct 3, 2019

Janice Lydia Munger

Janice Lydia Munger, 93, passed away on October 3, 2019. Jan was born August 4, 1926 in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Jeanette Schroeder.  She graduated from high school in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and earned a degree in Home Economics-Applied Art from Iowa State University in 1948.  During college she...

Philip Marshall

Sep 28, 2019

Philip Havens Marshall

Philip Havens Marshall, 83 of Mission, KS passed away Saturday September 28, 2019 at home after a brief bout with cancer. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 5th, at Overland Park Funeral Chapel 8201 Metcalf, with visitation from 10 A.M. until service time. In lieu of flowers, the family would...

Mary Buehler

Sep 17, 2019

Mary Louise Buehler, 87, Shawnee, went home to be with our Lord on September 17, 2019.   Mary was born April 29, 1932 in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles Franklin Goode and Agnes Clara (Knipp) Goode.  She grew up in Kansas City, KS graduating from Wyandotte High School and then attended Kansas City Kansas Community College.  She married David L....

Edna Brown

Sep 16, 2019

Edna M. Brown, 86, passed away September 16, 2019.

She was born February 28, 1933 in Ritchey, MO to Fred and Laura Spencer. She moved to the Kansas City area at the age of 16 after she married William Brown. Edna worked at Intercollegiate Press/Herff-Jones for 34 years making everyone's school yearbooks. She had a green thumb...

Hugh Brace

Sep 13, 2019

Hugh Link Brace died peacefully on Friday, September 13th, 2019, surrounded by his family at the age of 78.

Link is survived by his wife, Marilyn; son, Todd and his sons Connor, Sawyer and Tanner; daughter, Jennifer, and daughter Carrie, her husband Tim, and their sons Carter and William.

Link was born in Superior, WI....

Mary Lou Carpenter

Sep 6, 2019

Mary Lou Carpenter, 91, passed away on September 4, 2019  at Nottingham Health & Rehabilitation.

Mary Lou was born August 6, 1928 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Edith (Geesling) Thuma.  She graduated from High School in Manhattan, KS and earned a degree in Elementary Education from KS State University. During college she met her...