Obituaries

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...

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....

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...

Sep 5, 2019

Charles Samuel Anderson

January 25, 1927 – September 5, 2019

Charles S. Anderson, 92, of Climax Springs, MO, formerly of KCKS passed away September 5, 2019.  Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, September 14 at Overland Park Chapel.  A Rosary service will begin at 9:30 a.m. to be immediately followed by a graveside service...

Aug 20, 2019

Anna Marie (Garner) Potter passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019 in Shawnee, KS surrounded by her family.  She was the 8th of 12 children born to Charley and Martha Elizabeth (Burgett) Garner.  She was born September 21, 1932 in Picher, OK graduating from Picher High School 1950.

Anna met and married Sam Potter while both were working...

Aug 16, 2019

Mary Ann (Barclay) Matney

Mary Ann Barclay was born in Topeka, KS on September 1, 1925, the daughter of Guy Everett Barclay and Elizabeth Shoenfeld.  She passed away on August 16, 2019.  Mary Ann moved to the Kansas City area as a child and later graduated from Turner High School (Class of 1942).  During WWII,...

Jul 31, 2019

Hazel Mae (Rockwell) Barnes, of Shawnee, Kans., 96, died July 31, 2019, of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Barnes, in 2015.

She leaves children Cheryl S. Barnes, 72, of Kansas City, Mo.; James E. Barnes, 67, Shawnee, Kans.; and Janice K. (Michael) Gill, 66, of Louisville, Ky; her sister, Ethel...

Jul 24, 2019

Henrietta L. Kyes who was known by her family as Honey, was a daughter, sister, aunt, wife and friend to many. Honey passed away July 24, 2019. She was the eldest girl of the seven children of Lucille (Girot) Domagalla and Henry Domagalla. She was the last surviving member of her family.  Preceded in death by her four brothers:...

Jul 17, 2019

Glenna Marie (Bond) Rau, 99, of Overland Park, passed away on July 17, 2019, at Advent Health/Shawnee Mission Hospital.  She was a resident at The Atriums near 107th and Metcalf in Overland Park.

She was born on June 11, 1920, in Ft. Towson, OK, to William T. Bond and Ethel J (Mayfield) Bond, and had eight siblings. ...

Jul 11, 2019

Gerald Dewane Raymond, (Jerry), 89, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2019, in Prairie Village, Kansas.  He was born January 6, 1930, in the village of Crosby, Minnesota.  A Celebration of Life will be held at the Overland Park Chapel, 8120 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park, KS on July 27, 2019, at 1:00 with Military Honors at 2:30.

Jul 9, 2019

NORMA J. McKIMMY

Norma Jean McKimmy passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at her home in Overland Park after a battle with breast cancer and multiple sclerosis.  Norma was a caring and devoted person who loved God, loved life and loved her family and friends.  She was always there when someone needed her. Norma always put...

Jul 6, 2019

Joan L. Fore, 93, Leawood, Kansas, passed away on July 6th, 2019 after a brief stay at the St. Luke's Hospice House.

Private services will be held for the family.

Memorial contributions can be made in her name to the Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208.

Mrs. Fore was...

Jun 29, 2019

Marian Leverett Thompson, 95, of Overland Park Kansas died peacefully on June 29, 2019.

She was born February 17, 1924 in Kansas City, Ks. and graduated from Westport High School in 1942. While working at Farmers Insurance in Kansas City, she met and married the late Mel Thompson in 1944. They moved to Mound City, Mo., where...

Jun 27, 2019

A.W. “Al” Jones passed away on June 27, 2019 as a result of kidney failure. He was always amazed that his mother would name him Alva, after her father. A name he lived with all of his life.             Al was born in Beaumont, PA on January 24, 1934 of Robert Jones and Ida Taylor Jones. Although he spent...

Jun 12, 2019

Jack B. Iiams, of Prairie Village, KS, went to be with his Lord on June 12, 2019.

Jack was born on June 22, 1927 to Glen and Bernice (Allen) Iiams in Warsaw, MO. He grew up in Kansas City, KS graduating from Wyandotte High School in 1946. He served in World War II, First Occupation in Japan...

May 30, 2019

Thomas O’Neill Tootle Jr. passed away May 30, 2019 in his family home. Born February 9, 1955, in Kansas City, MO and graduating from Shawnee Mission West, he lived most of his life between Overland Park and Lawrence, KS.

Tommy was a man of many interests. He was an avid reader (particularly science fiction), World War II...

May 30, 2019

Marjorie (Mardy) Louise Bishop Cottrell

May 13, 1937 – May 30, 2019

Mardy was born on May 13, 1937 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Loyle and Lorna (Schmidler) Bishop, the second of two children. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural HS (now SMN) in 1955. She studied History at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin where...

May 24, 2019

Dana Alan Brack

(August 12, 1953 – May 24, 2019)

Dana, 65 years young, was a beloved son, father, grandfather,brother, uncle, and friend who passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019. He was born in Topeka, KS as the 1st of 4 children to Marilyn and Robert. He grew up in Topeka and then Kansas City where he graduated high...

May 22, 2019

Marilyn Deere, age 85, passed away May 22, 2019, in Overland Park, Kansas.

Marilyn was born February 4, 1934, in Anthony, Kansas, to Parents Helen and F. Clifford Deere. She was raised in Alva Oklahoma, with her sister Betty, moving to Hobart, Oklahoma, in 1949. She was a proud 1953 Graduate of Hobart High School.

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May 22, 2019

Richard Lee Whitebread "Dickie", 80, passed away May 22, 2019. A service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, May 25, at Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204, followed by a military burial at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Mr. Whitebread was born June 23, 1938 in Topeka, Kansas. He was married to...