Obituaries

Feb 21, 2024

Andrew Howard Happ, 86, passed away on February 21, 2024.

Howard was born to Andrew and Ellen (Chase) Happ in Palmer, Kansas on January 8, 1938. He graduated from Linn High School in 1956, earned a BS in Education at Emporia State University in 1960, continued his education at Louisiana State University through a National Science Foundation grant and eventually obtained...

Feb 2, 2024

Sally Ann Slinker, Age 70, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away on February 2, 2024, at Shawnee PARC nursing home surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held at Overland Park Funeral Chapel on February 15 at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery directly after the memorial.

Sally was born May 15, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri. She...

Jan 13, 2024

Carolyn E. White, 91, of Overland Park, KS, quietly passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.   A celebration of life will be planned for a later date.

 

Carolyn was born on September 1, 1932, in Coffeen, Illinois.  She retired from Penn Valley Community College where she worked in the business...

Jan 12, 2024

Joseph J Spohn, 92, died peacefully at home, in Overland Park, KS, with his wife on January 12, 2024. Born February 10,1931 in Butler, PA, he was the son of the late Alfred N. Spohn Sr and Mary Marra Spohn.

He retired from a life of sales, where he spent most of his time selling cars. His final working years...

Dec 26, 2023

Janet Gurley Whitman, 85, died suddenly on December 26th, 2023.

Janet was born in June 6, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri to George Hammond and Agnes Helen (Low) Gurley. She was a great granddaughter of August R. Meyer, the founding father of the Parks and Boulevard System in Kansas City, Missouri.

Janet attended Border Star Elementary, Barstow, Vassar College and...

Dec 21, 2023

Thomas Joel Kuhn, 70, formerly of Hays, KS, passed away peacefully at home December 21st, 2023, in Prairie Village, KS after a long bout with Lewy Body Dementia. 

He was born November 28, 1953, as a twin in Beloit, KS to Frederick O. and Lola Catherine Pargett Kuhn. 

Graduating from Cawker City High School in 1971, Tom went on to...

Nov 30, 2023

Geneva Hague, a loving and selfless woman whose life was based on a deep faith in Jesus and dedicated to family and the care of others, passed away peacefully on November 30th, 2023 in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on July 2nd, 1929 in Mercer, Missouri. Geneva's life was filled with compassion, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to her loved...

Nov 29, 2023

Pamela Jean Wright, age 67, passed away on November 29, 2023. Pam was born on April 28, 1956, in Denver Colorado, the daughter of Robert “Bob” Fleenor and Beverly (Bryan) Fleenor. 

Pam graduated from Concordia High School and Kansas State University.  She was united in marriage to Wyatt Wright on September 19, 1981, in Larned, Kansas.  Wyatt preceded her...

Nov 22, 2023

Paul William Nelson, MD, FACS (8/29/1952 -11/22/2023 ) died this week following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

A well-respected transplant surgeon, Dr. Nelson devoted his life to medicine. After graduating from Dartmouth College, he attended medical school at the University of Kansas, where he first felt called to surgery. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas...

Nov 21, 2023

 

Charles Robert  (Bob)  Douglas, was born January 16, 1924, to Arthur and Anna Laura Douglas, in Maywood, Illinois.  He passed away on November 21, 2023 in Overland Park, Kansas.  He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Arthur and George, his wife, Kitty, his step-daughter, Kathy Rogers, and her husband, Bob Rogers.

Bob grew up in Maywood, Illinois,...

Nov 18, 2023

 

Ralph Carl Tinnin, aged 86, passed away on November 18, 2023, in Overland Park, KS. Born on April 2, 1937, in his childhood home on Armand Place in St. Louis, MO, Ralph was the son of Homer and Clara (Stedingk) Tinnin.

He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 53 years, Jane (2016), his parents, brother Terry...

Nov 6, 2023

 

September 1, 1926 – November 6, 2023

 

          Thomas Martin Holder, M.D., pediatric surgeon, teacher, academic researcher and author, died in Aiken, SC, on November 6, 2023, at age 97, after a productive and satisfying life.  He was a man of integrity and tenacity, loyal to his family and committed to professional excellence.  He performed general and heart...

Nov 5, 2023

In Loving Memory of Katherine Hennessy Bell        It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Katherine Hennessy Bell, 102, who departed this earthly world on November 5, 2023, in Cedar Hill, Texas, of natural causes.      Katherine Hennessy Bell was born in Fulton, Kansas, to proud parents, John and Anna Hennessy. She spent...

Oct 28, 2023

Oct 28, 2023

Lysle G. Holloway, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great- grandfather, passed away peacefully in his Merriam, Kansas home on October 28th, 2023. Lysle was born in Sedalia, MO, March 14th, 1932, to Lysle Victor Holloway and Jewel Elaine Gilbert Holloway. After living in several Missouri cities, the family moved to the Marlborough Community of Kansas City, Missouri in time for him to attend Center Junior High and Center High School where he lettered in football, basketball, track, music and drama, and...

Oct 23, 2023

Oct 22, 2023

 

Ellen McLaughlin Bradbury, 85, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on October 22, 2023 of an aggressive form of lymphoma.

Ellen was born on January 13, 1938, to Helen Frances and Lewis Leroy McLaughlin in Marysville, KS. After Ellen graduated from Marysville High School in 1956, she went to William Woods College for two years and then to Kansas...

Oct 19, 2023

Flora Whisler of Lenexa, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Lakeview Village in Lenexa. She was 102. A  Celebration of Life will be held  on  Wednesday, October 25 at 1:30PM  at the Shawnee United Methodist Church, 10700 Johnson Drive, Shawnee KS, followed by a graveside service at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens,  23215 W. 75th Street, Shawnee, KS.  A light meal...

Oct 18, 2023

Willa left this world on Oct 18,2023 after a brief illness. She was born to William & Maude Schumacher Feb 4, 1925 in Gas City KS.   She graduated from Iola KS High School 1943, received her RN from Bethany School of Nursing and went on to earned a Masters in Psychiatry Nursing from Washington University St Louis.    She...

Oct 9, 2023

 

Robert “Stan” Hanson, 90, of Coulter, Iowa, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, went to his Heavenly Home on October 9, 2023 at the Hampton Rehabilitation Center.

Robert Stanley Hanson was born May 2, 1933, to Selmer and Alice Honer Hanson, the second of three children.  He grew up on the family farm south of Leona, Kansas.  He graduated from...