Obituaries

Apr 6, 2016

Audrey A. Hill, 90, died from heart failure on April 6, 2016.  Audrey was born in Montana and was sent as a small child on the railroad to Atchison, KS where she was adopted by the Sprong family of in the early 1930’s. Audrey attended Potter Elementary and High School and then attended Mount Saint Scholastica in Atchison, KS where she...

Mar 31, 2016

Glannie Wiehe, 91, passed away March 31, 2016.  She was born in Linkoping, Sweden to Josef and Annie Earnest. In 1925, they moved from Sweden to Moose Lake, Minnesota, where Glannie grew up on a farm, attended school in Moose Lake, graduating from high school in 1942. She then, took a pre nursing course at Augsburg College and three year nurse’s...

Mar 30, 2016

Mary H. Swinney, 87, passed away March 30, 2016. She was born August 16, 1928. Funeral and graveside services will be private. You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support this video format. You should be able to view it in Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer. $(document).ready(function(){ if ( false...

Mar 26, 2016

Mary N. Bailey, 90, Lenexa, Kansas passed away March 26th, 2016. Stewty was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas.  She was an original member of the Little Rock Central High Filthy Five. Stewty had a passion for serving others. She spent many years working in mental health, and especially loved helping adolescents. She earned a BSW from Avila at age...

Mar 23, 2016

Mar 20, 2016

William S. Hurst, OD, 81, passed away March 20, 2016.  He was preceded in death by his brother Bob Hurst.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara, his daughter Rebecca, son Christopher and his wife Christina, 2 grandsons Hayden and Declan, his sister Joanne Rodgers and a brother Philip and his wife Marilyn, and several nieces and nephews.  William was...

Mar 19, 2016

Shaun P. Covington, 25, Washington, DC, passed away March 19, 2016.  Visitation will be from 11a.m. to 12 Noon, following by Funeral Service at 12 Noon with full military honors at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS, 66204.  Inurnment will be at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior...

Mar 14, 2016

Rebecca Theresa Harper was born January 24th, 1951 in Atchison, KS to Victor Edmond and Pauline Mary (Maday) Kesse and after a long and faith-filled fight with cancer died March 14, 2016 in Kansas City, MO. Becky graduated from Hayden High School in 1969 and Washburn University in 1973 in Topeka, KS, and received a Master’s Degree from UMKC in...

Mar 3, 2016

In Loving Memory……. Jo Ann Sams-Wilder Cannon departed to go to a better place on March 3, 2016. She was 81 years young and enjoyed life to the fullest. She never met a person she didn’t like, meeting many friends along her path.  She met Robert Cannon who swept her off her feet in June of 2002 and they enjoyed retirement...

Feb 29, 2016

John M. Robbins, 85, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on February 29, 2016.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 7 at 11 a.m., preceded by a Rosary service at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 11300 W. 103rd St., Overland Park, KS.  He will be buried beside his wife, Helen, at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kansas...

Feb 29, 2016

Georgia R. Gress, of Overland Park, KS was born on Nov. 16, 1927 and went home to the Lord on February 29, 2016.  Visitation Thursday, March 3 at 10:00, services at 10:30 burial to follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Georgia was retired from K-Mart and a member of the Post Office Auxiliary. Georgia was a gifted quilter and loved quilting.  She...

Feb 25, 2016

Genevieve Louise (Gorski) Bruchman, who was petite with brown hair and quite attractive at ninety seven years, passed away February 25, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice. Born in Leavenworth, KS, the daughter of coal miner, she met her husband, Robert W. Bruchman, while he was a solider at Fort Leavenworth in a popular dance site called Polish (Poochie) Park, owned...

Feb 25, 2016

Robert William Farlich, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away peacefully at his home in Lansing, KS, surrounded by family, on February 25, 2016.  He was born on January 30, 1927.  He was an avid writer and loved his dogs and photography.  He joined the US Army in March of 1945.  While serving his country he received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the Army...

Feb 16, 2016

Laura McGrath Wood, 101, Overland Park, KS, passed away February 16, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.  A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, February 20 at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church,   9300 Nall Ave, Overland Park, 66207.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church or to Kansas City Hospice...

Feb 14, 2016

JAMIE GRIEFER 8/12/74 – 2/14/16 Passed away unexpectedly. Survived by his parents Pat & Casey Gilling, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and many friends. Service will be held on Saturday Feb 20, at Overland Park Christian Church, 7600 W. 76th Street, Overland Park, KS 66204. Visitation at 12:30 pm with service to follow at 1 pm. There will be a wake at...

Feb 13, 2016

Norma Jean (Welborn) Taylor, 85, Overland Park, KS, passed away February 13, 2016.  No services are planned at this time.

Feb 10, 2016

Bess Gianulis, 87, Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully February 10, 2016. Bess was born Septem¬ber 22, 1928 to Christ and Helen (Terezakis) Pappas in Fairpoint, OH. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Ben, in 2005. She is survived by daughter, Barbara; sons, Bill and Brad; and grandchildren, Joanna, Ben, William and “Bonnie.” Visitation...

Feb 5, 2016

Gertrude “Trudy” Wells, 92, of Shawnee, KS passed away February 5, 2016. Her funeral service will be 11:00am, Wednesday, February 10th with visitation to begin at 10:00am at the Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave. There will be a reception to follow the funeral service to which all attendees are invited. A graveside service will follow the reception at the...

Feb 5, 2016

James M. Dunn, 64, Monkey Island, OK, passed away Feb. 5th, 2016 from complications of a stroke.  Jim was born in Kansas City, KS on Feb. 24th, 1951 to Morris and Catherine Dunn.  He graduated from Bishop Miege High School in 1969 and Kansas State University in 1973, where he was the advertising manager of the K-State Collegian.  He was a member of...

Feb 2, 2016

Eric J. Samuelsen, 49, Prairie Village, KS, passed away February 2, 2016.  A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 11 at 7 pm at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Eric was born July 27, 1966 in Jacksonville, FL.  He graduated from Shawnee...