Obituaries
Chester "Chet" Whitebread
Sep 12, 2023
Memorial services for Chester M. Whitebread, Jr. “Chet” will be 3pm on Tuesday, September 19th at Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will begin at 2pm before the services.
Chet passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Chet was born June 12, 1938 in Topeka, KS to Chester M. Whitebread,...
Jo Lawrence
Aug 29, 2023
On August 29th 2023, at 85 years young, Eddie Jo Lawrence gained her angel wings with loved ones surrounding her. Jo, as she liked to be called, was born on December 27th, 1937, in Shelbina, Missouri. Jo was an only child but had many aunts, uncles and cousins. She would enjoy her childhood days by playing with her cousins. In high...
Norma Jean Aubin
Aug 24, 2023
Norma Jean (Miner) Aubin our beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on August 24, 2023. She was born July 7, 1935 to Frank Junior Miner and Gladys Ruby Minor Fish. She grew up in the Rosedale neighborhood of Kansas City, KS and was the fourth of six children. She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Doris...
JC Pulliam
Jul 28, 2023
JC “Jabbo” Pulliam was born June 3, 1946, in Lambert, Mississippi to the union of Alexander and Dave Annie (McGhee) Pulliam. JC grew up in Mississippi before pursuing a career in vocational training through the Job Core learning trade printing.
JC lived in Boston, Massachusetts and worked there for a brief period of time before relocating back to the South. ...
Dr. Eleanor Vesey Eggers
Jul 14, 2023
Eleanor Vesey Eggers, PhD, died peacefully in her home on July 14, 2023, at the age of 102.
A burial service will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the Lindenwood Historic Cemetery along with five generations of Veseys. Dr Eggers will be buried next to her husband and high school sweetheart, Dr Oscar Eggers, who died on New Year’s...
Frances H. Dean
Jul 12, 2023
Frances Humble Dean passed away peacefully at age 93 on July 12, 2023.
Frances was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 10, 1929. After graduating from Louisiana State University, she taught elementary school in Shreveport. On August 18, 1951, she married Ernest Joseph “Joe” Dean, her loving husband for 50 years. They lived in Shreveport, Houston, and St. Louis before settling in Kansas...
Betty Jean McCormick
Jul 10, 2023
Betty Jean McCormick, 95 of Mission, Kansas passed away July 10, 2023, at her home, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be on Saturday July 15 @ 11am at Countryside Christian Church, 6101 Nall, Mission, Kansas. Following the service, the burial will be at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to the service at the church from...
Sherrill Diane Neidenberger
Jun 29, 2023
Sherrill “Cheri” Neidenberger relocated to heaven on June 29, 2023. Cheri had a love for life. She used her hands to create beautiful works of art, making anything she touched beautiful, and would often gift her creations to loved ones. She was an avid quilter, skilled embroiderer, creative stain glass maker, master weaver and accomplished wood worker. She had a...
Mary Ellen Purucker
Jun 12, 2023
Mary Ellen Purucker, Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away June 12, 2023.
Mary Ellen was born, August 26,1918 to Belle and Thomas Moore in Cincinnati Ohio and graduated from the University of Cincinnati.
She married George F Purucker of Sewickley PA in Miami Beach FL in 1942 while he attended Air Force Officers Training. The couple was stationed in...
Beulah Joyce Natividad
Jun 3, 2023
Beulah Joyce Natividad, 66, passed away on June 3rd, 2023 in Kansas City, KS. Beulah was born in Merriam, KS on March 11th, 1957. She is survived by Jesus Chavarria (son), Rigo Cervantes (son), Cynthia Gibson (sister), Henrietta Meek (sister) and was predeceased by Thelma Stewart (mother), James Stewart (father), Jackie Elgin (sister), James Stewart Jr. (brother), Leslie Stewart (brother)....
Ann C. Mullett
May 30, 2023
Ann, as she was known, attended school in Higginsville, Missouri, Eldon, Missouri and attended Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri for her senior year. She was elected to the National Honor Society though she had been in Paseo for less than one year. She attended University of Kansas City which later became the University of Missouri-Kansas City....
Lilah M. Gillett
May 21, 2023
Lilah Gillett, resident of Overland Park since 1972, was born and raised in Michigan prior to locating here with her husband James, and family. Lilah enjoyed being homemaker and taking care of her family. She was blessed with deep abiding faith in the Lord and was an active member of Knox Presbyterian Church.
Lilah was a well know teacher,...
Joseph Bernard Norton
May 20, 2023
Joseph Bernard Norton, 73, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on May 20, 2023. Joseph was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to Joseph and Eleanor (Hayes) Norton on March 29, 1950. He was the first of four boys growing up in Jersey City spending his time trying to provide guidance for his brothers. He was a Veteran of the Vietnam...
Howard Ewing
May 20, 2023
Howard (Howie) Ewing relocated to heaven on May 20, 2023. Howie loved people and did his best to show them God’s love. Howie was a character that always had a smile for everyone. A very talented man whose real love was acting and singing, he participated in many choirs and performances. Featured in several local commercials and was an extra...
Brent L. Halderman
Apr 25, 2023
Brent Leon Halderman passed from this life on April 25, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carola Frances Kottas Halderman on November 6, 2014. He was born on July 6, 1957 to Gail Leon Halderman and Velma Alice Walcot Halderman at Norton, KS. He is survived by his son Grant Leon Halderman and his fiancee Shelby...
Damion Joshua Dunfield
Apr 21, 2023
Damion Joshua Dunfield was born December 14, 1977, in Kansas City, Missouri to Harold Young and Rose Young. He passed away Friday, April 21, 2023, in Overland Park, Kansas, at the age of 45 years. Damion was raised in Peculiar, MO where he worked for his Father at his company called U.S. Truss Steel until Harold retired. The most...
Eleanor Hope Barker
Apr 17, 2023
Born April 15, 1926 in Milton, West Virginia to Goldie Savannah and Clarence Howell. She married Benjamin Ray Barker of Costa, West Virginia on June 18, 1945. They had three sons before moving to Overland Park, Ks. in 1954.
Hope was preceded in death by her husband Ray Barker and her son Richard Barker. She is survived by her...
William Joseph Woywod
Apr 14, 2023
William Joseph Woywod- November 30, 1949-April 14,2023.
Overland Park, Kansas- Better known to his friends as Joe and by his three grandchildren as Papa, passed away Friday April 14th, 2023 at the age of 73. William was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing.
William was born to Martha and William Woywod and older...
Nancy Ann McClelland
Apr 2, 2023
Nancy Davis McClelland passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
Nancy Ann was born on June 8, 1935, in Newark, Ohio to William and Helen (Beggs) Davis. Nancy grew up in Newark, Ohio and graduated from Newark High School in 1953.
She attended Ohio State University and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. While attending Ohio...
Chris J. Hoy
Mar 20, 2023
Chris J Hoy was born August 26, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas, the oldest son of Jack Hoy and Beverly Hoy (Newkirk). Chris passed away peacefully on March 20, 2023 in Overland Park, Kansas with his wife (Jan L. Beauchamp Brown) at his side. He graduated from Andover High School and studied at Butler Community College. After serving in the Air National Guard he...
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