Obituaries
Ms. Rubie Anderson
Nov 26, 2013
Rubie M. Anderson, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday morning, November 26th, 2013. Rubie was a lifelong R.N., receiving her R.N. diploma through the cadet nurses training program at Trinity Lutheran Hospital in 1946. She became the first employee of the year at Trinity Lutheran in 1969. Rubie received her B.S.N. from Avila College...
Betty Boone
Nov 26, 2013
Betty L. Boone of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away November 26, 2013. Services will be at Lakeview Village in the Heritage Activity Room, 9000 Park, Lenexa, 66215 on November 29, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Her continuous efforts since 1958 helped improve lives of developmentally disabled persons including promotion of early special education classes. She was one of the key players in...
Ms. Carolyn Howard
Nov 20, 2013
Carolyn R. Howard, of Prairie Village, passed away on November 20, 2013. Mrs. Howard taught physical education at Shawnee Mission East High School for 36 years. Prior to that, she taught at Shawnee Mission North and North Kansas City High School. She served as head tennis coach for 24 years, won 3 state championships and never lost a regional tournament....
Mrs. Mabel Stafford
Nov 20, 2013
Mabel Stallings Stafford, age 92 born December 7, 1920 in Nashville, TN, residing at her son's and daughter-in-law's residence in Fairway, Kansas (formerly of Columbia, SC from 1971-2012) passed to our Lord at 4:55 am on November 20, 2013 in her bed at home with her husband and best friend of 68 years, son, daughter-in-law and Hospice Chaplin. Mabel had...
Gregory "Greg" Howard
Nov 17, 2013
Gregory Foster "Greg" Howard, 57, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013, at his home in Overland Park, KS, surrounded by his family. Greg was born on February 11, 1956, in Kansas City, MO, to Kenith, Jr. and Jean Howard. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1974 and K-State with a degree in Horticulture in 1988. Greg spent many years...
Joyce Hamilton
Nov 15, 2013
Aug. 12, 1925 - Nov. 15, 2013 Always known by "Jo" and rarely by Joyce, our mother passed away into sunny skies and balmy breezes at the Kansas City Hospice House in the very room that she and Stan funded. Born to a Swedish mother, Florence Hermione Sealander, and a French-Canadian father, Albert Ira White, in Hartford, Conn., on Aug....
Mr. William Tidwell
Nov 15, 2013
Brant William Tidwell, 53, of Prairie Village, KS passed peacefully on November 15, 2013 with his wife and two sons at his side after a 3 ½ year battle with brain cancer. A memorial service for Brant will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS. A reception...
Mr. Keith Hodgson
Oct 24, 2013
Keith Owen Hodgson, 89, of Prairie Village, passed away on October 24, 2013. Keith was born on October 25, 1923 in Little River, Kansas to Frederick Earl and Lulu Vastie Hodgson. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII as an engineer for three years. Keith graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Architectural Engineering and...
Mr. Severson
Oct 23, 2013
Wayne Edwin Severson, aged 85, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Sweet Life at Brookdale, Overland Park, KS on October 23, 2013 from complications due to long term Diabetes. He was a devoted husband and father, raising three children. He was born at home on December 13, 1927 in Des Moines, IA to Leonard and Ethel Severson. The...
Mr. Daniel "Danny" Harkins
Oct 22, 2013
Daniel A. "Danny" Harkins, 82, of Overland Park, passed away on October 22, 2013. Danny owned Harkins Oil Company for 39 years. He retired and became employed at Country Club Bank for 20 years. He is survived by his wife LaDonna Owens Harkins, son David Harkins OP, KS, daughters Karen Scarboro OP, Alyce Yoksh Olathe, KS, and Elizabeth Kelley Portland,...
Edwin Peck
Oct 22, 2013
Edwin Peck, 87, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at Overland Park Place. Edwin was born June 16, 1926, in Caldwell, KS to Mary (Milbourn) and Frank Peck. He grew up in Caldwell, where he attended elementary school and graduated from Caldwell High School. After high school he continued his education by attending Wichita State University, and Kansas State University...
Mr. Richard Fitzwater
Oct 22, 2013
Richard C. Fitzwater, 81, of Osage Beach, MO, passed away on October 22, 2013. Richard was born on September 6, 1932 in Kansas City, KS to Clarence and Georgia Fitzwater. Survivors include his three children, Richard S. Fitzwater of Olathe, Brad Fitzwater of Austin, TX, and Nicci Netter and her husband, David, of Olathe, five grandchildren, Dennis, Shannon, Tyler, Cameron,...
Kathleen Butterfield
Oct 21, 2013
Kathleen Butterfield, age 68, of Prairie Village, KS passed away on October 21, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on October 30, 2013 at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. Memorial contributions can be made to Kansas City Hospice House, American Cancer Society, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church or All...
Mr. Harry Newby
Oct 9, 2013
Harry Kupfer Newby, 82, of Lenexa, passed away on October 9, 2013. Mr. Newby was born June 14, 1931 in Kansas City, MO and lived in the area for most of his life. He attended J.C. Nichols School, Southwest High School, and the University of Kansas. At KU, he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and served on...
Mrs. Jeanne Morey-Harper
Oct 3, 2013
Jeanne Morey-Harper, 95, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away Oct 3, 2013. Services will be on Saturday, Oct 19th, 10:00 AM, at DW Newcomer's Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Longer Obit at a later date.
Ms. Saline Gafney
Sep 27, 2013
Saline Slaughter Gafney Saline was born on June 26, 1917 on farm in Queen City, MO to Victor L. and Louise Blake Slaughter. Graduating from Queen City High School in 1935 she remained on the farm until 1942, when she married George Johnson of Queen City. Upon George's leaving for service in World War II with the U.S. Army, she...
Mrs. Donna Walker
Sep 26, 2013
Donna Walker, 66, of Overland Park, passed away on September 26, 2013. Donna was born on November 20, 1946 in Kansas City, MO to Virgil and Dorothy Day. Donna's Grandmother Mae Lehman was an active part of her formative years, as she lived with the family. She was a 1966 graduate of Shawnee Mission East, where she was Swimmer of...
Mrs. Mary "Maggie" Risley
Sep 23, 2013
Mary Margaret Risley, 79, of Overland Park, passed away on September 23, 2013. Services are pending.
Nancy Lamb
Sep 17, 2013
Nancy (Longenecker) Lamb, Overland Park, was born in Norwich, Kansas to Charles and Mamie Longenecker. She grew up in Kingman, Kansas and attended public schools there. She received a B.A. from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas and a Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Kansas. Nancy was a Speech Language Pathologist in the Shawnee Mission School District...
Mr. Reid Parker
Sep 13, 2013
Robert Reid Parker, 96 passed away on September 13, 2013 in Cutler Bay, Florida. Reid was born on September 23, 1916 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri to Robert Wallace and Emma Jane (McArthur) Parker Reid grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Northeast High School. After high school he attended the University of Missouri in Columbia where he received...
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