Obituaries

Mr. Michael Nemeth

Mr. Michael Nemeth

Dec 5, 2013

Michael James Nemeth, 62, of Overland Park, passed away December 5, 2013. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 8th, 5-7 PM, with Rosary at 6:30 PM, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 9th, 10:00 AM, at Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 7023 W. 71st Street, Overland...

Mrs. Jeannine Horner

Mrs. Jeannine Horner

Nov 29, 2013

Obituary is PendingJeannine Margaret Horner, 82, passed away November 29, 2013. Jeannine was born in St Louis to Oliver and Margaret Valerius. She moved to Kansas City as a youth and graduated from Central High School. She married Robert H Horner Jr. on October 25, 1952. She worked in the home as she raised her three sons and then worked...

Mrs. Mary B. "Bitsey" Jefferies

Mrs. Mary B. "Bitsey" Jefferies

Nov 28, 2013

Mary B. "Bitsey" Jefferies, 82, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away on November 28th, 2013 at Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village. Bitsey was born on May 29, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, PA and then from Harcum Junior College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Bitsey is survived by Hugh Jefferies, who was just...

Ms. Rubie Anderson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...