Obituaries
Billie Davis
Apr 20, 2010
Billie Davis, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at the Kingswood Senior Living Community in Kansas City, Mo. She was born January 12, 1920, to Averil Earl and Frances Riley Jarboe in Cameron, Mo. She was a graduate of Cameron High School and the University of Kansas. Billie was married to Raymond Fletcher Davis, who preceded her in death...
Erika Hales
Apr 20, 2010
Erika Sitte Hales, 86, pianist/composer, died April 20. Born in Vienna Feb. 13, 1924, she was evacuated to Britain in the 1939 Kindertransport for Jewish children. Erika was an air raid warden during the London Blitz, graduated from the Royal College of Music, edited film at the U.S. Office of War Information and married United Press correspondent Samuel Dale Hales....
John Thiessen, Sr.
Apr 19, 2010
John P. Thiessen, Sr. passed away Monday, April 19, 2010, 10 days before his 90th birthday. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at The Village Presbyterian Church, 6631 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kan., on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at 11 a.m. The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to the Discretionary Fund at Village Presbyterian Church....
Richard Wakefield, Jr.
Apr 19, 2010
Richard N. Wakefield, Jr., 80, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Hospital. Celebration of his life will be held with a Memorial Service at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, on Saturday, May 15, 10:00a. Visitation with the family will follow immediately after. Dick was born August 24, 1929 in Kansas City, Mo. After...
Opal Irene Paine
Apr 17, 2010
Opal Irene Paine, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Plattsburg, Mo. She was the oldest of 11 children born to George and Elizabeth Utter. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at the D.W. Newcomer's Overland Park Chapel with a visitation prior from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.; burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. She was...
Doris Winger
Apr 15, 2010
DORIS S. WINGER Doris S. Winger, 81, of Prairie Village, KS passed away April 15, 2010. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Cure of Ars Catholic Church with a visitation prior from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.; entombment in Resurrection Cemetery. Doris was born on April 14, 1929 to Albert and Veronica Steffee in Okmulgee, OK....
Clarence Prince
Apr 11, 2010
Mike Prince, 60, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 16 at the D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS; burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 15 at the D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the...
ESTHER CUNNINGHAM
Apr 9, 2010
Esther E. Cunningham, 96 years, of Prairie Village, KS passed away on April 9, 2010 at The Sweet Life of Rosehill. She was a resident of the Village for 42 years. Esther was preceded in death by her husband W.R. Cunningham, and son W.L. Cunningham. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Delores and Clyde Leon, 8 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren....
Leo Connor, Jr.
Apr 4, 2010
Leo M. Connor Jr., 86, Mission, KS, passed away 4/4/2010. Visitation, including a Masonic Service, will be held April 15 from 6-8 p.m. at D.W. Newcomers Overland Park Chapel. Funeral to be held April 16 at 11 am at Overland Park Church of the Nazarene, 9030 Lamar. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to Kansas Masonic Foundation c/o Children's...
Mrs. Betty Goss
Mar 27, 2010
BETTY SULLIVAN GOSS of Leawood, Kansas passed away on March 27, 2010 at her home. Betty, the daughter and only child of Frank and Maude Sullivan, was born in Eskridge, Kansas on June 24, 1922. She was married at the Danforth Chapel in Lawrence, Kansas to her beloved husband of 63 years, Harold E. Goss, on February 7, 1947. Betty...
Arlene Hedeen
Mar 27, 2010
Arlene passed into God’s loving care and keeping on March 27, 2010 after a long and courageous struggle with cancer and other illnesses. She was born on April 20, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was the first of four girls born to Peter and Edith Suchla. Arlene attended Vocational High School and graduated from Minnesota University in 1961. She taught...
Priscilla Moore
Mar 26, 2010
Priscilla Ireland Moore, 89, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 26, 2010, at the Lakeview Village Care Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Friday, April 2, 2010, at Country Club Congregational United Church of Christ at 65th and Brookside, Kansas City, MO. Born at home on October 18, 1920 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Priscilla was the...
Norma Forsythe
Mar 24, 2010
“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” Norma Kathryn Forsythe, 54, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away unexpectedly on March 24, 2010. Norma was born September 26, 1955, in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William A. Thomasson, and her parents, David E. Caughron Sr....
Mertice Brocker
Mar 23, 2010
MERTICE ROSE BROCKER Mertice Rose “Pete” Brocker passed away on March 23, 2009 at Garden Terrace in Prairie Village, Kansas. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 26 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Newcomer’s & Sons, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park Kansas. Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, March 27, at 10:30 a.m. at Newcomer’s & Sons. The Graveside...
Edith Lutes
Mar 23, 2010
Edith was born on May 2, 1926 and passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Edith was a resident of Leaweeod, Kansas.
Ovanes Arutyunov
Mar 23, 2010
Ovanes was born on June 1, 1925 and passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Ovanes was a resident of Overland Park, Kansas.
Edward Dinwiddie
Mar 17, 2010
Edward Oren Dinwiddie, 82 of Leawood, Ks. Passed on March 17, 2010. He was born Sept. 9, 1927 in Hutchinson, Ks., graduated from Northeast High School 1944, attended Baker University. He was very proud to serve his country in the Navy ( WWII), 3rd degree Mason, and member Unity on the Plaza. Ed was known by all as a loving,...
Jack Stewart
Mar 15, 2010
Jack Douglas Stewart, age 79 of Overland Park, KS passed away March 15, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Memorial Service will be Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 2:00p.m. with a reception to follow at St. Thomas The Apostle Episcopal Church, 12251 Antioch Road, Overland Park, KS. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the church in...
Harper Tucker
Mar 12, 2010
Harper H. Tucker, known to most as “Tucker” died at his home in Prairie Village, KS on March 12, 2010. He was born June 7, 1920 in Cowgill, MO to Laura and Howard Tucker. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Harper married Belva Patch February 2, 1947 and they soon moved to Prairie Village to begin their family....
Janet M. Hamilton
Mar 8, 2010
JANET M. HAMILTON Janet M. Hamilton, 85, passed away March 8, 2010, at Lakeview Village Retirement Center. Janet was the daughter of Gerald and Blanche McKirachan and was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She attended Kennett Square High School where she met her late husband George. Janet was a lifelong sports enthusiast, enjoying sports on the radio and television. As...
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