Obituaries

Ambrose Felling

Ambrose Felling

Oct 26, 2008

A.J. was born March 28, 1921, in Padua, MN, the fourth of eleven children of Catherine and John who with two brothers, Othmar and Sylvester, and two sisters, Lucille and Lidwina, preceded him in death. Remaining are two brothers, David and Jerome and four sisters, Sylvia, Alfrieda, Frances and Henrietta. After serving in Guam in WWII, Ambrose worked as a...

Mr. Chester Arnold Turner, Jr.

Mr. Chester Arnold Turner, Jr.

Oct 24, 2008

Chet was born June 9, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Air Force as part of the 4061 Air Refueling Wing in the late 1950?s. He met his wife of 43 years, Gloria, in Chicago and they married in 1965. He moved his family to Overland Park in 1974. Chet was an active member of Bethany Lutheran...

Mr. Chester Arnold Turner, Jr.

Mr. Chester Arnold Turner, Jr.

Oct 24, 2008

Chet was born June 9, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Air Force as part of the 4061 Air Refueling Wing in the late 1950?s. He met his wife of 43 years, Gloria, in Chicago and they married in 1965. He moved his family to Overland Park in 1974. Chet was an active member of Bethany Lutheran...

Elizabeth Purcell

Elizabeth Purcell

Oct 24, 2008

Elizabeth Anne Purcell, 82, of Prairie Village, KS passed away on Friday, October 24, 2008, after a long illness. Funeral mass will be 11:00 AM , Tuesday, October 28 at Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 7023 W. 71st St, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will begin at 9:30 AM, prior to the service. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City,...

Melloy Hagemann

Melloy Hagemann

Oct 23, 2008

Mel Hagemann, age 90, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 23, 2008. A Kansas City area resident for 88 years, Mel was born September 17, 1918 in Winnett, MT, to Werner G. and Mollie Smith Hagemann. Mel?s memberships include Prairie Baptist Church, The Flying Tigers Association ? 14th Air Force, National Eagle Scout Association, VFW Post...

Leola Auntie Gilmore

Leola Auntie Gilmore

Oct 17, 2008

Leola Marie ?Auntie? Gilmore, 103, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away Friday, October 17, 2008 at her home. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, October 22 at the Chapel of Hope Mausoleum in Mount Moriah Cemetery, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131. Memorial contributions are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch Rd, Ste. 100, Merriam, KS 66204....

Rebecca French

Rebecca French

Oct 13, 2008

Rebecca Farmer French, 62, of Mission Hills, Kansas passed away Monday, October 13, 2008. Becky was born to Richard and Jane Farmer December 20, 1945. She spent all her life in Kansas City. She graduated from UMKC in 1966. She opened, owned and operated the first ?boutique? on the plaza ? Becky Farmers Ryan Piccadilly. Later she married Craig French,...

William Schumacher

William Schumacher

Oct 10, 2008

William M. Schumacher (Bill), 76, of Leawood, Kansas, died on October 10, 2008, at his home at Kingswood Village Retirement Community. Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 16th at the Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. In lieu of flowers the family...

William Dean

William Dean

Oct 10, 2008

William Cornelius Dean, 87, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Friday, October 10, 2008 at his home. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 15th at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66207. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Rolling...

Sylvia (Hannaford Smith

Sylvia (Hannaford Smith

Oct 9, 2008

Sylvia Ann (Hannaford) Smith, 71, of Kansas City, KS passed from this life Thursday, October 9, 2008 while living at the Golden Living Parkway, Edwardsville, KS. Memorial services will be 6 PM, Friday, October 24 at Cornerstone Assembly Church, Tonganoxie, KS. Graveside services will be 2 PM, Saturday, October 25 in Gove County Cemetery, Gove, KS. Sylvia was born on...

Dorothy Coffman Smith

Dorothy Coffman Smith

Oct 7, 2008

Dorothy Opal Coffman Smith, 94, of Prairie Village, KS joined her husband of 67 wonderful years, Elgin E. Smith in God?s Garden on October 7, 2008. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Monday, October 13th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Burial immediately following the service at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, 105th and Holmes, Kansas...

Katherine McCord Mendenhall

Katherine McCord Mendenhall

Oct 4, 2008

Katherine "Kitty" McCord Mendenhall, 87, of Olathe, KS formerly of Overland Park, KS passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Olathe Medical Center from pneumonia. Funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 8 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66204. Visitation will begin at 9:00 A.M., prior to the service. Burial in Mount...

Stanley Keckler

Stanley Keckler

Oct 3, 2008

Stanley Lois Keckler, 72, of Overland Park, Ks. passed away at 8:45 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2008, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Thursday, October 9th at Knox Presbyterian Church, 9595 W. 95th St., Overland Park, Ks. Graveside services and burial will be at 3:30 P.M. Thursday in Greenwood Cemetery, Council Grove, Ks....

Barbara Mcdonald

Barbara Mcdonald

Oct 2, 2008

Barbara J. McDonald, 82, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away Thursday, October 2, 2008 at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 7th at St. Ann Catholic Church, 7231 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208. Visitation will be Monday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. with a rosary at 5:00 P.M. at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland...

Loretta Allenbrand

Loretta Allenbrand

Sep 30, 2008

Loretta Lee Allenbrand, 67, of Olathe, KS, passed away September 30, 2008. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf. Graveside services 1:00 pm Friday at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. A Celebration of Loretta?s Life will be held at the Eagle?s Lodge in Olathe immediately following...

Mr. Richard Chowins

Mr. Richard Chowins

Sep 28, 2008

Richard D. Chowins, 93, of Leawood, KS, died Sunday, September 28, 2008. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Friday, October 3, 2008 at St. Andrew?s Episcopal Church, 6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64113. The family will receive visitors immediately following the service. The family suggests memorial contributions to the church. Richard was born October 11, 1914 in Lincoln, NE...

Osceola Jones

Osceola Jones

Sep 27, 2008

Osceola Matthew Jones, age 7 months, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at home. Memorial services will be 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 30th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be 1-3:00 P.M. on Tuesday at the chapel prior to the service. Osceola was born on February...

Robert Hall

Robert Hall

Sep 23, 2008

Robert J. Hall, 89, of Prairie Village, KS passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Brighton Gardens, Prairie Village, KS. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 27th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday, September 26th at...

Miss Ann Armbruster

Miss Ann Armbruster

Sep 22, 2008

Ann Theresa Armbruster died Monday, September 22, 2008 at the age of 94. Born October 21, 1913 in St. Louis, MO, she was preceded in death by her parents Fred and Rose Armbruster, and by all of her siblings (one sister and six brothers). Ann graduated from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in Kansas City, and later earned a...

Joanne Cochran

Joanne Cochran

Sep 19, 2008

Joanne Kathryn Cochran, 76, of Merriam, Kansas passed away Friday, September 19, 2008 at home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 24 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66204. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6-8 P.M. at the chapel. Burial in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, KS. In lieu of flowers,...