Obituaries
Mary Viar
Jul 24, 2008
Mary Jane Viar, 66, of Overland Park, KS passed away Thursday, July 28, 2008. She was loved by all that had the chance to know her. Mary Jane was born on November 15, 1941 in Emporia, KS, the daughter of Mary and Oscar Schaefer. She graduated from Emporia High School and then moved to Salina, KS where she resided until...
James Jennings, Jr.
Jul 24, 2008
James Thomas Jennings, Jr. passed away peacefully at 1:20 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008, his 95th birthday. He has been a patient at Kingswood Health Center for a month. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, July 26th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Visitation will...
Robert Neustrom
Jul 11, 2008
Robert was born February 3, 1925 at Herington, KS. The family moved to Kansas City, KS in 1932 where Bob attended public schools, graduating from Wyandotte High School in 1942 and later from the University of Kansas with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. At KU he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and was elected to Tau Beta...
James Wilbur
Jul 11, 2008
Jim was born January 2, 1924 the son of William and Annis Wilbur. Though born in Nashville the family moved to KC when he was an infant. Jim graduated from Southwest High School, and intended to head to MU but WWII changed his plans and he served the duration in the Navy mostly in the southern Pacific. He was fortunate...
Mrs. Beulah Latshaw
Jul 8, 2008
Beulah Marie was born November 16, 1914 in Waterville, KS to Mary L. (Koeneke) & Arthur F. Geyer. After graduating from Waterville High School, she attended Kansas State University, Lindenwood College in St. Charles, MO and received a bachelor?s degree in education from The University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She taught high school in Norton, KS and Clay Center, KS...
George Lawley
Jul 5, 2008
George was born in Sommerville, Massachusetts on May 24, 1919. He graduated from high school in Portland, Maine in 1937 and from Boston University?s School of Management in 1941. He was a WWII Veteran serving with the U.S. Army Air Corps from May 1942 through September 1945. He was Bombing Officer with the 8th Air Forces in England from March...
William (Bill Hebberger
Jul 4, 2008
William (Bill) Hebberger, Esq., 82, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on July 4, 2008, at Mission Springs Assisted Living. Bill was born to Elsie and Fredrick Hebberger on August 11, 1925 in St. Louis, MO. He was honorably discharged from the Navy Seabee?s after World War II in 1946 and went on to graduate law school. He married Ann...
Gladys Cooper
Jul 2, 2008
Gladys L. Cooper, 89, passed away July 2, 2008 at her home in Prairie Village, KS. Born in London, England in 1919, Gladys met her first husband, John Alder during the Second World War. After their marriage in London, she immigrated to Kansas City in 1949. They remained married and socially very active until John tragically died in the Hyatt...
Ivan Pike
Jun 30, 2008
Jerry was born January 21, 1927 in Kansas City, KS. He attended Wyandotte High School before entering the Navy and serving for four years during WWII. He later served six years in the Marine Corps Reserves during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Mission Police Department from 1960 to 1975 and served as Chief from 1969 to...
Albert Martin III
Jun 30, 2008
Albert E. Martin III, age 80, of Overland Park, KS passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. Memorial Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 3, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Friends may call from 9:30 A.M. until time of service on Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made...
Norman Tanner, Jr.
Jun 29, 2008
He was born to Norman W. Tanner, Sr. and Esther Englund Tanner on July 31, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri. Before starting and operating two billboard companies of his own, Wilson?s career in the billboard industry included many years as a lobbyist for the Outdoor Advertising Association of America in Washington, DC and working for billboard companies in Boston, MA...
Elinor George
Jun 27, 2008
Elinor (Feller) George, age 85, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on June 27, 2008 at her home in Stafford, Virginia from Leukemia. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 19th at the Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas. Inurnment will be in Baxter Springs, Kansas. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Jude Children's Research...
Donald Gray
Jun 25, 2008
Donald L. Gray, 84, of Prairie Village, Kansas died, Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 1 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th Street, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Visitation will follow directly after service. Private inurnment in the Asbury Memorial Garden. Memorial contributions may be made in memory...
Mrs. W. Campbell-Crews
Jun 23, 2008
Jeanne was born in Deepwater, MO and lived most of her life in the Kansas City area. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mission and taught Sunday School and was very active in the church for many years. Jeanne was very devoted to her family. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Jimmie Campbell Sr....
Margie Giordano
Jun 15, 2008
Margie Giordano, 87, of Mission, Kansas passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2008. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Thursday, June 19th at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 6306 Roe, Prairie Village, Kansas. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Kansas. Visitation will be 6-8:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 18th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland...
Randy Gray
Jun 14, 2008
Randy was born August 21, 1947 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Dallas and Jean Gray. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1965. He was a Navy veteran, a member of American Legion Post #153 and Past Grande Chef du Kansas of 40/8. Survivors include his wife Diane; brother Robert; and mother Jean.
Mrs. Theresa Bordman
Jun 11, 2008
Theresa was born May 21, 1926 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Bernard J. and Mary Jane Bull Maasen. She grew up in Kansas City and attended St. Elizabeth?s Grade School and graduated from Ruhl Hartman High School. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and the Sunshine Club at the church and served as an Oblate...
Melvin W. Brocker
Jun 11, 2008
Melvin (Mel) W. Brocker, age 87, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away June 11th, 2008 at Kansas City Hospice House. Memorial Services will be held at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS on Monday, June 16th at 10:00 a.m. Graveside services for family members and close friends will take place following the service Monday at...
Pete Wedeman
Jun 9, 2008
Pete (Wilbur) Wedeman, 74, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away June 9th, 2008 at the Mayo Clinic following additional open heart surgery. Born at home June 11th, 1933 to Pearl and Leslie Wedeman, Pete spent his childhood in and around Colony, Kansas. A proud Veteran, Pete served as a mechanic in the Army during the Korean War. Following his active...
Mirrel Blauvelt
Jun 6, 2008
Mirrel Edman Blauvelt, 87, Bonner Springs, KS was reunited early Friday morning with his beloved wife, Alma Frances Rose Blauvelt. Mirrel was born to Theresa Mae Shrock and Mirrel Hudson Blauvelt on February 9, 1921 in Kansas City, MO. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 26 years. Mirrel and Frances are survived...
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