Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
Josephine Mason
Apr 21, 2008
Josephine Mason was born at the home of her parents, Virginia and Murrel Harman, on March 8, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri. Her long life of 86 years ended peacefully on April 21, 2008 with her two daughters and her devoted caregiver, Debi, at her side. Her home was in Leawood, Kansas. Josephine?s formal education began at Skarritt Elementary School,...
Richard Desmond
Apr 19, 2008
Richard James Desmond, 84, of Mission, KS, passed away April 19, 2008. Dick was born May 28, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of James Chester Desmond and Hazel Marie (Deyling) Desmond. He graduated from Rockhurst High School in 1942 and joined the Army Air Corps in 1943. Following his military service, he graduated from Rockhurst College in 1948. Dick...
Robert Mcguire
Apr 17, 2008
Robert Edward McGuire of Prairie Village Kansas died April 17, 2008 after a brief illness. Bob was born May 8, 1952 in Kansas City Missouri to Edward and Cleona McGuire. He grew up in Prairie Village and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1970. Bob was active in the youth group at Kansas City First Church of the...
Barbara Matthy
Apr 15, 2008
Barbara Jane Matthy, 59, Olathe, KS, formerly of Syracuse, NY, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. Barbara was born April 27, 1948 in Rockville Centre, NY. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Private inurnment will follow...
Donald Peterson
Apr 15, 2008
Donald Gilmore Peterson, 92, of Overland Park, KS passed away April 15, 2008 at St.Luke?s Hospital Plaza. Donald was born March 29, 1916 in Alsen, South Dakota. He worked for Standard Oil/Amoco Oil as an accounting supervisor for 40 years. During his tenure with Standard Oil/Amoco, he started in Sioux City, IA, then transferred to Mason City, IA, Des Moines,...
Mrs. Mary Trotter
Apr 13, 2008
Mary Lee (Otto) Trotter, 79, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away April 13, 2008, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Mary Lee was born January 23, 1929, the daughter of Eugene and Luella (Dehoney) Otto, and lived in Raytown, MO, for many years before marrying and moving to Prairie Village, KS. She graduated from UMKC with a BA in music, June,...
Beatrice (Lindsey Hudson
Apr 12, 2008
Beatrice Lydia (Lindsey) Hudson, age 101, of Prairie Village, Kansas, formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away on April 12, 2008. Born September 9, 1906, in Lima, Ohio, Bea was the second child of Albert G. and Annie E. Lindsey. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Nowata, Oklahoma, where Bea completed high school before moving at age 18 to...
Marjorie Stack
Apr 11, 2008
Marjorie Ann Stack, age 73, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Friday, April 11, 2008 at her home. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 15th at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in the Wesley Covenant Chapel, 13720 Roe, Leawood, KS. Visitation will be 1-2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the church prior to the service. Private...
Betty Nevill
Apr 10, 2008
Betty Witherspoon Nevill, age 88, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at her home following a long illness. She was born in New Orleans, September 5, 1919, the daughter of Guy P. Witherspoon and Virginia Guitar Witherspoon, and lived most of her life in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Guy Lilburn Nevill, an oil and gas lawyer...
Rosemary Butterworth
Apr 10, 2008
Rosemary Butterworth, age 90, of Leawood, KS passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 16th at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 6630 Nall, Mission, KS. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Operation Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie Road, Linwood, KS...
Mrs. Antoinette Nemeth
Apr 5, 2008
Antoinette M. ?Toni? Nemeth, 85, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully April 5, 2008. Mrs. Nemeth was born May 22, 1922 in Pana, Illinois to Ferdinand and Marie Schneider, both deceased. After living in Pana, she moved to Springfield, Illinois where she met her husband, Robert C. Nemeth. They were married in Springfield on January 12, 1946. He preceded her...
Mary Aikin
Apr 4, 2008
Mary Anne Aikin, 82, of Lenexa, KS, passed away April 4, 2008 at Menorah Medical Center after a short illness. She was born February 20, 1926 in Kansas City, MO to Cornelius S. and Hattie Peake. Mary Anne attended Westport High School and graduated college after attending Park College and Oklahoma A&M. Mary Anne raised three sons as a single...
Joseph Guisinger
Apr 3, 2008
Joseph E. Guisinger, Jr., age 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa, KS. Memorial services will be 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 8th at Ward Parkway Presbyterian Church, 7406 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114 with a reception to follow for family and friends. Private Graveside services will be in the Antioch Pioneer...
Lee Kirwan
Apr 1, 2008
Don Kirwan, 58, of Leawood, KS passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at his home from a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, April 5th at Trinity Anglican Church, 3920 W. 63rd Street, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be 6-8:00 P.M., Friday, April 4th at...
Millis Golly
Mar 26, 2008
Millis Ray Golly, 97, of Leawood, KS, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, surrounded by his family. He was a loving, devoted husband and father. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 5 at 11:30 am at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Pkwy, Kansas City, MO 64113, where he was a life elder. A gathering of friends and family...
Helen Lamb
Mar 25, 2008
Helen Lamb, 97, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Menorah Medical Center. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, March 29th at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Private graveside services in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Village Presbyterian Church...
John C. Yeh
Mar 24, 2008
John C. Yeh, 85, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Monday, March 24, 2008 after a short illness. John was born in Shanghai, China, one of four children. He came to America in the 1940?s and studied at New York University where he earned his two Masters degrees; one in Accounting and one in Business Administration. His polite and...
Lexi Zoe Clement
Mar 24, 2008
Lexi Anne and Zoe Nicole Clement, beloved daughters of Ryan and Tricia (Wiele) Clement joined God in heaven shortly following their birth on Monday, March 24, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Although brief, their lives impacted many. Their story can be found at www.caringbridge.org/visit/clementbabies. Visitation will begin at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, March 29 with funeral services following...
William Dyer
Mar 21, 2008
William K. Dyer, 93, of Mission, Ks. passed away on March 21st, 2008, at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Erna, and is survived by his son Kirk, of Denver, Co., his daughter Sally LaPorta and her husband Michael, of Vero Beach, Fl., and granddaughter Sarah Dyer, of Centerview, Mo....
Arval Hoisington
Mar 20, 2008
Arval DeVere Hoisington, 79, Lenexa, Kan., died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Brighton Gardens, Prairie Village, Kan. Arval was born September 22, 1928, in Floyd County, Iowa, the son of Vere Guy Hoisington and Merna Eliza Rowley Hoisington. His early life was spent in Floyd and Mitchell County, Iowa. He attended rural school and graduated May 1947 from Floyd High...
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