Obituaries

Jan 16, 2025

Martha JoAnn Fox Barker, lovingly known as JoAnn, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2025, at the age of 87. Born on January 2, 1938, in Centerville, Tennessee, she lived a full and vibrant life defined by love, laughter, and unwavering dedication to her family, education, and community.

JoAnn is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Barker Jarvis (husband Andy), and her...

Feb 2, 2025

Feb 1, 2025

 E. Juanita Wilson, 96, passed away on February 1, 2025. Born on December 21, 1928, in Kansas City, KS, to John and Iva Zumalt, Juanita grew up in the area and graduated from Turner High School. There, she met Roy Wilson, the love of her life, and the two were united in marriage on October 15, 1949. Together, they shared...

Jan 31, 2025

Jan 31, 2025

Clara May Johnson, age 82, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Friday, January 31st, 2025, at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission. Visitation will be from 2-3:00 p.m., on Friday, February 7th, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., on Friday, in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS, following the...

Jan 31, 2025

Mrs. Gloria Vaunceil Giles, 98, died January 31, 2025, at her family home. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10 a.m. at The Community of Christ Church, 7842 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS; burial at Corinth Cemetery. Visitation with the family will precede the funeral, beginning at 9:15 a.m. The family suggests contributions in Gloria’s memory to...

Jan 30, 2025

Celia “Jane” Lloyd, 79, passed away January 30, 2025 in Overland Park, Kansas. She will be interred in Georgia National Cemetery at a future date next to her husband, Clabus.

Jane was born on March 19, 1945 in Earle, Arkansas, to Jewell and Janie (White) Marks. She worked in the hospitality industry for 60 years, often holding two or three additional...

Jan 29, 2025

Cletus Bodensteiner, “Doc Bodie”, 101, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. He had attended Mass, fainted, and a few hours later, after Father Frank had given him the anointing of the sick, and after the family had hugged him one last time, and prayed with him, his guardian angel carried him to heaven for a raucous reunion with his wife,...

Jan 28, 2025

Bob Bechard, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home in Overland Park, Kansas, on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

 Born in Oakley, Kansas, on April 22, 1941, to Louie and Appie Bechard, Bob grew up alongside his brother, Wayne, and a wide circle of cousins and friends who remained close throughout his life. In 1955, his...

Jan 24, 2025

Anne Loweth Kyle

October 3, 1928 – January 24, 2025

 Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Anne is preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Alice (Lee) Loweth, Jean (sister), Charlie (brother), Fred Dixon (son-in-law) and her husband, Charles Howard Kyle.

 She is survived by her children; Nancy Kyle of Corvallis, Oregon, David Kyle of Corvallis, Oregon, Linda (Kyle) Smith and Tom Smith (son-in-law)...

Jan 24, 2025

Cynthia Larson was born September 29, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri to Dr. Joseph W McKee and Mrs. Esther P. McKee. She passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on January 24, 2025. Cynthia was a lifetime resident of Johnson County, KS. She attended Prairie Grade School and graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1949. She attended the...

Jan 23, 2025

Rupert Dunn, 90, died Jan 23, 2025. Mr. Dunn was born on June 2, 1934, the third of four sons of Perry and Verna Dunn of rural Wellsville, Kansas. He graduated from Baldwin High School in 1952 and from the University of Kansas in 1956 with a BA in Education. Later in his teaching career, he earned a Masters Degree...

Jan 21, 2025

James Hiram (Jim, also known as Poppy) Townsend, 82, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2025, at KC Hospice House, with his family surrounding him. Jim succumbed to complex pneumonia and was also dealing with some dementia and metastatic prostate cancer. If you knew Jim, you know he hated the cold, and so a celebration of his...

Jan 20, 2025

Robert Augustus Bentz, 77, was born in Reading, PA on January 26,1947 to Augustus and Dorothy (Kurtz) Bentz. He attended Wilson High School, then went on to Kutztown State College to study biology. He had a strong work ethic and worked many odd jobs to put himself through school like digging graves and maintaining a cemetery or driving delivery trucks.

However,...

Jan 17, 2025

Charles L Larsen (Chuck) was born on June 13,1931 to James and Della Larsen of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Chuck was the youngest of four siblings and enjoyed learning to hunt, fish and golf as a boy. In high school, Chuck was on the basketball and golf teams. He was enrolled in ROTC and was also a member of the rifle...

Jan 16, 2025

Robert Eugene Patterson, Sr. passed into paradise with Jesus on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at the age of 85.

Born on July 6, 1939, in Wichita, Kansas, Bob was the son of Robert Elmo and Viola Lenor Patterson. He graduated from Towanda High School in 1957 and attended Friends University. In 1960, he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Ann Brown,...

Jan 14, 2025

Gustavo Hebbel Gomez Galvan 

Un chico de 37 años, nacio en Mexico D.F. en Abril 9 de 1987. Fallecio en Paz el pasado Enero 14 de 2025.

Tavito como lo llamaron todos sus amigos y compañeros fue un chico de profundos valores y de enorme corazon. Que siempre recordaremos por su sonrisa, su capacida para ayudar a familiares y amigos. Su generosidad...

Jan 13, 2025

Mary Katherine Hays, 96, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Monday, January 13, 2025. Mary Katherine was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma on October 18, 1928. She was the youngest of four children born to Mary Rebecca and George Lawrence Burkarth.

Mary Katherine is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Louis Hays; her parents, George and Mary Burkarth; her sister, Betty...

Jan 12, 2025

Patricia Gayle Schroeder, 82, died Sunday, January 12, 2025. 

Pat was born March 23, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa, daughter of Don and Leone Gettys. 

Pat earned a BS in chemistry from Iowa State University, an MS from the University of Arkansas, and a PhD in science education from Kansas State University. She retired from Johnson County Community College, where she was...

Jan 12, 2025

Elaine Marie Francis, 86, passed away January 12, 2025. A graveside service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, January 21st at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.

Elaine was born on August 25, 1938 in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, to Oris Roscoe and Elizabeth Cecelia (Pfeifer) Montgomery. She grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and was a graduate of Redemptorist School. Elaine was...