Obituaries

Mar 6, 2019

Arlene Watson Stansbury passed away on March 6, 2019 shortly after her 93rd birthday in Overland Park, Kansas. Arlene was born at home on a dairy farm to Orr and Rosie Watson. She was soon joined by younger brother Bob, to whom she remained close throughout her life. After high school, Arlene married Russell Ridge and they had four...

Mar 3, 2019

Lenard Lowell Plummer

Lenard Lowell Plummer, 96, loving husband, father and grandfather died March 3, 2019. Born in Arkansas on July 6, 1922, he lived most of his life in Kansas City. He attended Arkansas State Teachers and graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. He was associated with State Farm Insurance Companies most...

Mar 2, 2019

Deborah K. Heiskell-Simmons, 58, of El Dorado, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Robert J. Dole Veterans Administration Hospital in Wichita, Kansas.  The family will receive friends from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Friday, March 8th, followed by a Celebration of life service at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kansas.

Deborah was...

Mar 1, 2019

Jesse Kalal of Overland Park, KS and Marble Canyon, AZ died on March 1st. He was 21 years old. Jesse is the son of Rick Kalal and Kathy Kovach; brother of Amber and Levi Kalal and a memorable friend to most of you. He was loved by his Grandmother Joan Kalal and a host of Aunts, Uncles and Cousins...

Feb 28, 2019

Lois Del Priore, 95, passed away February 28, 2019. A visitation will be held from 12:30-1:30 PM, Mass 1:30 PM, on Tuesday, March 5, at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 7231 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Burial will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210.

Lois joined St. Ann's Church in 1958 and...

Feb 27, 2019

Dr. Douglas McGregor, 79, of Leawood, KS, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at St Joseph Medical Center surrounded by family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mizuki McGregor of 49 years, his daughter Michelle, son-in-law Michael and their son Alexander (Honolulu, HI), his son David, daughter-in-law Amy and their son Matthew (Collierville, TN), his brother Donald...

Feb 25, 2019

Linda Walling,71, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away February 25, 2019, after a long illness. She was born January 25, 1948, in Joplin, Missouri.

Early in life Linda learned the value of hard and honest work through working as a sales clerk and telephone operator. She was also employed for 35 years in Human Resources for several Gas &...

Feb 24, 2019

Cheryl A. Yates, 72, passed away February 24, 2019. A visitation will be held from 3-5 PM, on Sunday, March 3, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210. Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM, on Monday, March 4, also at the funeral chapel. Burial will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.

Feb 24, 2019

Eddie Orca Sime, 61, passed away February 24, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 PM, on Thursday, February 28, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS.

Per Eddie, “How I wish to be remembered”: I want to be remembered as a nice person who lived the way he wanted to....

Feb 23, 2019

John Laws, 74, of Overland Park, KS passed away Saturday February 23. John was born in Meridian Mississippi on October 3, 1944 to Bill R. Laws and Sally Bass Laws. John’s dad was career military so the family moved often until his dad retired at Richards GeBaur Air Force Base in Grandview. John graduated from Ruskin high school in...

Feb 22, 2019

Marie “Jane” (Fultz) Shank

MARCH 12, 1941 ~ FEBRUARY 22, 2019 (AGE 77)

Marie “Jane” Shank, 77, of Overland Park, KS passed away Friday evening February 22, 2019 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO surrounded by her loving family.

Visitation for Jane will be Thursday afternoon February 28 from 1 P.M. to 2...

Feb 21, 2019

Cleona Rosalie McGuire, a member of “The Greatest Generation” died peacefully on Thursday February 21, 2019.  Her 101 years of life were distinguished by her service—to her country, her church, her community, and her family.

Cleona Rosalie was born November 29, 1917 in Bryant Illinois to Herbert and Daisy (Boswell) Willcoxen.  She graduated from Canton Illinois High...

Feb 20, 2019

Penelope Kouloukis, lifelong St. Dionysios Greek Orthodox Church member and Philoptchos member, fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019. She is survived by her sister Helen and nephew, Peter and his wife, Mary and their children, Eleni, Elias and Gabriel. She will be greatly missed. May her memory be eternal. Visitation will be held Friday, February...

Feb 20, 2019

John Edward Mayes, 94, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on February 20th 2019, surrounded by his family and loved ones.

He is preceded in death by his wife Dona Mayes of 55 years; his mother, Mary “Babe” Mayes; sisters, Pat and Betty; and son-in-law Bill Westfall.

He is survived by his three daughters, Rachel Westfall,...

Feb 19, 2019

Cathy Naughton Holefelder, 60, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully at her home February 19, 2019.  She was a life long resident of the Kansas City area, graduating from Shawnee Mission South high school in 1975 and receiving a BBA from University of Kansas in 1979, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority and a cheerleader...

Feb 18, 2019

Rocky McDaniel passed away at age 72 on Feb 18, 2019.  He was born May 13, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Orville and Frances McDaniel.

Rocky graduated from Wyandotte High School and was a veteran of the United States Army.  He served in the Vietnam War. He did his basic training at Fort Leonard...

Feb 17, 2019

J. Nelson Elliott, 74, passed away February 17, 2019, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Nelson Elliott’s legacy will surely continue on long after his death. As a CPA and tennis coach, he touched many lives through his dedication to family, coaching, writing, and art appreciation. Nelson also loved KU basketball and was a sports trivia enthusiast.

Feb 15, 2019

Sydney H. Pendleton, 79, passed away February 15, 2019. She was born in 1939 and was the oldest of four children. She was smart, funny, serious, brave, thoughtful, helpful and kind. At 16 she was accepted into a college program at Wellesley for gifted high school students. She dropped out to help her mother, who was laid up with...

Feb 13, 2019

On February 13, 2019, Marguerite Jane Hodge, loving wife and mother of three, passed away at the age of 85 in Kansas City, MO.

Marguerite was born on Christmas Day, 1933 in Pittsburgh, KS to Dwight and Doris Hickman. In May 1954, she married Elwyn Ray Hodge. She enjoyed gardening, baking, helping in organizing the Stanley Rural High...

Feb 12, 2019

Judith Katherine O’hara, 74, passed away February 12, 2019.

Judith was a legal secretary for over 30 years, a job she loved dearly, and a member of Legal Secretaries Association.

She is survived by her sons, Eric Denyer and Clayton Denyer, two step-daughters, Kristine O’Hara Woods and Tricia O’Hara Lunson, seven grandchildren, seven sisters, three...