Obituaries

Jan 28, 2018

Daniel V. “Danny” Martinez, 23 passed away Sunday night in a one-person car accident. Danny was on his way home from visiting his girlfriend in Manhattan, KS when the accident occurred.  A visitation will be held on Friday, February 2nd from 5pm to 8pm at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS. A funeral service...

Jan 28, 2018

Graham Porter, 1,209 months of age, embarked on his final adventure Sunday, January 28, surrounded by loving family.

He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri April 28, 1917, the youngest of four children of Mary Lacy Porter and George Edwin Porter. He graduated from Central High School in St. Joe in 1935, and from the University of...

Jan 27, 2018

Bernadette Germaine Victorine Ziller, 80, Overland Park, KS, passed away on January 27, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Monday, February 5, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, February 6, at Queen of the Holy Rosary, 7023 W 71st St,...

Jan 26, 2018

George Miller Gerlach, 95, Overland Park, Kansas passed away January 26, 2018.

A visitation will be from 4:30-5:30 pm Wednesday, January 31st at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207 with a memorial service starting at 5:30. Private inurnment will be held by the family. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to be...

Jan 25, 2018

Song Chung, 85, passed away January 25, 2018. A visitation will be held from 1-3 PM on Tuesday, January 30, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210.

Jan 25, 2018

Gerald Morris, 66, Overland Park, KS, passed away on January 25, 2018. Private services will be held for the family.

Jan 23, 2018

Judith (Judy) Marie (Schmidt) (Schaefer) Covington, 77, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Delmar Gardens Overland Park in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born August 23, 1940 in Wichita, Kansas to Joe and Tina (Brungardt) Schmidt. She attended Girls Catholic High School/Thomas More Prep-Marian in Hays, Kansas. She then entered nurses training at St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, Kansas...

Jan 23, 2018

Lacey Lynn Loumaster, 42, Lenexa, KS, passed away January 23, 2018.  A visitation to celebrate her life will be Monday, January 29, 2018 from 6-8:00pm at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. A graveside service will be held at 10am Tuesday, January 30 at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens.  Memorial contributions in memory of...

Jan 22, 2018

Doris Ellen White, 91, of Spring Hill, Kansas, formerly from Lenexa, Kansas, passed away January 22, 2018 at Olathe Medical Center.

She was born October 31, 1926 the fifth of eleven children to William B. and Mrytle E. Neal (Hegenderfer) in Severance, Kansas.  After graduating from Severance High School, she attended secretarial school in St. Joseph, Missouri...

Jan 21, 2018

Mrs. Patsy Ann Hartung, age 80, most recently from Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on January 21, 2018.  Patsy was born on November 8, 1937 in Muscatine, Iowa, and was the oldest daughter of Stanley and Izola Carey.  She is survived by her siblings Judy Boyd (Pat), Susan Ladd (Chris), and Tony Carey (Layne).  Patsy loved family and cherished...

Jan 21, 2018

Noel M. Klein, 80, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018.

Noel was born on October 17, 1937 in Hutchinson, KS, where he lived until graduation from junior college. He obtained a B.A. in Fine Arts from Emporia State University. He worked as a commercial photographer at several Kansas City area studios before becoming a medical photographer at the University of...

Jan 20, 2018

Christopher Blake Shockley, 25, of Lenexa, passed away at home, January 20, 2018.

Blake was born December 15, 1992, in Merriam, Kansas. Blake was a wanderer who had aspirations of traveling the United States to places like Utah, Colorado, Arizona and the Virgin Islands.  He was an avid skateboarder and had enjoyed it throughout his teenage years and into adulthood. A...

Jan 19, 2018

Jay W. McConnell, Owner and President of Jay McConnell Construction, Inc. was born December 23, 1935 in Kansas City, Mo. He was a life-long Kansas City area resident, graduating from Northeast High School in 1953 and attending Kansas City Jr. College at nights while starting his business career. Jay went to be with his Lord and Savior on January...

Jan 19, 2018

Ms. Abernathy was born January 25, 1942, in Kansas City.

Judy was a passionate woman- passionate about her children and her family.  A devoted advocate for those who didn’t have a voice- animals, children and the developmental disabled.  As a jack of all trades she excelled at multitude of endeavors from running a newspaper, to counseling troubled...

Jan 18, 2018

Dale Harvey Lundhigh, 94, passed away January 18, 2018, at his home from a broken heart, after recently losing his wife, Martha, just shy of their 71st wedding anniversary.  He was born in Prescott, Iowa on February 13th, 1923 to Alfred and Faustess Lundhigh. As a young man, he enjoyed playing jazz in the little honky tonks around Prescott....

Jan 18, 2018

William Crawford Smotherman passed away January 18, 2018.  William was born May 2, 1931 in Teresita, MO, the son of Lester C. and Bertha E. Farrar Smotherman.  He served in the U.S. Army from February 1952 to February 1954 in the Korean War.  He was united in marriage to Oka M. Hayes on June 4, 1956 in Olathe, KS. ...

Jan 16, 2018

Faye Woods, formerly of Sand Springs, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at age 90, with her son, Les Woods, and daughter-in-law, Debbie Woods by her side. Faye was the loving wife of Harold Woods, who preceded her in death. Faye is survived by her sons, Les and Terry Woods, and daughter, Randy Clary.

As a Christian,...

Jan 15, 2018

Marian E. Holt, 92, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 PM, with service at 2 PM, on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel.

Marian grew up on a farm in central Kansas where she attended country grade school and High School. She was...

Jan 14, 2018

John Robert "Bobby" King, 76, of Kansas City, MO died quietly at his group home Sunday January 14, 2018. He was born in Dallas, TX., on November 18, 1941.

He was the only child of John "Dusty" and Elizabeth King. He lived in Mission, KS in his childhood home until 1992 when he then moved to the...

Jan 14, 2018

Louis (Louie) L. Ott, II was born on January 10th, 1930 in Jefferson City, Missouri to Elmer and Pauline Ott. He grew up with his three brothers, Elmer (Sonny), William (Bill) and Tom in the neighborhood of Moreau Drive and Elmerine, on the East side of Jefferson City.

He was very active in school life and was student body president in high school (1947-48), a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and president of the sophomore class...