Obituaries
Irene Rajah
Jun 2, 2018
Irene Samuel Rajah, 81, entered into God's eternal kingdom on June 2, 2018. A visitation will be held from 5-6 PM, service 6PM, on Friday, June 8, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210.
She was preceded in death by her son, Jai Samuel.
Survivors include her husband, P. Samuel...
Darryl Taylor
May 30, 2018
Darryl G. Taylor, Overland Park, KS, 81, was born Nov. 1, 1936 in Oklahoma City, OK and went home to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior, on Wed., May 30, 2018.
Darryl graduated in 1954 from Raytown High School, attended Missouri School of Mines in the late 50’s, joined the 492nd Air Force Reserves, then graduated...
William Newman
May 30, 2018
William “Warren” Newman passed away May 30, 2018 he was born May 27, 1937 in Winfield, KS to Merlin J and Elois Newman. He attended Pittsburg State University where he met his wife and earned a Degree in Civil Engineering. Warren married Sherry Donaldson on Jan 31, 1960. He was 1st Lieutenant in the army at Fort Carson, Colorado and retired...
Paul Simpson
May 29, 2018
Paul A. Simpson, 92, of Overland Park, passed away May 29th, 2018. He was born September 19, 1925 in Canton, Illinois, and upon graduation from high school enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served in the South Pacific during World War II aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Howarth.
After the war Paul attended Grinnell College for...
Guy Casey
May 28, 2018
Guy Casey, 98, died May 28, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM, on Friday, June 1, at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Ave, Overland Park, KS. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM, on Sunday, June 3, at Kingswood Manor, 10000 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114.
William Van Buskirk, M.D.
May 27, 2018
A shining light burned out this past Sunday night, May 27th, when William C. Van Buskirk, M.D., passed away just short of his 95th birthday, at the ICU in St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Dad was born on August 5th, 1923, to Charles Louis and Marie Emma (Musgrove) Van Buskirk. As a fiery young redhead, he worked his way...
Stan Vaughan
May 27, 2018
Stan Vaughan
Jones Stanley Vaughan Jr. age 72 of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on May 27, 2018, at Sunrise of Overland Park. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to The Parkinson’s Foundation of the Heartland.
Jones Stanley Vaughan Jr. was born January 19, 1946 in Courtland, Alabama, the son of Jones Stanley Vaughn...
Gerald Harper
May 24, 2018
Gerald Mandel Harper, 82, died from advanced pancreatic cancer in his home, Thursday, May 24th, 2018.
He was born January 25, 1936, in Ft. Scott, Kansas, the second of two children born to Ethel Lee Harper and Garner Harper, Sr. A brother, Garner Harper, Jr., and his parents preceded Gerald in death.
In 1962, Gerald...
Rex Allen
May 22, 2018
G. Rex Allen, 84, Overland Park, passed away on May 22, 2018 at Lamar Court in Overland Park. Rex was born August 2, 1933 in Leavenworth, Kansas and spent his childhood in Kansas City, Kansas where he graduated from Rosedale High School in 1951. He then went on to college at Baker University in Baldwin City and graduated in...
Wilda Graves
May 21, 2018
Wilda “Jean” Graves, 90, of Prairie Village, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018. She was the daughter of Geneva (Enright) and Samuel McDermeit, born in Hays, KS, on December 17, 1927. She resided in Mission, KS, for almost 50 years, and at Claridge Court for the past decade.
Jean was married to the late Lowell P. "Jim"...
Alan Heitschmidt
May 17, 2018
Alan 'Al' Heitschmidt, 78, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. Alan was preceded in death by his father, Elbert; mother, Winnie; and brother, Bob. He is survived by his sister, Sherry; brother-in-law, Bill; nephews, Mike and Chris; sister-in-law, Pat; and goddaughter, Dominique.
Alan worked for the US Postal Service his entire career, however his legacy...
Marion Gilliland
May 16, 2018
Marion Marie Gilliland died May 16, 2018 at a local hospital. She was born December 20, 1927 in Bee, NE, the only child of Joseph and Frances Bulicek Buresh. She married Myles Gilliland on August 15, 1947 in Omaha, NE and lived most of her life in Kansas. After 60 years of marriage, Myles preceded her in death...
Vivian Kirkpatrick
May 16, 2018
Vivian Kirkpatrick passed away on May 16, 2018 at the age of 99. She was known to her parents and brother, Gene, as Viv, and to her friends as Maxine, and to her grand and great- grandchildren as Mimi.
Vivian Maxine Murray was born in her maternal grandparents’ house in Westline, Missouri on December 26th, 1918, six...
David Smoot
May 15, 2018
David K. Smoot, 92, passed away quietly at his home in Overland Park, KS on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.
He was the son of Baylis Kyger Smoot and Mildred Tritle Smoot of Salina, KS.
His sister, Lynn DeGhetto of Norwell, MA, predeceased him in October 2013.
He is survived by his former wife,...
Jennie Folken
May 13, 2018
Jennie M. Folken passed away in her sleep on May 13, 2018 in Lenexa, KS. Jennie was born in Brodhead, Kentucky to Earnest and Margie Gordon, one of six children.
Jennie met Russell Folken in early 1961 and after a brief courtship they were married. Their marriage lasted 49 years and produced three children.
Jennie...
Ann Dodderidge
May 12, 2018
Ann (Thornberry) Dodderidge, 87, died peacefully on Saturday, May 12 at Sunrise Senior Living in Lenexa, Kansas.
Ann was born on September 30, 1930 in Joplin, Missouri to John and Gretchen Thornberry. Her father was the director of the Boys Club of Kansas City, Missouri from 1935-67. Ann’s family moved to Kansas City in 1935 and she...
Robert White
May 9, 2018
Robert (Bob) L White was born October 30,1925 in Marceline, MO. He went home to be with the Lord on May 9, 2018, surrounded by family.
Bob grew up in Marceline, MO where he graduated from Marceline High School in 1943. He served in the United States Navy during WWII. Bob married Doris Marie Sanders on May...
Lisy Thomas
May 9, 2018
Lisy Thomas, 86, died peacefully at the home of her daughters' on May 9, 2018 surrounded by her family after many wonderful years as loving wife mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Dr. P.E Thomas, their daughters, Anna Idiculla (Ninan) of Overland Park, KS and Aswathy Valakuzhy (Kuruvilla) of Charlotte, NC and...
Karen McBratney
May 9, 2018
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