Obituaries

Jan 19, 2024

Rita “Lynn” Fearis, age 76, born in Peoria, IL, passed away on Friday, 1/19/24 from complications of pneumonia.  Lynn was the beloved wife of the late David Fearis for 47 years.  She was a loving and devoted mother of Blaise Fearis; daughter of the late Bernard and Mary Caragher; dear sister to Timothy (Rosemary) Caragher; loving aunt to Tracy (Mark)...

Jan 16, 2024

Suzanne Ellen Bright, 76, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2024 at The Residence at Selleck Woods in Darien, CT.   

Sue was the daughter of the late Reverend Andrew Sabo and Madge Sabo.  She was born in the town of Liberal, KS on January 21, 1947 and spent most of her childhood in Wichita, KS.  She graduated from St. John’s...

Jan 12, 2024

Irene Barker, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on January 12, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on October 9, 1944, in West Virginia. Irene will be remembered for her kind nature, big heart, and her ability to make people feel at ease. Her loving personality touched the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know her.

Irene...

Jan 11, 2024

Ronnie Lynn Howitt, 77, Overland Park, Kansas passed peacefully on January 11, 2024 with his family by his side. He was born July 24th, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Alice Lea Howitt Wales and Byron C. Howitt. He graduated from Central High School in 1964 and attended Northwestern Missouri State where he was president of his fraternity, Tau Kappa...

Jan 11, 2024

Ronald J. Maupin, a beloved family man, man of faith and dedicated professional, passed away on January 11, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas. Born on July 17, 1938, in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, Ron lived a fulfilling life filled with love, accomplishments, and cherished memories.

Ron's career was marked by success and passion. He worked for Hallmark from 1966 to 1977 before...

Jan 7, 2024

John was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Gena and Robert Bartrom. John, or John Michael to his family, had big ideas, aspirations, and dreams from the beginning. He wasn’t one to follow the crowd or go with the flow. His goal was to be the biggest, the fastest, the loudest, the smartest, the most fun, and the most loved....

Jan 6, 2024

Alice F Brown, 97, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away, Saturday,  January 6, 2024, at her home.

 

Alice was born October 11, 1926, in Plains, Kansas, to Leonard E. Hale and Mary K. Foote Hale. Alice had been a member of Legacy Christian Church since 1975.

 

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Brown, of 65...

Jan 5, 2024

 

On January 5, 2024, Mrs. Sunok Chun Pai passed away in her sleep at the age of 92, having lived a rich life that exemplified the power of one woman to dream, achieve, work for and succeed in building a life of great meaning across two countries and cultures. Her greatest joy was finding her one true love, Young...

Jan 4, 2024

Barbara Jean Allmand was born to Leslie E. Allmand and Alice Rachel Smith Allmand on March 25, 1935, in Huntley, NE. The family later moved to Holdrege, Nebraska where she attended school graduating from Holdrege High School with the Class of 1953. After two years at Kearney State College she moved to Kansas City, Missouri to attend medical technology training...

Jan 4, 2024

Helen L. Jewett of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 4, 2024, at the age of 105.

Helen was born on June 22, 1918, in Galatia, Kansas to Mary and Oswald Shapland. She was the sixth of eight children. Her early years were spent in Lane County on the family farm. She attended Shortgrass, a...

Jan 4, 2024

Itaru “Steve” Watanabe, 90, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2024.  Services will be held on Friday, January 19, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at the Wesley Chapel of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Ave, Leawood, Kansas.

Steve was born the oldest of four brothers in Sapporo, Japan on June 20, 1933 to Eiichi and Fuji Watanabe and...

Jan 3, 2024

Steve Priest, age 79, of Warsaw, Missouri passed away January 3, 2024 at his home.  He was born in Sabetha, Kansas on January 20, 1944 to Gene and Mary (Meyers) Priest.  Steve grew up on a dairy farm located outside of Morrill, Kansas, a small rural farming community in Northeast Kansas.  He graduated from Morrill High School in 1962 and...

Jan 3, 2024

Our beloved husband, father, son, uncle, and friend, Piotr Michal Zygmunt died on Wednesday, Jan 3, 2024, at age 44, of a heart attack at our lakehouse, his happy place, in Linn Valley lakes.

 

Piotr was born to Jan and Ela Zygmunt on August 14, 1979 in Wroclaw, Poland. He moved with his parents to Lawrence, KS in 2nd grade in 1988....

Jan 2, 2024

 

Larry Michael Bartlett, 73, of Fontana, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He was born on August 14, 1950, in Arkansas City, Kansas, the son of Wayne Locksley Bartlett, and May Rita Kinsella Bartlett. Mike graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1968 and enlisted in the Navy...

Jan 2, 2024

Marlene Elizabeth Luechtefeld, 80, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on January 2, 2023, with her family by her side.



She was born to the late William and Martha Rupp on May 27, 1943, in St. Louis, MO. Marlene graduated from Southwest High School in 1961, marrying her childhood sweetheart, William Eric Luechtefeld in December of that year. Together...

Jan 2, 2024

Rose Marie Sprague, age 82, of Olathe, KS passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. She was born July 26, 1941, in Columbus, KS, the daughter of Charles Edward and Bernice Marie Houser. In elementary school, Rose Marie was taught by her mother in a one-room rural schoolhouse. She graduated from Columbus High School and attended Pittsburg State University. Rose...

Jan 2, 2024

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Yolonda was born in 1930 in Chicago, IL. But a year later her parents returned to Kansas City, where Yolonda (who everyone knew as “Yonnie”) spent the rest of her 94 years. She grew up on Winthrop Road and went to J. C. Nichols school and Southwest High School, where she developed many, many lifelong friends. She also attended KCU,...

Jan 1, 2024

 

Betty was born in Kansas City Kansas, June 20, 1927 at the home of her father and mother, Ralph and Lillie Garvin and her two year old sister Mary. Her younger brother Ralph was born in 1931.

Her father died in early 1936, due to pneumonia ,when she was eight years old. Her youngest sister Geraldine,  was born in...

Dec 29, 2023

Kylie Ann Liston, 24, passed away on December 29, 2023 at home.

 

Kylie was born on October 15, 1999 in Overland Park Kansas. She graduated from Blue Valley High School in 2018. Kylie was involved in the drama department and enjoyed sharing her contagious laughter with others. She spent many years involved in cheerleading, sharing this love of cheer...