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Obituaries
Diane Westerfield
Jun 18, 2015
Diane L. Westerfield Diane L. Westerfield of Olathe, KS died on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at her residence. Diane was born on March 11, 1952 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Westerfield. Diane was a Registered Nurse and resident of Olathe, Kansas. Diane proudly served our country in the United States Navy and was a Veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Diane received the National Defense...
Terri Oglesby
Jun 18, 2015
Terri N. Oglesby, aged 67, of Overland Park, KS passed away June 18, 2015. Terri was an educator and owner of the Massage Therapy Training Institute (M.T.T.I.) in Kansas City, MO. MTTI was the first state approved massage institute in the State of Missouri. Terri drew on a broad-base of education with a primary emphasis on wellness and beauty in the world. She was...
Thomas Schneider
Jun 18, 2015
Thomas Jay Schneider, 65, of Kansas City, passed away on June 18th, 2015. Tom was born November 5th, 1949, in Beloit, KS, to Neva & Virgil Schneider. He graduated from Beloit High School and enlisted in the Navy in 1968 where he served as a Hospital Corpsman until 1972, when he was honorably discharged. Tom met his wife shortly thereafter...
Orvis Fitts
Jun 18, 2015
ORVIS NEWGARD FITTS Orvis Fitts, 96, was born in Belmond, Iowa on 10 March 1919. He passed away 18 June 2015 in Overland Park, Kansas. Orvis graduated from high school in 1937 at Marshall, MN and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN with the Class of 1942. During World War II, he was a Naval Aviator and...
Richard Smith
Jun 16, 2015
RICHARD C. SMITH Richard C. Smith was born in Hereford, Texas on June 15, 1942, the only son of Lucille and Frank Smith. Richard is survived by his wife Joan Berryman Smith and sons Ronald M. Smith and R. David Smith. Richard and Joan were united in marriage on August 29, 1963. They made their home in Shawnee, Kansas. Richard attended Texas A&M from...
Mrs. Nancy Miller
Jun 13, 2015
Nancy K. Miller, age 83, passed away June 13, 2015. Services will be held at 1pm on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208. Nancy was born in Dayton, Kentucky on October 13, 1931 to Roy and Ruth Kolo. She graduated from Miami University with a degree in Secondary Education and was a member...
Ramona Lofquist
Jun 7, 2015
Ramona Lofquist, 87, Overland Park, KS, passed away June 7, 2015. Ramona truly enjoyed her family and loved her grandkids more than anyone could imagine. She enjoyed going to all their sporting events, golfing, going out to eat with them and cherishing every moment spent with them. Ramona had a special spirit and loving heart, she was a very special woman...
Linda Frizzell Armstrong
Jun 5, 2015
Linda Frizzell Armstrong, 69, Overland Park, passed away on June 5, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born May 7, 1946 in Chilicothe, MO and grew up near Washington, MO. Linda moved to Kansas City after high school and worked as a secretary at Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company and was also an early member and...
Mrs. Alicia Taylor
Jun 5, 2015
OBITUARY Alicia Raquel Taylor, 69, of Overland Park, KS, died June 5, 2015. Alicia Taylor, loving wife of John Taylor, passed away on June 5th in her home in Overland Park, Kansas, with family by her side, after an extended, courageous struggle with breast cancer. Alicia was born to Josefina Ramona Gonzalez and the late Humberto Eligio Gonzalez on July...
Rex Miller
Jun 5, 2015
Rex Gaylord Miller, 87, Prairie Village, Kansas passed away June 5, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas 66210. A visitation will begin at 1:00 PM, also at the chapel. Interment will follow in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Fond memories and condolences for the family may...
William Whitehouse
Jun 4, 2015
William Lee Whitehouse, 78, Merriam, Kansas passed away June 4, 2015. A funeral service will take place at 12:00 PM, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 11:00 AM, also in the chapel. Cremation will follow the service and his urn will be placed in a personalized...
Mr. Connie Walsh
Jun 3, 2015
Connie Cecil Walsh, age 89, of Lenexa, KS passed away on June 3, 2015 from the effects of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was born on July 18, 1925 in Palco, KS to Donald and Ida Mae Walsh. Prior to moving to Lenexa, he had lived in Sedalia, MO and at the Lake of the Ozarks. He retired from H&R Block Nat'l...
Brian Keith
Jun 1, 2015
Brian H. Keith, 75, died peacefully at his home in Overland Park, KS, on June 1, 2015, with loving family at his side. Brian was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1940, the second child of Joseph and Vera Keith. Following a happy, and at times mischievous, childhood in Chicago, Brian left high school early to join the Marines. Brian had...
Galina Musayeva
May 30, 2015
GALINA IVANOVNA MUSAYEVA, 78, Overland Park, passed away Saturday May 30, 2015 at St. Luke’s South Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday June 4th from 11-12pm followed by a funeral service at 12:00pm at our Chapel. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support...
Lois Hillmer
May 29, 2015
Lois M. Hillmer, age 98, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2015 at Mountain View Retirement Center in Tucson, AZ. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 pm on June, 6, 2015 at Lenexa Baptist Church, 15320 W. 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66219. A visitation will be held at the church prior to the service from...
Robert Epperson
May 26, 2015
ROBERT EPPERSON Robert Epperson, 92, Overland Park, Kansas passed away May 26, 2015. He was born to Albert and Mamie (Sutton) Epperson on December 8, 1922 in Durango, Colorado. Robert graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1940 and then went on to graduate from Kansas City University, now known as UMKC. Robert served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and then...
Shirley Petring
May 25, 2015
Shirley Magdalene (Hessler) Petring of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully Monday, May 25, 2015. Born on December 25, 1927 to Charles and Kathryn Hessler of Belleville, IL Shirley always said the doctor didn’t want to come deliver her because he had just started eating his Christmas dinner. Shirley graduated from Belleville Township High School in 1946. She attended Washington University in St....
Scott Wolfe
May 24, 2015
Scott A. Wolfe was born on August 11, 1963 and departed this life on May 24, 2015. A graveside service will be held 11:00am Saturday June 6, 2015 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. He spent several years in construction and the food service industry. He was a true “Raiders” fan at heart. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert A...
Carol Ritter
May 24, 2015
CAROL ELAINE RITTER Carol Elaine Ritter, 71, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Kansas City Hospice House. There was a private family burial at Johnson County Memorial Gardens on May 26, 2015. Carol was born December 27, 1943 to Arvel and Blanche Elizabeth (Jones) Purinton. She was preceded in passing by her parents; a brother, Frank; and...
Rob Staples
May 19, 2015
Rob L. Staples passed to his heavenly home on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Funeral service will be on Sunday, May 24 at Overland Park Church of the Nazarene at 3:30 p.m. Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m. in the same venue. Rob was born June 20, 1929 in Kirksey, Kentucky. He is survived by Marcella, his wife of nearly 64 years, two...
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