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Obituaries
Kenneth Kalen
Feb 6, 2015
Kenneth E. Kalen of Prairie Village, KS passed away peacefully on February 6, 2015 at his home in Santa Marta retirement community. Visitation will be held at Johnson County Funeral Chapel Thursday, February 12, 2015 between 5:00 and 7:00 pm located at 11200 Metcalf Ave. A memorial service will be held at the Village Presbyterian Church Chapel 6641 Mission Rd....
Joseph Pianin
Feb 4, 2015
Joseph Pianin, 90, Leawood, Kansas passed quietly at Kansas City Hospice House on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Born in Canada to Morris and Lottie Pianin, he became a Brooklyn, NY resident as a child, then a New Jersey resident before retiring in Leawood in 2002. Joe enlisted and served as a Sgt. in Japan during WWII and after being discharged, he...
Dr. Charles Stuckey
Feb 4, 2015
Dr. Charles E. Stuckey, 73, of Lenexa passed away at his home on Wednesday February 4, 2015. Charlie was born April 21, 1941 to the late Neva and Charles S. Stuckey of Centerville, OH. He graduated from Centerville High in 1959. After graduation, he attended Harvard where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1964. Charlie received his medical degree from...
Martha Wheatley
Feb 3, 2015
Martha P. (Newton) Wheatley, 89, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Martha was born on January 25, 1926 in Kansas City, KS to the late Vernie Lafayette and Grace (Davis) Newton. A lifelong resident of Kansas City she devoted her life to her family was known to always have a warm smile. Martha was preceded in death by...
Cynthia Mitchell
Feb 2, 2015
Cynthia Marie Mitchell, 58, passed away on Monday, February 2nd, 2015 in Butler, Missouri. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1956 to Harold and Mary "Charlotte" McGinnis. She was preceded in death by her parents and her grandson Cainan Tobias Sheley. She worked at Quintiles in Overland Park, Kansas for over 10 years as a Clinical Project Specialist. Cindy enjoyed cooking and...
Robert Marchesi
Feb 2, 2015
Robert F. Marchesi, 75, of Mission Hills Kansas, will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by his family and friends. He passed away Monday, February 2, 2015, in Dallas with family by his side. Bob was born on May 18, 1939, in Amboy Illinois. He was preceded in death by his sister Carolyn Marchesi, and his parents August and Mary Marchesi. He...
Ruth Roudebush
Feb 2, 2015
Ruth Ann Wooden Roudebush, 83, of Overland Park, KS, died Monday, February 2, 2015, after a courageous battle against Parkinson’s disease. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, February 15, at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS, with services at 10 a.m., Monday, February 16, at Colonial Presbyterian Church, 9500 Wornall Road, Kansas City,...
Beatrice Carter (Sveen)
Feb 1, 2015
BEATRICE DORIS CARTER (SVEEN) Beatrice was born February 7, 1920 near Thompson Iowa, of parents Bert and Dena Sveen. She was the second to the youngest of 5 brothers and 5 sisters, and the lone survivor. Bea was very proud of her family’s Norwegian ancestry. Bea graduated from Forest City, Iowa High School in 1939. After school she worked as a maid...
Marian Powell
Jan 30, 2015
Marian Adeline Powell, 89, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1925 to Floyd and Dorothy Breitenbach and had a brother, Robert, all of whom preceded her in death. As a girl, she was a member of the Jobs’ Daughters service organization. In 1942, she married Rowland (Bud)...
Marjorie McCaughey
Jan 29, 2015
Marjorie Jenree McCaughey was born August 25, 1929. Although she passed on January 29, 2015, her legacy lives on forever in all of our hearts and through all of her deeds. First and foremost in her life was her complete and constant love for her husband and high school sweetheart, Dr. Hugh McCaughey. She was an inspiration to Hugh all sixty-four...
Robert (Bob) Pettit
Jan 29, 2015
Robert (Bob) E. Pettit, 71, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, at home with his family and loved ones surrounding him. Bob was born August 9, 1943 in McFall, Missouri to Emery and Crystal Pettit. In 1969, he graduated from University of Missouri Kansas City with a degree in Biology. He served in the United States Army Reserve as a Sharp...
Gary DeVault
Jan 25, 2015
Gary G. DeVault, 67, died at Overland Park Regional Medical Center on Sunday, January 25, 2015, due to health complications. He was born August 22, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Russell and Lucille DeVault. He was preceded in death by his parents and twin brother, Larry. Gary was a graduate of Raytown High School and served in...
Gordon Haynes Jr.
Jan 23, 2015
Gordon was born in Chattanooga, TN to parents Gordon Lee Haynes, Sr. and Frances Elizabeth Woodard. He graduated from Central High School in Chattanooga. Gordon played trumpet in high school and college and was an Eagle Scout. He attended Harvard University and received his B.S. in Engineering and Applied Physics. Gordon, a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to...
Elizabeth Wenske
Jan 22, 2015
Elizabeth Eleanor (Betty) Wenske, age 96, passed away on January 22, 2015 in her apartment at the Kingswood Senior Living Community. Betty was born May 8, 1918, in Chatfield, Ohio to Rosetta and Franklin Baumgartner. She was married to the Rev. Paul C. Wenske who preceded her in death. Together they served the Lutheran parishes in Ohio, Torrance, California, Spokane, Washington and Beatrice,...
Dale Stewart
Jan 20, 2015
Dale Neville Stewart, 90, of Overland Park Kansas, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at home. Dale was born on September 25, 1924 in Cape Girardeau, MO to the late James and Jewell Stewart. After graduating from Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Dale enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp where he served as a radio gunner on the B17 “The...
Audell Billingsley D.D.S.
Jan 19, 2015
Audell "Bill" Billingsley, D.D.S. was born in Palestine, Arkansas on September 29, 1922, Married Patricia Ann Taylor Waugh on November 3, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA and died January 19, 2015 in Olathe, Kansas. He died of natural causes peacefully at the Hospice House a service of the Olathe Medical Center. Bill is predeceased by his Grandson Scott, both parents...
Karen Winney
Jan 18, 2015
Karen Marie Winney, Olathe, KS, was welcomed into heaven on Sunday, January 18, 2015. She was born in Moundridge, KS on May 15, 1935. Karen was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Karen and her husband Bob founded and ran The Piano Man Music Center in Mission, KS from 1975 until 2006. Karen was preceded in death...
Dorsey Askew
Jan 18, 2015
Dorsey (Al) Allen Askew Jr., age 90, of Olathe, KS, passed away on January 18, 2015 at Nottingham Health and Rehab Center in Olathe, KS. He was born July 8, 1924 in Ardmore, OK to Dorsey Allen Sr. and Florence M. (Semon) Askew. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Alice Marie (Kendall) Askew, his parents,...
Kimberly Blair
Jan 17, 2015
Kimberly Kay Blair, 45, passed away January 17, 2015. She was born January 28, 1969 to Ronald, Carol, and big sister Rhonda Blair. She grew up surrounded by loving family and friends. She was a woman who put others first. Kim used her creative talents to bring joy to others whether through the beauty of floral arrangements or her own lovely self. Her love of...
Linda McCune
Jan 17, 2015
Linda Jane (Janie) McCune of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully the morning of January 17th, 2015 with family at her side. Janie was born in Oklahoma City on October 16, 1944 to Glen Erwin Silvis and Mildred Wilson Silvis. Janie was retired, having previously been employed as a bookkeeper for a construction company and an engineering company. Janie was united in...
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