Obituaries

Dorsey Askew

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

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

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...

Edward Schulteis

Edward Schulteis

Jan 16, 2015

Edward R. "Ed" Schulteis, 92, of Overland Park, KS died of cancer at his home on January 16, 2015, He was born in Fairway, KS on February 15, 1922. He was the fifth of six children born to Henry and Maria Schulteis, who immigrated to the USA from a German settlement in Russia in 1912. He attended Kansas City Community...

Neva Nicholson

Neva Nicholson

Jan 15, 2015

Neva was born on November 26, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri to Jack and Jennie Accurso.  Neva graduated from Northeast High School in 1946.  She also studied at the Kansas City Art Institute.  Neva was employed by various law firms in Kansas City, Missouri and Johnson County.  She became associated with United Telecom (now Sprint) in its legal department and retired from Sprint after...

Iraj Hakim-Abdollahi

Iraj Hakim-Abdollahi

Jan 14, 2015

Iraj Hakim-Abdollahi (78) of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on January 14th at his home surrounded by his family. Iraj was born March 25th 1936 in Tehran, Iran to Mehri Niksima and Fathollah Hakim-Abdollahi.  After graduating high school in Tehran and working for the Airline industry for a couple of years, Iraj began the adventure of a lifetime.  In 1959, he left...

Stanley Hampton

Stanley Hampton

Jan 14, 2015

Stanley C. Hampton, 54, passed away April 14, 2015, at Kansas City Hospice House after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Stan was born March 1, 1961, in Tulsa, Okla. He graduated from Oklahoma State in 1984 and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He worked for Farmer's Insurance for 29 years. Stan was a bass player in...

Goldie Dunn

Goldie Dunn

Jan 13, 2015

Goldie L. Dunn, 90, Kansas City, Kansas passed away Jan 13, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in K.C. Mo.  Goldie was born Apr. 17, 1924, the youngest of 9 children. She raised two sons and three daughters and loved many more grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Goldie was a long time resident of Roeland Park, Kansas and attended the United Methodist Church...

Pearl Ott

Pearl Ott

Jan 10, 2015

Pearl A. Ott, age 91, of Leawood, KS, passed away on January 10, 2015. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 am on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 am at Mount Moriah Cemetery, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO. In lieu...

John Kling

John Kling

Jan 10, 2015

John Robert Kling, 68, an engineer with Burns & McDonnell, died January 10, 2015, at the home in Leawood. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. John had a passion for K-State sports, was an avid sailor and enjoyed restoring his ’69 Plymouth Charger. He was the victim of a brain tumor. John was born November 8, 1946, in...

Virginia (Achenbaugh) Nicoski

Virginia (Achenbaugh) Nicoski

Jan 8, 2015

Virginia G. (Achenbaugh) Nicoski, 80, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015.  Virginia was born on February 19, 1934 in Carson, Iowa to the late Charles and Alma Achenbaugh and was a 1952 graduate of Oakland High School.  Virginia had been a resident of the Lenexa, Kansas area since 1974.  She was a dedicated, nurturing loving mother and wife...

Peter Siefert

Peter Siefert

Jan 7, 2015

Peter “Pete” Russell Siefert, age 76, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on January 7, 2015. Pete was born on March 21, 1938 in Kansas City, MO to Dorothy and Russell Siefert. After graduating from Southwest High School in 1956, Pete went on to attend the University of Colorado. He was passionate about his career as a stock trader. His...

Barbara Coyle

Barbara Coyle

Jan 6, 2015

Barbara Coyle (nee Flint) passed away peacefully January 6, 2015 at North Care Hospice and Palliative Care in North Kansas City, MO at the age of 84. Mrs. Coyle was born January 14, 1930 to Ida Pearl and Claude Flint in Mission, Kansas. She married Thomas Coyle in 1953 and they settled in North Kansas City, MO where she raised...

Beverly Stone

Beverly Stone

Jan 6, 2015

Beverly Ann Stone, passed away January 6, 2015 in Gainesville, GA.  A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, January 12, 2015 at Leawood United Methodist Church, 2915 W. 95th St., Leawood, Kansas with Pastor Howard Johnson officiating.  A gathering of family and friends will begin at 10:00 AM, also at the church.  Following the service, a light luncheon will be...

Doris Harper

Doris Harper

Jan 4, 2015

Doris Lipscomb Harper, age 94, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House. She was born March 20, 1920 in Rome, TN to John and Sally Lipscomb. Doris and her husband Bill moved to the Kansas City area in 1948 when Bill started working for Trans World Airlines, raising their family in...

Harold Voth MD

Harold Voth MD

Jan 2, 2015

Harold W. Voth, MD, died peacefully on January 2, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Voth was born in 1921 and spent his childhood in Newton, KS. He earned a B.S. from McPherson College and attended University of Kansas Medical School, where he received a medical degree with honors and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society....

Tommy Ruskin

Tommy Ruskin

Jan 1, 2015

Tommy Ruskin, well-known Kansas City jazz drummer, passed away January 1, 2015 at his home. Tommy was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1942 to Ida and Roy Ruskin.  He attended Southwest High School and began drumming professionally at age 17 with the Roy Johnson Trio.  Tommy married singer Julie Turner in 1963.   They have one son, musician, Brian Ruskin. Tommy Ruskin...

Clara Nall

Clara Nall

Dec 30, 2014

Clara D. Nall, 95, Overland Park, passed away December 30, 2015.  A Celebration of Clara’s Life will be held at a later date.  A private interment will take place in Johnson County Memorial Gardens.  Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com. Clara was born August 15, 1919 in Morrisville, Missouri and moved to the Kansas City area in...

Charles Carr

Charles Carr

Dec 30, 2014

Charles Robert Carr, 94, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away on December 30, 2014.  He was a resident of Aberdeen Village in Olathe Kansas. Charlie was a 1937 Graduate of Westport High School and a 1942 graduate of the University Of Kansas School Of Journalism.  He married his lifelong partner Joanne Bray in 1943.  She and their oldest daughter Pamela...

Robert Adams

Robert Adams

Dec 30, 2014

Robert N. Adams, 87, Overland Park, Kansas went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2014.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, January 5, 2015 at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall Ave. in Overland Park.  A visitation for family and friends will begin at 10:00 AM at the church.  Interment will take place at Forest Hill Cemetery.  Memorial...