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Obituaries
Connie Lynn Edwards
Feb 25, 2024
Connie Lynn Edwards, 71, of Lee’s Summit, MO went to heaven on February 25, 2024. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Rudy L. Edwards; daughters, Tracy Dempsey and Tara Dempsey; sons, Dustin Edwards (Elizabeth Edwards) and Jeffrey Edwards; grandchildren, McKenna Enriquez, Meyer Schrimpf, and Andrew Klick; aunt, Virginia Rodgers; sister, Chris Barnes (Barry Barnes); sister-in-love, Debbie Fajen; nephew Cam...
Mason Alexander Thome
Feb 25, 2024
Mason Alexander Thome passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on Sunday February 25, 2024.
Mason was born on August 17, 2023. During his six short months here on Earth he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. His life was a brief gift to us that will live on as he is part of...
Jerome Joseph Oberle
Feb 25, 2024
Jerome Joseph Oberle, 85, of Overland Park, KS met the Lord at Olathe Hospice House on 2/25/2024 surrounded by his loving family. Jerome was born in Bushton, KS on 3/29/1938 to Ambrose John Oberle and Mary Anna Reif. Jerome attended Holy Name Catholic School before studying at Emporia State and Kansas State University. Jerome enjoyed playing the accordion; he was...
Alexander James Couchman
Feb 24, 2024
Alexander “Alex” Couchman, age 28, died unexpectedly of natural causes at home in Olathe, Kansas on February 24, 2024.
Alex was born on December 24,1995, ten weeks early, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Due to his premature birth, he had regular screenings for developmental delays and, when he was found to be eligible, attended the developmental preschool at...
Nadyne McCormick Nesbitt
Feb 24, 2024
Nadyne McCormick Nesbitt, born Nadyne Louise Quisenberry on May 24, 1925, in Kansas City, KS, passed away on February 24, 2024, in Overland Park, KS, at the age of 98. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt.
Nadyne was a woman of many talents and a bright personality. She was known for her beauty, intelligence, thoughtfulness, and most...
Robert Crabtree
Feb 23, 2024
Robert E. Crabtree, 89 of Springfield, Ohio formerly of Overland Park, KS passed away, Friday, February 23, 2024 in Hospice of Dayton.
He was born July 13, 1934 in Springfield, Ohio the son of the late Webster and Flossie (Mercer) Crabtree.
Bob received his Bachelor’s Degree from Olivet Nazarene College in Bourbonnais, Illinois, a Master’s Degree in Divinity from the Nazarene Theological...
Katherine J. Tate
Feb 23, 2024
Katherine J. Tate 1929-2024
Katherine was born to Gladys and Jacob Schuur in 1929. She grew up in Fulda, Minnesota and shared her life with 11 siblings. She and Gerald L. Goettig were married and became the parents to Linda and Gerry. Gerald passed in a truck accident. Kay met Charles Tate and they became parents to Pat, Bob, Gilbert and Rhonda. All the kids...
Gloria Jean Rump
Feb 20, 2024
Gloria Jean (Garrison) Rump, 91, of Mission, Kansas, passed away on February 20, 2024. She was born on April 29, 1932, in Wichita, Kansas. Gloria was the third of ten children born to Homer and Dorothy (Henderson) Garrison. She graduated from Wichita North High School and attended a year at Wichita State University.
Gloria was an active volunteer throughout her adult...
Alexander Kayalakkakatu Mathew
Feb 20, 2024
Alexander Kayalakkakatu Mathew, of Shawnee, KS, peacefully passed away on February 20, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, on July 6th, 1932, the eldest of three sons born to Kayalakkakathu Mathew and Deenamma Mathew. After completing high school, Alexander moved to Northern India to work for the Indian Railways, eventually settling in Valsad, Gujarat,...
Kent A. Vick
Feb 19, 2024
Kent Alan Vick, 84, of Overland Park, KS, passed away, at his home, on February 19, 2024. Kent was born in Bentonville, Arkansas on April 26, 1939, to Vernon E. Vick and Helen Chitwood-Vick. Kent graduated from Central Highschool (Class of 58) in KCMO, and went on to the University of Arkansas where he played Football and ran Track. After...
Susan Mary Berger
Feb 19, 2024
Susan Mary Berger was born November 5, 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota to Velora and John Ostrowski. She grew up in Duluth, moving to the Twin Cities when she started her career.
In the late 70’s Jim and Sue met working together at Control Data in Bloomington, Minnesota. They were married on October 4, 1980 in Duluth. In 1980 Jim and Sue...
William "Bill" P. Bagley
Feb 18, 2024
William Preston “Bill” Bagley, age 87, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on February 18, 2024. He was born on September 21, 1936, to the late Malcolm Cleo and Lila Odom Bagley in Rock Hill, SC.
Survivors include his loving spouse of forty years, Norma Opal Bagley, daughter Cynthia Ann Reid (Ron), son R. Scott Bagley (Logan), daughter Alicia Kanouse (Kerry),...
Donna M. Bradley
Feb 17, 2024
Donna was born in rural Hiattville, KS. She graduated high school with honors in 1953. One week after graduating high school, she moved to Olathe, KS. Within days of relocating, Donna began working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and she was quickly promoted. She set an extraordinary example for women trying to break into male-dominated management positions within the company....
Thomas Lee DeVore
Feb 16, 2024
The man, the myth, the legend: Thomas “Tom” Lee DeVore was born June 10, 1951, in Des Moines, IA. He passed peacefully on February 16th, 2024.
Tom was the middle child of his two sisters. He had many fond childhood memories growing up with his family in Earlham, IA where he graduated high school.
As a car dealer's son, Tom developed a...
Bob Ondrejka
Feb 16, 2024
Robert Scott Ondrejka (Bob), age 67, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on Friday February 16, 2024.
Bob was born to Armin & Marge Ondrejka on May 7, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Bob met his high school sweetheart, Patti, while attending high school in Whitefish Bay. He would go on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Bob married Patti on...
Carolyn A. Rasmussen
Feb 15, 2024
Carolyn A. Rasmussen, who lived in the Village of Loch Lloyd, Missouri died February 15th, 2024, at Foxwood Springs Senior Living in Raymore, Missouri with family by her side. Carolyn is having a private memorial and burial service with immediate family on February 29th, 2024. She is preceded in death by her parents Percy and Marguerite Geidl.
Carolyn is survived by her husband of 64 years,...
Betty McCullough Nunley
Feb 12, 2024
There is a time and a season for everything; my time has come, so don’t weep for me; live your life to its fullest during your journey, and at the end, know your destiny.
Betty Jane Nunley, daughter of the late Henry McCullough and Equilla (Smith) McCullough, was born the third of four children on May 13, 1935, in Bienville Parish,...
Mildred Rae Clifton
Feb 8, 2024
Mildred Rae Clifton
Mildred R. Clifton was born April 25, 1925 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to John Richard Joyner and Garow Moore Joyner. She graduated from school in Portsmouth City, Virginia before earning her associate degree at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.
Mildred met and married William (Daddy Bill) M. Clifton May 16,1957 in Parsons, Kansas. Mildred had...
Kathryn Greer Yates
Feb 8, 2024
Kathryn (Katie) Greer Yates was born to Kevin and Margaret Abbott in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on April 9, 1985. She attended Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park, KS where she played soccer. In addition, she loved running, shopping, and fashion. She always had her hair styled cute with some adorable jewelry. She enjoyed all things sporty especially the...
Bonnie Byrl Claxton
Feb 5, 2024
Bonnie (Byrl) Claxton was born on November 30, 1922 in Loraine, Texas. Growing up during the depression, his formative years were spent moving from town-to-town with his family for work. Byrl spoke of periodically having to sleep in tents out on the plains, and of the hard times when there was barely enough food. The family survived the depression by...
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