Obituaries
Mr. Charles Miller
May 8, 2014
Charles Allen Miller, age 86, of Leawood, KS, passed away on May 8, 2014. He is preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Miller. Survivors include his daughter Johanna Miller, son in law Shalome West, grandsons; Traeh West and Emontise West, son Patrick Miller, and sister Janet Young.
William Bucher
May 8, 2014
William A. Bucher, 88, passed away May 8, 2014. William (Bill) Arthur Bucher, Jr. was born October 5, 1925, in Leavenworth, KS, to William A. and Dorothy C. Bucher. The family moved to Kansas City, MO, in 1927 where he attended Central High School. Upon graduation in 1943, he was anxious to enlist in the Army Air Corp and served...
Peter Stepp
May 8, 2014
Peter Albro Stepp, 63, of Lee's Summit, MO, passed away May 8, 2014. This is a profound loss for his family and army of friends. Pete was a kind and tenderhearted man and a loyal friend to so many. Pete truly had a gift for serving, and always found a way to show his love for others. Pete was born...
Mrs. "Mimi" Ruth Roberts
May 8, 2014
Evelyn "Mimi" Ruth Roberts, 84, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on May 8, 2014. Evelyn was born on April 6, 1930 to Boyd and Ruth Boarman. She leaves behind her three children, Sharon (Gil) Barlow of Prairie Village, KS, Carol Roberts of New Braunfels, TX, and Brian (Sheree) Roberts of Kansas City, KS, six grandchildren, Dustin and Mallory Wilson,...
Billy "Bill" Edwards
May 3, 2014
Billy "Bill" Edwards, 67, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014. Bill was born September 15, 1946, in Lebanon, MO, to Clifford and Dorothy Edwards. He graduated from Shawnee Mission West in 1964. He worked for 38 years in the forklift industry, retiring in 2006. Bill was an avid Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and Jayhawk Basketball fan. He was...
John Loats
May 3, 2014
John Loats, 87, formerly of Prairie Village, KS, returned to our Lord Jesus on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Kansas City Hospice House. John was born in Gary, South Dakota to Albert and Gertie Loats of Lennox, South Dakota. He was drafted into the Army and served during World War II in Japan. He earned his bachelor's degree in business...
Ouk Shin
May 2, 2014
Ouk H. Shin, 62, of Leawood, KS passed away Friday, May 2, 2014. She was born on August 10, 1951 to Am I. and Keum B. Chon in Mason, South Korea. Ouk was a child of God, wife for almost 30 years and a mother of 2. She was a dedicated member of KPCK and the Korean community since retiring...
George Smith, Jr.
May 2, 2014
George W. Smith Jr. (The 'Ole' Story Teller) was born on November 4, 1923 in Jackson, MS to George and Helen and grew up in Crawford County, KS. He was a veteran serving our country from June 1944 to June 1946 in the 130th Army Airways as a cryptographic technician, stationed in Kunming, China. George resided in Shawnee, KS or...
Charles Lamm
Apr 26, 2014
Charles Alfred Lamm, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Charles, "Fred" as he was known to his childhood friends and family, was born on January 29, 1925 to Emil and Zelma Lamm of Afton, Oklahoma. He would spend most of his childhood helping around his father's hardware store in town....
Elva Fredelake
Apr 26, 2014
Elva Grace Fredelake, 95, of Olathe, KS, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014. She was born on January 29, 1919 to Curtis and Sadie Ott in Dodge City, KS. She graduated from Dodge City High School and attended Jr. College. She married Floyd Fredelake in 1941. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1956. Elva worked as an...
Bertha Slusher
Apr 25, 2014
Bertha Lillian Slusher, 92, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014. She was born to Mae Chaney Mallicoat and Oscar Lee Mallicoat on July 10, 1921 in Peculiar, MO. She graduated from Stilwell High School, Stilwell, KS in 1939. She married Raymond Fair Slusher in 1940 and they were married 65 years. He preceded her in death in 2006. In the...
Mrs. Mary O'Leary
Apr 24, 2014
Mary Jane O'Leary, Ph.D., 85, passed away in the company of her loving children on April 24, 2014, at her home in Overland Park, KS. She was born in Lapeer, MI, June 16, 1928. She spent her early years in Detroit, earning a BA in piano from Marygrove College. While studying piano at University of Michigan, she met Franklin Hayes...
Mr. Charles "Tom" Mathis
Apr 24, 2014
Charles Thomas "Tom" Mathis, 65, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2014. He was born in Kirksville, MO to the late William "Carl" and Carol Mathis and recently preceded in death by his sister, Kathi Jones. Tom was a proud alum of the University of Missouri before embarking upon a successful career with UMB Bank rising...
Donna Jean "Pat" Brahl
Apr 24, 2014
Donna Jean "Pat" Brahl, 96, a wonderful lady, left us on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Donna was born in Waubun, Minnesota, daughter of Beth and Herman Patnode (the popular town barber). She graduated from Hamlin University and worked for many years as a Clinical Assistant at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Donna was married to the late Maurice H....
Mr. Walter Copp
Apr 23, 2014
Walter Don Copp, 81, of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday, surrounded by his family. He was born in Nashville, TN February 3rd, 1933, the only child of Annie and Walter Copp. Don graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1951 and attended Vanderbilt University for three years. He continued his schooling at University of California, Santa Barbara and University of Miami...
Elinor Stults
Apr 18, 2014
ELINOR "COOKIE" STULTS, 78, Overland Park, KS passed away April 18, 2014. Cookie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 54 years, Bruce A. Stults. Cookie is survived by her daughter, Cindi Carmody (Jim); sons, Jeff Stults (Pam) and Scott Stults (Kellie); her grandchildren, Kadie (Jon), Justin, Mandy, Emma, Ashleigh, Summer, Caleb; great-granddaughter, Ellie; sister, Carolyn...
Mrs. Reatha Adams
Apr 16, 2014
Reatha Azel Browning Adams, aged 91, of Kansas City, Kansas died at Emeritus of Overland Park on April 16, 2014. Reatha was born January 29, 1923 in Amber, Oklahoma, to E.E. 'Bud' and Lillie Browning. She attended Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. On June 29, 1950 she was married to Glen Adams. Reatha was one of 12 siblings whom...
William Stark, Jr.
Apr 14, 2014
WILLIAM P. STARK JR., 86, of Kansas City, Missouri, died Monday, April 14, 2014. Mr. Stark was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a lifelong resident of Kansas City and was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years, Shirley A. Stark. He leaves a son, William P. Stark III and three daughters, Rahmie Jo Stark...
William Corporon, MD
Apr 13, 2014
Born January 10, 1945, William Lewis Corporon entered into the world to his parents, Lewis and Helen Church Corporon of Independence, Kansas where Lewis led a congregation as pastor of the Disciples of Christ. He was the second of six children and the only son. Bill, as everyone knew him, met Melinda Ann Gordy in Ponca City, Oklahoma. They married...
Reat Lloyd Underwood
Apr 13, 2014
Reat Griffin Lloyd Underwood (Losen) was born on May 21, 1999 in Norman, OK to parents Mindy Corporon and Gary Underwood. For the first ten months of his life, he was his grandfather's first priority. Reat was a precocious toddler who could recite Eric Carle books at the age of two. Even then, he loved to sing and dance. Reat...
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