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Margie L. Ruse
Jan 23, 2024
Margie Leone Ruse, 100, Overland Park, KS, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Margie was born December 19, 1923 in Randolph, Nebraska, to Claude and Mildred Sellon. She grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, where she met Marden Ruse (Merle) during his tenure as a cadet in the U.S. Army Air Corp.
They married in August of 1944.
Margie is preceded in...
Roger James Gieschen
Jan 23, 2024
A service for Roger James Gieschen will be held Friday, February 2nd at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1700 Westport Road in Kansas City, Mo. Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM, followed by a service at 2:00 PM.
Roger James Gieschen
Jan 23, 2024
Roger was born June 30,1928 in Marshfield, Wisconsin and died January 23,2024. He was a Lutheran Pastor serving congregations in Oklahoma and Kansas. His first call was to establish a new congregation in Oklahoma City. This prepared him for a variety of responsibilities in the parish and synodical judicatory. His second call was to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in...
Deidre A. McClure
Jan 23, 2024
Deidre Ann Caldwell, now McClure, passed away on the morning of January 23, 2024 after a long illness. She was born on July 11, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, the youngest of three children of William and Bess Caldwell. She was very proud to have won Best Dressed in the Easter Parade on the Country Club Plaza in 1970 as...
Leonard Dale, Jr.
Jan 22, 2024
" Leonard (Len) Alvin Dale Jr., 74, of Olathe, Ks, passed away on January 22, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Anne Catherine Dale; his daughter Emily (Dale) Durr and son-in-law Joshua, son Aaron and daughter-in-law Kate; and son Ryan and daughter in-law Tara. Len leaves behind a legacy of joy and love for his...
Barbara M. Sutter
Jan 21, 2024
Barbara Sutter passed away on January 21, 2024, at the age of 87, in Prairie Village, Kansas.
Born in Dallas, Texas on March 12, 1936, to Robert and Sophie Rettman. Barbara had two siblings, Robert Jr. and Josephine. Barbara spent her later childhood in Irving Texas.
She married Vernon Sutter on September 15, 1952. Their marriage of 36 years was blessed with...
Marcey Jung Min Underwood
Jan 21, 2024
Marcey Underwood of Pleasant Hill, MO, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024.
Her earthly heart was weak, but she has been made strong in the presence of her Savior.
Marcey was born in Seoul, Korea on July 28, 1969. The oldest of three siblings, Marcey moved to the United States when she was 9 years old. Her family settled in Kansas...
Robert G. "Bob" Arens
Jan 21, 2024
Robert “Bob” Arens, 90, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Advent Hospital in Overland Park.
Visitation will be held from 11 AM to 12 PM with a 12 PM Celebration of Life service on Saturday, January 27, 2024 @ Hillcrest Christian Church, 11411 S. Quivira Rd, Overland Park, KS 66210. Cremation will occur at a later date.
Bob was born...
Wallace Yeskie
Jan 20, 2024
Wallace Allen Yeskie 1934-2024
Wallace Allen Yeskie passed away January 20, 2024 after a short illness in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Wally was born in Wisconsin and received his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin. He married Sondra Melby in 1955 and moved to Kansas City, Kansas. Soon after he was drafted to the Army and spent two years in Washington,...
Miles Joseph (Schissler) Raymond Sr.
Jan 20, 2024
Miles Joseph (Schissler) Raymond Sr., 67, of Lenexa, Kansas died on January 20, 2024, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was born on September 2, 1956, the 6th son of Robert and Lois Schissler. Miles served in the Air Force from 1974 to 1978. He was stationed at...
John B. Riley
Jan 19, 2024
John Bennett Riley, 74, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on January 19, 2024, at Overland Park Regional Hospital.
John was born to Edmund and Corinne Riley on May 21, 1949, in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Liberty, MO with his three sisters.
He graduated from Liberty High School in 1967 and went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical...
Rita Lynn Fearis
Jan 19, 2024
Rita “Lynn” Fearis, age 76, born in Peoria, IL, passed away on Friday, 1/19/24 from complications of pneumonia. Lynn was the beloved wife of the late David Fearis for 47 years. She was a loving and devoted mother of Blaise Fearis; daughter of the late Bernard and Mary Caragher; dear sister to Timothy (Rosemary) Caragher; loving aunt to Tracy (Mark)...
Suzanne Ellen Bright
Jan 16, 2024
Suzanne Ellen Bright, 76, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2024 at The Residence at Selleck Woods in Darien, CT.
Sue was the daughter of the late Reverend Andrew Sabo and Madge Sabo. She was born in the town of Liberal, KS on January 21, 1947 and spent most of her childhood in Wichita, KS. She graduated from St. John’s...
Irene Barker
Jan 12, 2024
Irene Barker, a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on January 12, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on October 9, 1944, in West Virginia. Irene will be remembered for her kind nature, big heart, and her ability to make people feel at ease. Her loving personality touched the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know her.
Irene...
Ron L. Howitt
Jan 11, 2024
Ronnie Lynn Howitt, 77, Overland Park, Kansas passed peacefully on January 11, 2024 with his family by his side. He was born July 24th, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Alice Lea Howitt Wales and Byron C. Howitt. He graduated from Central High School in 1964 and attended Northwestern Missouri State where he was president of his fraternity, Tau Kappa...
Ronald J. Maupin
Jan 11, 2024
Ronald J. Maupin, a beloved family man, man of faith and dedicated professional, passed away on January 11, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas. Born on July 17, 1938, in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, Ron lived a fulfilling life filled with love, accomplishments, and cherished memories.
Ron's career was marked by success and passion. He worked for Hallmark from 1966 to 1977 before...
John Michael Bartrom
Jan 7, 2024
John was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Gena and Robert Bartrom. John, or John Michael to his family, had big ideas, aspirations, and dreams from the beginning. He wasn’t one to follow the crowd or go with the flow. His goal was to be the biggest, the fastest, the loudest, the smartest, the most fun, and the most loved....
Alice Brown
Jan 6, 2024
Alice F Brown, 97, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, January 6, 2024, at her home.
Alice was born October 11, 1926, in Plains, Kansas, to Leonard E. Hale and Mary K. Foote Hale. Alice had been a member of Legacy Christian Church since 1975.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Brown, of 65...
Sunok Chun Pai
Jan 5, 2024
On January 5, 2024, Mrs. Sunok Chun Pai passed away in her sleep at the age of 92, having lived a rich life that exemplified the power of one woman to dream, achieve, work for and succeed in building a life of great meaning across two countries and cultures. Her greatest joy was finding her one true love, Young...
Barbara Jean Allmand
Jan 4, 2024
Barbara Jean Allmand was born to Leslie E. Allmand and Alice Rachel Smith Allmand on March 25, 1935, in Huntley, NE. The family later moved to Holdrege, Nebraska where she attended school graduating from Holdrege High School with the Class of 1953. After two years at Kearney State College she moved to Kansas City, Missouri to attend medical technology training...
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