Obituaries
Agnes Overby
Nov 17, 2012
Agnes (Downer) Overby, 86, Shawnee, KS, died November 17, 2012, at her home. Graveside services and Interment will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Angelyn Overby- Kirk Scholarship fund at the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg. She was...
Betty Gearhart
Nov 17, 2012
BETTY JEWEL GEARHART, 90, formerly of Roeland Park, KS passed away November 17, 2012. Graveside services and Interment will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. Betty was born December 8, 1921 in Silver Lake, KS to Callie and Ray Cowperthwait. A few years later, the family moved...
Flora Schnackenberg
Nov 16, 2012
Flora "Lee" (Johnson) Schnackenberg, 75, Lee's Summit, Mo., died peacefully Nov. 16, 2012, at KC Hospice House. Lee was born Feb. 25, 1937, in Grandview, Mo., to Glen and Virginia (Webb) Johnson. She attended Southern Missouri State and later trained to be an X- ray Technician in Kansas City. Lee married Lawrence "Larry" Schnackenberg on Nov. 8, 1986. She was...
Mr. Todd Pruitt
Nov 15, 2012
Todd A Pruitt, beloved husband, father, family man, and friend, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012. Todd was born September 30, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio. Spending most of his life in Kansas City, Todd attended Center High School and graduated from Central Missouri State in 1983. Todd spent his career in the healthcare industry and was known throughout the local...
Silvino Lopez
Nov 12, 2012
Silvino was born on September 12, 1951 and passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012. Silvino was a resident of Overland Park, Kansas.
John Gramlich
Nov 11, 2012
John J. Gramlich, 68, of Kansas City, passed away November 11, 2012 from brain cancer (Glioblastoma) at his home in Overland Park, KS. He was born June 19, 1944 in Kansas City, MO to Mary Dorothy (Scurry) and Joseph Russell "Russ" Gramlich. He graduated from Rockhurst College (University) in 1968 with a BBA degree. He was preceded in death by...
Thomas Myers
Nov 10, 2012
Thomas Wayne Myers Thomas was born June 5th, 1933 in Albany, New York to Joseph and Delores Myers, both who preceded him in death. He attended Christian Brothers Academy from 1945 to 1950. Thomas enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. in 1950; he served 2 years in the U.S. as a cook and with the military police. He attended...
Marcella Drake
Nov 9, 2012
Marcella Evelyn Drake, age 95, passed away November 9, 2012 at Sunrise of Leawood. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14th, at Countryside Christian Church, 6101 Nall Avenue, and burial will be at Iola Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Memorial contributions may be made...
Sun Jo Kim
Nov 9, 2012
Sun Jo was born on January 26, 1914 and passed away on Friday, November 9, 2012. Sun Jo was a resident of Olathe, Kansas.
Gertrude McCain
Nov 8, 2012
Gertrude V. (Beaird) McCain, 92, of Olathe, KS and preciously from Kansas City, KS passed away, Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Poineed Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence, KS. She was born February 2, 1920 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Archie and Gertrude (Gochenour) Dempsey and attended school in the Rosedale area. She married William John Beaird March 28,...
Ben Cline
Nov 6, 2012
Ben Walter Cline passed away November 6, 2012. He was born on June 21, 1939 in Murray, Utah to Gladys Crump & Lavere Benjamin Cline. He grew up in Holladay, Utah, graduating from Olympus High School. Ben and his brother Earl (deceased 8/27/12) were called up with the Army National Guard and served our country valiantly. He married his sweetheart...
Velma Sterling
Nov 4, 2012
Velma Vardeman Sterling, born Dec. 11, 1914, passed Nov. 4, 2012. Velma was born in Dunnegan, Mo., to Charles and Minnie Hammons, the sixth of eight children. She married William F. Vardeman Dec. 31, 1938, they had two children and three grandchildren. William passed in Oct. 1980. Velma later married Kenneth Sterling; he passed Sept. 1992. Velma is survived by...
Deborah Balentine
Nov 4, 2012
Deborah passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Deborah was a resident of Kansas.
Dortha Brassfield
Nov 3, 2012
Dortha Morrie Brassfield, 96, Overland Park, KS, celebrated her homecoming holding the hand of Jesus on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Lenexa, KS. We will celebrate her life and homecoming with a visitation at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, followed by the funeral at 2:00 p.m. at Newcomer's Funeral Home, 11200 Metcalf, Overland...
Timothy Hankins
Nov 3, 2012
Timothy Patrick Hankins, 45, of Olathe, KS, passed away November 3, 2012. Tim was born October 10, 1967, in Springfield, MO. He was a founding member of The Wingtips, a popular five-man a cappella singing group. The Wingtips shared stages with Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Avalon, and performed for President Bush. They were long-time featured performers for the...
Carolyn Emery
Nov 3, 2012
Carolyn Sue Emery, 66, passed peacefully into the Lord's hands at her home on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Carolyn was born August 31, 1946, to Carl and Vera Orr, who preceded her in death. She grew up in Mission, Kansas and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1964. In 1968, Carolyn graduated from the University of Missouri at...
Dr. William Harrin
Nov 3, 2012
Dr. William R. Harrin, 81, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Nov. 3, 2012. Dr. Harrin, a devoted husband and father, was born June 9, 1931 in Chicago, IL. His parents were William and Olympia Harrin. He is survived by his wife Susan "Tutie"; daughter, Susie Ratliff and husband Ken along with his two grand- daughters Ashley and Sydney Ratliff....
Velma LaFleur
Nov 2, 2012
Velma (Cox) LaFleur, age 100, died November 2, 2012 at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Home. Velma was preceded in death by husbands, Orville Cox and Herman LaFleur; son Orville B. Cox, and two grandchildren. She is survived by son Ronald Cox and wife Pat; daughter, Bonita Apple, daughter Sharon Matney and husband Clyde; and her many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Per...
Frank Wong
Nov 1, 2012
Frank "Kut Hing" Wong, 58, of Leawood, KS passed away on Nov 1, 2012. Funeral will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at D.W. Newcomer's Son, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park at 9am. Frank was born in Hong Kong on August 14th 1954. He helped bring his family to the United States so his family could have a better life. Frank...
Wanda Zabel
Oct 31, 2012
Wanda Lea Zabel, age 71, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Wednesday, 10/31/2012. Wanda was born on 12/4/1940 in Rochester, NY to Norman and Marian Votry. Wanda was married to Mike Zabel in Rochester, NY on 6/16/1966, they moved to the San Fernando Valley in CA where they had 2 children, Amy and Adam. Wanda was a member of...
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