Obituaries

Jun 16, 2023

Joanne H.  Lane, 97, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away at Claridge Court Health Center on June 16, 2023.

She was born on February 15, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri to Raymond Porter and Helen Toler Hemphill. She attended Southeast High School and one semester of college at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

She then married Eldon Miller Lane...

Jun 13, 2023

 

Susan Estelle Cammack was born Dec. 2, 1953, in Ames, Iowa, to Hobart and Jane Cammack.

Hobart was a still a Ph.D. student when Susan was born -- in fact he had just pulled a long night

on a lab report the night before Jane went into labor. Hobart went on to become a chemical

engineer while Jane became...

Jun 12, 2023

 

Barry T. Leonard, 78, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Monday June 12, 2023.  Barry was born August 16, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, son of Russell and Connie Leonard who preceded him in death.

He was a life long resident of the Kansas City area and worked for General Motors for 51 years retiring in 2016.  He was an...

Jun 12, 2023

 

Jack Moore was born in Kansas City, MO on February 16th, 1951, but became a lifelong resident of Overland Park, KS. He was the second youngest of four siblings, graduating from Shawnee Mission South in the class of 1969 and later a graduate of Mizzou. He served with the Marines in Vietnam and would go on to become a...

Jun 10, 2023

 

Paul died June 10, 2023 in Lenexa, Kansas at the age of 79.  He had been dealing with Parkinson’s Disease for over 20 years.

Paul was born October 7, 1943 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Chester and Louise Born.  He grew up in Sheboygan graduating from North High School and the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.  After college he served in...

Jun 6, 2023

Beloved wife, mother and “Gaga”, Janet Southwick O’Rourke, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Saint Luke’s Hospital after an unexpected health emergency.

Jan was born on May 9, 1943 in Findlay, OH to parents & musicians Richard and Margaret Southwick. After graduating from Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh, NC, she attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music on...

Jun 6, 2023

 

Myrtle Ahlstrom, loving mother of three sons and adoring wife to husband Fred, gained her wings peacefully at the age of 96 on Tuesday, June 6.  Myrtle was born in 1926 Bedminster, PA to G. Harold and E. Leah (Jones) Furness. She met Fred Ahlstrom while he was serving at Ft. Dix, NJ and they were married 59 years...

Jun 5, 2023

After a sudden illness, Zachary D. Randolph passed away on June 5, 2023, at Research Medical Center. Zach leaves behind parents Mitchell & Angelina Randolph, brother Benjamin, nephew Kilian, grandmothers Margaret Hill and Maureen Schmidt, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. In death, Zach will be reunited with Grandparents DeLucchi and Schmidt; Grandfather Duane Randolph and Uncle Jeff Randolph; and doting Great-grandparents Joe &...

Jun 2, 2023

 

Shirley Ann (Phipps) Davies passed away peacefully at Colonial Oaks Senior Living on June 2, 2023.  Shirley was born on May 25, 1935 in Richmond, Missouri, the oldest child of Jesse and Margaret Phipps.  She had one younger brother, Gail. She grew up in a musical home, enjoying singing, playing the piano and clarinet. She attended Richmond High School,...

Jun 1, 2023

Carol Lynn Smith Bahr passed away on June 1, 2023.  She was the younger daughter of William Raymond Smith and Evelyn Sawtell Smith, sister to Helen Ann.  She was born on June 27, 1943. Carol grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from Southwest High School. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kansas State University. After...

Jun 1, 2023

 

Donald Wayne Wood

September 16th, 1927—June 1st, 2023

Don, or Wayne, as he was known to his family, was born on the family farm northeast of Curtis, NE in Frontier County. By all accounts he was a mischievous boy, telling his children with a grin that he and fellow classmates once locked the teacher in the outhouse of the...

May 27, 2023

 

James Herbert Lee, of Bucyrus Kansas, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 27, 2023. He was born on November 27, 1929 in Waynoka, Oklahoma to Harrison E. Lee and Iva May (Walker) Lee. Jim began his career at the age of 16 with the Santa Fe Railroad. In the 40 years with the railroad his job took him to Amarillo,...

May 26, 2023

 

It was on the afternoon of Friday, May 26th that Alton Taylor, 79, took his last breath. He was surrounded by his loved ones in the family home.

Alton (Al) Taylor was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on July 14, 1943, to Eddie and Mary (Monroe) Taylor. Al lived a full, boisterous, and mischievous childhood getting into onery situations only...

May 25, 2023

May 24, 2023

 

Howard Albert Collins, Jr., of Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at the age of 80 following several months of declining health.

 

Howard was born on February 17, 1943, in North Tonawanda, New York, to Howard and Anne Collins. The family relocated to Wheaton, Illinois, where Howard spent a great deal of his young life. As...

May 23, 2023

 

Michael Leon Vernon Sr.,55, passed away on May 23rd, 2023. Michael was born in Denton, TX, to Walter L. Vernon Sr. and Patsy A. Folsom. Michael was the baby brother to Ylonda J. Brock and Walter L. Vernon Jr. Michael grew up in Pilot Point, TX, where he learned to love the game of football before he began his...

May 23, 2023

Melvin Luther Keith, 85, of Lenexa, KS passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at St. Luke’s Hospital following COVID-related complications. 

He was born on September 14, 1937, the son of John and Grace Keith, in Ward County, North Dakota and moved to the Overland Park area with his family in 1963.  He was preceded in death by his...

May 22, 2023

Nancy Lynn Post was born December 22, 1954 at the Methodist Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.  She attended Sunnyside Elementary School in Sioux City, IA.  

In 1962, Armour &  Company closed down their packing plant in Sioux City.   The family moved to Overland Park, KS where her father took over running the Accounting Department at the Armour Plant in...

May 21, 2023

Ray Edwin Paine

December 30, 1923 — May 21, 2023

 

Ray was born in Kansas City, Kansas on December 30, 1923, to Louis C and Nora Paine. Ray grew up in the Maple Hill area of KCK and attended Junction Grade School and graduated from Argentine High School where he was trained to be an electrician. Drafted in 1943,...

May 21, 2023

Leslie Glenn Goodwin, 85, passed away on May 21st at the Olathe Hospice House.  Visitation will be held on Friday, May 26th at 11 a.m. at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS  66210 with a Service to follow at Noon.  Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens.  Leslie is survived by his wife, Billie Joyce and his...