Obituaries

Mrs. Myrtle Marie Yerke
Sep 28, 2010
MYRTLE M. YERKE Myrtle Marie Yerke, (93) died on September 28, 2010. She was born January 18, 1917 in Lake Linden, MI to Louis and Diana Remillard. Mrs. Yerke spent her childhood and young adult life in Detroit where she met her husband, Don Yerke, who has preceded her in death. She and her husband lived in many cities including...

Mrs. Anna McKenna George
Sep 27, 2010
ANNA DAY McKENNA GEORGE Anna Day McKenna George of Leawood, Kansas, passed away September 27, 2010. She recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and long-time friends. Anna Day was born on September 15, 1910, to John and Stella McKenna and was a lifetime resident of the Kansas City, Kansas area. She was a member of Epworth Roanoke United Methodist...

Ms. Cora Estes
Sep 27, 2010
CORA LOUISE ESTES Louise Estes, 85, Overland Park, Kansas passed away September 27, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 1, 2010 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. A visitation will begin an hour prior to the service, also in the chapel. Entombment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu...
Mr. Jesse Willard Burdick
Sep 27, 2010
JESSE WILLARD BURDICK Jesse Willard Burdick, 94, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Monday, September 27, 2010. He is survived by five sons and their families: Darrell Max Burdick, Jesse Wayne Burdick, Larry Michael Burdick, Lanny Robin Burdick, and Joe Alan Burdick. Jesse lived a full and rich life. He loved his family and almost anything sportsman, including hunting, fishing, playing...

Mrs. Elizabeth Ross Macy
Sep 27, 2010
ELIZABETH ROSS MACY Elizabeth Ross Macy, 79, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Mon., Sept. 27, 2010. A celebration of life will be Fri., Sept. 30, 2 p.m. at Village Presbyterian, 6641 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, Kan. Elizabeth was a member of Village Presbyterian Church and the P.E.O Chapter GD. Elizabeth is preceded in death by her husband, Bruce. Survivors...
Mrs. Margaret Spelman Sims
Sep 27, 2010
MARGARET G. SIMS MARGARET GENEVIEVE SPELMAN SIMS passed away at her home at The Rose Estates in Overland Park, Kansas on September 27, 2010. She was born on November 29, 1918 to Samuel Spelman and Lyda Prowell Spelman in Sturgeon, Missouri where she grew up and graduated from high school. Margaret attended Christian College (now Columbia College) in Columbia, Missouri,...
Mrs. Georgine Wolf
Sep 27, 2010
Georgine Wolf, 89, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Mon., Sept. 27, 2010. Visitation will be Thurs., Sept. 30, 1-3 p.m. at D.W. Newcomer’s Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kan. Funeral service will be Fri., Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Kansas City Hospice, 10100 W....

Thomas Stroud
Sep 27, 2010
THOMAS STROUD Thomas Stroud, age 86, of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2010, at Kansas City Hospice House. He was born July 19, 1924, in Kansas City, MO, to Thomas Skinner and Bernice Miller. Tom was the oldest of 4. He married Virginia Lee Sharpe (Susie) in Sedalia, MO, on Nov. 03, 1945. They had 3...

Virgina Smith
Sep 25, 2010
Virginia Mae Groll Smith, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Vintage Park. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 28 at 2:00 pm at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Virginia was born on June 6, 1921 in Kansas City,...

Ms. Angelyn J. Overby-Kirk
Sep 24, 2010
ANGELYN J. OVERBY-KIRK Angelyn J. Overby-Kirk, 58, of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away on Friday, September 24, 2010 at her parent’s home in Shawnee, Kansas. A celebration of Life Service will be held at Williams Funeral Chapel in Warrensburg on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 4:30 pm. Interment will be held at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park, Kansas...
Hazel Swearngin
Sep 24, 2010
Hazel Cornelia Swearngin passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside September 24th, 2010 at Lake View Village in Overland Park, Kansas. She is survived by her three sons, Shawn Swearngin and his wife Kelly of Spring Hill, KS, Clinton Swearngin and his wife Jane of Kansas City, MO, and Samuel Swearngin and his wife Sheila of Kansas City,...

Mr. William R. Burke
Sep 22, 2010
WILLIAM R. BURKE William R. Burke, 71, of Overland Park, Ks passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010. A private interment will be held at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. William was born November 3, 1938 in Marion, Indiana to Paul and Janet Burke. Although born in Indiana, he grew up in Columbus, Ohio and attended Ohio State University where he earned...
Mrs. Caridad Rodriguez Artigas
Sep 20, 2010
CARIDAD ARTIGAS Caridad Artigas went to Christ’s arms on Tuesday, September 20, 2010. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 22nd from 10 – 11 am at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 11822 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will follow starting at 11:00 am. Burial will take place at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Caridad was born on May 4,...
Mr. Robert A. Sander
Sep 20, 2010
ROBERT A. (BOB) SANDER Robert A. Sander, 91, of Overland Park, KS. passed away Monday September 20, 2010 at home. Visitation will be Friday September 24th 6-8 pm at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. A memorial service will be held Saturday September 25 at 3 pm at D.W Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel. Bob was born July...
Mr. Jim Roberts Summers, Jr.
Sep 19, 2010
Jim (James) Roberts Summers, Jr, 54 of Overland Park, KS died Sunday, September 19 in the Kansas City Hospice House after a 2.5 year battle with Lung Cancer with his wife Carrie by his side. He was born January 8, 1956 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, he was the son of the late James R Summers, Sr and Betty Lou Wagner...
Mr. Rudolph Giessenbier
Sep 18, 2010
RUDOLPH W. GIESSENBIER Rudolph W. “Rudy” Giessenbier, of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away September 18, 2010. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 24th from 10 – 11:00 am at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Funeral services will start at 11:00. Burial will follow at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Rudy owned and...

Steve E. Carson
Sep 17, 2010
Steve Earl Carson, 58, of Overland Park, Ks, lost his 2 year battle with cancer Sept 17, 2010. He was born Sept 30, 1951, to Donald and Billie Carson of Wichita. Steve was a 1969 graduate of Wichita North High School, and retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1990. He was preceded in death by his dad, Donald, and...

Mr. Willard "Bill" R. Condit
Sep 17, 2010
Willard "Bill" R. Condit, 80, Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away September 17, 2010. A Masonic funeral service will take place at 2 p.m., Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. A visitation will begin an hour prior to the service in the chapel. Entombment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Bill belonged...
Mrs. Marylyn Sue Kelso
Sep 16, 2010
MARYLYN SUE KELSO Marylyn Sue (Dalton) Kelso, 77, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 16, 2010, following a long battle with renal disease. Visitation will be Monday, September 20 from 4 to 5pm at DW Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf followed by memorial services at 5pm. Private inurnment to follow at a later...

Ms. Patricia Farris
Sep 16, 2010
PATRICIA ANN FARRIS Patricia Ann Farris, 76, Overland Park, Kansas passed away September 16, 2010. A private graveside service will be held in D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society or Kansas City Hospice. Patricia was born February 9, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri....
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