Obituaries
Robert Miller
Dec 26, 2009
Robert L. “Bob” Miller, age 81, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully at the Kansas City Hospice House on December 26, 2009 after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s and a recent illness. He is survived by his wife, Jean; daughters, Babette (Rane) Miller and Dr. Kandace Miller; as well as, his two grandchildren, Alexandra and Jacob Bragg. He is...
Ted Backs
Dec 25, 2009
Ted Backs passed away at Kansas City Hospice House on December 25th, 2009. He was born August 16th, 1937 in Lockwood, Missouri. He graduated from MU Columbia with a BS and MS in Education, a minor in Mathematics, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Ted was an elementary school principal in Lockwood, Missouri. He came to Shawnee Mission...
Mr. Craig Olson
Dec 25, 2009
Craig Olson, 46, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away recently at home. Craig served as lead Mechanical Engineer for Black & Veatch for the past 20 years. He was a graduate of the University of Nebraska and University of Kansas. Survivors include his wife, Alicia; daughter, Avery; and son, Redding. Craig is also survived by his mother, Marilynn Olson and...
Mr. Eugene Morton
Dec 24, 2009
Eugene Leroy Morton, age 88, of Leawood, Kan., passed away on December 24, 2009, after a brief illness. He was born April 26, 1921, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of the late Everst and Marie Morton. He graduated from East High School in 1938 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his first date with...
Vera Zumbehl
Dec 20, 2009
Vera K. Zumbehl died on December 20, 2009, at Somerset Health Center at Claridge Court in Prairie Village. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 26, at 10 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar, Overland Park, Kan. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be made to the Bethany Lutheran Church Foundation of Kansas c/o...
Mr. Robert Long
Dec 20, 2009
Robert A. (Bob) Long, 78, of Leawood, KS died Sunday December 20, 2009 from cardiac arrest, surrounded by family and friends. He was born October 31, 1931, in McCune, KS and was raised on a farm by his parents, Margaret and Everett Long. Bob attended the University of Kansas, receiving a degree in Accounting in 1957. It was at KU...
Mr. Jon Christlieb
Dec 20, 2009
Jon C. (CAL) Christlieb passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009. He was born May 17, 1935 in Kearney, NE and thereafter became a resident of Kansas. He is survived by his wife, Wenda Smith-Christlieb; son and two daughters, Jon S. Christlieb, Tammara Quinn and Tracy Lickteig; and four grand children. He attended Washburn University of Topeka for both his undergraduate...
Mrs. Evelyn Ditty
Dec 17, 2009
Evelyn Stenbock Ditty, 80, of Kansas City, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 17, 2009. Evelyn Alice was born March 28, 1929, to Harold and Nellie Stenbock in the tiny settlement of Cloverland, Wisconsin, and spent her early years there on a small family farm. Her father was an itinerant preacher, and Evelyn was introduced...
Samuel Murphy
Dec 16, 2009
Samuel A. Murphy, 28, Olathe, Kansas passed away December 16, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Sunday, December 20, 2009 at New Haven Seventh-day Adventist Church, 8714 Antioch Rd., Overland Park, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Kansas City VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri 64128. For...
Mr. Del Braddock
Dec 16, 2009
Del Braddock, 56, Leawood, KS passed away unexpectedly Dec, 16,2009. Del was born Oct. 15, 1953 in Mt. Vernon, IL to Lois and Nillson Braddock. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1971. He attended college at KU graduating in 1975 with a BA and received a MBA in 1977. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity....
Cheryl McLaughlin
Dec 16, 2009
Cheryl Barnett McLaughlin, age 69, of Shawnee Mission, KS passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, December 21st at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be 4-6:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 20th at D.W. Newcomer’s...
Mrs. Maureen Vernon
Dec 16, 2009
Maureen Vernon, 53, of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009 after a very long and courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. She was surrounded by her family and friends upon her exit from earth and greeted by her beloved husband, Jerry, upon her entrance into heaven. Maureen was born on March 9, 1956 to Raymond (dec’d)...
Mrs. Janet Pauline Meyer
Dec 15, 2009
Janet Pauline Fox-Meyer, age 77, of Shawnee, Kan., formerly of McCune and Olathe, Kan., passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Monday, December 21, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kan. Burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe, Kan. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, December 20, at...
Mrs. Ellen Westhoff
Dec 15, 2009
Ellen I. Westhoff, 71, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009. A visitation will be 2-4 p.m., Friday, December 18 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Indoor Mausoleum, 11200 Metcalf. Contributions in Ellen’s name can be made to KU Endowment, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Mailstop 3012, Kansas City, KS 66160. Ellen was born October 31, 1938 in Delaware County, Oklahoma City, OK....
Mrs. Betty Ryne
Dec 14, 2009
Betty Jane Ryne, 92, of Leawood, Kansas born December 8, 1917 went home December 14, 2009. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 16 from 6-8 pm at D.W. Newcomer’s Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 17 at 11:00 am. Burial will follow in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In...
Mrs. Helen Hartman
Dec 13, 2009
HELEN EILEEN HARTMAN, 85, Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Green Valley, AZ and Topeka, KS passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at John Knox Village Care Center. Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009, at John Knox Village Chapel, 400 NW Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, MO. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Eileen...
Mrs. Martha Gangi
Dec 13, 2009
MARTHA J. GANGI Martha J. Gangi, 67, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009. A celebration of Martha's life be 2 p.m., Thursday, December 17, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Contributions may be given to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, PO BOX 650309, Dallas, TX 75265. Martha was preceded in death by her parents and her...
Mrs. Peggy Gilchrist
Dec 11, 2009
Peggy Y. Gilchrist, 67, Overland Park, passed away December 11, 2009. A visitation will be held from 6-8 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. Peggy will be cremated and a private family inurnment will be held at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Contributions may be made in Peggy’s memory to...
Mr. Richard Hardy
Dec 10, 2009
Richard A. Hardy, 85, passed away on December 10, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 19 from 3-4 pm at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. Funeral services will start at 4:00 pm. Richard was born on February 14, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard was...
Thelma Burke
Dec 10, 2009
Thelma L. Burke, 79, Belton, Missouri passed away December 10, 2009. A visitation will be held from 6-8 P.M., Monday, December 14, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2009, also at the chapel. Interment in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The family requests...
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