Obituaries

Elaine Steinke

Elaine Steinke

Feb 18, 2008

Elaine Dowse Steinke, 81, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Memorial services will be held at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas, on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 1 p.m. Elaine was born September 27, 1926 in Kempton,...

Ann Yarmek Sawyer

Ann Yarmek Sawyer

Feb 18, 2008

Anne K. Sawyer, 91, Lenexa, Kansas passed away Monday, February 18, 2008. Anne was born July 15, 1916 to Michael and Margaret Magdick in Kansas City, Kansas. She attended St. Johns School and married Albert Yarmek in 1937. He preceded her in death in 1939. After one year of study at a business college she worked at North American Aviation....

Patricia Pratt

Patricia Pratt

Feb 17, 2008

Patricia Pratt, 73, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 17. Patricia was born Patricia Ann O?Brien on July 29, 1934 to parents Leona and Edward O?Brien of Kansas City, MO. She attended Loretta Academy in Kansas City and retired after twenty years of working for the City of Overland Park as an executive secretary. She loved gardening and...

William Lovell

William Lovell

Feb 16, 2008

William R. Lovell, 85, passed away February 16, 2008. Formerly from Overland Park, Kansas, William lived in Carrollton, Texas for the passed several years. Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, February 20 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Funeral services to follow at 10 a.m. at the chapel. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In...

Nick Macaluso

Nick Macaluso

Feb 15, 2008

Nick Macaluso, 77, of Lenexa, passed away on February 15, 2008. Visitation will be Sunday, February 17 from 5-7 p.m. with rosary at 6:30 pm, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. A memorial mass will celebrate Nick's life on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 4 pm at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 1311 Johnson Drive,...

Riley Killmer

Riley Killmer

Feb 14, 2008

Riley A. Killmer, beloved husband and father, Leawood, Kansas passed away peacefully on Thursday, the 14th of February at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe, KS. Riley was born October 15, 1917 to Riley McKee Killmer and Cora Killmer. Folk lore has it his grandmother gave birth to a child under a covered wagon in western Kansas during an Indian raid. Having...

Walker Sumner

Walker Sumner

Feb 14, 2008

Walker T. Sumner, Sr., age 84, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 2 p.m. at D.W. Newcomer's Sons, College and Metcalf. Walker was born on March 24, 1923, in Richards, Mo. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Helen Sumner, and his four children: Donna...

Frank Dixon

Frank Dixon

Feb 13, 2008

Frank Leroy Dixon, Jr., 82 years young, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at his home following a short illness and bout with cancer. . He was born March 13th, 1925 in Bushnell, Illinois, the son of Frank L. Dixon and Lucy Faye (Harrah) Dixon. Frank was the sixth of seven children. As a boy, Frank demonstrated the work ethic...

Helen Boote

Helen Boote

Feb 12, 2008

Helen Louise Boote, 82, Overland Park, KS passed away Tuesday, February 12th at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday in the Chapel of Memories Indoor Mausoleum at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Heartland Hospice, 1001 E. 101st Terrace, Suite 180, Kansas City, MO 64131. Helen was...

Helen Palm

Helen Palm

Feb 12, 2008

Helen L. Palm, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 8, at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1232 22nd St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. She was born on...

Neomia Hardin

Neomia Hardin

Feb 10, 2008

Neomia Kay Hardin, age 69, of Shawnee and Overland Park , Kansas went to be with the Lord on February 10, 2008 at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center, peacefully with her children by her side. Kay was born on December 11, 1938 in Kansas. Kay was the proud daughter of Ada and the late Clarence Hartman, and sister of Lyle and...

Mildred Louise Day

Mildred Louise Day

Feb 10, 2008

Day, Mildred Louise, 86, Shawnee, KS, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. Funeral services will be 10 AM Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Friday at the funeral home. Mildred married James W. Day on March 25, 1950. He preceded her in death on October 26, 2004....

Marilyn Corkran

Marilyn Corkran

Feb 9, 2008

Marilyn L. Corkran of Olathe, Kansas, passed away at home surrounded by her family on February 10, 2008, due to cancer at the age of 75. She was born in Iola, Kansas, April 18, 1932, to Walter and Gertrude Wright. She spent most of her life in the Kansas City area, graduating from Central High School. She had numerous careers...

Linda Vanderwerf

Linda Vanderwerf

Feb 8, 2008

Linda K. Vanderwerf, 60, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 8, 2006. A gathering of family and friends will be 6:30 ? 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 14th at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf.

David Logsdon

David Logsdon

Feb 8, 2008

David Logsdon, age 46, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 8, 2008. David?s survivors include his daughters, Jessica and Lainey; sisters, Ann and Karen; and his brother, Doug. A celebration of David?s life will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 13th at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas. The celebration will be preceded...

Lee Kennard

Lee Kennard

Feb 8, 2008

Lee B. Kennard, age 92, of Prairie Village, KS, died on February 8, 2008 at his home. He was born on August 5, 1915 to Levi Wilkinson Kennard and Mabel Christie Kennard of Omaha, NE. He attended Grinnell College from 1935-1936. On February 18, 1940 he married Maxine Lecky of Omaha. He began working for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in...

George Wanninger

George Wanninger

Feb 7, 2008

George T. Wanninger, 97, Leawood, passed away Thursday, February 07, 2008. George was born October 31, 1910 in Cincinnati, Ohio to George and Dora (Regner) Wanninger. Lovingly married for 36 years to wife Thelma (Thomas), who passed away in 1969. In 1935 he was transferred to St. Louis by Procter & Gamble. Later employed in various management positions by Rice...

Lili Wall

Lili Wall

Feb 6, 2008

Lili A. Wall, 88, was artist, musician and world traveler Lili A. Wall grew up in a little United Nations ? or so it seemed. With a Latvian father and Ukrainian mother, her neighbors included Swedes, Poles, Germans, Czechs, Scots, Russians, and Italians. For added interest, her father was Lutheran, her mother Eastern Orthodox and she attended 7th Day Adventist...

Herma Ramey

Herma Ramey

Feb 4, 2008

Herma N. Ramey, 86, passed away Monday, February 4, 2008 at Stratford Common Assisted Living, Overland Park, KS. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 6 at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Friends may call on the family from 1-2 P.M. prior to the service at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be sent to Continua...

Joyce Mitchell

Joyce Mitchell

Feb 4, 2008

Joyce Valenti-Mitchell, (also loved as Nana) 70, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, February 4th. Cremation, a memorial service was held in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, February 8th. The family would like you to join in celebrating Joyce?s life with a gathering of family and friends 2:00 ? 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 10th at D. W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson...

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