Obituaries

Henrietta Ghilino

Henrietta Ghilino

Jan 4, 2008

Henrietta Ghilino, 77, passed away at 4:00 PM, Friday, January 4, 2008 at her home in Harlingen, Texas. Henrietta was born October 4, 1930 to Clifford and Helen Mason in Canon City, Colorado one of six children. Henrietta will be dearly missed by her loving husband of 59 years, David; daughter, Janet Bates and Michael of Newton, Kansas; daughter, Regina...

Norma Summer-Niedner

Norma Summer-Niedner

Jan 3, 2008

Norma L. Summers - Niedner Norma Lee Niedner, 69, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed to her eternal glory on Thursday, January 3, 2008. She was with her family at home in her final moments. Norma was an active Christian, joining with her brothers and sisters in the faith praising God and giving thanks for His goodness. She was a long...

Frederick Cronenwett

Frederick Cronenwett

Jan 2, 2008

Frederick ?Fritz? Cronenwett, 71, Overland Park, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2008 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Fritz was born August 21, 1936 to Frank & Jane O?Connor Cronenwett in Oak Park, Illinois. He was a graduate of Grinnell College. He moved to Overland Park in 1966 where he has raised his family...

Lester Slusher

Lester Slusher

Jan 1, 2008

Lester Calvin "Cal" Slusher was born October 17, 1917 in Waverly, Mo. He passed over January 1, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor. Cal attended the University of Missouri in Columbia for 3 years. He left school to become a lieutenant in the United States Navy during WWII. After discharge Cal worked as a railway mail clerk until he retired to build...

Olga Shelton

Olga Shelton

Dec 31, 2007

Olga Meyn-Shelton went to meet her Lord on December 31, 2007 at the age of 87. A Kansas City native, she was born October 17, 1920, the second daughter of Olga Hiller Meyn and John F. Meyn. She attended Ashland Elementary School and graduated at age 15 from East High School. Olga was a member of St. Peter?s Evangelical and...

Elsie Jennings

Elsie Jennings

Dec 26, 2007

Elsie Marie Jennings, age 88, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at her daughter?s home in Colleyville, Texas. Mrs. Jennings was born in Bourbon County, Kansas near Ft. Scott, the daughter of Jess and Addie Stradley. She married George Herbert Jennings December 4, 1938 and moved to Overland Park, Kansas in 1958. Elsie was a member of...

Donald Davies

Donald Davies

Dec 24, 2007

Donald E. Davies, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed into eternal glory on Monday, December 24, 2007 unexpectedly at the home. Don was born March 14, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Earl and Marie Davies. He was the youngest of four children, was raised in Merrriam, and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. He later attended...

Francis (Frank Fiedler

Francis (Frank Fiedler

Dec 24, 2007

Francis (Frank) H. Fiedler, Overland Park, Kan., passed away Monday, December 24, 2007. Mr. Fiedler was born July 30, 1922, in Kansas City, Mo., to Herman and Edith Fiedler. He was a veteran of WWII and served with the U.S. Army Signal Corp. and 8th Air Force in Great Britain, France, Belgium and Germany from 1942-1946. He was a member...

Mr John Knoell

Mr John Knoell

Dec 22, 2007

John Knoell, 97, of Mission, Kansas, passed away December 22, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. John was born September 10, 1910, in Philadelphia, PA. He was the son of Marie K. and William F. Knoell. He married Lillian Woodley on January 25, 1939. She predeceased him. They lived a love-filled, joyous, Christian life together for 61 wonderful years, and...

Jack Van Lear

Jack Van Lear

Dec 21, 2007

Jack Lynn Van Lear, 80 passed away Friday, December 21, 2007. Jack was born 31 January, 1927 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He retired from the United States Army Reserves in 1987 as a Colonel after 35 years of service. Jack served in the US Marines from 1945 to 1949 and later in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division as a...

Else Ricci

Else Ricci

Dec 20, 2007

Else Ricci, 79, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007. Visitation will be 12-1 pm, Saturday, December 22 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. Services will immediately follow at 1 pm. Burial in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Else was born June 26, 1928 in Germany. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and she enjoyed being a...

Mathilde Nielsen

Mathilde Nielsen

Dec 20, 2007

Mathilde Jensy Nielsen, 5 weeks, of Overland Park, KS passed away December 20, 2007 from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Miss Mathilde Nielsen was born November 11, 2007 in Merriam, KS to Jesper and Patrisha Nielsen. She was preceded in death by her great grandparents, Charles Campbell and Irene Farrar; step grandfather, Leon Farrar and great grandfather Poul Erik Nielsen....

Willard West

Willard West

Dec 19, 2007

Willard "Bill" West, 90, of Raytown, Missouri, died December 19, 2007. Born in Nobe, West Virginia, he was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from City Wide Tree Service, the business he founded in Kansas City in 1965. He was a great husband and father and he loved to bowl. Surviving are his wife and best friend, Dorothy West, three...

Helen Goldberg

Helen Goldberg

Dec 16, 2007

Helen Rybicka Goldberg, 86, a longtime resident of Kansas City, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Plaza Regency at Park Ridge, New Jersey. She died from a long time illness with family by her side. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 8510 Wornall Rd., Kansas City. Burial to...

John Groot

John Groot

Dec 16, 2007

John Groot, 95, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Lakeview Village Care Center. John was born March 21, 1912 to William and Katie Groot in Rock Valley, Iowa. He retired from Associated Wholesale Grocers where he worked as an Office Manager. He helped start Kansas City Christian School and was a long time member of the Mission Road Bible...

Jacquelyn Craig

Jacquelyn Craig

Dec 15, 2007

Jacquelyn ?Jackie? Craig, 89, of Burnet, TX died Dec. 15, 2007. She was born on June 12, 1918 in Kansas City, KS to Otto and Anna Medved Powell. She married her husband of 40 years, Rex L. Craig, on Nov. 22, 1967. She was a resident of Lake Quivira, KS for 33 years and a long time resident of Horseshoe...

Dennis Hare

Dennis Hare

Dec 15, 2007

Dennis Hare, 60, North Kansas City, Missouri passed away December 15, 2007. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 21, 2007 from 5- 7 p.m. at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210.

Annie Webb

Annie Webb

Dec 14, 2007

Annie Sue Webb joined the Band of Angels on December 14, 2007. She was born Annie Sue Taylor on October 2, 1907 in Beebe, Arkansas. She married Criss Webb and they were married for 33 years. He preceded her in death on February 26, 1958. She was also preceded in death by one son Marion Webb on September 7, 1997....

Virginia Petett

Virginia Petett

Dec 14, 2007

Virginia M. Petett of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa nursing home Friday evening. Virginia will be sorely missed by her family and friends in this area, which include her daughter-in-law, Cathy Russell of Lenexa KS; grandchildren, Greg Hoeflicker, of Chicago, IL., Keith Hoeflicker, and Michelle Lever and two great grandchildren of Lenexa KS. Her many...

Howard Flora

Howard Flora

Dec 13, 2007

Howard G. Flora, 89, Olathe, Kansas, passed away December 13, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cleta in 2002. Survivors include three sons, Jeffrey and wife Nancy, Leawood, KS; Douglas and wife Susan, Kansas City, MO; and Jonathan, Scottsdale, AZ. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Zac Flora, Atchison, KS; Peter Flora, Kansas City, MO; Byron...

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