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Obituaries
Mr. Carl Orr
May 26, 2007
Carl M. Orr, 89, of Mission, KS passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Indian Creek Nursing Center. Carl was a veteran of World War II, he was extremely proud of his service in the US Navy. In addition, he was a long-term TWA mechanic/supervisor. Survivors include his wife Vera, son Larry, daughter Carolyn Emery, and four grandchildren, Catherine,...
K.C. Evans
May 26, 2007
K.C. EVANS A life was ended too early when we lost K.C. Evans, 22 of Lee's Summit, MO early on the morning of May 26th 2007. K.C. was born on June 28th 1984 in Battlefield, MO and grew up throughout the Missouri area. K.C. was raised by his mother Kandi, who gave her little boy the world no matter what...
Mrs. Bertha M. Curry
May 25, 2007
Bea Curry, age 85, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 25, 2007 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Bea was born June 15, 1921 to Alvin F. and Amanda E. (Larson) Anderson in Silver Creek, Nebraska. At the age of 16, she graduated from high school in Osceola, Nebraska and went to summer school at Kearney State Teacher?s College. She...
Marilyn Hagedorn
May 24, 2007
Marilyn (Bender) Hagedorn, 78, went home to be with her Lord on May 24, 2007, at the Parkway Care Home in Edwardsville, Kan. Marilyn was a woman of deep faith and many abilities. After graduating from the Mark Twain School in Kansas City, Kan., she earned her GED and graduated from Caster's Beauty Academy. Marilyn worked in a variety of...
Mr. Bruce Macy
May 23, 2007
Bruce W. Macy 76, Overland Park passed away Wednesday May 23, 2007. Bruce was a longtime resident of the Kansas City area. He was a member of Village Presbyterian Church. The Midwest Research Institute employed Mr. Macy for 35 years until his retirement in 1993. His loving wife of 53 years, Betsy, children Janet (Gary) Benest and David (Jan) Macy,...
Mrs. Carolina Labayen
May 23, 2007
Carolina Aculina Labayen, 85, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, May 23rd at Manor Care Nursing Home. Mrs. Labayen was born July 22, 1921 in Cadiz City, Phil. She was a graduate of Phil. Centro Escolar University with a Pharmacy degree. She owned and managed her drug store, Farmacia Lina, for 30 years in the Philippines. Caroline was a strong...
Laurel Gray
May 22, 2007
Laurel Irene Steele Gray, 79, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, May 22, 2007. A long-time resident of Mission, KS, she had been living in Lenexa with her daughter, Kathryn Kennedy, her granddaughter, Briana Kennedy, and their cats for the past 2 months, where she appeared to be thriving. In a note she left behind she said, "I love it here...
Mrs. Vivian Marquardt
May 22, 2007
Vivian M. Marquardt, 61, Overland Park, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at her home surrounded by her family. Vivian was born March 1, 1946 in Kansas City, MO. She was married to her childhood sweetheart, Dennis for 41 years. She graduated from Ruskin High School in 1964 and attended Kansas City Business College. She was employed by ConAgra foods...
Kristie Kilkenny
May 17, 2007
Kristie Lynn Kilkenny, age 34, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007 peacefully at her home in Olathe, Kansas. Kristie was born September 27, 1972 in Silver Spring, Maryland. She graduated from Bonneville High School in Ogden, Utah in 1990. She received Bachelor?s degrees from Weber State and Utah State Universities and a Masters degree in Audiology from Kansas University. Kristie...
Mr. William Meginn
May 13, 2007
William ?Bill? Deweese Meginn, Jr., age 67, Bucyrus, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007 at Menorah Medical Center. A celebration of Bill?s life will be held 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 16th at the First Baptist Church of Stilwell, 199th & Metcalf. Holding true to Bill?s giving nature, it was his desire to donate his body to the University of...
Mr. Marvin Mcintosh
May 12, 2007
Marvin Walter (Mac) McIntosh, Jr. Marvin McIntosh, 76, died peacefully surrounded by family at the Hospice House of Kansas City Saturday May 12, 2007 after a valiant battle with cancer. He faced his disease with the same qualities he brought to life: passion, courage and faith. Visitation will be held Monday May 14, 2007 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County...
Mr. Martin Ward
May 11, 2007
Martin C. Ward, age 57, of Olathe KS passed away on May 11, 2007 at Olathe Medical Center.. He was preceded in death by son Jeremy Franklin Ward. Survivors include his wife Deborah, son Ryan, and daughter Melissa and her husband Christian Irwin, his parents Arnold and Donna Ward, father in law Joseph K. Young. sisters Linda Miller and Karen...
Mildred Kirksey Orr
May 11, 2007
Mildred Kirksey Orr was born on April 2, 1910 in Mexia, Texas. She passed away at the age of 97 on May 11, 2007 in Lubbock, Texas where she lived the last 11 years of her life. She had been a resident of Overland Park, Kansas for many years. She was a homemaker and the widow of H. Dayton Orr,...
Mr. Francis Magrino
May 10, 2007
Frank Magrino, 59, of Overland Park, KS, died peacefully in the early morning of May 10, 2007 after a long battle with colon cancer. He was born on June 27, 1947 and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Fordham University where he met Anita, his wife of 37 years, and moved to Houston, TX to pursue graduate...
Mrs. Hui-Fen Yang
May 8, 2007
Hui-Fen ?Tammy? C. Yang, age 56, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2007. She is survived by her husband, Kwang-Ping Yang, daughter, Carolyn Yang, and son, Richard Yang. Services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 10:00 AM at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. The burial will follow the service at...
Mr. William Bock
May 8, 2007
William R. (Bill) Bock, 53, of Overland Park, Kansas, died May 8, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Bill was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1954. He was a 1972 graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School and then in 1979 completed his Bachelor?s degree at Kansas State University, majoring in business administration. He worked as an insurance value appraiser...
Mary McCarthy
May 5, 2007
Mary Joyce McCarthy, 64, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at her home. Mary was born July 18, 1942 in LaGrange, GA. She was the widow of James McCarthy, her husband of 34 years, mother of her three children and grandmother of one. A friend to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and...
Virginia Cotsworth
May 3, 2007
COTSWORTH Virginia L. (Stevens) Cotsworth, 55, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2007, at her home. Virginia was born August 17, 1951, in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 1969, and married her high school sweetheart in 1970. Virginia was employed by Branded Emblem/Camp David for 20 years. She had an incredible...
Eleanor Branstetter
May 3, 2007
Eleanor Branstetter, age 97, passed away peacefully in her home at Grand Court I in Kansas City, MO on Thursday, May 3, 2007 with her son and daughter-in-law at her side. Eleanor was born in Huntsville, Missouri on November 9, 1909. Before her retirement, she worked as a bookkeeper for J.C. Penney in Mission. She was an active member of...
Mr. William ? Bill Erickson
May 1, 2007
William E. ? Bill? Erickson 87, Mission, KS passed away May 1, 2007 at Shawnee Gardens. Mr. Erickson was born November 10, 1919 in Verona, MO. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the 538th Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Two sisters, Lillian Heinen and Vivian Davis precede him in death. His wife...
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