Obituaries
Carol Cox
Jan 7, 2022
Carol Jeanne Cox died on January 7, 2022, in her home in Overland Park, Kansas. Carol was born on August 12, 1950, in Midland, Texas, where she grew up. In November 1969, while attending Texas Tech University, she met James Cox on a blind date. Carol and James were married on January 2, 1971, in Midland, Texas, and then...
Constance "Connie" Gall
Jan 6, 2022
Constance “Connie” W. Gall, 88 years old, passed away in her sleep on January 6, 2022. Connie was born on May 16,1933 in Chincoteague, Virginia to Blanche and John Whealton. Growing up on the family’s dairy farm instilled a very hard work ethic as well as a love of the outdoors.
Connie met her husband of 68...
Kenneth Luecke
Jan 4, 2022
Kenneth Frank Luecke
On January 4, 2022, Kenneth Frank Luecke passed away peacefully at the Sunrise Senior Living Center in Leawood, Kansas. His wife, Judy Luecke, and daughter, Suzanne Davis, were present during his final hours. Ken died just 8 days before his 90th birthday. He lived a full life and struggled valiantly with dementia during his...
Ruth Harris
Jan 4, 2022
Ruth E. Harris passed away peacefully on January 4, 2022, age 83, at home in Overland Park Kansas. She was born in Downs, KS the youngest of 6 children on November 30, 1938. She graduated Downs High School in 1956, worked at the local soda shop after graduation until moving to Topeka KS in the early 1960’s where she...
Bonnie Howard
Jan 4, 2022
Bonnie Bailey Howard, 75, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. Bonnie was born on July 5th, 1946, in Clay Center, Kansas to Amos and Ruth Bailey. She grew up and graduated from Clay County Community High School, and then Baker University. She spent many years working for the federal government as a...
Deloris Wilson
Jan 3, 2022
Deloris Brennaman Wilson was born on July 1, 1930 to Walter and Anne Brennaman. She was the youngest of 11 children. Deloris married the love of her life, Arthur F. Wilson Jr., on November 25, 1950. They were married for 66 years before his passing in 2016. Deloris had 6 children, Chelle, Mona, Charles, Mary (Tom), Sandra (Gary), and...
Erma Gaddy
Jan 1, 2022
Erma Lea Gaddy of Mission, Kansas, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2022.
She is preceded in death by the love of her life and husband, Jessie “Gene” Gaddy, her daughter Pamela Gaddy, and Grandson, James Todd Gaddy.
Erma was born in Houston, Missouri on March 19, 1927. She grew up in Houston and moved...
Shirley Ellis
Jan 1, 2022
Shirley E. Ellis, age 75, of Belton, Missouri passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas 66210 on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. followed by the funeral at...
Gertrude Salmonson
Jan 1, 2022
Gertrude Helen Salmonson (Kenton) 81, passed away peacefully Saturday May 14th 2022 with loved ones by her side in Shawnee KS. Trudy was born in Endicott, NY on March 22nd 1941, to William and Marion Kenton. She was an only child. She attended Albany Business School and was an avid photographer. She married Donald Fortunato of Buffalo NY and...
Sherry DeVault
Jan 1, 2022
Sherry DeVault, 75, of Olathe, Kansas passed away at home surrounded by family, on June 3, 2022 in Olathe, Kansas.
Visitation will be at 10 am on Thursday, June 9, 2022, followed by a service at 11 am at New Hope Presbyterian (13310 S Black Bob Rd., Olathe, KS 66062) with Jim Baxtor officiating. Burial will follow...
Ching Lin Chen
Jan 1, 2022
Ching Lin Chen born on May 25, 1948 in Keelung, Taiwan passed away peacefully at the age of 74 on April 29, 2022 in Overland Park KS. He is remembered and loved by his wife Shu Tseng, daughters Tze and Szu, son Jeng and his 8 grandchildren Kylee, Calvin, David, Emily, Claire, Skyler, Stella and the youngest of all,...
Norman "Fred" Shannon
Jan 1, 2022
Norman Ernest Shannon, 73, a lifelong truck driver, passed away in his Kansas City, Kansas home on August 29th, 2022, after a short but hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Like his attitude about most, if not all things in his life, he managed to see the positive in the worst of circumstances, to the very end.
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Thomas Bernard Farrell
Jan 1, 2022
Thomas Bernard Farrell, 78, of Cleveland, Missouri, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 20, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Tom was born on April 24, 1943, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Bernard and Melba Farrell. As a young boy he lived in Wier, Kansas, but later moved to Liberal, Missouri, where his family owned the local...
Ronald (Ron) Knight
Jan 1, 2022
Ronald Edward Knight, 78, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on April 18, 2022 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 29th with visitation at 1 p.m. at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS with...
Frank W. Blakely
Jan 1, 2022
Frank Warren Blakely of Stilwell Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2022 at the age of 78 at his home with his family by his side. Frank courageously battled cancer for 8 months with strength and dignity, setting the example for any and all who knew him.
Frank was born to Frank and Alice (Sally) Blakely...
Karen Kennedy
Jan 1, 2022
Karen Avis Kennedy passed away Wednesday April 6, 2022. Karen was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 5, 1947, the daughter of Norma (Nielsen) Blaney of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ford S. Blaney of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Karen had one sibling, Ford R. Blaney who was almost 3 years old when Karen was born. She was almost my birthday gift as...
Joyce Murphy
Jan 1, 2022
Joyce Darlene Murphy (Lusk), 85, of Houston, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. She was born to Ted and Viola Lusk on August 27, 1937, in Aurora, Missouri. Darlene graduated from Aurora High School in 1955 and attended Southwest Missouri State (SMS) college in Springfield, Missouri where she studied physical education. Before college, she...
J.B. King
Jan 1, 2022
J.B. King of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the age of 101. He was born on January 30, 1921 in Ryan, Oklahoma to George W. and Martha Jane (Johnson) King. J.B. was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie J. on December 7, 2018. He is also predeceased by his parents and...
Blanche Yeater
Dec 31, 2021
Blanche I. Yeater (Bitner), born December 30, 1939, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2021, in Overland Park, KS., surrounded by her family. She is survived by her five children: Thomas E. Yeater (Patty), Suzanne M. Morris (Bill), Connie J. Oshman Silkman, Michael S. Yeater (Sheryl), Robert W. Yeater (Merrill), eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in...
Margot Bogner
Dec 31, 2021
Margot Marie Pickering Bogner, 35, of McPherson, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly in her home on December 31, 2021.
Margot was born in Overland Park, Kansas, on November 8, 1986, as the second child of Kathy and Christopher Pickering. She grew up in a family where love was given freely and often. Margot made friends easily and was...
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