Obituaries

Apr 22, 2021

Erlinda C. Baguyos, born in the Philippines on April 15, 1941, died peacefully at home on April 22,2021. After college graduation, she embraced a teaching career until she married Avelino T. Baguyos, an ordained Episcopal priest (now retired). She became a strong support to her husband's ministry in the Philippines, Singapore and five States in the United States. She...

Apr 22, 2021

Bernice Null Watkins, 92 of Olathe, KS passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Aberdeen Care Center.  Bernice was born on August 18, 1928 to Ed and Onie Null in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.  On August 15, 1946 she married L.J. Watkins.  Bernice was an Ordained Minister and Missionary for over 25 years.  She was preceded in death by...

Apr 21, 2021

Barbara Marshall, longtime supporter of arts education in Kansas City, died of natural causes April 21, 2021 in Kansas City, Mo. She was 97 years old.

As one of three children of Hallmark founder J.C. Hall and his wife, Elizabeth, Barbara spent many childhood evenings at home helping her father review card designs. Her love of art and the...

Apr 20, 2021

Eleanor Hassed Ross, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2021, surrounded by her children.  She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.

Eleanor Edna Martha Rosenwinkel was born May 17, 1933 to George and Alma (Edecker) Rosenwinkel.  Known as Ellie by many, she grew up with three older brothers on a farm in rural Bloomingdale Township,...

Apr 19, 2021

James F. Rood passed away on April 19, 2021 at the age of 56.

Jim was born in 1965 in Melbourne, Australia to F.C. “Jim” and Marlene Rood.  Jim grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas and attended Shawnee Mission East High School. He graduated in 1983. Jim attended the University of Kansas and earned degrees in Psychology...

Apr 17, 2021

Sherry was born to Glover and Dorothy Williams, the first of four daughters, shortly after the great Depression.  Her parents had a love of God, Country and Family as did so many of thatgeneration.  Those values have been passed down to now include four generations.

Following her father’s tour of duty in WWII, the family settled on a small family farm in North Kansas City where...

Apr 16, 2021

Charles Stephen Ryals of Olathe, KS. passed away peacefully on April 16, 2021. Charlie was born October 7, 1946 in Tahlequah, OK. Son of Charles and Maxine Ryals of Gardner, KS. He grew up in Lenexa, KS and graduated from Shawnee Mission West. He retired from Vermeer Great Plains after 36 years of service. After retirement he enjoyed spending time fishing with...

Apr 15, 2021

Mary Agnes (Miller) Chamberlin was born in Gardner, Kansas on November 1, 1920 to Anna Lee (McIntire) and Ellis Miller.  The family moved to Olathe, Kansas when Mary was 4.  She attended school there and when she graduated high school, she began working for a doctor in Olathe as receptionist and nursing assistant.  She met Floyd L. (Phil) Chamberlin...

Apr 14, 2021

Kimberly L. Yates, 49, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away April 14, 2021.

A celebration of life is planned Tuesday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m. at Life Church Overland Park (9800 W. 135th St., Overland Park, KS 66221) ( Capacity is not limited at the service, but wearing a mask is required ) followed by a visitation and lunch at...

Apr 13, 2021

Margaret Jean Lester Anderson passed away peacefully on April 13, 2021 at age 98, in Olathe, Kansas.

Margaret was born in Duluth, Minnesota to William Lester and Margaretha Norum Lester on July 13th, 1922. In 1935 the family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan where she lived until marrying her husband, Emmett Anderson, of Carney, Michigan in...

Apr 11, 2021

Harry Robert Wilson left this world on Sunday, April 11th, 2021. His celebration of life will be Friday, April 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm. Visitation will be at 6:00 pm the same day at The Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens at 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas.

He was born on March 26, 1924 to Harry Marshall Wilson and Cora Blanche Simmons Wilson. He...

Apr 10, 2021

Loyd Gerald “Jerry” Tuttle

Longtime GM Fairfax Assembly Plant Engineer Loyd Gerald “Jerry” Tuttle

passed away April 10, 2021 from complications from a stroke. He was 85 years old. A native of the Kansas City area, Tuttle grew up in Roeland Park and graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1954. A lover of all...

Apr 7, 2021

Kathleen “Kathy” Umscheid passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 after a valiant fight with metastatic lung cancer. She was surrounded with her loving family as she transitioned into Heavenly peace. A rosary will be held at 4:30 on Thursday, April 15th, and visitation from 5pm-7pm at Johnson County Funeral Chapel in Overland Park. Mass of Christian Burial will...

Apr 7, 2021

Maxine Rose, 84, died Tuesday, April 7th, 2021, from the prolonged impact of Multiple Sclerosis, Polio and a recent stroke.  She was born September 16, 1936 in Trinidad, Colorado.

Maxine was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Ogden and Atta Dee (Howe) Ogden and sister to Frankie Dee, Dixie Lee and Robert Frank.  Maxine leaves behind her four children,...

Apr 4, 2021

Joyce Mahidlaon Ares-Sabado was born in Baguio City, Philippines on December 11, 1954. Died on April 4, 2021 at the age of 66.

She attended grade school at Saint Louis School Elementary and Saint Louis Girl’s High School in high school then proceeded to finish her Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce Major in Management at Saint...

Apr 3, 2021

A Loving, Giving Man

On Saturday, April 3, 2021, Ralph LeRoy (Roy) Nafziger III, loving husband and father of three sons, passed away at the age 77. Roy was born on October 1, 1943 in Kansas City, MO to Ralph and Marilynn Nafziger.  He graduated from Shawnee Mission North with his future wife,...

Apr 3, 2021

Born, January 19, 1921 in Toledo, Ohio to Violet and Louis Jestmore, and died peacefully on April 3, 2021 in Mission, Kansas.

He married Constance L. Hatt on February 14, 1944. They had two children, Conrad (Donna) Jestmore of Wichita, KS and Cherri Jestmore of Mission, KS.

Lou served in the U.S. Marine Corp as...

Apr 2, 2021

On Good Friday, April 2, 2021, Barbara Farrar Wolfe departed from her earthly vessel to be with her heavenly Father.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Bob (Robert Lynn Wolfe, Sr.), her parents, Ellen Frances Farrar Lynch and Clement Vanlandingham (C.V.) Farrar, Jr., her stepfather, James T. Lynch, and her grandchildren, John David Bell and Lisa Ann Wolfe.  She is...

Apr 2, 2021

Julie Katherine Serati passed peacefully on April 2, 2021 following her courageous seven-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Julie was a loving wife to Brian Serati and wonderful mother to Jordan, Jacqueline, and Joseph. Julie was known for her radiant personality - she left a profound impact on every person she met. Julie was born January 23, 1969 in Memphis,...

Apr 2, 2021

William "Bill" Nemecek, 82, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 2, 2021.

Bill was born December 14, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa to William Nemecek and Dorothy Nemecek. Bill graduated Wentworth Military academy in 1959. He was stationed in Hawaii shortly after he enlisted in the United States Army.  After serving 4...