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Obituaries
Michael Hoffman
Jun 2, 2024
Michael Ray (Mike) Hoffman, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died on June 2, 2024, at the age of 81. He was born in Marion, Kansas, on August 16, 1942, to Floyd William (Jerry) and Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Hoffman. He graduated from Center High School in 1960, playing basketball in high school and junior college. In 1962 he went to work...
Arline M Duanne
Jun 1, 2024
Arline M. Duanne, 90, passed away on June 1 2024.
Arline was born March 23, 1934 to Ovide and Yvette Leblanc in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. She was the second of four girls. Arline received her teaching certificate and became a primary school teacher where she loved teaching cursive writing to her students. In 1959, she married William (Bill) Duanne, left her...
Donna Jean Betow
May 31, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to Donna Betow, a loving wife, a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Donna passed away peacefully on Friday, May 31st. Donna is survived by sons: Noel (Kelly) and Mark (Sue) Betow, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. As we celebrate her life, let us remember the incredible person she was and the...
Elsie Dee Manies
May 31, 2024
Elsie Dee Manies, known for her poise, determination, and deep love of God and family, passed away on May 31, 2024, at Colonial Oaks Senior Living in Leawood, Kansas, following a stroke.
Born on November 23, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri, Elsie Dee was the younger of two daughters of Jake and Mary Elizabeth (Phillips) Bodenhamer. She grew up in Claycomo,...
Robert E. Heidenburg
May 30, 2024
Robert E. Heidenburg, Sr. of Overland Park, KS, affectionately known to all as “Sweet Ol Bob”, 95, passed away May 30th of complications from pneumonia. He was born October 30, 1928 to Charles and Grace Heidenburg of Buffalo, NY. Upon graduation from high school, Bob enlisted in the US Army near the end of WWII, stationed with the occupational troops...
Janet Kay Marshall
May 30, 2024
Janet Kay Marshall of Olathe Kansas died May 30, 2024 at 12:33 AM at Homestead memory care. She was born July 9, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of John and Virginia Gant. Janet graduated from Center high school in 1968. She married Daryl Marshall, the love of her life, on July 30, 1974. Janet and Daryl have lived in...
Mary Nancy Gifford
May 29, 2024
Mary Nancy Gifford of Bucyrus, Kansas, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, May 29th, 2024. She was 82 years old. “Nancy” was born on April 20th, 1942 in Johnson County, Kansas to Mary D. (Clark) and Leonard M. Ellis. She had five sisters, Josephine A Ellis, Betty D Ellis, Baby Girl Ellis, Shirley E Ellis, and Barbara C...
Sandra Kay Lucy
May 29, 2024
Sandra Kay Lucy, 60, Mission, Kansas passed away on May 29, 2024. Sandra was born on May 29, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.
She was known for her infectious laughter that permeated the CLO/Goodlife Innovations household throughout her life.
Although she was intellectually disabled, Sandy enjoyed playing patty cake with others, thumbing through readers digest and zipping around her group home...
Sarah Elise Bain
May 27, 2024
Sarah Elise Bain, 41, died on Monday, May 27 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, surrounded by loved ones after a year-long battle with triple-negative breast cancer.Sarah was born August 11, 1982, in Seoul, South Korea, and was adopted by the Bain family, arriving in the US on January 5, 1983. She grew up in Overland Park, Kansas,...
Barbara Martin
May 27, 2024
Barbara Janice (Bishop) Martin entered the eternal presence of her Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, on Monday, May 27, 2024. She passed away peacefully at the age of 97 in her home in Olathe, Kansas. Throughout the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Barbara was surrounded by her loving family.
Barbara was born on October 5, 1926, to adoring parents in Columbus, Ohio....
Michael "Mike" Reiman
May 26, 2024
David Michael Reiman, age 74, went to be with the Lord on May 26, 2024. Mike was born on November 15, 1949, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Mike lived most of his life in Kansas City, with his family. Michael had a bachelor’s degree and worked many years in the technology industry as a Multi Media Manager....
Helen Irene Hoy
May 26, 2024
Helen Hoy was born in Chanute, KS on November 1, 1929 to Duard and Eva Young. She attended Humbolt High School and then completed her nursing degree at Neodesha Nursing School. While at Neodesha, her best friend introduced her to her soon to be husband, David Hoy. They married April 27, 1951. Helen and David had three children; daughter Judy (Douglas) Johnson, Larry Hoy (Cheryl Culbertson),...
Jerry E. Kenefake
May 26, 2024
Jerry Edward Kenefake passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, May 26, 2024, after a long illness. He was born in Toledo, OH on September 2, 1936, to Vivian (Diller) Kenefake and James Kenefake. He grew up in Bucyrus, OH, and graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1954, where he was in the marching band, choir, a varsity letterman...
Michael (Mike) Eugene Link
May 25, 2024
Michael (Mike) Eugene Link, age 75, of Lenexa, KS went to his heavenly home on Saturday, May 25th, 2024, with his best friend and soul mate, his wife Janis by his side.
Born October 8, 1948 in St. Louis, MO. In his teenaged years his love for the outdoors was cultivated while his family ran a resort in Arkansas. He proudly...
Phillip Wayne Lowe
May 24, 2024
Phillip Wayne Lowe (“Phil”), formerly of Anaheim, California, passed away peacefully in Lenexa, Kansas on Friday, May 24, 2024 surrounded by his family.
He was born in Carlisle, Kentucky on March 30, 1942, to Roy D. Lowe and Eula Hunter Grimes.
He is survived by his daughters, Kathy Burrison of Mission, Kansas and Lisa Schilling (Tim) of Overland Park, Kansas. He is...
Jack Leo Parsons
May 23, 2024
Jack Leo Parsons of Lenexa, Ks passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, as the result of an automobile accident. Jack was only 19 years old. Our family is devastated by this loss. Jack was born on November 5, 2004, in Merriam, KS to Rebecca and Raymond.
As a young boy, Jack loved playing baseball and soccer with his friends....
Joanne Therese Marx
May 20, 2024
Joanne Therese Marx, of Mission, KS, age 87, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024.
Joanne was born on April 26, 1937, to Marion and Gertrude (Pavlak) Drzewiecki. She grew up in Leavenworth, KS, graduating from Immaculata High School. She was a long-time resident of Mission, KS, where she was a devoted member of St. Pius X Catholic Church for nearly...
Karen Leigh Sobanek
May 19, 2024
Karen Leigh Sobanek of Prairie Village Ks, passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2024 at Menorah Medical Center. She was one of three daughter's born to John Ed & Dona Mayes and she was born in Muskogee, Ok. The family later moved to Overland Park and Karen graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. She was the owner of Hisco...
Bill R. Snyder
May 17, 2024
Bill Snyder
Billy Ray Snyder, 97, of Lenexa, KS went home to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior, Friday, May 17, 2024.
Bill was born on August 18, 1926 to Carl and Lillie Snyder in Carthage, Missouri. He grew up with his 3 brothers in Carthage and the surrounding area until he was drafted out of high school into the army in 1944. Growing up, he and his...
Sandra Kay Mullen
May 14, 2024
Sandra Kay Mullen was born on her mother’s 21st birthday, July 22, 1948, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Sandi was the 10th great-granddaughter of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. She was the first of three baby-boomer children born to William Earl and Elinor Grace Mullen. Gary Steven Mullen ( Leawood, KS) followed Sandi in 1951 and Roger Dennis...
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