Obituaries

Apr 20, 2020

Barbara Ley Irish, 84 of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away on April 20, 2020, after a brief illness. Her family will celebrate her life at a later date by the Sea in North Wales, England her birthplace.

Barbara grew up in Wales and attended boarding school as was the norm. She loved sailing and the surrounding Vardre...

Apr 20, 2020

Frankie Lou (Houser) Walker passed away early in the morning on April 20, 2020. She was 84 years old.

Frankie was born on Sept. 20, 1935 to Frank and Marilou Houser in Kansas City, MO. She attended elementary, middle and high school in Kansas City, KS and maintained wonderfully close relationships with classmates from Rosedale High School...

Apr 20, 2020

Richard L. Robinson, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Monday April 20, 2020. He was a native of Kansas City MO. And was the son of the life, Walter Robinson and Bertha Woods Robinson. He was Project Leader for the IRS website construction. Mr. Robinson is a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Vietnam Conflict.

Apr 19, 2020

Due to the concern with the COVID Virus, the family  has chosen to cancel the service for Anna on September 25th, 2021.   The family has also decided at this time, not to re-schedule a service at a future date.

Anna Gomes Stoddard

July 31, 1947 – April 19, 2020

Anna Gomes...

Apr 18, 2020

Lois Ann Southerland, 92, Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully April 18, 2020.  Lois was born on May 28, 1928, to Laurel and Vesta Larson in Abilene, Kansas. The family moved to Kansas City, Kansas where Lois graduated from Argentine High school class of 1946.  She married William “Bud” Southerland on October 2, 1948. Later in marriage she worked as...

Apr 18, 2020

Susan Lois Houns Murphy, 69, passed away on April 18, 2020 in her home in Overland Park, Kansas with her loving husband, Gerard (Jerry), and devoted son, Matthew by her side. She had fought pancreatic cancer for five years with unwavering grace and bravery.

Susan was born on August 29, 1950 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin to William (Bill)...

Apr 14, 2020

Fern Webber, 92, Overland Park, passed away Tuesday April 14, 2020.  A private family burial will be held at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.   Due to the COVID 19 situation, a celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

Fern was born in Jamesport, Missouri to Omer Lynn Hunt and Repha Ferril Hunt on November...

Apr 14, 2020

An obituary is not available at this time for Vonceil (Summers) Holm. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Apr 14, 2020

John passed away on April 14th, 2020, in the arms of his wife, while in ICU care at Menorah Medical Center, bravely battling COVID-19.  He lives on through his wife, Alexandra Wolken, mother, Julie Garry (Mark Vandersnick), brother, Adam Garry (Jen), and their children, Jack, Tate, LouLu and Brody, in-laws Steve and Gail Wolken, brother-in-law Doug Wolken (Brittany) and...

Apr 14, 2020

Marcia Jean Snow, 78, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away April 14, 2020.  The full obituary will appear soon.  Services are pending but please share fond memories with the family on the Tribute Wall above

Apr 13, 2020

Michelle Ann Harold (Swan)

Michelle Harold passed away on April 13, 2020.  She was born April 27, 1961 in Lyons, New York to Charles and Mary Ann Swan.

Michelle graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School, class of 1979.  Following graduation she attended Kansas State University where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Textiles and...

Apr 12, 2020

Darrell Wayne Fischer, 88, of Overland Park, KS, passed away April 12, 2020 at KC Hospice House.  He was born on March 3rd, 1932 in Rulo, NE to Albert and Helen Fischer.

After spending most of his young life on a farm, Darrell graduated high school in 1950 in Falls City, NE.  He attended Peru State College...

Apr 11, 2020

Joseph (Joe) Stephen Boring, age 59, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020 from lung cancer. He was a 1979 graduate of Bishop Miege High School where he excelled in football and golf. He attended KU on an Evans Scholarship but ultimately graduated from Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Technology. He spent 31 years as...

Apr 11, 2020

Donald (Don) James Martin of Leawood, KS was born March 25th, 1958 and passed unexpectedly on April 11th, 2020. He grew up in Columbia, MO and proudly graduated from Hickman High School as a wrestling state champion. He went on to study business and graduated from the University of Missouri.

Don began his long and successful career as...

Apr 10, 2020

Mary Anne Reardon, 82, beloved wife of Francis X. Reardon and loving mother of Derek and Jenny passed away April 10, 2020, in Leawood, KS. She was born on March 10, 1938, in Indianapolis, IN., the daughter of of George Aloysius Bischoff and Mary Ida (Edith) Bischoff. Growing up in Indianapolis, she listened on the radio to Chicago Cubs...

Apr 8, 2020

Shirley Ann “Diamond” Le’Doux-Grier was born August 10, 1954 to Mattie Lindsey-Le’Doux and Lenoard Le’Doux. Shirley rest with both parent and siblings Alfred Hammonds, Kathy Richardson, Patricia Le’Doux, Brenda J. Sparkman, Teresa Harold and Tonie Madden-Johnney in the heavenly place. She leaves behind one sister Linda Le’Doux and two brothers Leonard Le’Doux Jr., Larry Le’Doux and many nieces and...

Apr 8, 2020

Ray Edward Boswell, 93, passed away on 8 April. He was a Marine and a survivor of the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Ed was a child of the Great Depression, having been born in January 1927 in Nowata, Okla., to Guy and Clella Boswell. In the early 1940s Ed moved with his family to Lawrence, Kan., where he...

Apr 7, 2020

Ali Arbab, M.D., FACS, of Mission Hills, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 7, 2020, at the age of ninety. He served the Kansas City community for over forty years as a surgical oncologist, general surgeon, and patient-centered advocate. Specializing in breast and colorectal cancer treatment, he was one of the first to...

Apr 7, 2020

To Ping Tsui, 94, passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2020. He was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on October 8, 1926. Having received no education, To Ping was the embodiment of the “self-made man” and accomplished much in his life. After immigrating from Hong Kong to the US with his family in 1972, he opened...

Apr 6, 2020

Marian C. Timmcke, 97, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away on April 6,2020.  Burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe, KS.  A Celebration of Life will be organized at a later date.

Marian was born January 24, 1923 in Beloit, WI and was the only child of Hjalmar and Olga Wold. She moved to Shawnee, KS...