Obituaries

Mary Anne Reardon

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...

Shirley Le'Doux - Grier

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...

Ray Boswell

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...

Ali Arbab, M.D., FACS

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...

To Ping Tsui

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...

Marian Timmcke

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...

Kathryn L. Miller

Apr 6, 2020

Kathryn Lynn Miller, age 77, went home to the Lord on April 6, 2020, due to natural causes.

Kathy, affectionately known as “Katbird,” was born March 2, 1943 to Reginald and Margaret “Ruth” Sipes in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the 2nd of 4 children born to the couple. The family soon moved to Kansas City, Kansas,...

Brandon Lane Beach

Apr 5, 2020

Brandon Lane Beach, 44, Topeka, KS, passed away April 5, 2020.  Born in Kansas City on March 5, 1976, he is survived by his parents Sharon Byars and Brian Beach, (Roxanne);  his wife, Janee Wilson, son, Jayden Beach and daughter, Taylor Wilson; brothers Brad Beach (Pam), Lance Beach (Shanna), Stephen Schuster (Jennifer), and many nieces and nephews. ...

James (Terry) White

Apr 5, 2020

James (Terry) Terrance White

Terry White, Greenwood, Indiana passed away on April 5th, 2020 at the age of 65.  Terry was born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 2nd, 1954 to the parents of William and Shirley (Scott) White. He graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School of Overland Park in 1972 and earned a bachelor’s degree...

Eldon Futrelle

Apr 2, 2020

Eldon Dwight Futrelle, 88, of Overland Park, KS passed away April 2, 2020.  He was born September 10, 1931 in Carlisle Iowa to Eldon and Hattie Futrell. The oldest of three children, he grew up loving the outdoors and small-town life. His love of life and adventure led to great fishing, skiing and travel experiences for his family and are...

Robert "Bob" Harrington

Apr 2, 2020

Robert L. Harrington passed away on April 2, 2020 at his home at the age of 72.  He was born August 24, 1947 in Kansas City, KS the son of Roman and Wilma Harrington.

Bob graduated Shawnee Mission North High School in 1965.  After graduating, Bob was drafted into the Army and was deployed to Vietnam. Bob...

Beatrice Jenkins

Apr 2, 2020

Beatrice Elizabeth Sutton Howard Jenkins -- August 14, 1939 - April 02, 2020

Beatrice (Bea) Jenkins passed away at home on Thursday, April 02, 2020 in Kansas City, Kansas at 80 years of age. She is survived by her sister, Linda K. Hernandez of Kansas City, Kansas; her brother in-law, Floyd L. Howard Sr. of Waverly, Kansas; and her...

Warren McVey

Apr 1, 2020

Warren LeRoy McVey 89 of Olathe, KS passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Travanse Living, Olathe, KS.  There will be a private family burial at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS.

Warren was born on December 27, 1930, in Jackson County, Kansas City, MO, to LeRoy V. McVey and Cora Angie Hartley.  He grew up...

Margarete Harper

Mar 31, 2020

Margarete Harper, 93, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away March 31, 2020.  No service is scheduled at this time. The full obituary will appear soon.

Charles McGowan

Mar 30, 2020

Charles William McGowan passed away on March 30th 2020 at his home in Overland Park, Kansas.

Charles was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to LeRoy and Lurline McGowan on January 12th 1925.  He grew up in Oklahoma City and was drafted into the Navy in 1943.  He served in World War II, and achieved the rank of...

Mary Marcum

Mar 30, 2020

Mary Catherine “Mary Kay” Marcum, 78, of Leawood, KS, passed away on March 30, 2020, in Leawood from complications due to a stroke suffered on March 29th.

A celebration of Mary Kay’s life will be held at a future date.

Mary Kay was born on June 10th, 1941 in Chicago, IL to Lambert Peter Scholtes...

Danna Russell

Mar 30, 2020

On March 30, 2020, Danna Barton Russell peacefully passed away at the age of 89. Born Danna Marie Barton to Dana Oscar Barton and Kitty Marie Scott-Barton on July 1, 1930 in Vernon, TX.  A proud fifth-generation Texan, Danna was a descendant of those who fought in The Battle of San Jacinto who avenged the siege of The Alamo,...

Mary Morgan

Mar 30, 2020

Mary Elizabeth (Foster) Morgan went home to be with her Lord on March 30, 2020 at the age of 83.

Mary was born on April 8, 1936 to Rhetta Marie (Brown) and Ernest Foster Sr. in Gas City, KS. She graduated from Iola High School and went on to Southern Nazarene University where she met and married...

Lisa Michelle Hetherington

Mar 28, 2020

Lisa Michelle Hetherington, 50, of Gardner, Kansas passed away March 28, 2020.

Lisa was a beloved mother and friend. She is survived by her children; Dalton and Kei Hetherington as well as the many children she has unconditionally loved and adopted into her family.

She is also survived by her sister; Debbie Blevins, brother in-law;...

Jon Farley Mallard

Mar 26, 2020

Jon Farley Mallard, 80, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away March 26, 2020.

Jon was born October 26, 1939 in Dallas, Texas.  He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1959 and earned his Bachelor Degree of Business Administration from East Texas State College, now Texas A&M University-Commerce, in 1963.

He served as an...