Obituaries

Marie Kadel

Jan 20, 2020

Marie Jean Kadel, 99, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, January 20, 2020. Marie was born in Kansas City, MO Nov. 22, 1920 to Leonard and Mary K. Roth. For her formal education, Marie attended St. James grade school, Westport High School and also attended Jr. College. From a young age, Marie had a passion for fashion and designing...

Elizabeth O. "Betty" Stewart

Jan 20, 2020

Betty was born January 1, 1928 in Kansas City, Kansas to Dr. Galen and Ruth Tice. She graduated from Rosedale High School in 1946. She then attended University of Kansas where she was a member and chapter president of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, graduating in 1950. Betty went on to receive a Master in Education from Kansas City University...

Grant Nichols, II

Jan 19, 2020

Grant Simpson Nichols II, aged 73, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 19th, 2020, from complications of Multiple System Atrophy. One of three children, he was born September 23rd, 1946, at Conley Maternity Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, to Grant Simpson and Catherine Jane Nichols and grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas. Grant...

Joyce McDaniel

Jan 19, 2020

Joyce N. McDaniel passed away peacefully on Jan 19, 2020 with family by her side.

Joyce was born Oct 1, 1934 to George and Katherine (Stockbridge) Barron in KCMO and moved with her family to Tuscumbia, MO when she was in high school. She attended KU and later worked for Farmer’s Insurance. She married Gene A. McDaniel on Christmas Day...

Martha Joerding

Jan 18, 2020

Martha Lenora (Robinson) Joerding, born on October 3, 1922, died of old age on January 18, 2020. She is survived by her children Wayne, Kandi, and Dean, grandchildren Paul, Eri, and Rebecca, and great grandchildren Charles, Joshua, Madison, Emalyn, Avery, and Jacob. She was born on a farm near Hugo, Oklahoma but left for the city during WWII.   She...

Judith Engel

Jan 18, 2020

Judy A. Engel

Judy Engel, 73, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Mimi, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 18, surrounded by her loving family. Judy grew up in Marienthal, KS, one of four children born to Frank and Tillie Schreck, and attended Wichita Community High School, where she was crowned Basketball Homecoming Queen her...

Christine Weiss

Jan 17, 2020

Christine “Chris” Ann Weiss, 64, passed away peacefully at her home in Overland Park, Ks on Friday January 17th, 2020 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her family. Chris was born December 5th, 1955 to Robert and Geneva Parent in Cambridge, NY.

She graduated from Schuylerville HS in 1975 and later moved to...

Gail E. Harris

Jan 16, 2020

Gail E. Harris, 93, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away January 16, 2020 surrounded by his family.  Service information is listed below.

Edna Simpson

Jan 16, 2020

Edna Simpson, 93, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away January 16, 2020.  A native of western Pennsylvania, she had previously lived in Arizona prior to moving to Kansas in 2018.

Edna was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Simpson, Sr. (1987) and long-time companion, Wayne Chapman (2010).

Survivors include her son, Fred Simpson, Jr. (Sharon)...

Ruby Harris

Jan 16, 2020

RUBY RUTH HARRIS

Ruby Ruth Harris, 91 of Overland Park, KS peacefully passed away on January 16, 2020. She leaves behind her husband of 73 years, Dale Harris, daughters Linda Dawson (Richard Dawson - deceased), Melissa Lawrence (Darrell Lawrence), and son Philip Harris (deceased) (Kathy Harris).  She had eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Ruby was...

Edith Bowen

Jan 15, 2020

EDITH MAE BOWEN

Edith Mae Bowen (Edie), 87, went to be with Jesus on January 15, 2020. Edie’s unwavering faith in God, and the love she had for her family and friends, carried her through the difficult final weeks and days of her life on this earth. During that time, she was a living example...

David Smith

Jan 14, 2020

David James Smith passed away unexpectedly at his home on January 14, 2020.  He was 76 years old.  Home town born and bred, he graduated Shawnee-Mission North (’61) and earned a degree from UMKC.  Raised on hard work from a newspaper distribution family, David was a life-long Kansas City resident and tremendously active in his community.  He enjoyed fishing,...

Matthew Aliber

Jan 13, 2020

Matthew Todd Aliber, age 35, of Leawood, Kansas, died unexpectantly on Monday, January 13, 2020.  He passed away a day after being admitted to the hospital with double pneumonia and other severe complications of the flu.Matt was a lifelong resident of Leawood and also Overland Park, Kansas.

He graduated from Blue Valley North High School in 2003...

Faye Smith

Jan 13, 2020

Faye Rosane Smith, born Faye Rosane Dunlap, passed peacefully in her home in Overland Park, KS on January 13, 2020.  Rosane was and will always be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, who obtained her greatest joy while surrounding herself with her family and watching them as they grew.

Faye, known to most as...

Gordon Ray Inman

Jan 12, 2020

Gordon Ray Inman passed from this world January 12th, 2020 at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Missouri. Gordon entered this world on February 20th,1931 in Kansas City, Mo.  He was number 3 of 5 children born to Ralph E. Inman and Loraine E. Inman (Phipps).

Gordon was a 1948 graduate of Central High School in Kansas City, Mo. ...

Frances Thomas

Jan 12, 2020

Frances Thomas, 88 passed early January 12, 2020 at her home in Mission, Kansas.

Frances was born June 29, 1931 in Garnett, KS to Fred and Ellis Ulses. She graduated from Garnett High School in 1949 then moved to Kansas City, MO. On August 14, 1950 she married Lloyd E. Thomas Sr. and was a stay at...

Carolyn Steele

Jan 12, 2020

Carolyn Jean Steele, 87, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020. A visitation will be held from 5-7:00pm Friday January 17th at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave.  Private burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens.   Carolyn was born July 21, 1932 in Springfield, Missouri where she grew up and graduated from High School.  She married James W. Steele...

Marriam L. Nouri

Jan 11, 2020

Marriam L. Nouri, 40, of Overland Park, KS, passed away January 11, 2020 surrounded by her family.  Service times are listed below.

The family request guests bring their fondest memories of Mariam written on a fun card for her niece and nephews.

Maya Bautista Murphy

Jan 9, 2020

Maya Nicole Bautista

Born on December 7, 2019 – passed on January 9, 2020.  Maya took her last fighting breath in the arms of her mom (Kelsey Bautista) and Dad (Roberto Bautista) in the NICU OF Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Though Maya’s life here on earth was short she was so loved and cherished...

Rev. R. Charles "Chuck" Spivey, Jr.

Jan 8, 2020

Born at home in Jacksboro, TX on August 25th, 1930 to Robert and Ruth Spivey and welcomed into God's embrace on January 8th, 2020.

In his early years, Chuck’s family moved to Iowa City, IA, where his father obtained his PhD from the University of Iowa.  Family summers were spent living in Yellowstone National Park where his...