Obituaries

Jun 21, 2019

Janis L. Meyers (United States Congress, retired) died June 21, 2019, at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 3rd at Asbury Methodist Church, 75th and Nall in Prairie Village, with visitation at 12:30 p.m. and service at 2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Johnson County Community College or the Johnson County...

Jun 21, 2019

Chung Sook (“Sue”) Chun Chang, M.D., 89, of Mission Hills, Kansas, peacefully passed away on June 21, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family. Born on January 15, 1930 in Hamnan Hamna, Korea, she received her M.D. at Yonsei Medical School in Seoul, Korea, where she was the first female medical student admitted at the prestigious school.  While there,...

Jun 20, 2019

Judy Elizabeth Post

Judy E. Post, 73, of Sunrise Beach, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., formerly of Blue Springs, Mo., died Thursday, June 20, 2019, at her home.

Memorial Services will be 11:00 am Sat. June 29th at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS where friends may call from 10:00-11:00 am. ...

Jun 19, 2019

Cheryl Louise Mitchell, age 57, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away on June 19th, 2019, at home surrounded by her family and friends, from Ovarian Cancer. Memorial services will be held at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Leawood, Kan. on Friday, June 28th at 1 p.m. There will be a celebration of life at Cheryl’s home following the memorial service. In...

Jun 18, 2019

Noted local author-historian Norman M. Ledgin, 90, of Stanley, KS, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, June 18, 2019, after a fierce, two-year battle with degenerative lung disease. A member of the Kansas City Writers Group since its inception, he continued to critique colleagues’ submissions until five days before his death.

Born in Passaic, NJ July 15,...

Jun 17, 2019

Clayton Trevor Nygaard, 34, of Overland Park, KS, died Monday, June 17, after a courageous, long term and heroic battle with a rare form of leukemia/lymphoma. He had been a volunteer research subject with the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD for more than twenty years. Thanks to their treatment, he had been...

Jun 17, 2019

Sonya Smith passed away peacefully on June 17, 2019, surrounded by her loving children.

A lifelong resident of Kansas, most recently in Mission Hills, Sonya loved her family and loved to travel. She felt equally at home in the stands at a KU Jayhawk game or on a picnic in Rocky Mountain National Park.

She...

Jun 16, 2019

Mrs. Barbara June (Andrews) Hanson born June 24, 1942 in Akron, Ohio.  She was Mother, Teacher, Poet, Skydiver, Singer, Traveler, Wife, and Grandmother.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Roy & Donna Ifft, step-mother, Norma Ifft, and her husband, James E. Andrews, Senior.

She is survived by husband, James Hanson, brother, Alan Ifft...

Jun 12, 2019

Ernest Alton Trammell, 73, passed away on June 12, 2019 at his residence. He was born October 11, 1945 in Memphis, TN, the son of Joseph Alvin and Emma May Trammell. He graduated from Treadwell High School in Memphis, TN. He also attended William R. Moore School of Technology in Memphis, TN and earned his Bachelors of Science Degree...

Jun 12, 2019

Mary Jane Walker passed away peacefully in Overland Park, KS, on June 12th, 2019.

Mary Jane was born in Beaumont, TX on August 3rd, 1940.  She lived in numerous places throughout her life including, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, England, Wyoming Missouri and Kansas

On December 26th, 1957, Mary Jane married William Jones Walker, Jr. (Bill), who passed away in 2018. Bill and Mary Jane were married for 61 years.  Praise the...

Jun 12, 2019

Robert S. Schroeder died on June 12. Bob was born in 1943 in Chicago, the only child of Robert H. and Anna D. Schroeder. He graduated from Freeport (IL) High School, Iowa State University and Indiana University with chemistry major. Dr. Schroeder was active in numerous professional, Lutheran, and local volunteer organizations.

Bob is survived by his...

Jun 12, 2019

James William Fetters – 11/14/1944 – 6/12/2019

OVERLAND PARK, KS. – James William Fetters, 74, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Overland Park Regional Hospital following a long illness.

Jim was born in Willard, Ohio and raised in Plymouth, Ohio.  He was the son of Donald and Betty Fetters.  He played football, #55,...

Jun 12, 2019

Helen McMahill, Overland Park, KS, passed away on her 98th birthday, June 12, from complications of a fall she had in October. She was born in Turney, Missouri on June 12, 1921 to Alpha and Ella Wolfe. Helen graduated from Cameron High School in 1939 and then moved to Kansas City where she graduated from Kansas City Business College....

Jun 12, 2019

Robert K. Reese, age 95, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 12, 2019.   A celebration of his life will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5601 W. 62nd Street, Mission, Kansas 66202, on Wednesday, June 19. Visitation is at 10:00 AM; service is at 11:00 AM, with a reception following.

He was born in Snyder, Nebraska, to Walter...

Jun 10, 2019

Craig Edward Summy; son, father, brother and best friend to everyone, left us altogether too soon on June 10th, 2019. He is survived by his parents, Albert and Drucilla (Huber) Summy; his beautiful and exceptional daughters, Maya and Coco Summy; a sister, Sarah Summy, a brother; Matthew (Carmen and Grace) Summy,  several Aunts, Uncles and cousins as well as countless friends....

Jun 10, 2019

On June 10th, 2019, the McConnell Family tragically lost their beloved husband, father, and grandfather due to a tragic airplane accident. The world lost a visionary business leader, community supporter, and philanthropist.  John Noble McConnell, Jr. was born on April 11th, 1939, in Evanston, IL to Betty and John N. McConnell, Sr.  The oldest of four children, John spent...

Jun 6, 2019

James Dunbar Parker, 80, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on June 6, 2019. He was born on July 3, 1938, in Sioux Falls, SD, to James Abraham Parker and Doris (Whitman) Parker. Jim was raised in Minnesota, where he graduated from Edina High School. He attended Beloit College (WI), where he studied Economics, played varsity tennis, and joined the...

Jun 6, 2019

Anita Marie Swanson Gish

Anita M. Gish, 91, of Overland Park, KS, died on June 6, 2019 of natural causes. She was born in Rockford, Illinois on July 6, 1927 along with her twin sister, Annette Swanson Johns, to Ray Arthur Swanson and Lydia Elizabeth Bersell Swanson, both deceased.

Anita grew up in...

Jun 5, 2019

Sara L. Griffin, 55, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away peacefully from cancer on June 5, 2019.  Sara was born on Sept 28, 1963 to Bob and Mary Lee Trotter.  She graduated from Shawnee Mission East HS in 1981 and received her Associate Degree from Baker Univ. Sara is survived by Aunt Norma Jean Ramel (Jim), Aunt Kathy Jackson...

Jun 4, 2019

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