Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
Marian L. Nelson
Dec 7, 2024
Marian LaVerne Nelson passed away on December 7, 2024, at the age of 94.
Marian is survived by her daughter, Nancy and son-in-law Don; daughter, Penny and son-in-law Henry; four grandchildren: Jason, Lindsay, Jeremy and Halie; and eleven great-grandchildren: Lainey, Porter, Rowen, Finn, Lettie, Sawyer, Bentley, Kamryn, Ayden and Tate, and a sister, Ruby Martin of Colorado. She was preceded...
Chuck West
Nov 25, 2024
Charles (Chuck) H. West, a beloved resident of Shawnee, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024, at the age of 77. He was known for his unwavering dedication to his community, his passion for marksmanship, and his generosity of spirit.
Chuck began his career serving as a police officer with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, where he made a lasting...
Frederic P. Lamb
Oct 18, 2024
Frederic Perry Lamb, age 90, was born November 25, 1933, and died October 18, 2024.
Fred was born in Lansing, MI. His family moved to Newfield, NY to a farm called Sylvandale, while his father taught at Cornell University in Ithaca. In high school, Fred played trombone in the band, sang in the chorus and played sports. After graduating from high...
Drema Wyancko
Oct 9, 2024
Drema Jean Wyancko passed away peacefully October 9, 2024 surrounded by friends and family. Visitation will be from 12:30-2:30 PM Saturday October 12, 2024 at the Overland Park Chapel at 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204. Graveside services will be held in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens at 3:00PM Saturday October 12, 2024, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS...
Judith Ann Larson
Sep 13, 2024
Judith Ann Larson (nee Houtz) was born on 6/20/37 to Robert and LaVerna Houtz in Laramie, Wyoming. She passed away at Shawnee Mission Hospital in Prairie Village, KS on 9/13/24 due to complications from a stroke.
Judy attended schools in Laramie and graduated from Laramie High School in 1955. She was active in theatre, art , music , cheerleading and was...
John Henry Hunter
Sep 9, 2024
John was born on March 1, 1942, in Bedford, Iowa, to Faye Hunter and Mary (Longfellow) Hunter. He passed away on September 9, 2024.
John obtained a degree in Engineering, then joined the Army after college. He worked for Texaco in Kansas City for ten years, before joining the team at Collum Brown selling air compressors. In his spare time, John...
Julie A. Beall
Sep 6, 2024
Julie Beall of Overland Park, KS, passed away on September 6, 2024, leaving a void her family and friends cannot fill.
Julie was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Gene and Irene Rose. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1964 and went on to work in a doctor’s office where she was the office manager for over 30 years. She...
James N. Gilbert
Aug 23, 2024
James "Jim" Nolan Gilbert, a devoted educator, loving family man, and proud veteran, passed away peacefully at his home in Merriam, Kansas on August 23, 2024, at the age of 78. He was surrounded by his loving family in his final moments.
Born on January 9, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Floid and Vivian Gilbert, Jim's journey began with a...
Fred Joe Valentine
Jun 4, 2024
Fred Joe Valentine, 88, Overland Park, KS, died on June 4, 2024 in Olathe, KS.
He was born January 19, 1936, in Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of Joe Frank and Leah Leoda (Suppe) Valentine. He attended schools in Pittsburg, graduating from Pittsburg High School in 1953. He was a graduate of Wichita State University. He served in the U.S....
Sharon Lee Brim
May 9, 2024
Sharon Lee Murphy Brim passed away on May 9, 2024, in Overland Park, KS, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Funeral services will be held on May 14th at 11:00 AM at the Overland Park Chapel (formerly DW Newcomer’s Funeral Home) in Overland Park.
Sharon was born in Garnett, KS to Dorothy (Brown) and Francis “Leo” Murphy on August 16, 1942....
Thomas Martin Corcoran
May 3, 2024
Thomas Martin Corcoran, 72, Kansas City, Kansas passed away Friday, May 3, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Loving husband and devoted father, Tom passed after a long battle with end stage COPD. Tom is survived by his wife Deb, his four children: Thomas, Amy, Holly and Riley; and his eight loving siblings: sisters, Ann, Sue, Kay, Jane, and...
Boheng Zhu
Apr 22, 2024
Boheng Zhu of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully April 22, 2024 at the age of 94. He was born October 29, 1929, the eldest of four children born to Quetang Zhu and Xiangzi Wu of Hangzhou, China. Boheng was influenced by his father and majored in Chinese literature at Shangdong University in the early 1950s. He worked at the...
William W. Mahood, Jr.
Apr 14, 2024
William Wallace Mahood Jr., 92, passed away suddenly at home on April 14th, 2024 with his wife and son at his side. He was born November 8th, 1931, the only child of William W. Sr. and Lilian Esther (Bracken) in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. His father worked at Armor, later, the “bomber plant” and...
Howard Happ
Feb 21, 2024
Andrew Howard Happ, 86, passed away on February 21, 2024.
Howard was born to Andrew and Ellen (Chase) Happ in Palmer, Kansas on January 8, 1938. He graduated from Linn High School in 1956, earned a BS in Education at Emporia State University in 1960, continued his education at Louisiana State University through a National Science Foundation grant and eventually obtained...
Sally Ann Slinker
Feb 2, 2024
Sally Ann Slinker, Age 70, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away on February 2, 2024, at Shawnee PARC nursing home surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held at Overland Park Funeral Chapel on February 15 at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery directly after the memorial.
Sally was born May 15, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri. She...
Carolyn E. White
Jan 13, 2024
Carolyn E. White, 91, of Overland Park, KS, quietly passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. A celebration of life will be planned for a later date.
Carolyn was born on September 1, 1932, in Coffeen, Illinois. She retired from Penn Valley Community College where she worked in the business...
Joseph James Spohn
Jan 12, 2024
Joseph J Spohn, 92, died peacefully at home, in Overland Park, KS, with his wife on January 12, 2024. Born February 10,1931 in Butler, PA, he was the son of the late Alfred N. Spohn Sr and Mary Marra Spohn.
He retired from a life of sales, where he spent most of his time selling cars. His final working years...
Janet Gurley Whitman
Dec 26, 2023
Janet Gurley Whitman, 85, died suddenly on December 26th, 2023.
Janet was born in June 6, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri to George Hammond and Agnes Helen (Low) Gurley. She was a great granddaughter of August R. Meyer, the founding father of the Parks and Boulevard System in Kansas City, Missouri.
Janet attended Border Star Elementary, Barstow, Vassar College and...
Thomas Joel Kuhn
Dec 21, 2023
Thomas Joel Kuhn, 70, formerly of Hays, KS, passed away peacefully at home December 21st, 2023, in Prairie Village, KS after a long bout with Lewy Body Dementia.
He was born November 28, 1953, as a twin in Beloit, KS to Frederick O. and Lola Catherine Pargett Kuhn.
Graduating from Cawker City High School in 1971, Tom went on to...
Geneva Hague
Nov 30, 2023
Geneva Hague, a loving and selfless woman whose life was based on a deep faith in Jesus and dedicated to family and the care of others, passed away peacefully on November 30th, 2023 in Olathe, Kansas. She was born on July 2nd, 1929 in Mercer, Missouri. Geneva's life was filled with compassion, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to her loved...
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