Obituaries

Jun 29, 2019

Marian Leverett Thompson, 95, of Overland Park Kansas died peacefully on June 29, 2019.

She was born February 17, 1924 in Kansas City, Ks. and graduated from Westport High School in 1942. While working at Farmers Insurance in Kansas City, she met and married the late Mel Thompson in 1944. They moved to Mound City, Mo., where...

Jun 27, 2019

A.W. “Al” Jones passed away on June 27, 2019 as a result of kidney failure. He was always amazed that his mother would name him Alva, after her father. A name he lived with all of his life.             Al was born in Beaumont, PA on January 24, 1934 of Robert Jones and Ida Taylor Jones. Although he spent...

Jun 12, 2019

Jack B. Iiams, of Prairie Village, KS, went to be with his Lord on June 12, 2019.

Jack was born on June 22, 1927 to Glen and Bernice (Allen) Iiams in Warsaw, MO. He grew up in Kansas City, KS graduating from Wyandotte High School in 1946. He served in World War II, First Occupation in Japan...

May 30, 2019

Marjorie (Mardy) Louise Bishop Cottrell

May 13, 1937 – May 30, 2019

Mardy was born on May 13, 1937 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Loyle and Lorna (Schmidler) Bishop, the second of two children. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural HS (now SMN) in 1955. She studied History at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin where...

May 30, 2019

Thomas O’Neill Tootle Jr. passed away May 30, 2019 in his family home. Born February 9, 1955, in Kansas City, MO and graduating from Shawnee Mission West, he lived most of his life between Overland Park and Lawrence, KS.

Tommy was a man of many interests. He was an avid reader (particularly science fiction), World War II...

May 24, 2019

Dana Alan Brack

(August 12, 1953 – May 24, 2019)

Dana, 65 years young, was a beloved son, father, grandfather,brother, uncle, and friend who passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019. He was born in Topeka, KS as the 1st of 4 children to Marilyn and Robert. He grew up in Topeka and then Kansas City where he graduated high...

May 22, 2019

Marilyn Deere, age 85, passed away May 22, 2019, in Overland Park, Kansas.

Marilyn was born February 4, 1934, in Anthony, Kansas, to Parents Helen and F. Clifford Deere. She was raised in Alva Oklahoma, with her sister Betty, moving to Hobart, Oklahoma, in 1949. She was a proud 1953 Graduate of Hobart High School.

...

May 22, 2019

Richard Lee Whitebread "Dickie", 80, passed away May 22, 2019. A service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, May 25, at Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204, followed by a military burial at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Mr. Whitebread was born June 23, 1938 in Topeka, Kansas. He was married to...

May 12, 2019

Virena May Kissee 74, went to be with her Lord on May 12, 2019 at her residence in Shawnee. She was born July 26, 1944 in Booneville, Missouri the daughter of William and Opal (Jenry) Bridgewater.  She worked many years for the Shawnee Mission Schools as a cook in the cafeteria. She married Kenneth Kissee.

Survivor include...

May 7, 2019

Max Delbert Sutter DVM died, May 7, 2019 at his residence. There will be a private family service held at a later date.

Apr 26, 2019

Terry Reese, 71, passed away April 26, 2019. Private services will be held for the family.

Apr 26, 2019

Larry Mark Vujnovich, 76, of Olathe, KS passed away peacefully April 26, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Larry was born December 15th, 1942 at St. Luke’s Hospital inKansas City, MO, the son of Mark Vujnovich and Rose (Uzelac) Vujnovich.  He was a 1960 graduate of Wyandotte High School, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1965.  In 1976 he completed his...

Apr 24, 2019

Hazel Love, Age 91, of Bonner Springs, KS, passed away on April 24th, 2019. Visitation will be Thursday, May 2nd from 5-7 pm at Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS with graveside services and burial Friday, May 3rd at 2 pm at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, 23215 West 75th Street, Shawnee, KS. Memorial contributions may...

Apr 22, 2019

Maximilian (Max) A. Nelson, age 22, of Westwood Kansas, passed away April 22nd, 2019.

Max was the charismatic bright light of his family.  His love of sports, music and his amazing social life embodies the larger-than-life persona of the giant-hearted young man that he was, and was eclipsed only by his love for others.  Max enjoyed making...

Apr 21, 2019

Betty Good Foster passed away on April 21st at age 98. She was born in July of 1920 at home in Kansas City, Kansas to Arthur L. Good and Elsie Houston Good. She graduated in 1938 from Wyandotte High School where music and drama played an important role; she held the lead in her senior class production of “Stage...

Apr 5, 2019

Len Joseph Hamilton, 53, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 4, 2019.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 5, at the Overland Park Funeral Chapel, Overland Park, KS

Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 8, 2019, at the...

Mar 23, 2019

Keith O. Enfield, beloved husband, father, grandfather, 96, passed away Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 at Bothwell Hospital, Sedalia MO.

Funeral services: Overland Park Funeral Chapel, Overland Park KS. Burial at Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City KS.

Keith was born May 9th, 1922 in Birmingham, Missouri. He married Mildred Ruth (Menzies) Enfield July 3rd, 1940. Keith...

Mar 22, 2019

Newton, Nancy Carolyn (nee Fletcher), age 83, died peacefully surrounded by her  family on Friday, March 22, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Joe Newton. She is the dear mother of Lucinda Caroline (Andrew) Dillon and grandmother of Joseph Lawerence Dillon and James Worth Dillon. She was born on August 23, 1935 to Worth Albert...

Mar 21, 2019

Betty Geyer 90,of Shawnee,KS passed away Thursday March 21,2019 at Olathe Health Hospice House in  Olathe, KS

Visitation will be  10-11 a.m. followed by a chapel service at 11 am Monday March 25,2019 at the LDS Church 7100 Hadley, Overland Park, KS In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Special Olympics.  Betty was born May 19,1928....

Mar 20, 2019

In Loving Memory of Louise Alta Smothers

Louise Alta Smothers was born August 6, 1921 in Lenexa, Kansas and passed away on March 20th, 2019 at Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kansas at the age of 97. Louise is preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Howard Smothers.

Louise is survived by four children: Howard...