Obituaries

Jan 14, 2018

NANCY THURSTON – Nancy Alice Geake Thurston, 91, passed away early Sunday, January

14th . Services will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church at 2:00pm on Saturday, January 20th.

Nancy was born to Samuel and Katherine Metzger Geake Sept. 18, 1926, in Ft. Wayne IN,

where she lived first with her mother, father...

Jan 7, 2018

Lorraine Dye passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at the age of 90. Daughter of the late Harry and the late Miami Courdin; wife of the late Robert Dye; mother of Robert (Susan) Dye and Beverly (Cliff) Hill; grandmother of Katherine (Drew) Hellige, Jared Dye and Devin Mills; great-grandmother of Tova Hellige and sister of Jesselyn Terry and...

Dec 26, 2017

Choua Lor passed away on December 26, 2017 in Olathe, Kansas. She was 67 years old.

Choua was the eldest daughter of Chong Toua Lor and Mai Vang. Choua was born in Houa Nong, Sam Neua in Laos on March 9, 1950. She has 3 younger sisters: Pa, Mao, and Neng. In 1968, Choua met Nhiacher Vang...

Dec 4, 2017

Andrea Renee Mitchell, age 52, passed away at her residence in Kansas City, MO on December 4, 2017. She was born on June 3, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia. After attending Shawnee Mission High School and the University of Kansas she was employed in the restaurant business. Survivors are her parents, Thomas and Geraldine Mitchell; a brother, Thomas Mitchell III...

Nov 24, 2017

Margaret Mary “Maggie” Ecord, age 91, of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center, Overland Park, Kansas.

Born June 15, 1926, in Springfield, Missouri, she was the daughter of William Thomas Cheek and Lois Nancy Stewart Cheek, who preceded her in death. On September 14, 1957, she was united in...

Nov 20, 2017

David A. Hartline, 93, recently of Lenexa, KS, passed away November 20, 2017. Remembrances will be private. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 6401 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS 66212. He was born in Pottstown, PA, of parents Daniel B. and Esther (Henricks) Hartline.

He graduated from Pottstown High...

Nov 18, 2017

Joan S. Wells died late Saturday night November 18, 2017. She was 87. Joan was born on May 9, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Lois and Leland Snider. She was an only child in a family with broad Nebraska roots. Her family later moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where she attended Southwest High School. The red-headed young girl became known...

Nov 4, 2017

Mary Mildred Stoskopf passed away November 4, 2017. Mary was born at home on the farm near Baxter Spring, Ks on July 18, 1924.  She was welcomed by her parents, William and Lulu (Hall) Stoskopf, 5 brothers and 1 sister with a 6th brother joining them a few years later. She attended a one-room school until the 8th grade and attended...

Oct 29, 2017

Larry (Lawrence A.) Booker, 93, was born July 30, 1924 in Denver, Colorado to Maybelle E. (Camp) Booker and Lawrence A. Booker. He entered eternal life on Sunday, October 29, 2017, in Lawrence, KS, two days after a bad fall that resulted in a serious brain injury. Services will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at St. Pius X...

Oct 20, 2017

John J. Wickstrom, 83, Overland Park, KS passed away Oct. 20, 2017. Visitation will be at 9:30am and service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 7023 W 71st St, Overland Park, KS 66204, with a luncheon immediately  following at the St. Dionysius Greek Orthodox Church, 8100 W. 95th Street, Overland Park,...

Oct 16, 2017

Margaret Mae Allen, 97, Kansas City, KS, passed away on October 16, 2017.  Margaret was born in Gillham, Arkansas in to a family with 3 sisters and 1 brother.  As a young girl, Margaret became a Christian and was baptized into the Southern Baptist Church. Her devotion to Jesus Christ was evident in everything she did in her life. At the age...

Oct 14, 2017

Frank Whitaker Hursh was born June 20, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas. He died October 14, 2017 at Kansas City Hospice House. He was descendant of the Hursh-Crook families of Osceola, MO. A lifelong resident of Kansas, he graduated Wyandotte High School in 1944. In 1945 he served the US Navy aboard the USS Duluth. He met his wife, Mary...

Sep 29, 2017

Gene R. McLaughlin, a long time Kansas City resident, died Friday September 29th in his home at Claridge Court at the age of 93. Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 6th at 2:30 p.m. at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W 13th St., Kansas City, Missouri. A private inurnment will be held prior to services. Gene was...

Sep 27, 2017

Doris Hughes, 84, passed away September 27, 2017. A visitation will be from 5-7 pm Sunday, October 1st at the Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS a funeral service will be at 10:00 am Monday, October 2nd at the Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS. Burial to follow at the Johnson County...

Sep 21, 2017

Jacqueline A. Gradinger, 94, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. Jac was born on Nov. 21, 1922, in Little Rock, AR to Elizabeth and Jack Adams, who preceded her in death, along with her sister, Betty Green, and her husband, Joesph F. Gradinger. She was raised in Pinebluff, AR where she and Joe met and were married in 1944....

Sep 13, 2017

David Takacs, 53, passed away on Wednesday September 13th at Kansas City Hospice House.  Dave was born in Buford, SC and was raised in Grandview, MO.  He graduated from Grandview High School and attended UMass in Amherst.  Dave loved spending time with family & friends, golfing, going to the Lake of the Ozarks or any beach.  Although he was born in Missouri, he was...

Sep 11, 2017

Vivian Witt, passed away September 11, 2017. A graveside service will be 11:00 am Tuesday, September 19th at Maple Hill Cemetery, 2301 S. 34th St., KC, KS.

Sep 10, 2017

Mai Thi Doan died on September 10, 2017 after a brief and difficult battle with cancer. She was born in Vietnam on December 15, 1952, one of 10 children born to Hy Van and Nhung Doan. She met and married Phuong Ngoc Nguyen during the Vietnam War. Following the war, they fled as boat people with their son, Thy. They...

Sep 8, 2017

Beverly Driscoll Adkins, 63, passed away September 8, 2017, with Joe, her devoted husband and love of her life, by her side. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 16th at 10:00 am at Christ Church Anglican, 5500 W. 91st Overland Park, KS 66207 with an inurnment in the Disciple’s Garden at the church will follow. Bev...

Aug 29, 2017

Wilma F Maine Crouse was born April 25, 1924 to Alford and Laura Maine in Coffee County Kansas where she lived and attended school. As a young adult Wilma married the love of her life Donald Crouse in Emporia Kansas and were blessed to have 75 happy years together. Wilma has two beautiful loving daughters, Judy Crouse McCormick, Betty Crouse...