Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
Gene McLaughlin
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...
Doris Hughes
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...
Jacqueline Gradinger
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....
David Takacs
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...
Vivian Witt
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.
Mai Doan
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...
Beverly Adkins
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...
Wilma Crouse
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...
James Pyle
Aug 29, 2017
James “Bob” Pyle passed away Aug. 29, 2017. He was born in Burlingame, KS and lived in Overland Park since the 50’s. Bob retired from General Motors. A service will be 10 am Tuesday, Sept. 5th at the Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS.
Robert Ebel
Aug 19, 2017
Robert (Bob) Arthur Ebel of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully in his sleep from natural causes early Saturday morning August 19th, 2017 at his Bickford apartment in Mission, Kansas. At the age of 92, Robert had lived in the Kansas City area since 1952 and at Bickford Senior Living since 2005. He was born in Hillsboro Kansas on June...
Cecil Tompkins
Aug 14, 2017
An amazing man, Cecil Tompkins, 96, of Mission, KS passed away Monday, August 14 at Brighton Gardens in Prairie Village, KS. Cecil was born in Glendale, AZ in 1921 to Walter and Estella (Milton) Tompkins. With his parents, five brothers, four sisters, a tom turkey and a parrot, he moved to Noel, MO, graduating from Noel High School in 1938....
Melvin Metcalf
Aug 14, 2017
Melvin “Mel” Roy Metcalf, 89, left for Heaven Sunday, August 13, 2017. He leaves his wife, of 67 years, H. Maxine (Hoke) Metcalf; two sisters, Dorothy Garritano and Mary Bennett, both of Akron, Ohio; daughter, Cheryl (Harold) Carpenter of Overland Park, Kansas; son, Mark (Cindy) Metcalf of Tallmadge, Ohio; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren and a host of friends. He...
Lola Tanner
Aug 13, 2017
Lola C. Tanner, 95, died on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Lola was born October 13, 1921 in Searcy, Arkansas, to Merrel and Amma Ballard Cross. When she was still just a baby, her father took his little family to Kansas City, where he eventually established a lifelong grocery business that, during the Depression, allowed many of his customers to survive...
Thomas Skates Sr.
Aug 11, 2017
Thomas Joseph Skates, Sr., 74, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away on Friday, August 11th, at home, surrounded by his family. Tom was born July 5, 1943, at St. Luke's Hospital, to Suzanne Rachel (Assunta Rachele) Lispi-Pucci and Raymond Ellis Skates. Tom was a graduate of D.M. Pinkerton Grade School 1956, Southeast High School 1961, University of Kansas 1965, University of...
Robert "Staff" Forbes ,Sr.
Jul 26, 2017
Robert Stafford Forbes, Sr. ("Staff") passed away July, 26,2017 at his home in Overland Park after a brief illness. Robert was born June 13, 1922 in Kansas City, MO to Robert M. and Louella Forbes. He graduated from Southwest High School in 1939, where he was editor of the school newspaper. Furthering his education he attended KC Junior College and...
Peter Christy
Jul 19, 2017
Amateur astronomer, train enthusiast, and classical music lover, Peter Andrew Christy passed away on July 19, 2017 and now is in a better place. Peter is survived by wife, QiuYan, sister, Andrea "Mitzi" Brown, two daughters, Andrea and Sherri, four grandchildren, Ronald Joseph, Dominic, Giovanni, and Lyndee, and his beloved cats, Cowboy and Patches. An Army veteran, Peter loved solving...
Roger Nelson
Jul 10, 2017
Roger Kent Nelson, 69, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017. Born on July 16, 1947, to Roland and Evelyn (Drebes) Nelson, Roger spent his childhood in Axtell, NE. The family later moved to Overland Park and Roger graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School. He continued his education at the University of Kansas, where he was a member...
Lenora Ross
Jul 10, 2017
Irene Ross, 99, died July 10 at Evergreen Community, Olathe, Ks. Irene was born May 24, 1918 to William and Gertrude Diel Straub in Pleasant Green, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Aline, Winnie, Catherine(nicknamed Pete), Irene’s twin Lorene, her brothers Chris and Joe, her beloved husband Hurshal, and her dearly loved daughter-in-law Cathy, Mark's wife,...
Alan Rose
Jul 6, 2017
Alan Arthur Rose, age 41, beloved husband of April Rose, passed away July 6, 2017 Alan was a talented computer engineer, artist, athlete, musician, and actor. He is survived by and will always be loved by his wife April, her parents Doug and Ila Utley, Alan’s parents Fred and Mary Ellen, brother Charlie, sister Amanda, niece Marlee, and extended family...
Kathleen Allcock
Jun 28, 2017
Kathleen Marie (Doyle) Allcock of Overland Park, Kansas passed away June 28, 2017. Born August 7, 1947 to William and Adeline Doyle, Kathy grew up, along with her bother, in Kansas City. Whether you knew her as Kathleen, Kathy, Granny Kate, or flower; you knew the moment you met her what an incredible personality she was. Tenacious and passionate, her connections...
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