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Obituaries
Annabelle Howard
Apr 29, 2017
Annabelle L. Howard, 91, passed away April 29th 2017. There will be no services. Annabelle was living at Bickford Assisted Living in Mission and suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born January 8, 1926 in Springfield, MO., to William Floyd and Johnnie (Thompson) Lusk. She lived in the Kansas City area her entire life. Annabelle was a 1944 graduate of...
Patricia Eaton
Apr 24, 2017
Patricia Ann Eaton passed away peacefully April 24, 2017 at the age of 87. Born the middle of five siblings (CJ, Waldo, Jerry and JD,) to Peril and Cecil Jordan. She graduated from Fredonia High. Married Jack Dean Eaton and moved to Topeka Kansas where they had two children Margaret Ann and Berry Gene. She was very active with family and friends...
Barbara Rocklage
Apr 16, 2017
Barbara Ann Rocklage moved to her Heavenly Home on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. She was born to Zell and Georgia Rose Poe in McFall, Missouri on March 7, 1932. Barbara graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, Missouri and received an Associate Degree from St. Joseph Junior College and graduated from Platte-Garde Business College. She was a secretary...
Edna McDermott
Apr 15, 2017
E. Marie McDermott, 95, passed away April 15, 2017. A visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 pm Saturday, April 22nd at the Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., O.P., KS 66204 a service will follow at 1:00 pm and a burial at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Marie is survived by her four sons, Robert Wilson Abernathy (Debbie), Dennis Earl Abernathy (Hellen),...
Helen Roof
Apr 3, 2017
Helen Metaxas Roof, 92, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017. Helen was born May 28, 1924, in Kansas City, Kan., the second daughter of George and Sperithoula Metaxas. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1942 and began working for the TWA Corporation. After marrying Floyd K. Roof in 1959, she stayed home while their daughters were young and spent...
Richard Reese Sr.
Mar 30, 2017
Richard L. Reese. Sr., 91, passed away March 30, 2017. A gathering will be from 2-4 pm Sunday, April 9th at Shawnee Hills, 6335 Maurer Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217. Richard was born November 26, 1925.
Kelly Uppman
Mar 29, 2017
Kelly Lee Wait Uppman passed away March 29, 2017. Born Nov. 13, 1960, Kelly was a lifelong resident of Kansas City. She married John Uppman on Nov. 17, 1990. Their two children—Matthew, 25, and Erin, 20, were Kelly’s pride and joy. She was an Eastern Star member of the Golden Chapter #58. Kelly was very involved in her children’s activities...
Ilah Wornall
Mar 27, 2017
Ilah Ruth “Ruthie” Wornall Ruthie Wornall, 75, passed away March 27, 2017. A visitation will be held from 4-6 pm Friday, March 31st at Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Saturday, April 1st at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 10100 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS, burial to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery,...
Robert Grimes
Mar 18, 2017
Robert W. Grimes, 89, Prairie Village, KS passed away March 18, 2017 at his home. Bob was born in Springfield, MO on September 29, 1927 to Charles L. and Mildred (Adkins) Grimes. His two brothers, Lt. Charles Louis and Jimmie, as well as a grandson, Mark Lloyd Grimes, preceded him in death. He grew up in Springfield, MO and graduated from Clinton...
Paula Plummer
Mar 6, 2017
Paula Plummer’s last class was dismissed on March 6th, 2017. She taught friends, family, students, and strangers about life for 85 years and now joins her beloved husband, Maurice, her parents, Dena and Paul Bible and countless friends and family in heaven. Born January 25th, 1932, Paula was not only a school teacher for 37 years at the Shawnee Mission...
Lloyd Holm
Feb 27, 2017
Lloyd O. Holm, 96, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2017 with his wife of almost 70 years, Vonceil at his side. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 pm at Faith Lutheran Church, 4805 W 67th St., Prairie Village, KS on Friday, March 3rd. Lloyd was born September 30, 1920 in Watford City, ND, the seventh of...
Donald Crouse
Feb 26, 2017
Donald J. Crouse, 94, passed away February 26, 2017. He was born in Coffee County Kansas on January 15, 1923 to William and Gladys Crouse. At a young age Donald starting working on the farm & continued to do so until his adult life. Once Donald decided to make a change he & his wife of 75 years, Wilma opened...
John Micek Jr
Feb 19, 2017
John Micek, Jr., 77, passed away February 19, 2017. A visitation will be from 6-8 pm Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. A private graveside will be held at Floral Hills Cemetery. John was an avid fan of KU basketball, the Chiefs and the Royals. Anyone that knew John would know...
Carmen Corona
Jan 28, 2017
Carmen C. Corona, 97, passed away January 28, 2017. A visitation will be held from 10-11 am Thursday, February 2nd with a funeral mass following at 11:00 am, both held at Sacred Heart – Guadalupe, 2544 Madison Ave., Kansas City, MO. Burial to follow at Calvary Cemetery. Carmen, years ago, was a very active member in the Parish, she served...
Michael Shartzer
Jan 23, 2017
Michael E “Mike” Shartzer, 74, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2017. Mike was preceded in death by his parents Ellis and Eva Shartzer. He loved his friends, the KC Chiefs, KC Royals, KU basketball, the CYO, 3 & 2 Leagues, Shawnee Mission North, the City of Roeland Park, the view from his lake home, but most of all, his...
Dorothy Bayless
Dec 29, 2016
Dorothy Mae Bell Bayless [1923-2016] Dorothy Mae Bell was born in Canton Ohio, April 24, 1923 to Earl William and Edna Mae Edwards Bell, and died December 29, 2016 in Prairie Village, Kansas She shared a pleasant childhood with her older brother Vernon, and formed life-long friendships with a group of 8 other girls who called themselves Tialo. During high...
Margie Garner
Dec 13, 2016
Margie F. Garner, 92, passed away December 13, 2016. A visitation will be from 1-3 pm Sunday, December 18th at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66204. Graveside service will be 1 pm Monday, December 19th at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens in Shawnee Kansas. Margie is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence E. Garner; grandson, Jason...
George Olson
Nov 23, 2016
George W. Olson, 87, passed away November 23, 2016. He was the 6th child of Walter L. and Harriet I. Olson, born in Dwight, KS on November 8, 1929. He attended the first four years of grade school at the Rural Hurino Grade School, and finished grade school at the Dwight School. George graduated from Dwight Rural High School in...
Barbara Beery
Nov 11, 2016
Barbara (Long) Beery, 85, passed away November 11, 2016. She was born October 13, 1931. A visitation will be from 2-4 pm Monday, November 14th at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 15th at Overland Park Chapel. Barbara was a Kansas City native and graduated...
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