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Obituaries
Evelyn Horn
Nov 30, 2015
Evelyn R. Sikorski Horn was born November 13, 1921 in Lacrosse, WI to Alfred and Elsie Sikorski. She passed away November 30, 2015 in Overland Park, KS. Her husband of 66 years, Edward, preceded her in death. Survivors include: a son, James (Pam Wolff) Horn; a daughter, Barbara (Larry) Ebner; and grandchildren: Michael (Lori) Ebner, Margaret Anne (Nick) Pavao, Cady (Solomon) Cummins,...
Donald Boyer
Nov 21, 2015
Donald R. Boyer, 90, passed away November 21, 2015. Don was born November 1, 1925 in Kansas City, MO, and attended school in Platte City, MO. He retired in 1989 after 27 years with Chrysler Corporation as Zone Real Estate Manager. A veteran of World War II, Don was a prisoner of war in Germany, having been captured in the Battle of...
Beverly Platt
Nov 19, 2015
Beverly Helm Platt passed away at home surrounded by his loving sons on November 19th 2015. Beverly was born to his proud parents, Ernest C. Platt and Adele E. Platt, on February 16, 1919. They came from pioneer stock who helped in the development of Kansas City. He graduated from Westport High School followed by attending Kansas City Junior College. Compelled for...
William K. Morris
Nov 19, 2015
William K. “Kenny” Morris, 63, Olathe, KS, went to be with the Lord November 19, 2015, shortly after being diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Visitation will be 1:30 -2pm, Sunday, November 22 followed by funeral services at 2 pm at Grace Christian Fellowship Church, 7230 Quivira Road, Shawnee, KS. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery in Mound City, KS. Memorial contributions...
Mary Ruth Whitaker
Nov 18, 2015
Mary Ruth (Fassnacht) Whitaker, 74, passed away peacefully, November 18, at home with family after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Throughout her life and career in teaching and nonprofit volunteer work, Mary played a very active role. Mary earned her Bachelor’s and Ph.D. in Education from the University of Kansas and her Masters at University of Missouri Kansas City...
Virginia Houston
Nov 14, 2015
Virginia Rose Houston, Overland Park, KS, passed away November 14, 2015. Beautiful, gracious, elegant, fun...Virginia was all these and more. She had many friends and lived a full and happy life. She had many happy years with her husband, Bill, and their four children. She loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She taught piano to many children through the years. She had church friends, Bridge...
Robert Wainwright
Nov 8, 2015
Beloved husband and father, Robert W. Wainwright, 76, died peacefully surrounded by his family at Shawnee Mission Medical Center on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in Merriam, Kan. Robert is survived by Ellen, his wife of 53-years, of their home in Mission, Kan. He is also survived by his son, Brian R. Wainwright, his wife Tammy, and their son Brett of...
Maxie Walling, Jr.
Nov 5, 2015
Maxie Walling, of Shawnee, Kansas, died November 5, 2015 at KU Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born June 27, 1929 in Sherman Texas. Mr. Walling was raised on a farm and learned the value of hard and honest work. He retired in 1992 after working for Continental Insurance Company for 40 years in Corpus Christi, San Antonio and the...
Carol Ruth Powell, M.D.
Nov 4, 2015
Carol Ruth Wineinger Powell M. D. passed away Wednesday, November 4th, 2015 surrounded by her family. Dr. Powell was born December 15th, 1925 in Garden City, KS. Carol spent most of her childhood with her mother, Clara Anderson Wineinger, and brother, John Harold, in Dighton, KS. Her father, William Wesley Wineinger M.D., was murdered in 1928 by the bank robbing...
George Shultz Jr
Nov 1, 2015
George A. Shultz, Jr., 80, of Shawnee, Kansas passed away Nov. 1st, 2015 at home. A graveside service will be held 1:30pm, Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Leavenworth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Kansas Hospice Care, 3641 SW Plass Ave, STE 200, Topeka, KS 66611. George was born Sept. 10, 1935 in Kansas...
Jo Ebert
Oct 26, 2015
Jo Ann (Ferguson) Ebert, 85, of Roeland Park, KS passed away October 26th, 2015. Her visitation will be held 10am, Saturday, Nov. 7th, followed by a memorial service at 11am at the Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, OPKS, with burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to...
Kimberly Hurt
Oct 23, 2015
Kimberly Marie Hurt, 29, was born to Mike and the late Linda Hurt on April 22, 1986. She was raised in Merriam, KS and attended Arrowhead Elementary School, Antioch Middle School and graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. She achieved an Associate’s Degree in Mathematics from JCCC and completed two years of classes at KSU, then returned home. Kimberly...
David Stubbs
Oct 16, 2015
David Mark Stubbs, 57, Overland Park, KS passed away October 16, 2015. Funeral services will be 1pm, Saturday, October 24 at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Avenue, Leawood, KS, with burial to follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens in Shawnee, KS. Visitation will be from 11am until 12:30 pm at the church prior to service. Memorial contributions may be...
Opal Bowman
Oct 14, 2015
Opal B. Bowman, 88, of Overland Park, KS, died October 14, 2015, at Shawnee Mission Hospital. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 24th with visitation at 10:00 AM at the Overland Park Funeral Chapel, burial to follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or...
Ruth Anderson
Oct 10, 2015
Ruth A. Anderson, 97, of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully October 10, 2015. Her graveside service will be held 1pm, Thursday, October 22nd at Resurrection Cemetery - Queen of Peace Chapel Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Ruth was born September 3, 1918 in Dunlap, IA...
Eve Schick
Oct 8, 2015
Eve Maria Schick of Overland Park, 92, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Mrs. Schick was born in Vienna, Austria. She and her husband, Otto, who predeceased her, immigrated to the United States in 1946 from war-torn Europe. They settled in Kansas City, where they built Artex Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of imprinted sportswear. When they sold the business in the late...
James Barnes
Oct 3, 2015
James Edward Barnes, 91, of Shawnee, Kans., passed away as the result of advanced chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD) on Oct. 3, 2015, at the home. He was in hospice care. He is survived by his wife, Hazel, of the home; son James E. Barnes, Shawnee, Kans.; and daughters Cheryl Barnes, Kansas City, Mo.; and Janice Blackwood-Gill (Michael Gill) of...
Hazel Georgia (Dusenberry) Jones
Sep 30, 2015
Hazel Georgia Peterson (Dusenberry) Jones, on September 30, 2015, our mother was taken to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ. Hazel was born on January 2, 1921 to Georgia (Moore) and John E. Peterson. She was a lifelong resident of Kansas City. Hazel was preceded in death by her husbands, John F. Dusenberry and Donald B. Jones. She is survived...
Byron McDaniel
Sep 30, 2015
Byron S. McDaniel, 97, of Leawood, Kansas passed away on September 30, 2015 at Brookdale Overland Park Glenwood Senior Living. Byron was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1918, is Tipton, Missouri. He was the second oldest of eight children. He had three brothers and four sisters. He was a seventh generation Missourian, and he was the past president of...
Virginia Williams
Sep 27, 2015
Virginia Williams, 92, of Overland Park, KS passed away September 27, 2015. Her memorial service will be 2pm, Tuesday, October 13th at Village Presbyterian Church. Graveside service will take place 1pm, Wednesday, October 14th at Great Bend Cemetery in Great Bend, Kansas.
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