Obituaries

Nov 6, 2014

Carola F. (Kottas) Halderman of Prairie Village, KS, 54, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014. She is survived by her son Grant, husband Brent, her parents Lawrence & Lenette Kottas, sister Eileen (Kottas) Caspers, brother Wes Kottas, nephew, nieces, other family, and many friends. A visitation will be Monday, November 10th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm and a memorial service Tuesday...

Nov 4, 2014

Rev. Arlin Adolph Arthur Holtz, 90, of Overland Park, KS, was taken to his eternal home on November 4, 2014. He was born March 2, 1924 to Wilhelmine and John F. Holtz in Beemer, NE. He graduated from St. John's Lutheran Academy, Winfield, KS in 1942, St. John's Lutheran College, Winfield, KS in 1946 and Concordia Lutheran Seminary, St. Louis...

Nov 3, 2014

Sonia Linley, 93, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014. Sonia was born June 5, 1921, in Kansas City, KS, to Michael and Stella Pankewich.  She graduated from Wyandotte High School and later worked as an administrative assistant for Standard Improvement Company for many years.  Sonia was a longtime member of Village Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence...

Oct 29, 2014

Eleanor Marie (Swanson) Mitchell, 90, Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at the Overland Park Chapel, with the celebration of life at 10:30 am.  A private family graveside service will be held at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Eleanor was...

Oct 26, 2014

Kathleen Hunstad Kindred, 92, of Shawnee, KS passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014. Kathleen was born near Aberdeen, South Dakota to Birger and Jeanette Hunstad on March 27, 1922. She attended school in Aberdeen graduating from Northern State Teacher’s College. She lived in Aberdeen until World War II broke out and then moved to the Pacific Northwest where she...

Oct 25, 2014

Ruth Meserve, 78, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014, after a long fight. Ruth was born October 30, 1935, to Margaret and Chester Owen Jones, in Anthony, KS.  She married George D. Meserve, Sr. on February 6, 1982.  Ruth enjoyed a very good and enjoyable life.  She was a nurse and counselor for more than 50 years.  When Ruth married George Meserve, she moved...

Oct 23, 2014

James Philip “Phil” Kirk, Jr., 76, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Phil was born December 30, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, to his parents, James and Elizabeth Kirk.   Along with his brothers, Frank and Mike Kirk, Phil grew up just off Wornall Road in the Brookside area.   He attended Border Star Elementary...

Oct 17, 2014

Winifred Ann (Kuhlmann) Windisch, 79, Prairie Village, KS, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014, surround by her family at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, from complications arising from Myelodysplastic Syndrome.  Visitation will be Monday, October 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park.  The Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Oct 14, 2014

Sylvia G. Baer, 84, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on October 14, 2014.  Memorial Service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 25 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 91st and Lamar, Overland Park, KS.  Memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Lutheran Day School at the church. Sylvia was born February 3, 1930 in Green Valley, IL, to parents Nathan and Henrietta (Hinson)...

Oct 13, 2014

Georgia Mildred Service passed away October 13, 2014.  She was born July 15, 1921 in Huntsville Township, Reno County Kansas, the daughter of Minnie Pleasant Gantz and Lloyd Glenn Hill. She graduated from Emporia State University with a Bachelor of Science in Music.  She continued graduate study at the University of Kansas.  She taught music in various high schools before accepting the position...

Oct 13, 2014

Margaret “Peggy” Lippert, 92, Merriam, KS, passed away October 13, 2014.  Memorial Service to celebrate Peggy’s life will be Saturday, October 25 at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 7851 W. 119th Street, Overland Park, KS, 66213.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church. Peggy was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate...

Oct 12, 2014

Thomas Lee White, 85, passed away peacefully with family by his side on October 12, 2014.   Tom was born in Kansas City, KS on March 13, 1929.  He graduated from Wyandotte High School where he won the KS State Championship in the half-mile run as a junior and senior before attending KU where he was a member of the Sigma Chi...

Oct 11, 2014

Halle Ann Jaquith Clogston, 85, Overland Park, KS, passed away on October 11, 2014 at Overland Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by a Memorial Service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park.  Inurnment will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Oct 7, 2014

Ivanelle Manning, 93, passed away October 7, 2014, at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, KS. She leaves behind sons Tom (Susan) of Lenexa and David (Reta) of Manhattan, 3 grandsons (T.J., Christopher and Joshua), and 17 nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Tom, and older brother Chester Garthwaite. “Ivy” was born May 25, 1921, at...

Oct 6, 2014

Opal Charlene Wiles of Overland Park, KS, passed away October 6, 2014.  She was born in Kansas City, MO, on Oct. 12, 1931, and was the only child of JT and Opal Wiles.  She spent her childhood in Kansas City, MO, and after graduation from Southwest High School moved with her parents to Spring Hill, KS. Char worked as a church secretary...

Oct 3, 2014

Robert G. Morgan, 70, of Overland Park, and previously of Albuquerque, NM, passed away Oct. 3, 2014.  A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, October 10, 2014 at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall Ave., Overland Park, KS 66207.  The family will receive friends the evening prior from 5-7 PM, Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Overland Park Funeral Chapel,...

Oct 3, 2014

Daisy was born on July 13, 1924 in Kaw, Oklahoma to Lee and Daisy Mishler. The family moved to Arkansas City, KS where she was raised.  She graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1943. She attended Central Bible College in Springfield, MO, graduating in 1948. She married her husband, Herbert Marselus on June 3, 1949, starting her family in Elwood,...

Sep 29, 2014

Sep 26, 2014

Nancy J. Malinowski, 78, Overland Park, KS, passed away on September 26, 2014, at her home.  The Rosary will be prayed at 9:30 a.m., Monday, September 29, with visitation following from 10-11 a.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m., with all services at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 11311 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS, 66203.  Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa,...

Sep 26, 2014

Lewis O. Westcott, 97, died September 26, 2014 in Prairie Village, Kansas at his home. He is survived by his wife Nancy Sue, two daughters Nancy W. Anderson (Mark) of Fairway, KS and Shirley A. Westcott of Washington, DC, 2 grandchildren Dane Anderson and Chris (Jennifer) Anderson, and half-brothers Paul (Bernadette) Westcott and David (Jeanne) Seyfarth, step-children Janet (Steve) Weidner,...