Obituaries

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

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,...

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 25, 2014

Gus (Kosta) Gregory, age 79, Overland Park, KS passed away the 25th of September, 2014 at home. Gus was born in Thessaloniki Greece and immigrated to the United States in 1955.  He would joke that he arrived with Christopher Columbus as it was on Columbus Day that he first arrived in the US. He was the owner of Gregory Dental Lab...

Sep 25, 2014

Mary Carolyn “Carol” Parshall, 83 years, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at her home. Carol was born on December 2, 1930, in Little Rock, AR. A loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Carol was preceded in death by her loving husband Tom Parshall of 60 years. She is survived by 3 loving sons and daughter-in-laws;...

Sep 23, 2014

Vivian Lee Turner, age 68, of Kansas City, KS passed away on September 23, 2014 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center due to complications with heart surgery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the Overland Park Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am on Friday, September 26, 2014 also at...

Sep 22, 2014

Michael Gordon Harper, age 73, of Mission Hills, KS passed away on September 22, 2014. He was born on November 28, 1940 in Haven, Kansas to Evelyn and Orville Harper. He attended Washburn University for two years where he pledged Phi Delta Theta fraternity which proved a love and continuing focus throughout his life. He finished his education at the...

Sep 22, 2014

Thomas Leahy Short, Jr., 84, Roeland Park, KS, passed away September 22, 2014 at home.  The Rosary will be prayed at 9 a.m., Friday, September 26, with visitation until 10 a.m.   Mass of Christian Burial will follow the visitation at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 5250 Mission Road, Roeland Park, KS.  Burial, with military honors, will follow at Resurrection Cemetery,...

Sep 17, 2014

Jack Forbes, 90, of Claridge Court in Prairie Village, Kansas, died September 17, 2014 at his home.  Jack was born November 13, 1923, in Kansas City, Kansas to Harry Theo Forbes and Florence McMillan Forbes.  He lived all his life in the Kansas City area except from 1980 to 1995 when he resided in Harlingen, Texas.  He graduated from Wyandotte High school in...

Sep 16, 2014

John William Cochran, 84, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away on September 16, 2014 at his home.  John was born on March 3, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to William and Dorothy (Kaney) Cochran.  He was a 1947 graduate of Westport High School and soon after married his high school sweetheart, Joanne Laird. John and Joanne traveled joyfully through life together for 58...

Sep 13, 2014

James E. Schmer, age 89, of Overland Park, KS passed away on September 13, 2014. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Covenant Chapel, 13300 Kenneth...

Sep 11, 2014

Geneva Viola Young Helmsing died September 11, 2014 as her loving daughters held her hands.  She is survived by: daughters Janet Nab (Nick) Laurent and Joan (Tom) Davidson; grandchildren, Amy Scheller, Anne Jones, Julie Davidson, Kristen Davidson, and Anne Butera; seven great grandchildren; and sisters, Gladys Morton and Ina Grill Kleckner.  She was preceded in death by: her mother, Hermione Hadenfeld Young;...

Sep 10, 2014

Larry Leonard Bellmard, 88, Prairie Village, KS, passed away September 10, 2014.   Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m, Monday, September 15, followed by the Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5601 W. 62nd Street, Mission, KS, 66202.  Burial, with full military honors, will be at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, 3223 N. 18th Street, Kansas City, KS.  Memorial...

Sep 7, 2014

Edwin L Stevens, age 79, of Overland Park, KS passed away September 7, 2014 at the Kansas City Hospice House.  He was born July 21, 1935 to Melbourne and Bessie (Hamilton) Stevens in Kansas City, KS.  He was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Brumley on October 18, 1957.  Ed worked for the KC Star at the age of 15 and continued there...

Sep 5, 2014

Ruth M. (Wilms) Gradert, 88, went to be with our Lord on Friday, September 5th at Sweet Life, Overland Park, KS. Ruth was born October 20th, 1925 to Rev Elmer and Florence Wilms in Kress, Texas.  They moved to Newton, KS in 1941 where she met Vic Gradert. After World War II, Ruth and Vic married and moved to Wichita, KS.  They...