Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
Mrs. Mary McClain
Dec 29, 2013
Mary Lou McClain, age 83, of Overland Park, KS passed away on December 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2013 beginning at 12:30 pm at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66204 with a visitation beginning at 11 am. Interment will follow in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, 23215 W...
Ms. Patricia Renn-Scanlan
Dec 27, 2013
Patricia Renn-Scanlan, 62, of Topeka, KS, passed away on December 27, 2013, after an extended illness. She was born Patricia Ann Renn on July 16, 1951 in Sellersburg, Indiana. Patricia graduated in 1969 from of Our Lady of Grace High School in Beech Grove, Indiana and from Indiana University in 1973 with a B.A. in English and a minor in...
Mr. Thomas "Tom" Poulos
Dec 25, 2013
Thomas "Tom" J. Poulos, Sr., 80, of Olathe, KS, passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2013. Tom was born on November 11, 1933 in Malamata, Greece to Dimitri and Aggeliki Chrysanthopoulos, one of 11 children. Tom migrated to the U.S. with three of his siblings in his late teens. Tom was a hard-working man, retiring after 46 years of service...
Dr. Loenard Wall, M.D.
Dec 24, 2013
Dr. Leonard A. Wall, M.D., 92, of Leawood, KS, passed away on December 24, 2013, holding his younger son's hand. Leonard was born on March 20, 1921 in Domby, OK to Sammie and Virgie (Woods) Wall. Dr. Wall served his country in the Army Air Corps as a B17 pilot during WWII, and he was a German prisoner of war....
Harold Mansur
Dec 22, 2013
Harold "Tom' Mansur, 68, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at his home. He was born on August 21, 1945 to Harold and Genevieve (Roberts) Mansur in Atascadero, CA. He lived in California for most of his life. He was a Wildland Fire Captain for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for 21 years. He...
Esther Silva
Dec 11, 2013
The family of Esther (Contreras) Fernandez Silva sadly announces her passing on December 11, 2013. She resided in Kansas City, KS and lived a beautiful life for 102 years. Born September 1, 1911 in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico, Esther was the youngest of Francisco and Refugia Gomez Contreras's five children. At the age of 12, she came to the United States...
Mr. Robert Quinn Biesik
Dec 10, 2013
Robert "Bobby" Quinn Biesik, 53, of Overland Park, passed away on December 10, 2013 at home. Bobby was born on August 6, 1960 in Rhinelander, WI to Robert Biesik and Marion (Bauman) Moore. He was a 32-year resident of the Kansas City area. Bobby worked for Envelope Express for over 20 years and for Blue Chip Printing for 6 years....
Mr. Stephen Matthys
Dec 6, 2013
Stephen Matthys, 51, of Kansas City, KS passed away on December 6, 2013, at KU Medical Center, after a short battle with brain stem cancer. Stephen was born on November 5, 1962 in Kansas City, MO to Carol Creamer and Harry Matthys. Stephen was a graduate of Oak Park High School. He worked in the printing industry for 35 years,...
Mr. Michael Nemeth
Dec 5, 2013
Michael James Nemeth, 62, of Overland Park, passed away December 5, 2013. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 8th, 5-7 PM, with Rosary at 6:30 PM, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 9th, 10:00 AM, at Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 7023 W. 71st Street, Overland...
Mrs. Jeannine Horner
Nov 29, 2013
Obituary is PendingJeannine Margaret Horner, 82, passed away November 29, 2013. Jeannine was born in St Louis to Oliver and Margaret Valerius. She moved to Kansas City as a youth and graduated from Central High School. She married Robert H Horner Jr. on October 25, 1952. She worked in the home as she raised her three sons and then worked...
Mrs. Mary B. "Bitsey" Jefferies
Nov 28, 2013
Mary B. "Bitsey" Jefferies, 82, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away on November 28th, 2013 at Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village. Bitsey was born on May 29, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, PA and then from Harcum Junior College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Bitsey is survived by Hugh Jefferies, who was just...
Ms. Rubie Anderson
Nov 26, 2013
Rubie M. Anderson, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday morning, November 26th, 2013. Rubie was a lifelong R.N., receiving her R.N. diploma through the cadet nurses training program at Trinity Lutheran Hospital in 1946. She became the first employee of the year at Trinity Lutheran in 1969. Rubie received her B.S.N. from Avila College...
Betty Boone
Nov 26, 2013
Betty L. Boone of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away November 26, 2013. Services will be at Lakeview Village in the Heritage Activity Room, 9000 Park, Lenexa, 66215 on November 29, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Her continuous efforts since 1958 helped improve lives of developmentally disabled persons including promotion of early special education classes. She was one of the key players in...
Ms. Carolyn Howard
Nov 20, 2013
Carolyn R. Howard, of Prairie Village, passed away on November 20, 2013. Mrs. Howard taught physical education at Shawnee Mission East High School for 36 years. Prior to that, she taught at Shawnee Mission North and North Kansas City High School. She served as head tennis coach for 24 years, won 3 state championships and never lost a regional tournament....
Mrs. Mabel Stafford
Nov 20, 2013
Mabel Stallings Stafford, age 92 born December 7, 1920 in Nashville, TN, residing at her son's and daughter-in-law's residence in Fairway, Kansas (formerly of Columbia, SC from 1971-2012) passed to our Lord at 4:55 am on November 20, 2013 in her bed at home with her husband and best friend of 68 years, son, daughter-in-law and Hospice Chaplin. Mabel had...
Gregory "Greg" Howard
Nov 17, 2013
Gregory Foster "Greg" Howard, 57, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013, at his home in Overland Park, KS, surrounded by his family. Greg was born on February 11, 1956, in Kansas City, MO, to Kenith, Jr. and Jean Howard. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1974 and K-State with a degree in Horticulture in 1988. Greg spent many years...
Joyce Hamilton
Nov 15, 2013
Aug. 12, 1925 - Nov. 15, 2013 Always known by "Jo" and rarely by Joyce, our mother passed away into sunny skies and balmy breezes at the Kansas City Hospice House in the very room that she and Stan funded. Born to a Swedish mother, Florence Hermione Sealander, and a French-Canadian father, Albert Ira White, in Hartford, Conn., on Aug....
Mr. William Tidwell
Nov 15, 2013
Brant William Tidwell, 53, of Prairie Village, KS passed peacefully on November 15, 2013 with his wife and two sons at his side after a 3 ½ year battle with brain cancer. A memorial service for Brant will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS. A reception...
Mr. Keith Hodgson
Oct 24, 2013
Keith Owen Hodgson, 89, of Prairie Village, passed away on October 24, 2013. Keith was born on October 25, 1923 in Little River, Kansas to Frederick Earl and Lulu Vastie Hodgson. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII as an engineer for three years. Keith graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Architectural Engineering and...
Mr. Severson
Oct 23, 2013
Wayne Edwin Severson, aged 85, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Sweet Life at Brookdale, Overland Park, KS on October 23, 2013 from complications due to long term Diabetes. He was a devoted husband and father, raising three children. He was born at home on December 13, 1927 in Des Moines, IA to Leonard and Ethel Severson. The...
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