Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
Mr. Richard Fitzwater
Oct 22, 2013
Richard C. Fitzwater, 81, of Osage Beach, MO, passed away on October 22, 2013. Richard was born on September 6, 1932 in Kansas City, KS to Clarence and Georgia Fitzwater. Survivors include his three children, Richard S. Fitzwater of Olathe, Brad Fitzwater of Austin, TX, and Nicci Netter and her husband, David, of Olathe, five grandchildren, Dennis, Shannon, Tyler, Cameron,...
Mr. Daniel "Danny" Harkins
Oct 22, 2013
Daniel A. "Danny" Harkins, 82, of Overland Park, passed away on October 22, 2013. Danny owned Harkins Oil Company for 39 years. He retired and became employed at Country Club Bank for 20 years. He is survived by his wife LaDonna Owens Harkins, son David Harkins OP, KS, daughters Karen Scarboro OP, Alyce Yoksh Olathe, KS, and Elizabeth Kelley Portland,...
Edwin Peck
Oct 22, 2013
Edwin Peck, 87, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at Overland Park Place. Edwin was born June 16, 1926, in Caldwell, KS to Mary (Milbourn) and Frank Peck. He grew up in Caldwell, where he attended elementary school and graduated from Caldwell High School. After high school he continued his education by attending Wichita State University, and Kansas State University...
Kathleen Butterfield
Oct 21, 2013
Kathleen Butterfield, age 68, of Prairie Village, KS passed away on October 21, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on October 30, 2013 at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. Memorial contributions can be made to Kansas City Hospice House, American Cancer Society, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church or All...
Mr. Harry Newby
Oct 9, 2013
Harry Kupfer Newby, 82, of Lenexa, passed away on October 9, 2013. Mr. Newby was born June 14, 1931 in Kansas City, MO and lived in the area for most of his life. He attended J.C. Nichols School, Southwest High School, and the University of Kansas. At KU, he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and served on...
Mrs. Jeanne Morey-Harper
Oct 3, 2013
Jeanne Morey-Harper, 95, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away Oct 3, 2013. Services will be on Saturday, Oct 19th, 10:00 AM, at DW Newcomer's Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Longer Obit at a later date.
Ms. Saline Gafney
Sep 27, 2013
Saline Slaughter Gafney Saline was born on June 26, 1917 on farm in Queen City, MO to Victor L. and Louise Blake Slaughter. Graduating from Queen City High School in 1935 she remained on the farm until 1942, when she married George Johnson of Queen City. Upon George's leaving for service in World War II with the U.S. Army, she...
Mrs. Donna Walker
Sep 26, 2013
Donna Walker, 66, of Overland Park, passed away on September 26, 2013. Donna was born on November 20, 1946 in Kansas City, MO to Virgil and Dorothy Day. Donna's Grandmother Mae Lehman was an active part of her formative years, as she lived with the family. She was a 1966 graduate of Shawnee Mission East, where she was Swimmer of...
Mrs. Mary "Maggie" Risley
Sep 23, 2013
Mary Margaret Risley, 79, of Overland Park, passed away on September 23, 2013. Services are pending.
Nancy Lamb
Sep 17, 2013
Nancy (Longenecker) Lamb, Overland Park, was born in Norwich, Kansas to Charles and Mamie Longenecker. She grew up in Kingman, Kansas and attended public schools there. She received a B.A. from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas and a Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Kansas. Nancy was a Speech Language Pathologist in the Shawnee Mission School District...
Mr. Reid Parker
Sep 13, 2013
Robert Reid Parker, 96 passed away on September 13, 2013 in Cutler Bay, Florida. Reid was born on September 23, 1916 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri to Robert Wallace and Emma Jane (McArthur) Parker Reid grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Northeast High School. After high school he attended the University of Missouri in Columbia where he received...
Edward Remler
Sep 11, 2013
Edward "Bulldog" Remler, 89, of Prairie Village, passed away on September 11, 2013. Edward was born on March 10, 1924 in Sand Springs, OK to August and Grace Remler. Edward was a 1942 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School. He served his country during WWII in the U.S. Navy, USS Nashville, which was a common theme throughout his lifetime....
Mrs. "Bee" Marcason
Sep 4, 2013
Betty "Bee" Marcason, 93, of Overland Park, died peacefully at home on September 4, 2013. Bee was born on December 14, 1919 in Wichita, KS to Charlotte and John Carpenter. The family moved to Kansas City shortly after Bee graduated from high school. Bee met and married John Marcason in 1941. Bee's life centered around her Baptist faith and family....
Mrs. Phoebe Popham
Sep 2, 2013
Phoebe lived life to its fullest until its end on Monday, September 2, 2013, when she succumbed to bone marrow cancer at the age of 92. She was an accomplished artist especially with water colors, an enthusiastic tennis player at the Carriage Club, a sailor on Lake Quivira and the Great Lakes, an intrepid world traveler, and, late in life,...
Mr. Raymond Zawicki
Sep 1, 2013
Raymond Francis Zawicki, 93, passed away peacefully at home in Mission, KS. Ray was the patriarch of his family and until his passing the oldest charter member of the Overland Park Church of Christ. Ray was born Jan 28, 1920 to Joseph and Elizabeth Zawicki in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a caring big brother to his sister, Ruth Heisler, checking...
Mr. James Marr
Aug 31, 2013
JAMES FREDERICK MARR, 84, Lenexa, Kansas died August 31, 2013 in Lenexa, Kansas. Mr. Marr was born and raised in SE Kansas and lived in NE Johnson County since 1969. He retired from Hallmark Cards in 1985 after working there for twenty-eight years. He was a graduate of Washburn University in Topeka and the Command and General Staff College at...
Mrs. Mary Alexander
Aug 30, 2013
Mary L. Alexander, 87, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on August 30, 2013. Mary was born on November 2, 1925 in Apache, OK. Mary leaves behind her daughter, Janet Dowling, Overland Park, a granddaughter, Carla (Jeremiah) Hall of Overland park, and a great-grandson, Kyle Hall. A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 20th, 7:00 PM, at D.W....
Mrs. Elaine Cowles Dean
Aug 24, 2013
Elaine Joy Cowles Dean, 85, of Overland Park, passed away peacefully on Aug 24, 2013. She was born and raised in Wichita, KS. She attended Northwestern University where she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. Upon graduation with a degree in Biology, she married William (Bud) Dean and returned to Wichita where she worked at Boeing. She then managed...
Ruth Powers
Aug 24, 2013
Ruth N. Powers died Saturday, August 24, 2013, just a few weeks short of celebrating her 100th birthday. She was born September 19, 1913 and lived a long and gracious life. She had a kind, generous and thoughtful spirit and in the latter years of her life was enriched by the kindness of so many caring people. Ruth was preceded...
Mr. Robert Sperry
Aug 23, 2013
Robert Merle Sperry, 56, of Mission Hills, Kansas passed away Friday August 23, 2013 in the home. Memorial Services will be held on Friday August 30, 2013 (reception following at the church), 10:00 A.M. at Cure of Ars Catholic Church located at 9401 Mission Road, Leawood, Kansas. A cremation burial at Resurrection Cemetery will take place at a later date....
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