Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
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....
Mr. Arthur McLoughlin
Aug 17, 2013
Arthur G. McLoughlin Art died peacefully August 17, 2013 at the age of 90 with his family by his side. Born July 26, 1923 in Kansas City, Kansas to Charles and Gertrude York McLoughlin, Art graduated from Southeast High School in Kansas City, MO in 1941, then enlisted in the Army in 1942 in the darkest days of WWII. He...
Mrs. Patricia Ogren
Aug 17, 2013
Patricia Mary Granger Ogren, 76, beloved wife and mother, died on August 17, 2013. She was born on December 10, 1936 in Denver, CO to Ben and Eleanor Granger. She grew up in Mpls, MN and graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in 1955. She attended the College of St Teresa in Winona, MN and graduated with a BS...
Mr. James King
Aug 17, 2013
James Hubert King, 78, passed away on August 17, 2013 in Sarasota, Florida. He was born on January 27, 1935 in Holcomb, Missouri, the son of June and Elizabeth King. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the wake of the Korean War and was a graduate of Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. He spent 30 years of...
Muriel Glick
Aug 14, 2013
Muriel Grace Glick, 89, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at her home in Overland Park, Kansas. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons – Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66204. Muriel was born the fifth of five children, on October 2, 1923, in Berlin...
Mrs. Dorothea Johnson
Aug 10, 2013
Dorothea L. Johnson went home to be with the Lord on August 10, 2013 at 11:35 am with two of her daughters at her bedside. She had much peace because she knew where she was going. Dorothea was born December 11, 1915 in Kansas City, MO to Otto A. Krueger and Gladys P. Patton Krueger. Dorothea was a secretary for...
Mr. Ivan Risley
Aug 6, 2013
Ivan C. Risley passed away gently while holding the loving hand of his devoted wife, Maggie, on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Freedom Pointe Senior Care Living Center where they have been residents for over three and a half years. Ivan was born in Nickerson, Kansas in 1929 on what would become Pearl Harbor Day. He could describe the events...
Mr. J. Flaherty
Jul 29, 2013
Duane J. Flaherty, survivor extraordinaire, nevertheless caught the eye of Divine Providence on July 29, 2013 to give up this earthly life and journey to the next. Mass of Christian Burial at Duane's longtime parish Church of St. Ann, 7231 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS, will be at 11am on Thursday, August 1st. Visitation will precede Mass at 10am. Burial...
Mr. H. Fisher
Jul 25, 2013
Don H. Fisher, 91, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at home. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 2, 2013, 1:00 P.M. at D. W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS. Friends may visit August 1, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials...
Mrs. E. Myrick
Jul 22, 2013
Mary E. Myrick, 92, of Bonner Springs, passed away on July 22, 2013. Mary was born July 26, 1920 in Topeka, KS to John and Clara (Rathburn) Richardson. She married Luther E. Myrick on August 11, 1938. Mary worked various jobs as a cook, retiring after 10 years from the KCK Venture Store. Mary is survived by her husband of...
Mr. Donald Schowengerdt
Jul 20, 2013
Donald Eugene Schowengerdt, 77, of Olathe, KS, died on July 20, 2013. He was born December 23, 1935 to Opal and Raymond Schowengerdt in Independence, MO. Don was a graduate of Liberty High School and Rockhurst College. Don's career began at Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, followed by positions at Colorado Interstate Gas, and DeZurik Corp. The majority of his career was...
Gary Boyd
Jul 20, 2013
Gary Alan Boyd, 63, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Kansas City Hospice House. Gary was born March 15, 1950, in Kansas City, MO, to William and Jessie Lee Boyd. He grew up in Overland Park, KS and graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School and Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's degree in Auto Technology. Gary worked for...
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