Obituaries
Robert Demeritt
May 14, 2012
Robert (Bob) Wayne Demeritt, 67, of Leawood, KS, died May 14, 2012, at his home after a long illness. Bob was born May 9, 1945 in Peabody, MA, the third child of Harold and Edythe (Castle) Demeritt. He attended Peabody schools and Northeastern University before graduating in 1967 from the University of Michigan with a degree in Far Eastern Languages...
Don Rowland
May 10, 2012
Don Rowland, 70, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2012 at Lenexa Baptist Church, 15320 W. 87th Street Pkwy, Lenexa, KS. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church; burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions to the church. Don was born May 5, 1942 in...
Allen Young
May 8, 2012
Allen W. Young, 87 of Shawnee, KS passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Allen was born January 19, 1925 in Chanute, KS to Duard and Eva Young. Allen served in The United States Navy during World War II. He was employed and retired from Trans World Airlines after 35 years of service. Allen was...
R. Elliott, MD
May 7, 2012
R. Glenn Elliott MD, 94, of Kansas City, Mo, passed away on May 7, 2012. Raymond Glenn Elliott was born during a late season blizzard on April 19, 1918, in Bennington, Kansas, the second son of Blanche Isabella and Howard Alonzo Elliott, a registered pharmacist, also called "Hi." Later named Raymond Glenn Elliott, Glenn graduated from Clay Center High School...
Michael Bombeck
Apr 30, 2012
Michael Harper Bombeck, 69, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away April 30, 2012. Michael was born on February 22, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles and Virginia Bombeck. He graduated from Rockhurst High School and proudly served his country from 1960-1968 in the US Navy Submarine Service. He then returned to Kansas City, and completed his education with a...
Mary McBrayer
Apr 25, 2012
Mary Ann McBrayer, 77, of Gardner, KS, passed away on April 25, 2012. Mary Ann was born on November 12, 1934 in St. Joseph, MO to Arthur and Anna McBrayer. She is survived by a sister, Joan Le Stourgeon of Gardner, KS, and many nieces and nephews. She will be missed by all. The family will receive friends on Monday,...
John Juarez
Apr 25, 2012
John Joseph "Joe" Juarez, 61, 7/15/1950-4/24/2012. He died in his home after long battle with cancer. John was a loyal, loving, and humorous husband son, son-in-law, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, nephew, uncle, cousin, godfather, and friend. John was a grain inspector for the Missouri Dept. of Agriculture for several years and a professional barber for nearly 30 years. John...
Florine Dickerson
Apr 21, 2012
Florine Theresa Sheeley Dickerson, 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at Villa St. Francis in Olathe, KS, on April 21, 2012. She was born Florine Theresa Sheeley on August 6, 1929, the third of three children to Robert Michael Sheeley and Mary Sheeley. Florine graduated from Olathe High School and then attended St. Theresa's College. Florine married...
James Stauffer
Apr 20, 2012
Our loving husband, father, and grandfather went home to his heavenly Father on April 20, 2012. At his side were his wife of 44 years, Susie, children Candy Mulcahy, Mark Shadowen, and Melinda Carter, and grandchildren Sean Mulcahy, Colin Hayes and Dani Carter. Jim was born in Indiana, and dutifully served in the Navy. After the Navy he graduated from...
Debra Utterback
Apr 19, 2012
Debra S. (Graff) Utterback, 58, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. Memorial services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the teacher's fund at Highland Elementary. Debra was born April 26, 1953, in Mason City, Iowa, to Russell and Phyllis Graff. She moved...
Nellie Coons
Apr 18, 2012
Nellie M. Coons, 89, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012. A visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Lakeview Cemetery, Wichita, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Assn. Nellie was born and raised in...
Roberta Coldsnow
Apr 14, 2012
Roberta Coldsnow died peacefully on April 14, 2012, as a result of a stroke. Her friends and family were able to spend quiet hours with her in her last days playing music and reading poetry in the comfort of Kansas City Hospice House. Born August 29, 1928, Roberta was a lifelong resident of Brookside and an active student at Paseo...
Robert "Bob" Jones, Jr.
Apr 13, 2012
Robert G. "Bob" Jones, Jr. A.I.A., 62, passed away Friday, April 13, 2012. Mass of the Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church. A visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel. In lieu of flowers,...
Linda Syverson
Apr 12, 2012
Linda Margaret Syverson was born October 20, 1914, the eighth child of Ever and Bertha Ellingstad in rural Dunn County, Wisconsin. She passed into Heaven on April 12, 2012 at The Atriums of Overland Park, Kansas. She is survived by brother Gordon Ellingstad of Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin and son Duane with wife Kathy and grandchildren Jay Syverson, Lynn Wallace and...
Zelma Dowell
Apr 7, 2012
Zelma Dowell, age 90 passed away 4/ 7/12. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Myers of Wichita. Services will be 1:30 p.m. 4/14/12 at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park.
Jack O'Hara
Apr 6, 2012
Jack Butler O'Hara, 91, passed away peacefully on April 6th. After a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his last days were spent remaining cheerful and loving. His sense of humor endured and he made the most of the life he had left. Born January 27, 1921 to Ben and Dorothy O'Hara. He attended Southwest High School graduating in 1938 as...
Claude "Bud" Wyrick
Apr 3, 2012
Claude D. "Bud" Wyrick age 88, passed away on April 3, 2012. He had lived in Overland Park, KS since 1954. Bud was born to the late Claude and Lillian Wyrick, near Alma, MO, August 15, 1923. He graduated from Joplin, MO high school in May 1941. He went to work for Armour & Co. in Joplin that summer. He...
Arthur Jacobus
Mar 25, 2012
Arthur L. Jacobus passed from this life on March 25, 2012 at Garden Terrace Nursing Home. Born May 11, 1911 in Queens, NY, he and his wife moved to Mission, Ks in 1939. An avid golfer, he was a regular at Sunflower Hills well into his nineties. He was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Frances. He...
Beatrice Meise
Mar 23, 2012
Beatrice L. Meise of Prairie Village, Kansas was born on August 30, 1924 on the family ranch of her parents Gertrude and Cornelius Herman near Seymour, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters. Bea is survived by her husband Clyde G. Meise of Prairie Village, Kansas, her son Gregory Meise and his wife...
Dr. John Price, Jr., D.O.
Mar 23, 2012
Dr. John Paul Price, Jr., 92, passed away March 23, 2012, at Claridge Court, Prairie Village, Kansas. Dr. Price graduated from William Jewell College and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He maintained his private medical practice in Dumas, TX for 48 years prior to his retirement in 1993. He was very active in the Lions Club of Dumas for over...
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