Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
Lois Eller
Oct 25, 2009
Lois Eller, 85, of Mission, KS, formerly of Olathe, KS, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2009, at her home. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 28, at 9 -11 a.m. at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. October 28, at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Olathe, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family...
Ruth Goodman
Oct 25, 2009
Edna Ruth Jones Goodman passed away peacefully on October 25, 2009, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born on June 1, 1917 in Johnson County, Kansas and enjoyed a life filled with friendship and family. She offered a sparkling smile to everyone she met. She is buried next to her husband, John Davis Goodman, and remains in the loving...
Betty Beck Favreau
Oct 21, 2009
Betty Beck Favreau, 90, of Overland Park passed away October 21, 2009 at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 24 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 75th & Nall, Prairie Village. The family will greet friends beginning at 10 a.m. in the church parlor. Private burial to follow the service. Betty was born February 22, 1919 in Emporia,...
Dorothy Brunson
Oct 20, 2009
Dorothy J. Villee Brunson, 91, of Prairie Village, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Village Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Village Presbyterian Church , 6641 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Dorothy was born October 30, 1917 in Topeka, KS....
Robert Hallifax
Oct 20, 2009
Robert (Bob) Jeffrey Hallifax of Shawnee, KS, died on Tuesday October 20, 2009 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center as a result of many complications since an auto accident on May 25, 2009. Bob was born July 26, 1926 at the Washington Sanitarium & Hospital, Tacoma Park, MD. Bob volunteered and served his Country in the Navy during WWII. He joined...
Allan Chambers
Oct 15, 2009
Allan Chambers, born August 21, 1921, died on October 15, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Born in St Paul, Minnesota to George and Anna Chambers, he attended the University of Minnesota where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta, then served as Lieutenant in the Army during World War II. During the War, he met his wife Suzanne in...
Beverly Labunski
Oct 15, 2009
Beverly Susan Marshall Labunski B. Susan Marshall Labunski, 81, of Overland Park, Kansas, died at her home on October 15, 2009. An artist, her work most familiar to Johnson Countians were the “Bat Boy” drawings once used as the logos of Johnson County 3&2 Baseball. Labunski was born January 28, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late John Curtis...
Frank Piepenbring, Jr.
Oct 14, 2009
Frank Piepenbring Jr., 92, passed away on October 14, 2009 at the K.C. Hospice House. Services will be held at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel, Monday, October 19, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior. Burial to follow at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Frank was born in KC, MO on June 24, 1917 to Frank and Sylvia Piepenbring....
Helen M. Hummel
Oct 14, 2009
Helen “Margie” Hummel born June 18, 1922, passed away October 14, 2009. A lifelong resident of KCK she began working at Sunshine Biscuit in 1943 after 36 years she retired in February 1980. She is preceded in death by two sisters, one son, and her husband Alonso of 52 years. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left...
Mary Robb
Oct 13, 2009
Mary Agnes Robb, of Lakeview Village Retirement Center in Lenexa, Kan., passed away on October 13, 2009. She was born in rural Decatur, Ark. After graduation from high school, Mary Agnes moved to Kansas City, Mo., where she worked for Sears Roebuck, and later, Emery Bird Thayer, where she became a buyer of women's clothing. During World War II she...
Wendy Spruyt
Oct 12, 2009
Wendy Jean Spruyt nee Espe, 46, passed away Monday, October 12, 2009. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, October 17 at the D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Feed the Children. Wendy was born July 13, 1963. She attended school in International Falls, MN, and worked for Harrington Bank in...
Zta Unruh
Oct 10, 2009
Zta Theora (Slade) Unruh of Overland Park, Kansas, died Saturday, October 10, 2009 at home with her family. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, October 13 11:00 a.m. at Leawood Baptist Church, 83rd and State Line, Leawood, Kansas. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. (1 hour prior to the service). A private internment will follow the service at Floral Hills Cemetery....
Sally Jean Reilly
Oct 9, 2009
Sally Jean (Brady) Reilly, 81, Prairie Village, Kan., passed away peacefully Oct. 9, 2009. She was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Kansas City, Mo., to James Leo and Evelyn C. (Mounts) Brady. Sally graduated from Bishop Hogan High School, Kansas City, Mo. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary College (now University of Saint Mary), Leavenworth, Kan....
Mary Minter
Oct 3, 2009
Mary Lorraine Minter Mary Lorraine Minter passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Leawood United Methodist Church with a visitation one hour prior from 9-10 a.m.; burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Leawood United Methodist Church. Mary was born December 10, 1922 to Wilbur...
Maynard Miller
Sep 28, 2009
Retired Colonel Maynard C. Miller passed away September 28, 2009. He was a graduate of the University of Nebraska/Lincoln. He was Commissioned into the US Army in 1935 and married B. Jane Carr on the same day! He served in the Reserves until requesting active duty in early 1941. From 1941 until 8 days after the D Day invasion, he...
Ann Bohn
Sep 28, 2009
Ann W. Bohn, 79, died peacefully on Sept. 28 at her home at Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village, Kan., surrounded by her loving family. Born April 9, 1930 in Chicago, Ill. to George and Dorothy Worthington, Ann spent most of her adult life in Kansas City with her husband, the late Harold H. (Hod) Bohn, Jr. (April 2007). She grew...
R. House Rush
Sep 26, 2009
"Duke" Rush, 89, of Overland Park, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009, at Delmar Gardens. She was born March 15, 1920, to Louis A. and Grace G. House. Louis House was a prominent sports figure in Kansas City. He was a member of the Greater Kansas City Sports Hall of Fame for his coaching at Southwest High School, where the...
Martha Hoopman
Sep 25, 2009
Martha Edwards Hoopman, age 81, passed away Sept 25, 2009 at home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born Feb 29, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Isabella and David J. Edwards. She graduated from Bryant Elementary, then, Southwest HS in 1945. She received a BS from Texas Tech University, did graduate work at K.U. and received her Masters from...
Arthur Popham, Jr.
Sep 23, 2009
Arthur C. Popham, Jr. died peacefully at age 94 on September 23rd, 2009. He was a partner and director of The Popham Law Firm, established by his father in 1918. Art was a flyer, writer, hunter, photographer, and inventor. His book STALKING GAME FROM DESERT TO TUNDRA was a collection of 50 years of feature articles written for OUTDOOR LIFE....
Melba Rider
Sep 21, 2009
Melba Rider, age 84 of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. preceding the memorial service at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Prairie Baptist Church, 7416 Roe Ave Blvd, Prairie Village, Kansas. Melba was a member of Prairie Baptist Church for 54 years and she volunteered...
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