Obituaries

Jan 9, 2007

Vera Katherine Kilgore (nee Belt), age 83, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Community in Prairie Village, Kansas. Graveside services and burial will be held on Friday, January 12 at 2:00 PM at Mount Moriah Cemetery, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri. Friends may call for visitation 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM on Friday at...

Jan 7, 2007

Ruby Marie Loftin went to be with the Lord on Sunday January 7, 2007 at the age of 85. She died in her home suddenly with her little dog Lucky by her side. Graveside service will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday January 11, 2007 at Forest Hill Cemetery Kansas City, MO. Pastors Ken Noel will be officiating the service. Visitation will...

Jan 6, 2007

Clarence Feik Clarence Feik, 79 passed away January 6, 2007 at Truman Medical Center. Clarence was born July 14, 1927 to John and Charlotte Feik in St. Louis County. He served as a Hospital Corpsman from June 16, 1945 to July 15, 1948 in the Navy. Clarence received a B.A. from the School of Social Work in June 1953, University...

Jan 3, 2007

Scott Eric Blackford, 52, of Overland Park, Kansas died Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at home from a short battle with Cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 8th at the Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, Kansas. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 P.M., Sunday, January 7th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park,...

Jan 2, 2007

Johnnye Louise Gausnell, 87, of Leawood, Kansas passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at Somerset Health Center, Prairie Village, Kansas. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 6th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 A.M., Saturday at the chapel prior to the service. Memorial contributions may...

Dec 30, 2006

Carl James Chappell, age 95, Overland Park, Kansas, died on Saturday, December 30, 2006. A Memorial Service will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 13, at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Carl?s name to Crossroads Hospice, (816) 333-9200 or to the College of the Ozarks, (417) 334-6411, ext. 2209. Mr....

Dec 26, 2006

W. Robert Sink passed away in his home, surrounded by his family on December 26th, 2006. He was born on May 13th, 1922 in Topeka Kansas, to Louella Grace and Ralph J. Sink. Bob had an early career as a professional actor and singer. Among other roles, he played Lieutenant Joe Cable in the New York travelling company of "South...

Dec 26, 2006

JEFFREY ALAN BREINIG Jeffrey Alan Breinig, 58, of Sugar Land, TX, originally from Kansas City, MO, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 26, 2006. Jeff was preceded in death by his father Henry Lowenstein. He is survived by his wife of 16 years Jan, his mother, Marcella Lowenstein, son Sean Breinig and fiancee Brenda, daughter Marcie Haegdorens and husband Gert....

Dec 26, 2006

Jesse R. Smith, Jr. Jesse R. Smith, Jr., 76, of Kansas City, MO passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Jesse was born January 18, 1930 in Scott City, KS to Jesse R., Sr. and Isabel (West) Smith and had lived in this area since 1953. He was a retired Aircraft Mechanic with the Air...

Dec 25, 2006

RICHARD F. PHIPPS, O.D. Richard Flint Phipps, O.D., 74, of KCMO, passed away Monday, December 25, 2006 at St. Joseph's Health Center. Dr. Phipps was born August 14, 1932 in Humboldt, KS to Herbert Ray and Freda Viola (Flint) Phipps and had lived in this area most of his life. He practiced Optometry for 46 years in the Kansas City...

Dec 23, 2006

Norma L.M. (Wyatt) Heddings, 73 of Kansas City, KS passed on December 23, 2006 at Medicalodge. A memorial service will be held on December 30, 2006 at 1:00 P.M. at D.W. Newcomer?s Son?s Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Norma was born on January 17, 1933 in Kansas City, MO. She was a Native American Indian of the...

Dec 19, 2006

Phyllis M. Horsley Meier, 82, peacefully passed on December 19, 2006 while at Kansas City Hospice House. She was a lifelong Kansas resident, devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and dear friend to many. She is survived by her husband, James F. Meier; two sisters, Joyce Steffenson and Joan States; four children, Sheryl Kantrowitz, Charles Horsley, John Horsley, and Mary...

Dec 19, 2006

Harold Williams, 77, of Salisbury died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Born in Inwood, Long Island, NY he was the son of the late Hector Mason Williams and Mamie Lee Williams. A Korean War Army Veteran he was an Advanced Ambulance Medical Technician for the Nassau County Police Department in NY for 37 years until his...

Dec 18, 2006

Juanita Hellweg died Monday, December 18, 2006, at her home in Overland Park, Kansas. She celebrated her 90th birthday last June. Juanita was born June 19, 1916 to Mr. And Mrs. George P. Wolf in St. Louis, MO. Her family moved to Columbus, NE when she was four years old. She was raised in Columbus, graduating from Kramer High School....

Dec 18, 2006

Lothea Dorene VanDerEnt Lothea Dorene VanDerEnt, 85, passed away, Monday December 18, 2006. Lothea was a lifelong resident of Kansas City. Lothea was preceded in death by her husband, JacobusVanDerEnt, survivors include; son, Nicholas Van Der Ent, daughters, Jeantje Kurlander, Juliana Zgoda, 9 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Dec 14, 2006

Keri Jo Sperling, age 38, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away December 14, 2006, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 20, at Olathe Bible Church, 13700 W. 151st Street, Olathe Kansas. Friends may meet with the family from 10 till 11 a.m. prior to the service. Memorial contributions can be made to the Epilepsy Foundation. Keri...

Dec 14, 2006

Susan "Sue" P. Illman, 85, longtime Prairie Village resident, passed away Dec. 14, 2006. Sue was born on June 17, 1921 in Albany, GA. She attended Georgia State Women's College in Valdosta and continued her education at the University of Georgia, where she earned a degree in journalism and was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. Sue met her husband,...

Dec 12, 2006

David F. Krueger David F. Krueger, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at the home. David was born November 12, 1920 in Independence, Mo. to Fred and Mary Krueger. He was a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran. David was a Charter Member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Lee's Summit, Mo. David was preceded in death by his parents,...

Dec 12, 2006

Elsie B. Thomson, 89, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, Dec 12, 2006 at Villa Saint Joseph in Overland Park. Elsie was born on Sept 25, 1917 in Erie, Pennsylvania. After graduating from East High School, she attended the Erie Business College. Elsie married the love of her life, Kenneth B. Thomson on October 3, 1942. They moved to the Kansas...

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