Obituaries
Michael Richard Kay
Dec 20, 2025
Michael Richard Kay, born on March 8, 1945, in Cleveland, Ohio, departed this life on December 20, 2025, in Overland Park, Kansas. He spent his last days teasing every nurse that came into his room and thanking every worker who brought him food, finishing out his 80 years on Earth with the same set of jokes he's been telling for...
Paula Zimmerschied
Dec 27, 2025
Paula Zimmerschied, 1960 to 2025, artist, art teacher, friend. Paula brought love and light to all who knew her. She was a beloved teacher for over thirty years and touched many people with her kindness and sense of fairness.
Paula Elizabeth Zimmerschied was the first born to Carl and Nedra Zimmerschied in Sedalia, Missouri on August 24, 1960. She graduated from...
Edward E. McLoud
Dec 14, 2025
Ed McLoud, 90, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025. He was married to Pat McLoud for 69 years before her passing in February. They met in Bartlesville, OK, at Central Christian College.He was born in Wichita, KS, on March 29, 1935, to Leslie and Orpha McLoud.He is survived by three sons, Dennis (Julie), Mike (Shirley), and Kurt (Carol), 6...
Elizabeth Ellen Wasmuth
Dec 12, 2025
Elizabeth Ellen Wasmuth, 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Lakeview Village Care Center in Lenexa, Kansas. She was born on December 8, 1928, in Andrews, Indiana.
Elizabeth attended Ball State University, earning a degree in physical education. Throughout her life, she was an active member of the United Methodist Church and P.E.O., and she found great joy...
Michael Howard Dixon
Dec 27, 2025
Michael Howard “Mike” Dixon passed away at home on December 27, 2025. He was 84. Born on November 12, 1941, in Lawrence, Kansas, to Mason and Fern Dixon, he was the youngest of four children and grew up alongside his brother, Tom, and sisters, Molly and Nancy. The Dixons were an entrepreneurial bunch, and as a boy Mike did his...
Charles Edward Clark
Dec 20, 2025
Charles Edward Clark died from complications of hip surgery December 20, 2025 at the age of 85.
He was born on May 20, 1940, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Charles E. Clark, Jr., a native of Kansas City, Missouri, and Eloise Livengood Clark, who was born in Peculiar, Missouri. At the time of his death, Charles resided at Lakeview Village in...
Jeffrey (Jeff) W. Fuller
Nov 24, 2025
Jeffrey (Jeff) W. Fuller passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025. Jeff was born in Bethlehem, PA, on July 16, 1953. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert W. and Margaret W. Fuller. He is survived by his sister, Susan F. Robin (Sidney) of Austin, TX; his brothers, Jack Fuller (Laurie) of Overland Park, KS and Reed Fuller...
Alan Scott Yankey
Oct 23, 2025
Alan Scott Yankey, 63, of Overland Park, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on October 23, 2025, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer.
Alan was born on October 22, 1962, in Campbellsville, Kentucky, to Lowell Thomas and Betty Lou (Cox) Yankey. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, where he played baseball, he began his lifelong career in the...
Norma June Reiman
Dec 3, 2025
Norma J. Reiman passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Ignite Medical Resort in Kansas City, Kansas. The staff at Ascend Hospice -Palliative Care provided exceptional care for Norma the past 7 months. Miss Reiman was born on September 26, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri and resided in Roeland Park, KS for 70 years. She was 100 years of...
Ricardo Aculina Labayen
Dec 5, 2025
A complete obituary will be posted. Service information is listed below.
Marilyn Lou Denison
Dec 21, 2025
Marilyn Lou Denison, age 88, passed away peacefully December 21, 2025, at The Heritage of Overland Park.
Marilyn was a loving and devoted wife with a fiercely independent nature with quite an onery streak. She never wanted to be a bother to anyone but would be the first to help when she saw a person in need.
Marilyn graduated from Winfield High...
Richard Patrick McTague
Dec 20, 2025
A complete obituary will be posted. Services are pending for 2026.
Katie Engelmann
Dec 19, 2025
Katie had many passions in life including art, music, and cooking. Her favorite artistic period was the impressionist, such as Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin. If you saw her driving she was either listening to Sports Talk radio or jamming out to one of her favorite bands. She loved to dance to just about any kind of...
Charles Augustus Boudreau, Jr.
Dec 18, 2025
Charles Augustus “Bud” Boudreau, a man who never met a stranger and rarely met a silence he couldn’t fill with a joke, took his final bow on December 18, 2025, passing away at his home. He was 87.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 3, 1938, to Charles Augustus Boudreau, Sr., and Theresa “Pat” Boudreau (née Norton), Bud eventually made his...
Girolama Leone Randazzo
Dec 18, 2025
Girolama Leone Randazzo, age 84, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025, in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.
Born on January 7, 1941, Girolama lived a life deeply rooted in faith, love, and devotion to her family. A devout Catholic, she drew strength from her faith and lived by its values of compassion, humility, and service. She was a devoted wife and...
John Franklin Lind
Dec 17, 2025
John Franklin Lind was born to John Clinton Lind and Helen Leone Greenlee Lind on December 24, 1938, in Harcourt, IA. He was the third born of four siblings, and the only boy. In his early years growing up in small-town Iowa, he developed a passion for fishing and hunting. His parents, John – a rural utility worker – and...
Donald Eugene Gillespie
Dec 17, 2025
Donald Eugene Gillespie, born June 14, 1943, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on December 17, 2025.
Donald was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mimi Gillespie; his sons Brian Gillespie (Leann) and Kevin Gillespie (Danna); and his three most precious grandchildren, Anna, Mathew, and Ava, who brought him immense joy.
A...
Wayne Edward Backus
Dec 15, 2025
Wayne Edward Backus, age 89, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025, surrounded by his family, for which he cherished above all else.
Wayne was born on March 19, 1936, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Walter Edward Backus Sr. and Julia Ellen Griffith Backus.
The Backus Family relocated to Vancouver, Washington, where Wayne met the love of his life, Claudia Marcene Backus. On...
Kenneth LeRoy Kissee
Dec 15, 2025
Kenneth (Ken) LeRoy Kissee (84) of Shawnee, Kansas went to be with our Lord and Savior while surrounded by family on December 15, 2025.
Ken was born June 17th of 1941 to William and Edra Kissee of Lenexa, Kansas. At age 21 through friends, Ken met and married the love of his life Virena (Vi) May Bridgewater. After the birth of...
Robert David Bixby, Jr.
Dec 14, 2025
Robert David Bixby, Jr. of Overland Park, Ks passed away at home on December 14, 2025.
He was born May 23, 1943, to Robert and Berneice Bixby in Leon, Iowa.
Dave served 6 years in the Army National Guard as an SP4 E4 Rotor Helicopter Mechanic and married Lynn on September 5, 1964. Lisa was born in Kansas City, Missouri where they...
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