Obituaries

Sep 2, 2025

Hope Lange Howells, 63, of Louisburg, passed away on September 2, 2025. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, September 9th at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in Wea. Interment will follow at Louisburg Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to a college fund for Hope’s son, Nathaniel, who just started college...

Aug 29, 2025

Aug 15, 2025

Daniel Joseph Wall, beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2025, at the age of 77. He was born on September 10, 1947, to Maude and Leonard Wall, who preceded him in death, along with his sisters, Kathleen Kraft and Colleen Gallagher, and his infant brother, Michael. He is survived by his brother,...

Jul 27, 2025

Norma Joan (Jo) Ronsick passed away peacefully on July 27, 2025, in Overland Park, KS. She was born July 20, 1927, to John and Ola Wilkerson in Rose, KS. She attended Humboldt High School where she met her husband of 62 years, Jim. They would marry in August of the same year in Albuquerque, NM. They moved back to Humboldt,...

Sep 4, 2025

Donald B. “Don” Clardy was born on March 31, 1947 in Clarksville, TN to Eugene Clardy and Rebecca Joslin Clardy. He passed away suddenly on September 4, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Deborah Eckhoff. His first marriage was to Fay Balthrop Clardy, who passed away in 2007.

Don received his undergraduate and first graduate degree from...

Aug 31, 2025

Jeremy Eduard Baptist, M.D., Ph.D, age 85, of Overland Park passed away peacefully on August 31, 2025. Devoted husband of Sylvia for 37 years, and then of Avis for 19 years. Loving father of Sarah (Randy), Margaret (Mike), and Cathy (Steve) and stepfather of Sandy (Greg), Gary (Debbie), and Lourie (Matthias). Proud grandfather of Athena, Laura, Andrew, Hope, Brendon, Josh,...

Aug 27, 2025

Dorothy B. Watterson Wolfrom, age 100, beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at home in Overland Park, Kansas on August 27, 2025.

Dorothy’s life was rich with many experiences. Born on October 25, 1924 in Butler, PA. She had a passion for cooking, baking, and candy making. She had many occupations including operating Little Bit in Claycomo, MO where she...

Aug 25, 2025

JoAnn Waller, 89, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas. She was born on May 21, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas, and her life was defined by love for her family, faith, and community.

For more than 50 years, JoAnn made her home in Stilwell, Kansas, where she and her beloved husband, Kenneth, built a life filled with...

Aug 24, 2025

James Braddock Johnson (Jim), age 90, of Overland Park, passed away peacefully at his home at dawn on August 24th. Born on July 4, 1935, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Frank and Freda (Behrens) Johnson, Jim’s Independence Day birthday was always memorable—no one ever forgot to celebrate him. He was the youngest of three brothers; his eldest, Francis, was lost during...

Aug 24, 2025

Joseph Blair “Joe” Kubec passed away on August 24, 2025, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 81. Born on July 16, 1944, in Leon, Iowa, Joe led a life marked by intellectual pursuit, professional accomplishment, and enduring devotion to his family.

Joe is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nancy Kubec; daughter Kimberly; sons...

Aug 21, 2025

Faye Martin, 88, of Lenexa, passed away on August 21, 2025.

Born on April 12, 1937, in Atlantic, Iowa, Faye was the daughter of Harry and Mildred (Nelson) Fredrickson. She grew up on a farm near the Danish heritage town of Elk Horn, Iowa and graduated from Oak Park Academy in Nevada, Iowa in 1955.

After earning her Bachelor of Nursing degree...

Aug 21, 2025

Gloria Elizabeth Raye (Tolson) was born on August 15, 1936, in Grays, Essex, England, and passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of 89.

In 1959, Gloria moved to Kansas, where she married her beloved husband, Layne Raye. Together they built a life in Prairie Village, Kansas, where they lived until Layne’s passing in 1984.

To...

Aug 20, 2025

Leo Anthony (Tony) Riggs, 58, of Gladstone, Missouri died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.There will be a memorial service at a later date. Tony was born on January 16, 1967, in Evergreen Park, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his father, Leo A. Riggs and his siblings Philip A. Riggs and Julie Riggs. He is...

Aug 20, 2025

Keith was born August 22nd 1926 to Cornelius Gerardus Josephus Maria van der Velden and Mother Maria Bernardina Joanna van Reil

Cornelius " Keith" Vandervelden married Antoinette (Nettie) Maria Stevens on November 22. 1951.They both emigrated to Canada in April 1953, then to the USA 1959.

Keith went to the University in Delft Netherlands and became an Electrical/Mechanical Engineer and secured many...

Aug 19, 2025

Bonnie June Armstrong, age 79, passed away peacefully on August 19th, 2025, at Brookdale Nursing Home in Overland Park, Kansas, after her courageous 10-year battle with insular thyroid cancer.

Born at the family home on April 5th, 1946, in rural St. Clair, Missouri, Bonnie was the beloved daughter of Henry Martin Peter Schupp and Edna Anna (Jones) Schupp. She grew up...

Aug 13, 2025

Claudia Marcene Backus, 85, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family who were her greatest joy.

For 71 years, she walked side by side with her husband, Wayne Edward Backus, the love of her life. The two of them met when she was just 8 years old and he was almost 11 years old. Shortly after meeting him, she exclaimed to her...

Aug 12, 2025

Glenice A. Mitchell, 84, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on August 12, 2025. Glenice was born on March 26, 1941, to Marion and Elizabeth Ward in Stafford, Kansas.After high school, Glenice married Raymond R. Mitchell on February 14, 1960, in Ford, Kansas. She went on to have four children, Rose A. Boyles, Raymond R. Mitchell Jr., Reginna L Quigley, and...

Aug 6, 2025

Ronald Dale Wainscott, 91, who was born in Ballard (Bates County), Missouri, left us peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on August 6, 2025.

He enjoyed his farm life and good old Country music. He was known for his strong work ethic, which was passed on to his children, and also gave insight and training of his experience as an electrician to...

Aug 5, 2025

Judith “Judy” Howard, 83, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2025, surrounded by her husband, daughters, grandchildren, and beloved dogs.

Judy was born on November 19, 1941, in Higginsville, Missouri, to Oscar “O.L.” and Esther Hebbler. Raised by her hardworking parents—her father a German immigrant and her mother a Swedish immigrant—Judy was proud of her heritage and...

Aug 5, 2025

Ellen Ann Wainwright, 84, a warm loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away surrounded by her family into the arms of our Lord on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Born Ellen Ann Humphrey on March 16, 1941, in Baytown, Texas, she was the daughter of Dorothy Linscott Humphrey and Dr....